Prince Victor George
The beach was beautiful, yet eerie all the same. I and Sir William Anson had decided to land on the beach head after all but one ship was sank in the storm. out of the Seven ships, only one remained. Of course, we lost around 379 men, with the remaining 1,441 still kicking, camping on the beach.
We needed to know where we are, and soon, the ship that remained would have to leave. Wherever we were, the coastline seemed to stretch endlessly, so we may be in Indo-China, or worse, China Itself.
It is more than likely that if we were in China, we could face some great horde of Chinese, and we would not survive such a force. Of course, Sir William Anson believes we may be on Taiwan, and I honestly wouldn't mind that being so. Taiwan is quite small and has plenty of resources so that we can survive long enough until help arrives from India.
Still, I cannot help but feel we are being watched...
Matsuda Katayoshi
I was a Samurai, through and through.
When my mother died when I was but five winters old, I had to fight to survive. It was what caught the attention of my master, Ihara Bokutsu's attention, what drew him to me. he, a wealthy Samurai, looked at a poor bigger who fought off thieves and thought that I had potential. So I always followed what he wanted. Even if he was dead.
To protect Japan from those Westerners and their foul teachings, and now... now would be Matsuda's finest hour. He had trained for thirty years, he could defeat them! He would surely die against their weapons, but an Army without a leader was not an army at all.
He had sent his son Hiro off running to Edo, to warn them of the westerner invasion. He would be rewarded for such, he knew. I was, after all, friends with Shogun Tokugawa Ienari, and he would see his sacrifice as worthy of nobility!
As the fat man came closer to the bush Matsuda lay in waiting, the fat man looked at the woods behind him, and pointed, off to the road behind him "A road! Why young Prince Victor, I do indeed believe our luck may just be changing!" He turned, and looked to a small boy, walking with a ebony cane, with the strangest of handles. He could not understand the words they spoke, but believing himself to be found out, Matsuda moved.
As the man turned, Matsuda leapt from the bush, and with a slash, he dissembled the man, before with one great slash, decapitating the enemy leader. He turned to the young scar faced boy, who he believed would be in shock, or simply fleeing, but instead, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and with the blade twisting, Matsuda fell, the blade that once was concealed in the cane, piercing through his body.
Prince Victor George
"Help! Someone, come quick! The General has been attacked!" I Screamed, as the man who had just killed Sir William Anson was on the floor, groaning in pain. It serves the bastard right, Sir William Anson hadn't done a thing to deserve such an unlawful attack!
To have watched it occur, It shames me to admit I could have saved him. If I had acted quicker, I could have... no... I would have saved him. I could have stopped that damned Samurai...
"Henry, with seniority, you would be the leader of the army, correct?" I asked Henry Busch. He was an Irishmen who was second in command. "Aye, your Grace. With how dangerous things have become, I think it's best you leave with
Mary's Grace." He said, and I shook my head.
"No. I refuse to leave. As Crown Prince of all of Great Britain, I, Prince Victor demand that you relinquish reigns of the Army to me." I said, as Henry looked agape. "But Your Grace, you are a child, and running an army is taxing. Besides that, with Sir William Anson here, you should return to England, back to your family." He said, as I nodded.
"Be that as it may, it is my god given duty to avenge Sir William. I cannot allow his assassination by these Japanese to go unhindered." I said, as he rose his eyebrow. "Japanese, Your Grace?" He asked, confusion abound.
"Aye, this mans hairstyle is typical in Japan, and with the Katana he used... I presume him to be one of the legendary Japanese Samurai. Fierce warriors of the past that have continued into the modern day. As you may know, much of the world is still in a rather savage state, there are even some in Africa that don't even use Stone tools!" I said, before continuing. "Japan is at an important crossroad, I intend to avenge Sir William, and conquer it. With it, we would be able to surround the Russians, and use it to better strangle the Chinese, should they become a threat." I said, as Henry gawked.
"I do not support it, and I honestly think it quite mad, but I shall give you command of the Army, Your Grace. But I do Demand to be able to watch over, and to support you in this endeavor." He said, as I nodded. This year just gets worse, and worse.