I kill the general, but you know, it kinda felt hollow. Why exactly am i killing those guys? All those Ahina people seem cool as hell:
He gives this amazing rousing speech then i just go there and kill everything wtf. Is saving the Divine Heir worth exterminating the entire Ashina clan? Like shit, Genichiro should worry more about me than the Interior Ministry since apparently i'm doing all the work for them lmao. Since killing Oniwa i'm starting to feel like i'm the bad guy here. Maybe i could take on the Interior Ministry as a whole and Genichiro wouldn't have to use the Divine Heir anymore and it'd solve everything.
Anyway, moving on i guess. I like how unlocking those things gives you lore:
I see now i'm faced with one of those difficult rooftop levels FromSoft loves so much:
On the ground level, there's dozen of guards, which might require a stealthy approach:
Mmmh, what's with that smoke stuff:
Suddenly, while i ponder where to go next, i get hit in the face and as i turn out i see some bitch throwing ninja stars at me. Fuck you i'll deflect all your shit asshole:
I decide to backtrack and see what's on the other side for the time being while this bastard cools down. After resting on the Idol to reset the thing, on the side i see a chest but no loot. Sadness:
Around the corner, i spot some guards, but no conversations to heavesrop on. That's good, but i think i'm not going to kill them just yet:
I decide to make my way to the opposite side, where i see a door which for a change actually opens:
It appears there may be some kind of cellar down there:
Up ahead i see another door which surprise also opens, and now i'm on the other side of this structure:
On the right, i see i'm on the other side of that moat. I make my way there, but again i hit a wall at the end of the tunnel like why is this crap even here:
I make it down on the lower floor of that previous building, where i find a third door i can also actually open! Ho my:
Ho wait, i'm back here. So much for that:
I make my way back to the gate, where i see the guards have respawned, but no general. Man this is so sad:
This time i use stealth to get past that bastard unseen:
Hey look, a merchant guy or something:
I carefully manage to flank the fucker, and justice is served:
So that's where the smoke is coming from:
I make my way up there to see if there's any nugget hidden and i get greeded by more of his friends. I run back for cover, but you know what? Fuck this shit:
I spring into action and with a quick leap i'm on top of them, killing the first one after dealing with his spazzy attacks:
But as i turn to face the second one, i suddenly hear some horrifying scream and i instantly lose my nerve as the last thing i want to do is get into a boss fight right now especially with the other nimble bastard about to jump me from the right, so i nope the fuck out of there as fast as i can, so fast in fact i end up missing a jump and i fall all the way to my death lol.
I decide to just reset the whole thing and do it over, this time by focusing on the bottom part, which from the looks of it is going to take a while to fully explore:
Ho wait, i see them, more of those nimble bastards:
Also at this point i'm assuming they are the ones putting those smokey things up there, for whatever reason. I succeed in sneaking up on both. Killing the last one, i see i missed a goodie on the side, but i'll come back for it later:
On the way down, i see one of those rat bastards:
I plunge for a quick silent kill but somehow i manage to fuck up the landing and end up aggroing everything in a mile radius. So much for stealth lol:
There's one guard left, and after killing him, i gaze at the gate below, a feeling of regret for having killed its guardian:
I return to that goodie, which appears to be a nest:
Did those nimble guys put this thing here? Boy they are really taking their bird cosplay seriously. Down, i see more guards, but you know what? Fuck stealth lol:
Now i got the run of the place i think, so i go have a little chat with that merchant guy, who apparently was hiding from the guards in the first place:
I wonder if i had talked to him first he may have had some different dialog, feels like i completed a quest before i had one. As reward he hands me a little note, where i learn something i had already figured out:
He has nothing more to offer, as apparently he is too cowardly to deal in a place like this, to his admission:
At least he is honest about himself. I have a feeling i'll meet him again soon enough.
I now take my time to clear out the whole place. Those rooftop levels always make me paranoid as i'm always afraid to miss something. I look under every possible nook and cranny, and it's now time to face whatever was about to gang on me up there:
I kill the two bastards and carefully inching my way forward i can now see where it's coming from:
Turns out it was just another variant of those things. I guess i panicked for nothing. BTW, i switched to this spear thing and it works very well on those nimble bastards. I now get a view of the opposite side, and holy shit:
I try to make it for the guy on the right, but i got made:
I had to run away and wait for them to return to their posts. I try to go around, where i spot one above me:
I try to make a quick kill but as soon as i jump up there i get ganked by two more out of nowhere, and i had to turn tail again. This shit is getting frustrating now.
I see that patrol again, i go for it and predictably i aggro them again:
After running away for a third time, i'm now at a loss at what to do. Already all the pity i had for Ashina is evaporating. Am i the baddie here? Who gives a fuck i hate the Ashina now and i want to see every single one of them dead. They deserve nothing better for putting me through this shit.
I return to the front, where i successful manage to lure the guard on a spot where i can finally take one out without getting seen:
Perhaps my whole approach was wrong here. Instead of trying to flank them, i think taking them out up front was the best way. On that note, i decide to try the one on top, and again succeed in doing it without being seen. After killing him, i spot a window but the way in is barred fuck:
I then make a leap for the one on the roof across the other side, but while killing him i draw the attention of a second one that was likely on the roof on top of this one, but since he is by himself i can easily deal with him in open combat:
I have a good feeling for their moveset now so i succeed in taking little damage. At last, i get the one from the back, which isn't so tough now without his two friends:
Feeling i'm in the clear finally, i leap again on the other side, but as soon as i make a corner i get ganked by one of those screaming fuckers who almost manages to one shot me. I deal with him in a panic, and as i set out again, barely alive, i find this shit lol:
So the game is trolling me now lmao. My mood already soured as it is, and the game just taking the piss on me on top of it, i at last reach safety! With tears in my eyes, i make way towards it. Boy was this whole place fucked. Fuck you Ashina, i won't feel any remorse from killing any of you bastards from now on!