Makishima Ayame

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**Ayame** Makishima (槇島 **あやめ**) is the second main heroine of Taimanin Kurenai.

She is a Taimanin from the Fuuma clan and Shinganji Kurenai's best friend as well as loyal subordinate.

## Personality

She is an **elegant**, mature and **highly intelligent** woman. She tends to remain **calm** and seems coolheaded but also can become **meak** in romanic situations or downright frighting if her loved once are insulted. Ayame is a diligent and well informed servant, even knowing the tiniest details about the person she cares for. She dislikes to waste time and tends to be direct and to the point.

Ayame puts her own desires last for the once she protects, which is Kurenai, which she would give her life for. She can fall into panic if Kurenai is in danger and can get unhinged if somebody even implies an insults to her master. She tries to remain strong willed no matter what and still has a desire to work as a Taimanin for justice but her feelings on the Fuuma clan are bitter, given how they treated Kurenai and her.

Ayame had given up on life in the past but since Kurenai had found new purpose. In the old canon, Ayame at multiple point has voiced her strong dislike for most men as a result of past events.

### Relationships

 Makishima Niemon | Loves his daughter and is worried about her at times, as he is at work.

## Appearance

She has long, curly, turquoise-green hair and green eyes.

Wears a purple two-part Taimanin suit.

## History

### Background

Ayame was a skilled Taimanin of the Fuuma clan long before the events of Taimanin Asagi (1). Born a few years before and around **2046**, as a senior to clan Shinganji clan heir Shinganji Kurenai.

She is the daughter of Makishima Niemon, one of the trusted guardians of Shinganji Kaede.

Two years before the events of Taimanin Kurenai, around the year **2066**. Ayame was blamed for the failure of an important mission of the Fuuma clan. As punishment, a section of the ruling body enacted an execution, by ongoing sexual assault. She was violated by multiple low ranked Fuuma clan members, away from the village for three days. Right before losing her strength and will to live, she saw the the blood of the men that assaulting her spilled by Kurenai. Transformed into a vampire-self, Kurenai killed all the men hurting Ayame and the view of the demonic looking Kurenai became her light and new confidence. Since Ayame's execution wasn't fully allowed in the first place, Kurenai and Ayame were both excused but Kurenai was still blamed and labeled an "Ally Killer" for it and discriminated and not allowed to be next heir of the clan.

### Visual Novels

Ayame blamed herself for Kurenai's sacrifice and swore eternal loyalty for saving her life and developed a serious crush on her. Very overprotective, she moved together with Kurenai and even after Shinganji Gen-an, the head of the Shinganji died, remained with her outside of Gosha Village in Tokyo. Helping her with the work in the Himawari orphanage and on missions given to her by the government.

In Taimanin Kurenai, around the year 2068, Ayame and Kurenai took, missions directly from Section Three and the very disliked ex-Taimanin, now agent, Tomari of that group. Send on a mission to investigating Tendo Kazuma and his connection's to the drug Hallelujah. The leader of the House of Greed, a group connected to Dragon Gate and the Chinese Union. Both were unable to capture Kazuma, and could only stop the current ongoing illigal trade but he was able to escape thanks to his Flesh Dolls. Returning home to, Himawari, Tomari gloated and to insult the two Taimanin for their failure, barely hiding his hate for the two. Which resulted in Ayame, almost killing the man if he rambled on badly against Kurenai.

However, Kurnai stopped Ayame and agreed that it was their failure and they would fix it with a follow up mission. This mission was planned out by Tomari, and involved Kurenai going undercover in King's Pleasure a club Tendo visited often. Tomari was working with Tendo in secret and created an ambush, knocking out Ayame from behind. Which tried to rescue Shiranui, when the trap snapped and she was engaded in combat.

Both women were captured and brought to Yomihara's House of Greed main building. Sexualy modified by Tendo with Heretical Acupuncture, Ayame was unable to free herself. Due to the effects of a strong, hell tech slave curse, Ayame was now forced to obey any command and was given to Tomari as a reward for his cooperation.

