Live by Honor, Die with Pride ~ Swordsmen/Samurai RP (IC / Accepting / Started)

[Super Chaos Sonic]

[url="http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/259739-live-by-honor-die-with-pride-swordsmensamurai-rp-ooc-accepting-not-started/"]OOC Thread[/url]

[i]This was a trap...a trap to gather the greatest warriors in one place. The Swordsmen Budokai Tenkaichi Tournament that Gandrake Akamichi hosted was a lie. Hopefully we can all make it out alive...we being the ones that chose not to abandon our honor as Swordsmen and joined Gandrake. Only time will tell what will happen.[/i]

Desmond wrote this small paragraph in a book which he had in his back pocket. He looked over at the other rebels that followed him and escaped the stadium, and sighed a little. Desmond knew most of them were fearing for their family and loved ones lives...cause he was feeling the same way. He quickly shook his head and stood up, looking around the small building they took refuge in. [b][color=#FF0000]"Alright....I think we put enough distance between us and Gandrake's army. Might as well start with some of the introductions." [/color][/b]Desmond said with a small smile. [b][color=#FF0000]"My name is Desmond Striker, The Stray Wolf."[/color][/b]

[Makο]

Douglas hopped to his feet from the small stool he was sitting on, steadying himself, as the sword over his shoulder got him off balance . He looked towards the rest of the group, grinning. "[color=#808080]Hey there. Douglas Grey is the name. You can call me Doug, Grey, or Sure Shot. The choice is yours. And I have nothing else on my mind other than getting back at that bastard Gandrake for the crime he's committed. I won't rest until I see his head on a silver platter![/color]"
Doug took a deep breath, calming himself from the small burst of anger he had towards Gandrake. He would avenge the death of his life long friend. He had to.

[Super Chaos Sonic]

Desmond smirked at Douglas and said,[b][color=#FF0000]"Well your not the only one Doug. Mainly cause I can't let my family or my master die...." [/color][/b]He looked away and then glanced at his blade, Ookami Shikon, gripping it. [color=#FF0000][b]"I'm not going to be separated from my family again..."[/b][/color] Desmond looked at the Spear Gauntlet device on his left wrist, which he found on the way from escaping the stadium. [b][color=#FF0000][i]Hmmm...maybe this will be useful later....don't know how, but I know it will.[/i][/color][/b] he thought with a smirk.

[Makο]

Doug stared at Desmond. He hadn't thought about his family in years. Well, his used to be family. "[color=#808080]You know, I used to think I was cursed for losing my family at such a young age, growing up in a orphanage. But now...I should consider my self lucky....man, now I'm really pissed![/color]" He jabbed his elbow towards the wall behind him as hard as he could. Upon contact, the wall collapsed in, taking Doug with it. "[color=#808080]Augh, Dammit![/color]" He climbed out of the newly created hole and wiped the dust off of him. He looked at everyone else. "[color=#808080]None of you will mention this. Ever.[/color]" Doug stared back into the hole, wondering why that side of the wall was so weak. He was shocked by what he found. He pulled two objects out. "[color=#808080]Hell yeah! Sub-machine guns! They look to be...hmm...PM-63 RAKs![/color]" He cocked them back, and fired a few shots into the hole. Satisfied, he smirked, holstering them. "[color=#808080]NOW it's a party.[/color]"

[Super Chaos Sonic]

Desmond smirked and looked at Doug's enthusiasm. [b][i][color=#FF0000]Looks like I'm not the only one to just wanna beat Gandrake badly....[/color][/i][/b][color=#FF0000] [/color]he thought as he watched him grab a few PM-63 RAKs. [color=#FF0000][b]"Well the more weapons...the better I suppose. Though, we're going to beat those traitorous warriors with our blades..." [/b][/color]Desmond said, as he looked out of a boarded window, making sure no one saw them. [b][color=#FF0000][i]Machina City is a big place, so it'll be a while for them to actually find us...at least I hope....[/i][/color][/b]

[Makο]

