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Chojin
"...You can feel it, can't you? The great shift in the tides of humanity that riddles your body with goosebumps. The call of the wild, that gets your blood pumping and urges the wolves to howl at the moon! The time when long overdue blood debts get repaid and old rivalries are put to an end!"
This is the tale of two worlds, both residing on a small blue planet. As soon as they come into contact, conflict becomes unavoidable and blood will inevitably spill until one stands over the over, victorious.
For the past two decades, the Criminal Underworld has faced considerable international growth, following four principal markets: Banking and commerce; insurance fraud and racketeering; the sex industry; arms deals. This growth came as the bosses of dying mob families and crime syndicates put the past behind them and consolidated power to form a true criminal stratum, puppet masters pulling the strings of the world.
Together they formed the largest criminal conglomerate in history, The Magna Mafia. Rife with the potential for infighting and betrayal, a hierarchy was quickly established. After many meetings and skirmishes that threatened to tear them apart, four emerged from the aftermath and united this criminal empire at last. Though still mistrustful of one another at first, these four put business ahead of bad blood and proceeded to influence the world, making an empire for themselves and hell for others.
They quickly became known as the Heavenly Kings.
Each King facilitated over one of the four main pillars of the criminal empire. Their meetings were sparse, their responsibilities remaining separate but equal. The four only truly united to preside over a fifth enterprise, one that soon took the world by storm and became surprisingly profitable: The Great Ganbatte.
Starting as an underground tournament, the Heavenly Kings began to option it through more legitimate channels, hiding its seedy origins as it gained international acclaim and became one of the most watched sports spectacles of the world. Martial artists and fighters from around the world were pitted in wide-ranging battles, each held in various cities around the globe!
The contest was not yearly. It was entirely on the whims of the Four. And when it was held, it was never without ulterior motives. It is said that those who longed to fight to test their mettle, to gain vengeance upon bitter rivals feel it in their blood whenever one of these tournaments is set to start. Almost as if it's supernatural.
The invites go out in the hundreds. The preliminaries are often a battle royale in the city and from the fifty left standing, the rules of the tournament are decided from there, entirely at the call of its unseen benefactors. Contestants range from those wishing for fame and fortune, to those seeking to prove themselves the mightiest there is, those with vendettas, and lastly those who seek to expose hidden truths.
There are many reasons one enters the Great Ganbatte and they aren't all for the sake of winning. It is said after every tournament no fighter is left the same. With secrets to uncover, rivals around every corner, and new alliances waiting to be made, it is said that this year's 30th Great Ganbatte held in South America will be the most influential yet.
This is the tale of two worlds. The criminal and the martial. When they meet, fists will inevitably clash. But only one side may stand victorious and finally take down The Four Heavenly Kings.
So as to make things easier in regards to writing your characters and interacting, there will be a heavy focus on the preliminaries, where a battle royale will take place between the many contestants. Fighting can occur at any moment at each contestants' leisure, so feel free to relax and enjoy the sights while we're here.
There are beaches, tourist spots, illicit criminal activity...fun for the whole family!
Fights between players seem inevitable in this sort of setting and when they occur, I expect them to be handled in regard to what will make the better story going forward. That said, while knockouts result in eliminations with the losers expecting to be escorted off tournament grounds, that does not necessarily mean your character has to follow through with it, to pursue other business.
And given the nature of the preliminaries, player characters can use this to develop their stories further before the real tournament gets underfoot.
With all that said, good luck out there! The character page will be created shortly and linked below and discord links will be sent to all participants!
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