Kiyonai Province
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Post by Kiyonai Province on Apr 26, 2017 9:44:31 GMT -8
A small, peaceful village at the base of the northern mountains. Built against the small tributary river that eventually streams to the Great Divide is the Takamé Ryokan, a traveler's inn that serves as the last bastion of good hospitality before the trail wove into the more rugged highlands and mountains to the north.
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The Kiba Group
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Post by The Kiba Group on May 1, 2017 12:22:54 GMT -8
Slowly they arrived over the crest of a mountain pass... first one, then four, then twenty. Fifty warriors in all, their equipment a motley mashup echoing of former service and robbery. Ten rode horses, and most still retained their swords and their primary weapons like the yumi and naginata. Some had a bit of armor. They'd spare no time in trickling down into the valley that cradled the village, led by their cavalry commanders.
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Kiyonai Province
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Post by Kiyonai Province on May 3, 2017 9:12:01 GMT -8
It didn't take long for panic to begin, as crude outposts spotted them slightly ahead of time, and the manner in which they descended down the valley made them very visible. Some screams could be heard from the small village in the valley below as residents ran to secure their belongings and hide, a small handful arming themselves with bows or crude bamboo spears...
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Atsuko Kamiya
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Age: 19
Physical Description: Originally from Heiwashima village - Tawakoshi. Got kidnapped by the Kiba Group when it was burned and looted.
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Post by Atsuko Kamiya on May 3, 2017 11:44:04 GMT -8
Atsuko got turned around by the sound of the weapon rattling and the hooves of the horses. In her fright she dropped the groceries she had been carrying with her on the ground. Different kind of vegetables and fruits scattered around the ground as well as a bag of grain that burst open on the impact.
She was torn between picked them up and running away, but she knew she couldn't afford to return home without something to show for the money that she spend. She quickly kneeled down and started to pick up everything as fast as she could. Her breath was fast and her heart beat was hurting her chest as she heard them drawing closer. "Just hurry Atsu.. just hurry." she whispered softly to herself, trying to calm her nerves.
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The Kiba Group
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Post by The Kiba Group on May 3, 2017 12:26:36 GMT -8
Meanwhile, the men were getting closer. The cavalry descended upon the village first, four mounted attackers, two of them with lit torches. A couple buildings on the outskirts were set ablaze as they galloped through the edge of the village, the two others wielding yari spears beginning to chase some of the slower residents down. The men on foot began to fan out across the mountainside as they approached...
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Atsuko Kamiya
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Roleplay posts: 24
Age: 19
Physical Description: Originally from Heiwashima village - Tawakoshi. Got kidnapped by the Kiba Group when it was burned and looted.
Registered: Apr 27, 2016 10:09:21 GMT -8
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Post by Atsuko Kamiya on May 3, 2017 12:53:32 GMT -8
Most of what was happening was lost to Atsuko as she was focused on finishing the task in front of her as fast as she can. The only thing that she decided was not salvageable was the bag of rice that has scattered around the floor. When she finished she quickly got up with the bag filling with groceries in her arms. When she could finally take in what was happening around her and how close they already were she was afraid she had been to slow..
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Kiyonai Province
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Post by Kiyonai Province on May 3, 2017 13:39:48 GMT -8
Those few who had bows fired their shots, mostly missing the assailants, before joining the others in fleeing. Those who had crude bamboo spears had fashioned their defenses, but had no delusions about standing and fighting the attackers off single-handedly. Most retreated with their families, some of the villagers making it into the hills.
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The Kiba Group
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Post by The Kiba Group on May 3, 2017 13:50:12 GMT -8
Then, they poured into the village that had been somewhat weakened by the four ransacking mounted leaders. On foot and as a mob, they dispersed into the village and began raiding homes and farms. Bloodcurdling screams could be occasionally heard from within homes and buildings as people were discovered and sometimes attacked. Absolute chaos had ensued, dust rising into the air from so much trampling of feet... Atsuko would be spotted. A mounted bandit and two men on foot beelined straight over to her. There were buildings to her left and right, but the bandits were swarming the whole valley. Was there really any chance of escape?
