Purple Crystal

## Appearance

The Purple Crystal is composed of a dark purple color and a crystalline appearance. For all wielders after Gideon Lavender, the crystal started as a small, blank slab of crystal before their induction ceremony, when a kanji word is engraved in it.

## Wielders

Before it was lost in year 100, the Purple Crystal had roughly 119 wielders, including Salem. Since its recovery in 1794, it has had 12 wielders. Notable wielders are listed below.

## Rituals

The Purple Crystal has a lot of rituals connected to it thanks to the Shintoist beliefs of the Lavender Family. These rituals are proven to enhance the crystal's abilities and a few are conducted regularly. Many things might occur thanks to these rituals, which are listed below.

### 入会式

入会式 (Nyūkai Shiki), or the *induction ceremony*, is the process in which the next Purple Crystal wielder legitimizes their right to wield the crystal. It occurs after the death of the previous wielder and is dedicated to their eldest child, regardless of gender. It is a ceremony conducted by the inductee, where they have to prove they have what it takes to wield the Purple Crystal and be the lord/lady of the house and head of the family.

The ceremony officially starts when the first star shows after the death of the former wielder but can be conducted at a later date if necessary. First, the inductee must complete a series of puzzles to test their smarts and problem-solving skills. After that, they must make their way through the third floor of Lavender Manor using their powers and smarts, all the while learning of their predecessors and the expectations placed on them during the ceremony. Once that is completed, they must use their electrical abilities to open the door to the ceremony hall in order to get inside.

Inside the ceremony hall, the first change into a ceremonial kimono, then remove the Purple Crystal from their person and place it on an altar. The inductee must then bow in front of it and recite an oath:

* Rōmaji
* Kanji
* Translation

*Watashi, [inductee's full name], no nyūkai no saishū danzetsu ni tasshimashita. Watashi wa sendai ga nokoshita pazuru o kansei sase, karera no seikatsu to negai o manabi, karera no kachikan o mamoru koto o erabimashita. Kenkyo ni denki no kesshō o ukeire, sono chikara o tsukatte heiwa o motarashi, tadashii koto o suru koto o chikaimasu. Watashi wa sore o [inductee states what they think is right] ni tsukaimasu. Watashi wa yūjin, kazoku, oyobi jibun jishin o mamoru tame no bōgyo o koete taisha ni wazawaza tagai ni okasu koto wa arimasen. Korera no jōken o yaburu to, watashi wa sono mahō o furuu katei ga nai koto o shōmeishimasu, soshite sendai ni yurushimono o tanomi-katareba narimasen. Watashi wa saigo no iki no ma made sono chikara o hoji shi, sore o watashi no kōkeisha ni watashimasu. Sore made, watashi wa kōkeisha ga denki no kesshō no kitai to chikara o jūbun ni rikai suru yōni shimasu. Ue no tama-tachi yo, watashi ga anata no kitai ni shitagai yō ni michibiite kudasai. Korera no kotoba de, watashi wa watashi ni sazukerareta sekinin o ukeiremasu. Rabendā-ke no chō, Rabendā Manā no aruji, soshite Denki no Kesshō no tsukaishu toshite.*

*「私、[inductee's full name]、の入会の最終段階に達しました。私は先代が残したパズルを完成させ、彼らの生活と願いを学び、彼らの価値観を守ることを選びました。謙虚に電気の結晶を受け入れ、その力を使って平和をもたらし、正しいことをすることを誓います。私はそれを[inductee states what they think is right]に使います。私は友人、家族、および自分自身を守るための防御を超えて他者に害を及ぼすことはありません。これらの条件を破ると、私はその魔法を振るう資格がないことを証明し、先代に許しを求めなければなりません。私は最後の息の間までその力を保持し、それを私の後継者に受け渡すでしょう。それまで、私は後継者が電気の結晶の期待と力を十分に理解するようにします。上の霊たちよ、私があなたの期待に従うように導いてください。これらの言葉で、私は私に課せられた責任を受け入れます。ラベンダー家の長、ラベンダーマナーの主、そして電気の結晶の使い手として。」*

*I, [inductee's full name], have reached the final stage of my induction. I have completed the puzzles lefy by my predecessors and have learned of their lives and their wishes, and have chosen to uphold their values. I accept the Crystal of Electricity with humility and swear to use my powers to bring peace and to do what is right. I will use them to [inductee states what they think is right]. I will not use my powers to bring harm to others beyond the defence of my friends, family, and self. If I break these terms, then I have proven myself unworthy to wield its magic and must ask for forgiveness from my predecessors. I will hold its power until my last breath, when it will be passed to my successor. Until then, I will ensure that my successor is well taught of the expectations and powers of the Crystal of Electricity. Spirits above, please guide me as I follow your expectations. With these words, I accept the responsibilites placed on me, as head of the Lavender family, lord of Lavender Manor, and wielder of the Crystal of Electricity.*

During the oath, a kanji word is engraved into the crystal, which is an assumption of what their time as wielder will be like. After completing the oath, the inductee must remain in a bowed position until the sun breaks the horizon and the ceremony is concluded. After this, the inductee is allowed to retrieve the crystal and read the kanji, then return to their friends and family. The wielder is welcome to revisit the chambers of their predecessors whenever they please.

#### Origin

The Nyūkai Shiki tradition started with Hano Miwako as a way of gieving her father, Gideon Lavender. Her father left a lot of secret rooms and knowledge on the Purple Crystal on the third floor of Lavender Manor, which Miwako connected and used as a method to try to recieve validation from her father. She wrote the oath and was the first in Lavender Family to recieve a crystal with a Kanji engraving, a message left by her father's spirit.

