Disclamer:  I do not own any of the characters in this story, except for the one that you have never heard of.  I also do not own the Masamune.  This story is just a figment of my imagination.

Chapter 1:  Cassadines

Cassadine.  The way to live.  An unselected few.  Nikolas Cassadine lived on his family island in Greece.  He was the prince.

  His father, Stavros, had been in prison for the last twenty years for kidnapping Nik's mother, a mother and father he had never met.  Had never know.  And he didn't want to know them.

He, along with Caroline 'Carly' and Kristina, were raised by his Aunt Alexis and Uncle Stefan.  He, Kristina and Carly no longer lived in the Main Palace, instead they lived in the sea side palace.  Stefan and Alexis had kicked them out when they turned eighteen because of their antics.  Still nothing was better.  Few restrictions, unlimited money and anything anyone could ever want.

The island was to large for one family some might say.  If had four palaces, two no one lived.  The other two, Seaside and Main were connected by a bridge and by underground tunnels built in mazes to confuse prisoners and intruders. 

There were also several towers on the island that only birds and servants lived in.  Except for the eastern most tower.  It belonged to his grandmother, Helena Cassadine.  He, Kristina and Carly called her the wicked witch of the east because of all the evil thing he heard she's done. 

He had only met her twice, and it was before her accidents.  From what Nik knew, she battled a lot with Luke Spence, the man who killed his grandfather, Mikkos.  Helena was stabbed in the back with an iron sword called the Masamune (and important family air loom) by his mother, Laura Spencer, fifteen years ago.  The next year, acid was poured into her eyes by Barbara Spencer, Carly's mother.  Helena was paralyzed from the waist down and blind permanently.  Since then, she locked herself in the most eastern tower.

Besides one or two servants the only one she communicates with is Stavros, by having her servants read and write letters to and from him.  Anyway Nik really didn't care about them.

Carly was his Uncle Stefan's daughter that was half Spencer.  His Uncle Stefan had married Barbara Spencer and divorce a year after Carly was born.

Kristina and Alexis were the daughters of Mikkos with Bella (?).  Stefan and Alexis hid Kristina from Helena for three years until Nik was born  A year later Carly was born.

  Stavros has been in prison for the past 20 years. Helena is paralyzed from the waist down as well as blind. Carly is the daughter of the divorced Stefan and Bobbie and lives in Greece with the rest of the Cassadines. Kristina was never separated from Alexis and grew up with the rest of the Cassadines. Stefan is engaged to Chloe. Elizabeth died in the fire, and Lucky is engaged to Gia. Sonny is a close friend of the Cassadines.  Gia lives with him in the penthouse and she and Taggert are his half siblings.