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Atsuko Kamiya
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Roleplay posts: 24
Age: 19
Physical Description: Originally from Heiwashima village - Tawakoshi. Got kidnapped by the Kiba Group when it was burned and looted.
Registered: Apr 27, 2016 10:09:21 GMT -8
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Post by Atsuko Kamiya on May 3, 2017 13:57:02 GMT -8
She knew she was in trouble! Why had the vegetables been so important to her? She didn't know. Al she knew was that this wasn't a good thing. She would have hoped they were peaceful, but the screams around her told a different story.
She stumbled to her feet and tried to find a way out. On a few sides fires were already starting to spread and on the sides were they wern't, the bandits seemed to be blocking the ways. For a few moments she hiphopped back and forth between where to go before she realized that she had no chance.
She then just turned around to the men that were walking towards her, dropped to her knees and bowed as low to the ground as she could. The bad no longer in her arms as it had falling once again to her side.
Her heart was raising even more and her breath was rapid. She just hoped that if she didn't resist them, showed them respect.. maybe they would leave her alone, or at least not kill her.
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The Kiba Group
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Post by The Kiba Group on May 3, 2017 15:46:37 GMT -8
She'd quickly find herself surrounded. The man on the horse, scantily armored and covered in tattoos, looked down at her as she groveled in the dirt. "..You there. What is your name? Who is your mother and father??"
His gaze pierced at her, two full length katanas strapped in his obi. His messy hair had been tied in a rough and almost puffy topknot.
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Atsuko Kamiya
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Roleplay posts: 24
Age: 19
Physical Description: Originally from Heiwashima village - Tawakoshi. Got kidnapped by the Kiba Group when it was burned and looted.
Registered: Apr 27, 2016 10:09:21 GMT -8
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Post by Atsuko Kamiya on May 3, 2017 22:38:14 GMT -8
"My name is Atsuko. My father is Nobu and my mother is Ohana." she answered in a quick and panicked voice. She didn't lift her head at all and still bowed down in the dirt as much as she could. Her body visibly shaking. She didn't dare to look up.
Just stay low, just be respectful, do whatever they say.. You will be fine Atsu
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The Kiba Group
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Post by The Kiba Group on May 3, 2017 22:54:19 GMT -8
"Nobu... and Ohana!" He exclaimed, looking around to his friends on foot. Their looks indicated that they did not know the names. If there was a list of names they were after, her family was not on it. He looked to his right hand man, who had a yari spear in his right hand and a rope that had been lazily slung over his neck and shoulders.
"She comes with us."
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Atsuko Kamiya
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Roleplay posts: 24
Age: 19
Physical Description: Originally from Heiwashima village - Tawakoshi. Got kidnapped by the Kiba Group when it was burned and looted.
Registered: Apr 27, 2016 10:09:21 GMT -8
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Post by Atsuko Kamiya on May 4, 2017 8:51:14 GMT -8
She thought her heart stopped at that moment. Her eyes wide open, staring at the dirt ground in front of her. She dared not move, she COULD not move. Her body was frozen and even her breath had stopped for a few seconds. Footsteps drew closer. Even when she thought they should have reached her, another footstep rang in her ears feeling like any moment they could step on top of her.
Why...? What do they want... she thought to herself
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The Kiba Group
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Post by The Kiba Group on May 4, 2017 9:11:13 GMT -8
And then she was violently tugged to her feet, hands pulled behind her back and bound by rope. Then they tugged her along, pulling her through the village. She'd see men running, chasing other people down. It was absolute chaos. Like animals, some of the attackers seemed to revel in the idea of killing, hunting down and killing even the most innocent looking villagers. Blood and cut bodies, fires, and the weeping of those villagers who had been caught alive... the scene slowly transformed into a living hell, as many of the sounds began to die down over the next hour. She is told to remain quiet during this time and is never spoken to, dragged and pulled along like a dog on a leash.
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Atsuko Kamiya
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Roleplay posts: 24
Age: 19
Physical Description: Originally from Heiwashima village - Tawakoshi. Got kidnapped by the Kiba Group when it was burned and looted.
