Basilisk - Iga or Koga Clans

The Shougun Tokugawa Ieyasu is ancient and unwell yet not aged, and battle is about to break out amidst the lot of aristocrat minorities that want to see one of his grandsons, either Takechiyo or Kunichiyo, as the successor. To arrange this, each crew will be acted for by two very dominant Ninja factions, the Kouga Manjidani and the Iga Tsubagakure, who will "compete" for their cause. However, there is a huge problem.

The beneficiaries of each group, Kouga Gennosuke and Iga-no-Oboro, are occupied. It had actually been for at least ten years. Unlike other arranged couples, though, they're very much in love and were very willing to tie the knot. And this engagement was settled many years ago specifically to bring peace among their clans, who have been bitter enemies for year's ala Romeo and Juliet.

Basilisk Characters:

Kouga Gennosuke
His wicked-sick power is the Doujutsu, a mind-control attack that forces those who would harm him to destroy themselves instead. He's genuinely in love with Oboro, but is less inclined to stop the fighting than her.

Iga-no-Oboro
She is an incompetent ninja, making her a black sheep in the Iga group and diminishing her self-esteem greatly. However, she has an inborn power, mentioned often to be the deadliest among all the Koga and Iga ninjas: Her "piercing eyes," which can dispel the powers of another ninja when they look into her eyes. It ends up as The Woobie after all the Break the Cutie she goes through.

Chikuma Koshirou
He is a crazy Jealous Guy, who hates Gennosuke and has a Bodyguard Crush on Oboro. He gets blinded after a fight, but he acquires superhuman hearing and touch to compensate. He's a gentle person at heart, he a soft for young children and is also an excellent woodcarver.

Kagerou
She is clingy Jealous Girl, who hates Oboro and has a Bodyguard Crush on Gennosuke.

Akeginu
She is Oboro's bodyguard and the only Iga that really cares for the poor princess's woes. In love with her friend Koushirou and was emotionally crushed when he died thanks to Kagerou. She can expel her own blood as a weapon and wields tanto knives.

Yashamaru
He is Hotarubi's lover, who actually didn't mind the truce, since he wanted a good life with his soon-to-be wife. It wields thin strands of human hair as a weapon.

Hotarubi
She is a sorceress who subverts the "Friend to All Living Things" by using her power over insects and reptiles to blind or downright kill her enemies, as well as her skill with knives and short swords.



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