### 満月の祈り

満月の祈り (Mangetsu no Inori), or the *full moon prayer*, is a simple ceremony conducted every full moon. It resembles the actions of the induction ceremony, as the wielder places the Purple Crystal on an altar and bows in front of it from the first star in the sky to the break of dawn. This ritual enhances the purple crystal's power significantly, and the 195 years of it being regularly conducted have made the purple crystal very powerful.

#### Origin

Hano Miwako was deeply religous; specifically, she was Shinto. This led her to doing a lot of prayers in hopes of increasing the Purple Crystal's power and strength, and the rituals that worked, like Mangetsu no Inori, stuck around.

### 歓迎式

歓迎式 (Kangei Shiki), or the *welcoming ceremony*, is conducted on the first full moon after the birth of the wielder's first child. The ceremony involves the wielder and said child and is a means of introducing the child to their birthright.

During the ceremony, the wielder takes their child through the many puzzles, showing them how to solve them, then takes them through the previous wielders' chambers and tells them the advice and symbolism of each one. The wielder finally takes their child to the ceremony hall and changes into the ceremonial kimono. They place the purple crystal on the altar, then their child at the base of the altar, and finally bow. They recite the following.

* Rōmaji
* Kanji
* Translation

*Watashi no ko yo, watashi wa anata ni shōrai o shimeshimashita. Korera no kairō o anata ni miseru no wa, watashi ga denki no kesshō no tsukaite toshite no toki ga owari, anata no ukeire no toki ga kita toki ni tasuke to naru yō desu. Watashi no musuko/musume, kon'ya kyōyū shita chishiki o anata ni takushi, sore ga anata no sodachi ni eikyō o ataeru to, watashi ga yume miru kōkeisha ni narimasu yō ni negatteimasu. Watashi wa onegaishimasu, watashi ga inakunatta toki ni, kono sekai ni heiwa o motarasu yō ni kudasai. Anata ga mō yaranakunatta toki, anata no aisuru hitobito o mamotte kudasai. [child's name] , watashi no kawai ko yo, osore to fukaketsu no toki ni mo, watashi wa anata to tomo ni tachimasu. Watashi wa shisha de sae mo anata to tomo ni tachimasu. Watashi wa sendai to tomo ni, tamashi-tachi no naka de, anata ga karera no kazoku no takaramono o furuu no o mimamorimasu. Anata ga kazoku ni hitsuyō to sareru tsukaite ni nari masu yō ni.*

*「私の子よ、私はあなたに将来を示しました。これらの回廊をあなたに見せるのは、私が電気の結晶の使い手としての時が終わり、あなたの受け入れの時が来たときに助けとなるようです。私の息子/娘、今夜共有した知識をあなたに託し、それがあなたの育ちに影響を与え、私が夢見る後継者になることを願っています。私はお願いします、私がいなくなったときに、この世界に平和をもたらしてください。あなたがもはや守ることができないとき、あなたの愛する人々を守ってください。[child's name]、私の可愛い子よ、恐れと不確実性の時にも、私はあなたと共に立ちます。私は死者でさえもあなたとともに立つでしむしろです。私は先代とともに、霊たちの中で、あなたが彼らの家宝を振るうのを見守ります。あなたが家族に必要とされる使い手になりますように。」*

*My child, I have shown you your future. I have shown you these halls to aid you when my time as the wielder of the Crystal of Electricity has come to an end and your initiation is due. My son/daughter, I entrust you with the knowledge I have shared with you tonight, and I pray it will influence your upbringing and make you the successor I dream you will be. I ask that you bring this world peace when I am gone, that you protect those you love when I cannot any longer. [child's name], my sweet child, in times of fear and uncertainty, I will stand with you, even in death. I will watch you with my predecessors, among the spirits, as you wield their heirloom. May you become the wielder your family needs.*

After this, the wielder remains in a bow until the break of dawn. During this time, the child is reportedly very calm. Once the ceremony is finished, the wielder and their child may return to their friends and family.

#### Origin

Kangei Shiki started when Hano Miwako had her first son, Hano Genko. It was her mothod of welcoming him into the world and introducing him to his desitny and was another attempt by Miwako to gain validation from her father.

### 受け入れ式

受け入れ式 (Ukeire Shiki), or the *acceptance ceremony*, is usually conducted by the current wielder ten years into their reign, but can be conducted earlier or later, and is merely a ceremony of personal acceptance of their time as wielder and preparation for their successor to come to power, even if it's far into the future.

During this ceremony, the wielder passes through the chambers of their predecessors and finds an empty chamber next to their predecessor's chamber. They prepare a message with their goodbyes, acceptance of the new wielder, and advice, then decorate the room with memorabilia and symbolism.

Once they're finished, they return to the ceremony hall and place the Purple Crystal on an altar, bow to it, and state the following:

* Rōmaji
* Kanji
* Translation

*Watashi, [inductee's full name], koko ni kite, saishūteki na unmei o ukeireru kakugo ga arimasu. Watashi wa sendai no kachikan o mamoru tame ni chikara o tsukai, denki no kesshō ni kansuru karera no negai o hatasu koto ni shōten o atete kimashita. [wielder states their accomplishments and failures wholeheartedly]. Watashi wa tama-tachi ni kansha shimasu. Anata ga watashi ni denki no kesshō o tsukawasete kureta koto ni. Soshite, itsu de are sono toki ga otozureru toki ni, watashi wa anata-tachi no nakama ni naru kakugo ga arimasu.*

*「私、[inductee's full name]、ここに来て、最終的な運命を受け入れる覚悟があります。私は先代の価値観を守るために力を使い、電気の結晶に関する彼らの願いを果たすことに焦点を当ててきました。[wielder states their accomplishments and failures wholeheartedly]。私は霊たちに感謝します。あなたが私に電気の結晶を使わせてくれたことに。そして、いつであれその時が訪れるときに、私はあなたたちの仲間になる覚悟があります。」*

*I, [inductee's full name], have come here to accept my eventual fate. I have used my powers to uphold the values of my predecessors and have focused on fulfilling their wishes for the Crystal of Electricity. [wielder states their accomplishments and failures wholeheartedly]. I thank spirits for allowing me to wield the Crystal of Electricity as you have, and I am ready to join your ranks when my time comes, whenever that may be.*

Afterward, they remain in that position until the break of dawn, when the ceremony is completed.

