The Shogun

Volume: 1

The Rising Sun

The Shogun:  This is a Parallel world where magic exists and many of the wars have been fought differently. The Japanese have won the Pacific war with heavy fighting, and the help of each clan loyal to imperialism

The son of the head Japanese Clans known as Isao Seki the leader of the yakuza. He tries to impress his father that he is worthy of succession until the great catastrophe

Prologue

There is a man wearing a white suit with red lining. He’s wearing white, leather shoes, and in his waistband is a pistol and a samurai sword. His skin was brown with battle scars on his right eye and one full sideway slash across his face. His hair was jet black but his eyes they were red the eyes of a monster. Kneeling before him is a man on his knees, and next to the kneeling man is a young girl crying herself to sleep.

As the man unsheathed his blade slowly, the man on his knees began to cry out.

“PLEASE, NO! I DIDN’T MEAN TO SELL OUT YOUR FATHER! PLEASE DON’T KILL ME OR MY DAUGHTER! I WILL GIVE YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT, JUST PLEASE DON'T KILL HER.”

The moment he said that he was struck in the head by a much larger fellow. The sword, drawn from the scabbard, made the distinct sound of metal scraping against leather: sheeeaaan.

The blade was fully drawn. “Mikhail I didn't give you an order to hit him.” Mikhail was one of the boys that is under the man with the sword. He was muscular from bottom to the top he wore white pants classic black shoes and a blue button up t-shirt its features were Japanese dragons all around him. With red-backed down hair. “What, boss he disrespected your father. I mean, he should get at least some form of punishment that includes pain.”

“Mikhail death will be his punishment he will die along with his daughter.”

The man who was crying on the floor begging that he and his daughter were speared quickly ross up in reaction of what the man just said. “You little shit you would kill a little girl over the mistakes of her father where's the honor in that.” CRACK!! As the noise of bones braking are heard and a painful scream can be heard along with it. Mikhail jumped to the side of the man that got back up and popped the man’s left leg open to which you can hear the distinctive sound of bones snapping.

“AAAAHHHHHH.” “Well well looks like you got some pair on you old man. You forgot who you're talking to or what.” “Ahhhhhhhhh…….” the man roughy inhaling and exhaling due to the  immense pain he was going through. If he moved even in the slightly it brings him pain.  “Y-you son of a bitch go ahead kill me but please spare my daughter she had nothing to do with this please I’m begging you she’s just a little girl please spare her and only her.”

Mikhail looked at the scared little girl crying herself to sleep in the corner. “Boss what should we do with the girl”. With a cold star he responded. “What we were ordered to do her father insulted our daimyo.”

“What come on she just a kid!”

“I know that but orders are orders we have to follow the code.”

“Come o―”

The door behind them slowly opens up along with the hinges creaking open.

“Well well well Mikhail are you refusing to follow direct orders from the daimyo.”

Both of them look the way where that voice came from. Mikhail was in shock when he saw the person but the boss it didn’t even phase him.

“I..Ish..Ishida w...what are you doing here.” When Mikhail look at the man named Ishida. He started sweating with nerves. He stared at him trying to keep his composure. But then from a faint look his eyes start to shake in either fear of him or his boss. Who was given mikhail the cold dead eyes.

“Ah Mikhail I’m disappointed in you. You were given a direct order from our leader.”

“But Ishida she just a kid man.”

“And what….her father sold out on the clan you should know better we need to make an example of them (inhale...outhale)....well it doesn’t matter know that why i’m here to solve the problem.”

“Ishida you can't be sea─” At that moment the boss nodded in agreement.

“No boss you can’t agree with this it’s not right BOSS.”

Ishida slowly walked up to the girl. slowly walking towards her without making a sound. The girls father tried to stop him even though he was in pain.

“Please don’t that’s not what you samㅡ”

And then out of know were

A blade came down─

…A large sound of flesh and bones being cut could be heard the a large splat of blood hit the ground along with the head of the man hitting the ground still dripping blood.

“There that one taken care of.”

As he said that he swung his sword to the right. As he swung the blood swayed off his sword onto the floor.

“Do whatever you have do ishida just make sure she feels no pain.”

“I will make sure she feels no pain.”

“Mikhail let's go we have business back home.”

“Toyohisa I mean boss she just a kid we can’t just kil─”

As Ishida bended down to the grab the little girl fast asleep he started to sing.

