Hida Hisao

Hida Hisao was a samurai of the Crab Clan. In the 12th century his young son Hida Osamu was appointed as commander of a patrol which ventured into the Shadowlands and encountered the False Lantern Grove, where most of Osamu's patrol was slain by his incautious leadership. The sole survivor returned to bear word of the encounter. Hisao hoped to free his son’s remains from defilement by the Skull-Cleaving Oni, so he charged a group of samurai managed to find the oni's den, and managed to retrieve the remains of the Hida officer. The oni was distracted by some of the samurai, who encouraged Fu Leng's believer to pontificate on its faith while the rest sneaked off with the remains.