"[color=#808080]Why do we have to? Guns work just as well as swords, and you can pull off some pretty badass things using them.[/color]" Doug patted his holsters, showing off his new arsenal. The smug grin on his face faded afterward. "[color=#A9A9A9]So...what's our plan? We have to make the first move against Gandrake before he can find our hiding spot.[/color]"

[Super Chaos Sonic]

[color=#FF0000][b][i]Not even sure what the plan is myself... [/i][/b][/color]Desmond thought with a quiet sigh. He was only seventeen...he wasn't a huge army leader to lead some kind of rebellion. Though, he did remember someone in an old record from France or Italy, assassinating people for the death of his family. Except in that situation, those people were Templars...and they were trained freakin' assassins. [i][b][color=#FF0000]But if I don't do anything...we'll all get killed sooner or later. [/color][/b][/i]Desmond looked at everyone and then said,[b][color=#FF0000]"Alright, for the time being....we're gonna have to stay in hiding until nightfall."[/color][/b]

[Admiral_Stalfos19]

Meanwhile, in the outskirts of town, Koru looked down and observed the corpse of a fallen warrior. The head, arms and shoulders were together on one piece of the body, as with the pelvis and legs on another piece. But the torso in between had appeared to be completely vaporized. Koru looked up to see that a few of the other fallen warriors receive the exact same treatment.

[color=#ff8c00]'Did... I do this?'[/color] Koru asked himself in thought, as he seemed to remember how they died, [color=#ff8c00]'No, that doesn't matter any more. What matters now is that the other ladies are safe now, and... F***!! I knew I forgot to check on someone!'[/color]

Koru rushed inside, closer to the town centre. He knew his two most favourite girlfriends were killed by Gandrake's assassins, but he distinctively remembered having a third favourite, and felt he had to check up on her... if she was alive, that was. Stopping at the girlfriend's house, Koru knocked on the door, and was relieved when the girlfriend answered.

[color=#ff8c00]"Terra, you're alive!"[/color] Koru hugged Terra immediately, as she did the same to him.

[color=#800080]"'Course I'm alive, I'm a big girl,"[/color] was Terra's response.

[Raine]

Along side a large window a man stood, his silver hair illuminated by the only light in the room, a lone fireplace. Stroking his hair back he stared out into the machine city, a marvel of technology and engineering prowess. He turned his green eye, setting sight on a second man. He stood staring in the middle of the fire for a moment then turning back to Gandrake. He spoke, "Gandrake, I hope you understand the situation."'

The silver haired man smiled pressing his hand down he side of his face over the hair covering his eye, "But of coarse, while I expected less resistance than this for forcing an army it's easy enough to handle. My only question is why you choose to be so cooperative, Michel."

MIchel sat in a chair facing the fireplace, Gandrake frew a momentary expression of disgust but returned to his grin. Michel spoke without facing him, "I am a man of god, not the people, Gandrake. If I find things to favor the greater good, I do so."

"Do you truly believe in that virtue?"

"Which one?"

"Evil for the sake of a greater good?"

Michel remained silent for a moment, "Yes, it is necessary for the stability for this world and to understand the shades of grey."

Gandrake retained his smile and began to move towards the fire place, "Would that make me evil?"

Michel thought as Gandrake was now behind his chair looking at the fire, "I suppose so," he said with a small chuckle.

Gandrake frowned and jumped in the neighboring chair, sitting in it with his leg over the arm rest, an odd position, "Not exactly motivation for me is it," he notices Michel's grin as he said that, "but I digress, we move on to the matter at hand, the resistance."

Michel gave Gandrake a cynical look, "You take away people's chains they fight with nothing to lose, that was a poor choice on your part."

"I may have rushed but its a fixable mistake."

Michel stood and moved in close to Gandrake, "You should not underestimate the power of human being," his face was solid and serious, "Now I will try to weaken their force by any means necessary." He raised his finger, "Now... do not to forget our deal," with that he turnd and began to walk away.

