Mikitoshi

In The Teikodian Empire, love is a currency traded for political advantage, a weakness to be hidden behind gilded screens. For Mikitoshi, it was the only language that ever made sense. They loved a cartographer whose hands were stained with ink, not a noble whose words were steeped in poison. When the court moved to separate them, threatening their beloved with the dungeons, something inside Mikitoshi fractured. The grief and rage that poured out was not a weakness; it was a deluge. It fueled their Ascension, transforming them into a being of pure emotional energy. The display was so potent, it is said even Kenji took notice, respecting a power that could connect hearts as surely as their portals connected worlds. Mikitoshi never regained their standing at court, but they no longer needed it.