I adore my Calypso, and because of this, she will occasionally play a central role in the action of the Extermination War. For this fanfiction, I want to focus on Hiro, Selene, and even Michael Corvin. Other characters will pop in and out. I will jump through time significantly less than I did with Living Shadows.
I will impart a fun little fact with each chapter, building on the cultures as they are encountered. I am from the U.S. I don't know much about other cultures, but I do my best to research. I bend and mend to my will, and while people of China and Japan might disagree, I have discovered through research that there'd be no Japan without China, therefore Chinese pieces of culture will play a prominent role in the behavior of the Murakami and Reizei clans. Japan emerged from China, therefore the two cultures are intertwined.
Each have their own distinct traditions and practices, this I recognize and respect. Do not crucify me if I use and abuse pieces of history for the sake of story. I promise to faithfully render them as closely as possible.
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Calypso Mitsushita – wife of Riku Mitsushita, personal servant of Daimyo Shino, Hiro's Regent
Sho – Calypso's personal assistant
Riku Mitsushita – Third cousin of converted mortal Murakami Clan member, pureblood
Daimyo Shino – Lord and leader of Murakami Clan
Daimyo Kyosuke – Lord and Leader of Reizei Clan
Murakami Clan – A historical Japanese clan from the 9th century
Reizei Clan – A historical Japanese clan from the 10th century
Hiro – Regent of Daimyo Shino
Shing – Personal servant of Daimyo Kyosuke
Makoto – Former lover of Calypso, Samurai Death Dealer
Selene – Michael Corvin's lover
Michael Corvin – Distant relative of Alexander Corvinus, Consort of Selene
The Matsuda Family – a family that once had close ties with Shinto worship
Ai Matsuda – Matriarch
Naoki Matsuda – First Born, only son
Queenie Matsuda – Naoki's wife
Asuka and Takara Matsuda – Second and third born, twin daughters
Etc (I'll update as the story goes on,)