Chapter 18

The Heike warriors had won the war, and Emperor Kiyomori got back the city. The remaining Genji warriors were killed.When I was eating supper with Fukuji, he asked what name I wanted to have. This is kind of strange, but now I realize that I want to keep my name, Muna. I don't care if it means "nameless one" because that name is the real me, and no other name could change me. Fukuji then cut off my long hair because it would be dangerous to enter the forge with it. Now since I can enter the forge,Fukuji made me his apprentice because he realized that I was starting to become more responible and I was growing up. When I enter the forge I see the sword. "Through fire is the spirit forged" are the words engraved onto the sword displayed in the forge.

Chapter 17

I now had the courage to return to Fukuji. When I got to his house, he did not realize me at first, because my hair had grew, I was wearing filthy garmets, and I was barefooted. Then after I introduced myself and gave him the sword, he remembered me. Fukuji looked speechless. I was about to leave, but Fukuji told me to stay because by morning the streets would be filled with blood from the Genji/Heike war. He did not want me to die. He cares about me.

Chapter 16

I realized that I had made a mistake. What if that old man was watching me when I buried the sword at the abandoned shrine? What if he told those unworthy soldiers where the sword was? Then the Fukuji sword would be in the hand of a unworthy soldier! I must get the sword back. It took forever just to remove three feet of dirt. When I got the sword back, I put the sword in my garmet. I walked pretty weird because the sword kept hitting my leg while I walked. So the soldiers called me "stiff leg." Then I fell and the sword broke open my garmet, revealing my sword to the soldiers. They immediately became suspicous me and questioned if I was a thief or a spy. In my mind, I knew I was a thief. They told me to give the sword and I will not be punished. Why in the world would I believe the soldiers! So I took out my sword. Then I ran very rapidly to Fukuji. I was taking the sword home.

Chapter 15

The Heike warrior Muratani (from chapter 11) had came to visit Fukuji. Fukuji was wondering who my real father was. So he asked Muratani which Heike warrior had a chrysanthemum tatoo. It turns out that 200 other warriors have the same tatoo! How can Fukuji and I possibly find my father? Then I was on the streets. Someone was calling my name. It was Fukuji! I panicked and ran away because I thought he wanted to punish me for stealing the sword. Also last night, I had a dream about seeing my great father! Although he looked mad at me for some reason. Was it because of my sins? Overall, yesterday was pretty much a bad day.

(Chrysanthemum)

Chapter 14

Fukuji had noticed I was not at the house because I have left my sandals at the kitchen door. Someone went to Fukuji. It was Takanobu! What was he doing there? He told Fukuji that if he tells him(Fukuji) who stole the swords he(Takanobu) gets one of Fukuji's "ordinary" swords. Of course, all of Fukuji's swords are special NOT ordinary. That was like an insult to Fukuji. Also Takanobu had claimed to be my father. Fukuji seemed to be a little jealous, so he warned Takanobu that if he is my father he has to take responsiibility to all the bad things I had done. Since Takanobu did not want to take responsibility, he just left and just wanted Fukuji to leave him alone.

Chapter 13

I don't want this sword anymore! Everytime I walk I feel it hitting me! Also this sword caused me to do very bad sins. Like attack Takanobu and this very own sword was stolen by me! Now I know how I can get rid of this sword that contains evidence of my sins. I had buried it three feet down right by an abandoned shrine. Now I feel relieved that this sword is gone from me.

Chapter 12

I was going to give Takanobu the sword because of only two reasons. He claims to be my father, and he promises to use it wisely in the Genji/Heike revolt. I told him when he accepts the sword he must treat me as his son, even if he is not the true father. Takanobu told me that anyone can be my father and he even laughed at me. How dare he do such a thing! That is why I attacked him with that very own sword, and blood came out of his hand. I ran away as fast as I could. Then I had a strange dream about my tree being blown away and that my father was there asking me why I had not asked to see the chrysanthemum tatoo.

(Picture 1: Muna used a sword to attack Takanobu.)
(Picture 2: Tree blowing away. [Muna's dream])