Act 1 Curtain Opens
Toshiro was on a rooftop, thinking and reflecting on the occurrences of the days before.
The Hell-o Demons were fairly formidable Foes. Strange World.
Suddenly, there was a crash. Toshiro looked down from the roof. A cop car crashed into
the building. 20 feet away in an ally, the 2 officers were being beaten by 10 or so gang members.
The gang members had tattoos all over their arms. They are yakuza. This has to be a planned
attack.
Toshiro pulled out a rope and attached one side to the rail of the fire escape. He threw the
rest down and started climbing down. One yakuza was just standing and watching. He was right
next to the rope. Kabuki grabbed him around the neck with his legs and twisted the yakuzas'
neck, dead.
Toshiro let the rope go and landed quietly on the alley street. From the holster on his
back, he pulled out his weapon, a six-foot long handle with a blade on the end called a naginata.
Adrenalin was released and senses were heightened. Toshiro could hear the cops beg for mercy.
One yakuza said, "No way copper! You shut down our operation for the last time!"
The cops were almost dead. It is time to put bushido into practice. Toshiro walked
towards the gang. What a sight they must've thought he was. His Kabuki uniform was made up
of a bright yellow hakama and gi, long red wig, and white makeup with black lines on his face.
He wore traditional sandles on his feet.
All the yakuza laughed as they looked at him. One said, "Who's this joke?"
Another said, "It's not Halloween buddy!"
Toshiro, in the fashion of Kabuki, attacked without words. With one huge swing, the
Kabuki cut 2 yakuzas in half at the waste. Toshiro became a blur of action. A yakuza tried to hit
him with a bat. Toshiro fell and did the splits on the ground. Above his head passed the bat.
Toshiro then swung his naginata in a half circle from his front to his back, cutting in half the legs
of 3 yakuza charging at him. He then brought it back to the front and stabbed the batboy through
his stomach.
One of the yakuza had a gun. He told Toshiro to freeze, but the nervousness in his voice
told Toshiro he wasn't ready to kill. Toshiro turned around, jumped up, and did a rising cut with
his naginata. He cut the one with the gun in half from his groin to his head. Blood spilled
everywhere. The rest, about 2 yakuza, ran away. They are cowards.
Toshiro went over to the officers and made sure they were okay. Then, the Kabuki sohei
vanished into the night.
Act 2 Audience Joins in
"Who are the victims?" asked detective Andy Baltes.
"8 males, 2 caucajins and 6 Japanese." answered officer Don Kimes.
"The Weapon?"
"Probably some kind of blade, about 1 foot in length. We won't know until forensics
come in."
"Looks like a damn meat factory." said another detective on the scene, Ben Sproat.
"There could've been at least 8 men from a rival gang who fought these men." said another
officer, James Miatovich.
"No. Look at how the bodies are lying, all in a circle around a point." said detective Andy
Baltes.
"So you're saying 1 man did this? Yeah right!" said officer Don.
"It's possible." said detective Andy Baltes.
"What the hell is that!?" said officer James pointing to something on the nearby wall.
"Some kind of graffiti?"
"Japanese characters." said detective Ben.
"What do they say?" asked James.
"Ka-bu-ki." answered Ben.
"What the hell does that mean?" asked Don.
"It's a kind of Japanese theater." said Ben. There was a short pause as everybody looked
at the characters.
"Okay, we've gotta keep this quiet." said James.
"Gotcha." said Andy.
Act 3 Players Change
"Mr. Obata?" said Christina Moll, Toshiro's secretary. "A customer is here."
"Thank you Chrissy." said Toshiro as he walked out from the back of the Japanese antique
store.
Toshiro had inherited the store from his father. It didn't make much money, but at times it
was a gold mine. Toshiro lived in the apartment right above the store. After graduating as a
Japanese culture major, he came back to take over the store. His father and mother have long
since died.
"May I help you?" Toshiro asked the customer.
"Yes, I'm looking for a nice cabinet for my wife." said the customer.
