The birth of Kazura

A secret clan of ninjas exist throughout the world that is unknown to all, and even those apart of the elite society are unrecognizable by one another. Members are chosen by ancestry by the Grand Counsel and they are trained by tactful, powerful and wise experts of the martial arts. From birth the pupils are chosen and trained, honed into incredibly disciplined combatants. The Grandmaster is the leader of this organization. He was a well-respected man whose intelligence and wisdom surpassed all others. However, he was also feared for his swiftness, strength and ability to vanish into thin air and reappear to defeat his foe. He was known as Kamakura. It was on a stormy summer night that rained poured from the sky like a waterfall, flooding all the mountains, plains and rivers. It was on this night that Kamakura meditated deeply, honing his ears to the fury that surrounded him. Inbetween the streaming crackles of lightning and booming crushes of thunder, a faint cry of a child pierced the ears of the Grandmaster. With unmatched speed and ferocity, the Grandmaster came upon a child who was being washed away in the flooding rains. He quickly snatched the child from the cradle that she rested in and held her close, studying her mixed attributes. His heart throbbed as he adored this mysterious being, befuddled by her human-like stature and keen elven characteristics. It was then that he deemed her Kazura, which roughly translates to "The Mysterious One." With the child's name finalized, Grandmaster Kamakura accepted her as his own and trained her as his own disciple. As her life gradually progressed, so did the standards of the Grandmaster. Kazura did not necessarily rebel against the pressure of her master, but neither did she truly accept it. Her ability to learn the ancient techniques of fighting with stealth was uncompared to her peers. The same applied to her ability to analyze her opponent and hone in on their weakness in order to obtain victory. The Grandmaster was pleased with Kazura and loved her dearly, but on her 17th birthday the High Counsel erased her memory of the clan and her father, leaving her in a dark alleyway in a city known as Timaran.