1 How the old guard falls [private/plot] Mon Dec 18, 2017 3:33 am
Orochi Risu
S-rank
Their Kage absent, their entire government in disarray and no word coming from the Daimyo of the land of wind on how to expediate this immensely unorthodox issue, Sunagakure no sato and more so its entire population from the highest advisor in the elder's council to the lowest beggar in the slums would've felt the uncertainty lingering in the hot, dry air of the desert.
However, the Council of Elders, staunch and backed by their individual clans were crafty and decisive in the matter, seeing this not as a moment of turbulence and uncertainty, but as an opportunity, for in their greed and lust for power, it had not happened before that nor Daimyo nor Kazekage was present to bare witness to the exchange of power in the land. They saw this as a sign, a hopeful blessing by the heavens that they were at last, after so many years and so many changes of both Kage and Daimyo, in total control of the village's future.
Yet power never fails to get rid of the emotion of fear, the feeling of terror and despair, certainly when power is grabbed by those who do not wield the strength which is necessary to keep such power in check. In their fear that they might be disturbed or one might catch wind of their plans, in an act of secluded madness and distrust, the council of elders had only allowed shinobi of their own clans to be allowed to guard them, keeping the anbu and the regular shinobi out of the picture. They needed to have a treaty on this newly acquired and shared power, a way to finalize and cement this change in who ruled and most importantly, they wanted to end the era of kages and start an era ruled by the council and the council's wishes and desires.
...
Slowly walking through the streets, a massive white snake slithering behind her, a lone woman passed the villagers who were reading the newspapers, looking at the bulletins that had been hung out accross the village of Sunagakure: the kazekage had vanished. Wether it was fate or providence, the woman didn't know, but with this news it all became clear.
She had needed a base of operations, a place where she'd be ready to take on all who'd dare to hunt her down, all who'd stand in her way and now with that puppet kage gone, the chance of a lifetime had arrived, the chance to get what she wanted.
"The shadow has fallen, time for the light to be swallowed whole," With silent steps, the woman marched on towards the tallest building in the village: the administration building, there where the last vestige of ancient power remained in Sunagakure no Sato. "Now I claim your sun."
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However, the Council of Elders, staunch and backed by their individual clans were crafty and decisive in the matter, seeing this not as a moment of turbulence and uncertainty, but as an opportunity, for in their greed and lust for power, it had not happened before that nor Daimyo nor Kazekage was present to bare witness to the exchange of power in the land. They saw this as a sign, a hopeful blessing by the heavens that they were at last, after so many years and so many changes of both Kage and Daimyo, in total control of the village's future.
Yet power never fails to get rid of the emotion of fear, the feeling of terror and despair, certainly when power is grabbed by those who do not wield the strength which is necessary to keep such power in check. In their fear that they might be disturbed or one might catch wind of their plans, in an act of secluded madness and distrust, the council of elders had only allowed shinobi of their own clans to be allowed to guard them, keeping the anbu and the regular shinobi out of the picture. They needed to have a treaty on this newly acquired and shared power, a way to finalize and cement this change in who ruled and most importantly, they wanted to end the era of kages and start an era ruled by the council and the council's wishes and desires.
...
Slowly walking through the streets, a massive white snake slithering behind her, a lone woman passed the villagers who were reading the newspapers, looking at the bulletins that had been hung out accross the village of Sunagakure: the kazekage had vanished. Wether it was fate or providence, the woman didn't know, but with this news it all became clear.
She had needed a base of operations, a place where she'd be ready to take on all who'd dare to hunt her down, all who'd stand in her way and now with that puppet kage gone, the chance of a lifetime had arrived, the chance to get what she wanted.
"The shadow has fallen, time for the light to be swallowed whole," With silent steps, the woman marched on towards the tallest building in the village: the administration building, there where the last vestige of ancient power remained in Sunagakure no Sato. "Now I claim your sun."
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