Now back in Tokyo, Ayame was trained and forced trained and forced by Tomari to perform multiple sex acts for other corrupt government people, she almost lost her sanity and forgot who Kurenai was. Even, when entering Section Three talks with Yamamoto Nobushige holding them, which covered the disappearance of Kurenai. Ayame was unable to disobey and tell the others were Kurnnai was and who was responsible. Tomari used the chance to tease her, with his modified boy, humiliating her further. Other people in the room, noticed that Ayame, seemed to turn red or get off, and jthey just assumed she was nymphomaniac Taimanin, which took Kurenai's capture not serious. The training continued and on the surface her mind had now been broken, lended to other corrupt members, Tomari hoped to rise the ranks and became Section Three leader himself one day.

A few days after Ayame was taken to the auction at the House of Greed, which would sell out her former friend. Before the show started her slave seal had been weakend by Felicia, a spy of Edwin Black. Ayame was now able able to break free of the control by willpower but it would not be painless.

Kurenai herself, is taken to stage, and becauses part of a "game" involving demonic parasites. Ayame, is ordered to help humiliate Kurenai and "help" her release.

In the bad ending, Ayame is unable to do anything at this point, and Kurenai is either bought of or kept as a slave fully broken. Ayame herself, would be used as a slave of Tomari which grew bored of her at some point, and lended her to other lesser members of the Fuuma clan. While, in another she is kept with Kurenai as Tomari's slaves.

In the true ending, when taking part in the torture of Kurenai, Ayame tells Kurenai that she "loved her" by instinct and this gave her pause. Ayame forced herself to remember and broke free of the metal control placed on her.

Ayame took out multiple guards but became clearly outmatched even with her Ninja Art. Biting her own tongue off, she healed Kurenai. Bleeding out, she saw Kurenai enter once more into her demon form, that saved her many years ago but began to lose conciousness. Demon Kurenai remained sane thanks to her friend and could break her own sealings and killed Tomari and Felicia herself took out Tendo Kazuma. However, Felicia turned her weapon now against Kurenai, with the arrival of Black, and the realization that Kurenai had not fully become a demon and was still connected to her humanity thanks to Ayame. Felicia was killed by Kurenai, and Black to her body, leaving the two Taimanin alone.
Ayame watched barely conscious the situation unfold but was about to die. Kurenai unable to save her in any other way, turned Ayame at this point into a free vampire, which remained sane.

Afterwards both women are questioned by Section Three for the next few months, and a hearing is meant to take place given their demonic status and the corruption within the Fuuma clan, and if the clan is suited as representations of the Taimanin. Both Kurenai and Ayane lose their protection status of the government and further investigation is planned. However, both women disappear into the night on the day of the hearing, to embark on a quest to take down Edwin Black. Ayame and Kurenai have not been seen since then, in the normal timeline but are active as Rogue Taimanin. Meanwhile, an Igawa clan elder introduces both clan head Igawa Shuzen and his heir daughter Igawa Asagi, as possible replacements for the leadership of the Taimanin.

In the end, Ayame and Kurenai's fate in the original timeline is unknown but is largely shared with the TABA timeline.

### Timeline TABA

TK events played out, like in the true ending.

As a result of the corruption, by Fuuma clan members like Tomari Reiichiro, failure to capture Tendo Kazuma and the disappearance Shiranui. The govermnment looked deeper into the Fuuma clan, which was viewed more and more as not suitable for its task. Specially the Igawa Elders pushed for the Igawa clan, and for a shared base of operations in the new Gosha Village. Fuuma Danjo, leader of the Fuuma clan and all subclans including the Shinganji clan viewed this as a form of aggression and dominance, which resulted in him starting the Fuuma Revolt as a powergrab over Gosha, in the year **2068**. Kurenai and Ayame, did not answer the call and even the rest of the Shinganji clan, which was under control Shinganji Ryu and her father, did not assist Danjo which was defeated by Igawa Asagi and Koukawa Oboro and forced to flee to the UFS.

Kurenai and Ayame, continued to work as Rogue Taimanin, at times also collaborating with the UFS on minor weapon test but remained dedicated to justice and each other. When Fuuma Kotaro (TABA) formed the Fuuma Organization, in year **2082**, they did not join him.