“Sleep, good girl, my beautiful girl. Good night,sleep tight. Quietly the moon is looking into your cradle. I will tell you fairy tales. And sing you a little songs, but you must slumber, with your little eyes closed good night, sleep tight.”(ignore this Song)

As Ishida hugged the little girl close to his chest but keeping his right hand on her head and his left on the girls back holding her still. A small but faint voice can be heard gasping for air.

The girl was suffocating, she tried to move but even hitting the man that was holding her in place. But it was no use as she tried to get out in any way she could. He grabbed her tight so that she wouldn’t movie to much.. A small voice can be heard from Ishida as the girl was trying to move away form Ishida. “Hm hm mmm”.  “I’m sorry little one your time wasn’t now but it was your destiny that brought you hear”. As Ishida holded the little girls face with his right arm on her head and the left holding her still. As Ishida right hand held the girls head with a firm grip. He swiped to the right as hard as he could.

!!SNAP!!

…The girl stopped moving…

Ishida still holding the little girl in his arms stood up and started speaking. “I shall make sure she gets the proper barual.”

“Make sure It’s in the orphanage graveyard that will cover up our tracks.”

“Yes boss now if you'll pardon me boss I have to go.”

After Ishida departed with the little girl still on his arms Mikhail slammed the wall, with his fist making a gaping hole in the wall. “Why did you let him kill her she was just a kid boss.” mikhail was angreid of what the boss just did. He agreed on the death of a child that was barely 6 years old. He was frustrated to why he would agree to it.

“Tell me why did you agreed.”

The boss looked at him with his eyes that looked like he really didn’t care much. His face looking like it was just any other day.

“It was our job our superiors are responsible for that know come on our Daimyo needs us….”

Chapter 1: The Shogun

The Clans

The year is 2224 This is a Parallel world where magic exists and many of the wars have been fought differently. The Japanese have won the pacific war in world war 2 with heavy fighting of guerrilla warfare, and with air superiority not to mention the help of each clan loyal to their Imperial majesty.

The Japanese now rule over large amount of lands,and islands alike. The allies have signed a non-aggression pact with the Emperor of Japan to not attack each other for 279 years due to the massive casualties The americans faced when trying to invade Tokyo, Japan. When the Americans saw an opportunity to invade Japan itself they took it but little did they knew it was all a ruse to get them into a trap. Once the americans got their fleet and convoys full of American soldiers near Japanese land they were in circled by the Japanese fleet and navy along with coastal defense and air superiority. Once the battle was over the americans suffered a total of 465k casualties in trying to invade japan not to mention the 407k that died of invading the Japanese Islands. To which that was the cause of such a huge year for the non-aggression pact. The leader of The Soviet Union Stalin has died due to unknown reasons living Leon Trotsky to take over The Soviet Union. Japan, and the Union have become worlds powers. The living neighbors of both Nations worried of invasion from both individuals.

Two emperors before Hisahito they reformed the Japanese government into the Japanese Empire. The Japanese have fully embraces absolute imperial rule, violating any of the rules is an offence to his Imperial Majesty. The Emperor Hisahito of Akishino has many daimyo/clans that occupied many territory of Japan. They are divided into clans that enforce his majesty rule.

The clans are in charge of different territory each of the clans have power in there domain. They control both the army and magic bartolino's they also have the free well to researchers, experiment as they please except for experimenting on japanese people and any pro-japanese. Each of the daimyos have fought in the Emperor's name all of them have fought and bleed for the Empire and they are solely loyal to the emperor and will come when called. The worlds nation have been using combat mages since the beging of the 16 century.

Nearly one billion people have died near the end of The Second Great War(SWWII) the young the old the weak they have all fought and died. The rest have either died from disease,starvation, and injuries. During the beginning of The Second Great War there was a virus growing in Europe The Third Reich. They grew like a plague expanding their empire first it was poland then france then it grew faster as the Italian’s joined the virus known as the Axis sure they succeeded in attacking the Allies but unlike like operation Barbarossa The Soviet Union saw it coming so during the two years of peace between the two sides they were preparing for a war.

The only reason why to Union new of the impending attack was because of the Japanese, in secret both the Union and the Japanese have formed an alliance. That no one even knew about both side joining side until operation barbarossa. After the failed operation of the Germans the whole world new of there alliance. The war now had a new side to which to fight from. This alliance shaped the very future that made The Histali Alliance.

