Oda Tatsuya [APPROVED 1-1-;Vizard]

The History Deepens

Active Years: This portion of Tatsuya's history takes place from the year 1000 to the year 1500


Chapter 3:The Dragon Daimyo Arises⫸

Upon his anticipated return with his men, they accepted a lavish welcome. A promotion to Damiyo was a big deal within the Oda Clan. But for some reason, this occasion was treated like nothing. His father didn't attend or make it official. This was merely another slap in the face of them only accepting him just. Tatsuya didn't care about that nonsense, however. His command went up and he did have more men join his Dog, Samurai. He informed them of why they were put with him. Because this society considered them failures. That their accomplishments would sting those who treated them as the worthless. So use that as a reason to get strong surpass those people who grew fat the top. They would have two hundred years to prepare for their next deployment. The enemy that would fight them at this point was a potent one. Lead by a man who later became a legend among those within the Soul Society. Tatsuya's training wouldn't be normal from here on out. It's different when one embraces the sword and learns how to fight with it. He trained more than the other men and made one devoted promise. He would be the first one on the battlefield and the last one off of it. That was his solemn vow to his men that followed him to hell. In training, he did something most commanders did perhaps. He trained with his men first and then alone for a bit. But then the real training began after that.

As a Reaper, one truth is always acknowledged and accepted. They are trained by their zanpakuto spirit. And Amaterasu had an interest in teaching Tatsuya. They both didn't care for the way Oda was treating these men or him. Tatsuya hadn't bothered to see his mother though he guessed she'd risen in the station. But there was much to learn about control and using his powers wisely. She taught him how to manipulate his area around him and turn the heat to that of magma levels. She showed him many tricks and techniques she held. Making sure he understood that her power wasn't fire. But Lava and Magma, something few people could control. Tatsuya was developing nicely under her guidance. The training with the men was weapon's practice and learning to wield their weapons. Tatsuya was skilled at wielding multiple and providing different scenarios. So he'd fight them using every weapon they had. From using his bare knuckles to spears and other types of weapons. He wanted his men prepared as well as he could make them.

The training with himself was about developing his growing strength. Being able to use the power he'd amassed while fighting. Tatsuya didn't have a good measurement to go off of. But he could roughly guess he'd surpassed his father by a small portion. Most Shogun didn't equal him in spiritual pressure. The personal training was more about developing and using visualization training. Finding himself a way to grow and develop beyond this wall. And finally training with Amateratsu, that was a beast that couldn't be given a description. She would train him in combat often, fighting him. Showing him ways to use the weapon beyond just postures. She had so many uses and techniques for him. It was hard to absorb it all. Tatsuya's regiment of training would continue like this. Without change for two hundred years, his men and he would face a threat from the Zaraki. Hired by the vicious politics of this world to do away with him. It became clear his regular life would be disrupted heavily.

But before they began their move those individuals carrying that title of Seven Deadly Sins among the Unabara. Tatsuya would solve a problem and change the dynamic of his men. A conquest had happened rather recently at a village. Sadly this conquest leads to pillaging and rape of people. A small female girl was put in danger by an officer. Tatsuya and his men walked into this place quietly. They could sense a rage boiling on the surface. Tatsuya was making a beeline towards a Shogun ranked official. This would be the firing point as he saw the man harassing the child. She couldn't be any more than six years old. Caught out in this hellish place. Tatsuya had morally grown sick of this as he grabbed the Shogun by the neck and threw him. His grasp on the back of the older male sent him tumbling through a building. Tatsuya's raw power was far beyond what this Shogun expected. He did try to fight only to have his head grasped. And slammed into the ground so hard that the ground cracked into a crater beneath it.

Tatsuya slammed his hand into the ground next to the man. Causing the area to explode as his words came out now. His mend defended the girl as his face was almost terrifying and glaring at the Shogun's men. "Listen up, I don't give a damn what you think.But this bullshit will not continue on my watch.Next man, I see attempt this.I will cut it off and burn it to your damp forehead. These are our people now and part of our future, if you continue down this road...I'll show you, true terror." Were his legendary words to those who did this. His men followed him not caring about punishment or anything. Tatsuya relinquished his grasp tossing the Shogun to his men. This would be an enemy that fought in the shadows against him internally. But Tatsuya had shown a glimmer to those here. The requirements of a King were to see past the battlefield. As for the girl he requested she ended up joining his squad. Sachiko became an aide who decided to protect him from those within the darkness.

But Darkness has a way of collecting its debts. Sachiko wasn't ready for the threat that came. Tatsuya's choice had impulsive implications when he attacked that Shogun. He made a political enemy out of a higher ranking official. But the man had no courage so he reached out for aid. To those who do the darkest of deeds. But by this Tatsuya hadn't just obtained his Shikai. He'd begun training for his Bankai, increasing his power several times. Damien wouldn't have been able to see the same boy from before. Tatsuya had matured slightly and had trained harder. The Bankai training with his sword was fighting without rest. Seven days wasn't easy under these conditions. But before he left to go, he would undergo a training session that had him leave everything to Sachiko. This training was brutal and without remorse as Amateratsu pounded it into him. She didn't allow for mistakes or forgive them, as she beat him again and again. He didn't yield or give in as time began passing. The struggle to learn his new form became all-consuming.

