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Edo, a place of great business; always flourishing with life. The new capial of Nihon. Peaceful yet up-beat; calm as well as fast pace. All of this is protected and maintained under the watchful eye of the Shogun. Even though it seems calm enough, many people watch themselves for fear that they will become his new objected target. A group that merely call themselves "Yami" have scared the Shogun for sometime now. He once went to a lady shaman to see what his power would hold for him. The woman had a preminision that he would be killed by a shadows of a single name. Who'll not be united but stand as one. The cold cruel Yami. From that point on, anyone who was of great skill and power had a bounty on their head.

The Shogun sat in his illustrious palace, where he most likely should have been happy. However he found himself dwelling on the rumors he had been hearing lately, the winds spoke of an uprising. He frowned, picking up his cup of sake to swish idly. He had a lot of thinking to do, a lot of scheming to accomplish. He turned to his guard at the door, beckoning the man over.

O could see the man gesturing toward him and he moved quickly to kneel by the man. He had been working for the Shogun since he arrived in the city, although his love of conflict was really the reason he insisted on working for the man. He was a magnet for fighting and that suited O just perfectly.

"Yes M'lord."

"O, Junsei, There have been a number of unsettling rumors circulating about. I want you to find those who may pose a danger to my rule, those vagrant warriors, and I want you to eliminate them."

The Shogun said conversationally, although the subject matter was so grim. He drank from his cup, before bidding the man to accomplish his task. It was certainly not an easy one, but he believed the man could do it. After all, how many were there really in the city that could stand against him. The main problem was eliminating the leader, whoever that may be.

"Yes sir. I'll take care of that, no problem."

O said, bowing to the man. He exited the room, following the long corridor toward the outside. He wanted to get started early, besides it was the perfect time to grab a stiff drink. He smiled lightly at that as he stepped into the brisk night air. He yawned, stretching his tired arms. He walked toward the gate, hailing the guards on either side. They allowed him to pass through and he started toward the nearest teahouse. O always mixed business with pleasure, what better way to eliminate a few threats then meeting them where they thought they were safe.

O walked quickly, although he paused as he passed a very strange looking man. It wasn't uncommon to see people walking around at night, it was however unusually to see a man so intentionally dressed for misdeeds at night. Those types usually avoided the Shogun's guards. Not a wise idea to pick pocket that close. He turned his head slowly, giving the man a once over. He tucked his hand in his pocket, running his fingers over his cards. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but stopped, merely staring at him in silence.

"No problem, persay. Just a vague familiar feeling...Do I know you?"

O asked, his eyes remaining locked on the man's. He drew a single card, turning it over in his hand as he spoke. He doubted the man could be up to anything good, dead black in the dead of night not a good sign. Besides, his orders were to eliminate threats. Perhaps he'd start right here.

"Mmm, see I was sure this was you..."

O said, gesturing toward the card. He held it out to Kurei, the back facing the man. He turned it toward the man, the front was a very detailed drawing on a man being engulfed in fire. Only on closer inspection, it seemed to be Kurei himself. O smiled at the man, it was certainly not a pleasant smile by far. Not long after he turned the card to face Kurei, there was a hissing sound. A fire ball streaked from midair, hurdling toward Kurei.

"I know, but it's so very fun."

O said with a slight chuckle, tucking the card back into the deck. He shuffled the deck in front of Kurei, grinning at Kurei. It certainly couldn't be comforting the man to see that the man had plenty of tricks up his sleeves. He picked another card, tucking the rest into his pocket. He held it up to inspect it.

"Hm, that's intriguing..."

O remarked, as if the card hadn't been blank to begin with. He turned it to Kurei for the man's inspection. On the front, a long rope from above Kurei was wrapped around his neck in a noose, lifting him. And once more, within seconds of viewing, the rope dropped. It moved as if possessed, a serpent trying to choke it's prey.

"It's a bit harder than you'd think, dissuading the enchanted..."

O taunted, laughing at the man's predicament. He drew his own blade, placing the tip at the man's throat. He yawned lightly, as far as he was concerned it was over. It showed the true arrogance of an undefeated talent. He turned his attention to the night sky, grinning up at the moon.

"Blood in the moonlight, it appears quite black you know..."