the sword of a betrayed samurai
Chapter 1: Arrival
I can't this is were my life ends murder by the ones i called friends and allies on the battlefield with ten arrows in my chest.''Mother please forgive me i won't see you again in this life or the next. Just before my eyes closed a flash of light hit me. My eyes shot open to see a ancient castle i look down at myself to see that the arrows are gone and the wounds healed tho there i have some new scares. Lucky for me i still have my swords. I got up and looked a round the only thing that seems to be a sigh of people is this castle. Well guess that's where i'm heading i started to make my to the old castle i made my way through the trees. ones i was in front of the castle i could see it's in ruins. I could see the sky to and it was the most gorges night sky i'd ever seen the stars shinned like diamonds and the moon was so bright i thought it was a star. i stayed there for a few more second then started to make my way into the castle. once inside i saw some old thrones and woman she had dark skin and long hair and she was a true goddess and she seemed to be staring at the night sky. Beautiful isn't it i said this seemed to scare her a little and she spun to look at me.
'Thus thin enjoy the night if we my ask and thy name.
''Yes ma i do i find it can hold more butty then the day can hope too. ''The radiance in the night sky and her stars and moon can not be bested well in my opinion at lest and my name is Bade.
''We were shocked to hear this and such a unusual name may we ask what it means. We also felt are self blush butty we may have to keep this one.
''It means battle ma i come from the land known as the land of the rising sun. ''I with a name of the battle from land that is in constant warfare and blood shed
We could not believe what we are hearing this strange looking man is a warrior us but what land dose he speech of? ''We wonder were is this land from which you hail my fellow warrior i ask with a small smile.
''To tell the truth ma it's not my true country and i do not wish to think of that accursed country i said with venom and anger.
''May we ask why you wish not to think of it as your country and why do you hate this country?
''You may ask my lady you see a civil war broke out between the war lords and i saw a chance to make life a little easier for me and my mother you see we very poor and life was hard so i join the red shogun and after three years of fight the war ended, but i was ambushed by my so call brothers in arms they said that it was my turn to died. ''I killed five of them but then they shot me with their bows. She looked surprised and saddened by my story she started to make her way to me. she stood in front of me i was a little taller then her and now i can see her eyes are slitted much like a cat very strange.
''You do not seem to be wounded and you do not have blood on you anywhere she said in a matter a fact tone.
i grabbed my shirt and showed her all the scar i collected in the war and just a little bit ago. Two large slash scares on my chest the ten arrow scars and a large burn mark on my side.
''B-by my moon h-h-how are you alive.
''I have a dream that i will make happen and i will not die till the that has happen that is absolute. So no matter who i fight i won't lose my life and i will make that dream come true and then maybe i can die in peace.
''What kind how dream could that be if we may ask. What could one want that they would fight so hard and long for?
''I'm sorry but no you can't. But now to something i should have ask sooner i'd like to know your name my lady.
''Oh Well we are nightmare moon princess of the night and the one true ruler of equestria.
''Oh a royal well then i'll be taking me leave now i said as i turn but felt her grab me let go now and you won't get hurt.
''Why do thou wish to leave after hear that and we demand thou to explain immediately.
''Get your hand off me you filth royal i won't hesitate to cut that arm off i warned her she seemed shocked and a little sad.
''Why is thou being so mean now moments ago thou were being so plight and pleasant why dose the suddenly change thy mind.
''Why because i hate the royals and nobles are the reason i lost my mother in the first place and they keep the war going all because they wanted to make money off the prisoners they sold in too slavery. Then they started to cut down on the population by using deadly deceases to kill all the people in the slums that included my mother she died in arms. She died crying in pain and i couldn't do anything to help her i said almost crying.
''W-w-we can't understand that's mad how could the royal from your country let that happen surely they did something yes they sat back and let them get away with it all for their amusement and pleasure.
''Royal families in your country are terrible and to let such horrors happen to there people.
''Because they can profit from it. Now can you give me one reason not to leave?
''No we can't but we ask if thou can listen to are then thou may leave ok?
