| Rc9gn AU : The Glow of Amber |
Hello everyone! I finally have some time to sit down and write about AU that’s been cooking in my mind for some time now. It’s a bit OC focused but I will walk you through it— Now, I invite you bellow : D
| Before we start |
I want to thank everyone for the engagement under my posts— I really appreciate all the love you’ve given to my drawings 🥹
I’ve created many stories before, but this is the first time I’m actually writing one down — I hope you can give me a chance 👉👈
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| What happened 800 years ago |
We should start with the past before we get to the present.
Our story begins with first Ninja. His life wasn’t easy— he learned how to hold the blade before he learned how to write. He and his clan fought with evil plaguing the land — Many have lost their lives, but the biggest tragedy was yet to come. They decided to rest in a small, mountainside city. It was a terrible choice.
That nigh, an enraged Tengu demon descended from its Mountain and rained fire on the town. In the morning, First Ninja was the only alive member of his clan.
He swore to avenge his fallen brothers and sisters. He was determined to slay the beast.
However, this duel almost became his last. The Tengu wounded him and threw him off the mountain peak.
He was sure that he was about to meet his end, but fortunately, someone had found him just in time.
Once he woke up from his injuries, his savior presented herself to him as Lady of Amber — She didn’t save him out of pity — But just so he would be able to apologize for making a mess on her sacred ground. Yet, there was something that made her curious about him. She couldn’t understand why he would fight with a Tengu demon—he was armed only with a sword and determination— what was the outcome that he expected?
While it was hard for her to understand this peculiar human — She decided to lend a hand.
They’ve faced the demon together— but this time Ninja had a plan, and a secret weapon.
Just before they ventured up the mountain, the Lady created an amber stone so perfect, and so powerful, that it was capable of trapping a spirit of a demon inside— and ninja enhanced his suit with some of the Tengu feathers that he happened to get from the first battle.
Tengu still had to be defeated, and that part of the job lied in Ninja’s hands
That day, the Tengu was killed, and his spirit was imprisoned inside the stone — Which gained the name “Eye of eternity”
It was hard for them to decide what to do next. But there was one thing they could agree on — The land needed a hero, and soon more evil would emerge.
The ninja suit was crafted and the stone secured— it was time to train and prepare for another battles.
Following the death of the Tengu — many other powerful spirits emerged from the shadows to avenge their fallen friend. Everything wanted the Ninja dead
Eventually a peace was achieved. The spirits were defeated, and Sorcerer was sealed away by the magic of the sacred stone — Though Amber lady stood by Ninja’s side during every battle— He couldn’t find her after their final battle together. Her fate is unknown.
| Silence before the storm |
Thought the fate of the Amber lady is unknown— Before she disappeared, she and first ninja managed to start a family. They were blessed (or cursed) with twins. A girl, whom they named Eiko, and a boy, Nomi (I apologize for lack of creativity, but I don’t want to make it more confusing by coming up with a new name for him)
They grew and did everything together — But eventually they’ve went their own ways— Nomi stayed with their father— he dedicated himself to writing down the ninja history and details about the ninja arts. He also became the master of the sword, he could replicate almost every move of his father.
Eiko on the other hand, traveled across the land, mastering the art of exorcism, learning from the spirits, and climbing the ranks until she reached the title of the best exorcist in the land.
The time for first ninja to step down finally came. He entrusted Nomi with the task of choosing the next ninja.
Not only was he tasked, he was also warned — That he shouldn’t, under any circumstances, be the next one to wear the mask.
Nomi was a good son. He always listened to his father’s request— but this one — He was sure that he would bring his father honor if he took his place.
After he put the mask on — It took control over him and forced him to go on a rampage
Why? The material from which the suit was crafted —Before the tengu took his final breath, he cursed his feathers so that First Ninja's bloodline couldn't have all this power to themselves
Eiko was called to town to get rid of the rampaging beast— She didn’t know who she was fighting— Until she struck the final blow— She gazed in horror at the body of her dear brother— Wishing to save him, she sealed his soul in the book he wrote— The ninja Nomicon — This was the day that tome became magical
She saved the village and it’s people but the act of killing her own brother angered the gods she worked so closely with — They cursed her to suffer the eternal life until the Nomicon was destroyed or until the Heavenly forgave her sin.
Eiko travells the land, choosing the next Ninja and protecting the book in which her brother now resides.
| The Present aka The season 3 |
The sacred stone went through a lot throughout the years — and finally, it reached its breaking point and snapped in half, loosing all its magical properties— The Tengu was given freedom again, but this time he chose not to possess any of the Ninja’s friends— Instead he flew high, away from the city, with a goal of recovering his past strength.
It’s summer vacation, and the last thing Randy wants to think about is upcoming doom.
The Nomicon is clueless on what to do about the broken sacred stone. Even Eiko was shocked by the situation. She doesn’t have any powers that would make stone magical again— For her it looked like a case of severely broken wine glass — you can fix it, but there’s no way it would ever hold wine again.
A new stone or other seal must be made— and it has to be done fast — With a Tengu roaming free, other formidable spirits might join him— if something isn’t done about this situation, the Norrisville might face a very possible destruction.
Eiko decides that all of them must go to the Old Norrisville, a very traditional, and a very old town located few miles outside the main city. There’s a chance that this ancient city might hold answers to their present problems.
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I consider no RC9N fanart complete without a human version of the Nomicon so here's mine. The colours are a little off but unfortunately I lost the pen of my drawing tablet so I'm very limited to what I can use, I'll fix that problem once I get it back or buy one, whatever happens first.
Anyways the prompt I gave myself was: the Nomicon takes on a human form but because its interaction with humans is limited to the ninjas it has little understanding on how to human (see Nomi Randy) and also keep it mysterious.
I tried to come up with an excuse for the Nomicon to use a human form and decided that it thought it could make it more approachable and easier to understand. It's unfortunate that the Nomicon looks intimidating and terrifying but there's not much it can do about that.
Here's some headcanons I thought about while coming up with the design:
The Nomicon doesn't speak (it can but chooses not to) and uses sign language or doodles that will appear around it to speak.
The lessons will appear on the cloth accessories hanging from its hat.
Because of the little interaction it had with humans and its lack of understanding of feelings, it's understandable that the Nomicon will seem to care about duty first only and life matters later.
Even if the Nomicon doesn't seem to understand feelings, it has gotten attatched to some ninjas and does care about them... in its own way. Which is training them to be better ninjas.
Even if it's human and now can interact directly with the world, the Nomicon will not intervene in the ninjas' fights. If it does then it's because the enemy is stronger than not just the ninjas but the Nomicon itself and considers it necessary.
In terms of power, the power of the Ninja Nomicon can be equivalent to that of a deity, but it hardly ever uses 100% of its abilities.
The Nomicon is a serious being that doesn't joke around and would prefer it if the ninjas are willing to listen to it.
I will come up with more once I have a better idea for the Ninja Nomicon's story.
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