Ayame and Kurenai, with both their vampire powers awaken now were unaging, any body modification they suffered, have been blocked with the help of their vampire blood as well. Typically they remained in the dark, hunting for traces of Edwin Black. Kotaro is able to use a Psycho Dive on people which interacted with Ayame and Kurenai, during TK, and recognizes Kurenai as a Fuuma clan member but does not know them personally.

In the year **2083**, Kurenai and Ayame do engage in a fight with Kotaro, but it isn't clear if she was captured or Kotaro was just able to flee from her. Multiple captured "what if" scenarios exist and some would contradict each other, but Kurenai otherwise plays little role in any of the events.

Felicia returns as well year **2084**, healed by Fürst of Nomad, and it is not known if both meet. Felicia having been the one that almost had almost killed Amamiya Shisui and left her in comatose until the end of TABA but does not appear in the final confrontation, same as Kurenai.

In the year **2086**, when Fuuma Kotaro (TABA), was on a mission to save Luna. Hatsukaze, one of his minor members, had lost rock paper scissors against Minasaki and Lilim and was forced to look after Kotaro unable to change her rather silly looking bunny costume. While, in the enemy base, she ran into Ayame. Kurenai, at this point, picked up mercenary work for the UFS, to test out some weapons, together with **Makishima Ayame**. Kurenai and Ayame misunderstood the situation, thinking that she was part of the Rabbit Platoon and started the training with her, fighting against holograms of Fuuma Organization members. At some point, Miranda Camilo arrived, the real test partner which just had overslept. Nobody really was convinced that Hatsukaze was all that bad, even after their found out she was in fact of the Fuuma Organization. However, a small group of Oboro's men attacked the base using Cloaking technology. However, because of Hatsukaze, Yatagarasu powers she could detect any enemies and Kurenai, Miranda and Ayame defeated the attackers. As Hatsukaze used that chance to escape as well. Kurenai battled Miranda as a final weapon test and Kurenai won in a few blows, both Ayame and Kurenai later left the UFS job, feeling good and refreshed. In a minor conversation with Miranda, what Ayame's and Kurenai's relationship was as they acted close, Ayame responded saying it was "basically" as thick as blood, ebing slightly suggestive in her responds, which embarrassed Kurenai.

At this point, both were not as opposed to the Fuuma Organization, even if they called them "evil".

### Timeline RPGX

TK events didn't play out but Ayame still is a loyal Rogue Taimanin of Shinganji Kurenai. Ayame is also not a Vampire and Felicia is still alive. Born later here, in the around the year 2060, as she is stated to be in her 20s in the year **208**2 and onward. Currently, there is still a fair bit of uncertainty on the details before the beginning of RPGX in **2082**.

Kurenai and Ayame age and birth has been change drastically. Now old friends with Fuuma Kotaro. Ayame, who was slightly older, would take care of the two at times. She dislikes men, as she was blamed for the failing of a mission, same as in the main canon. However, it is not stated if the torture also took place.

Ayame and Kurenai, still cut ties to both the Fuuma clan and Gosha Village, and the government past the Fuuma Revolt **2068** Ayame lives together with Kurenai in Senzaki with a small number of Shinganji clan members of Rogue Taimanin, which at times still support Asagi. Even when Nisha Gaiza, started a short second revolt in **2082**, refuzsed to join the Fuuma Danjo Loyalists and the Nisha Ninja Troops.

In year **2083**, Ayame was the one faking the death of "Sungo Bunko" (Library), under the request of Igawa Asagi, that has a secret connection to Shiranui and Ayame. This was necessary as the Japanese Internal Affairs Bureau, planned to gut the surrendering Task Force G cyborg. Fuuma Kotaro and Mizuki Yukikaze, are able to track down Ayame and Kurenai, with the help of Kotaro's contact Kanzaki Junbei. Not knowing that Asagi, had "faked" the hit, they at first questioned the morals of the situation, before learning the whole truth.

Ayame, is seen in a solo mission, in which she later also joined the Masked Taimanin and Koukawa Asuka, as they all share the same goal of taking out the "Ma Chao", a Chimera created from cloned cells of Igawa Asagi and Edwin Black. Ayame also appears together with Shinganji Kurenai, during the events of the Evil Spirit of Halloween.

