Dark Edge Village

Who will win the duel, the ronin Mayakashi or the hero, Hiruma Kazuma?

Poll ended at Sat May 13, 2017 6:59 pm

Kazuma wins, though his sword breaks during the battle with the tainted ronin. He takes her blade and beheads her, but finds that his anger at the Shadowlands and everything they have stolen from the Crab unsated. Unknowingly wielding the Bloodsword Revenge, he returns to the Crab and petitions his Champion to give him the troops he needs to launch a preemptive attack on the Shadowlands.: 18; 38%

Kazuma wins and beheads the tainted ronin. Recognizing her blade as a weapon of evil but lacking the knowledge to destroy it, he leaves the Bloodsword in the forest in the hopes that it will fade into obscurity. Fate is merciless, however, and the blade is discovered by one of the Naga. The Bloodsword twists the Naga's mind until all it can think about is revenge against humanity for the death of its people. The corrupted Naga's thoughts bleed through the Akasha, worsening relations with the Empire as the Naga become more and more obsessed with revenge.: 5; 10%

Kharmic Strike. Kazuma and Mayakashi murder each other in the depths of the forest. Their bodies are eventually discovered by a group of Forest Killer bandits, and, after numerous internal betrayals, murders, and thefts, the Bloodsword Revenge finds its way into the hands of Zetsumei, the leader of the Forest Killers. With the sword's power at her beck and call, she begins striking more aggressively into Scorpion lands to punish them from the things they did to her as a child.: 21; 44%

Mayakashi wins and devours Kazuma's soul... which has been strengthened by his time in Yomi and his powerful Name. Her strength increases significantly, elevating her from a Lost samurai into one of the dreaded Akutenshi. Drawn to the Nezumi by the strength of Kazuma's Name, she butchers the Rememberers of the Tattered Ear Tribe and forces those who remain to serve her as the Stained Ear Tribe.: 2; 4%

Mayakashi wins and mortally wounds Kazuma. Instead of killing the Crab hero, she cruelly cuts her hand and allows her black blood to drip down into the unconscious Crab's open wounds. When he awakes days later, Kazuma has no explanation for why he still lives. He begins the slow, painful journey out of the Shinomen and back to Crab lands, unaware of the corruption that has taken root within his soul.: 2; 4%