Akari Hatori: Path of the Ronin

   Hatori was born to a family still closely tied to the Way of the Samurai, otherwise known as Bushido. He was raised learning the way of the sword, as well as Mana Manipulation-The ability to use one's spiritual energy to physically manifest attacks and defenses alike. Since he was three years old, he began training, leaning that he had a knack for swordsmanship.He spent years training, often helping out the Local Law Enforcement stop thugs and criminals around their city to hone his skills. He even bested one of the Daimyo's head samurai at sixteen years old, the man having underestimated Hatori's skill with the sword.It was at the age of seventeen that he became a full-fledged Samurai of his own, and headed out into the world in his Lord's name.

   Hatori had trained in the Yin Yang Style; A Style that allowed the Samurai to access reserves of both Divine and Arcane Mana- By tapping the power of one's soul and physically manifesting their aura ;While pledging loyalty to neither the forces of good nor evil. These Samurai were known as the fiercest by far; For the use of both types of Mana led to a much larger and varied style; Easy to adapt to new situations and powers. His father taught him: A great Samurai by the name of Akari Jin. He , too, could use the Yin Yang Style, and taught his son never to let one or the other overwhelm him; As the side effects could cause loss of one's self and mind to the forces of Divine or Arcane Energies. Hatori had created a technique all of his own through mana manipulation: The ability to manifest Hands of solidified mana. With these, Hatori could sprout extended limbs of varying strength to use more than just two swords, and also grab, punch , or ensnare an opponent if need be. It seemed that using the Yin Yang style made the hands easier to manifest, as Hatori's aura was easier to access with his mana flowing through his blades.

   A year into his journey, Hatori and the small team of Samurai he was with were hired to kill a threat to the country. The Ronin was an old man, yet he bested many of their group with ease. Hatori, watching, was able to see that every time he used his blade, it took a moment for him to recover. Taking this oppotunity, the young Samurai pierced his foe's heart. But the old man didn't die just yet. He told them all why he was being hunted. Because he wanted to kill the Daimyo, for letting his kingdom(That had been property of the mother country, 'Shien') be destroyed while no support came. Hatori and his team were skeptical, and only Hatori researched the story after this incident. And it turned out, that the man he killed was telling the truth.

   His Lord, The Daimyo of their Country of 'Shien', was a wicked, corrupt man indeed. It sickened Hatori to work for the man. And this led to his planning of the assassination of his Lord Kurami. Three years after he had become a Samurai. As he was sent in to discuss his next assignment, he slaughtered the guards and went to slay the Daimyo. What he did not know was the reason why Kurami was the Lord. It was because the man owned the Legendary Blades of the Six Samurai, ancient relics of a group of Six Samurai and their Shogun who conquered a country by themselves hundreds of years ago. The blades were imbued with special properties and powers, and Kurami quickly overwhelmed Hatori with these swords and led young Hatori to the brink of death.

   This was when Hatori lost himself. He knew he would die unless he tried harder than he ever had done before. Standing, bloody and battered, he waged a final stand against his foe. Knocking a blade from the Lord's hands and using it himself, Hatori was able to now fend for himself against these attacks. And with the Daimyo's old age and poor condition, there was no way he would last against an equal opponent. Hatori decimated his Lord after this, claiming the six blades as his own and awaking the spirits within. Their Names were Zanji, Kamon, Irou, Enishi, Kizan, Nisashi and Shien. The manifested in an illusion around him, telling him of their story and informing him that they respected his power. That was why 'Hamon', the sword of Courage, allowed him to tap it's power in the battle. He responded by saying that he wished to now recreate a modern 'Six Samurai', -Wanting to find Six Powerful Swordsmen to aid his mission in doing as they had done; Destroying countries and rebuilding an empire from the rubble. Though these Samurai were content conquering Shien, the city now named after the Shogun, they were now disgusted by the Daimyo's actions as Hatori was, and pledged their loyalty to him if he destroyed the Capital with their powers. He agreed, doing so within an hour and fleeing the country after killing all around him, leaving few alive. His own mother died in the attacks, in his father's arms He was hunted since, and while this went on Hatori traveled for three years, slaying countless swordsmen and recruiting the best he found in an attempt to revive the myth of the Six Samurai.

   Along his travels, he slayed countless Ronin and Samurai, facing all swordsmen he saw to test their true strength. Few were able to survive these battles.He took their blades-At least, took the ones of Power. At one point he was confronted by the Military of Shien; Those surviving. Including his own father. He then fought against the two dozen samurai, slaughtering them all after a lengthy battle and dragging himself to shelter. Taken in by a young woman named 'Hiori'. She nursed his wounds and sheltered him until he recovered, until one night. Assassins came for Hatori. though the Samurai defeated them all, Hiroi had been killed by one of them in the crossfire. And Kizan of the Six Samurai confirmed that he had caused it-Flooding the scene through Hatori's mind via the 'eyes' of his blade. Hetori ventured onward, more determined than ever to fufill his mission and avenge both the woman he had killed by accident and his own Pride as a Samurai.

   He eventually took five blades of power from other Samurai deemed too weak to join him, naming them the 'Five Blades of Influence'. His Twelve blades were named 'The Twelve Swords of the Samurai'; another name he had coined for himself and that spread throughout the land as his exploits reached dangerous and scary levels. He had begun destroying a few Countries alone, and recruited a few Samurai to help him along his mission. He is still in the process of finding more Samurai and searching for more Swords of Power and Samurai to fulfill his dream.