Update: New Novel

New novel is going along great. I'm on the first draft and it's getting close until my first draft is done.

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PROLOGUE

During a time unknown, a disillusioned samurai warrior, tired of following his master’s orders, went to the mountains to seek enlightenment from the visiting monks from China. The Chinese monks taught him how to disappear into the shadows, how to seek enlightenment by emptying the mind, and how to kill with efficiency.

The grandmaster trusted the samurai and considered him a son. What he didn’t know of was his pupil’s instability and plan to spread the knowledge of the art. When he discovered the plan, he became furious and ordered his pupil to be killed. But the samurai escaped.

Five years passed. The search for the samurai became futile. The monks became paranoid, worrying that such knowledge would create hostility in the feudal system of government. The Japanese had already been unhappy with their presence. Should their pupil become troublesome to the government, they would have to answer to the lords.

What happened on that night on the mountains remains unclear. My grandfather told me as a seven-year-old that version of the birth of the ninja. As much as I didn’t want to believe him, I told myself that the story must’ve been true. (more)

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