#### Origin

Ukeire Shiki began with Hano Genko. Genko was a very peaceful and calm man, and this led him to more easily accepting his work and role as Purple Crystal wielder. Ukeire Shiki was a way of displaying that, demonstrating his solace in his life and wanting to share it with his successors, share with them that secret to happiness he found, all the while preparing for his daughter, Kondo Megumi, to take his place.

### 旅立ち

旅立ち (Tabidachi) is the most tragic ceremony. It can occur due to two possible reasons:

* The wielder has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and/or is going to die very soon, where it occurs whenever the wielder is ready.
* The wielder's first child has reached their 20th birthday, where is occurs on the night of said child's birthday.

The ceremony starts when the first star appears in the sky. The wielder first wears a ceremonial kimono designed specifically for them, wearing the kimono right-over-left like a corpse, displaying the inebitability of their demise. The wielder will walk down a path into Lavender Forest until they reach an alar, where they recite the following words:

* Rōmaji
* Kanji
* Translation

*[not doing this now]*

*[not doing this now]*

*[not doing this now]*

After reciting the words, the wielder will pull the Tabidachi Dagger from their kimono sleeve, which they will then stab their heart with. The moment the blade pierces the flesh, a bolt of lightning strikes the center of Lavender Courtyard, signalling their demise to their family and beckoning their successor to their turn as wielder.

Unlike other ceremonies, some of the wielder's family members have a part ot play in the aftermath. Firstly, after the lightning strikes, all family members are to bow toward where the lightning striked until the break of dawn. In the morning, any and all of the wielder's siblings are tasked in retrieving the wielder's body and the Tabidachi Dagger from the altar in the forest, which also the only time when non-wielders are allowed on sacred grounds. Once they return the body home, they will bring it to the hakaba to be buried and the dagger to the wielder's spouse, who is tasked in sanitizing it and putting it back on display Lavender Manor's main room.

If the wielder has no siblings or their siblings are unable to complete the task due to illness, disability, or death, then the retrieval is handled by the siblings of their successor. If the successor has no siblings or their siblings are unable to complete the task, then it is handled by the servants. As for the dagger's sanitization, the task would be passed to the successor's spouse or date, and if their successor's spouse is unavailable, then it is also passed onto servants.

#### Origin

Tabidachi was started by Hano Genko. His acceptance of his life soon led to an acceptance of his death, and thus, when his duaghter, Megumi, turned 20, he knew the Purple Crystal and his family would be in good hands. As such, Genko chose to take his own life in order to give the Purple Crystal to her as a gift. He also built the Tabidachi Dagger.

The choice to perform the ceremony when one is terminally ill is derived from Iwamoto Rika. Rika got very ill when her son, [name], was only 12 years old. In order to keep up traditon and pass it down to him "correctly", Rika chose to perform the ceremony prematurely, taking her own life before her illness got to her.

## History

The Purple Crystal was first created in circa 4000 BC by Nystul, alongside the Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, and Blue Crystals. These crystals, the Arc Crystals, were later given by Nystul to The Anomaly, who was tasked with giving it to an individual who wanted to bridge the gap between monsters and humans.

The Purple Crystal was eventually given to Salem, the Pharaoh of Qaryat Alnaar, in 2856 BC. In 2844, Salem and his fellow wielders, Nekia, Mumin, Selima, Basil, and Zurie decided to perform a ritual in an attempt to enhance their powers, but it went poorly and Salem and his friends' consciousnesses ended up trapped inside their respective crystals. The crystals became an heirloom for roughly 93 generations, but in the year 500 BC, the Purple Crystal wielder chose to leave Qaryat Alnaar to share their powers with the rest of the world, alongside their counterparts in the other wielders.

The process of the crystal being passed down from generation to generation continued for the next 600 years, during which time the crystal traveled north into Greece, Germany, Sweden, Norway, and over the years separated across the world. Eventually, in the year 100 AD, the Purple Crystal ended up in northern Japan. The wielder was very old, and thus, created an altar in the woods in his final days. He placed the Purple Crystal on the altar mere hours before his death.

### Kaminari Raijin (1564–1603)

Kaminari Raijin (then known as Tanaka Haruki) was born in modern-day Yamagata as a Daimyo in 1555. He had a little brother, Tanaka Takashi, in 1556. He was destined to lead the Tanaka clan after his father died, which happened in 1564 when Haruki was only 14 years old. However, young Haruki led his father’s clan with strength, desperately defending against the Uesugi.

However, in 1575, just after Haruki’s 20th birthday, things were looking bad for his clan. They were severely outnumbered by the Uesugi and surrounded. They were in a standoff, but there was no way the Tanaka could win the fight. As such, Haruki decided to perform seppuku. However, after writing his jisei, a lightning strike outside caught Haruki off-guard and interrupted him. Despite the regularity of lightning storms, Haruki was intrigued by the suddenness of the strike, as the sky was previously clear, and his curiosity got the better of him. He took a quick glance outside, only to realize there were no clouds, which only piqued his interest further.

He ended up wandering into the forest, where he found an altar with inscriptions he couldn’t read. However, he could tell it was where the lightning struck, and so he began to investigate. He found the Purple Crystal embedded in the altar, which he later ended up calling the Kaminari Kessho. Upon curiously putting it on, Haruki soon discovered his appearance had changed drastically, and soon after he had developed the power to control lightning.

He soon started to believe the lightning strike was a divine intervention to bring his people peace. He decided to gather his men and tell them of his discovery, and it wasn’t long before they started to worship them like a god. He used his newfound abilities to drive spirit into his men, then wiped the floor with the Uesugi’s forces, warding them off.

