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Thread of Fate *1x1 with Jikkah*

Megohime clenched her fists hard, not knowing what plans he had with Kojurou- but she couldn’t stay to find out. She left hurriedly for her room, needing to send out a letter to Oshuu.
 
Masamune had decided after receiving such a beat down from Hideyoshi after doing all that he could to reunite Oshuu that he was just going to bring the fight straight to Osaka and bring his wife and Kojurou home. They were camped out in Owari when night had fallen, giving the horses a break as they regained their strength from the humdrum of riding all day. Things seemed to be relatively quiet until they heard many footfalls begin to surround them from the treeline.
"Damn, where did they come from?"
"D-Do you think they're Toyotomi?"
Men dressed in little to no armor surrounded them and the threat seemed rather miniscule in comparison.
"They're bandits, hitto!"
"Heh, they've got some nerve," Masamune smirked, "Let's see what they can manage to take from us." Though, Masamune's amusement seemed to vanish when someone - no, two people - walked out from the crowd of assumed bandits. He had a huge anchor and chain resting over his shoulders, a petite and rather annoyed looking woman beside him.
"Sorry, fellas. I think we're gonna need to borrow your horses for a bit." Motochika grinned.
 
Nana looked irritated and disappointed rather than angry. Sure they were pirates but they weren’t thieves. “This is embarrassing.” She muttered, pipe smoking between her lips. “Motochika this isn’t who we are.” She scolded quietly, but made no move to actually stop him.
 
"We won't be able to get our men and the Fugaku any other way, Nana. We're just borrowin' them, they'll get their horses back." He told her gently.
 
Nana let out a plume of smoke and waved her hand. “Do what needs to be done.” She said, still not enjoying the idea of being a thief, but having no other choice.
 
"You're hilarious. You're nothing but a bunch of bandits." Masamune said amusedly, "Who the hell do you think I am?"
"Too bad for you, we aren't actually bandits. We're pirates. We managed to get here by drifting along the Sea of Settsu. Sorry, but I got my reasons for doing this." Motochika said before his foot shifted back to prepare for a fight.
 
“Alright men, you know what to do!” Nana said, holding her pipe in one hand and her other arm straight out at her side. The entire crew backed away to create a semi-circle around Motochika, giving him plenty of room for his fight.
 
Masamune was the one who attacked first, which suited Motochika just fine. As they fought, the crew chanted "Aniki!" over and over, drowning out Masamune's mens' own cheers and praise. That was, until, Masamune's men began chanting and clapping "Hitto!" to cheer Masamune on. It was a lot of noise, combined with the clang of metal against metal, it was a wonder Nana didn't get a headache.
 
Nana watched the fight with a soft scowl on her face, pipe glowing faintly and smoking. There was something about this man that was off, he certainly wasn’t just any old general, but she couldn’t quite place it in the dark of the night.
 
After a while of being evenly matched, they both decided to get serious. That's when they actually started to destroy the area. They crashed into the rocks that dropped over Motochika's crew, causing them to scramble to safety.
"Six Claws and a crescent moon? Why does he look so familiar?" The crew muttered before looking to Nana, "Do you know, Onee-sama?"
 
“He’s familiar because he’s the Dokuganryuu.” She said, pulling her pipe from her mouth and scowling softly, but making no moves to stop the fight.
 
"Doku..." It took a moment before they all yelled in surprise, "Dokuganryuu?!"
Masamune and Motochika had locked blades before they both moved away from each other and yielded the fight.
"What's the Ogre of Onigashima doing looking to hitchhike out here?" Masamune asked. Motochika gave a small chuckle.
"Don't put it like that," He said before anchoring his anchor into the ground, "To put it bluntly, our backs are to the wall. I'm out to get payback for the expensive fortress they wrecked and to rescue my men that were captured. I'm headed to Osaka, same as you."
 
“Forgive us Dokuganryuu, we normally don’t implode to tactics of common bandits, but we are pressed for time.” Nana said as she approached from behind Motochika, bowing her head in respect.
 
"Hm. Well, I can't say no to an ally in such a pressing time of need." Masamune said, "Alright, we'll go to Osaka together and teach Toyotomi a well deserved lesson."
"You have our thanks, Ryuunii-san." Motochika grinned, "You hear that, you band of whoresons! Play well with our new comrads!"
"Aniki!!"
 
Kojurou was still meditating in his holding cell, ignoring the sound of the door as it opened. He was used to Hanbei coming in and trying to twist him into joining the Toyotomi. It never worked. He glanced up to once again shoot Hanbei down, only to see Hisehide.
"It has been a while, Right Eye of the Dragon." He greeted, "The netherworld had little in the way of noteworthy treasure, you see. I thought I would come find some amusement among the living."
 
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((Sorry, I didn't want to write a huge wall and bore you _( : 3」∠)_ ))

Matsunaga moved to the window and stared out into the night before looking back at Kojurou, "I was unaware the One Eyed Dragon would send his wife across enemy lines with no protection."
"Megohime-dono knows how to handle herself."
"A pregnant woman can only do so much." Matsunaga replied, "Does she know that her husband is dead?"
"Masamune-sama is quite alive, I can assure you." Kojurou huffed. Matsunaga gave a more thoughtful noise this time before moving to the open door and gesturing out for someone to bring something forward. Or rather, someone.
 
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A familiar face entered the room, not one of Hanbei or even Hideyoshi, but that of his lords wife Megohime. Her face was stern and jaw set as she was escorted into the room, being stopped beside Matsunaga. Her hands had been bound at the wrists before her, and she had been disarmed of her knife.
 
Kojurou's eyes widened before glaring hatefully, "What is the point of bringing her here?"
"Oh, merely as a motivation. I am told you have been refusing Hanbei's invitations to join with Toyotomi. I, for one, care not for them or their plans. But I do have my eye on their treasure and I can't get a hold of it until you are dealt with. So, I have brought Lady Dragon to motivate you."
 
“Kojurou.” Megohime said sharply, staring at him intently. “Don’t you do a single thing he asks.” She hissed lowly, red eyes glued to him.
 
"Funny you should say that." Matsunaga said, "I'm not allowed to kill you, Right Eye, but they said nothing about the Lady Dragon or her unborn child."
"Don't you dare harm either of them." Kojurou hissed angrily. Matsunaga merely smirked and moved to place his hand over Megohime's stomach affectionately.
"I will have no reason to if you merely do as Toyotomi asks."
 
Megohime stiffened but didn’t swat his hand away, a look of rage and disgust in her eyes. “Kojurou.” She growled out through her teeth.
 
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