Registered: Apr 27, 2016 10:09:21 GMT -8
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Post by Atsuko Kamiya on May 4, 2017 9:23:04 GMT -8
The things she had to experience in the next hour were horrifying. Though she dared not make a sound, she couldn't help the tears from running down her cheeks without stopping. She saw people she had known and loved being killed brutally in front of her. She saw men and woman laying on the street dead or in the process of dying.
By the end of it her eyes were bright red and puffy. A red stream of irritation was on her cheeks form where her tears were running. Her wrists were raw and red from the ropes rubbing on her skin. She wondered why she was alive, why the names of her parents had somehow saved her. She had not seen other people being taken alive, only death.
She had so many questions but knew she could not ask any. No matter how bad she felt, she knew she had to do exactly what she was told if she wanted to survive. And somehow she did feel the need to survive.
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The Kiba Group
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Post by The Kiba Group on May 4, 2017 12:34:24 GMT -8
She'd see the rice stores from last year's harvest being stolen and then the buildings burned. The man riding the horse with the tattoos all across his upper body seemed to be the one who had claimed her, as she was pulled or dragged anywhere he went.
Eventually, she would be thrown into a dirty, rudimentary storage cellar beneath a small house. From the sunlight above, it was as though she was tossed into pitch blackness when the access door was shut.
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Atsuko Kamiya
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Roleplay posts: 24
Age: 19
Physical Description: Originally from Heiwashima village - Tawakoshi. Got kidnapped by the Kiba Group when it was burned and looted.
Registered: Apr 27, 2016 10:09:21 GMT -8
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Post by Atsuko Kamiya on May 4, 2017 21:09:56 GMT -8
As soon as the door shut she panicked. The darkness was the last thing she could handle right now. She regained her voice, tried to bang on the shut hatch and screamed for a little while. Until she found out that was pointless.
She rolled up in a ball in the darkness and cried once again. The darkness made her feel alone and she was constantly reliving the imagines of the village being plundered and their people being murdered. She knew there was no coming back from such devastation and she wasn't sure if any had been able to survive. Even her parents were probably dead. Her tiny little brother probably murdered as well.
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Kiyonai Province
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Post by Kiyonai Province on May 5, 2017 15:07:27 GMT -8
There were a couple others down in the cellar with her. Two men, one curled into the fetal position. One was crying hysterically. The other was urging him and now Atsuko to be quiet.
"Please, both of you! They'll come back and kill us all!"
The man, at least, had a hard time settling down. And from Atsuko's perspective, from the light she had seen just before being thrown into the celler, she could see why. He was wounded, his inner thigh gashed open, blood running into a steady stream onto the dirt floor.
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Atsuko Kamiya
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Roleplay posts: 24
Age: 19
Physical Description: Originally from Heiwashima village - Tawakoshi. Got kidnapped by the Kiba Group when it was burned and looted.
Registered: Apr 27, 2016 10:09:21 GMT -8
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Post by Atsuko Kamiya on May 5, 2017 22:33:26 GMT -8
She turned herself around so quick that she almost stumbled and fall. She had not expected anyone to be alive. In the dark there was no way to know if she knew these men as she light was to dimmed. But she did see the gash in the men's thigh. She had not expected to calm down so easily as she did, but her instinct to help the men that was wounded took over.
She immediately ran towards him. "It will be fine, don't worry." she said and tried to smile at him even though her cheeks were still red and sore from her crying. She ripped a piece of her clothing off and started to press hard on the wound with it, hoping to stop it from bleeding.
"My name is Atsuko, what is yours?" she was planning to take this man's mind of what was going on, hoping he would calm down once she talked to him. She also whispered to the men that had just told them to be quiet. "Do you know what they want?"
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Kiyonai Province
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Post by Kiyonai Province on May 7, 2017 21:15:46 GMT -8
"I am Akio..." he said, clenching his teeth in pain. Yet she did succeed in getting him to try to quiet down, long enough for the other to explain. "It's the rice, it must be...! And since they've been successful, they'll probably be back next harvest, too..!"
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