After that, Haruki changed his name to Kaminari Raijin, as was a common practice at the time. He made his own short blade in honor of his own actions, as well, and married Sato Emi. Rajin had his first daughter, Kaminari Arashiko, in 1577, and another, Kaminari Miyuki, in 1580.

However, over time, Raijin was slowly driven to modern-day Akita by the excessive violence nearing the end of the Sengoku Jidai. This led him to only fighting when absolutely necessary. In Raijin’s late forties, the violence began to die down with the rise of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Raijin took this as an opportunity and approached Tokugawa Ieyasu himself. He expressed his loyalty to him before requesting the home of his ancestors be in his position, a suggestion Ieyasu disapproved of. Raijin was instead allowed to retain the land his clan had ended up on in Akita. Raijin was personally dishonored.

As soon as he returned home, he committed seppuku with the blade he made himself and gave the Kaminari Kessho to Arashiko. He died at age 48. Raijin’s brother, Takashi, was tasked with cleaning up his body, and his wife, Emi, was tasked with cleaning the blade, which she then also gifted to Arashiko.

### Kaminari Arashiko (1603–1617)

Kaminari Arashiko was born in 1577 to Kaminari Reijin and Kaminari Emi, and her little sister, Kaminari Miyuki, was born in 1580. She was married to Natsuki Kato in 1590 at age 13 and had her son in 1597, Kaminari Kaito. Arashiko’s father died via seppuku in 1603, deeply disheartening Arashiko. He left her with the Kaminari Kessho as the head of the Kaminari clan.

Arashiko, being a born Daimyo, was tasked with returning to Edo every other year. She hated this tradition, and even more so, hated having to leave her mother, uncle, sister, and son in Edo in the years when she lived in Akita. However, she had a piece that no other Daimyo had, one that she could use to protect her family and threaten the Shogun into submission: the Kaminari Kessho.

In 1617 when she was 40, she first brought her family in the dead of night to Edo’s border so they could quickly escape. The next day, she approached the Shogun, Tokugawa Hidetada. She displayed her abilities to him, much to his obvious horror, then threatened that if he kept her and her family prisoner, she would kill him, his wife, his son, and leave the whole of Japan in shambles. She was perfectly willing to give up her Daimyo status if it meant the protection of her family. Hidetawa was backed into a corner due to her powers, so he accepted her offer, stripping her of Daimyo status in exchange for her and her family’s freedom.

Arashiko and her family returned home to Akita in late 1617 at age 40, right around Kaito’s 20th birthday. In hindsight, despite the positive effects on her family, Arashiko was deeply ashamed of herself for threatening the Shogun and his family, and thus, to restore honor to herself, committed seppuku with the same blade her father used to do the same 14 years earlier. In her death, she gave the Kaminari Kessho to her son Kaito. Miyuki was tasked with cleaning up her body, and Kato was tasked with cleaning the blade.

### Kaminari Kaito (1617–1639)

Kaminari Kaito was born in 1597 to Kaminari Arashiko and Kaminari Kato. He spent the majority of his life (1603-1617) in Edo, but after his mother freed his family from Daimyo status, moved to Akita, the same place where he was born. Soon after he moved home his mother committed seppuku, just like his grandfather, Reijin. His grandmother and great-uncle died soon after, leaving him with only his aunt, Miyuki, with whom he had a very positive relationship.

Miyuki helped him find a spouse in 1618, Yamamoto Aya, and he had a daughter, Kiminari Aiko, in 1619. He had a son in 1620, Kaminari Sora. Kaito led his family to a peaceful life in Akita, with a manor close to modern-day Iwadate. While his mother lost his Daimyo status, and thus stripped it from him as well, the presence of the Kaminari Kessho in his possession made their former servants choose to continue serving them out of fear, despite Kaito’s peaceful nature. One of these families was the Miyamoto.

Kaito himself was also afraid of the Kaminari Kessho. He’d pray to the spirits in hopes of protecting himself, but in actuality ended up making it more powerful, inadvertently discovering the Mangetsu no Inori, or the Full-Moon Prayer.

When Aya was 19 in 1637, Kaito took a moment to talk to the now-elderly Miyuki. He confided in her about how his mother and grandfather died the same way: seppuku. He worried that, since he too wielded the Kaminari Kessho, he was destined to die the same way. Miyuki consoled him, saying such a death was a choice of his own to make. In the end, Kaito decided to commit seppuku on his firstborn daughter’s 20th birthday in 1638 at age 41, using the same blade both his mother and grandfather used. Miyuki did the honor of cleansing his body while his wife Aya cleaned the blade used.

### Kaminari Aiko (1639–1660) 始

Kaminari Aiko was born in 1619 to Kaminari Kaito and Kaminari Aya and had a little brother, Kaminari Sora, born in 1620. Aiko was given the Kaminari Kessho in 1639 upon her father’s death on her 20th birthday.

As a method of grieving her father, Aiko gathered the jisei of her father, grandmother, and great-grandfather and read them, hearing their stories and their dreams. After this, Aiko wrote and recited an oath to her ancestors. The act of reading these poems and reciting an oath soon became common practice among Kaminari Kessho wielders, becoming the Nyūkai Shiki tradition. She received the kanji 始 (hajime) by doing this, which means “beginning”. This led Aiko to feel very close to her ancestors.

She met and married Fujimoto Haruto in 1640. Aiko had her own son, Kaminari Yuto, the same year. Due to her connection with her ancestors, she decided to read Yuto the jisei she gathered in his infancy, hoping they might have an effect on him. She also recited an oath to raise him into the best Kaminari Kessho wielder she can, creating the Kangei Shiki tradition. She had another son, Kaminari Ren, in 1642.

