Kure Clan

The Kure Clan are a family that features in Kengan Ashura.

History

The Kure Clan (Japanese: (呉くれ一いち族ぞく, Hepburn: Kure-ichizoku) were a clan of humans that formed 1300 years ago when the original Wu Clan divided into three. While those who remained in the Chinese mainland and those who migrated to the occident kept the name Wu, those who migrated to Japan founded the family today known as Kure Clan. They forged themselves on the blood-soaked soil of ancient Japan tracing back to a singular, monstrous progenitor known as Riansan (or the 'First Kure'). This patriarch, a man of peerless martial prowess, sought to transcend the limitations of the human vessel by implementing a radical, generations-long eugenics program known as the Crossing. Rejecting the traditional path of training alone, the clan’s ancestors systematically hunted down and assimilated the genetics of the world’s most elite warriors, assassins, and physical specimens, effectively turning their own lineage into a living laboratory of selective breeding. Over the centuries, this obsession with biological perfection resulted in a distinct sub-species of humanity characterized by their obsidian-black sclerae and a physiological constitution that surpassed normal human limits. They successfully engineered their bodies to withstand the immense internal pressure of the Removal (Guihun), a secret technique that allowed them to consciously strip away the brain's natural inhibitors, granting them access to one hundred percent of their latent muscular strength. By the time they established themselves as the 'Taboo Descendants' and the underworld's premier assassination syndicate, the Kure had evolved into a clan of 'supermen' who viewed combat not merely as a skill, but as a biological imperative, treating their storied history as a relentless pursuit of the ultimate predatory form. Ever since the Asuka period, the Kure Clan has undergone a 1300 year process of selective breeding, adoption of special techniques and outside combat arts. As a result, with each generation, the Kure had become a race specialized for battle.

Sometime prior to 1920, a Kure family member emigrated from Japan to Brazil, settling in the city of São Paulo. He taught the local Silva family judo techniques which they would use to create Silva style jiu-jitsu. Eventually he married into the Silva family, with the current patriarch being his direct descendant.

Overview

In appearance, the Kure Clan were a familial blood of human assassins that operated in Japan. They were notorious throughout the criminal underworld where they are widely known as the Taboo Descendants (禁きん忌きの末まつ裔えい, Kinki no Matsuei). Many members possessed unique eye characteristics, sometimes described as having dark sclerae and pale irises. Their physical builds were often noted as being exceptionally robust and efficient, a result of their clan's history and practices. Despite variations among individuals, there was often an underlying sense of physical capability and intensity about them. While they maintained elements of traditional Japanese culture, particularly in their ancestral home, their demeanor was frequently described as focused and somewhat detached, reflecting their unique lifestyle and training. They were generally perceived as a group whose physical attributes and presence set them apart from the general population.

This selective breeding process, which is done by either having congress with daughters of famous martial artists or introducing excellent seed from outside the clan, the Kure attained peak physical performance in regards to strength, speed and durability. In their blood, they possess over twenty kinds of endorphins and, combined with their abnormal physical resilience, they possess, whether it be from slashing attacks or being smashed to the ground.

The Kure Clan Tradition (呉くれ一いち族ぞく伝でん, Kure Ichizoku-den) were techniques specifically the clan's assassination arts, used by the Kure to give life and take life away. It was said that there was no move the Kure could not combat. There was a separate set of techniques suited and designed for combat sports in mind. Those were known as the Kure Family Tradition (呉くれ家か伝でん, Kure Ka-den). Originally, only the main line Kure branch were taught the Family Traditions, though this custom had been long since abandoned by the current age.

As competitors in the assassination business, they have a rivalry with the Mikazuchi Clan. Their rivalry goes way back, with the Mikazuchi's Raishin Style being used to stand against the Kure Clan for generations.

Around a particular city, 500 kilometres away from Tokyo, they are the most influential clan within that city's region, with the vast majority of the Kure living in Kure Village, a provincial city in that region

Members

• Erioh Kure :
• Hanjiro Kure :
• Hollis Kure :
• Raian Kure :
• Fusui Kure :
• Henzo Kure :
• Karura Kure :

Notes

• The Kure Clan were created by Yabako Sandrovich and Daromeon where they featured in the setting of the Kengan Ashura universe.

Appearances

• Kengan Ashura:

External Links

• Kengan Ashura Wiki Entry

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