Battle of the Humble Turtle

Preambles
Six centuries ago Kenson Gakka had been seized by the Lion and the Scorpion devised a plan to retake the castle in the day the Lion celebrated the castle was taken, the Festival of the Humble Turtle.

Infiltration
Even before the castle was taken, the Scorpion already had laid an operative to be used at the proper time. Hidden tunnels were dug beneath the castle, leading to the monastery of Yaruki Jukko. Shosuro Actors were infiltrated regularly among the monks.

Framing the Lion
In 1120 the commanding officer Akodo Ikare was replaced by an actor, and his infant son abducted. The actor marshalled his forces to seek the boy, which eventually was found and returned by a group of samurai. The actor marched to the temple and accused the monks, who were slaughtered in front of witnesses, in the hope to exploit the affair to recapture the city from the Lion.

Battle
Shortly after the bloodshed Scorpion forces led by Bayushi Kaseru arrived to Kenson Gakka, presented the events at the temple, and laying claim to the castle. The castle's lord, Matsu Kioma, refused, and the fight began. The Scorpion siege was a failure, remaining the castle in Lion's hands.

Mastermind
The plan was devised by Bayushi Sozui, who was a brilliant assassin of the Scorpion, and secretely a servant of the Lying Darkness, who had consumed her before the plan was made.

Known Deaths

 * Akodo Ikare