Episode 10 "Lost & Found"

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December 25, 101 P.A.

The party comes riding up to the shogun's palace. When they arrive they are met by the possessed samurai of the 9th ring, that they heard of earlier. When the party inquires about the shogun the samurai attack without warning. The party manages to subdue the samurai outside with a combination of tk force fields and magic nets. Once inside the party sees the remaining samurai and the shogun sitting at his throne in the middle of the room. Ryoko manages to mental possession a samurai, that saves Takeo by jumping in front of a fireblast cast by the shogun. The party decides to preform a combined attack on the shogun, and all 5 of them attack simultaneously. The shogun screams in pain, and teleports away before they can strike again. The 9th barrier ring crumbles and the samurai's possession wears off, they return to normal unaware of what has happened over the past year since the emperor has returned. They are very happy and thank the party members for freeing them and returning the 9th ring back to the people. The samurai say they are eager to return to their villages and see their loved ones, the 9 remaining samurai leave the shoguns palace with haste.

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Trevor and Takeo search the large throne room that takes up the entire first floor, they find three large chest behind the throne. One chest is filled to the top with gold, one has gems, one has scrolls. Trevor begins to stuff his pockets with gold and a few gems, and stuffes his backpack full of stuff. They go up the stairs to the second floor and see an entire floor filled with animals and creatures, like a zoo. As they are passing by they hear an panther call for help. Takeo tries talk to the creature, but seems to be in agony. Takeo breaks the cage open and the chains and the creature immediately start feeling better and transforms into a werepanther. They hear something large and heavy walking down the stairs from the third floor. They peek to look and see a large cyborg with a rail gun coming down the stairs. The panther tells them to run and takes off. Trevor fires a couple rounds at it and sees his shots dissipate as they hit a naruni force field. Trevor tells Takeo they should run, they get outside to the wagon and get going. As they flee the cyborg comes outside and begins firing. Takeo sees the werepanther and tells him to jump on the wagon as they are passing him by. Takeo reaches out to take the hand of the werepanther and help  him on the wagon when a rail gun round flys through the werepanther's head and he drops to the ground. The wagon charging ahead, Takeo could only watch the body lying motionless as they fled. Takeo continues riding toward the city of Kyoto, two very large wagons drawn by dozens of horses come riding up on either side of Takeo. They are forced to come to a stop, and are surrounded. The party jumps out ready to fight, but when Trevor tries to activate the power armor he picked up he realizes that both armors has had the power source removed. Two large robot suits stand up in the backs of these massive wagons, they surrender. Trevor immediately recognizes the equipment as Armatech. They ask Trevor where the assassin know as Hagi is? Trevor says he doesn't know that Hagi contacts him. They believe Trevor and tell him he is lucky their orders don't say anything about killing so they will leave him alive. They steal the wagon from the party and everything that was in it. As the wagons drive off the party was left face down in the dirt with what they had on their person. Trevor and Takeo decide to walk to Ulo Town becuase that's where they picked up the power armor with no power source. Now on foot it takes them a lot longer to get back. When they arrive they see a group of mandalorian mercs standing at the entrance of the town.

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Takeo and Trevor stop to talk to the mercs. A merc in blue armor talls them, "I am Bobby Blue and we are the 13 manalorian mercs of Ulo Town. We are the best at killing Demons and this town is paying 500credits a head. We are the unofficial protectors of this town and we require a toll to enter the town if you pass this way. You should hurry up and pay and go inside we have rumor a horde of  100 lesser oni are headed this way." Takeo tells them that he is a demon queller and they laugh. Takeo challenges them to a contest to see which party will kill the most demons. Takeo and Trevor pay the toll and go inside to buy supplies and to visit Kuchiki Han. When they arrive at Kuchiki Han's Weapons shop, it now longer looks like the strong hold that it was before. It is all but destroyed, it appears as if a bomb went off from with in the building and the wagon that was stole from them was parked next to the building. Trevor goes in and sees all the gear is damaged beyond repair, he goes down to Kuchiki Han's office. Inside he see Mr. Han in his chair all bloody and gasping for air, clinging to life. When he sees Trevor he mutters, "They forced me too, they want the assassin. They're tying up loose ends said they maid a mistake not killing you. It was some rogue Armatech soldiers turned mercs. They are from Iwakuni.... ugh." Kuchiki Han dies. Trevor takes some shipping records and papers for the desk and his wallet and credstick. The party returns to the entrance of town to meet up with the mercs to face the on coming oni horde. The two parties have an outstanding battle with the oni, the small group of strangers going demon for demon with the 13 protectors of Ulo Town. In the end the party killed just slightly more demons than the mercs, Bobby blue congratulates Takeo and admits he underestimated their skill level and strength. As part of the agreement the mandalorian mercs agree to travel with the party to fight the cyborg back at the shogun's palace the following day at noon.