Chapter 5

Chapter 5 - Clash!!

How Things Work: The Ancient Cities
During the Ancients' rule, they built many wonderful and beautiful cities. However, most of them were destroyed during their civil war, and by the Noreans when they revolted against the remaining Ancients. After all of this, there were only 9 Ancient cities left. The Royal Palace is actually a holdover from the Ancients.
Clans who inhabit Ancient cities have huge advantages over those who don't, for obvious reasons. The Noreans aren't that good at building their own cities yet. These cities are also the main source of knowledge about the Ancients, mostly stemming from artifacts. The nine remaining Ancient cities are:
Romunemu - The Capitol of Norea
Dattegoru - Home of the Kayuchi and, now, Kachyu Clans.
Arakunea - Abandoned city on the coast, more commonly known as the "Necropolis".
Rayuchi - Overrun by criminals, a criminal paradise.
Kirushi - ??
Benkyoshi - Center of Postal Services in Norea, home of the Buuda Clan Monk Council.
Derabochi - ??
Gutenda - ??
Mazura - ??

Act 1, Scene 1 [At the Bottom of the Villager's Column]
Sparrow: If I win, you let the villagers go. If not, you get to kill Atsura. Oh, and you can have the rest of the Ameyura.
Sanyuta: When I win, I want you to swear fealty to the Prince.
Both: Deal.
[Aside] Sparrow: Atsura, Jyakuge, get out of here.
Sanyuta: Corporals, make sure that our friends don't leave until the fight's over! After all, Sparrrow has promised me the ogre's life.
Atsura: I'm not an ogre!
[When Sparrow looks away towards Atsura, Sanyuta gallops towards him and though Sparrow ducks, he's too late and Sanyuta's pike catches his shoulder, injuring him.]
Sparrow: Gah! No warning?!
Sanyuta: Honor does not require you to let your opponents win.
[Sparrow and Sanyuta fight.]
Jyakuge: Atsura, Sparrow has no chance! Sanyuta's strength is monstrous. He's a monster.
Atura: We have to have faith in him. Besides, they've already agreed. Even if he isn't a samurai, Sparrow has his own sense of honor.
Jya.: There's no way he can win. I can't see any way for Sparrow to win.
[Sparrow is knocked back. Atsura blocks a killing blow from Sanyuta.]
Sanyuta: Corporals!
Sparrow: No! Wait! Atsura is sorry. He won't interfere again. I promise.
Sanyuta: But is he sorry? I wish to hear it from his own mouth.
Atsura: I... am sorry.
Sanyuta: Very well.
[The fight resumes. Sparrow kills Sanyuta's horse, which reduces the effectiveness of his pike. Sanyuta discards it and draws his sword. He's very skilled in swordsmanship, driving Sparrow back.]
Sparrow: Why are you fighting for the Prince?!
Sanyuta: He saved my Clan! The Kachyu were dying out. My father, Tuma, wasn't able to overcome the traditionalists in our clan, so all hope was lost until Lord Irakura issued a royal edict, moving the Kachyu from our home at the base of the Kenji Slopes to Dattegoru, which was a day's journey away. The move reinvigorated our Clan!
Sparrow: The Prince is evil! He thinks only of himself, and how to further his own power! Whatever he did, it was for himself.
Sanyuta: You're wrong! Lord Irakura is a hero!
[The two's swords collide, and each presses against the other's. The two hold firm against each other, struggling to overpower the other.]
Sparrow: I... have... to win!
Sanyuta: No!
[With Sanyuta's sword broken, Sparrow viciously stabs him several times.]
Sparrow: You both heard our agreement. You saw me win.
Saru: That's right.
Tobi: You may leave. Samurai of the 9th Division! Stop fighting, stand down! The villagers may leave.
Atsura: Thanks!
Sparrow: Tell Irakura, or whoever you report to... now that Sanyuta is dead... that Sparrow of the Ameyura says it's time to retire. All of you, in the military, and the Court of Nobles... your time has come.
[Exit Sparrow and Atsura]

Scene 2 [Rally Point]
Sparrow: You are all free! Even though it cost some of the Ameyura their lives, we've rescued you from Irakura. Now we have to figure out what to do with you. What did you do in your villages before?
Villager: We were simple farmers. Our villages were very basic.
Sparrow: That's great! That means you'll be useful villagers in my home, Moresuke! You'll all come home with me and the rest of the Ameyura! I insist!

Scene 3 [Moresuke]
Atana Sensei: You brought two villages here?!
Sparrow: They can't go home, and they have no where else to go.
Atana: Sparrow, it's not as if Moresuke is exactly thriving. We're trudging along, and that's it.
Sparrow: Maybe they'll help us grow.
Atana: Maybe help the Ameyura grow! They have no housing, no farms to work yet. It's too many people! You have to find them a different home.
Sparrow: All right already... I get it. I'll find a place for the villagers of Aka and Meda to call home.
Atana: Oh, by the way, a letter arrived for you, from Dattegoru. The sender's name was Koraga?

A Quick Look At ~ Atana Sensei
Atana Sensei is a widower with one daughter, named Imeda. He has lived in Moresuke since it was founded. He was educated in politics and sociology in a university at Dattegoru. He is very wise, and often advises Jakirusa, the mayor of Moresuke, along with Sparrow and the other Ameyura. Everyone in Moresuke knows who to go to when they need important advice. He is dismayed to find that his daughter is already looking for a husband, even though he would love to have grand children. He deeply loves his wife, and continues to remember her. Her name was also Imeda.