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fandomhigh2018-09-21 09:17 am
battlewithstyle) wrote in fandomhigh2018-09-21 09:17 am
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Japanese Blades, First Period, Friday [09/21].
"Welcome class," Mitsutada greeted. "We are going to take a short break from swords of the Shinsengumi this week, as I heard from an eager sword who wanted to come visit."
That eager sword was the silver haired, child looking person who stood next to Mitsutada. He was dressed in the fashion of a much older era, including wearing tall tengu geta which helped make up some of his shorter statue.
"In fact," Mitsutada said. "I am just going to let him speak."
"Thank you, Shokudaikiri-san!" the boy said with cheer and a smile. His skin was pale, and his eyes were red... yet somehow this managed to be in the realm of 'cute' and not 'terrifying vampire child'. "I'm Imanotsurugi! The sword that protected Lord Yoshitsune! How's that, amazing right? Since his time at the temple, I have been by the lord's side, all the way until the end! That's right... until the very last moment."
"You might be familiar with Lord Yoshitsune from The Tale of Heike, but I bet there's some of you who aren't, so let me tell you his story, at least briefly. When he was young, Lord Yoshitsune learned magic and swordsmanship from Sōjōbō, king of the tengu. He would go op to do many heroic deeds, such as defeating the legendary warrior monk Benkei in a duel, leading to Benkei pledging his life to serving Lord Yoshitsune."
Imanotsurugi got a gleam in his eye at that.
"He would eventually become governor of Iyo province, but would eventually be betrayed by his ally in favor of his rival brother and he would be forced to commit seppuku with his tanto... me." He looked wistful for a moment. "It gets grisly, there. His former ally who had betrayed him would cut off Lord Yoshitsune's head, pickle it in sake, and send it to his brother Yoritomo as proof of what he'd done."
Imanotsurugi then smiled. "But it's so nice to talk about him to people who might not have heard about him before. I only hope you get to hear from Iwatooshi, the blade of Benkei, at some point. He's big and strong and full of great stories."
"Thank you for coming today," Mitsutada said, before turning to the class. "Does anyone have questions for our guest?"
[ooc: OCD up! Class open!]
That eager sword was the silver haired, child looking person who stood next to Mitsutada. He was dressed in the fashion of a much older era, including wearing tall tengu geta which helped make up some of his shorter statue.
"In fact," Mitsutada said. "I am just going to let him speak."
"Thank you, Shokudaikiri-san!" the boy said with cheer and a smile. His skin was pale, and his eyes were red... yet somehow this managed to be in the realm of 'cute' and not 'terrifying vampire child'. "I'm Imanotsurugi! The sword that protected Lord Yoshitsune! How's that, amazing right? Since his time at the temple, I have been by the lord's side, all the way until the end! That's right... until the very last moment."
"You might be familiar with Lord Yoshitsune from The Tale of Heike, but I bet there's some of you who aren't, so let me tell you his story, at least briefly. When he was young, Lord Yoshitsune learned magic and swordsmanship from Sōjōbō, king of the tengu. He would go op to do many heroic deeds, such as defeating the legendary warrior monk Benkei in a duel, leading to Benkei pledging his life to serving Lord Yoshitsune."
Imanotsurugi got a gleam in his eye at that.
"He would eventually become governor of Iyo province, but would eventually be betrayed by his ally in favor of his rival brother and he would be forced to commit seppuku with his tanto... me." He looked wistful for a moment. "It gets grisly, there. His former ally who had betrayed him would cut off Lord Yoshitsune's head, pickle it in sake, and send it to his brother Yoritomo as proof of what he'd done."
Imanotsurugi then smiled. "But it's so nice to talk about him to people who might not have heard about him before. I only hope you get to hear from Iwatooshi, the blade of Benkei, at some point. He's big and strong and full of great stories."
"Thank you for coming today," Mitsutada said, before turning to the class. "Does anyone have questions for our guest?"
[ooc: OCD up! Class open!]
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