Tatsuya could admit that he didn't sense time anymore. During this period he was engulfed in it. His sense of days and nights were completely off. Eventually noticing it had gotten darker one night and commenting out loud on it. Not even realizing the length of time spent fighting. The increase in spiritual pressure was noticeable and quite frankly massive. Tatsuya would complete this trial on the seventh dawn, bringing about his new found power. Though the Unabara and their Shogun knew not of this. His Squad didn't report developments of their leader. Sachiko had instructed against such, as she suspected foul play. This was fine for his ninja unit leader as Tatsuya let her handle the cloak and dagger. The news came down about a meeting with a clan closer to the Rukongai. They were looking to meet with Damiyo and discuss joining. His father decided he was best for the job after spring from that Shogun.

Tatsuya would journey there with only his select officers for protection. But they didn't know the trip would be cut short by a band of seven. Tatsuya had noticed them rather quickly, telling his men he was heading for a walk. He walked for several miles away from his men making sure the distance was good. He finally stopped and told them to come out and stop hiding. That it wasn't befitting of people of their caliber. They struck seven at once with blades of different sizes. But to their amazement not a single blade pierced him. Tatsuya simply raised his arm and drew his sword quickly. Dispatching a large man who seemed slightly out of shape. One of them yelled Sloath as the male fell to the ground dead. "Rude, to attack me..without introducing yourselves." Was all Tatsuya would say as they backed up. Beginning to release their shikais and individual zanpakuos. Six of them remained and they had decent spiritual pressure. Enough to be a low ranking member of his unit perhaps.

They didn't attack one at a time like fools in a straight line. Gripping his sword he let it linger at his side. Keeping a rather interesting stance as he stood there. Fire struck his back but did nothing truly. A mist had been shot at him, but it didn't work either. He released a small portion of his reaitsu. As their Shikai attacks began to strike around him. They were being incinerated. The ground itself was bubbling from the level of heat he gave off. Tatsuya's eyes remained closed as one man ran towards him. He had gauntlets on either hand that seemed to have a gravity-based effect. This one was known as Greed, he was good at hand to hand. As he shot a single punch out and the others continued their assault. Tatsuya's hand caught the fist and crushed the zanpakuto's form beneath his strength. One sword swipe and down went greed falling to the ground covered in blood. Two of these deadly seven had fallen. His next challenger seemed eager to use fire against him. This one held the most promise as a swordsman in his eyes.

Tatsuya moved and stepped watching as the male's strikes came at him. They were agile and good blows if truth be told, they did lack something important. Destination and purpose, this one swung with anger. And trying to figure out why his fire couldn't effect Tatsuya. Tatsuya brought his zanpakuto blade down on Wraths with a fluid slam breaking through the shikai and blade. Cutting the male in half and leaving him in a crumpled heap on the floor. That would only leave four of them and these four were smart.They fired a signal like a device into the air, this would summon officers he guessed. Something more potent than the meager people thrown at him. But they had a job to make sure he didn't run away. Pride, Gluttony, Lust, and Envy were all that truly remained of this bunch. They decided to attack in teams of two, Gluttony and Lust would attack him using their powers. Gluttony's zanpakuto allowed him to consume any form of energy.

Lust's allowed her to use several different types of fragrance and poisons. They were a formidable duo, but something they hadn't anticipated happened quickly. Tatsuya's gaze found Gluttony who swung a massive hammer at him. With a single hand, he caught the hammer like Shikai and broke it beneath his grasp. In terms of raw strength, he outclassed them utterly. But a job required them to hold him here regardless of the outcome. Tatsuya cut Gluttony up in moments after crushing the zanpakuto's release form. Lust tried to avenge the follow, but before she could. He turned and punched her in the gut with so much force. The female was dead upon impact in the chest. He'd destroyed several internal organs with a single blow. The female's body shot through the air traveling so quick it broke a mountain in half. This was just part of it as his last two challengers circled him. Pride and Envy were the last two. Envy seemed to have a wipe based sword she used. Pride's power had something to do with a lion based companion.

Envy sent the whip and Tatsuya decided to let it grab his body. Deciding he'd allow them to bring about whatever they had. The Lion jumped plunging its teeth into his throat. As he stood quietly and opened his eyes slowly. This wouldn't do if that Shogun didn't truly understand the implications of his actions. He stuck his zanpakuto in the ground able to move freely. He wrapped both arms around the lion as it squirmed and struggled. Increasing pressure as the creature began cracking before finally shattering into it's sealed form. He'd broken the whip as well with one movement of his muscles. Shattering Envy's sword as he walked towards her slowly. The female ran at him and swung her broken weapon at him. It hit his chest but did nothing as he punched the female's head. Creating a shockwave and sending her flying killing her on impact. Leaving a trail of blood back towards him as he turned towards the last remaining Sin. She seemed almost in utter shock at what had happened.

"Pride is a nice thing, but when you put everything in that and what you can do.You forget how big this world is.."He said as she growled about him patronizing her and fired kido off in rapid fire. Tatsuya simply smacked them away with a single hand. Binding kido had no effect as he seemed clearly ready to kill her. As he had the previous six of her Unabara brethren. Tatsuya decided she for her youth wouldn't die however and he'd do something unexpected. As he got closer to her and held his sword on his shoulder. She couldn't move or breath really and sat trembling in fear. She had almost pissed herself when his hand came closer. But it simply patted her on the head as he smiled and looked at her. "You aren't prided, you are you and just because of that.You aren't blind to truth and reality.You feel fear and are frightened.I won't harm you..I've made my point.Come with me.Let me show you how big this world really is." He said and the female nodded unable to stop looking at his eyes.