When Yuto was approaching his 20th birthday, Aiko planned to perform the same actions as her father and ancestors in respect to them. However, afraid of the pain regular seppuku induced, decided to alter it slightly. Instead of going through the usual methods, Aiko decided to stab herself in the heart and then slit her throat. The physical announcement of the ceremony led the Miyamoto family to call it her Tabidachi, or her departure. They created a ceremonial kimono for her to die in, which she layered right-over-left like a corpse, and Aiko died in 1660 on the night of Yuto’s 20th birthday at age 41. The general procedure of the death, custom kimono layered right-over-left, the successor’s 20th birthday, the usage of Raijin’s blade, the siblings gathering the body, and the spouse cleaning the blade became known as Tabidachi. The blade was even named the Tabidachi Dagger.

### Kaminari Yuto (1660–1680) 伝統

Kaminari Yuto was born in 1640 to Kaminari Aito and Kaminari Haruto, and gained a baby brother, Kaminari Ren, in 1642. He gained the Kaminari Kessho in 1660 on his 20th birthday after his mother’s death.

Wanting to make sure his mother’s actions lived on, Yuto made sure to perform the Nyūkai Shiki for himself, receiving the kanji 伝統 (dentoo), meaning “tradition”, and later the Kangei Shiki for his firstborn daughter, Kaminari Hana, whom he had with Yamaota Kyo. He had a second child, Kaminari Kazuki, in 1663. He also started the Ukeire Shiki tradition, writing his jisei prematurely and more in-depth when his daughter was only 10 in 1670. He had already accepted his fate and wanted to leave more for his daughter when she came of age.

In his final few years of life, he encouraged his daughter to follow in his footsteps and do all of the ceremonies placed on them as Kaminari Kessho wielders, which now included all five, Nyūkai Shiki, Mangetsu no Inori, Kangei Shiki, Ukeire Shiki, and Tabidachi. She agreed without question.

Yuto finally passed away at age 40 in 1680, following Tabidachi tradition.

### Kaminari Hana (1680–1699) 従者

Kaminari Hana was born in 1660 to Kaminari Yuto and Kaminari Kyo, and later received a younger brother, Kaminari Kazuki. Hana got married at age 18 in 1678 to Kaba Hideaki, and had a daughter, Kaminari Yuki, in 1679. Before he died in 1680, Yuto talked to Hana and got her to follow all the traditions he solidified in his reign. She agreed, and after his death in 1680, she performed the Nyūkai Shiki, receiving the kanji 従者 (juusha), meaning “follower”. As soon as she was the wielder, she performed Kangei Shiki with Yuki. She practiced the traditions her father put in place religiously and gladly performed Tabidachi when Yuki turned 20, dying at age 39.

### Kaminari Yuki (1699–1722) 混沌

Kaminari Yuki was born to Kaminari Hana and Kaminari Kyo in 1679. In her youth she craved power, desperately excited to receive the Kaminari Kessho upon her mother’s death, which finally came in 1699. Upon performing Nyūkai Shiki, she received the kanji 混沌 (konton), meaning “chaos”. Yuki was happy with the kanji she received and ordered that all of her servants and people refer to her as “Kontonsama”, or “Lady Chaos”.

From there, things went downhill for the Kaminari and their followers. Yuki ruled with an iron fist, using her powers to scare her people into submission. She threatened that if they tried to run, she would hunt them down and kill them herself. She murdered her father in 1701. Despite the title of “Chaos”, Yuki’s time was painfully structured, her rule determining the lives of everyone around her, including her husband, Saeki Kin, whom she married in 1700, and her eventual son, Kaminari Ryota, whom she had in 1702.

Her people ultimately decided to wait for her son’s 20th birthday, then pray that he’d rule more kindly. She ultimately did pass away in 1722, following Tabidachi and leaving the Kaminari Kessho to Ryota.

### Kaminari Ryota (1722–1743) 維新

Kaminari Ryota was born to Kaminari Yuki and Kaminari Kin in 1702. He led a very structured life until he was 20 and his mother passed away, leaving him as head of the family. He received the Kaminari Kesso and performed Nyūkai Shiki, receiving the kanji 維新 (Ishin), meaning “Restoration”. He saw this as a sign and devoted his time as wielder to restoring calm and peace in the Kaminari family and followers, leading him to be treated with great kindness and respect.

Despite the initial negative connotation of calling the wielder “sama”, the Kaminari’s followers started calling him Ishinsama, or “Lord Restoration”, in respect to his actions. The tradition of calling the wielder “Lord/Lady” followed by their kanji continued. After this, the Megumi family and other followers started to follow the Kaminari willingly rather than out of fear.

Ryota had a daughter, Kaminari Akari, with Teruya Chieko in 1723, and a son, Kaminari Rokuro, in 1725. He performed the Tabidachi ritual in 1743 at age 41, passing away.

### Kaminari Akari (1743–1763) 家族

Kaminari Akari was born in 1723 to Kaminari Ryota and Kaminari Chieko and received a brother in 1725, Kaminari Rokuro. Akari received the Kaminari Kessho in 1743 upon her father’s death. She received the kanji 家族 (kazoku) upon performing Nyūkai Shiki, her followers calling her Kazokusama, or “Lady Family”. She had her first child, Kaminari Takumi, soon after with Mae Yoshio. She had three more children, Kaminari Yori, Kaminari Eri, and Kaminari Kimiko, in 1744, 1745, and 1747.

Akari studied the 150-year-old traditions in her family and discovered some faults which previously had been haphazardly covered up in the moment. Upon discovering these, Kaminari set up lines of succession for certain tasks, along with written failsafes in certain events.

Akari died in 1763 at age 40 upon her son’s 20th birthday, as had her ancestors before her.

