Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven

Story

After Lord Mei-Oh was defeated in Tenchu: Stealth Assassins, Rikimaru was left in Lord Mei-Oh's fortress with a huge boulder to create an escape route for Ayame and Princess Kiku. He seems to have been trapped and left for dead. Ayame stuck Rikimaru's sword "Izayoi" (which he draws in the opening sequence of Wrath of Heaven) in the snow to memorialize him, now believing him dead. A year later, Rikimaru reports to Lord Gohda that he has managed to survive this near-death experience; unbeknownst to them, the real Rikimaru is trapped in the 20th century, trying to find a way back to their time. The game's storyline plays differently depending on the character you choose, but is connected at certain points. The story mainly revolves around Rikimaru's return and the fight for the three jewels that are said to give power to the one who possesses them. They are the jewels of heaven, earth and virtue. Tenrai, an evil sorcerer who wants to get his hands on them, orders a group of his men to take the jewels from the one who possesses them. When he meets Rikimaru, he seems interested in its power and tries to convince him to join his men. Rikimaru refuses, and he and Ayame confront each of them. One of the men in Tenrai's arsenal is Onikage, who serves him only to pursue his plan to revive Mei-Oh (his former master) and Tatsumaru (the former leader of the Azuma ninja clan that Tenrai revived). Rikimaru and Ayame follow Tenrai to his fortress to prevent him from destroying the world with the power of two of the jewels. If he can be defeated, peace will return to Gohda's land.