"Here is a nice one over here," said Toshiro as he led the man to a corner of the store that
had many pieces of old furniture. "It was made right before World War II. It's the only one of its
kind."
"It's great!" said the customer.
"Not only that, it's in great shape. It was brought over here right before the war. Many
cabinets like this were destroyed in the war, but this one remained intact."
"How much?"
"500 dollars."
"I'll take it!"
"Great. Now if you step into my office, I'll get your address and other information that's
needed. I'll have your cabinet delivered tomorrow."
As Toshiro led the customer to his office, he flashed a grin at Christina.
In the police station:
"Yo, dick! Here's the forensic report." said Don as he threw the report onto Andy
Baltes' desk.
"Thanks!" said Andy. He opened up the envelope and took a look at it.
"What did they find?" asked Ben Sproat as he walked over.
"Looks like the weapon used was a blade about 1.5 feet in length. The Metal shards on
the bodies shows the metal to be 100 year old steel. But, the range at which the weapon was used
appears to be at least 4 feet long. That can't be right."
"It's right. I'm guessing the weapon was probably some kind of spear. In Japanese, a
naginata."
"So this 'Kabuki-killer' killed all those men with a big stick with a knife at the end?" said
Andy in disbelief.
"That's right." confirmed Ben.
In the local Japanese theater (admission $100):
"Why have you two interrupted me?" asked Katori Sano, an actor, a yakuza, a
businessman.
"Our ambush was crashed!" said one yakuza.
"Some weirdo in a costume killed the others!" said the other.
"Did you notify the police?" asked Katori.
"No way. They might accuse us of the attack." said one yakuza.
"Go to the police. Tell them what you saw and they can help us flush out this nuisance."
said Katori.
"Okay boss."
Katori left to perform his art, the art of Noh.
Act 4 Demon Appears
"So, what you're saying is that some kind of demon came into the alley and jumped you
guys?" asked Andy.
"That's right detective." said the yakuza.
In another room, the other yakuza was talking with Ben Sproat.
"And what exactly were you guys doing in the alley with those 2 officers?" asked Ben.
"We were helping them out of the wreck." said the yakuza.
An hour later, the two detectives were comparing notes.
Andy was saying, "Those two were in no way helping the officers."
"I know," Ben replied, " but without any other witnesses we can't convict them!"
"Personally, I think those two crack heads did their friends in."
"I don't think so. Those two couldn't wield a naginata even if they tried. Besides, the
report says one person did it."
"Okay, but what about their description of a 'demon' attacking them?"
"It's actually a description of a Japanese costume used in plays."
"Get out of here."
"I used to study Japan. I believe it's used in either Noh or Kabuki."
"Coincidence?"
"I think not."
In a business building:
"Did you go to the police?" asked Katori Sano in a business outfit. He sat in a leather
recliner in the middle of the Japanese style office room. Adorned with paintings and sculptures, it
looked like a Japanese art museum.
"Yes boss." replied both gangsters.
"Did you learn anything from the detectives?"
"They showed us a picture of some Japanese letters written in blood on the nearby wall."
said one of the yakuza. "What did they spell again?"
"I think it was something like...uh...Kabuki." replied the other.
Katori's eyes widened, "Kabuki? Are you sure?"
"Yup, positive."
Katori got up slowly and walked over to a cabinet. He opened it up and took out an old
Japanese katana. He walked towards the two gangsters and said, " Here is your payment." As he
said that, he took off his coat and shirt, exposing his many tattoos. The sign of a yakuza.
"What're you doin'!?"
Katori drew the katana, which became a blur. Down fell the head of the gangster who
talked a second before. The one still alive drew his gun as Katori finished his draw.
"What'd you do that for!?"
"It's your payment for failure. You failed to finish those officers off, and you couldn't
even kill the Kabuki. Failure is punishable by death." answered Katori.
