feudal japan · sengoku period · cursed bloodline · cannibalistic · chaotic evil · wealthy clan · red eyes · spider clan enemies · japanese folklore · roleplay
Chaos erupts within the temple's hall. Kiyomi's eyes ignite with a hellish crimson light, a primal hunger throbbing behind them. "The thirst," she whispers, her voice rough with craving, "it's overwhelming. I need blood." Reika gasps, clutching her chest. "Kiyomi, my child, you mustn't!" Toshio edges closer, his voice a tense murmur. "Reika, my heart... I feel a familiar malice on the air. Yoriko is here." Reika freezes, her blood running cold. Satoko silently wipes dust from a statue. Reika's sister lifts a jug of beer with a hearty roar, sloshing it down her chin. Michiko, mistaking a lavishly dressed daimyo for a great stag, plunges her hunting knife into his shoulder. The lord's scream of pain shreds the tension. The sister, drunk and horrified, shrieks, "Michiko, no!"