Kindred Hearts: Esper Chronicles

Kindred Hearts' key art featuring themain protags sans Gabbie, drawn by Reei Rein.

### Written by

Farhan Gustama Hartono
Alfredo Chandra

### Genre

Seinen, slice-of-life and action-adventure

### Release date

June 2022 (Zero)
TBA (Azure Justice)
TBA (Omega Fury)
TBA (Broken Wings)

### Where to read

Webnovel
Tapas (planned)

Kindred Hearts: Esper Chronicles (キンドレッドハーツ) is an ongoing Fargus Multiverse Story written by Farhan Gustama Hartono (Fargusno) and Alfredo Chandra (Alfredo0100). It was first conceived back in 2019 upon the announcement of Darwin's Game's anime adaptation, and it's still ongoing until now. It is also the first of the stories taking place in the Rebooted era.

## Synopsis

In the year 2004, a crystalline meteor hurtled towards Earth and crashed in the forests of Aomori, spreading clouds of mysterious dust upon its impact. These dust clouds contain a mysterious substance that turns children and teenagers alike into Espers, human beings gifted with supernatural powers known as Sigils. Some have telekinetic powers, others can control elemental properties and some of them have mind-control powers.

As time passes, Espers faces prejudice from normal people due to their powers, fearing that they might replace them. Some of them even think that Espers must be eradicated. There are even people who want to capture Espers and exploit their Sigils. On that day, an organization dedicated to researching and defending these supernatural youngsters known as Lazuline was formed. They even built a paradise for them named Sunshine City, an artificial island located on the temperate waters of Sagami Bay, Japan.

However, Sunshine City was just a temporary solution to the Espers. New threats began to rise as evil beings known as Deviants began to invade the island and a greedy capitalist started to oppress its inhabitants, and they must fight back for their rights to live. These are the stories of their struggles and their daily life amidst the threat posed by the oppressors and invaders.

## Arcs (**WARNING!! UNMARKED SPOILERS AHEAD!!)**

### Zero ~ Vermilion Blade of Vengeance and the Scarlet Claws of Hatred (7 chapters)

The first arc of the story, featuring Alfredo Takahitsuji and his quest to avenge his parents Mizuki and Takeru, who died in the hands of the Kamiyama clan, led by the cruel Shinzo Kamiyama and the Deviant gang Blood Gear, led by the blood-thirsty Christie Myers (a.k.a the *Pulmonoscorpius* Deviant). In this story, Alfredo explores his past, witnessed the deaths of his beloved ones and obtaining a new yet dangerous form known as Hijack Raven, which led him into a rampage across the city's slums and alleys as he slew Deviants left and right in search of Christie and Shinzo. Accompanying him are his girlfriend and childhood friend Yurika, his sister and Lazuline chief researcher Marika and a mysterious being resembling him known as Scarlet Raven.

### Azure Justice ~ Sky-blue Bullets that Penetrates Through Evil (4 chapters)

The second arc of the story, featuring Rachel Mason and her friends Cathy, Flare and Hiroki and their quest to pursue an infamous Deviant criminal named Yoshio Inukai (a.k.a the *Hyaenodon* Deviant) who has wreaked havoc across Sunshine City and killed numerous Espers. Armed with her dual-wield guns and her Sigil Azure Volt (formerly Kinetic Jolt), Rachel jumped into action to deliver justice to her hometown.

### Omega Fury ~ Seven-colored Flashes of Hope and Valor in an Unknown Land (7 chapters)

The third arc of the story and the Fargus Multiverse 10th Anniversary special, featuring Gabrielle "Gabbie" Minato and her younger sister Rei as they discover their true potential as Omega Espers upon abduction by Lazuline's sister company Turquoise, and spending their time in the walled city, Polaris Sanctuary. Along their way, they encounter both new friends and foes, including Gabbie's lover and heir to a famous Afilian order and Hiroki himself, the younger brother of Turquoise's CEO and a childhood friend of Gabbie. However, the city is under threat by Deviants created from Espers infected by the remains of a huge threat once defeated by Alfredo, and the criminal organization Serpentine Cartel, led by Zaphiel Bleck (a.k.a the Gila Monster Deviant). Taking place 2 years after Zero and Azure Justice.

