At the time of dawn:

After the preparation kenji and subordinates went to rest as they would be leaving tomorrow morning

Kenji “hah, after long everyone will be able to meet their family and I will meet mine too” says with a desolated smile

Footsteps from outside the tent

Kenji “looks like someone is eager to meet their family”

“well none of my business”

“I should get some rest” kenji goes to sleep after some paper work

At 6 am morning time

Daimyo “we have two samurais missing have anyone seen them??, if yes then they should directly report to me or sir kenji”

Kenji walks into the scene calming everyone

Kenji “everyone calm down everything is under control, daimyo kakatsu, I m sorry to report late but the two samurais, yosha and yakuza have left the camp last night at 1 am, the cause of early leave is written in this letter”

Kakatsu “good morning, sir kenji, ok sir let me just check, yes everything is alright” kakatsu gets ready for departure

“Is everyone ready to leave?”

Everyone shouts

SIR YES SIR!!!

Kenji “before we leave,we shall hold silence for the fallen”

The Sounds of Drums starts getting louder

After 2 min of silence the drum stops

Kenji approaches kakatsu and says

Kenji “kakatsu, the 2nd ranking daimyo of the golden heart, I shogunate kenji declare you the departing leader of the army”

Kakatsu “oh ok wai…. Wait WHAT?, are you sure head kenji?, do you really want me to become the departing leader??, I really don’t deserve it”

Kenji “I am positive and I think you would fit the job very well as of your superior decision making”

Kakatsu “I.... I don’t, I don’t deserve that kind of praise, thank you very much sir, I am honored to receive such a title” eyes sparkle with joy

Kenji “ you deserve everything my friend and on the short note, I will be travelling alone as I have been given a mission by the higher ups”

Kakatsu “ok…ok sir, I will try my best”

Kenji “oh, I know you will” says with a chilling stare

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Kakatsu “uhh y…yes, i.. I will try my best sir” shakes in fear

Kenji “haha, I am just joking, you are fine kakatsu” laughs as he childishly pranks kakatsu

Kakatsu *that gave me a heart attack* “haha”

*everyone* *I thought we were going to lose another daimyo today*

Kenji “ok, everyone I am off”

Everyone “bye-bye sir, have a fun travel”

The golden heart squad sees their leader off with a warm farewell but why did they say “have a fun travel”? But not a safe travel?, was kenji hence that strong?

After 10min of travelling

Kenji reaches their old camp

Kenji “hmm,so where did you guys go”

Kenji starts searching for someone going around the plains

Kenji “hah,found you”

Kenji removes the dirt from the ground revealing a trapdoor in the ground as he opens the door he reveals the faces of Yosha and yakuza, one of his squad members covered in blood

At the sight of kenji they start screaming in terror

Yosha “show mercy, please please”

The terror in their eyes shows the sign of torture

Kenji “oh now you like to speak my dear friend, well how have you been” says with a warm smile

The warm smile looked innocent but felt like a fire burning their soul

Kenji “so,tell me why did you invade our squad?, who do you work for?”

Yosha and yakuza look at each other in confusion

Yosha “how…. How did you know?? H..ow how??”

Kenji “why do you think they call me the “demon strategist”? “Hahaha”

Yakuza “But you haven’t found about the other one”

Kenji “oh you mean Kota?”

silence

Silence

The little sense of victory in the hearts of Yosha and yakuza vanished into darkness, it was like they were the one being manipulated

The trump card they played was beaten by an ace

The intensity turned into a silent abyss

Kenji “hah hah, HAHAHAHA”

“Such fools, trying to defy a demon will only bring destruction to your own world”

“Now tell me everything about the plan”

Yosha and yakuza start to cry in fear, the presence was enough to blind someone

Yakuza “w…we we..ere given the oreders to get information about you”

“We are from the evil-”

Yakuza mouth starts to produce foam and falls cold

Kenji “hmm a curse, very interestin-”

Yosha “n….onooo, he died h..-“

*split*

Yosha “what was that nois-” looks down at his feet

“Ahhhhhhhhh”

At sight kenji broke his leg. The bone ripping through the flesh, he grabs the bone and rips out as Yosha screams in pain

Kenji “will you quiet down or shall I rip your heart out?”

“You have made me wait enough”

Yosha “I… I do.n’t no anything else” takes a painful breath

“But can I ask you a question?”

Kenji “you may if that’s your last wish”

Yosha “how did you know about Kota? And if you knew then why did you try to save him?”

Kenji “how naive” says with a devilish smile

Yosha “w…what you mean?”

Kenji “where do you think was Kota’s body transferred?,and saving him was a part of my plan”

“The thing that blew his cover was when he put down location pointers at every camp we stayed and the plans he tried to send through his fake right eye”

Yosha “but how did you find out?”

Kenji “I guess we may never know”

As kenji stops talking he thrusts his Hand through the chest if yosha and rips him apart as yosha screams in pain

Yosha “ahhhhhhhh, you are n..o strategist you are just a………. Demon..”

Kenji “oh am I now, let’s see”

Kenji searches yosha’s chest cavity and finds out a camera

“Oh hello mr. mastermind how about you stop hiding from me?? If you are so shy then I will find you hahahaha”

Kenji laughs as he stands on the ripped body of yosha, the blood drips down from his black armour and turning the gold marking on his armour into red

Kenji “I have truly become pathetic”

Kenji piles the remains of yosha and yakuza and set them on fire

“May the fallen be guided to the right path”

Kenji has truly become a demon but what caused him to become what he is now

“I shall get moving, I really miss my home and may my enemies reach home as well and may the gods guide them to right path because”

They will only reach HELL BY FACING THE “DEMON STRATEGIST”………