But that was all in the past know….

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In the center of a large room, there was two men on the sitting down(Seiza) on the wooden floor. In front of them was a wall in the center of it was a desk along with a leather chair. The corners of the room were large Thai lamps with decorations of Japanese dragons. A group of men about six were surrounding the desk. Nearly All of these men wore suits in black and gray in each of their faces they had glasses filled with darkness that you could barely see there eyes. Around there waistbands each of them holded a traditional katana along with a 9mm pistols.

One of them started to move to the leather chair. To which it look like it had an old man on the floor praying to a portrait above him. The portrait had decoration on the side of it it had red mixed white candles that symbolizes the Imperial flag. Then the glass vases had Sumire flowers (violet) they have the meaning of small love, sincerity, and small bliss. Then the ume flowers (Japanese apricot) it has the meaning of Elegance, Faithfulness, and purity of heart.

The man looked very different from the rest of them. This man wore a Japanese style check tailored business suit, he looked like he had no weapons on him. The man started to walk behind the chair. Once he got there he sat down on both his knees and(Seiza Bow)Bowed down to the old man.

“Sir they have arrived what should we d─”

The man was cut off by the old man with his hand telling him to be silent as he was praying to the Emperor’s portrait. In imperial Japan during the beginning of the Empire it was a costume for Japanese people to have a portrait of his Imperial Majesty at home. To which they prayed to thought they didn’t considered the Emperor's as gods but as Shinto Deities that protected them from harm's way. Once he was done praying to the Emperor he moved his head to the right so that he sees one of men bowing down. As he stood up he put his hand on the man's shoulder to signify that he can stand up.

“My cane.”

As the old man asked for his cane one of the guards handed him his cane. The cane was decorated with cherry blossom trees along the sides at the hit It had a nice but rough black ball at the top. The old man grab the cane. Then he started to walk towards the two that were in the middle of the room. The both of them fixed their heads from bowing and stayed sat down on the floor both of them looked at the man walking towards them. The old man had long gray hair his gray eyebrows along with gray eyes. He has a few wrinkles around his face. Across his left cheek he had a gaping hole to which you can see his teeth. He was wearing a long black kimono with a white trim around its neck. The man from before that was bowing down was walking beside him insuring his safety.

“Stand my boy you to Mikhail.”

Both of them stood up.

“Mikhail go grab yourself a drink the tab is on me”.

“Thank you sir”. Mikhail turned around and walked out the door.

“Come with me boy we have to discuss something”.

“Is it about the man that sold us out”.

“Yes my boy there must be something that connects to this situation come with me boy we will discuss it in and other room you there tell one of the servant to get us some sake along with some mead for our guests”. Sake was a traditional Japanese alcoholic beverage that was made by fermenting rice. The old man that told one of the guards to tell one of the servants to get refreshments nodded in agreement. He walked out the doors and was headed toward the kitchen. The old man and Toyohisa left the room they walked out on one of the sides doors to the right. They walked the door to another door about 20 feet from they originally left. Once they opened the door they were greeted by two guards along a large hallway. The guards that greeted them were dressed different from the ones following the old man.

They wore a Kempeitai Uniform and on their waists bands they had kodachi along with H&K USP. The Kempeitai was the military police of the Imperial Army. The Kempeitai was both military police and secret police. The Kempeitai during the war would arrest or kill anyone who was anti-japanese and any spies as well as anyone disturbing the peace. Not to mention their ruthless way of doing thing.

“Ah boys are the rest of the members here yet”.

They both saluted and the man on the right responded

“Everyone except for lady Akane, and lord Ribaiasan sir”.

“Well how about General Hachishik”.

“Yes sir he is her along with D-Agency”.

“Ok that good we just have to wait for the rest of them”.

General Hachishik was one of the six great general that served in the imperial army. He was renowned and feared throughout the imperial court but the people were fond of him. He was known for having such ruthless ways of fighting enemy combatants. To which when he fought in the invasion of america, San Francisco he himself charged in without any reinforcement into a large heavy gunned heavy reinforced military complex. Once his men arrived at the the military complex he was in. Each man under his command gave an official report. Well no one was clear on the specifics, but the official record states that he was caught engaged in an act so horrifyingly unique, each witness could only describe it using the same two words  Ryūjin as well as Jörmungandr.