### Kaminari Takumi (1763–1773) 保護

Kaminari Takumi was born in 1743 to Kaminari Akari and Kaminari Yoshio, later gaining three siblings Kaminari Yori, Kaminari Eri, and Kaminari Kimiko, in 1744, 1745, and 1747. He had a single daughter, Kamikari Kaede, in 1762 with Doi Suzume. Takumi received the Kaminari Kessho in 1763 on his 20th birthday, receiving the kanji 保護 and being titled Hogosama, or “Lord Protect”.

And protect his people he did. Around the 1760s, worldwide hatred of monsters and the supernatural was growing, placing a target on Takumi and his family. Takumi ended up fighting a vicious battle against a large group of people trying to kill him and his family. Takumi ended up winning the fight but was severely injured. He was going to die, but he had enough time to hastily prepare the Tabidachi, albeit much earlier than expected. Takumi wanted to take his death into his own hands and pass the Kaminari Kessho to his daughter traditionally. The Tabidachi was performed in 1773 when Takumi was only 30 and Kaede was only 11.

### Kaminari Kaede (1773–1803) 秘密

Kaminari Kaede was born in 1762 to Kaminari Takumi and Kaminari Suzume. She had no siblings and received the Kaminai Kessho prematurely at only 11 years old. She received the kanji 秘密 (himistu), being titled Himistusama, or “Lady Secret”.
Kaede was notorious for the puzzles she built in her youth, many of which involved the powers she got from the Kaminari Kessho. As she entered her twenties, she hand-crafted secret rooms for the building, as well. She had a son in 1783 with Tengan Yuu named Kaminari Kenij, and later a daughter, Kamniari Shinju, in 1786.

Kaede led a peaceful and creative life, though wasn’t all that in touch with her people. She passed away in 1803, abiding by Tabidachi tradition, and gifting her son the Kaminari Kessho.

### Kaminari Kenji (1803–1825) 賢い

Kaminari Kenji was born in 1783 to Kaminari Kaede and Kaminari Yuu, and later gained a little sister, Kaminari Shinju, in 1786. He received the Kaminari Kessho in 1802 upon his mother’s death, receiving the kanji 賢い and the title Kashikoisama, or “Lord Wise”.
Kenji had three children with Hora Katsumi: Kaminari Takeshi, his successor, in 1802, Kaminari Raiden in 1805, and Kaminari Aki in 1817. He spent a lot of his time as the wielder advising his people, a hobby he greatly enjoyed. He started doing it even more after the premature death of Takeshi in 1818. He ended up putting a lot of pressure on his secondborn son to be a good wielder, despite Raiden not having the training and experience his older brother did. Eventually, Kenji had to swallow his pride and perform the Tabidachi on Raiden’s 20th birthday.

### Kaminari Raiden (1825–1845) 恋人

Kaminari Raiden was the secondborn son of Kaminari Kenji, having an older brother in Kaminari Takeshi and later gaining a little sister, Kaminari Aki, in 1817. Raiden’s mother died during the birth of Aki. Unfortunately, Raiden’s older brother died unexpectedly in 1818, leaving the Kaminari legacy in Raiden’s hands. Raiden was pressured a lot by his father and felt even more pressure after his father died in 1825 and Raiden was left with the Kaminari Kessho. Raiden received the kanji 恋人 upon performing Nyūkai Shiki, being titled Kobitosama, or “Lord Lover”.

Raiden quickly got the act of having a child over with, having Kaminari Miwako very soon after he became the wielder. However, Raiden was ironically disinterested in marriage, more concerned with just producing an heir.

In the months directly after his father’s death, Raiden received a lot of backlash from his 8-year-old sister, Aki. Aki was furious and heartbroken about their father’s death, and she blamed his death on Raiden after reading their father’s jisei. The two later reconciled after Aki turned 10 in 1827, though.

In 1828, a group of monster hunters found the Kaminari Manor, setting it aflame in the middle of the night. Raiden, Aki, and the 3-year-old Miwako managed to evacuate and the servants managed to put out the flames, but the house was unlivable. Raiden was lucky enough to recover the messages left by his ancestors, but the rest of his life was in shambles.

Raiden ended up residing with the Miyamotos until a man named Gideon Lavender appeared on the Kaminari property, seemingly investigating the ruins. Raiden confronted him, but soon realized that Gideon meant no harm and was more curious about some documents he found in the ruins. Gideon explained that he was an engineer who managed to slide his way into taking a Japanese vacation. Raiden was somewhat amused by this and Gideon offered to help rebuild his manor. Raiden was very interested. Gideon showed him some sketches of his previous work, and Raiden fell in love with the Victorian look. Gideon ended up planning a 3-story manor with a Japanese base style and a hint of Victorian looks. Raiden even checked the plans off with Aki, who fell in love with the look as well.

In the years during its construction, Raiden fell in love with Gideon. Homosexual romance was a relatively normal thing in Japan at the time, so Raiden was amused when Gideon was so worried about admitting he was homosexual. The two became lovers in 1831.
The new Kaminari manor was completed in 1832 and Raiden, Gideon, Aki, and Miwako moved in. Around the same time, Aki realized that her brother would be dying the same way as her father one day, a heartbreaking revelation. She begged her brother to tell her it wasn’t true, and Gideon himself was curious about what was going on. Raiden took the opportunity to explain to Gideon, the 7-year-old Miwako, and more in-depth to Aki the Tabidachi. Gideon was heartbroken but understanding of his family’s traditions, whereas Aki was distraught and Miwako was saddened and confused. Gideon later built a special altar in the woods for Raiden to perform it at so he’s not alone, and Raiden graciously accepted it, even writing it into the tradition’s files.

The day finally came in 1845 on Miwako’s 20th birthday, Raiden dying to the Tabidachi as his ancestors had. Aki collected his body and gave the Tabidachi Dagger to Gideon to clean, acknowledging him as her brother’s true love.

