Basilisk

In a hidden valley, two ninja clans have been locked in a bloody feud for centuries, their rivalry simmering just beneath a fragile peace. Now, with the aging Shogun seeking to choose his successor, a deadly game is set in motion. The Iga and Kouga clans are each tasked with sending their ten greatest warriors to battle, their lives serving as proxies in a brutal contest for the right to rule Japan. As the chosen champions embark on a campaign of espionage, assassination, and open warfare, the weight of their ancestors’ hatred threatens to consume them. But amidst the bloodshed and betrayal, a forbidden love blossoms between the heirs of the rival clans, a beacon of hope that could either unite their people or be crushed under the weight of their inescapable destiny.

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