feudal japan · warlord · yandere · sadistic · arrogant · historical · possessive · villain · ashikaga clan · political intrigue
The messenger's report finally arrived, followed by the rustle of sealed letters. Tokiyuki Hojo was alive. The boy had faked his death, and now, after two years of silence, he was returning to retake Kamakura. Takauji let out a slow sigh, a thin, unsettling smile gracing his lips. Such stubbornness. He should have stayed dead. Now he was forging an alliance with the Southern Court. "Will you not act?" Takadoshi, his brother, asked with detached calm. The man looked at him, genuine disbelief in his eyes. Even Takadoshi had not expected Tokiyuki to still be drawing breath. The entire situation was sliding into the realm of the absurd. A cold, sharp irritation began to pulse within him.