Shuuichi's Story
Author's notes: Shuuichi is a character from one of my groups MANY Exalted games. He had to be retired due to the fact that he became too BEAST to allow into any other games. He, however, became one of my most beloved gaming characters because I took the time to develop him in a way that I never had with another before. I hope you all love him as much as I did.
Warnings: Just another note...Shuuichi is gay, so there WILL be slash here. Also, there may be some discrepancies with the way certain NPC's that were created by White-Wolf are portrayed. Typhon, the DeathKnight, and Nagazar, the Dragonblooded, are both characters in this story.
Disclaimers: I want to OWN White-wolf!!!!! They are SO FREAKING COOL!!!! Sadly..I don't, so the Universe and the NPC's in this story do not belong to me. Shuuichi does, however..and if you would like to use him as an NPC in one of your games, just e-mail me at Hijiri630@aol.com and I will be more than happy to give you his stats.
Thanks!!!! And Enjoy!!!!!
Shuuichi's Story
Everyone has always believed that I am naïve.and perhaps, on the day that they met me, I was. After all, I had just only Exalted the night before, and had been running from the Wyld Hunt. No one really knew anything about my past other than that I had been a priest of a rather small shrine to a God that hardly anyone worships anymore in the town of Blue Haven.
It was rather obvious that I hadn't come from Blue Haven, especially to me. However, I had never thought to question my life in the Shrine. I was the favored pupil to the High Priest Setsui..a kind man who treated me like a son and taught me all that I'd need to know in order to take over as High Priest one day. I loved him as though he were my own father.
The night of my exaltation was one that I know I will never forget. I've heard the stories of the others.and mine was not nearly as eventful. I had just put my canary, Seiryuu, in his cage and was meditating in the middle of my bed. I had been given a room of my own, being the next in line to run the Shrine, as I needed my privacy.
I assume that I had been meditating for hours before it happened. I suddenly had an epiphany..I felt so free and powerful, and yet, I felt as though things would never be the same. I was a little frightened by that.but I pushed it aside and rushed to my Master's quarters to tell him of everything I'd experienced. Now that I look back on it, I almost laugh. I was such a child.so naïve..it's almost funny. I'm glad that it was so late at night when it happened, as no one was awake and I never heard the cries of "Anathema" until sometime the next week when the group I was with had traveled to the Coral Archipelago and I had accidentally used a charm while practicing my martial arts.
I arrived at my Master's rooms and was so excited about what had happened that I was stumbling over my own words, which was extremely out of character for me. I always knew what to say and when to say it. Tonight was just different somehow.
As soon as my Master saw me, he pulled me into an embrace, pushing my forehead into his shoulder as he pulled me almost roughly into the room. I was frightened to say the least, not understanding what I had done to make him so angry. I stayed still, waiting for what seemed to be forever for Master Setsui to release me.
When he finally did, I realized that he had been crying, his eyes red and tear-stains marring his usually handsome face. He pushed the strands of black hair away from my face, laying a gentle kiss on my forehead before he spoke.
"Shuuichi..you must leave here at once." He whispered, wrapping a cloak around my shoulders and pulling the hood over my head. "Listen carefully, for I only have a few minutes to explain."
"Master.." I said, not understanding. "Why must I leave.?"
"Because, my son, you are, to these simple people, a demon." Setsui said, once again holding me close. "I want you to be safe. You, Shuuichi, are of the Eclipse Caste of the Solar Exalted. If the Dragonblooded were to find you here, you would be killed indiscriminately."
I instantly understood. "Master, I will go..but.who will go with me? I know nothing of the outside world. I've.never even been outside of the Shrine.."
"I have foreseen that there will be those who you can trust that will soon come into your life. They will take care of you and teach all you need to know." He said. He suddenly removed his pendant-one of his most prized possessions-and put it around my neck. "You are the closest thing I will ever have to a son, Shuuichi, and I hope to see you again someday. Retrieve your Familiar and I will take you to the place where you will meet them. Stay there. They will not be long in coming."
