• The emporer was not all bad at a time. He was once kind enough to give a poor village all his rice but something did change. About several months ago he no longer came out of his castle. Something indeed has changed him. He no longer ruled his land in peace after he killed his brother. His rule was nothing more than an act and his brother's wife no longer pleased him. After he found out that she sent her son away he took his long steel katana and slit her throat. Now dubing both his brother's and his wife's death suicide he sought out his goal to kill his only nephew. But still nothing satisfied him. He sent his best men to find the young prince but none turned out sucessful. Finally he resulted to his final choice. He summoned Tengus, Onis, evil dragons, and other evil demons to find his nephew. That's when he indeed changed. He gave himself the title the Yin Yang master figureing himself as a God and so much pain bore on his people.
    Every month a large group of young women were forced to live and serve at his castle and paid the most painful price. To never see their families again and to bear internal scars. Lust; one of the sins that no god would approve exept for those who are evil. Greed over welm him for he raised taxes. Pride because he thought of himself better than any of the gods.
    Just a few days ago his demon spirits came with news that they have indeed found his nephew in a temple far from here. For the next few days the tyrant thought how to kill him until he heard of the Endless brother of Dreams. He thought if dreams were to become reality then what if the prince was to die in his dreams. The emoporer summoned the best sorcerers and ordered them to give the prince three dreams until he dies. With that said a giant weight was lifted from his shoulders.
    One day a beautiful woman came to his palace on a rainy night. Her hair was long and soft as silk and her skin was like porcilen and would break to the touch. And her kimono was made from the finest colors and silk and her eyes were a dark soothing green like bamboo or emeralds. The emporer must have her. He ordered his men to bring her inside so that he may preform his lustful sin.
    "Good evening my dear," he greeted with a smile. "I do hope that the rice is to your liking"
    "It is but i have tasted finer," the woman said eating some of her rice. "The sauce is a bit too thick and too spicey and the rice is a bit dry even without it"
    There was a glimmer in the girl's eye and a sly smile that no one could describe. She was a sight to behold and the emporoer must make haste if he was to use her and keep her silent. From his Yukta he pulled out a hidden knife but then the girl looked up.
    "Don't think that, that little thing can kill me" she said.
    With a gesture of her hand the tyrant froze up. he couldn't bring himself to bring down the knife or move his legs.
    "Now i would like a favor to ask of you," Slowly the woman lost all of her beautiful apperance and left nothing but a small fox in her place. "I've heard that you have something that can help me but i soon realize that your the man who gives cruelty to others"
    "Damnable fox!" the emporoer growled. "I'll have your head for this!"
    "Not if its your head," Slowly the fox transformed into the emporoer himself. "You see I'm a fox and your just a little man. Now i want a herb from you that attracts spirits from the dream world"
    "Why would i give such a thing to the like of you?" the emporer demanded.
    "Because what if i some how happen to call the guards and when they see two rulers one or both of them would get their head cut off. That's what will happen"
    The fox gave a sly grin as sweat trickle down from the ruler's forhead.
    "Fine i'll give you what you want" he said.

    To be continued...