Tue, Sep 20, 2005
Brought back to the very grounds where the travesty began, forced into this final conflict by political demand, Gennosuke and Oboro face one another on the field of battle. Gennosuke, wounded and poisoned, blinded still by the hands of the Iga. Oboro, unskilled in the arts of war and unwilling to prove false to her love. Neither with a care as to whom will inherit the title of Shogun.
Tue, Jun 7, 2005
With the secret scroll now in Gennosuke's possession, the Iga's elaborate deception has come to an end. At last, the Kouga knows of the old Shogun's fateful decree. As Oboro makes a last stand between the clans, begging for peace between them, Gennosuke takes advantage of her love to make good his escape. Alone, pressured to fight with the Iga, Oboro makes the ultimate sacrifice.
Tue, Sep 13, 2005
Gennosuke cuts the serpent down at long last, the one responsible for fueling the enmity between the Kouga and the Iga for two centuries past. The one, whom among all others, will not allow for peace between them. As they stand reunited, Oboro begs for death, unable in her love to stand against Gennosuke. But Kagero and Tenzen, each with their dying breath, set the final confrontation in motion.
Tue, Aug 23, 2005
On the banks of a river, one left to death has risen again. Having finally learned the truth he set out to find, Gennosuke is resigned to this war that was never theirs. Too much has been lost for either side to turn back. A Kouga is sent out wearing the face of an enemy and finally sees the futile truth in the dying eyes of an Iga. But with her blood on his hands, his fate has been sealed.
Tue, May 31, 2005
The time has come to harden the heart, to put hope aside. Siblings seek to reunite to great consequence as certain victory is lost, lying dead as two foes in a salt cellar. The truth shines blinding even through the rain, with one love lost and another broken, and a brother left in mourning. The Kouga remnants stand together in the midst of the Iga storm.
Tue, Jul 12, 2005
Words from the past haunt Gennosuke, and Oboro is convinced that her life will end by his hands. Far more than the watery distance separates these lost lovers. Yet Tenzen seeks to inspire his leader to live, determined to force himself into the void left by Gennosuke's defection. A servant is torn between two masters as an unseen enemy seeks advantage in the turmoil.
Tue, Sep 6, 2005
With Kagero captive, Oboro issues a public challenge, seeking to draw Gennosuke out, desiring to face him one last time. She stops Tenzen at his cruel play, unwilling to bear the suffering of an enemy, and draws his wrath instead. But Gennosuke arrives to face Tenzen at last, forced to defend himself with his greatest weapon still sealed against him. A startling revelation rings out in the night.
Tue, Aug 30, 2005
Tenzen's secret is revealed at last, the cost of which proves death to a Kouga in disguise. As Lady Ofuku's forces lend strength and protection to the two surviving Iga, they continue on their way to Sunpu Castle. Kagero claims responsibility for the death of Oboro, seeking Gennosuke's affirmation and affection. But when she sets out to prove her lie truth, trust misplaced will prove her undoing.
Tue, May 24, 2005
Gennosuke grows wary as hostility mounts, while the other Kouga captive demonstrates dire consequence for the baser forms of assault. Warriors in disguise seek to unearth the hidden deception, the counterfeit aided by desperate belief. The Iga stronghold infiltrated, Oboro is called away to finally learn the truth. The way has been laid for grief.