The hot sand drifted about wearily as a swordsman wearing a blue robe and sandals, wandered through the desert. Rohan Ryokosha was 28 years old and he was on a journey to search for a specific mountain. Living the life of a swordsman, Rohan survived his share of hardships. During his childhood, Rohan was raised by a murderer of a father, and a mother who was known as being a thief and an alcoholic. Rohan eventually left home to find peace and make his own mark on Japan as a swordsman. Known by thousands as ‘death in a blue robe’, Rohan embodied his legend with honor and passion. Rohan traveled across the lifeless desert looking for a specific mountain that was foretold by his elders to be a sacred place where all great warriors go to ascend …show more content…
The two warriors stood ten feet from each other, both anticipating each other to strike. Akuma glared down at Ryokosha as if he was an insect. Ryokosha could not see the sun casting down on them anymore due to the enormous size of the demon. Sweat dripped down from Rohan’s face and onto his blue robe. CLANG! Both parties attacked with their blades, and the violent duel began. Loudly, each blade hit the other blade, grinding against each other like teeth.
“How cute. You blocked my first attack, you really think you can beat me?” Akuma said calmly, “Well, have fun!” Right away, Ryokosha was blocking for dear life as Akuma attacked him with a barrage of sword swings and slices, Ryokosha immediately used this to his advantage and countered the strike with a slash that was intended to cut his chest
scene between these two men who have never met before. The reason for the fight
A battle story needs a gripping introduction, one that hints at the battles to come and one that brings the reader in with an exciting anticipation. This story first begins with a poem of the brave Rikki Tikki angrily chasing death with a lust to kill. It right away shows the necessary bravery and strength of the protagonist/hero and the might and evil of the antagonist. The lines like… Eye to eye and head to head This shall end when one is dead …start the book with the promise of great fights between two great forces.
Musui’s Story is the exciting tale of a low class samurai’s life towards the end of the Tokugawa era. Although one would normally imagine a samurai to be a noble illustrious figure, Musui’s Story portrays the rather ignominious life of an unemployed samurai. Nonetheless, this primary account demonstrates the tenacity of samurai values and privileges present at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. The social status of samurai had been elevated to such a state that even someone like Musui was easily able to gain influence in everyday affairs with his privileges. Not only that, but he had retained his values as a warrior and still kept great pride for his arts in weaponry.
During the Genpei War, a young women who name was Tomoe Gozen was a Japanese women Samurai. She was born in 1157 to 1247 and in Japanese standards. She died at the age of ninety-one years old. Tomoe Gozen was one of the few women Samurai legends. She fought alongside her husband, Minamoto no Yoshinaka, then against her cousin Taira. Tomoe Gozen was famous as a swordswomen, a skilled ride, and a superd archer. She was her husband, Minamoto, first captain. Tomoe Gozen at least took one person head off during the battle of Awazu in 1184. Late in the Genpei war was a conflict between two Samari clans, the Minamoto clan and the Taira clan. Both of the families wanted to control the Shogunate. At the end, the Minamoto clan won and then established the Kamakura Shogunate in 1192. After the war, some people say that Tomoe stayed in the fight and died. Others say she rode away and carrying a man’s head. Still others says she married Wada Yoshimori, then she became a nun.
There is a quote by my favorite musical artist, Jhene Aiko, which says “What you create for you, no one can take from you. Your energy, love and your soul is all that goes wherever you go. Everything else don’t.” This strongly resonates with me because growing up, I never had a place where I felt I could fit into , I usually had to create one. From being the only hispanic in my entirely West African/German-American family to being the only boy who wanted to be in the drama club more than the sports teams.This obligation to create a place where I belonged, often came with many challenges and still does.
The Yamabushi are a type of Japanese goblin, most commonly in the form of ascetic monks who live high in the mountains in seclusion. They are very powerful warriors with magical powers. Different forms of Yamabushi can be seen in various different cultures. Modern day Yamabushi are mountain monks who are followers of the Shugendo religion. The name Yamabushi literally means “one who lies/hides in the mountains”. The Yamabushi began as isolated clusters of mountain hermits and monks, who followed the path of Shugendo. Through the following of Shugendo, the Yamabushi searched for “spiritual, mystical, and supernatural powers.” (Yamabushi). They gained these powers through asceticism.
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This scene begins with two samurai on horseback riding in and stopping at the edge of a forest. They have a conversation and then they ride on. After a little bit, they stop and talk again and conclude that they are lost. One of the samurai shoots an arrow into the tree tops and an evil spirit laughs at them. The two samurai ride on, sure that they can find their way to the castle. Soon they come across a small hut with an old man singing and spinning a loom. The old man proceeds to tell each samurai his future. When done the two samurai look at each other and the old man disappeared. Then two samurai, amazed that the old man is gone, tear down the back wall and walk through it. They turn around and the whole hut is gone now. The two samurai then get back on their horses and ride onwards. They then appear to get lost in some thick fog.
The wars, the victories, the defeats and deaths arose from the warrior’s duty to the Buddhist Law. These warriors lived their duty and this is reflected through the tales that illustrate actions that include loyalty and respect towards other warriors.
"Show me if you can land a combo, strike back when he attacks" Caliburn suggested. I waited for a "Wii Remote" symbol to appear at the top of the screen, like a driver waiting for a green light. It suddenly appeared and I swung my arm for render the attack correctly. This went on for several minutes as I cleared Stage 1, and moved on to Stage 2 of the
Among all the warriors that stood with Lord Kiso in that final battle, no warrior has had readers grip with mystery as Tomoe, Lord Kiso only female samurai warrior. Tomoe is presented in The Tales of Heike as beautiful, fierce, and more powerful than most of the other male warriors in Lord Kiso regiment. Tomoe because she was a woman was denied the honor of a warrior’s death. What happens to Tomoe after she “fled somewhere in the direction of the eastern provinces” is a mystery, but there are various noh plays and stories that tried to fill in the blanks of Tomoe life (Shirane, pg.738) . In the noh play, Tomoe is presented very differently than the Tomoe presented in The Tales of Heike. An assessment of the noh play Tomoe and The Tales of Heike Tomoe reveals that the character was transformed from strong and beautiful warrior in The Tales of Heike version, to a v...
Takashi Murakami is an incredible, talented Japanese artist whose modern artwork has attracted even the biggest names in the industry for collaborations, such as Kanye West and Louis Vuitton. Although Murakami does not think of his artwork as Pop Art, his work does have a Pop Art feel to it. To people without the knowledge of history behind his work, they will think that his work is happy and colorful, but behind the bright colors and the happy caricatures, Murakami tells a story that was inspired by the struggles of discriminated people.
... the world as were a warrior almost had to sleep with one eye open and hope to be alive in the morning and not being picked out something’s teeth.
Yukio Mishima’s Temple of the Golden Pavilion represents the hardships, evil, and rebirth throughout the timeline of the war and after, creating the individual experience and perspective of a young man fighting his own personal, internal wars. This is highlighted through first person accounts of brutal acts of military officials and the contrast of the beauty in
"Oh, sh--!" The latter stopped clashing with him, and instead retracted one of the blades, slamming it into his gut once again, firing off a kinetic pulse. Priam cried out, skidding back. He almost hit a tree. With a grunt of pain, he collapsed onto a knee, clutching his abdomen. There was a red and white glow that went up and down his body. His aura was about to break.