Gandrake was irritated to be talked to like that by someone inferior, "MICHEL!," he rose to his feet, "The tournament may have been a ploy... but maybe it can be more real than I had planned it to be. Offer them."

Michel stood, silence flowed between the two, "Understood," he faded into the blackness.

[Murar Bonefang]

"[i]ooh! god knows how long was i sleeping " [/i] thought Shino to himself. As usual he started his day praying for his ancestors and his master, whom he had seen being killed in front of his very eyes.
Meanwhile the town seemed to be rather quit, unusually so, since it was way past morning.. "[i]some thing must be going down, something big[/i]" [i] [/i] this brought Shino back to why he was actually there, that sad excuse of a human Gandrake had his wife captured; no matter what Gandrake would die spitting blood on his sword, only then would his misdeeds could be forgiven...

Down the road there seems to a shop open, "[i]hmm, maybe these locals would know better than me, lets ask them something[/i]" As Shino entered the shop, there was a cheerful "[i]Konichiwa san[/i] " greeting from a little kid, who was selling some warm brew, which smelled like good tea. After having a gulp of the good tea, Shino asked the kid whether if he knew of a person called Gandrake. By the expression on his face, it was sure that the Kid knew something, but the reply came, "[i]Sorry stranger, I have a shop to run and a family to feed[/i]"

"[i]Understood chan, take care[/i]" and he started to walk to the center of the town.

[Admiral_Stalfos19]

[color="#ff8c00"]"That's good to know,"[/color] Koru started to grow concerned, [color=#ff8c00]"Hey listen, we better get going, those assassins'll be here any second,"[/color]

[color=#800080]"More like dumbassins, can't even kill a chick in her sleep!"[/color] Terra retorted.

[color=#ff8c00]"The hell do ya mean, dumbass...?"[/color] started Koru, before taking time to click, [color=#ff8c00]"You killed them already?!"[/color]

[color=#800080]"What, was I supposed to die or something?"[/color] Terra asked sarcastically.

[color=#ff8c00]"NO... yes,"[/color] Koru had to admit he was sceptical about leaving Terra to fend for herself, knowing Gandrake would be pissed off knowing she was still alive, [color=#ff8c00]"Look, these guys are trained to kill anyone that stands in..."[/color]

[color=#800080]"Well they're obviously trained by a retard with bull s*** for brains,"[/color] Terra scoffed, intervening Koru's warning, [color=#800080]"Koru, please: stop worrying about me. I can handle these jackasses myself,"[/color]

[color=#ff8c00]"I know you can,"[/color] Koru admitted, [color=#ff8c00]"But... when you look for gold and silver, you forget how valuable bronze is,"[/color]

[color=#800080]"Awwwwe, that's so sweeeet,"[/color] Terra kissed Koru on the cheek.

[color=#ff8c00]"Yeah, well I better get going,"[/color] Koru told Terra, [color=#ff8c00]"Got that rebellion meeting to go to, and [i]apparently[/i] I've spent enough time checking up on you and making sure you're OK and all. Good to see you again and um... take care,"[/color]

Koru and Terra waved their goodbyes, as the former proceeded to where the rebellion was being held. Desmond Striker and Douglas Grey were already there, and seemed to be conversing for a plan of action. It was hard to tell since Koru was a fair distance away and wasn't paying much attention to that particular conservation. He decided to break the ice just to make sure.

[color=#ff8c00]"So uh... those Yankees, aye?"[/color] Koru asked rhetorically.

[Super Chaos Sonic]

Desmond heard someone's voice from the rebel's hiding spot and he quickly unsheathed Ookami Shikon and then pointed at the intruder. But, before he struck, he found out that this man was one of the rebels as well. Desmond sighed and then said, sheathing his blade,[b][color=#FF0000]"If you mean the rebels, then yes we are. And you shouldn't try and barge in like that my friend. I don't feel like bloodying my blade....just yet." [/color][/b]He ran his hand through his red hair and said,[b][color=#FF0000]"Well, I'm Desmond Striker, The Stray Wolf...and apparent leader of this rebellion..."[/color][/b]

[Admiral_Stalfos19]

Koru raised an eyebrow as he was held at sword-point for a second there. He never really did fear death, and his true fear was all the way at the back of his mind now, not bothering him any more in the slightest.

