Unforgiving and Cruel: A Tale of the Samurai of Hell
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Haiyu had come to the strange otherland to find a dream woman and redemption. Instead, he found a nightmarish adventure beyond life and death! Now, a samurai sworn to Emma-O, the Lord of Hell, Haiyu must roam the alien world until he can plant his master's banner in this strange land's heart. His journey is not a simple one. Many oni and the bakemono stand before him, but the monsters and demons cannot stand before his blade and his will . . .
This land can be unforgiving and cruel . . .
The bodies of two young boys lay at the edge of a swamp. Their killer waits within, relentless, cunning and inhuman. Only Haiyu can stop it, but can he do so alone? A mysterious woman who dwells within the poisonous land may hold the secret to Haiyu's success, but unimaginable pain weighs upon her heart and spirit.
With this pulse-pounding adventure, Daniel R. Robichaud continues the exciting heroic fantasy tales of a samurai in a strange land. The story stands alone, inviting new readers to jump on board in this installment.
This story originally appeared in the 2008 Bouchercon Special edition of Blazing Adventures Magazine. This eBook edition presents the author's preferred text, revised and expanded from its original appearance.
Daniel R. Robichaud
Daniel R. Robichaud has lived in southeastern Michigan, central Massachusetts and southern Texas. He is a Rhysling Award nominated poet and the author of over one hundred stories, articles and poems, which have appeared in such markets as Shroud Magazine, Rogue Worlds, Goblin Fruit, Rage of the Behemoth, Green Prints, and WritersWeekly. Daniel holds degrees in both Physics and English, and his career path has reflected these passions. In addition to his numerous writing opportunities, he has been an Igor For Hire (aka a freelance research engineer), a substitute teacher, an automation engineer, and a neurophysiology lab manager. Daniel enjoys entertaining people with his words and stories. If you enjoy a good read, why not try one of his works? You might just love them.
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Unforgiving and Cruel - Daniel R. Robichaud
Unforgiving and Cruel
A Tale of the Samurai of Hell
By: Daniel R. Robichaud
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.
This story originally appeared in a slightly different form in Blazing Adventures Magazine! in 2008.
Fiction © 2013 by Daniel R. Robichaud
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Unforgiving and Cruel
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Unforgiving and Cruel
The trail began with a pair of butchered children.
The boys lay on the spongy earth along the edge of marsh, backs torn open and looks of purest fright frozen on their faces. They were young, perhaps twenty years between them, and poor. Only a few stones filled their pockets. Whatever had killed them had done so for sport and malicious glee.
When confronted with such a grim spectacle and evidence of a beast loosed from the murky depths of the oni-worlds, most men