Yakuroro[Revamped]

Yakuroro was born to a fairly normal family of Imuchakk whom were no different from the rest of their kin. His village was a smaller northern raiding group which had stubbornly refused to merge with the primary Imuchakk tribe. He was the last child born out of 3 brothers and 2 sisters for a total of 5 children. Yakuroro's father was a warrior who made a living in the Imuchakk raiding parties whilst his mother was a healer and an excellent cook whom could catch her own ingredients. He was born healthy enough, but as he grew older it became apparent that his build was different from his brothers, sisters, and cousins. It wasn't a drastic difference, but he stood out as lanky and skinny at a glance.

When Yakuroro was old enough to speak he was just beginning to tap into his ability to communicate with the ruhk. Had this talent been nurtured then who knows how great of a magician he might be today! But alas, he didn't even realize the others of his clan couldn't even see the fluttering beings of light as they hovered around important people and events. As Yakuroro grew older he slowly began "hearing" voices from the ruhk. When he listened something strange would always happen to the water nearby. He made the mistake of performing this trick in public to show off for another Imuchakk child. But instead of being entertained the boy ran home to his mother in fear.

The village quickly fell into a panic when a concerned mother began screaming "Demon" at the top of her lungs. Without really knowing all the details, others joined in the ridicule and the young Yakuroro was tied up in the center of the village. He received a branding to mark him as a demon and he was banished from the village. At the time, Yakuroro was only ten years old and he could not possibly have survived exile on his own. But as he was cast into a snow storm by his own kin, Yakuroro thought he caught a glimpse of ruhk fluttering in the distance leading north away from the village.

With nothing else to lose, Yakuroro followed that guiding sign and simply began walking. It was two days before he found anything and the young Imuchakk almost lost hope. The snow storm didn't bother him too much, but lack of food was going to be the end of the growing young boy. It was on the night of the second day that Yakuroro spotted the light of a fire in the distance. When the exiled Imuchakk approached closer he could see that someone had made a large tent of sorts midst the frozen wastelands. Yakuroro entered the tent to find a warm fire and fresh food cooking atop it. Beside himself with hunger, Yakuroro consumed the half cooked meat that was roasting so fast the old man sitting inside the tent hardly had time to stop him.

Realizing he'd just taken food without asking, Yakuroro begged forgiveness and began to explain his situation, however the old man simply held up his hand and nodded before pointing to the brand. The old geezer then revealed that he too had received the same brand, albeit many years ago. The old man was a shaman of the Imuchakk from the same tribe as Yakuroro. He too had been exiled but at an older age. The man told Yakuroro of a fantastical adventure to a land called Magnostadt where he had learned magic.


The old shaman was Yakuroro's first magic teacher and in exchange for helping him with simple chores, the old man taught the young Imuchakk all the basics of ruhk and magoi. Yakuroro spent 3 years studying under the old man before he passed away of old age. With his mentor's passing, Yakuroro decided to return to the village soon. The young apprentice waited two months before taking the old man's staff and leaving the tent which had been his home for the past few years behind.

Possessing a grasp and understanding over his powers which he never had before, the youth was confident he would be able to show his people the benefits of using magic. He choose to wait before returning because one of the spells he'd learned told him a great storm was coming. Yakuroro appeared at the edge of his village on the eve of that great storm. Needless to say, when the boy everyone thought was dead showed up in front of the watch post wielding a staff...people panicked. The village warriors were on top of him in moments but a simple spell made the ground wet and slippery causing them to fall over at his feet.

The village chief arrived on the scene and demanded silence and calm from the villagers before demanding to know why an exile had the audacity to return. Yakuroro explained that he was not possessed, but that he could speak to the elements and the energy behind them. Of course this was all nonsense to the elder whom simply gave the boy a look that said, "As if I care about how it works. It's foreign and won’t be tolerated!" It seemed like Yakuroro's negotiations were breaking down, but then he remembered the village elder's pride and issued a challenge. Yakuroro would race the Chief in a swimming match outside the village. If Yakuroro won the race, the village Elder would lift his exile and listen to how the young magician could be useful. If he lost the race, then he would accept his own execution on the spot.

The terms of the race were hardly in Yakuroro's favor as the Chief was known for winning races. But Yakuroro was not fighting alone and had the power of the ruhk on his side. When the race began, Yakuroro cast a spell that would create two currents in the water. One current pushed against the chief from the front and another  current blasted at Yakuroro's own back. The result was a decrease in the chief’s speed and an increase in his own that actually allowed Yakuroro to win the match.

The Chief held up his end of the bargain and Yakuroro's brand as a demon was covered up with a tattoo of two sea beasts resembling steeds rising up out of the seas. With the Chief's ear, Yakuroro was able to warn his people of the coming storm and the raid parties planned for the next morning were put on hold for one more day. When Yakuroro's prediction was spot on and a terrible blizzard struck the next day, his trust within the village was restored.


