Samurai

Okada Akari and Sakamoto Megumi just may be two women in over their head.Okada Akari is a samurai, the daughter of the Chief Advisor to the Emperor of the Sakamoto clan. One day on a mission, she is captured by a mysterious warrior and taken to an enemy camp-an enemy filled with strange, foreign powers the likes of which her world has never seen. What's worse, a foreign stranger is supplying her enemy with weapons her people cannot hope to fight against. Yet that is only the beginning of her journey, one filled with war and love, sacrifice, and darkness.Sakamoto Megumi has wanted to be a samurai her entire life. However, as the daughter of the Emperor, training is impossible. When the Emperor is assassinated, she is thrust onto a throne she never wanted. As Empress, she must find a way to become a leader her people will look up to, instead of a weak woman unfit for the throne. Her generals are waiting for her to make a grave mistake. Falling in love with her high general might very well be the mistake they were waiting for.Corruption has touched worlds before, but this time, it will take more than a few Chosen to stop it before it fills the hearts of everyone around them - even the hearts of their closest friends and allies. A brave samurai woman, a one-armed Empress, and a dying clan searching for a breakthrough... War is near, and empress Megumi and samurai Akari cannot trust anyone else to save their clan. While out on a mission, Akari is shocked to discover technology she's never seen before in the hands of their enemies. How can they fight against guns and cannons with only swords? Noble-born Megumi is forced into a position she never wanted, and her disloyal court is searching tirelessly for any reason to have her dethroned and killed. How can she lead her people to safety if they won't accept her? To defeat the evil forces conspiring against them, Akari and Megumi may have to give up everything. Is their loyalty and bravery enough to defeat a darkness more powerful than anything they've ever seen? Or will they sacrifice everything in vain?