PREQUEL: TALE OF MUSASHI (CHAP11)

Musashi arrived back and went straight to the chamber for the calligraphy. The servants were cleaning as usual while the Karasuyama women were practicing the art of the body in their designated chamber. It continued to be quiet and peaceful for a few hours when suddenly, the servants who were cleaning in front of the castle doors saw shadow figures coming towards them.

‘’Who are those?’’ They glared for a bit and then saw their foreign clothes. ‘’A-ALERT EVERYONE!’’

Suddenly, two wearing the same garments who were hiding jumped in front of them and cut their throats immediately.

The fifty men entered the castle and started their slaughter. They broke every door in the first castle and brutally killed everyone they saw. Their painted white skin and the black tattoos on their face and body struck fear in every person.

‘’UGHHHH!’’

‘’ALERT THE MEMBERS!’’

‘’WE CAN’T, THEY LEFT FOR THE COMPETITION!’’

‘’DAMMIT! UGH!’’

On the road, the Head Master got goosebumps out of nowhere. Koji noticed and spoke.

‘’Is everything alright, my Lord?’’

‘’I just… feel something is wrong…’’

Back at the inner castle, Musashi was still drawing the calligraphies when he heard a step. He stopped his brush and continued to listen. Just when he thought it might be nothing, the door broke, and an axe was aimed at his head. Luckily, Musashi was fast enough to dodge as he hit the wall. He looked up to see three buff men with their painted white skin and their black tattoos. Musashi reached for his katana. However, he left it next to the door, which was behind the men. Without a weapon to fight them, Musashi kept thinking of a way to get to the sword. When he stood up slowly, he hit his head with an object. He looked up to see the cursed Katana. He was in doubt to use it since Karasuyama told him not to. However, when one of the men dashed towards him with his axe, he immediately grabbed it and swung, splitting the huge guy into two. The swing was so powerful that even the floor he was standing on was cut into two. Musashi looked at the katana and realized why it was cursed. The deathly aura it gave as he held it was truly terrifying. The two men were shocked by how strong the boy was. They launched their attack together. Musashi used the Secret Technique: Shinigami Stare on them. They stopped for a second, which was enough for Musashi to slice them both. As he walked out of the door, the blood burst out. Other men saw the scene and immediately got into their fighting stance.

All over the burning castle, people were running and screaming for help as the savages were raising havoc. They gathered females outside of the mansion to do what they pleased. The leader of the savages started to check the faces of the females one by one when he found one that he liked and tore her clothes. The female tried to resist, but one hit from the leader, and she was out. While all of this was happening, Masato, who was supposed to help as one of the only swordsmen left in the castle, was hiding, looking at them doing what they wanted to the mansion and the females. Just when the leader was about to begin, he heard a scream of one of his men. He stopped and looked back at the castle entrance. A shadowy figure emerged from the high flames. It was Musashi, holding the cursed katana on his right and the head of one of the men he had just killed in his left hand.