Fancy_Brat
Pulsar
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2009
"This is no time to slack off! The enemy is drawing closer and we must prepare for the worst!" The old army commander tossed out orders at the army of young warriors, demanding full and utmost respect and control. The soldiers had been lined up in rows, each with a long katana in their hands, going through preliminary exercises as they always did. With a neighboring country threatening to attack, they had formed this army full of enthusiastic youth. During this time however, the armies where made of entirely men, not a woman to be found. In fact, it was such a serious matter that if a woman was found in the army, the least that could happen was public humiliation back home, with the worst being death. This army had prided itself in being a very successful one with some impressive victories in the past few months. Of course,a lot of these soldiers were hoping the war would end soon. "All right, that is enough for now. You may now head back to your respective quarters, but stay on guard. Be prepared for combat at any time." with that, the soldiers had dispersed.
"Whew...finally done." Minami gently wiped the sweat from her forehead as she placed her sword back in its scabbard. Despite the dangers she faced, not only as a soldier, but as a woman, she had taken up arms with the army. Her father was far too old to participate in such a brutal war, and she had taken his equipment and gone in his place. The trouble would be hiding her identity to avoid problems. However, she had a long series of times where she had been mistaken for a man, not only with her appearance, but her voice sounded pretty mature as well. She had grown out her hair since then to avoid confusion, but now had it tied back under her helmet for this war. also, she had to come up with an alias to avoid using her real name. She decided to go by her father's name: Kenji. She sighed softly as she plopped down in her bed, her fellow comrades, engaged in a small conversation. She figured a little nap would do her good.
"Whew...finally done." Minami gently wiped the sweat from her forehead as she placed her sword back in its scabbard. Despite the dangers she faced, not only as a soldier, but as a woman, she had taken up arms with the army. Her father was far too old to participate in such a brutal war, and she had taken his equipment and gone in his place. The trouble would be hiding her identity to avoid problems. However, she had a long series of times where she had been mistaken for a man, not only with her appearance, but her voice sounded pretty mature as well. She had grown out her hair since then to avoid confusion, but now had it tied back under her helmet for this war. also, she had to come up with an alias to avoid using her real name. She decided to go by her father's name: Kenji. She sighed softly as she plopped down in her bed, her fellow comrades, engaged in a small conversation. She figured a little nap would do her good.