On this day Pride did die and she used kido to create a body double. She informed him of the two horsemen and the Unabara system. That she'd long given up her name. She decided to ask him for another one that suited her. He named her Kagami and brought her back to the camp. Sachiko had figured the situation out and about had the men ready. Tatsuya explained that two much stronger warriors would be here shortly. One after another would come and they would fight him as intended. Tatsuya had made his choice that Kagami would join them. Or rather she made that choice herself to see what would come. Tatsuya had protected one and shown her the foolishness of the Unabara. Killing isn't everything in this world. It's a big place with many things that are beyond comprehension. This is only the beginning of a journey and she was so young. He wouldn't allow her or Sachiko to die with such potential ahead of them. Kagami was a good deal stronger and she was older. But this didn't stop him from drawing her into his world through his strength and his actions.


Active Years: This portion of Tatsuya's history takes place from the year 1500 to the year 1550


Chapter 4:The Dragon and The Horsemen⫸

This wasn't going to be an easy confrontation as each Horsemen of the Unabara he learned. They had extremely capable skills but something seemed off about each one. Kagami had been helpful in defining them and telling him the order of arrival. They'd come one at a time if one failed to respond by a certain point. So all in all this next portion would take everything he had. Tatsuya was being given an advantage over them as Kagami revealed things. Instead of marching out right away, he asked her of the first. Studying his foe for this clash very closely and carefully. Tsunashi Unabara was the Horsemen of war, a supposed perfect warrior. He had no faults that the Clan openly acknowledged.

Though that was a questionable thing. As the girl described him to Tatsuya something was off. This wasn't a specimen of war, it wasn't remotely close. He was one and to look into the problems he had sleeping at night. That would take a while if one honestly came at it from every angle. Regardless he took his zanpakuto leaving instructions to Sachiko. That Kagami was to be the second in command for him down the road. That they would embrace her and let Pride truly die in those places. Tatsuya stopped and asked one question before departing. If their clan practiced any burial based rituals. When the girl shook her head, he could only sigh. These weren't a fully formed group nor anything close to that regard. The shoes had been reversed this time around and he was in Damien's position. To bring out the potential of three boys. Each seemed to require a different need to truly evolve. Tatsuya smiled a bit as he walked towards the destination. This wasn't to be the end for him he suspected.

But the beginning of something new for those who came for his life. Making his way to the place it began walking past corpses of the former Six. They'd done their due diligence to try and end his life. Six of them fell and one was saved from fate. Taking a seat Tatsuya would wait for several miles from his men's camp location. They were hidden by Sachiko's veil and capable of much more. But this didn't extend or end with just this. The first man came riding a crimson stead and death followed behind. This was how most stories would perhaps extend to the world. Tatsuya's eyes found the silver-haired man Tsunashi. He was a slender figure, but the violence. The things war represented he didn't even come close. No, this meek child didn't have the potential to beat him. Tatsuya remained sitting as Tsunashi's flash step came about quickly. His speed was impressive, but he was so predictable. Tatsuya merely extended his arm and tossed the male into a nearby rock formation.

Tsunashi's assault wasn't enough to move him even slightly. The Horsemen of War brought everything to strike against Tatsuya. Bringing out some abomination weapon. It consumed souls he imagined and seemed capable of such. But the male's use of his own weapon was not there. He lacked a spirit of sorts but he did continue attacking. Relentlessly he fought and struggled against Tatsuya. He'd yet to even draw his zanpakuto for this man. Tsunashi was young and impressive, but he did lack several things. His stamina didn't understand what a battlefield truly was. This skirmish lasted only a couple hours at best. He stood waiting and gave the younger Shinigami ample time. He didn't toy or insult he just let him make moves. Letting Tsunashi test techniques against a strong enemy. He saw the surprise on the boy's face each time one failed. So used to success from pitiful targets that fell before them. Impressive technique but lackluster strength was the downfall of War. Tsunashi had activated both a weapon named Ruin and his Shikai.

Trying his best to fell Tatsuya with sound and other strange techniques. As Tatsuya drew his sword, he deflected the very soundwaves. His instincts and capability to read his enemies movements. Were well above the predictable and frankly easy to exploit attack patterns. Tsunashi was running from his enemy all the time he fought. He sensed his heartbreaking every time he swung a sword. His weakness didn't have to do in the normal sense. He seemed like a pacifist who was given no choice. Forced to hold the gun and shoot to kill those around him. His eyes saw this and couldn't help but feel sympathy. This man who was forced to embody War. Inside he was so far from that it was frightening. Perhaps this was what one called sympathy for the devil. Tsunashi wasn't true to himself and was slowly destroying every section of his being. It was clear to him but perhaps not to this boy. Just what he was losing in the long run of things. Tatsuya wasn't such a cold man to strike a child when down.

Tsunashi's breathing was heavy and of the two of them. Tsunashi had been beaten much more and Tatsuya remained without injury or damage. The effects of War's stampede did little to him. Tatsuya wasn't such an easy man to bring down by any means or standards. His gaze fell as he sat down and sheathed his zanpakuto. With a click, he began to speak to the beaten lad. "You won't beat me at that level. You refined your skills on weak people who weren't able to properly challenge you. Those techniques are flawed fundamentally in this way. You need to find what you truly desire young one. Because as it stands, your blade only knows sadness and despair. You don't have the ambition or realization of how much you hurt. So long as you fight this way and go about it this way, the strong shall never perish before you." He said before turning and walking away leaving War beaten beneath the place his fellows fell. He'd return home and look broken both mentally and physically.