While Yakuroro earned a place back in his village, his family had moved on without him and was avoiding him out of guild for having not protected him when he was exiled. This didn't seem to bother Yakuroro at all and he simply took to living by himself on the outskirts of the village. It was good to be home and Yakuroro did everything he could to be of use. He used his clairvoyance magic to predict the weather for the raiding parties and use other water spells to easily gather fish and other sea goods. For two years he increased village productivity on several fronts and proved to be invaluable for ensuring the increased success and power of his village.

For all Yakuroro's efforts to be of use to the village, other young Imuchakk boys whom had already defeated Rampaging Unicorns and become full warriors still mocked him. Not only was he skinnier and a bit girly, but Yakuroro also never showed off his strength. Never showing any interest in gaining the title of "warrior" also didn't make him popular among his peers. Even though he was friendly with everyone in the village, no one really appreciated him or the convenience his magic’s provided. Being a pariah of sorts didn't bother Yakuroro, but he felt it limited how useful he could be.

In a final attempt to find a place in his home, Yakuroro set out to finally take the warriors test to defeat the Rampaging Unicorn. Confident in his magic, the Imuchakk magician declared to the village that he would defeat the unicorn using magic alone. He set out from the village with nothing but his staff and a large boulder carried on his shoulder. Yakuroro didn't really want to kill a sea creature so when he set his bait for the rampaging unicorn, he did so near a great ice berg. When the beast arrived, Yakuroro met it underwater and used his magic to create a cross current below them carrying sand and debris upwards in a billowing cloud. The smoke screen enraged the beast and it attacked with its horn in a blind fury. The creature's rampage ended up being its own undoing as its horn became lodged into the ice berg.

With the creature caught, Yakuroro simply climbed to the top of the glacier where the boulder he'd carried from the village awaited. Yakuroro rolled the boulder off right on top of the Rampaging Unicorn so it would land on its horn and snap it free of the monster. Yakuroro had crippled the beast for life, but he had also obtained the coveted horn of his people's warrior class. Yakuroro took a full day to carve the horn free from the glacier and then returned to his village a hero. At last, people his age began treating Yakuroro like an equal!

Despite his successful hunt, Yakuroro quickly realized that people still did not see the real value of his magic or his insistence that logical thinking and education were important for the village. It became clear to Yakuroro that his home could not bind him any longer. Once his Unicorn Horn was carved into a worthy staff, Yakuroro set out from the village on a lie telling everyone that he was off to train for the sake of defeating the Queen of rampaging unicorns. But the truth was that he wanted to spread his help to places where he was more needed.


For the last three years of Yakuroro's life he has been traveling the world. Deciding on his 15th birthday that life in the Imuchakk village was a waste of his time, Yakuroro set out to see the world and all its wonders. Yakuroro knew that his home would be in safe hands as the white ruhk there had been healthy even before he started being a good influence. With his heart at peace, Yakuroro turned his attention towards the vast map of their planet and began searching for the source of something.

Ever since Yakuroro first listened to the ruhk he had a feeling that a grand destiny lie waiting in store for him. He knew the face of cruelty and evil as well as the black ruhk such emotional extremes could produce. When he'd learned magic from the old man he heard stories of countries where the ruhk is more black than white. These lands would be Yakuroro's destinations so that he might try and rid the world of any suffering he finds.

Over three years his travels have taken Yakuroro through Reim and Zou where he investigated rumors of dark magic. Despite a dedicated effort, the leads always seemed to meet with dead ends. The only thing that made these travels worthwhile was the small towns and villages Yakuroro was able to help out along the way.

Now Yakuroro is feeling the limitations of what he can do with his simple magic training. His current course is set to Magnostatd to fulfill his life dream of studying magic at the country's famous academy. Yakuroro seeks to improve himself so that he might be prepared for the trials he knows await him. It should be noted that while he has left his village, he did so on the premise of training to defeat the Rampaging Unicorn Queen using only magic. As such, he is still welcome to return home without fear of persecution.


Yakuroro arrived at Magnostadt only to find that while he could easily enter the city, he could not enroll as a citizen or participate in the academy. The Imuchakk never learned the reason why this was the case. Perhaps there was discrimination towards his race, or perhaps his paperwork simply got lost. Regardless, the young magician was at a loss for how he could improve him magical skills when suddenly a woman Appeared before him. He name was Lady Soushui and she kidnapped Yakuroro to the eastern country, Kou. There, Yakuroro learned that not only was Lady Soushui a skilled magician, but she was also a former student of his master. With some help from Lady Soushui, Yakuroro deepened his understanding of water magic and learned how to use gravity magic for flight before returning to Magnostadt.