### Kaminari Miwako (1845–1868) 名誉

Kaminari Miwako was born to Kaminari Raiden and an irrelevant mother in 1825. She was raised by Raiden, his lover Gideon Lavender, and her aunt Kaminari Aki. Her father passed away on her 20th birthday in 1845, and Gideon passed away soon after from a horrible sickness, leaving her with only her aunt. She received the kanji 名誉 upon performing Nyūkai Shiki, being titled Meiyosama, or “Lady Honor”.

Miwako was notably kind, merciful, and helpful to her community. Her people respected her greatly. She did a lot to keep her people safe, setting up safeguards to prevent any more anti-monster attacks. She married Kobashigawa Shin in 1847, and had her son, Kaminari Genko, in 1868. She had a second son, Kaminari Fumio, in 1849. She passed away in 1868 as per Tabidachi on Genko’s 20th birthday at age 43.

### Kaminari Genko (1868–1886) 平和

Kaminari Genko was born in 1848 to Kaminari Miwako and Kaminari Shin and got a little brother in 1849, Kaminari Fumio. He had triplet daughters in 1866 with Arima Kin when he was only 18, Kaminari Megumi, Kaminari Yasu, and Kaminari Nori. Megumi was born first and thus became his heir. He received the Kaminari Kessho in 1868 upon his 20th birthday, and Genko had a dream.
A dream of peace and kindness.

This was reflected in the kanji he received in Nyūkai Shiki, 平和, and his newfound title, Heiwasama, or “Lord Peace”. Genko wrote many poems about his dream, praying that the world grows to be a place of kindness and warmth. He worked hard to achieve peace among the Kaminari followers, which he was successful at, but the world growing to be a peaceful place was unfortunately something he never got the chance to see.

Genko passed away in 1886 on Megumi, Yasu, and Nori’s 20th birthday, leaving the Kaminari Kessho to Megumi through Tabidachi.

### Kaminari Megumi (1886–1907) 願い

Kaminari was born alongside her triplet sisters in 1866 to Kaminari Genko and Kaminari Kin. She and her sisters had a massive rivalry growing up, Yasu and Nori finding it unfair that Megumi was getting the Kaminari Kessho despite only being a few minutes older than them. This rivalry immediately died down when the sisters were taught of Tabidachi by their father, and even more so when they witnessed it in 1886.

Megumi received the Kaminari Kessho directly after, performing the Nyūkai Shiki and receiving the kanji 願い and the title Negaisama, or “Lady Wish”. Megumi had a wish for the Kaminari Kessho to only ever be used honorably to help the populous and wrote many documents advising her successors to only use the Kaminari Kessho for kindness.

Megumi had a daughter, Kaminari Rika, in 1887, directly after her marriage to Hada Arata. She later had a set of twin sons, Kaminari Hisao and Kichiro, in 1870. She passed away in 1907 at age 41 due to Tabidachi. Yuso and Nori were deeply ashamed of their former rivalry with her, especially after finding her dead body.

### Kaminari Rika (1907–1926) 回響

Kaminari Rika was born in 1887 to Kaminari Megumi and Kaminari Arata. She later got twin younger brothers, Kiminari Hisao and Kichiro, in 1870. Rika was very curious growing up, always doing the most random things and pulling insane stunts, much to her mother’s worry. Rika specifically had an affinity for sound, fascinated by how it worked and the things you could do with it. She learned how to make a birl call, summoning birds on command. Rika married in 1906 at age 19 to Asato Nobuo and had her first child, Kaminari Hisoka, the same year.

Rika received the Kaminari Kessho upon her mother’s death in 1907, gaining the kanji 回響 upon performing Nyūkai Shiki and the title Kaihibikisama, or “Lady Echo”. She spent her time as the wielder performing weird, sometimes unethical experiments. She didn’t pay as much attention to her people as she should’ve.

In 1928, Rika came to the unfortunate realization that Hisoka was mute, as she hadn’t started speaking at all. Her cries, too, were always quiet. Rika was supportive of her daughter and always took good care of her. Hisoka was Rika’s only daughter.
Rika passed away in 1926 according to Tabidachi, leaving the Kaminari Kessho to Hisoka.

### Kaminari Hisoka (1926–1945) 目

Kaminari Hisoka was born in 1906 to Kaminari Rika and Kaminari Noubo. She had no siblings and was born completely mute, making communication difficult for her before she was taught to write. Despite her inability to speak, she thrived academically. She married Yoshimoto Isao in 1925 and had one child, Kaminari Mika, the same year.

Her mother passed away in 1926 according to Tabidachi, leaving the Kaminari Kessho to Hisoka. She received the kanji 目, leading to her title Mesama, or “Lady Eye”.

She seemed to fit the title well. She always knew when someone went against her orders or broke a rule. This, alongside her stoic appearance and lack of speech, led her people to be somewhat afraid of her. That being said, she was very kind, benevolent, merciful, and forgiving, more so than the majority of her ancestors.

Unfortunately, Japan got involved in World War II in 1937, and many of Hisoka’s people were drafted into the war. This left only herself, her daughter, and the female members of the Miyamoto family remaining. When the war ended in 1945, a mere month before Hisoka’s Tabidachi, the Kaminari, and their people were met with the heart-wrenching realization that their male friends and family members were not returning home.

Hisoka died soon after, succumbing to Tabidachi and leaving it to Mika, despite not wanting to abandon her daughter in this difficult time.

### Anuenue Mika (1945–1948) 迷子

Anuenue Mika (previously known as Kaminari Mika) was born in 1925 to Kaminari Hisoka and Kaminari Isao. Mika lived a relatively normal life, being raised into the Kaminari Kessho wielder as her ancestors had been. However, tragedy struck her patterned life when World War II broke out and her father, along with any of her male subjects, were drafted. Mika waited years for her father’s return, but upon the war’s end in 1945, he and the other male subjects never came back. Mika and Hisoka were heartbroken but were given little time to grieve, Hisoka’s Tabidachi approaching rapidly and coming in October of 1945.

