Satomi Clan

## History

Originating in the 1600s as a clan of samurai, the Satomi Clan was respected all over the Awa Province of Shikoku, Japan.  They were fully aware of the threat of the Apostles, considering they had been clashing against one another for thousands of years. Equipped with nothing but their technique and the Pulse they had acquired; they had no idea what they were in for.

In 1610, it began; the Apostles made their way to Japan. In what seemed to be mere moments, hundreds of the Satomi were massacred. Not the warriors, no; their families first. The Apostles wanted to cripple these men and women, which they had done until the most renown samurai, **Yoshiyasu Satomi**, picked his Katana, enraged from the murder of his wife and child. His brown eyes took on a bright blue color, as he sparked the Kōzuke War by his lonesome. Following suit, the warriors of the Satomi awakened their Oculus, and began to hold their own; with massive losses, they survived the first day thanks to Yoshiyasu.

Yoshiyasu rallied the Samurai together, and began to test the limits of their newly found power out in kendo. Throughout vigorous training, the Satomi began to master their powers while figuring them out, one by one.  By the time the Apostles came back to the Awa Province, the Satomi were waiting for them. This time, with their strategy, they made their first strike back. While the Clan was outmatched in firepower, the clan knew exactly what to do in order to survive, what to do to slow them down, and most importantly, what to do to weaken them.  The Apostles took notice of this; they weren’t fighting like this before. However, even with a month in preparation, the Satomi couldn’t cover the massive difference in skill.

The first to fall in this second confrontation was **Yoshinori Satomi**, Yoshiyasu’s younger brother. Overwhelmed, yet determined to beat the odds, he unlocked the ability to slow down time over an area he could see. With doing so, he was able to save the entirety of his clan, as Trinity, a new Pillar of Creation intervened, starting the Final Wave.

The Kōzuke War lasted from 1610-1611.

## Abilities

This clan was born with an evolutionary gene in their occipital and parietal lobe called the **Phoenix Gene**, which was unknown to the entire clan until **the Fall of Gods.** Under intense strife and intense trauma, the clan awakened this gene, and unlocked their latent abilities within the occipital and parietal lobe known as the **Oculus.**

### Causality Perception

Members of the Satomi Clan are capable of perceiving all cause and effect relationships. In terms of combat, they can adapt perfectly to all factors before they even appear, achieving maximum efficiency in the offense, defense, and strategy, ensuring optimal success as long as there is the slightest chance.

As scientists, they can discover new theories and invent new technologies with incredible ease, as they can automatically deduce the correct path to the desired result and remove the need for trial/error basic protocol. **Miwa Sasaki** is a known member of the Satomi Clan and has created **Arkane, the most mystically-resistant material in the known universe that is also in the clothing of Initiates all around the globe.**

### Accelerated Vision

Members of the Satomi Clan can process visual information faster than others, which makes them tactical and mental geniuses. Not only can they process information faster, their eyes can see objects and people that move far beyond the speed of sound. They can perceive things around them moving slow as well, increasing their own speed. However, just because they can see fast-moving objects, doesn’t mean they can avoid them all the time.

### Extrasensory Perception

Not only do they have accelerated vision, they also are aware of everything around them and can detect spatial, mechanical, and electromagnetic differences all around them. This makes it possible for those of this clan to predict the unpredictable; whether the threat is invisible or visible, the Satomi can see it. This includes ghosts, angels, demons, etc.

## Acquisition

In order to awaken these eyes, one must be apart of the Satomi, and one must go against a stronger foe; one that challenges them and threatens their well-being of life. A near-death experience triggers the Phoenix Gene, and this unlocks the first stage of the Oculus: **Inicipiam**. This stage unlocks the base abilities of the Oculus. In total, there are only two stages of the Oculus: **Incipiam and Cacumen.**

To unlock the second stage, **Cacumen**, your body must fully develop (age 25). In rare cases, there are members of the Satomi clan who are born with a recessive gene that will activate both stages simultaneously upon awakening.