The Unabara's first taste of Failure began with the one calling himself War. Tatsuya returned to his camp and began studying and figuring out a strategy on his next foe. Tatsuya would remain in camp so Kagami could tell him about them overnight. He suspected the next Unabara to come would be the figure known as Pestilence. This one was strange and an unknown to even Kagami. She knew so little about him and his skills. His appearance did make sense and was understandable. But something about him was off, he seemed capable of fighting differently. This one lost something important from what he could tell. The purpose was missing here or something more important. He'd listen to Kagami tell him the tale of the Clan. That was when he learned of the girl slain in the earlier years. The sister of the three brothers, she must have been most important to this one. Out of the three he suspected a deeper connection. This was the way it truly seemed to be in the long sense of things.

While what Kagami didn't know was in her eyes unhelpful. Truthfully she painted a perfect picture of the man. Grabbing his sword and resting it on his shoulder he returned to that place. He knew the second horsemen to come would avenge the first. Not because this was a normal situation. But because something felt interestingly familiar to him in this moment. He suspected he could get away with fighting Pestilence without holding back. Using his own techniques taught to him by experience. This one wasn't the same as the first or the third in one aspect. The man known as Tsunashi had come and attacked from behind. Using assassination methods, but this man to arrive came straight. His eyes were scanning and seeing burns marks around the area Tatsuya sat. This place had been burned beyond just flames, but that didn't give away Tatsuya secret. He could sense it in this one a difference of opinion. He was a true killer down to his core and held what that last one lacked internally.

He removed his top and sat it down on the rock as the new arrival merely waited. Tatsuya drew his sword and his gaze fell on him. He could feel a bloodlust in the air that this man intended to kill him. He carried himself differently from his previous encounter. He wondered what the many scars told the man he was about to face. Their clash began, exchanging blows left and right. Tatsuya had avoided taking any damage through his technical prowess. But Pestilence had also done so expertly. This clash wouldn't be settled as quickly as his previous one. Tatsuya sensed a center in this one who seemed to be standing before him. This battle was a swordsman's delight, though he did detect one thing. This man's stamina wasn't as good as his in the slightest. Tatsuya began fighting now increasing the pace and blocking blows. Using his heat based reiatsu he was able to keep himself from suffering the effects of poisons. But he understood something much quicker then he suspected most did.

This blade didn't use poisons, the Ninja of the Oda did and none of the warning signs were there. This was a different element unexplored at this moment. But this battle didn't end here as steel met steel. Time and time again they both tried to cut one another. But something was different about Tatsuya's method. He wasn't taking such risky cuts or trying something else. He made this a battle of sheer stamina and nothing else. Using a very conservative stance as he fought against Pestilence. Not burning through his energy or overextending himself in the slightest. He would push this man past his limits and beyond by doing something unexpected. Making it a battle of a different kind entirely was his goal. Tatsuya didn't claim to be the fastest in any field or location. But his swordsmanship skills made up for that quite a bit. He was able to use the sword expertly to block and fight people. But this battle wouldn't be settled in hours. No, it was going to be a long fight, perhaps longer then Damien's clash.

Tatsuya and his battle would go six days without a change in the method. Neither had released their zanapkutos yet. At this point, the other male seemed far more tired. Like he'd used an extraordinary amount of Stamina. Tatsuya didn't seem to fall and that part was confusing the male too. Pestilence would activate his shikai which Tatsuya would follow suit. He could see the general surprise on his face. The look of almost understanding as magma wrapped around his body like a cloak. His body was covered in it and the heat would be what brought down his next challenger. As their clash resumed Pestilence would understand why nothing remained of Pride. Scorch from before had hinted at a fire based power. But a Magma and Lava based power set was something amazing. Tatsuya's raw prowess and strength kept the male back. Not allowing for utilization of his kit as a whole. This battle continued on for two days dancing and fighting around one another. Eight days was the longest clash of his time period yet.

By this point, Pest had been tired out completely and was covered in sweat. He didn't have the stamina to keep going anymore and his strength had faded. He couldn't maintain his shikai any longer due to the strain. His digits softly gripped his blade as he stood there and decided to give this one advice. "I sense your devotion and loyalty to your family. I suspect more than anyone you cherish them all the more, so I will tell you this. Something must be done so you all maintain this. You need something deeper than just bloodshed to make a brotherhood. I suspect you are the only one capable of doing it. The previous Horsemen is lying to himself and hurting his soul. "He said pausing for a moment as he let that sink into the male. This battle wasn't done yet as far as he knew. But the male did something surprising as he dusted himself off. Swallowing his breath the other male looked at him for a moment. A knowing looked appeared on his face, he realized that this was something more.

Tatsuya was making them stronger, not breaking them. If he had he would have killed Tsunashi as well. The reason the Sins died, was because they were a hindrance. Tatsuya had cleansed them of a weakness down the road. Sheathing his blade and silently the male walked away. No words were needed among men. They understood one another a lot more then most people did. When you exchange blows for eight days and see the other person's ambition. You begin to understand it, Tatsuya wouldn't give Pest any further input. This was his road and his choice to heed or leave it. He took a glance around before heading back to his home. To send the next man out to challenge Tatsuya. This next one was someone who needed to taste a defeat. An absolute defeat that didn't have any he could do this or this. He was important and Tatsuya could sense it. This was the end of his duel with Pestilence, Death came next. He would get a couple days to recover to face the final Unabara.

