Historical - Page 299

From Esthétique: 1185. After a very bloody war, two heroes, moreover enemies,are reincarnated in order to continue their eternal fight. Who will be the winner: Benkei, the soldier-monk, or Yoshitsune, the dethroned brother of the current shogun? The only spectator of this confrontation is the young girl Tomoe.

Since birth, Huang Fu Jie has been viewed as a monster. His sorrowful childhood turn him into a tricky and cunning man. Eunuch Zhang Ping is his only source of comfort. The unloved prince and the intelligent eunuch are set off to create big waves in the battle for power, reversing the heaven and earth.

I, the Duke

To this day *The Tale of Genji,* a story written as a picture scroll in Japan's Heian period (794-1185), is regarded as the most important work in ancient Japanese literature. A shining baby boy is born to the emperor and Kiritsubo. The boy loses his mother at a very young age, but the emperor still shows a strong liking for him, and he grows into a handsome young man. The first part of the story (volumes 1 to 10) follows the tales of the glorious youth Hikaru Genji's love. It is also about the women in his life who strive to make their love towards Genji significantly different from others. The second half of the story called the "Uji Jujo" episodes (volumes 11 to 13) takes place after Genji's death, focusing on the youth of two imperial princes related to Genji.

Sasame is a police officer who, to the eyes of other people, seems to just be talking to himself. However the truth is entirely different.

In a chaotic Joseon dynasty with vampires, ghosts, and shamans, Park Moon-soo, who calls himself a dark-speaker, destroys a corrupted official. In order to subdue the dark master Park Moon-soo, who is trying to revive the vampire king, the court dispatches Anson, a military officer who has just passed the exam, to find Hong Kil-dong, an outlaw who is good at swordsmanship and martial arts and dispatches him to Taebaek Mountain.

Two siblings who were separated at a young age due to the death of their parents reunite again with many mysteries muddling their past.

Another collection of short stories by Kayono involving strange worlds. 1) Secretly a Woman (Shinobi no Onna) - By day she's an ambiguous high school girl, but by night...she transforms into a super-hot male host (gigolo)! Yes, Yuka is "Secretly a Woman," but then a woman named Renka comes to the host club and steals both her body and her heart...!? 2) Butterfly Night - From Kayono's "Arabian Nights" series. Princess Sheherazade is sent to marry a vile sultan in order to keep him from conquering her father's kingdom, but she's kidnapped en route by the masked Devil Mariam, who will do what it takes to exact revenge against the sultan -- including stealing the virginity of the sultan's pretty bride-to-be...! Published in Chokotto Abunai Koimonogatari. 3) Lovers in the Tower that Touches Heaven - Ruby, Baghdad's top dancer, is waiting for Jank to return home. When he does, he tells her that he only escaped death by promising Garuda, a carnivorous devil living in the desert, that he could have Ruby for one week. What will happen to Ruby?!

This is a story from the early 17th century, where everything was still in chaos. A Story about Judicial Duels, and the law and order that will be introduced... In the Holy Roman Empire that rules all of the Europe Continent...

A story about a demon living and dying in hell — the life of the 13th generation spirit.

Adele was just another maltreated slave girl being sold at the country market. She was sold one day to become an addition to the harem of the country’s King of Cruelty. Rumor has it that the once the King takes a slave girl for the night, he then executes her in the morning. Once in the harem, she sees that all girls who are called into the King’s chamber really do not return. To fight against this fate, Adele resolves to volunteer to be called to the King’s chamber and find out the truth. But things are not what they seem…

Follow the final moments of a shinsengumi first squadron captain, Okita Soji, as the author tells his version of the story.