(Deep in the winter wood a mysterious person begins to chop wood)
Ch-thunk.....Ch-thunk.....Ch-thunk
Within his head*
Unknown one: the air..it's so still (Ch-thunk) every one of my movements feels as frozen as the lakes near me...(Ch-thunk)...just breathe(he takes a sharp breath in) remember your training(Ch-thunk)...erase everything around you..become as silent as the night...MIDNIGHT STYLE...BLACKOUT SLASH!
(he swings the ax down cutting through the wood, the tree trunk, and even the ground for many yards with absolute silence)
Unknown one: HGH how was that (with a smile on his face)
Yasuke: That was great Mayonaka; despite your age, you've mastered both the moon breathing and midnight style of combat
Mayonaka:(happily) well being trained by one of the best samurai in— (Yasuke begins to yell)
Yasuke: MAYONAKA(Mayonaka smile turns into a shocked look) I AM NOT A SAMURAI...ANYMORE
Mayonaka: WHY DO YOU KEEP SAYING THAT...BECAUSE THEY TOOK YOUR ARMOR AND TITLE(Yasuke increasingly getting angrier by the second) WHY WON'T PICK UP THE MŪN'ĪTĀBURĒDO
(Yasuke explodes)
Yasuke: ENOUGH(Yasuke unleashes his Shiki-Ryoku which takes the form of an oni with a red aura around him) I AM YOUR SENSEI AND YOU BOY HAVE STEPPED FAR OUT OF LINE (Mayonaka falls to the ground struggling to gain his strength) YOU WILL DO WELL IN WATCHING YOUR MOUTH(the Shiki-ryoku begins to disappear and Yasuke calms down) Mayonaka you have the potential to be far greater than me in every way (Yasuke smiles and picks Mayonaka up)but you're bull-headed and too prideful for your own good so listen I refuse to pick up a blade that does not belong to me anymore and I refuse to be called something that threw me aside as if I was trash.
(Mayonaka gathers himself)
Mayonaka: I'm sorry sensei you've always told me what happened but never like that so why now
Yasuke: there's no reason except anger at that moment because something I devoted my life to was taken away I even denied death
Mayonaka: well wh-why wouldn't you kill yourself after (with a sad look on his face)
(Yasuke sits on a rock nearby)
Yasuke: The same reason I don't call myself a samurai anymore...honor..I've only lived my life under someone else's command and when I really thought about it I was finally free...I choose to live in the woods, I choose to live my life like this, and I choose you (Mayonaka looks surprised) to become my successor the day I first met you(Yasuke smiles and grabs Mayonaka for a hug) my little Naka
(Mayonaka pulls away)
Mayonaka: ughh you said you'd never call me that again it's embarrassing ( he looks away as Yasuke begins to laugh)
Yasuke:(laughs) it seems that I've forgotten to tell you why I named you Mayonaka (he groans as he gets up) old age must be catching up fast huh...my name was not the one I was born with; the fact is my name was an insult to those of this land..the black one...even now the voices of the ones who were determined to break me still run through my mind..you see Mayonaka I wanted your name to be something you're proud of (he smiles at the raising moon) Midnight that is what your name means (he looks at Mayonaka) you are Mayonaka no musuko; son of the midnight let that name give you power beyond any limits others put on you even me.
Mayonaka: sensei I'm confused about one thing...who does the sword belong to?
Yasuke: hm (he smiles at Mayonaka) the moon eater blade is a powerful sword as it gets stronger the closer it gets to midnight..now who does that sound perfect for? (Both Yasuke and Mayonaka smile) come it's time for bed tomorrow is the day you learn about Shiki-ryoku( Mayonaka eyes shoot up)
Mayonaka: YESSSS FINALLY!!! Is it gonna be an oni just like yours!? Maybe it's a fox; foxes are so cute! Oh oh mayb—
(Yasuke stops him)
Yasuke: one at a time Mayonaka every Shiki-ryoku is different somehow, and we won't know what it is until you unleash it for the first time.
Mayonaka: Awwww (he makes a letdown face at Yasuke) that's suckssss...
The two continue until they reach their home a cabin deep in the wood*
Mayonaka: hey sensei before we go to sleep I have a question.
Yasuke: yes Naka?
Mayonaka: The Mūn'ītāburēdo..why is it called the moon eater?
Yasuke: I do not know..truth be told I've never seen the full power of Mūn'ītāburēdo, so that will be something you discover on your own... now go to sleep we get up at sunrise.
Mayonaka: (he looks out the window to see an owl staring back at him ) right...
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Mayonaka no musuko: The forgotten tale
General FictionWhen Yasuke was stripped of his title as samurai then exiled for many years he isolated himself within the woods of Japan. One day while Yasuke was gathering wood near a small village and happens to see a boy with the same skin tone as him being bea...