This next one he could sense in his bones a sense of importance in. Tsubasa Unabara was the name and he'd heard whispers. Of a man who'd yet to taste defeat and slaughtered thousands. A man who represented many things. Unlike the previous one where Kagami knew little. She knew much about the final Unabara, to a point of almost stalking. There were things told about him that seemed to almost destroy preception. Speed and excellent skills that went beyond the average. This wasn't an understatement or a lost art. Truthfully Tatsuya could only imagine what kind of warrior he'd be in the long run. What did this final Unabara need that the others didn't? He needed to lose plain and simple. His swordsmanship faced Tatsuya's in this coming battle. He was fighting someone who wasn't just flailing his blade around. Much like the previous, he'd find most techniques met with failure. But it was best to see what kind of man that Kagami went on about. This was, of course, going to be another fascinating duel.

Tatsuya prepared this day to fight someone without restraint and using his full strength. Last time he gave both Unabara the luxury of testing themselves on him. This one wouldn't be given that chance, he needed to grasp just how big the world was. Learn to respect the dead and see that he carried himself properly. So to do this he needed to fight him without holding back. Without regard for his physical safety and show him. What a battle between stronger men is like, show him what Damien had shown him. This one had potential to be a symbol for the Shinigami. Something much bigger he guessed as he went to sit in the place. It was time to await the coming of the Pale Rider. Anxiety was a common thing on battlefields, what separates men from children though. Was how they handled it as he merely exhaled a breath shifting his shoulders. Exciting was what this next battle would be in the long run. Tatsuya's digits gripped his blade as it rested on his shoulder.

He saw him land with sparks of electricity around him, this was him he guessed. Blonde hair and crimson eyes that cried for blood. This bloodlust though, he'd wanted to show the previous. What true bloodlust looked like as he stood up. The entire area felt a pulse of trembling air. It got harder to breathe and he saw the blond male's eyes look surprised. As though he'd not met one with something fouler then him or his clan. He was in for a rude awakening all around as he brought his sword up. The prodigy of the blade a man who was gifted by just watching sword techniques. Tatsuya drew his sword and deflected the first attack with an excellent parry. Making the Unabara's eyes widen as he began to understand. This wasn't just some pushover that Pest and Tsunashi had failed to bring down. He was a hardened veteran who'd seen the conflict. Tatsuya smiled a bit and sent Tsubasa's frame flying backward with a palm. Cracking his shoulders his spiritual pressure came out causing the ground to heat up.

Gesturing for the speedster to attack again. Tsubasa's eyes dawned with realization and he began casting multiple kido against him. This was an interesting habit as he didn't understand kido that well. He quietly sat and let the Unabara conclude his kido attack. As the male finished his incantations and sent a flying debris at him from the ground. Tatsuya did something that caused greater shock. Stomping his foot on the ground he shattered the kido coming towards him. With a raw explosive force that was immense. Tatsuya's eyes narrowed as he grinned a bit moving towards Tsubasa. This needed to be a showing of just how strong he was against him. He didn't intend to show him just how big the difference was in skills just yet. But in terms of pure swordplay, Tatsuya outclassed this young man. He could see almost an astonishment within the eyes of the young man. As though he didn't realize such things were even remotely possible. Tatsuya was a raw powerhouse with durability with immense swordsmanship.

This wasn't going to be easy and the Unabara knew it as he began releasing his shikai. Tatsuya once again followed suit using his zanpakuto's shikai. As metal came at him a dripping pull of magma melted it before contact. Tsubasa's eyes once again wore a face of surprise. But he quickly regained his composure and charged forward. Speed was the element of choice here as he attacked Tatsuya. Swinging his blade as Tatsuya met him with a clash of steel. Sadly in terms of raw power he sent the man flying backward. Tatsuya rested his zanpakuto as oozing magma dripped around his body. This was something as he could see almost acknowledgment. Tatsuya gave a sigh and looked at him making a choice. He was going to educate Tsubasa on how to use his sword correctly. This skill was made for killing the weak, it lacked control. This needed to be a blade that could fell the Gods. So one choice remained to him as he saw Tsubasa sheath his sword and sit there. He could try several things but at this juncture, he knew the difference.

Tatsuya stood calmly and thought about it before smiling and rubbing his chin. As he allowed his blade to return to its regular form. "You've got something, you just need work.So for the next fourteen days, we are gonna duke it out.With just our blades..No gimmicks or tricks.Come at me with everything you've got and you'll pick something up." Tatsuya fought Tsubasa as he promised from here and would clash with him without a rest on his own. Showcasing once against just how insane his durability was. He'd fight the young man till Tsubasa fell asleep at night from sheer exhaustion. This wasn't something he did for every person, but he saw the desire for improvement. So he became a mentor of sorts and a father figure for the three boys. They didn't have a lot of role models in their lives. In one way or another Tatsuya took and trained them. Showing them just how far they could come if they put effort into it. The man who gave them a direction would be Tatsuya.

