Shinganji Kaede

**Kaede** Shinganji (心願寺 **楓**) was the mother of Shinganji Kurenai and Felicia.

She was the daughter of Shinganji Gen-an and the heir of the Shinganji clan before being murdered.

## Personality

She was loved by her father Gen-an, but slightly more of a rebel than one would think.

Kaede was friendly, and loved her siblings, Ayaka and Sakyo. Even as an heir, she was not arrogant about her status and would tell her dear brother, Shinganji Sakyo, not to address her with any titles. When dealing with her blind niece, Kiichi Azusa, which was pushed by Shinganji Ayaka to become an heir of the branch family, Keade was understanding and empathetic. She told, her not to force herself to learn the "mind eye" for the sake of her clan but first and foremost for herself as it could help her to see.

Azusa, which started to worship Kaede as her light, started to love her aunt more than her own parents, which already had looked for a new heir.

In RPGX, in which she has consensually a relationship with Edwin Black, she loved him and her child Shinganji Kurenai, and unborn child Felicia. Made Edwin Black act awkward, and could be shy and bolt at times. Kaede, herself acted rather bold, in her pursuit of Black, even following him to the demon realm. She displayed, a willingness to help demons and risk her own life, she believed in the possibility of demons and humans, coexisting peacefully, one day.

When, fighting and protecting her family, induced fear into her enemies, and would not hold back to slice enemies into pieces.

## Appearance

A woman with blonde hair, and twin tails. Has a green and orange eye.

Under her green eye, she has two beauty marks.

## History

### Background

A Taimanin of the Shinganji clan, she was meant to be the heir of the family after her father Shinganji Gen-an.

Like her father, she was a user of the Shinganji tought skill "Mind Eye" and could read people souls but unlike her father that also had the Ninja Art "Water Art", she was born with the "Wind Art". She learned to fight with the blade thanks to her father and was considered very strong, using her Wind Art, to create an invisible air blade.

One of her servants, was Makishima Niemon, the father of Makishima Ayame, which would later guard Shinganji Kurenai.

Kaede's backstory varies slightly depending on timeline. The elements, typically occurring in all, are that she and Edwin Black, had at least two children, first Shinganji Kurenai and a second child Felicia (Shinganji **Fumika**). Kaede typically is kidnapped and brought to the demon realm, where she dies, without Kurenai being aware of this fact, which is raised by her grandfather Gen-an. While, both her daughters are half-demons, Kurenai tries to remain mostly human, while Felicia taps into her demonic side.

Kaede, typically, is already dead and only mentioned or seen in flashbacks.

### Visual Novels

Kaede was abducted by Edwin Black and brought to the Demon World, where she was impregnated by him and gave birth to her first child, Kurenai, around the year **2048**. The Shinganji clan more than other Taimanin clans, was known by Black to be ideal for interbreeding with powerful demons.

Her father Shinganji Gen-an tried to rescue her but was only able to save his granddaughter, only was hurt badly, unable to start another rescue attempt. She remained with captured by Nomad and later gave birth to her second daughter, Felicia, around the year **2049**. She later on gave birth to more children but as Felicia grew older and jealous, Kaede and the other children were killed by her daughter, at an undisclosed time before Taimanin Kurenai. Her father, suffered from the injuries so strongly, he would later die, making Kurenai, the next in line as the heir of the clan. At some point, both her daughters encounter each other and fight.

### Timeline TABA

Mother of Shinganji Kurenai and still dead, follows normal timeline. Their daughters, are still active around the year **2082**.

### Timeline RPGX

Her brother Shinganji Sakyo and Edwin Black formed Nomad in the year **2063**, this timeline Nomad was a much more positive force. Kaede, which was close to Sakyo, met and started to like Edwin Black, which was much more human, thanks to the "TABA reset" making him overall more socializable. Kaede, observing Edwin Black (RPGX), from the distance at first, started to develop a crush.

As Black returned to the Demon Realm, Kaede made her way to the demon realm, hopeful to find the home village of Black and learn more about him. Taking Makishima Niemon, for protection, to Gate City, both start to explore. While Niemon, seems begrudgingly following, Kaede which claims that she is "a fan" of Black, it becomes rather clear she is in love.

As Kaede, is immediately scouted by a Incubus and Succubus, she is "saved" by the demons boss Liscia, which apologizes for the inconvenience. Though no real harm was done, Liscia becomes curious specially of the "love story", which she has a fetish for. Willing to support, Kaede, she collects supplies and tells her about a potentially good location to learn more about Black, Greenfort Village, which had a connection to Black and Ingrid. Kaede, is given further protection by apprentice Hell Knight, Rola. Niemon, Kaede and Rola, take a carriage on the two-week trip, first to Rollo Viscounty, which is on the way. However, not all is going smoothly, as they are followed by the Igawa clan Elder member, Yomei. The half demon, having a personal grudge against Kaede's brother Sakyo's connection to demons. On their way, the carriage of Kaede, is attacked and a nearby village of demons, start to go up in the flames, as Kaede notices she is the target, she tells Niemon and Rola to support the village, as she makes her way to the forest. Fighting against, Yomei herself, she learns about her ability, which sacrifices Yomei's allies so she suffers no damage. Able to counter the Ninja Art, she defeats Yomei but falls unconscious from blood loss. Edwin Black (RPGX), arrives, having heard of Kaede being on the way to the Viscounty and being close by, he "princess carries" Kaede, to a doctor, which makes her heart beat faster and becomes interested in Kaede's bravery. Both continue, from this point onward, traveling the demon world together and fall in love.