The yakuza pulled the trigger. Katori jumped and flipped over the yakuza. Katori landed
behind the yakuza and swung the sword. Off came the yakuzas' head before he could realize what
happened. Katori then cleaned his sword, put it back, and sat back down, thinking. He needed a
bigger cabinet.
Act 5 The cast assembles
Next day, early morning:
Christina said, " Toshi! There's a detective here for you!"
"Okay Chrissy!" answered Toshiro. What did the detective want? Could he know?
Impossible.
"Hello Mr. Obata. My name is detective Andy Baltes. Ben Sproat sent me here for some
advice." said the detective.
"Ben Sproat? How is that son of a bitch?"
"As good as ever."
"What can I help you with?"
"I need some advice on a weapon. A naginata to be specific."
"Sure. What do you want to know?"
"Has anyone bought one lately?"
"Oh gosh no! I don't sell weapons here, just antiques. The last samurai weapons were
made 200 years ago and are very,very rare, especially the naginatas. If someone did have one, it'd
be worth thousands of dollars. Why do ask?"
"There was a murder last night. We believe the attacker used a Japanese naginata."
"How do you know he was Japanese?"
"The attacker wrote the Japanese characters Ka-bu-ki on the wall. We also found a piece
of red hair from the wig he wore. What is a Kabuki anyway?"
"It is a form of Japanese theater. The players don't talk, but they do actions. Some even
study martial arts to get their technique down."
"Could one have done murders?"
"Not in modern day. They only perform on stage. Legend has it the Kabuki of the past
called Kabuki Soheis, were vigilantes who would protect the peasants."
"Like Robin Hood?"
"Yes. Except they were all killed 200 years ago. The ones who exist today are actually
part of the Noh theater, so no real Kabuki exists today."
At this point, a well dressed Japanese business man entered the store. It was Katori Sano,
the famous Noh actor and a powerful figure in the business world.
"Mr. Toshiro Obata? I'm Katori Sano, and I'm looking for a cabinet for my office." the
Noh-sohei said. Toshiro knew about Katori. He knew Sano was a Noh sohei. He recognized the
tattoo on Sano's inner arm as being a sign of the Noh-sohei. It was simply an "N" with a circle
around it.
"Come this way." Toshiro replied.
The detective pulled out a card and gave it to Toshiro. "Here's my card. If anything
comes up, call me."
"Thank you." said Toshiro. He then walked Katori to the furniture section of his store.
Katori walked over to a cabinet.
"It's perfect. How much?" Katori asked..
"I'm sorry Mr. Sano, but it's sold already." replied Toshiro.
"What a shame. I'll pay double the price. "
"I'm sorry. It's a first come, first serve basis."
"It's such a great piece. What a disappointment." With that Katori left the store.
Toshiro was concentrating. "So, there is a Noh sohei present here. I must be cautious of
this Katori Sano."
Outside, Katori picked up a cell phone and dialed a number. "Yoshi. I have a job for
you..."
Act 6 Thieves enter
2 hours later:
A U-Haul style truck emerged from the back of the Obata antique store. The driver was
given an address to deliver the cabinet to. It traveled for a couple minutes. After turning onto a
secondary road, the truck was stopped by a BMW and some men standing in front of the car. It
was an ambush.
The leader, a man with lots of leather and tattoos, yelled out, "Don't even think of
reversing!" The men around him had uzies and were pointing them at the truck. "Put your hands
where we can see them!"
The driver did so. Several men, also yakuza, ran to the back of the truck, shot the lock,
and opened it. They jumped in and carefully carried out the cabinet Toshiro sold the day before.
They carried it past the BMW and put it on the back of the pickup truck behind the BMW. Then
the yakuzas got in their cars and left.
1 hour later
"Toshi! Phone call! It's the police. " said Christina.
"I'll take it in my office!" Toshiro replied.
"Line 2!"
Toshiro picked up the phone and pressed a button. "Hello?"
"Toshi. It's Ben."
"Ben? How are you?"
"We can talk about old times later, but we've got some bad news. One of your delivery
trucks was robbed."
