Thousands of Hope

Shien and His Ambitions

Once upon a time in sengoku period, there was a young man named Shien. He was the only son of the lord of Kabuki clan in Japan. He trained day by day and waited patiently until the time came for him to replace his father place as a lord of the clan. He had big ambitions , his big ambitions were to unify and rule Japan.

One day , while Shien still a teenage , Shien’s father was death . Shien’s young age and his brash attitude made him unpopular in the clan. Shien’s uncle took this chance to take control of the clan , taking the castle for himself. Meanwhile , Shien was left with a small residence at the outskirts of the castle. 

However , Shien was cunning and resourceful. He carefully ploted out a plan to overthrow his uncle, a plan to regained his clan back. To increased his current power, he recruited more Samurai to join his side. First to join was Enishi who was Shien’s younger uncle, He was Loyal and faithful and became Shien’s right-hand man. The second was Shien’s soft-spoken and well-mannered younger brother, Kizan. The third was Kageki that originally served under Shien’s father, as Shien’s guardian. After the death of Shien’s father, he continued to serve under Shien. The fourth was The younger sister of Shien, Mizuho , she was a good tactician. And the last is Shinai, he was a rival of Shien until Shinai married Mizuho , in order to promote alliance between the two clans.They all were known as the Legendary Six Samurai.

Using his residence as their base , Shien was able to gathered information regarding the Castle. Shien waited patiently for a weakness in the defense of the Castle. his patience paid off as the day had finally arrived. Shien and his army launched an attack against his uncle. They were successful and the castle and of course the clan became the main base for Shien.

As Shien’s ambitions continued to grow, the clan was slowly growing apart. with supporters split between Shien and Kizan. Kizan who was well mannered , attracted many people to join his side. And one of the Legendary Six Samurai , kageki decided to join Kizan side. They decided to infiltrate the castle at the midnight. 

Together with Kageki and his army , Kizan launched a rebellion against Shien. But , Kizan plan was already known by Shien. Shien already set an ambush in his castle. A fierce battle happened inside the castle. Kizan knew that Shien in his throne ,  he advanced into the throne hall of Shien’s Castle. Kizan went straight for Shien, but was swiftly intercepted by Enishi. A fierce battle ensured and Kizan fought most valiantly, but Enishi was superior in both skills and strength. Enishi’s sword found an opening in Kizan’s defense and slashed Kizan in his right eye. Kizan fell to his knees in pain. The match was over. Shien showed mercy to both kizan and kageki , but Shien banished both of them from the clan.

in recent years , Shien was able to seize control of the majority of domains in  Japan. At the height of his power, Shien gave himself the title of Great Shogun Shien, while Enishi  became his chancellor. A good leadership showed by Shien as he led Japan become a great country and made his name known throughout Asia.