Those legendary skills Tsubasa developed down the road all began here. He learned the basics of swordplay and understood the value of the control. Learning about this from perhaps the only mentor he ever accepted. As those fourteen days came to a close Tsubasa bowed his head before leaving. Making a single acknowledgment of Tatsuya as something more. Tatsuya returned to the camp and offered a smile as the Unabara had been set on the right path. He told Kagami of the event and the girl seemed shocked. That Tsubasa acknowledged him as something beyond just a target. But as a teacher and something few people would realize. As Tsubasa knew Tatsuya liked his privacy a mentor. A man who mastered the sword passed on the torch to the next generation to swing as they saw fit. Tatsuya Oda had done his duty to push the Unabara from low-grade assassins to a Clan who'd change history one day. It was up to society to decide how to perceive and take his actions. For his battle wasn't there or anywhere else but within the Outlands.

Active Years: This portion of Tatsuya's history takes place from the year 1550 to the year 1800


Chapter 5:Recognition⫸

Sometimes the best things take time and the look on the Shogun's face when he returned. It was a look of shock and utter defeat. The man understood just what had happened. The Unabara had sent a letter that confirmed the failure to assassinate the target. But within the Oda, a tremor of change had begun. They began to realize just how powerful the former Dog Samurai was. His attitude didn't change towards his duty and tasks that came to him. But upon his return, his peers saw him for the first time as something else. At last, his father respected him and everything seemed to move forward. Tatsuya began to make changes and bold plans to change how things were run. As a Daimyo, he set up something akin to bathhouses for his men. Reducing the rate at which rape happened out there. Almost making his men the police force that prevented it. This was only the beginning as he devised the Underground Arena. A place he spent time building and preparing for true martial prowess to come and test itself. The rules were set as a contest of skill. Tatsuya would be one of the founders of the arena giving it a legendary battlefield. This was his attempt to make a feasible change in his world. Now that he was older and wiser, he could truly begin to send shockwaves of change. He spent most of his time training and refining his skills and controlling his awesome power. Tatsuya learned strength can be used multiple ways. Much like the lessons he passed on to the Unabara. He learned to wield his immense strength carefully. Not pushing people too far when they fought him in the arena. Tatsuya's style of fighting was to develop his men and build a formidable force. The Oda could claim a single trophy of truth in this world. They were building a civilization without the Gotei.

Tatsuya got access to notes and more things as he began changing things. He spent time among the common people and tilling their fields. Changing the culture of the world required actions. He was content with this way of life. Working hard during the day in the fields. To only at night go do battle with those who entered the Underground Arena. It was a very good experience as he met many talented men. Who would have gone unnoticed bringing them into his unit? It was here he met Kira and Kato who became good friends in his life. They helped him work on training things few others would. Kagami, Kira, and Kato were the trio who helped him refine his skin. Among Hollows, it had been often said they held a hard skin. Tatsuya had something similar that could survive almost any impact. By training his muscles and getting his skin used to constant abuse by those three in fights. He developed almost an iron skin that was closer to diamonds.

He also learned with them how to control his massive strength and ways to make it even bigger. Tatsuya's raw power was used without ever channeling a bit of reiatsu into it. Meaning he was a raw physical beast who could take hits and dish out massive attacks. He created special skills that were made for him alone in a way. He also devised a sword style that was of his own creation. Based on something different from most people. Within the living world, an art form known as judo existed. He created something very similar a style of swordplay that used the control at the right moment. Waiting for the exact second and then releasing a blast of power when the time was right. This was about learning control and developing himself at this point. He would spend this time period as he gained something he desired. To refine himself as a warrior and live among his people. This was where happiness could be defined as a greater thing. But it didn't end there as one boy of the Unabara kept in contact with him.

Through letters, strangely enough, Tsubasa would keep him updated as he would read them. Often times smiling at his post as he observed what changes happened. He got impressions of the world from Tsubasa and was interested. But the code indicated he would stay and he would often times get things sent to him. Tsubasa seemed very busy and training himself tirelessly for his clan. It was good they had survived and continued to do so. This period of time didn't come home without it's broken tiles. But it was a peaceful time for living a life. Unlike his colleagues who got fat off the peace around them. Tatsuya prepared because he felt a calm before the storm. Something was coming off a massive proportion within the Outlands. It would a be a battle not heard of the latter days. Tatsuya would prove himself as a field commander and understand something important. His people were trained and capable, he didn't involve the Unabara in it. Despite Tsubasa's strong desire to come his mentor's aid.

Another Clan had begun pushing closer towards them and were violent. Almost savage in their methods Tatsuya spent time watching them from one of the structures. This wasn't a group of people who did things for a certain reason. They were warriors who only respected strength, but it couldn't be said they were small in number. In truth, they dwarfed the Oda. Tatsuya observed them for three days watching their habits and learning. He didn't have a brain for all the technology and things like that. He wasn't the smartest unless it came to fighting as his mind was a steel trap. Tatsuya's eyes peeled away layers and watched them. They could use advanced military formations to defeat them. The Fabian Strategy would have to do with this situation. Tatsuya made a case to the Emperor to let he and his men handle the situation. Which many scoffed at as they thought with a mere six hundred against one hundred thousand strong. But Tatsuya didn't plan for a direct fight in any way shape or form.