In Imperial Japan it had three religion; Shinto this belfi is an ancient religion of Japan the followers of Shinto respect and hold rituals. It consisted of rituals for the well-being of the community. They have Shinto shrines all over Japan they range from small households alters to large complexe shrines. Shinto is part of day to day life to the Japanese people., Norse/Pagan to which they believe in the Nordic Gods such as Odin, Thor, Freya, Loki,, and Buddhism. Thought Pagan and Shinto were the main religion in Japan. The word Ryūjin which means dragon god and Jörmungandr to which its the world serpents. No one was clear on why they would call him that though they also stated he fought with a smile.

“Very well then you two make sure the security level is set to maximum”. The soldiers responded with a “yes sir”. Along with a salute and so they went to the command center.

The hallway was narrow but still harden enough to rests against high explosive charges. Once the old man reached the only door that was in front of him he opened it. The room had the style of a war room. Console on each side of the room along with hologram projector. Then in the center with a hologram projector showing a map that had the location they were in. Along with several battle plans in place. On the sids of these were two men one was dress as an imperial general and the other of plain agent from D-Agency.

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Mikhail got out of the room were him and Toyohisa along with the old man and his bodyguards. Once he got of of the room he proceed to make his way to the bar down on the first level of the building. When he got to the elevator he got in and pushed the button for floor 1. For Odin sakes what the fuck did we just do. Once the elevator reached the main floor he got out he made his way to a room inside the room it had a sous-chef that was skilled in cooking as well as making drinks. The room was designed to be a large bar with a good amount of regulars, glowed quietly in the subdued lighting. With shelves full of bottles and ten chairs at the bar, the sous-chef was confident this was a fine enough room to quietly enjoy a drink along with a game of poker.

Mikhail walked to the bar and sat down at one of the chair at the bar. “Hay chef get me a uhm….. You know what get me anything that can make me get drunk fast”.

“Very well sir wait a moment if you please”.

The chef turned around and started make a cocktail drink. The cocktail used ten liquors of ten different colors. It looked exquisite, but flavor wise, one glass was plenty.

He’d experimented with ways to try to make it taste good. But he didn’t have much hope for the possibility.

He mixed the ten-colored cocktail with a  practiced hand and set it in front of Mikhail.

“Hm what is this chef!”

It’s a new brand I haven’t given it a name yet but I’m open to suggestions”.

Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, ahhhhhhh!

Chef absentmindedly polished a glass, he thought. If you want to drink like that, there are more appropriate place for it. The first floor had lounges and bars. There was no need to guzzle here. Mikhail slammed his glass-a rather large one- down on the counter. Chef desperately suppressed the urge to scowl.

“Next!”

In response to the order, he filled his glass─fill to the brim.

He picked up the glass, put it into his mouth, and chugged it in one go with the smooth motion of someone drinking ten cocktails in one go.

Then he slammed the empty glass on the bar just like before. “Phew I think i’m a little drunk”.

“That’s what happens when you drink fast. Perhaps you should go home and rest for today shall I call a guard to accompany you to your quarters”. As he was picking up the phone.

“...Nah, I don’t wanna go home…”

“I see…” he grabbed the glass from mikhail and started polishing it. If there’s something you want then say it. This is why anyone barley invites you to drink you can't hold your alcohol. Next time I should just bar you for entry... or not. It would be very disrespectful to the daimyo.

Bracing himself, he asked, “ what’s the matter, sir Mikhail?”

He doubted it was just his imagination that he seemed to have been waiting for him to ask. “Sorry, I don’t want to talk about it.”

Oh, for fuck’s sake. He frowned in spite of himself. Mikhail didn’t seem to understand since his face was face first on the counter.

“I think I’m a bit drunk. Give me another drink.”

“...I see.” No shit you’re drunk I gave you two glasses of the very finest alcohol there is.

As he wondered what to do, the glorious sound of what could be called a heavenly intervention came in. He faced the direction it came from and bowed his head slightly.

“Good evening Madam.”

“Hey, there chef long time no see.” The newcomer who called the bartender by his nickname was one of his regulars, the commander of the 106th mage battalion,and the the commander of the 506th infantry battalion Lady Akane.

“What can I get you my lady.”

