[ Musashi shook her head, settling to make herself a little more comfortable. ]

A place called "Russia", but one that was doomed to die out. And yet, there was so much strength in the people there...

The woman was a princess, no an Emperess, named Anastasia. That time, she was my enemy. She and the despot Ivan the Terrible. Both were way stronger than I could ever have imagined... I'm a little sad I didn't get to see the end of that battle. By the time I'd finally struck down the mastadon that Ivan used as a mount, I slipped off to the next world, the next step on my journey.