[color=#ff8c00]"Apparent?"[/color] Koru asked, [color=#ff8c00]"What, you guys hadn't made up your minds yet?"[/color]

A while later, he shrugged his shoulder.

[color=#ff8c00]"Oh well, the world's still spinning,"[/color] he added, [color=#ff8c00]"Koru Reikisi, otherwise known as The Phantom."[/color]

[Super Chaos Sonic]

[color=#FF0000][b]"I say apparent, mainly cause no one else has decided to take the position and so I decided to put the position on my shoulders..." [/b][/color]Desmond said with a sigh. Then he heard Koru introduce himself and smiled a little bit. [color=#FF0000][b]"Nice to meet you Koru...."[/b][/color] He walked away and then ran his hands through his red hair again. Desmond knew that leading a rebellion was going to take leadership, but he didn't know if he had any. Then he remembered a phrase that his master told him.

[color=#A9A9A9][i][b]"Leaders are born everyday. But a TRUE leader is made by a person's courage, undying determination, and a will for justice"[/b][/i][/color]

He smiled a little and then said,[b][color=#FF0000]"Alright, like I said we'll stay here until nightfall. When that happens, we'll try and escape the city in the cover of night."[/color][/b]

[Northern Sage]

[i]I did the right thing. My brother's life is the most important thing to me, [/i]Sakuya thought as she shut the door to the abandoned house tightly. She looked around at the dust-covered furniture. [i]Not the best, but it'll have to suffice. [/i]She dusted off a space on a table with her hand, and placed the portable radio on it. She then tuned in her headphones and connected to the other transmitter.
[color=#006400]"Daisuke", [/color]she said hesitantly, not sure if it worked or not.
The reply came almost immediately. She sighed out of relief.[color=#ff0000] "Yes, what is it? Something happened?"[/color]
[color=#008000]"The tournament was a trap, set by that man, Gandrake to gather an army of the world's strongest swordsmen. They sent soldiers to kill Koi, and I couldn't let him die. However, a lot of the soldiers think differently and rebelled against Gandrake. The orders are to kill the rebels."[/color]
[color=#ff0000]"Alright, what do you have?"[/color]
[color=#008000]"My katana, a makeshift base and rations. The military kind."[/color]
[color=#ff0000]"Good luck. Daisuke out."[/color]
She shut off the radio and then focused her powers on listening to things. There were not many noises in the vicinity, maybe a cat mewing. She had noted a couple of sound-proof bunkers and some civilians when she was outside earlier chasing the rebels. [i]I hope they are at least clever enough to hide somewhere with soundproof walls. [/i]She decided on going out and finding enemies not clever enough to find shelter.
OOC: [i]Italics are thoughts[/i], [color=#008000]green text is Sakuya speaking[/color] and [color=#ff0000]red text is Daisuke.[/color]

[Makο]

"[color=#808080]Hey Koru. I'm Doug. Glad to meet you. And I'm not going to call you Phantom. Just to let you know.[/color]" He playfully jabbed Koru in the side. "[color=#808080]And Desmond is the, and I quote, 'apparent', leader because none of us want to be claimed as the one responsible for this rebellion. Isn't that right, Dessy?[/color]"
Doug backed off and leaned up against the wall, snickering to himself. He shook himself out of it, and put on a more...professional...face.
"[color=#808080]Anyway, I don't think the just trying to escape is such a good idea. At least, not in our current state.[/color]" He placed his hand on his chin in a thinking pose. "[color=#808080]If I was Gandrake, I'd have my men patrolling the inner city, the border, and the outskirts. Security all around will be tight.[/color]"
Doug lifted his sword off his shoulder and shoved it into the ground.
"[color=#808080]I propose we cause a diversion. Half of us create one from the inside, giving a good way for the other half to escape. Then, the escaping half will cause one either on our way out or from the outside, yet again giving the first half a chance to make it out.[/color]"
His face lit up after he finished explaining, due to excitement, but it immediately faded.
"[color=#808080]Speaking of, how many of us actually rebelled? And how would we be able to contact the rest? We'd have a better chance in rebelling if we had more manpower.[/color]"

