Contest 1

Atarashi

Traditional and modern world side by side. Not many countries lived this extreme as the Japan of the late 20th century.
Atarashi would be an example of this world. While her name stands for “new” she grew up in a very traditional family, still clinging to their ancestors and their way of living.
It proved rather useful though, when the world changed and electric devices seized their function, that the heirloom of Atarashi contained a large supply of feudal Japanese weapons. And that she grew up learning the ways of a kunoichi.
Hiding in the dark. Observing. Make it quick and merciless. If Atarashi had a goal, she would reach it fast and clean.

And the goal is clear: survive.

Do not get surprised by a mutee. Surprise them yourself.
Do not get killed by a mutee. Kill them faster.
Do not fall for their traps. Trap them yourself.
Do not get attracted by your enemies. Charm them yourself.

The last one proved troublesome, when she felt a strange connection to one of the mutees. She couldn’t bring it over her hearth to kill it. When it left, she felt glad.
When it came back even better.