In 2205, to protect history, the Temporal Government asked the divine spirits of the swords to send down their fragments. Those who could awaken the spirits within objects would bring the swords to life and stand together against the enemies of history, the Time Retrograde Army. These people were known as Saniwa.
However, because the Temporal Government hired people based on spiritual power rather than character, countless scummy Saniwa abused their swords, causing many swords to fall into darkness.
At first, the sword warriors had simply found an unconscious princess on the battlefield who looked just like their own master.
When the Saniwa received word, they rushed to treat her. During the treatment, one of the swords who had been searching for her also knocked on the door of this citadel.
[The Free-Roaming Tsurumaru]
With the same white hair, golden eyes, and white haori, Tsurumaru Kuninaga was the first to arrive at the citadel. Yet he always wore a composed smile, as if deliberately revealing the wisdom he had accumulated over a thousand years. The people at the citadel couldn't help sneaking glances at this Tsurumaru, whose temperament was so unlike their own.
The late-arriving Tsurumaru: "...Well, that really gave this crane a fright."
When they learned that this Tsurumaru had come looking for the princess they had brought back, who looked just like their Saniwa, the Saniwa, whose treatment was at last drawing to a close, invited him to stay for a while.
The crane smiled and nodded to the Tsurumaru who had been sneaking glances at him. "In that case, I hope you don't mind me imposing."
Pairing: Wandering Tsurumaru x Citadel Tsurumaru
[The Steady, Cunning Mikazuki]
The Saniwa called the princess they had found "Big Sister," and only after the princess awoke did the swords at the citadel learn that the recently established third-party oversight organization had been founded by her.
After waking, the princess did what was both surprising and perfectly reasonable: she sought out the organization's representative, Mikazuki, to learn what had happened.
The Five Great Swords of the Realm arrived at the citadel in their finest clothes after receiving the princess's message, and met the gaze of the most beautiful blade, whose eyes held the new moon.
Mikazuki Munechika, who called himself an old man, slowly took a sip of tea. "Hahaha, this really gave this old man a fright."
Pairing: Wandering Mikazuki x Citadel Mikazuki
[The Sunny, Confident Yamanbagiri]
Everyday life passes in a blink, and war is always unavoidable. The princess appeared on the battlefield and caught the exhausted Saniwa, her gaze suddenly darkening.
"Who gave you the nerve to lay a hand on my sister?"
What startled the swords on the battlefield even more was the burst of spiritual power, exactly like their own Saniwa's.
The princess and the Saniwa had the same face, the same spiritual power, the same little mannerisms, and an unspoken understanding between them...
The swords had begun to suspect the truth about their Saniwa, who followed the princess around every day calling her "Big Sister."
After the battle, the princess brought the Saniwa back to the citadel. The one who knocked on its gate was a sunny, confident Niu Gulu Yamanbagiri, draped in a white sheet.
Under the complicated gazes of Honka and the other swords at the citadel, the visiting Yamanbagiri smiled warmly at the Citadel Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, who was hiding under a sheet and peeking at him in surprise. "Hi. Looks like I don't need to introduce myself... I look forward to working with you."
Pairing: Wandering Yamanbagiri x Citadel Yamanbagiri
* I write selfcest, the truly self-obsessed kind, so although the two female leads have a familial relationship, the genre tag is danmei.
* Touken Ranbu only, no crossovers.
* Warning: The point of view shifts around. It may be the Saniwa's, Tsurumaru's, Mikazuki's, or Yamanbagiri's, so please pay attention.
* As always, updates are whenever inspiration strikes. No outline.
* I'm a new Touken Ranbu Saniwa, with my own headcanons and out-of-character moments. Read with caution.
* This blurb is for reference only. The story itself takes precedence.
Theme: When you learn to love, you become a true "person"