[Murar Bonefang]

Shino was roaming around town looking for the ba****d Gandrake, whom he wished to kill with his own sword. It was almost evening, and the roads were barren of people, mostly the scared people had boalted the locks and stayed inside. Up ahead on his left side, he saw a towering building, with a arch in front of it. Shino thought to himself, this place must be something important.

As he was about to turn left into one of the city's several by-lanes, a guard appeared out of no-where brandishing a spear," Halt who goes there. State your name and your business in the Imperial District."

Shino had been in enough trouble to know that this was one such event. He took another step "Halt or the consequences would be dire." shouted the guard as he thrust his spear forward and himself took a step forward.
Shino immediately knelt on one knee in front of the guard, with this head down, and said, "I am Asuma, I come from the next city, with a message to deliver to Lord Gandrake Sama." The guard threatened him to hand over the letter to him and he would ensure that the letter reached the correct person.

Shino, still heads bent in apparent loyalty, smirked at himself, so this is where the evil human dwelt; now his job is half done. "but its an oral message that i must tell it personally to Gandrake sama himself" stammered shino; "oh lots of such messengers coming to this place everyday, what should i say this is about ?" asked the guard.

Shino slowly started to get on his knees, "tell that orokana hito he has the blood my child in his hands" and swung his sword, which the guard blocks it easily with his spear, the next second,
the knife jammed into the side of his throat."when you see him in hell" the man made a croaking noise and fell down.

Shino thought for a second to rush in that very moment, but realized that it would be a foolish thing to do... "I must contact the others"
he shoved the body of the dead guard into the bushed and faded into the darkness.

[Admiral_Stalfos19]

[color=#ff8c00]'Escape?'[/color] Koru asked himself in thought, [color=#ff8c00]'That's what Terra should be doing! I better get her outta there as well.'[/color]

[color=#ff8c00]"Not a bad plan there Doug,"[/color] Koru complimented, [color=#ff8c00]"Not bad at all."[/color]

Meanwhile, Terra walked back into her room to collect the one weapon she never fought without; a large, double-bladed axe. She picked up a two-handed sword that a fallen assassin had dropped, figuring it might come in handy. As she did so, however, another tried to summon the strength to get back up. He was beheaded in response by Terra's axe.

[color=#800080]"Men that can't kill,"[/color] Terra shook her head and headed outside, only to find the corpses that Koru was examining before he remembered to check up on her, [color=#800080]"Huh... the f*** happened to them?"[/color]

[Super Chaos Sonic]

Desmond had to agree, Doug's plan did sound like a good one. But...he wanted to get rid of Gandrake as well. [color=#FF0000][b][i]If we escape...he'll just come back for us...and then he'll carry out whatever his evil plan is... [/i][/b][/color]Desmond sighed as he closed his eyes. [color=#FF0000][b]"If we just escape....it won't stop him. He'll keep comin' at us. And whatever he has planned....you all know he'll carry out with it. We need to stop him here and make sure he doesn't go and take this world under his own rule." [/b][/color]He noticed that everyone was looking at him funny when he said this. [b][color=#FF0000]"What? Think about it...he wants us warriors to get here...and this whole tournament was a set up. It screams evil plot..."[/color][/b]

[Makο]