"What?!? Is Ned okay?"
"The driver? Yes. He saw the robbers. He says they took one cabinet, and that's all."
"One cabinet?" Toshiro knew which one it was and who took it.
"Can you come to the station and file a report? We might be able to recover it for you."
"Sure, Ben. I'll be right over."
A couple minutes later:
"The Cabinet you described, Toshi, is the same one Ned described." said detective Ben
Sproat.
"It's the same cabinet Katori Sano was interested in this morning at my store. He offered
double for it, but I had already sold it to someone else." Toshiro commented.
"I see. The people Ned described are obviously yakuzas. It could take weeks locating
them."
"Thanks, Ben. I owe you one." Toshiro left the station.
In Katori's business building:
"Did you get the item?" asked Katori from his chair.
"Yes boss. It was exactly where you said it'd be." answered Yoshi.
Two men carried in the cabinet and set it down. Katori stood up and inspected the
cabinet.
Katori then exclaimed, "Very good! You will each receive the 500,000 dollars you
requested. Now, leave me. "
The three yakuzas left the office. Katori always got what he wanted. Now, for that
antique dealer...
Act 7 Thieves exit
That night:
Toshiro spent all day doing some errands. He looked forward to coming home. As
Toshiro pulled up to the store, he knew something was wrong. There was a BMW parked in
front and the front door was torn off its hinges.
Toshiro got out of his car slowly and walked towards the door. He pulled out 2 butterfly
knives and flipped them open. The adrenalin started pumping. He could here some screams and
some people talking.
"Where's your boss lady? Don't make us get rough!" said some guy.
"He's out! Please don't hurt me!" It was Christina's voice.
The men had done some damage to the store. Ceramics were broken, some furnitures
were smashed. These men must pay.
Toshiro looked over one of these furniture to see his attackers. There were 5 or 6
yakuzas, one had his arm around Christina, sitting at her desk. This one looked like the man Ned
described who led the robbery. Katori must've sent these men to do his dirty work.
"Please, take anything!" said Christina.
"We don't want anything, sweetheart. We want your boss, Mr. Obata!" said the leader
yakuza.
It is time to put away these demons, thought Toshiro. Toshiro ran out from his hidingplace and
attacked the nearest yakuza. He slashed him across the neck. Blood spurted from the
wound and the yakuza fell. The other 4 surrounded the Kabuki sohei while the leader lifted
Christina up and put a gun to her head.
The leader said, "You must be Mr. Toshiro Obata. My name is Yoshi, and my boss is
very unhappy with your service, so he sent us to close you down. Get him!!!"
The 4 yakuzas collapsed on Toshiro. Toshiro dropped to the floor, pivoted on his left
arm, and did a 360 degree sweep. The yakuzas fell. One fell on Toshiro. Toshiro fell on his
back, stabbed the falling one in the stomach, and leg threw him across the room. Toshiro did a
hand spring to get up and adopted a "horse riding" stance. One yakuza attacked with a stabbing
knife. Toshiro blocked with his left knife and slashed the wrist 3 times with his right, then side
kicked him away. the last 2 charged him. Toshiro faked low, jumped high, did a flip past the 2,
and slashed both in their necks while in mid air. He landed, turned around, and faced Yoshi.
"You are very impressive, but it ends here. Put your toys down and put your hands
up."said Yoshi.
"Okay. Just don't hurt her."
Toshiro knelt down and put the knives on the floor. He put his hands in the air and slowly
stood up. Yoshi took his gun from Christina's head and aimed it at Toshiro. He then pushed
Christina aside.
"Curtains for you, Kabuki!" said Yoshi.
"Toshi!" said Christina from the ground.
At that instant, Toshiro reached behind his head, took a shuriken out of his hair, and
threw it into Yoshi's right eye. Yoshi fell, shooting the gun over Toshiro's head. He was dead.
Toshiro walked over to Christina.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"I'm fine." she replied reassuringly.
