A Brave New World: A Narrative Fiction

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In a small town of Nagasaki, a full moon was at its peak in the night sky and beneath its radiant glow, two boys are born into the strange land, only to follow a fate created by the gods themselves. A skinny figure emerges from the darkness, shrouded by a cloak of pure shadows to hide his wicked grin only to draw attention to the emptiness and evil shown in his black charcoal eyes. After his arrival, rays of light suddenly emerge only to reveal a woman, with golden hair and the eyes that only held the innocence of heaven and all the light that is held in it. Once both came to acknowledge each other's presence the darkness began to speak.
"I told you an entire of peace would be utterly boring Rena." he uttered under his breath. She eyed him
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“Tomorrow two boys, will be born who will both be set on a quest to be the best samurai to ever walk the earth but only one of the boys can succeed.” She looks at him with much interest, “And what does this have to do with our little 'game'? ”
“We both choose one of the two boys and place a bet that our chosen boy will be the most successful samurai, if mine wins the lands will be overrun with demons and the era of chaos will
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To be able to strike down your foe with no mercy?” “No, I seek him for a blade so i can help the weak and stop the wicked.” Shurui pleaded with the old man. “If this is true and your heart is pure i'll make you a blade as pure as you.” Shurui gives the old man a ponderous look and asks “are you masamune?” “Yes my boy, you are the gentlest samurai i have ever met and one of the strongest. Most who seek me, seek me for evil. Like the young boy who was here a couple of weeks ago.” shurui shivered “Wait could it have been Jaaku? No Jaaku isn't evil, is he?” Shurui thought to himself. Two months passed as Shurui trained under the wise monk learning to find inner peace in himself. Shurui and Masamune in a epic battle against themselves only to be interrupted by the sound of a gentle stream and the splashes of the coy fish. Masamune leans towards Shurui “Shurui you must learn to defeat yourself before you learn to defeat your enemy because if you can't conquer yourself you'll never be able to defeat your enemy.” Shurui bows “yes, masamune.” hours past as young Shurui meditates and fights his inner demons and fears. “I miss Jaaku it's been so long,

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