Message in Blood (Yuna Tale 4 of 4) is a side tale during Act II: Retake Castle Shimura.
Synopsis[]
Jin and Yuna head back to Ichi's Inn and speak with an injured Ichi; Altan got their message and said to meet him at a camp near the Kushi-Otsuna border. Ichi is even more bitter now than their first meeting, and still harbors a lot of unspoken resentment towards Yuna, who she calls a dishonorable thief with worthless promises. On the way to Altan's camp, Yuna finally confesses what happened between her and Ichi many years ago: Ichi was a slave at Mamushi Farmstead where they met. Ichi looked out for Yuna and Taka, shielding them from the worst punishments. All three (3) had planned the escape, but as they were running, Ichi fell behind and began screaming, but Yuna and Taka kept running, leaving Ichi behind to be re-captured by the Mamushi Brothers. When they arrive at Altan's camp, they need to defeat the Mongol soldiers before Jin faces off with Altan, who attempts to reproach Jin by saying he kills his own people and because of that, he's not surprised Ryuzo betrayed Jin. Altan is a formidable shieldsman, but Jin is able to defeat him and his guards. Ichi arrives claiming that the people are scared of the Ghost, but believes in the end, that they did what they had to do.
Objectives[]
- Meet Yuna at Ichi's Inn (she is upstairs talking with Ichi)
- Mount your horse and wait for Yuna
- Travel to Altan's camp
- Kill the Mongols – Ghost or Samurai, you be the judge
- Speak with Yuna
- Duel with Altan
- Dodge, parry, thrust
- Use Water Stance for your attacks
- Consider using Heavenly Strike and/or Dance of Wrath if you've got extra Resolve.
- Kill Altan's guards – defeat the final three (3) Mongol enemies
- Speak with Ichi to complete this mission and all four (4) of Yuna's Tales
Journal Entry[]
Confronting the Black Wolf was painful for Yuna. She's gone back to the inn to regroup. I'll join her there and plan our next move.
― Jin