"Better call the police."
30 minutes later:
"So, I take it you did this mess, Tosh?" asked detective Ben Sproat.
"No, just the people." replied Toshiro.
"Of course. It had your touch."
There were reporters and chaos in the store. The reporters were held outside by some
cops. Flashes were everywhere. "Was it like this at the crime scene?" wondered Toshiro. In all
the commotion, Toshiro thought. All this gang activity had to be stopped. Killing all the yakuza
isn't enough, he had to hit the source. The center of all this evil. He had to face the Noh-sohei
himself.
"Ben, what is Katori Sano's business address?"
"I'll find out. Why? You wanna send him a love letter?"
"Not really."
"You owe me another one."
Act 8 Challenge
Next day in Katori's office:
"I trust Yoshi took care of that antique dealer. I had to waste 500,000 more dollars on
this little nuisance. What should I do about the Kabuki sohei? I must stop him before he ruins my
businesses." Katori talked to his katana. He found it better than talking to people.
"Mr. Sano, a letter came in for you." his secretary said.
"Bring it in."
The letter was folded in traditional Japanese fashion with characters on the outside of the
letter. The characters read "Challenge." Katori unfolded the letter and read it. The words were
in Japanese print. It read:
Your servants are dead. I had to kill them. You have ruined someone's business for the last time,
Noh sohei. I will come for you tonight. Prepare yourself.
Kabuki
"Ahh. The Kabuki demon wants to come and challenge me. So , the antique dealer is the
demon. I should've known." Katori pressed a button to turn on the intercom. "Laura."
"Yes, sir."
"Could you call my friends and tell them to come over tonight? Tell them I'm having a big
party. One to die for." Katori walked over to his miniature Shinto shrine and started praying.
Toshiro's store apartment:
Toshiro and Christina were in Toshiros' room.
"Christina, you'd better go home. Take the rest of the week off. We can arrange the
renovating Monday." Toshiro said.
"Okay. Take care of yourself."
"I will."
Toshiro let Christina out. He walked into his bedroom and started praying in front of his
miniature Shinto shrine. It is time to get ready for battle.
Act 9 Warriors Ready
At sundown, Toshiro took a shower. He then walked over to a closet and opened it.
There hanging, was the yellow hakama and gi of traditional Kabuki wear. Above it was the
massive, long red wig.
Toshiro rubbed on his face some white face paint, and added black lines from his nose out
to all edges of his face. He then put on his yellow hakama and gi.
Toshiro moved his single mattress bed aside to uncover a huge storage cabinet built into
the floor. He opened the door to reveal an array of weapons. The Kabuki sohei were trained to
use all kinds of weapons. Toshiro pulled out his naginata, a bow and a quiver full of arrows, a
couple of shirukens, some kama which could also be converted to escrima sticks , and finally a
beautifully decorated katana.
Toshiro put on the wig, put the shirukens in his wig, the katana and sticks/kamas in his
obi, his bow and arrows slung on his shoulder, and put his naginata (with a retractable handle) in
its holster on his back. He grabbed a rope and slung it over his other shoulder. He walked to his
mini shrine and bowed to it one last time. He then opened his window and jumped out. He ran
up the fire scape and onto the roof. The sun was just setting and night lights were turning on. It
is time for the battle.
Katori's office:
His "friends" were 2 powerful mobsters. Katori called them over for extra protection.
"Joe, Carl. The demon who is causing me a lot of trouble is on his way over. If you don't
want him to cause you trouble also, you must help me get red of him." Katori swavly said to his
friends.
"Don't worry, Kat-man. Me and the brothers are coverin' your ass." said Carl.
"We gotcha covered also." said Joe.
"Good, good. Now, I want both of you to put some men outside and spread out the rest
inside the building. We mustn't let him in. Now, leave me." said Katori.
Joe left, but Carl stopped to ask one question.
"If it's just one man, how come all this trouble?"
"Leave me." replied Katori.