In the year **2065**, she visited her brother Sakyo, with Black already hesitant to reveal, why he knew, she would be there. Sakyo noticed the odd tension glances, and it became clear both had become lovers, with Black being very awkward on the matter. Kaede had become pregnant but kept it a secret from her father Shinganji Gen-an but wanted to tell it Sakyo, which were supposed to pick a name for her daughter.

Kaede trained Kiichi Azusa, heir of a sidearm of the Shinganji clan to use the "Mind Eye", that her clan had access to. As Azusa was blind, this became her way to see. She was introduced to Azusa by her brother Shinganji Sakyo that as an Onmyoji, now fully worked in the UFS, as the CEO of the Zero Nations Group, a cover of Nomad. The UFS, more so, Task Force G become hostile over time, and took interest in Shinganji Kurenai, Kaede's first child. During the time, Kaede was pregnant again in the year **2067**, with Felicia she struggled somewhat with her health and was guarded by Makishima Niemon.

However, Task Force G, attacked under the command of Evie Ace, Kaede defeated Evie, with her secret wind blade technique but was stabbed from behind by Teutates which took her dead body, Kurenai was able to escape thanks to Niemon but Teutates viewed the "unpolluted" unborn Felicia as more valuable.

However, Kaede was healed/resurrected, and taken to the Demon Realm. Her body was corrupted and humiliated, with Teutates magic "darkness" corrupting her womb. Felicia, or as Kaede wished, Shinganji **Fumika**, was born and while not fully corrupted and still innocent, in Kaede's womb now grew the dark magic of Teutates, which if "birthed" would corrupt both her and Felicia forever. To help the growth, Kaede's body was killed over and over again by Teutates, which was able to resurrect her from minor injuries. Kaede, saw a chance of escape and took Felicia with her, injured she ran through the regions of the Death Lord, and reached nearby ruins. Kaede, could not kill Felicia, and was hopeful, she could be returned to Black and Kurenai. As baby Felicia, awoke, she still was fully innocent and unaware of the situation. Teutates suddenly appeared with a number of Wraith, surrounding Kaede. Explaining, Black's power which had been lost, and his true nature as a "left over" of that power that now sought perfection. He hoped to use Felicia as a potential other vessel, in the future, waiting for the darkness in Kaede to be birthed. Telling her to give up, Kaede instead, wispered into Felicia's ear not to forget her mothers wishes, and sliced her carotid arteries fully, which killed her and the darkness within. As Kaede, bled out Felicia watched her mother die, not understanding the situation.

It is also strongly suggested that body parts, of Kaede, might had became part of the frankenstein's monster-like Vivi Blood, past the year **2082**. As Vivi's "womb" recalls giving birth, while Vivi feels an odd uncanny, connection to Shinganji Kurenai. Since Vivi's body parts, are from multiple Taimanin, and she was corrected by Fürst, which in this timeline works for Teutates, this seems to be the case. However, neither her face, nor full memories seem to be part of Vivi Blood.

Azusa herself, swore to revenge Kaede and later turned herself into a machine monster. However, it is unknown if she knows the one responsible.

### Timeline Action

Dead, but the details are currently unknown. Kurenai is much younger, and darker details are framed even more as an "experiment". Might resemble the RPG timeline, but since Black here is less human, the details are unknown.

## Powers/Abilities

**Main Weapon**: Wind Blades

* **Ninja Arts**: "**Wind Art**" creates sharp invisible blades of air around her hands, cut metal and jump across distances with ease.
* **General Ninja Techniques/Onmyoji Techniques**
	+ "**Mind Eye**", able to see with an inner eye ability, which shows the soul of a person. Creates something close to precognition, as one is able to read almost minds.
* **Particle Control**: Taimanin are able to manipulate Taima Particles to enhance their physical strength, speed and defense. The particles are also used to counter demonic influences and strengthen damage to demons.

## Media

* Taimanin Kurenai (Mention)
* Taimanin RPGX (Flashback)

## Trivia

* It is left ambiguous if Black used artificial means to impregnate her in online games, but talks about interbreeding clearly in TK. In RPGX, this is fully different.
* It is hinted that she had even more children from Black, but Felicia killed them as well. As Black mentioned, he "...didn't wish to own a human farm, two are enough...". This is not the case for the RPG timeline, in which she only had two children.
* When Kaede used her Mind Eye on Teutates, she saw something empty but also felt the connection to Black.