Tyranny of Steel

Itami Riyo held the hilt of her blade in her hand with a fierce grip. The Katana she wielded was made from tamahagane steel using modern smithing techniques to ensure that all the impurities were removed. A famous sword smith in the heartland of Japan, who was said to be a descendent of the legendary sword smith Masamune, had manufactured the sword specifically for her.

Though the albino beauty rarely engaged in combat due to the fact that she was a woman, and was naturally weaker than the male warriors she fought against, she currently used all the skills she had as she slashed at the unarmored waist of an enemy solder. The fine steel blade of her Katana cut diagonally into the man ’s unarmored torso, revealing his rib cage as it effortlessly cut through his heart.

The Army, loyal to the newfound Itami Shogunate, had bombarded the city of Naniwa for three days and three nights and on the fourth day, the traitor known as Shimazu Takatame revealed himself. The moment he did so a bloody battle ensued, where Riyo was now caught in the middle of.

Initially, the battle had begun with the exchange of matchlock fire. Resulting in large casualties on the Shimazu Clan ’s side. Though her enemies had matchlocks, they did not know the proper tactics to use them. Inspired by her time in Westpoint, Itami Riyo made use of line tactics to effectively gun down her enemy. Eventually, the woman ran out of patience and charged into the fray with her blade in hand as she led her warriors to the front where she and her elite samurai now clashed with the rebels.

An oncoming spear thrust itself towards the young woman. However, it merely glanced off of her tosei gusoku before she cut the man ’s neck with her blade. The man collapsed to the floor as he struggled to stop the bleeding, but it was no use. He was already a dead man. Upon seeing another one of his retainers fall to the blade of the albino woman, Shimazu Takatame called out to her in an attempt to enrage the young woman who now claimed to be Shogun of Japan.

”You bitch! If you had just agreed to my proposal, none of this would be happening! I will forgive you if you surrender and present yourself to me! ”