He'd been studying war itself and had an idea to send them through several layers of trouble. Tatsuya was the only one who believed in Shinobi based tactics and skills. Using Sachiko's band of shinobi and the assassin skills of Kagami to help her. The plan was simply to hit and run and continue breaking them down. They didn't have the biggest force but they could do things. Things this enemy wasn't prepared for in the long run. The strategy meetings for each planned hit and run move required time and effort. They needed a decoy which only one would do. Tatsuya would be the man selected to handle this band of people. He was sent out with a single goal to get their attention. The forces they amassed had to camp and the march would take time to get to the main city. So in truth, he did his duty with effectiveness often times cutting down ten to fifteen. Before the signal was given to retreat from them. Leading a forward forced into an ambush. Of kido net and explosives killing hundreds at a time.

But this wasn't the end of his journey as a military commander and it did continue. Tatsuya and his people would perform a similar trick using the Kerrigan to their advantage each time. Tatsuya didn't have much to offer outside of combat and his knowledge of troop movement. He couldn't invent or change things from a long term. True genii would be able to look day one and decide they could do it. It took him three days to cook up this tactic. But the fact of the matter was it was a successful method. The enemy didn't seem strategically sound in many ways Tatsuya noticed. Their skirmishes and fights were primal almost and lacking direction at the moment. Tatsuya learned many things during this period. How to be a decoy, what it meant to wait when someone else did it. This entire thing was a different perspective on his life. It was something that one couldn't put into thoughts. Watching someone else be the decoy or do the job was hard. But he learned leaders have to truth their subordinates.

This was a long battle using the strategy he suggested against them. Months went by of wearing down their numbers and supplies. Poisoning food and making them suffer from the skill of Tatsuya's Shinobi. He may not have been one, but he embraced their strategies. Killing enemy leader's through underhanded methods. Breaking moral slowly and effectively to bring about an end. Finally when the time came to clash with them for real on the battlefield. Those one hundred thousand after a year of attacking and running. Traps and ambushes, poisoning of food and so many tactical battles. Tatsuya had brought their numbers down to a mere six thousand. The number of dead they lost dwarfed the respective belief. Tatsuya had done as he promised to his father and beaten something massive. This was the end of his task as a Daimyo where all Shogun took notice. Of the man who started at the bottom as a commander becoming a fine leader. The tactical edge belonged to the Oda, as the six thousand surrendered on the spot.

Tatsuya went in with the report that the enemy forces had been beaten. He brought them down without losing a single soldier of his own. By using force when needed and being able to pull the enemies around. Building fake bases as traps and using his resources wisely. Tatsuya was able to bring about a victory the Oda would talk about forever. He was called and acknowledged as the Dragon. His father promoting him on the spot without an objective to Shogun. He'd become the mightest Shogun of the Oda Court. The truth was he could kill his father and take the throne. But the dishonor in such a thing wasn't worth mention. This wasn't the end of his journey as the conclusion came later. Tatsuya had fought the odds and finally been given a true acceptance. As a leader of men and women, those who saw him knew it now. They were witnessing rise fo a dragon soaring to the heavens. This was only natural and his men knew it above all else. That the Dragon Shogun would be a key element later.

Active Years: This portion of Tatsuya's history takes place from the year 1800 to the year 2417


Chapter 6:Conclusion⫸

Tatsuya's title changed many things and people were more frightened of him. This didn't spread to his men but a dogma existed about him now. The Legendary Dog Soldier was the rumor going around. About the Dog Shogun, which even other Shogun blasted people for calling him it. It took him a while to earn respect from his fellow Shoguns. But the four had a respect for one another. Rin and Okuni were the first female officers to become Shogun. The other one's name was Ryu he and Tatsuya hadn't met. The previous Shogun had been replaced by the other three. Making these four the most powerful men and women in Oda. They shared drinks and spent time together often as one would expect. Tatsuya didn't stop on his laurels though and tried to make changes.

He spoke with them often about concerns regarding outside their lands. That eventually, someone was going to come stronger then they were. Tatsuya didn't know what kind of person they would be. But he knew they needed to educate themselves and learn something. The technology was a great thing as time went on he got to see some amazing things. The city had made developments and his mentor status with Tsubasa did help. He made their city invisible using cloaking based technology. Hiding them away as though they were just part of the background. The people beneath it were also hidden along with sounds. It was an interesting advance. Meeting with Tsubasa once more he saw drastic improvement. The young man had taken his advice and become a pillar. Swordsmanship had improved but he didn't focus on it alone. Tatsuya was disappointed by this to an extent. As when he and Tsubasa had a sparring match. Tatsuya was able to win in terms of pure sword skills. Tsubasa even acknowledged it as a loss as a swordsman.

Refocusing on his swordsmanship would be a key element for Tsubasa after this. Tatsuya did ask him a favor if he ever joined the world. To try and send him information on things and let him learn. Tatsuya's time after this was spent training and refining himself. Every day he trained and did his duties as a Shogun. Keeping a firm belief and practice for the Hidden City. This place was a home for many wayward souls. Tatsuya and his men acted as nomads traveling around. Staying on the outskirts not being guards truly. But being people of the land who remained almost like they lived there. This suited him fine as he read letters and they came. Tsubasa detailing his time as a Captain among the Gotei. Their structure and how he thought they could change. The boy was ambitious he guessed. He read about Shadow Fall and many other factions. It was a wide world like he figured beyond this sandbox. But the letters began changing and concerning him.