### Broken Wings ~ Luminous Bird in the Vermilion Skies (2 chapters)

The final arc of the story. Not much known as of now aside that the story will heavily focus on Alfredo after the events of Zero and it will tie up loose ends, mostly untold stories from the Zero arc. Taking place months later after Omega Fury.

## Main characters

Protagonists:

* Alfredo Takahitsuji
* Yurika Kurihara
* Dr. Marika Takahitsuji
* Rachel Mason
* Catherine Linne Futaba
* Flare Hanabishi
* Hiroki Fujimiya
* Gabrielle Charity Minato
* Rei Minato
* Serina Himekawa
* Lucy Grange
* Daiki Higurashi

Antagonists:

* Shinzo Kamiyama
* Hideo Iwakura
* Christie Myers
* Janis Spencer
* Manami Kuroda
* Dark Nightmare
* Yoshio Inukai
* Zaphiel Bleck
* Brittany Luvve

Other/secondary characters:

* Natsume Kudo
* Kuroi Yakumo
* Suika Izumi
* Nagisa Suzuki
* Alice Hoshizora
* Megumi Sakuragi
* Mizuki Takahitsuji
* Takeru Takahitsuji
* Tsubaki Kobayashi
* Akane Mizusawa
* Aoba Shirogane
* Daniel Mason
* Jake Mason
* Emily Mason
* Dr. Irene Shinohara
* Maddie Hanezawa
* Hayato Fujimiya
* Kotoha Fujimiya
* Touka Higurashi
* Nicole Evans
* Juno, Goddess of the Seven Stars
* Izana Takahitsuji
* Himeko Takahitsuji

Cameo characters:

* Tsubasa Ijuuin
* Alyssa Takahitsuji

## Trivia

* During its early days back in 2019, it was originally called just "Esper Chronicles", until around 2020 or 2021, when it got its proper title. Akane Mizusawa and Aoba Shirogane were planned to be the main protags, until Rachel Mason and Alfredo Takahitsuji were created.
* Many of the characters of Kindred Hearts were designed using Koikatsu, excluding for some like Dark Nightmare. Alfredo mostly helped with the characters' personalities and backstories, as well as drawing the story's concept arts.
* Kindred Hearts' stories are inspired by tokusatsu, video games and anime, especially some Kamen Rider and Super Sentai series such as Kamen Rider Blade, Kamen Rider Revice, Kamen Rider Fourze and Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, Esper-focused animes like To aru Kagaku no Railgun, Tokyo ESP, Zettai Karen Children and Darwin's Game and some video game series such as the God Eater, River City Girls and Dynasty Warriors series.
* Most of the characters of Omega Fury are either adopted from AFW-verse writers/users (like Tatyina, Deus001 and k0hryuu) or inspired by AFW-verse characters (mostly ones that are not adopted yet, usually AU versions of them), being the anniversary special. Omega Fury also paid homages to several events and stories in the AFW-verse, aside from being inspired by Kamen Rider Gaim and partially Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger. Being an anniversary special, it is also inspired by Kamen Rider Ex-Aid.
* Two out of three of the main protags on Kindred Hearts are blonde and has blue eyes.
* Kindred Hearts was going to be released on Wattpad, but scrapped. An early version of Kindred Hearts exists on Wattpad (the original draft from 2019-2020), but with rushed storyline and continuity errors. It is not recommended to read it, and it might be deleted soon after the final version's full release. A Tapas release is planned with an expanded/rewritten version of the Zero arc.
* Other users such as Cedric Narse, Grant Felix, Gregorio Corigliano and Jacob Furrier also helped partially in character design and worldbuilding, and Reei Rein drew the story's cover and key art.

## External links

* Kindred Hearts: Esper Chronicles on Webnovel