''Ok then i sat down and crossed my legs.
''Very well we were born from the sorrow and loneliness. We fought are sister and lose and so we were banished to the moon for a millennium. But ones we returned we when to see my sister but we couldn't stop are self from fight. Then she sent her student and friend they used the elements of harmony a destroyed me. But over the last few months we have regained are body and today we finally got it back then thou showed up.
I stated silent for a few moments the i spoke. ''So you only want a companion is that it or do you wish to be alone?
''No! we do not wish to be left alone we hate it.
Well hearing that i understand. ''I'd like to apologize for my rude princess moon.
''Please call us moon and i'd like to maybe be friends?
''That would be nice moon. So is there a town here by i can escort you? Besides i'm sure you hungry or i could try to scavenge so meat or edible plants if you'd like.
''That would be nice bade but We don't think the towns citizen would like that? I'd also love something to eat we have not eaten in many nights.
'Ok i'll see what i can find would you mind coming with me i can't leave a lady undefended.
''We will accompany you bade so lets see what we can find and who knows maybe we can make kind with the town's people. I said as i walked out to look around to see a little river a little ways away well that looks promising.
''Once we saw bade had gone we had once more be alone only now we knew he would return. Thinking about that i felt are heart jump a little and a small blush spread on are face, Impossible we only just meet we can not have this emotions but then it is a nice warm feeling.
''Ok d you know which way to go moon or do we have to search for one it?
''We can just send us there this instantly if thou preferrer?
''ya that be nice but how are i was...I was silenced by her hands turning dark blue and then involved us and the the next thing i see is a small town. " How did you do that i said as i placed my hand on my sword.
"We use magic to teleported us Was that thous first time doing this?
" Teleported,magic no i have never seen ether of the in the land i come from there is no magic.
" We see well we are here ok lets see if they will talk peacefully and if not i taped my swords. I really hope we can do this peacefully i really don't want to kill these people.
" Thou Is not going to kill them is the? i asked with a little fear i may lose my friend. We felt a little ping of pain from saying friend ok we are acting like a filly.
" No unless they try to do anything to us. As i said these a group of people came running at us with angry looks on there faces.
" Nightmare i thought we destroyed you with the elements. Well this time well make sure you don't survive.
" Hey twilight who's that guy beside nightmare moon.
" Pinkie right who is that and why dose he look so weird.
" Well that's rude i can hear you my name is bade and i may say the you look weird miss.
" Ok then bade my name is pinkie and i was wondering do you like parties do ya do ya do ya.
" Well i see that your a energetic one aren't you.
You have no idea said one of them with a hat on. " Well this is a nice conversation but i believe we have some business to get to.
Rarity's right we can deal with him after nightmare the one named twilight said.
" Now slow down right there theres no need to fight and i promise we didn't come to start one.
Oh like were going to believe that one with rainbow hair said. " Now ma i do not wish to start a fight but i will not let you harm us for simply coming here. " We have done nothing to warrant you anger so i kindly ask that you calm down so this doesn't get violent.
" Well partner i'd say i agree with ya but i don't trust her or you and yer armed with them swords.
" Um i see your point we how about this me and nightmare stay over here and you all stay over there and we talk this out like the adults we are. Has i said this i felt moon put her hand on my shoulder. " You ok moon you look worried i asked as i turned and looked at her with concern. As soon as my back was turn i was tacked to the ground by the rainbow head girl and she had wings!
Bade! i heard moon yell for me i look to see her and the others shocked by what this girl was doing.
Got ya she yell.
" No you don't i said as i grabbed her with both hand and pulled her off me with no effort. Let me out she yell but i slammed on the ground and saw her scream in pain i the pulled my right arm up and punched he in the stomach knocking the wind out of her." so any body else want some or is that it? I asked as i stood back up the see moon looking at me impressed and the other girls looking at me in fear.
That i see a girl with a yellow sweeter and green skirt coming over. Miss are you coming to help her i asked and she let out a adorable eep.
" Yes so please don't hurt me i just want to make sure rainbows ok.