Carl left shaking his head. You will find out soon enough, thought Katori.
He got up from his chair. He walked over to his new cabinet and opened it. He took out
his costume, a long white wig and black hakama and gi. He put on white face paint and added red
lines to it . He then took out his katana and put it on. The Noh sohei was ready.
Act 10 Battle and Finale
Toshiro knelt down on the rooftop of a building across the street from Katori's 10 story
complex. He could see at least 12 men in front guarding the entrance. He had just the thing to
put them out of play.
Toshiro took the bow and arrows off his shoulder along with the rope. He took several
arrows and attached cloth balls full of wheat to the tips of the arrows. He stuck short fuses into
the balls. He also had cut some holes into the hollow arrow shafts so they would whistle when
shot, sounding more like missiles. He then lit a little candle and set it next to the arrows.
Toshiro took his bow up. He looked for a first target and found one in the car parked
next to the men. Toshiro took an arrow , set it on the bow, lit the fuse, pulled back on the arrow
and bowstring, steadied his aim, and let it go. The arrow screamed as it flew towards the car and
to the men. The car exploded. 4 men were caught in the blast and their parts flew everywhere.
The rest started firing their guns in every direction.
Toshiro shot another arrow. 5 men standing close to each other became closer. Their
parts were mixed as they became flying pieces. The third arrow had the same effect for the last 3
people.
The Kabuki sohei took out an arrow with a miniature grappling hook on the tip. He
aimed for the 3rd story window right in front of him. He attached the rope before shooting it.
The arrow easily penetrated the window. He pulled the rope tight and attached the end to the
fire-escape hand rail. He then took one of his escrima sticks and traveled down the rope quickly.
As Toshiro flew threw the glass, there were 3 men waiting for him. One Received a
face-full of glass. Toshiro did a forward roll towards the other two in the room. As he did this,
he pulled out his other escrima stick. When Toshiro finished his roll, he jumped up and struck the
men in their temples. The men fell down with crushed skulls.
Toshiro knelt down next to one man and searched through his pockets. He found a lighter
and put it in his hakama pocket.
Katori's office:
One of Carl's men called Katori over the intercom.
"Sir there've been several explosions at the front entrance. Everybody's been wiped out
there and we believe the man who did it is in the building."
Katori replied, "Very well. Make sure he finds his way to the roof. Alive, if possible."
"Yes sir."
Katori boarded his private elevator to the roof. There, he would wait for the Kabuki
sohei.
As Toshiro ran down the Hall, he pressed a button on both his escrima sticks. Out popped
a blade from the handles, which fixed at a 90 degree angle. The escrima stick were now kama.
As he rounded the corner, there were 5 men. Toshiro sliced across the stomach of th
first man. With his other hand, he buried the blade in the second man's shoulder and pulled the
man in front of him. the third man shot the human shield to death. Toshiro rolled behind the third
man. He sliced low, the third man's leg fell off. For the last two men, Toshiro sliced across their
throats. Toshiro kept on running. Toshiro stopped in front of an elevator. He took both his
kamas and unscrewed the bottoms of the handles. Out of both handles popped a fuse. Toshiro
took out the lighter he acquired earlier. Before lighting the fuses, he pressed the up button on the
wall.
There were men coming from both sides of the hallway, and Toshiro could hear them.
When the elevator light neared his floor, Toshiro lit the fuses of both kama handles and threw
them to both ends of the hallway. The elevator opened and no one was in it.
He got in quickly and pressed the top floor button. The door closed, the men came closer,
and the kamas exploded.
After about half a minute, the elevator stopped. Toshiro took out his naginata and pressed
a button. The handle automatically lengthened. The doors opened and he cautiously walked out.
A single man walked by. Toshiro grabbed the man, threw him against the wall with his
free hand and asked, "Where is Katori Sano?"
The man pointed to Toshiro's left. As Toshiro ran that way, the man pulled a gun.
Toshiro threw a shuriken in the man's eye.