In the year **2084**, as well when Kagari, tried to infiltrate Gosha Village to kill Asagi, a member of the Shinganji clan that supposly had died in the fires of the Fuuma revolt but gave her body to demons. Having learned that Kurenai had been outcast from Gosha, she blamed Asagi and as a giant fan of Kurenai thought she could sneak in and kill Asagi unnoticed. However, most of the people seemed aware of her breaking into Gosha with her rather bad disguise. Kurenai and Ayame herself confronted Kagari and fought and talked her down. Afterward Kagari joined the other Taimanin of the Shinganji clan, to serve Kurenai with her demonic side being no issue for Kurenai.

In the year **2085**, she appeared in a case involving Mr Fool and around the time Nielsen of the Samurais and Four Heavenly Kings was fought, as well as a minor role in the time Juno tried to cause chaos with Empusa.

During year **2086**, both the Independent Rangers and Nisha Ninja Troops cooperated shorly to fight Fürst, and his Wraith allies, Ayame and Kurenai, were close observing the fight. Ayame, always ready to shoot down Gaiza should he had attacked Kotaro after the fight with Fürst. Kurenai, was glad when they had not to intervene, after the defeat of Faust. Kurenai saying that a "battle between two men needs to be respected."

In year **2087**, she supported Mizuki Yukikaze in an air assault against the Anzu, which threatened Japan. Used her Ninja Art to read the wind to find the Anzu, within the giant typhoon. Though she struggled, the winds slowed long enough for Ayame to find the target. Thanks to Uehara Shikanosuke, her visual information was given to Shinganji Kurenai, that guided the attack and Mizuki Yukikaze herself that fired an unrestrained lighting strike outside of the visual perception of the monster. This created the later opening to take down the Anzu.

### Timeline Action

TK events didn't play out but Ayame still is a loyal Rogue Taimanin of Shinganji Kurenai. Identical to RPGX version. Ayame is also not a Vampire, just as in RPGX.

The failed mission and execution attempt of her, are implied with Kurenai saving her live in the past. Just as in RPGX she is part of the independent troop of Shinganji clan clan members oin Senzaki.

Mentioned to have followed Kurenai, when she joined the Taimanin Task Force. Kotaro at times looks at her in a fearful manner, should he wrong Kurenai in anyway. However, learned to respect her over time. Ayame has tried to help Kurenai get closer to Kotaro, since she knows her friend has a crush on Kotaro. But this often leads to Ayame instead getting closer to Kotaro herself.

Ayame is first seen, while the events in Amidahara regarding a Zombie outbreak taking place. She calmed Shinganji Kurenai, which was requested by Fuuma Kotaro to join him on the mission. She later helped Kotaro, with finding gifts for Kurenai, at which point, she supported the Task Force more.

## Powers/Abilities

**Main Weapon:** Sniper Rifle

* **Ninja Art**: "**Wind Art**", "**Wind Reading/The Eye/Kazeyomi**": which allows her to "Read the wind". This gives her super-human accuracy, advanced spatial perception and situational awareness. When sniping foes, she can see the wind itself.
	+ Reading the air also gives her abilities bordering on precognition and minor future foresight. Abe to outclass even very skilled enemies in close combat and deduce future outcomes and moves.
* **Marksman and Blade proficiency**: Has super-human accuracy with her sniper rifle and her secondary handgun, as well as a good close combat skill.
* **Tools**: Grenades, small firearms
* **Particle Control:** Taimanin are able to manipulate Taima Particles to enhance their physical strength, speed and defense. The particles also are used to counter demonic influences and strengthen damage to demons.
* **Vampire Magic:** Near the end of the game, she is turned into a vampire and it is mentioned that she gained similar abilities to Kurenai. (Not in RPGX and Action)
	+ Immune most poisons and seals, flight and other powers. (Not in RPGX and Action)

## Media

* Taimanin Kurenai
* Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena
* Taimanin RPGX
* Action Taimanin

