Forlorn and War Torn

He trained every day,
And took not for granted,
The way his lethal blade
Sliced and Slanted.
Protecting himself
was all that he knew,
Aside from the blood
that his sword drew.
He'd go from sunrise
'till the moon hit his eyes,
But felt no remorse
as his enemies died.
His honor was gold
and his focus was old,
Like a man who's life
needed to be told.
He fought for himself,
and his family tree,
He never thought once
about mortality.
But the pain in his eyes,
one night did arise,
When he saw his villages
flaming demise.
He opened his hut,
then slammed it back shut,
When he saw his loved ones
strewn out guts.
He vowed for revenge
in the pale moonlight,
He swore for his ancestors,
he would do right.
He raised his blade,
and removed his own face,
Then clotted the blood
with the embers ablaze.
He rose from the ashes,
With hate in his eyes,
The blood of his loved,
His means to baptize.
He set out on horseback,
For hours he'd ride,
Pushing out flashbacks
For pain to subside.
He finally reached
The camp of his foes,
He waited outside,
With his eyes closed.
He Bowed his head,
Following his plan,
He aimed at his stomach,
With sword in hand.
The first guard to see
Walked right up to him,
Hesitantly,
But the night was so dim,
He saw just a flash
As the silver passed,
Slicing the guard
Clean in half.
The samurai rose,
Like a phoenix from flame,
To bring honor back
to his family name.
He snuck through the tents
Of the encampment,
Slaying who slept,
Smiling as he went.
When he got to the end,
He saved best for last.
He skinned their captain
And fashioned a mask.
He looked at it long,
Before he stitched it on,
And by the break of dawn
He was gone.
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