The Sacred Snowflake - 神聖な雪片 -

Mitsurugi Musashi had a very powerful shamanic grandmother who knew that he was destined to be one of the greatest warrior of all time & space. Himiko (卑弥呼) knew that her grandson had to learn that only through discipline, pressure, & stress is a warrior able to reach his maximum potential. She was able to see past his pride & heroics to see his heart & she smoked the dragon´s pipe to inquire of the stars about her kin.

In a distant future, she saw her grandson dying on the battlefield & there was nothing she could do to change that outcome. As she mixed several potions & spells, her instinct lead her to feel the life that was still in the balance. She realized that only a Legendary weapon could save her grandson when he reached that critical moment in his life. The only being able to craft such unbelievable swords were the Oni & the Djinn.

Himiko (卑弥呼) charted the astral destiny of her grandson & saw the 3 Oni Sisters who were the Generals of the Mighty Oni army. Fear gripped her as she realized that Mitsurugi would have to face unimaginable obstacles to even have the slightest chance of survival.

Peering into the future for months at a time, she finally saw the only solution... the Sacred Snowflake... a powerful spell that creates a snowflake that will not melt under any conditions. Not really considered by most to be a important or significant spell, but Himiko (卑弥呼) knew it was the only spell that could save her grandson when Death himself came looking to collect his soul.

She purposed herself to teach Mitsurugi how to cast the spell, to which he stubbornly did not want to learn because it seemed like a girly spell. Instead, he begged his grandmother to teach him the more powerful & enigmatic spells to which she knew that they would do him no good on the day he would face is destiny. Over time, Mitsurugi learned how to cast the spell crudely, but never was able to have the snowflake last longer than a few minutes on a freezing cold day.

When Himiko (卑弥呼) passed on to the next life, she transferred all her shamanic powers to her grandson & reminded him to always honor the spirits & the souls of the departed. She saw the Oni had already began to follow Mitsurugi out of curiosity thanks to a magical Oni magnet that she gave to him as a small child to wear around his neck. She did not know for certain the outcome of her grandson, but could finally rest because the path was laid out before him... all he needed to do was be himself & the Oni would fall in love with him.