Prologue: True Honor

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                                                                       Warning: Gore and strong violence 

The sounds of war, The sight of death and the horrible feeling of pain is all being brought together on this battlefield, as my clan dies in a pointless war, I on the other hand am looking to end this war as quickly as possible. I charged through the endless wave of warriors looking for their general almost dying more than a few hundred times. I finally found him, the general of the "Dark Knights Crusade" he took his sword out from one of my clan members skull and looked me in the eyes "Are you the samurai leader?" he said in a deep and intimidating voice. I stood there in silence and got into battle stance "Then you die by my sword!" he charged at me and I prepared my first strike. 

                                                         ---Present Time: Ahma Household---

"Brother brother look, I got my first training sword!" my little brother said to me happily "Nice, want me to teach you the basics after meditating?" I said as I patted his head "Yes! I can't wait to be a samurai like you and dad" he giggled and started for his room, I sat there on a pillow and meditated. All noise fading away as I feel my aura flowing around me growing stronger and stronger, the more I focus I started to see a red aura in the darkness that concealed me, when I opened my eyes I was somewhere new in a large field of grass and flowers. I looked around, I saw one person with black and gold armor on. "Uh hello?" I called out but he did not respond "Do you know where I am?" the figure stood there and watched as the grass swayed with the wind and birds fly through the sky, I walked up to the man in armor and went to grab his shoulder but when I did he turned into a black mist, it started to swirl around my body, I felt a weird powerful presence when the mist flowed inside my body, I didn't know what was happening or if it was even real but I knew one thing, all of the memories and sadness that the samurai felt and I lived in only a few short seconds, I will never forget. A sharp pain shot through my head breaking my focus and causing me to fall backwards "What was that?" I thought to myself as I saw my dad standing there looking at me with a shocked look on his face "Dad is something wrong?" I looked at him confused as he backed up "No, it's too soon" he was sputtering nonsense I didn't know what he was talking about he walked over to me "Come with me I have much to tell you my child it is time you understand your future" I got up and walked outside with him to my grandfather's shrine "Dad what's going on?" I questioned not knowing what was happening "You must learn the ways of the 'Demon warrior' your grandfather has chosen you for this task" I looked at him and blinked rubbing my head "Granddad chose me? what do you mean he chose me, he's...he's gone" my dad stared at me "Yes he may be gone but he has chosen you with the remainder of his power" the black mist  "Wait, so when I was meditating that was granddad I saw? but how I don't even know what he looks like, I saw a black and golden samurai" my dad nodded with his eyes closed "I see" worry started to take over "We must begin your training right away come to the shrine before sunrise" my thoughts were racing through my head not knowing what to think "Yes father" I bowed and walked inside and went to bed my thoughts slowing down as I slowly closed my eyes and fell into slumber. When I woke up my head felt foggy and I couldn't remember much of what happened from yesterday. I got up and got into my light training armor,  I looked over at the door and saw a black and gold katana "what's this?" i picked it up and a memory of someone flashed through my head but i couldn't remember what it was after it vanished from my mind I shook my head shrugging it off and walked outside to meet my father who was meditating at my grandfathers shrine "Father, I'm ready for training" I called out he sat there silent and I moved forward in a sudden movement my father jumped up and swung his sword at me, I didn't even see it coming as I unsheathed mine to block the attack "Good but still bad, never let your guard down or it could cost you your life" he said with a slight smirk on his face clearly proud of his skill regarding his old age "Y-yes father" I stood there not knowing what to do next as my father got in his fighting stance "I want you to break my stance as best you can, And if you can't you will never be ready to uphold your grandfathers will and accomplish the task he has put upon you" I still didn't understand what I was supposed to do but if training can help me understand then I'm willing to try.

                                                                        ---Next day:6:00 AM---

I woke up to the sound of metal scraping "Who's making that noise?" I got up and left my room as I did I noticed I was in a new place "Welcome grandson, to my battle domain" I turned around to see the black and gold samurai again "Your my granddad? I have so many questions" He shushed me and started speaking "You will be my second student in the arts of the samurai" I looked at him confused "Second? Who's the first, is it dad?" My mind was racing at the thought of his words what was happening? What will happen? What am I going to do when I face danger? I couldn't keep my mind focused on one thing "No it is not your father but it is someone you will meet on your journey if you make it far enough"  I was confused and scared of what would happen if I didn't learn fast enough? or be able to accomplish what he has asked of me? My thoughts were half driving me crazy "And if I can't?" I asked stupidly "Then you simply die" My heart sank after hearing those words. "D-die?!" It took a bit for those words to sink in I didn't know what to feel about it but I don't want to die and if training to learn the way of the samurai was the only way then I must do it there were no other options my fate was sealed in stone. "Alright, if I must when does my training begin" After those words I knew that whatever was coming ahead in my journey it won't stop and simply wait for me to accept what I must do, The way of the samurai is my only survival. After days and weeks of harsh training, 

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