“I will have the usual.”

“Yes, ma’am coming right up.”

The usual could only mean one thing─a cocktail with spirytus and some blue 1 on top along with blueberry mead.

Lady Akane was one of the most trusted aides of Isao the leader of the yakuza. Also one of the first responders to war.

Akane was wearing a Miko shrine maiden outfit. It consisted of a white robe known as a hakui with a pair of red hakama known as hibakama. Lady Akane was known for being a little to extreme for a miko priestess. She was born with the talent of war and leading soldiers, not to mention her magic to boost her soldiers abilities in combat.

As she walked to the bar and sat next to mikhail she wondered why he hadn’t greeted her even though they sat right next to each other, she saw that he was he face first in the table and mumbling something. She could barely hear or even make it out what he was saying.

Once chef had make the refreshment for her she took a few sips before putting it back on the counter.

“So who the hell is this”? She told chef on who was this man besides her and why he looked so depressed. Chef only responded with a agitated tone.

“That is the personal bodyguard of heir to the clan Toyohisa, supposedly he was dismissed and came here to pass the time but as you would see he’s a bit drunk”.

“Seriously this guy is his bodyguard”. She said with a confused look on her face. “I seen better guard than this I mean look at the state of him. Hey buddy can you hear me or want”.

Akane grabbed him by his hair and pulled him upwords so that he can see her.

“No way it’s the you Lady Akane long time no see….. What you don’t recognize your old friend from the academy”. As Akane was confused she moved her head in closer to conforme if it was who she thought he was. And then it hit her. “No way Mikhail long time no see Odin christ what happened to you man”. Chef only responded with a couros look on his face. “You two know each other ma'am”. “As a matter fact we do me and him went to the same academy togher hell we were basically new each other as if we were family, but damn what happened to him”.

“Oh is that so well either way I tried to help him on his problem but then he ordered a drink that will get him drunk fast. Shall I go grad the grandmas special”. As she was putting mikhail’s head back on the counter she responded. “Yes go get it let’s see if that gets him up”.

As chef went to the back of the bar to get grandmas special. Akane started to question mikhail on what happened to him.

“Ha mikhail”. As she slapped him behind the head quickly making him raise his head. “Hay what happen to you mik what happen”? As mikhail eyes looked at the person face who called him by his nickname, he responded with a  depressed voice “Oh it’s you thought you were Toyohisa for a second”.

“Hey stop dodging the answer mik”. As akane slammed her fist into the table.

“....Oh yea I was responsible for the death of a child…. I just stood there watching it all happen you should have seen her Akane, as she struggled to get air as her arms wear punching a wall. she was cute you know her short brown hair her green eyes you would probably end up taking care of her. Hu … but Ishida killed her. While I just stood there and watch you know out of all the things I did. The family's I separated  the many people I killed this one I regret doing”. Akane could see mikhail crying —but barely any—then chef comes back with grandma's special. Grandma's special was a narcotic drink mixed with several ingredient to sober up a person in an instant.

“Chef can you give us time”. “Off course ma’am just holler when you need me”. Chef walked behind the counter and behind the glass bottles you can see chef heading towards the basement on the lower level of the bar.

                                               ・

In the outskirts of the clans main HQ named Yakuza castle. A group of ancient guarders thesis guarders were an elite group of Imperial soldiers. They were brilliant, proficient in a number of combat skills, along with any necessary skill they needed they had weapons enchanted with all sorts of effects as well as magic armor and energy shields. Some of theses weapons consisted of a fully automatic Shi no buki(death weapon soldiers named it) with the effects of once on impact the bullet explodes with an electrical discharge leaving surrounding enemies being killed by electricity sometimes stund. And the energy shield once hit it absorbs the energy output of any type of bullet. Then it release it back two times of the initial hit.(In the last couple of years scientists have made bullets such as energy, lighting rounds, track rounds,ect.)

The guards at the gates were about nine thousand, the ancient guarders had a better physiques than regular soldiers. They were outfitted with three different types. The men in the front were geared with splendid breastplates(samurai), carried a energy shield shaped like a stretched-out inverted triangle─like a kite shield─ in one hand, and held various weapons in the other such as a Shi no buki and some of them having the Pawāraifumoderu T - 45 (standers semi automatic rifle) nicknamed the Shi no oni(Demon of Death).