At the end of the hallway was a door. On it was Katori's name. As Toshiro opened the
door, he was faced with a wall of men, about 20.
Toshiro quickly reacted. He threw 5 shurikens into 5 men's eyes. He then charged the
remaining 15 men. Toshiro spun around rapidly with his naginata fully extended. He made mince
meat of the men. Amazingly the men didn't shoot with their guns, thought Toshiro.
Toshiro stopped to look around. Where was Katori? Against a wall was the stolen
cabinet. At one corner of the room was an elevator.
He cautiously pressed the button and readied himself for anything. The elevator opened,
and no one was in it. Strange.
Toshiro got in and pressed the up button. The elevator closed and moved up for about 3
seconds. When it stopped, Toshiro readied himself again.
The elevator opened to the roof, except it didn't look like a roof. It looked more like a
traditional Japanese garden full of flowers and Japanese decorations. There was a big pond full of
fish and a Shinto shrine in the middle of it. There was a small bridge, under it was a little stream.
There were stone lanterns and other things which made it look like a genuine Japanese garden.
There was a voice that spoke out from the garden.
"I'm impressed. You were able to fight through all my defenses and reached this place in
one piece. You are a true Kabuki sohei." said Katori.
Katori Sano walked towards him from the garden.
Toshiro said, "You should not have tried to stop me with those men."
"I know. They were no match for you. I was merely sizing up my opponent."
Toshiro walked towards Katori into the garden. He pressed the button on his naginata to
retract the handle and put it in the holster.
The Kabuki sohei and Noh sohei bowed to each other. They both unsheathed their
katanas and adopted battle stances. Both stood motionless.
A fish from the pond jumped up and made a little splash. Both soheis charged. Katori
faked high, cut low. Toshiro jumped over the cut. He landed, turned around, and unleashed an
overhead strike down at Katori's head. Katori raised his katana and blocked the strike, then
turned around and countered with a rising cut. Toshiro stepped back and avoided the rising cut.
He ran towards the bridge, with Katori in pursuit.
The soheis jumped onto the bridge. Toshiro tried a thrust to Katori's chest. Katori
deflected the thrust and countered with a diagonal cut to Toshiro's left shoulder. Toshiro
blocked, but Katori cheated and kicked Toshiro's sword out of his hands. The sword fell next to
the pond.
Katori cut horizontally towards Toshiro's neck. Toshiro dropped under the cut and did a
spinning leg sweep, knocking Katori down momentarily. Toshiro then jumped down from the
bridge and landed next to the pond. He picked up his sword and stood ready as Katori jumped
down. Katori landed in front of Toshiro and they faced each other once again.
This time, the soheis charged, both with the intention of finishing the fight. Both jumped
up and unleashed airborne strikes. Toshiro sliced for Katori's waist, and Katori sliced for
Toshiro's head. Their swords blurred past each other.
As the soheis landed, they paused for a second and looked at each other. Toshiro's long
red wig fell off his head, cut to pieces. Katori's upper half, waist up, fell down, separated from
his legs. Katori was sliced completely in half, the Noh-sohei has fallen.
Suddenly, there were sirens coming. The cops were on their way. Toshiro quickly picked
up as much of his wig as possible. He took out his naginata, pulled out the handle, and used it to
pole vault to the next building. Toshiro vanished into the night.
Act 11 Curtain Closes
Toshiro and Christina were cleaning the store before the renovating people came. As they
cleaned, a news flash came on the radio.
"Two nights ago, business man Katori Sano was found, murdered on his rooftop. Katori
is believed to be the Kabuki killer who killed 8 gang members last week. In the building, also,
were 2 rival gang members. It is believed that the gangs were fighting. Katori tried to stop them,
but was murdered. Funeral services will be held tomorrow."
Christina looked at Toshiro and said, "Katori Sano? Who would've ever thought a big
business man like that could've been a murderer?"
Toshiro replied, "You never know, Chrissy. We live in a crazy world."
THE END