Thoughts on how to make this less edgy/better in general?
Hiro stood ankle-deep in the reddish-brown mud, cold rain pouring down on his lowered head. He wiped his sword off on his already soaked and dirty sleeve before returning it to its sheath. Any more fighting would be pointless. He had heard that Lord Imagawa had already been slain, and he could see his remaining forces scattering into the surrounding forest.
So this was war. Hiro had seen death before; a lot of it, but never to this extent. Victory had been so certain, but the Oda had swept in from the forest like demons, destroying all opposition in what seemed like mere moments. With the Matsudaira at the mercy of Nobunaga, what would this mean for him, or his entire clan?
This, and many other thoughts raced through his mind as he took a final glance in the direction of the fallen Imagawa camp. With that, he turned around and disappeared into the trees.