About a thousand years ago, there was a war between two countries.
The general of the eastern army, Mitsuru Hide.
And the general of the western, Homaka Ryu.
The day the descisive battle took place, it was agreed that both leaders would fight each other, one on one, in an honorable duel.
Their men stood in formation, watching as the both of them fought.
At one point, they suddenly stopped.
One of them looked up in the bright blue sky.
The other turned to see a patch of rare flowers.
They both stopped fighting, stared at each other and nodded, then turned around, and returned to their sides.
Both armies marched back from where they came.
Back at both camps, the troops never came home.
Nobody there on that day was ever heard from again.
The generals let every last solider go.
Nobody knows where they went.
But wherever it was, it was somewhere peaceful.
1. The desire for victory
2. The desire to resort to technical cunning
3. The desire to display all that has been learned
4. The desire to awe the enemy
5. The desire to play the passive role
6. The desire to get rid of whatever disease one is affected by
From a distant land in the East, from across the sea, he shall appear.
He does not know of the strength hidden within him.
The strength that would destroy him.
The strenght that would fulfill his wishes.
When he is ready, he shall seek me out.
And we shall brave together the rocky path.
I shall wait...
This encounter has been my destiny since ancient times.
A Dragon shall emerge from the earth, and dark clouds will obscure the heavens.
A Pheonix shall descend from above,
its wings will create a purple wind.
In the midst of the pitch-black night,
a morning star shall glisten, alone...
My New Year Resolution
Humor
