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Having defeated all the gangsters who had attacked him in the bath house, Sokaku Takeda pulled his clothes on and strode imperiously from the building. It was only a short walk to the inn. Once there, he demanded of the innkeeper a sword.
The innkeeper, a timid soul, was completely confused by the request. Somewhere, from some unseen hand, however, a sword appeared, and Sokaku hefted the blade. The arc of steel had a good feel to it.
Outside the inn a clamor could be heard. Striding down the street were the entire bunch of gangsters. They held swords and clubs and at their head was the cowardly fellow who had run from the bathhouse.
"We'll show you some gangster manners!" From the sides of the street terrified citizens stepped back and watched theunfolding spectacle. Gangsters walked the streets in pairs, and they formed small groups, but this was an outpouring of all the criminals!
The innkeeper came to Sokaku and begged for his inn. Sokaku looked at the innkeeper then stepped past him and out to the balcony. He stood forth in a challenging manner, sword in hand and the entire troupe of gangsters came to a halt and looked upwards.
A silence fell over the street, and in the silence crackled the raw energy of the fully enraged Sokaku. "Come if you will," growled Sokaku. "The streets will be filled with dead bodies before I am through!"
The silence lasted a moment more, then a woman, standing on a sidewalk with a baby, curled her baby into her arms and scuttled off. Then a pair of old men darted down an alley. Suddenly, the street became a race track for departing citizens.
Looking around in shock, the gangsters realized something: they were alone, and the man on the balcony was looking directly at them! At the rear of the pack, a lone gangster began backing up, then another gangster started to move off, and street began to empty. The boss of the gangsters, later that morning, sent word to Sokaku that he would like to discuss a truce.
The innkeeper, a timid soul, was completely confused by the request. Somewhere, from some unseen hand, however, a sword appeared, and Sokaku hefted the blade. The arc of steel had a good feel to it.
Outside the inn a clamor could be heard. Striding down the street were the entire bunch of gangsters. They held swords and clubs and at their head was the cowardly fellow who had run from the bathhouse.
"We'll show you some gangster manners!" From the sides of the street terrified citizens stepped back and watched theunfolding spectacle. Gangsters walked the streets in pairs, and they formed small groups, but this was an outpouring of all the criminals!
The innkeeper came to Sokaku and begged for his inn. Sokaku looked at the innkeeper then stepped past him and out to the balcony. He stood forth in a challenging manner, sword in hand and the entire troupe of gangsters came to a halt and looked upwards.
A silence fell over the street, and in the silence crackled the raw energy of the fully enraged Sokaku. "Come if you will," growled Sokaku. "The streets will be filled with dead bodies before I am through!"
The silence lasted a moment more, then a woman, standing on a sidewalk with a baby, curled her baby into her arms and scuttled off. Then a pair of old men darted down an alley. Suddenly, the street became a race track for departing citizens.
Looking around in shock, the gangsters realized something: they were alone, and the man on the balcony was looking directly at them! At the rear of the pack, a lone gangster began backing up, then another gangster started to move off, and street began to empty. The boss of the gangsters, later that morning, sent word to Sokaku that he would like to discuss a truce.
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Al Case has studied martial arts for more than over forty years. You can see him practicing disarmss at Monster Martial Arts. You are welcome to reprint this article - but get your own unique content version here.
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