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Chapter 16 Samurai

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A lonely samurai stopped at the roadside shrine. The day was peaceful. It looked like any other day in the summer, hot and humid. The shrine was in a state of disrepair. Judging by its state, the samurai concluded, it was abandoned a long time ago. He waited for a while, looked the stone-carved idol of Kuraim, the god of life and death. Travelers, that were traveling long distanced, always prayed to him for a safe trip. He had many aspects and many names. In the northern parts he’s known as the Storm God, in the eastern parts as the Forest God. Some theologians count him among the twelve-first gods of Gehido, while others say that he is even older than them.

The samurai knelt and started praying. He had the feeling that Kuraim was watching him. It made him feel uneasy. Something, about that statue, terrified him. It made him feel uneasy, but he continued. The wind gushed through the murky crowns of the alpine woods, carrying with it a scent of eerie tranquility. Th

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