Something was making his pupil hurt emotionally and he could see it. But nothing prepared him for the final delivery of devices and things Tsubasa had sent. A letter on the package read as such. "I'm so tired of it a teacher, I keep trying time and again to do the right thing. But in the end, my legacy seems to taint everything it touches. For that reason, I am leaving all my inventions with you. I just want them to disappear from this world with me. I am not dying, but I am leaving and will not return or fight for either side..I am just a too tired mentor.I leave all of my clan's items in your care. Land that we obtained on earth I wish for you to meet with Vanguard and perhaps take your own view on them."

Shock didn't define it well enough as he sighed closing his eyes. Fighting back tears of sorrow that the young man didn't find the path. The request and inventions were stored in places nobody would find them. Tatsuya had no intention of letting the world have them. His student made a request and he'd honor it. The last bit to handle of course was too discuss it. When the Shogun and Emperor learned of his student's request. They decided it time to seek out an alliance with other cultures. Tatsuya was selected to be the one as he was given Tsubasa's seal. Something the Unabara carried with him as a Noble. Though he didn't understand that culture very well. He could tell of its importance as he packed his bags and left things in the hands of his people. Kagami had grown into a fine woman. Capable of handling most things, Kira and Kato could help along with Sachiko. Well, that was if Sachiko could have been convinced to stay. The young woman made it very clear she was going along. In case he made a mess of things while there. Tatsuya told her not to worry as he didn't intend to make trouble. He was just sad that his student fell into such a dark time. It was time for Oda Tatsuya to see the world outside these walls again. To witness what caused his student such pain in the long run.

Relationships

Oda Daisuke:⫸ Present day Emperor of the Oda Clan, not to mention of lesser importance his father. The bond of parents doesn't exist for these two even remotely. Tatsuya's early upbringing burned every bridge his father had. So their relationship is only a leader and a Shogun at this point. Much to his father's disappointment. He's tried to reconnect with Tatsuya but the male shows little interest in him. Always working and taking duties that distance him from the Emperor. Tatsuya's view is his father is an Emperor first and while some brought up killing him. He spoke that it simply lacks honor.

Oda Kikyo:⫸ Some people have close ties with their mother. This situation is one where he is content never seeing her face again. She doesn't even come in as a mother to him much like his father. Tatsuya has distanced himself from her. She's tried even harder than his father to reconnect. But often is met with coldness and distance from the son she once assaulted. Punishing him then has resulted in her being punished now. Tatsuya has no emotional ties to her or his father. Only stating it is dishonorable to point a blade at one's kin. This belief system has kept him very firmly away from killing them. Despite being more than capable of doing so. Tatsuya hasn't boasted or spoken of it, the conclusion around the area is. He is the strongest and thus they are trying to get on a good side. But no such thing exists for them anymore within the son they pushed aside and tormented as a boy. This is the just deserts for the parents of Oda Tatsuya.

Sachiko:⫸She is the first person Tatsuya saved from his world. Not allowing a child be destroyed by the Shogun previously in power. Tatsuya protected her purity and in turn, she joined him as a dear friend. The two have had little romantic interaction of any kind. As Tatsuya seems to not be all that caring about that stuff. His nature seems to be one that supports her like a daughter. He supported Sachiko's belief of a Shinobi unit for his group. Thus helping him win his position of Shogun in the long run. Tatsuya makes no pretension to the fact.Saying that due to the loyalty of those around him the Dog became a Dragon. Not shy about the fact that Sachiko had helped him in the long run. Despite him making no designs on her for such a thing. She was indeed the angel who brought him his goal. But he and she will always be closer then blood or anyone else can imagine. She is something special to him because she showed him he was right in his choice and conviction.

Amaterasu:⫸ This relationship is the most meaningful one he had before even Sachiko. She took over the figure and duties of a mother when he failed. Tatsuya didn't have much of a bond with his family. So instead of being a mere wielder and owner. Their bond is far stronger being that of family. They are closer than his father or mother ever will be. She often times watches over him proudly and has trained him to be strong. She is his mentor who taught him to use her weapon properly. But in terms of respect, they both understood each other. Tatsuya was given insight and trust from her that went further then one could fathom. His relationship with her is truly one worth noting. It holds the complexity that few can truly fathom or reach upon. But this is something that has given him a guiding hand to growing better. Tatsuya's growth and potential being capitalized on were entirely thanks to her.


Damien:⫸ Damien is a man he can hang out with easily. Tatsuya and Damien are kindred spirits born on the battlefield. They are almost like brothers in the long run. Developing and showing each other what they needed at that point. It wasn't a single moment or a battle that went without saying. Tatsuya grew much stronger thanks to Damien. So a respect is there of the utmost that is buried deep. Tatsuya's core beliefs and ideas came to be born here. So in that Damien is a true hero of this world. And at the very least a Hero to Tatsuya in ways, he may not see.


Tsubasa Unabara:⫸ Tatsuya taught Tsubasa swordplay the hard way. Taking the boy as a student for fourteen days. He doesn't hold it as a big deal as much as Tsubasa. Tatsuya helped him find his path a bit more clearly. This was all he did for him and his family. Tatsuya saw a potential and decided to help him capitalize on it. Tsubasa losing the second sparring match with just swordplay was saddening. He'd drifted too far from the reality he learned. But Tatsuya wouldn't correct or inform him of his beliefs. Men must find their own path and while he is sad. That Tsubasa is departing the battlefields and done helping others. It isn't his place to get involved in his precious student's daily life. Only upon request can he truly get himself involved.