OCtober Day 14: Sakura
Most people would consider me lucky to have encountered the pink samurai and lived. I’d been hanging with a small time gang, the Street Soldiers. The name was a little generic, though with there being few gangs left I hadn’t the luxury of being picky.. One day, some of the members harassed me into joining them on a little expedition. Consider it initiation, they said. When I asked what we were doing, they explained the local legend of the ‘Blossom Challenge’ to me. Within Gehenna lived a samurai, who’s strength outweighed any other. Her name is Sakura. She was considered quite beautiful, floating around the battlefield like a petal in the breeze. If you’re unlucky to be her target, you’d better pray quickly, as the last thing you’ll see is the light sparkling on her blade, and your guts on the ground. Her abilities made her an ideal mercenary. Many a gang or corporation had sought to hire her for themselves. However, she stood firm in her loyalty to her mistress, Mally and her com...