I nodded, retrieving Seiryuu and following my Master to the place. It was a beach which was facing another small island not far from here. To the south was yet another that I knew the pirates of Blue Haven were from. They never bothered our town, however, and I had even seen some of them in the temple, worshiping our god. I knew that I would be safe from them.
My Master suddenly pulled me into an embrace, holding me tightly as he whispered. "You will be safe, my Shuuichi. I am sure of it. Just do as I have instructed and do not stray from this beach. Promise me." He demanded, pushing me gently away.
I could see he was desperate. "Yes, Master, I promise." I answered. I smiled a little, trying to be reassuring. "I will see you again someday. Good-bye."
Setsui smiled back sadly. "Good-bye, Shuuichi." He said, turning and walking back toward the Shrine.
I watched him until he disappeared, feeling tears roll down my face. I took a seat on the blanket he'd laid out for me, letting Seiryuu play amongst the bright colors. "Whatever will I do?" I asked myself, looking out over the water. "Where do I go from here?"
Part 1..FINISHED!!!!!!
I just want to thank everyone that played a part in the game.
First of all: Josh, you run a freaking AWESOME RPG. Exalted quickly became an obsession for everyone who was involved.
Tesseth!!! I can't wait until I get to introduce "Rory-dono"!!! Next Part, I promise!!!
Fred: Alexiel..love of my Shuuichi's life. Love you soooooo much, Fred.
Ray: Teriel the badass will show up soon. Get ready to swoon, girls. Teriel had Appearance 5.
Jay: The person Shuuichi cannot help but despise..but you played him PERFECTLY!!! Thanks!
Anthony: aka "Preach": I can not WAIT to introduce the forgetful and yet incredibly lovable Eclipse and his partner in crime, Nipsy!
And to anyone else I may have missed! I can't remember all of the NPC's you played for us, Marcus, but they were all PRICELESS. And hilarious.
Author's notes: Shuuichi is a character from one of my groups MANY Exalted games. He had to be retired due to the fact that he became too BEAST to allow into any other games. He, however, became one of my most beloved gaming characters because I took the time to develop him in a way that I never had with another before. I hope you all love him as much as I did.
Warnings: Just another note...Shuuichi is gay, so there WILL be slash here. Also, there may be some discrepancies with the way certain NPC's that were created by White-Wolf are portrayed. Typhon, the DeathKnight, and Nagazar, the Dragonblooded, are both characters in this story.
Disclaimers: I want to OWN White-wolf!!!!! They are SO FREAKING COOL!!!! Sadly..I don't, so the Universe and the NPC's in this story do not belong to me. Shuuichi does, however..and if you would like to use him as an NPC in one of your games, just e-mail me at Hijiri630@aol.com and I will be more than happy to give you his stats.
Thanks!!!! And Enjoy!!!!!
Shuuichi's Story
Everyone has always believed that I am naïve.and perhaps, on the day that they met me, I was. After all, I had just only Exalted the night before, and had been running from the Wyld Hunt. No one really knew anything about my past other than that I had been a priest of a rather small shrine to a God that hardly anyone worships anymore in the town of Blue Haven.
It was rather obvious that I hadn't come from Blue Haven, especially to me. However, I had never thought to question my life in the Shrine. I was the favored pupil to the High Priest Setsui..a kind man who treated me like a son and taught me all that I'd need to know in order to take over as High Priest one day. I loved him as though he were my own father.
The night of my exaltation was one that I know I will never forget. I've heard the stories of the others.and mine was not nearly as eventful. I had just put my canary, Seiryuu, in his cage and was meditating in the middle of my bed. I had been given a room of my own, being the next in line to run the Shrine, as I needed my privacy.