"[color=#808080]Hey, I wasn't saying that we'd leave the area one we escaped the city. I just think we'd have a better chance of not being found if we weren't in the city.[/color]"
He peered out the window, making sure that we hadn't been found yet. A broadsword jabbed through the window, only inches away from Doug's face.
"[color=#808080]Oh. Huh. S***. I think we've been found. I propose we get the HELL out of here![/color]"
Doug fired his PM-63s through the window, hearing a man yell, with a thud afterward. He peered out, looking at the torn up body.
"[color=#808080]I frikkin love these things.[/color]"

[Super Chaos Sonic]

Desmond ran to the window and saw a few of the guards that Gandrake had with him. [b][color=#FF0000]"Son of a...." [/color][/b]He turned around and then motioned for them to escape the building. [color=#FF0000][b]"I'll keep them busy until you all escape!" [/b][/color]Desmond hopped out the window and then unsheathed Ookami Shikon, smirking at the guards. [b][color=#FF0000]"Yo losers! Over here!!!" [/color][/b]When he said this, the guards headed towards him, with blades drawn. Desmond quickly looked around and then saw a small fire in a medium sized barrel. [b][color=#FF0000]"You guys look like you need some complexion...I'll help you with that!" [/color][/b]he said as he raised his hand and then watched as the fire in the barrel rose up and then headed towards him, but he quickly directed it towards the guards, beginning to burn them. [color=#FF0000][b]"That ought to do it!"[/b][/color]

[Raine]

The black coated man had left building holding Gandrake, he was conflicted. Throughts raced through his head but he digressed. he knew what he had to do now. Elimination of the rebels by any means he thought or willed. He had wandered into the evacuated streets, the known location of rebels. It was a large are since exact locations weren't known. Michel gazed up into the sky, he would soon be found if he stayed in the area. Michel drew his blade, the large black claymore cut the light like a knife. He walked, like a man without a care or worry in the world... but something wasn't right about his walk... it was morbid. His blade dragged behind, scratching the metal street, "Careful what you do..." his voice was songful eerily echoing.

"♫Cause god is watching you... Be wary of your sins... For remember the death... of the fallen and ill... may our lives... be forever... to avoid that day... of judgement we fear...♫."

[Super Chaos Sonic]

Desmond looked at the guards and sheathed his blade as he walked towards them and began to loot them. [b][color=#FF0000]"Alright, seems like they have some money and a couple of card....security cards. This'll mean we'll get into a few secure places in the city..." [/color][/b]he said with a smirk. He put the stuff in his pockets and was about to turn and head back to the other rebels, when he heard someone's voice, singing a song that sent chills up and down his spine. [b][color=#FF0000]"W-Who's there?!" [/color][/b]Desmond asked as he gripped the hilt of his blade and turned back around, seeing a man with a Claymore walking towards him.

[Admiral_Stalfos19]

[color=#ff8c00]"Everyone follow me, I think I know a way out of this mess,"[/color] Koru instructed as the guards raided the hideout. He was running in one direction when all of a sudden he heard a gunshot, followed by turning to his left to see a bullet go straight for him and redirecting its flight path just in time. There was a sniper on the loose.

Meanwhile, unaware of the panic attack that the rebellions had gotten themselves into, Terra continued to observe the corpses, until a horseman had approached her from the south entrance, where Koru entered the city before.

"Excuse me, milady," the horseman stated, "We're looking for a young man by the name of Desmond Striker. Do you know where he might be, by any chance?"

[color=#800080]"And what if I do?"[/color] Terra spat at the horseman, sensing a bad omen about him.

"Then I'm afraid you'll have to come with us," Within seconds, Terra was surrounded by guards who had their weapons drawn, in case she were to attack with her currently holstered weapons, "I do hope you... understand."

[Raine]

Michel still looking at the sky felt eyes on him, his eyes looked down to see a man braced to attack over guard corpses. Michel's lips moved to words but nothing came out. "YOU!" he yelled as he stopped his song and drew his sword. His eyes scanned the man as a momentary silence flew by. He slowly positioned his sword in front of the point facing in the direction of the man. His foot shifted, "Match my blade," in an instant he disappeared, reappearing besides the man and swung his sword side ways away from his body he's black metal sliced the air.