" Miss i only did that because she attack me first i don't like hurting people so i try to avoid it but she left me no chose in the matter.
" I see you point but that's no excuse to hurt her.
" i under stand ma once she regains conciseness i will apologies to her and miss may i ask you name i said with a little bow.
" Oh it's um Fluttershy i'm an animal caretaker in ponyville.
" That's nice ma my name like i said earlier is bade and i am a samurai or was oh the red shogun.
Um excuse us bade but i think she's waking up moon said and sure enough she was.
" Oh my head what happen to me?
" he knocked you out after you attacked him rainbow said fluttershy.
" What! No way there no way he could do that i'm a black belt! She yell that grabbed her head.
" Oh ya well I'm a trained solider you can't beat me sorry.
This got everyones attention And the girls looked even more scared.
Nightmare i heard Some one yell behind us to see another who looked like moon.
"Princess luna thank celestia your here now we can get rid of nightmare and this guy rainbow said.
That i turn around i see ten man in light armor two of them walking to us.
" stop please i don't want to harm any of you.
They started laughing and what are you going to do one said drawing his sword. i sighed knowing i was going to have to fight." Moon i said getting her attention don't ket those girls interfere i told her as i draw my katana. As soon as it left the sheath then if them two charged me the one on the right swung his sword but i block it then slashed his chest he screamed and the second tried to bring his sword down on me but i dodged to the right and the stabbed him through the chest and he screamed as he toke his last breath almost all those present look horrified.
" Bade how did you do that so quickly moon asked.
" I told you moon i was in a war i'm used to killing but i hate to do it. So anymore of you want to try your luck i said pointing my sword that them.
"We shall try i looked to we the the one they called luna step out.
" i'm sorry but no i will not fight i woman to the death and i'm sorry to the men i just killed but that can do anything to bring them back i said as i put my sword back in it's sheath. i Hate to rase a hand to a woman unless i have to like i did with her i said a i pointed to rainbow as i now know her rainbow.
" We do not under stand what do you mean you had to.
" she attack me first so i knock her out and i don't know what moon did but you see i'll kill to keep her safe so i suggest you not try that again.
luna pov
i got a letter telling me nightmare had returned and i got to elite guard and teleported to ponyville. There i saw her but she had a strange man and he asked that my men stop that he did not wish to harm them. Two of my man laugh and walked over drawing there sword and charged the strange looking man cut down two elite like them were nothing. Then he said something i've never hear from enemy he apologized to the men he killed. " why did you apologies to them i have never seen someone do that so why?
Bade pov
"Because i don't like to kill and moon is the only friend i have and i'm not going to let you kill her.
" Your friend! How can you call a monster your friend how!
" Because she knows loneliness and how it feels to be betrayed! To tell the truth i do know what she it in the past but her they show the loneliness she's felt and in your i see the same thing.
" Bade we think that's enough come we will leave.
As i look back to moon i see the rest of the men drawing there sword out of the corner of my eye. " if your going to attack again i will not hesitate to cut you all down. This seemed to work on all but one he slowly walked forward eyes never leaving me. i turned back to see him in a fight stands do you really want to do this?
" Yes i will not let you kill my brothers and walk away.
" I'm going to tell you now you can't win and i don't want to kill anymore day.
Ok think these guy to steel and macs down like they were nothing they were the best fighters here. It's obvious he out classes us i know i can't win but i have to try.
He charged and i ran to him he tried to cut me but missed i got him in a arm lock and made him pass out. i turned and walked back to nightmare sitting on a stump and I looked over to see the group in shock of what i could do. " Look all we wanted was so food not trouble but i think it be best if we leave. As i said these fluttershy walked up to me and looked up at me. " Can i help you fluttershy or are you gonig to smack me?
" N-no i was going to ask if you'd like to come to my house to get some food.
Not only was i shocked and ever one here looked shocked and the rainbow one looked mad.
" Fluttershy What the buck why are you willing to feed him and nightmare moon!
" Because i can tell he's not a bad guy and i did help discord so i thought i could help.