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In Feudal era Japan, there were 2 famos swordsmiths who made weapons of legend. One, Masamune Okazaki, was famous for making swords that seemed to have a personality and soul. The other, Sengo Muramasa, was famos for making swords so brutal, they could not be returned into the sheath until it drew blood.

One day, Masamune and Muramasa had a contest to see who could forge the better sword. They met at a creek nearby with the 2 blades. Muramasa placed his sword, the Juuchi Fuyu (10,000 Winters) into the river, and it cut through fish swimming by the stream, the leaves that blew by, even the air that passed it. Masamune, in return, placed his blade, the Yawaraka-Te (Tender Hands) into the river, and nothing was cut.
Muramasa laughed at his former teacher, mocking him at the though that his master's sword was unable to cut through anything. However, a monk who had been watching the contest, praised Masamune's sword, stating that
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"The first of the swords was by all accounts a fine sword, however it is a blood thirsty, evil blade as it doesn't discriminate as to who or what it will cut. It may just as well be cutting down butterflies as severing heads. The second was by far the finer of the two, as it doesn't needlessly cut that which is innocent and undeserving."

And to this day, the 2 continue to roam Japan, with Muramasa hoping to best his master at crafting a superior sword.

RULES! READ FIRST AND OBEY!:This is an RP based in Feudal Japan. It is unique at the fact that the sword that your character carries has a certain nature to it, and has a certain way of acting, just like a human. Your sword can only have ONE power, and it must be related to your sword's nature. There will be no godmodding, no cybering, and please keep it literate. Up to 3 sentences per post. And finally, please enjoy yourself.

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Gaia name: Durban59
RP name: Masamune Okazaki (Goes under the name of Ryoko for now)
Name of sword: Yawaraka-Te (Tender Hands)
Nature of the sword: Calm, and judging of the world around it. Can be dull so as to not harm those who are undeserving. Also, can lower the opponents will to fight. (Does not work with Muramasa.)
Sword's unique ability: The sword has the ability to heal his wounds.
Biography: Before the ordeal with Muramasa, Masamune lived a good life as a famous swordsmith. All people who wished to forged blades in Japan came to him for teachings. After the ordeal with Muramasa, Masamune took hiding, roaming the wilderness, for he knows that Muramasa, in his rage, will most likely kill him.
Spends most of his time wandering the wilderness, trying to find a way to make Muramasa understand the soul of the sword, and to make him understand that the blade is not a tool, but a brother of sorts. He carries a sharpening stone, and travels light. He likes not to be recognized as Masamune, but he usually helps people with their swords for low payment. One of the only few people alive who can see the soul of the sword, and can feel it's emotions.
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Sword creator:Masamune

Gaia name: [.hikage.]
RP name: Sekai Hironaka
Name of sword: Koshi No Yume [Withering Dreams]
Nature of the sword: Sorrow, and full of jealousy; it has a tendency to want to cut down anything that is happy, much to Sekai’s displeasure.
Sword's unique ability: It can control the user, making their strength shoot up. The user goes into a state of unconsciousness, unless they know how to snap out of it.
Biography: Raised in a high class home, Sekai never really knew of the world that she was oddly named for. She got everything she wanted, or needed, except for the much desired freedom the young girl craved. As she got older, she heard about the fights that her family went through, and wondered what it was like to be in battle. Her father, being a swordsman, had Muramasa forge her a sword and trained her. It made her look up to him, and she dreamed to fight along side her father, and make him happy. He never knew of the sword’s soul, but did see his daughter’s weak body, as she grew tired and drained, going into comas for long periods of time. Eventually, the comas cleared up, and there was a large war against her family. Sekai was the only person that emerged from the field of corpses. Her own soul weakened, but she moved on, travelling around as an assassin. Eventually, she regained her old self, acting like the girl she was before the battle.
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Sword creator: Muramasa

