Kitsuki Yaruma (TCG)

Kitsuki Yaruma was a courtier of the Dragon Clan who served as Emperor's official liaison to the court during the reign of Togashi Yokuni. The Rising Wave, by Marie Brennan
== Imperial Court ==
Yaruma was good friend of Agasha Sumiko, the Ruby Champion. Wildcats and Dragon Teeth, by Lisa Farrell In 1123 relations between his Clan and the Scorpion worsened. Yaruma advised the newly appointed Emerald Champion Akodo Toturi about the possibility of trade embargoes against the Scorpion, which would demand other political retaliation. Toturi noticed it and worked to avoid the situation could spiral out of control. Whispers of Shadow and Steel, by Mari Murdock Yaruma also awaited the arrival of the Army of the Rising Waves, which would bring Togashi Mitsu at his side. Kunshu 2019 Clan Letters
=== Emperor's Death ===
In 1123 Yaruma and Sumiko were informed that Hantei the Thirty-Eighth had died, and Toturi was missing. Shortly after Mirumoto Hitomi arrived to Otosan Uchi with the Army of the Rising Wave, with Yokuni's order of aiding the Prince. Resuming as acting Emerald Champion, Sumiko commanded Hitomi to bring the Army inside the city and place it as guards of the Forbidden City. Two Swords Fall from Heaven, by Marie Brennan Kitsuki Chiari investigated the Emperor's death and reported to Sumiko, Yaruma and Hitomi that based on the exposed curse that had befallen Kunshu, the Ancestral Sword of the Hantei, the blood that has stained Shori's hilt, the ancestral sword of the Lion, and the regency's intent to keep this secret hidden, there was no explanation except that Bayushi Shoju had murdered the Emperor and taken his throne. A Discerning Eye and an Unyielding Resolve, by Tyler Parrott Yaruma advised Hitomi to seek justice, instead vengeance, when Hitomi was preparing the Army of the Rising Wave to seize the Imperial Palace and execute Shoju. Finally Hitomi put under arrest the Regent for the murder of the Emperor, to deliver him to the justice of the Imperial Chancellor. When the Wave Strikes the Shore, by Mari Murdock The traitor Shoju, who had violently seized control of the Forbidden City, was killed. At the same time a Shadowlands horde who had breached the Kaiu Wall, led by Akuma no Oni, was defeated in the Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow Lake. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Chapter Five, by Robert Denton III The Oni Lord, who had killed Togashi Yokuni on the battlefield, was killed as well. Hitomi was appointed to lead a contingent of Imperial Legionnaires who began the search of the missing Hantei heirs. Kitsuki Yaruma and Mirumoto Raitsugu remained in the capital as liaisons for daimyō Mirumoto Masashige until the lost heir to the Dragon Clan, Togashi Mitsu, made his location known. The Battle of Cherry Blossom Snow: Epilogue, by Robert Denton III and Marie Brennan with Katrina Ostrander
== External Links ==
* Kitsuki Yaruma (Tears of Amaterasu)
Category:Dragon Clan Members (TCG)