Difference between revisions of "Mikiya Ryouhara"

Since destroying the DVA System, events have conspired to turn the onmitsu away from everything that was. Though he remains as inscrutable, dark and deviant as ever, something has plainly changed about him. He has become sick. He has become listless, betrayed, and bitter. Now, Mikiya turns his near endless reserve of will towards everything itself. Towards anyone who will oppose him. With wretchedly bloody hands, he has resolved to be 'the strongest,' and so has begun on a slow spiral leading into oblivion.

I am Sengo Muramasa, the promise of blood, the promise of chaotic vengeance against the idolaters, liars and traitors, all.

Whispers crawl all throughout the sky and the mind. His name is regarded as a curse, and his legacy has stained history with blood. The horrific Muramasa takes the form of a long haired and snake-eyed man clad in robes and bones snatched from the demons of the burning Naraka realms. He was feared for the viciousness of his blades, and lost what little sanity he had to the persecution -- and pursuit -- of his art, forging the world's deadliest blades.

Even now, many of his works have been abused and scorned, as they are said to be cursed. His name has been erased from them, but his will has not. He carries countless numbers of these orphaned blades with him, collecting them as he goes. They have minds of their own, lusting for the blood of the enemy--or the owner, if no enemy is presented.

It is said that when you kill enough people, you cease to be a man and become a demon...

• JUST A GHOST: Many of Muramasa's blades have been lost to history for having no identity, and so many times the only thing that people will feel of his supernatural presence is the faintest impression of bitter, angry whispers. As a result, Mikiya is almost impossible to track or sense by either supernatural or mundane means, and only the most gifted of Persona scanners can really detect his presence at all.

• CRIES OF THE NIGHT CROW: Intrinsic to him and partially due to his bearing a swordsmith persona, Mikiya has a unique ability to imbue his weapons with the abilities of the Persona he wields. With Muramasa, any weapon he holds can gain an insanely sharp edge, able to shear stone and steel with no effort at all.

"I'm very glad he and I were able to come to an understanding. I would have hated for his spine to have been broken..."

By pure nature, Mikiya is nigh-completely uncontrollable. He barely listens to requests and orders, can seldom be reasoned with, and doesn't by preference make a lot of friends or close personal connections. If Mikiya is summoned or elects to appear, it's usually because he is serving his own goals and drives in some manner.

However, he can be bargained with.

He is a creature of honor if nothing else at all, and will uphold his end of a deal for as long as he feels it is being respected. His word is his bond and the lengths to which he will go to respect these bargains are truly extraordinary. Generally an agreement supercedes any and all other arrangements or expectations one may have of him.

A 'bansei pact' with Mikiya is a natural extension of this. The bansei pact is Mikiya's term for a mutual cooperative formed between himself and several others without assuming superiority or inferiority between one another in any way. Generally it is one of the only ways to be absolutely safe from being run through by him at any time.

It is, however, a binding agreement, contingent on certain rules. Breaking the agreement is .. not advisable.