Peace had finally returned.
Generations rose and fell, and Emka was ruled by the later descendants of the Hibuko line. But with each passing decade, the once-honorable guardians of the country changed. The later Hibuko heirs no longer carried the humility of Yami Hibuko or the resolve of Hiroto Hibuko.
They looked down upon the five great samurai clans — calling them weak, fragile… trash.
What once were allies, they now treated like slaves.
The clans endured the humiliation for as long as they could. They remembered the era of unity, the age when the Hibuko name meant protection, not tyranny.
But eventually, two clans reached their breaking point.
The Takeda and Taira clans stepped forward and demanded their rights. They asked for dignity, honor — a reminder that they were not slaves, but the same warriors who once shed blood alongside Yami Hibuko.
At that time, the throne belonged to the 4th Kurozuki — Kaoru Hibuko.
Cold, rigid, and blind to the decay within his own clan, he rejected every request. He dismissed their words. He continued the harsh treatment, as if the clans were beneath him.
The other clans stayed silent, terrified that an internal war would repeat the nightmares of Yami Hibuko's era. But silence only fueled the fire.
Day by day, tensions rose… and finally, it snapped.
The Takeda and Taira could endure no longer.
They declared war on the Hibuko bloodline — openly, fiercely, without hesitation.
They shouted to the nation:
"Your ancestors were legends. But you… you are rotten. The Hibuko name no longer carries the spark of Yami Hibuko or Hiroto Hibuko!"
The two clans allied with each other, steel and fury becoming one.
War erupted — blades clashed, samurai fell, and the country trembled.
Takeda and Taira demanded not only respect…
But the collapse of the Hibuko Government itself.