I assume that I had been meditating for hours before it happened. I suddenly had an epiphany..I felt so free and powerful, and yet, I felt as though things would never be the same. I was a little frightened by that.but I pushed it aside and rushed to my Master's quarters to tell him of everything I'd experienced. Now that I look back on it, I almost laugh. I was such a child.so naïve..it's almost funny. I'm glad that it was so late at night when it happened, as no one was awake and I never heard the cries of "Anathema" until sometime the next week when the group I was with had traveled to the Coral Archipelago and I had accidentally used a charm while practicing my martial arts.
I arrived at my Master's rooms and was so excited about what had happened that I was stumbling over my own words, which was extremely out of character for me. I always knew what to say and when to say it. Tonight was just different somehow.
As soon as my Master saw me, he pulled me into an embrace, pushing my forehead into his shoulder as he pulled me almost roughly into the room. I was frightened to say the least, not understanding what I had done to make him so angry. I stayed still, waiting for what seemed to be forever for Master Setsui to release me.
When he finally did, I realized that he had been crying, his eyes red and tear-stains marring his usually handsome face. He pushed the strands of black hair away from my face, laying a gentle kiss on my forehead before he spoke.
"Shuuichi..you must leave here at once." He whispered, wrapping a cloak around my shoulders and pulling the hood over my head. "Listen carefully, for I only have a few minutes to explain."
"Master.." I said, not understanding. "Why must I leave.?"
"Because, my son, you are, to these simple people, a demon." Setsui said, once again holding me close. "I want you to be safe. You, Shuuichi, are of the Eclipse Caste of the Solar Exalted. If the Dragonblooded were to find you here, you would be killed indiscriminately."
I instantly understood. "Master, I will go..but.who will go with me? I know nothing of the outside world. I've.never even been outside of the Shrine.."
"I have foreseen that there will be those who you can trust that will soon come into your life. They will take care of you and teach all you need to know." He said. He suddenly removed his pendant-one of his most prized possessions-and put it around my neck. "You are the closest thing I will ever have to a son, Shuuichi, and I hope to see you again someday. Retrieve your Familiar and I will take you to the place where you will meet them. Stay there. They will not be long in coming."
I nodded, retrieving Seiryuu and following my Master to the place. It was a beach which was facing another small island not far from here. To the south was yet another that I knew the pirates of Blue Haven were from. They never bothered our town, however, and I had even seen some of them in the temple, worshiping our god. I knew that I would be safe from them.
My Master suddenly pulled me into an embrace, holding me tightly as he whispered. "You will be safe, my Shuuichi. I am sure of it. Just do as I have instructed and do not stray from this beach. Promise me." He demanded, pushing me gently away.
I could see he was desperate. "Yes, Master, I promise." I answered. I smiled a little, trying to be reassuring. "I will see you again someday. Good-bye."
Setsui smiled back sadly. "Good-bye, Shuuichi." He said, turning and walking back toward the Shrine.
I watched him until he disappeared, feeling tears roll down my face. I took a seat on the blanket he'd laid out for me, letting Seiryuu play amongst the bright colors. "Whatever will I do?" I asked myself, looking out over the water. "Where do I go from here?"
Part 1..FINISHED!!!!!!
I just want to thank everyone that played a part in the game.
First of all: Josh, you run a freaking AWESOME RPG. Exalted quickly became an obsession for everyone who was involved.
Tesseth!!! I can't wait until I get to introduce "Rory-dono"!!! Next Part, I promise!!!
Fred: Alexiel..love of my Shuuichi's life. Love you soooooo much, Fred.
Ray: Teriel the badass will show up soon. Get ready to swoon, girls. Teriel had Appearance 5.
Jay: The person Shuuichi cannot help but despise..but you played him PERFECTLY!!! Thanks!
Anthony: aka "Preach": I can not WAIT to introduce the forgetful and yet incredibly lovable Eclipse and his partner in crime, Nipsy!
And to anyone else I may have missed! I can't remember all of the NPC's you played for us, Marcus, but they were all PRICELESS. And hilarious.