Gaia name: Kioniel
RP name: Kira Himura
Name of sword: Futago Kawa [twin rivers]
Nature of the sword: playful
Sword's unique ability: when one of the medium length swords is wet, by any liquid including blood, makes its user move faster. The wetter, the faster.
Biography: his comes from a linage of master swordsman. His family was serving under the resistant army before the Meiji era. But when he was born they were already split in different groups, some with the imperialist, other still in the resistant. His teachers were his father in the art of the sword, and his older brother in martial arts.
Later on, his family was executed apparently for treason. He was hunger with revenge but some strange told him that ‘revenge will only make the honor of your family dirty. Let it go and start over.’ He thinks about it and makes some sense to him, so he let the revenge thoughts go. All the money he had he used to buy the sword he carries. He still hasn’t mastered its ability to the hundred percent, but he keeps trying.
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Sword creator: Murasame


Gaia Name: Solomon Marquis.
RP Name: Jiro Genji.
Name of Sword: Za Yochi (The World).
Nature of the Sword: Impatient and confident.
Sword's Unique Ability: Stop time for a duration of one minute.
Biography: If Jiro had parents, they were dead before he knew them. He was raised by thieves, bandits, and Yakuza members in his early years. After that, he trained himself in swordfighting, developing his own unique style that seemed to be unbeatable. Muramasa and Jiro crossed paths one day wile traveling. Muramasa could sense the power and anger within Jiro, and thus gave him a special sword fit for one such as he. The blade was incredibly strong and lightweight, and could cut through just about anything, but there was something more to it. It was not until Jiro found himself face to face with a squad of archers did he discover the sword's true power. He cried out the sword's name and time immediately slowed to a stop. He thought it only to be a dream at first, but then proceeded to slay the archers. A scout had been hiding nearby and witnessed his comrades instantly spraying blood from their bodies, even though Jiro had been many feet away. The scout ran to the nearest town and told the people of the event. Now infamous, Jiro wanders aimlessly about Japan.
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Sword Creator: Muramasa.


Gaia name: Durban59
RP name: Sengo Muramasa
Name of sword: Juuchi Fuyu (10,000 Winters)
Nature of the sword: Anger, insanity, and hatred. Cuts all, enemy and friend. It cannot be sheathed without sheding any form of blood. Just by laying their eyes on the sword, the enemy's will to fight is stronger, allowing the sword to feed on their anger.
Sword's unique ability:Tends to use the wielder's anger to their advantage, making the user unbelivably strong. However, this also causes the user to gain fatigue more quickly.
Biography: Muramasa was a promising studen of Masamune, and was always a good creator of swords. However, he never understood that the sword is something other than a tool of murder. He challenged his teacher to a sword crafting contest, and lost. Now, he seeks the wilderness, trying to seek out his former master, and slay him in revenge.
He usually boasts about his skill, and thrives on other people's misfortune. Arrogant, and uncaring of others, he is The complete opposite of Masamune.
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Sword creator:Muramasa

The small streams flowed through the town, Sekai had noticed, crouching down upon the cobble stones. They moved under her feet, and she frowned. Usually she was well balanced, but it could've been due to the lack of sleep. "I'll take a break for a bit," she whispered, standing back up, her crimson eyes glancing at the village. She continued on towards her destination, gripping the hilt of one of her two swords.

As she walked into the town, Sekai felt eyes upon her. Turning with a glare, her expression softened when two young children, siblings, took a step back. A smile formed upon her lips and they returned the gesture, but before anything more happened, a voice called and they ran to their house, waving at her. How sweet, she thought, but a jolt of pain shot through her. Brushing it off, she continued to walk, examining the town. Her stomach growled, unnoticed by others, offering some guidance as to where she should go.

Upon entering a small food stall, one ran by an elderly couple, they greeted her, motioning towards an empty seat. There were few people in the wooden home, and she assumed that it was theirs, and that they lived in the back. Sitting down, she fixed her hair into a braid, placing her hands into her lap. Sekai ordered a large plate of fish, chicken, and rice, a shimmer in her eyes. After travelling for a week, food was her greatest love upon entering a town, along with a bed. It was quick for the foot to arrive and be set down in front of her. Picking up her chopsticks, she thanked them, eating her meal at a somewhat hastened pace.

Kira entered the town, his friends [[the swords]] sleeping, one at each side of his legs. Even that he gives up on doing revenge, his thought of that came back again and again when he saw the families happy walking by the streets. He could give up on taking revenge, but forgive never. Walks around town, looking for something interesting to do.