So it's bad, but not as bad as it could be...although it might be goodin a different way soon......

Well, Phil came up as planned and I poked his eyes the moment I saw him (as a sign of non-menace and as a calmative gesture). He laughed, I laughed, he bled, we drank grog. It was delightful. However…what was NOT delightful in any way was Onikage’s LACK of communication with me. I ordered him to come back for this meeting and he never showed up. I later found the ninja I sent to Onikage with the message DEAD, missing all his vital organs and stuffed with feces. Whether or not the feces belonged to Onikage…I cannot say. Luckily, Phil seemed to take this news well, almost too well…hmm. On a different page, Phil’s friend Denise the Butcher has come to live in the Ninja city of New York (yes, it’s the same as regular New York, but since I am head of the Tenchu ninja, I call it the Ninja city of New York). She is a very skilled killer, an expert in destroying a man’s spirit before his actual body, a true master when it comes to pain. Anyway, back to this Onikage debacle…I am investigating but I fear the worst….from the rumors and information my ninja have gathered…I think this ninja revolution is real and worst of all it seem as if Onikage, one of the most dangerous ninja in this world is leading them. In other worlds though…something good is about to happen and I will be sure to explain all about that soon…just keep your fingers crossed and kill a virgin for my good luck….

This could be a problem...

Recently my good friend Phil celebrated his Birthday. As a surprise present I sent down a few of my ninja to hang out with him and entertain him because, what's cooler than hanging out with ninjas? However, I just received news today that this group of ninja I sent tried to assassinate him! Of course Phil, being a very well-trained and dangerous swordsman was able to dispatch them quickly and I'm very glad about that, but the problem here is this direct violation of my orders. My Tenchu ninja only obey two people; myself, as their leader and my second in command, Onikage. Although Phil is an elite member of a very old and powerful pirate clan around the Silver Bluff/Santa Cruz area and although pirates and the Tenchu are mortal enemies, I consider Phil a very close friend and I would NEVER harm Phil or try to harm him in any way. That could start a full out pirate/ninja war and no one wants that. This disobedience and attack are just the symptoms of a larger malady I fear…what was the reason for it? Who ordered it? Since I wouldn’t do something like this, as I said, and Onikage is as loyal to me as all my ninja, then that means there is a random, radical element amongst my ninja ranks. Perhaps this is the start of a ninja rebellion? I shudder to think of the devastation that would cause. The Tenchu have existed for centuries…in the shadows. If there actually was something like that in the works and it came to full fruit…the world would be helpless. There would exist only two kinds of people, the dead and those who have yet to be mowed down by the blade of the Tenchu. Whatever the case, I need to get in touch with Onikage to find out what happened and as soon as possible because I’ve heard rumors that Phil is on his way here to see me…and he is NOT happy…