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A Ballad of Samurai

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Reads 3,132
Votes 175
Parts 25
Time 4h 25m

When a young boy born into a prominent clan of Samurai fails to impress the elders he is sent away to live with a disgraced one armed Samurai. Little does he know that before his injury the warrior was a prodigy with the blade, and will mold him into one of the most formidable swordsmen in all Japan.


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A Touch Of Darkness cover

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