Long ago in Japan there lived a man named Miyamoto Musashi. He was the most famous swordsman of his day, and he was also a painter, a writer, and a gardener. When he was old, he wrote down everything he had learned in a small book called The Book of Five Rings.
Just after he finished it, Nexus, one of the Three Daughters, pulled him into her world, Babylon. Babylon needed his help to seal away Gankorn, and Musashi helped do it.
When it was over, Musashi decided to stay. He founded The Candle School: a place where the children of Babylon, and children from our world too, can come and learn for free. He was its first headmaster. Right now Musashi is away on another adventure, so Ms. Ash is the main teacher, and the Three Brothers and the Three Daughters all teach beside her.
Before he left, he gave the school its motto, and Ms. Ash teaches it to every new student:
“There is not one way up the mountain. There is only the Way, and your path on it is your own. Understand, grow, and change, and you will reach the top.”
— The motto of The Candle School
Some people learn by reading, some by building, and some by trying and trying again. Every way that gets you there is a good way.
The story of the school is just for fun. It does not change any lesson. Miyamoto Musashi (1584 to 1645) was a real person and The Book of Five Rings is his real book, but his trip to Babylon and The Candle School are made up. The school motto is our own, written by The Table Candle for The Candle School.
