Scorpion Clan Letter - #6
I can see the armies of the Lion, Crane and Phoenix and I cannot help the smile that comes to my lips. I remember when our army stood against them, and I watched them struggle to gain an inch of ground againt our lord, my beloved husband.
Only a few months have passed since I put his ashes to rest, and even still, my hand trembles when I write of him. He was right to find sanctuary in the dark one's favor. he was wrong to think it could keep him safe from my revenge.
Now he wears a porcelain mask and walks among the army of slavering dead men.
When I put my husband to rest in the pyre, I felt a presence standing at my side. An embrace I thought I would never feel again wrapped around me, and for a moment, I could smell his hair swirl with the smell of smoke and fire. Then, the presence was gone.
Now, I watch the armies outside the castle. But they are not the only armies that will fight against the dark one. My army is gathered as well, but it does not stand outside the walls, ready to attack. My army is all about me now, as I write, in the shadows. They are not as great as the armies of the other Clans, but they will serve their purpose here.
I remember when I was young, and my mother would sit up late at night and tell me stories that chilled my bones. And when she turned out the night and left me along in the darkness, I remember being frightened at every shifting shadow, at every sound.
I am no samurai. I know nothing of swords or steel or honor. I have never ridden into battle, or smelled the sweat and blood of combat. I cannot fight the dark one the way the Crab and Lion will.
I am no shujenga. I cannot summon the very elements themselves to serve my will. I cannot weave fire and weather into weapons and heal with water and earth. I cannot fight the dark one the way the Phoenix will.
I am a Scorpion. My only weapon is the darkness.
I know the dark one des not fear the darkness. I know he thinks he is its master.
Tonight, I will show him that he is not.
Bayushi Kachiko