Mika received the Kaminari Kessho upon her mother’s death, performing the Nyūkai Shiki and getting the Kanji 迷子 and the title Maikosama, or “Lady Lost Child”.

Mika didn’t know what to do, being left in charge of the Kaminari with no guidance. She was unable to produce an heir due to the lack of men in the society to sire her, and she and her people were lost. Mika herself was terrified. However, in 1948, a newcomer showed up: Cyrus Anuenue. He was very respectful of their culture and fluent in Japanese, and he ultimately approached Mika, confiding in her that he was looking for a set of crystals called the “Arc Crystals”. Mika was initially confused before he revealed the nature of the crystals and Mika realized that the “Purple Crystal” he spoke of was the Kaminari Kessho passed through her family for generations. She knew Cyrus was looking for it, and she saw it as an opportunity.

The Kaminari Kessho was a burden that could be used to harm others. She witnessed the horrible effects of World War II and feared that the Kaminari Kessho could be used to harm people the same way. So, she consulted her people, telling them to go off and live their lives, that they wouldn’t survive her under her rule. She was leaving, giving up the responsibilities of the Kaminari Kessho and giving it to Cyrus. Her people were horrified but complied with her orders and moved away. Many ended up in Iwadate.

Mika, on the other hand, decided to leave and travel the world with Cyrus. She came with him on his travels across the world in search of the Arc Crystals. The two ultimately fell in love and married in 1955 in Norway. In this, Mika decided to strip herself of the burden of being a Kaminari and took her husband’s surname, becoming Anuenue Mika. She had a son, Anuenue Kinjiro, in 1961 in Seattle, Washington. The child was delivered by [name], and Mika and Cyrus decided to settle in Seattle to raise their newborn son.
Mika decided that she would teach Kinjiro her family’s traditions and perform them herself, but she wouldn’t force Kinjiro to follow in her footsteps if he didn’t want to. She made the personal decision not to perform Tabidachi on her son’s 20th, instead sticking around well into Kinjiro’s 30s.

Mika ultimately got very sick at age 71 and decided to perform Tabidachi to give the Kaminari a clean cutoff. She passed away mere days before her son had his first and only child.

### Seraphina Anuenue (2036–Present) **還**

The Purple Crystal remained in the possession of Cyrus for many years, during which time Cyrus also discovered the Arc Crystals' ability to meld together in the White Crystal. Cyrus ended up collecting the other four crystals as well, taking good care of them until he found the right people to give them to. However, Cyrus was unable to find the destined crystals wielders before his death in 2002, when he gifted the crystals and his mission to his grandson, Eric Anuenue, on his deathbed in Seattle.

Eric ended up using the Red Crystal, and the Purple Crystal remained unwielded until 2010 when Eric met Abaddon Watson. Abaddon ended up joining Eric's team, the White Crystal. Abaddon and Eric, alongside Sophia Titan, Albus Alarie, Kevin Wildwood, Camile Armire, and Iris Anuenue, ended up fighting monsters for the protection of the Seattle populous. However, in 2016 Abaddon chose to use his powers for deceit and evasion. Around the same time, he found the abandoned Lavender Manor and ended up moving in upon realizing all bills were nonexistent because the house ran on his powers. His friends didn't notice his negative actions until 2021 when they decided to take the Purple Crystal from him to prevent further violence. However, Abaddon used his powers to take the lives of Kevin, Sophia, Camile, and Eric. Eric managed to pry the crystal from him before he died, and Abaddon fled.

The Purple, Green, Orange, Blue, and Red crystals were given to the current Yellow Crystal wielder, Albus, who turned them into the White Crystal and kept them in his possession. Albus used the White Crystal to continue his team's mission until 2030 when Salem and his fellow trapped consciousnesses decided to step in after 4,874 years and notify Albus of the next crystal wielders rather than letting nature find them.

Salem chose Seraphina Anuenue, Eric and Iris' youngest daughter. Seraphina didn't end up receiving the crystal until June 2037. However, unlike her predecessors, she didn't receive the training she needed, as Albus was afraid of her after Abaddon's actions. Seraphina ended up discovering the now twice-abandoned Lavender Manor, in its walls, Lavender Manor had instructions on how to use the Purple Crystal, how to perform rituals to enhance its power, and knowledge of the crystal's history through the generations since Gideon. This allowed Seraphina to get very powerful in a short period of time. Eventually, as she read more from The Guide and the manor's historical collection, Seraphina came to the realization that they had strayed from the crystals' original purpose to bring humans and monsters together. As such, she started thinking and realized that she and the Green and Blue wielders, Taura and Cordelia Anuenue, seemed to be the only people with any interest in the monsters' safety and moral variation, where Albus and the Red, Orange, and Yellow wielders, Sailia, Soraya, and Surya Anuenue, were more interested in wiping out all of monster kind. Seraphina decided to coerce the crystals from Sailia, Soraya, and Surya with the aid of Taura and Cordelia. However, Taura and Cordelia were much more violent than Seraphina had planned, forcing her into a position where she couldn't merely talk the crystals out of the three. Seraphina ultimately had to take the three crystals by force, which caused Taura and Cordelia to turn on her, and making her take their crystals as well. Seraphina later changed her mind and gave up all six crystals to the other five, going into hiding from late July to mid-October.

Seraphina was later approached by Abaddon, who was looking for the crystals, and attacked by him. This prompted Seraphina to approach the other five again, and she ultimately got the Purple Crystal back in her possession. She used the crystal alongside them until late November when Abaddon attacked the six. Seraphina lost the Purple Crystal briefly during this but got it back after the defeat of Abaddon. It remains in her possession to this day but was briefly held by her son, Alan Apmetnis, in May of 2057.