The world was shaken by the appearance of a dungeon just as Yakuroro returned. Marax, the world's first dungeon, rose just outside of Magnostadt. Curiosity drove Yakuroro to investigate the strange cathedral-like structure alongside a fellow magician named Zadi. They encountered invisible foes and strange shadow beasts, but somehow the pair managed to reach the chamber unharmed thanks to an ungodly amount of luck. After meeting with the Djinn of the dungeon, Yakuroro was chosen to be its King Candidate. As the world's first Dungeon Conqueror, Yakuroro knew little about the power he had obtained, but his gut told him that it was a might best kept secret.

Yakuroro headed off to Kou again seeking Lady Soushui's help in understanding the nature of the djinn and the metal vessel it bestowed upon the Imuchakk. Alas, she knew nothing of the subject and it seemed like Yakuroro's trip to Kou was for naught. It wasn't long after leaving Soushui's estate, however, that Yakuroro became wrapped up in the dealings of the Brotherhood of Ash. An underground crime network that was based in Reim. Yakuroro put a halt to their foul deeds and began to learn how to use the power of the djinn through those trials. While in Kou he also met a member of the royal family and learned that Lady Soushui had created a chimera from his flesh which had been adopted as Yaku's son, Akatetsu.

Once his business in Kou was done, Yakuroro headed west to balbadd and from there he took a ship to Heliohapt. Yakuroro was headed there in search of ancient Torran ruins in hopes that their old texts could shed some light on the djinn and the mysteries behind black rukh. After months of searching, Yakuroro found little more than dead ends. But he made some friends along the way and strengthened his bond with Akatetsu until a horrible event rocked the country. Yakuroro encountered a black djinn for the first time and helped defeat it before it could cause much damage to the city. But sadly it was hardly a victory as another force layed waste to the capital while Yakuroro was dealing with the black djinn.

In the aftermath Yakuroro did what he could to give the people of Heliohapt hope before meeting with a fanalis friend, Ayero, to plan his next move. It was then that  Soushui came to visit with grim news. Reim had been invaded by Kou. If they were allowed to secure rule over reim it would mean that the most militaristic country in the world would have a platform to launch a pincer attack on almost every other nation across the globe. Yakuroro could not allow this to happen so he headed north to Reim by way of ship looking to oust the foreign occupants.

Yakuroro, Ayero, and a young boy Yaku met named Diego, all sailed to Reim together. While on the ship, Yakuroro and Diego made a promise that bonded their fates together. But shortly after arriving their paths parted ways as each of the two had their own missions to pursue. Yakuroro stuck his nose into the Kou presence and tried to undermine the king they had installed but as time went on it became evident that there was little he could do to stop Kou's war efforts in Reim. All he could do was rally the country's own people to stand up and rebel against Kou. There was a brief respite from this as Yakuroro aided Ayero on a quest to find her family and joined Diego into another dungeon. But most of his time there was spent trying to figure out a way to liberate Reim.

As tensions in the country rose and rebellion was on the brink of turning bloody, Yakuroro took a gamble with Lady Soushui and snuck directly into Kou's capital be way of a magic transfer circle. There, he used the power of Marax to deal severe damage to Kou's military supplies in an attempt to cripple their war effort. He succeeded in inflicting a heavy blow to Kou without spilling any blood. However even the power of a djinn could not save him from the Emperor's wrath. A strange black arrow pierced Yakuroro's heart from behind and he fell to the earth drained of power. Lady Soushui collected his body and spirited it away for safe keeping in an attempt to revive him. But the arrow could not be removed and Yakuroro's eyes would not open no matter what methods she tried. Yaku's blood still ran warm, but he slept unendingly and so he remains to this day. Soushui cares for the Imuchakk and Akatetsu refuses to leave his side. But all their efforts have been futile to date.


Months later, the Contractor appeared and offered to bring Yakuroro back. In doing so however, the black rukh curse Yakuroro had been under went berserk. The magician broke the curse magic with his own will power, but it was too late as he had already severely wounded Lady Sousui and awoke from his slumber to find his own hand pierced through Akatetsu's heart. The sorrow Yakuroro felt was beyond compare and his resentment towards hate swelled with passion. The now depraved Yakuroro left Soushui's Estate ignoring the half-dead woman and the corpse of his adopted son. Numb to everything, Yakuroro sealed his memories of his loved ones and set out on a quest to destroy fate, severing all bonds is Diego and any of his other past companions in the process.

Yakuroro then entered a dungeon using a tamer named Ani as a pawn but someone else ended up obtaining the power of the djinn. A woman named Noir, whom Yakuroro quickly approached. He offered to teach Noir how to control her new djinn powers and together they set off on another adventure leading up to another dungeon. In that dungeon, Noir began to reveal her own black rukh side which coaxed Yakuroro to indulge in his own obsessions which held them both back in the race to the treasure room. The event culminated in Yakuroro trying to cut down another candidate and winding up accidentally cut down by Noir.

In his final moments, Yakuroro saw phantoms of his past and reached out to the ideal of what he was fighting for. Some of his black rukh reached out to Noir's own and a fragment of him lives on in her.