The Court slowly emptied as the Taishogun left to his personal chambers with his Guard. Miyamoto remained behind, leaned on a wall near the Taishogun's throne, with hands crossed and his head bowed down and eyes closed. He was wearing his royal armor, which shun with glory under the light of the Court Room. A Dragon roaring fire from the armor, causing all who glanced their eyes on it, to tremble with respect. Miyamoto finally rose his head from his thoughts, and looked around himself. The Court Room was empty, only the Guards remained there with him.
"Zetsumai-san disappointed me." - Miyamoto thought to himself, "She speaks of honor, respect, where she shows none to us! This is our Home! And she brings an Outcast Destroyer to our door! And walks in an Outcast himself! Baka! He is no longer of Kusari as far as I'm concerned. And she keeps saying she has her own intentions with that Destroyer, and the Consortium is the ones who work in secrecy. Bahhh! She accuses them of hidden intentions, when she is filled with them, and I have no doubt when we take control of Kusari once again, and restore our glory, she will seek to have solely Chrysanthemums in charge." - Miyamoto's anger slowly rose, but on the outside nothing could be noticed, as he keept the cold blooded expression on his face, the one which many adversaries feared.
One of Miyamoto's personal Guard entered the Court in haste, stopping near the Shogun to catch his breath, "Sensei....The KNF....Akuji...." - The Oban faltered as he tried to explain to Miyamoto what happened, "Calm down young one, and tell me, what happened?" - Miyamoto tried to calm the young Dragon, but no use, adrenaline and shock got the best of him and he could barely speak, "Come....You need to see.....For yourself Sensei." - Miyamoto proceeded outside of the Court Room, trying to figure which way to go. It seemed as the entire Kyoto Base was under alarm, and another Dragon pointed Miyamoto towards the landing bay.
The landing bay was filled with smoke, and Dragons ran around the bay constantly. Miyamoto approached the viewpoint of the bay, and the view was a rather unexpected one. A wreck of a KNF fighter was lying still, smoke rising from the wreck, like a beaten Dragon of the old, it was helpless. Miyamoto stopped one of the Dragons, and asked for some explanation of this, "Sensei, a single KNF warrior came into Chugoku! Searching for a honorable death! We were afraid it is a spy, and would trick us, so we launched several wings to face him. A battle emerged, and Shogun Akuji dealt the final blow on his ship." - Miyamoto looked around him, "A shame to have lost a life like that, but it is what he asked. May he have an afterlife filled with honor." - Miyamoto spoke to the Dragon and rose his view towards the celling where a large Dragon mural was painted, "But, there is more Sensei. Shogun Akuji.....Has disappeared after the fight. Some say he is dead." - Miyamoto was emotional crippled with the last sentence, as he considered Akuji a brother amongst brothers. No such words were spoken amongst the two, but Miyamoto had the upmost respect for his brother, "No. A Samurai as Akuji would never fall that easily." - He spoke in denial and hope, but also sorrow.
Miyamoto walked down the corridors of Kyoto, while the alarms were still blaring, wondering what happened, where has Akuji gone, and why. Is it possible that he is dead? Never did Miyamoto face such sorrow since the Nomad Wars, never did he lost a brother so close as he. Sorrow overwhelmed him, and his mind, even after so much meditation, was broken. He went to his quarters, and took of the armor, putting on his formal robes, and tried to relax. Miyamoto lay on his bed, staring at the celling, wonder about the meaning of this, when he felt a slow breeze. Quickly did he noticed how strange this was, since no air vent was open. A paper on the table, the official stamp of the Shogunate, the official stamp of Akuji, and these words on it.
"Brother, the time for me to leave has come. Never was I at home here, never will I be. There is more, more that I need to seek, more to my life then just this. Enlightenment is what we Dragons call it. In my heart, a Dragon shall I always remain, but there is something missing, that I need to find. Perhaps, my return to Kyoto comes shortly, perhaps, I never live to see the great halls of Kyoto again. I trust you will be able to tell the rest of the Shogunate my story. Until we meet again brother. Live with honor and pride like you have so far!"
<div align="right]-Akuji
Miyamoto read the not Akuji left him several times, until finally amassing the strength to exit his chambers, and proceeded to the Court Room, and into the personal chambers of the Taishogun, where he was along with Shogun Sum-Gok-Li. Miyamoto read them the note, and sat on the floor, leaning on a wall.
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