## Trivia

* While she isn't great at direct combat, her sniper skills make her ideal for supporting close combat fighters.
* Her exact age is unknown but mentions of "marriageable age" and "mature in contrast to Kotaro or Kurenai" suggests, in RPGX and Action, she should be around her early or mid 20s.
* Her skill is hard to sort out. As "The Eye" also called "Wind Reading", has a wind-like effect around the weapon. This could mean that it is a wind art or as she also is part of the Fuuma clan, it closer to an Evil Eye ability, as it also is called the "Eye".
* Ayame and Kurenai are of similar age. Additionally in the normal canon and TABA, Ayame is a vampire and does not seem to age anymore.
* She is only considered a Vampire, at the ending of TK and in TABA.
* In the original canon, Ayame was a misandrist; she stated by herself that men's touch can't make her feel anything but repulsion after, her bad experience with the low ranking Fuuma clan members. Regardless, because of the Brainwashing Machine, her body was able to feel good and aroused towards men. The result even turned her hatred towards Tomari into a feeling of love in the bad ending. In the other timelines, she typically is open to some males, even though she shares the same experience and no brainwashing. It is not fully clear if she would be typically lesbian or bi, as her love seems to be exclusive to Shinganji Kurenai because, she was her savior and the one that gave her purpose, and never displayed love and affection to other women.

## Quotes

**Kurenai**: "*If you're feeling obligated because of... "That Time", it's all right... If you're staying with me because you feel some obligation for that....forget about it....*"
**Ayame**: "*Ah~, certainly not! What are you talking about, Kurenai-sama? It's not obligation! I'm here because I want to be with Kurenai-sama. There's no other reason than that. Or maybe I should say... I'm the one who's greatful for you.*"
**Kurenai**: "*Grateful? For, me...?*"
**Ayame**: "*Yes. Before I met Kurenai-sama, I used to hate lots of things. But - That got a little better. Hmm~? How do I put it...? I was saved by meeting Kurenai-sama. That's why I'm with her like this. Fufu, even if you told me not to come, I'd follow you against your will, see? Please resign yourself to that, all right, Kurenai-sama?*"
**Kurenai**: "*Ah...Th... That's um... I'm the one who should be saying that... I'd be glad for you to follow me.*"
— Kurenai is worried, that Ayame followed her only because she had saved her in the past out of obligation, and now suffered because of her.[src]

"*Demon or Shinobi, it honestly doesn't matter to me. Please remain Kurenai-sama. Because I love Kurenai-sama as she is now.*"
— Ayame calming Kurenai about her half-demon nature.[src]

**Tomari**: "*I believe it was called the "Greed House"- The private club he runs. The taint of "Hallelujah" is spreading with tremendous speed, centered around that place. If this keeps up, the number of victims will steadily increase. This raid was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Tendou's really vigilant. How hard did we work to get the information this time? We placed our faith in that precious information, and in your ability, and left it to you "Taimanin". And yet, you let the target successfully get away. Ya know, Kurenai-sama? All our staff and lower ranking ninja are saying: "She really is useless. A little bitch like that isn't fit to be a Fuuma Eight General."*"
**Ayame**: "*Tomari! You bastard! I warned you. I will not forgive any insults toward Kurenai-sama!*"
**Tomari**: "*H, hey, please, stop...?! Heh, hehehe.... I, I'm from the government, so if you do something like this...th, then later, you're gonna...*"
**Ayame**: "*Repent in hell, slug bastard.*"
**Tomari**: "*Ahih?! S. stop-hiiih?! N, no?! A, Ayama-san?! That was...just a joke, I mean, ehehe...*"
— Ayame, holds Tomari down with a dagger against his throat.[src]

"*Umm, that's true, isn't it...? I feel like normally, I'd want to refrain from that. Hey, I often say, don't I? "If two people love each other, they can withstand any hardship." That's why Kurenai-sama, I'm always telling you, aren't I? "Please make me your true servant!" You just have to suck blood from the nape of my neck for that, right?*"
— Ayame responding, to the price of becoming a vampire.[src]

## Gallery

Reading wind to snipeUnder Tomari Reiichiro controlTABAUFS Armor (TABA)Capured by House of GreedUndercoverGiving Shinganji Kurenai bloodTK ending as vampireWith Fuuma Kotaro (AT)Action Taimanin as SupporterWith Shinganji Kurenai