User blog:Nyonne/The Stories From Ohbanahara

Demonic Swords
There was a swordsmith who wanted to get revenge on the devilish fox god that killed his wife. He offered his soul to the serpent god in order to craft two magical swords to pursue the fox god. The demonic swords were then passed down to the swordsmith's daughter, who had the talent to use swords from her early age, and had no problem in using the swords her father made. She then embarked a journey to kill the fox god with her swords, "Manic Sakura" and "Sanzu". Unfortunately, the demonic power of the blades she wielded slowly consumed her body and soul, and it was unclear whether she managed to exact her parent's revenge or not...

Another demonic blade appeared in Grand Gaia, in the possession of a certain samurai who suddenly appeared in Grand Gaia shortly before the Great War. This blade had superior slashing ability, and cut everything amazingly well that those cut by it die without feeling pain.As the samurai cut his enemies, though, the demonic blade's true power started to awaken and required more blood. However, just like the swordswoman's swords, the samurai's blade was also sapping its owner's body and soul. The samurai eventually died in the midst of the Great War, but then resurrected by the power of his blade, as if it wouldn't allow him to pass on so easily.As he was brought back to life by his demonic blade, he gradually recovering his humanity as he clung to his fighting spirit, and became one with his blade.

Meanwhile in the samurai's homeworld, another samurai known as the "Dual Blade Conqueror" was looking for the demonic sword mentioned above. When he learned that the wielder of the sword he pursued suddenly disappeared from Ohbanahara, he set off in the samurai's direction. On his way there, he passed by a castle emanating an enormous power, and it was said that he cut off the castle before he disappeared to Grand Gaia. When he arrived to said world, a number of God Army troops were awaiting him. He engaged in the fight against all gods in sight, but failed to notice that someone had been wounded behind him. Unable to leave the dual blade knight in black armor alone after spotting him, Toutetsu left him in the care of the surrounding pixies there. He then tried to head towards the next battlefield when a gate suddenly opened before him, and flung him into Ishgria.

Many years later, a wandering monk asked a certain Summoner for a spar, in order to polish his techniques. After that Summoner defeated him, he admitted that he needs more training, then he gave a katana to that Summoner. That katana turned to be the prototype of the demonic swords used by the swordsmith's daughter.

Divine General
There was a spear-wielder general in Ohbanahara who famous as a master of the spear after defeating a dual-wielding samurai in a duel. She aided those in need and fought unjust invaders with all her strength. During one of her expeditions, she encountered the fox god and died from the wounds she suffered in that encounter. Afterwards, her domain quickly deteriorated without her support, but the name of the general who fought for her own sense of justice was not forgotten, and her story continued to be told.

A Dancer Who Craves For Blood
Legends said that red mist always surrounded this girl everytime she dances. Those curious enough to watch her dance ended losing their life, as the dancer bathed in their blood. She gave up on the place where she was born and raised. "There's no one left to destroy over there." said her. She single-handedly annihilated the entire clan of ninja before she disappeared into a void, and arrived at Grand Gaia.

When the Great War broke, it was natural to see her in the battlefield, cutting her enemies and bathed in their blood. At one point, a samurai tried to stop her from killing people indiscriminately, only to her confusion before she continued to slay the gods, which she believed that the blood of gods made her blade sharper. It was until she spotted a girl with eight blades in the midst of the battle. Although they seem to join force, the dancer also saw the girl in white as her potential prey. However, both of them then absorbed into a vortex. That was where the dancer finally met her equal rival in the battle, as they engaged in a deadly fight with each other within the vortex.

The Story of A Kunoichi
She was sent on a quest by the elders of her village in order to correct her rebellious personality. However, when she came back, what she saw was a girl standing among the corpses of her clan, with a kimono turned into red after it absorbed the blood of the people that the girl killed. Covered with the blood of her victims, the girl then vanished into a void. The kunoichi then rushed into the void to pursue the girl, but she landed in Ishgria instead. As she adapted on her new lifestyle, she continued searching for the girl. However, although she defeated many a demon in Ishgria, she was unable to find the girl she was hunting down.

One day, she sensed a disturbance caused by an opening void, and thus headed towards it. When she arrived, though, the vortex gad already disappeared. She then found a piece of blood-stained kimono and some scraps of armor, as well as a scroll. She immediately learned that the scroll was from her village, and concluded that the girl she pursued had been eliminated. The kunoichi then reclaimed the scroll and vowed to reach an even higher level of power.

Years later, it was revealed that to commemorate her, people of Ohbanahara made her name as the name of school of shinobi techniques.

A Shinobi and A Warrior Monk
The monk was raised in a temple renowned for its warriors. He developed many weapons and honed his skills with his friend, a certain red-haired ninja. His weapons were all of original design, and while it's hard to think of them as useful in actual battle, their magnificent power is clear at a glance. These very weapons were used by the monk everytime he went into battles, in which he would take it like his own stage, where he would appear in full make-up. Later, when the temple was attacked by nearby countries which felt threatened by it, he acted as a shield to protect his friends. It was said that the monk died by blowing himself up in order to buy some time to his friends.

His friend was sucked into the vortex and arrived on Bariura Empire. It was hinted that he worked as an assassin during his time in Bariura. His master was mysterious, but it was true that he worked alongside one of the Six Heroes and The head magician of Bariura Empire; one of them was after the Emperor's life, and the other was protecting it. Fighting alongside both as they fought each other led to much speculation concerning Oboro's master, and thus, nobody knows where his loyalties laid in ancient times. However, a research stated that the shinobi swore fealty to the emperor. The emperor got him to work for him by offering him esoteric texts with secret underworld techniques written within as a reward for his services. After he finally got his hands on these hidden techniques, he parted from the emperor in search of an appropriate resting place.

In the now abandoned temple, a shinobi serving a person named Genbu found the records of the armaments that the monk made. Apparently, the monk used many kinds of "karakuri" mechanical dolls alongside those armaments. Furthermore, the wandering monk that engaged in a spar with a certain Summoner in the Fields of Despair used the ninjutsu that based on the techniques of a brilliant shinobi, as well as the monk's lost friend. The shinobi's name was also made into the name of a shinobi school where the wandering monk used to learn until he became the general.

The Spirit That Protects Children
In Ohbanahara, there is a yuurei who appeared before the children at sunset. She is known as a playful ghost for the children, and doesn't harm human in general. Accordingly, she is seen as the fuardian spirit of the children. However, if she learns of an adult abusing a child that plays with her, she will visit and attack that adult in the night.

When the ghost is corrupted by evil malice, after it tries to defeat a monstrous beast that wanted to devour children, she becomes an evil spirit that attacks any humans she sees. However, she never attempted to attack a child under any circumstances, which leads into a conclusion that the evil spirit may still have her original personality.

The Mystical Fox
It was believed that the Mystical Fox came to exist long before humanity as a divine beast and protector of the land. It holds the power to see into the hearts of humans, and has granted many blessings on good-natured individuals in the past. However, tales also hold that it levies fearsome punishments against those with impure hearts. This Mystical Fox has many fox servants whose main duties are protecting the shrines that stand all across Ohbanahara, and convert the faith of worshipers that visit the shrines into spiritual energy for personal use. They are friendly to humans despite rarely appearing before them, and even offer humans their protection. However, they are also said to relentlessly pursue and attack any who desecrate their shrines.