Akeginu brewed the tea quickly, and removed the bandage from Oboro's chest. She bit back a gasp as she saw the wound it had been covering; it was deep, and still oozing blood and yellow pus. She knew that Gennosuke had done the best he could to take care of Oboro, but Akeginu hoped it wasn't too late.

"Oboro-sama, please drink this. We need to bring ( Read more... )

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Oboro once again dreamt of Tenzen forcing himself on her, and she woke up screaming in terror, sitting straight up despite the pain from her wound. Gennosuke immediately sat up and held her close to him, running his hand soothingly through her hair.

"Shhh, koi, it's alright," he whispered softly. "I'm here, I won't let anyone harm you."

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A Second Chance

Oboro and Gennosuke stood across from one another, the final members of their rival clans. Whichever one of them could defeat the other would win the war, thus deciding who would be heir to Tokugawa Ieyasa's thrown. Gennosuke's eyes were still sealed shut, and neither ninja was prepared to kill the one they loved more than life ( Read more... )