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Akodo Godaigo was the former lover of Matsu Hitomi, and was tasked with the capture of Hitomi after she killed the Mirumoto Daimyo, Mirumoto Turan.
Birth[]
Godaigo and Hitomi[]
Akodo Godaigo and Matsu Hitomi were serving Akodo Hatsu, a provincial daimyo indebted to Mirumoto Turan. To settle this debt Hatsu sent troops, including Godaigo and Hitomi, to help Turan against his enemies in the Dragon-Crab War. In her passion, Hitomi swore to follow every order from Turan. [2] [3]
Crab Sue for Peace[]
A Crab army led by Hiruma Tatsuya crossed Beiden Pass in 441, engaging the combined enemy forces. Matsu Masaru, Hitomi's brother and the Lion commander, died in the fight. The command was taken over by Hitomi, who defeated Tatsuya. The Crab withdrew and returned back through the pass, but were chased and eventually Tatsuya was forced to sue for peace. Hitomi returned triumphant. [4]
The Dragon Turn on the Lion[]
Turan was an unscrupulous samurai and turned on his former Lion allies. [4] He tasked Hitomi with capturing a fortress under the command of Godaigo. Hitomi refused, disgracing the Lion by breaking her vow to Turan. [5] Hitomi killed Turan and fled, going into hiding. Godaigo was tasked with her capture. [3]
Uragiri's betrayal[]
Akodo Godaigo's corrupted lieutenant, Kitsu Uragiri, convinced him that Hitomi was a criminal and a traitor and that they should use any method to track her down, including maho [6] and the cursed Kenshin's Helm, which he passed to Godaigo. [4] Uragiri used his maho to find Hitomi and cursed her, causing her to contract a fatal illness at the City of Remembrance. By the time Godaigo realized what Uragiri had done, it was too late. The city had mostly been destroyed by a maho plague and Godaigo was himself tainted. [5] [6]
Hitomi's Curse[]
Before dying, Matsu Hitomi cursed Godaigo. [5]
"You will find no honorable death, betrayer! You will be cursed to walk the earth forever, without death as you are without honor!"
-Hitomi
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Before Godaigo vanished, he gave Kenshin's Helm to the Miya. [7]
Castle of the Faithful Bride[]
Knowing that the taint would eventually overcome him, Godaigo liquidated his holdings and started the construction of the Castle of the Faithful Bride as a monument to Hitomi. The construction started exactly one year after her death, and Godaigo oversaw the construction long enough to be assured that it would be completed properly before he disappeared. [5]
The Never-Ending Hunt[]
Godaigo became a ronin rather than live with his disgrace and set out to find and kill Uragiri. Godaigo then disappeared into the Shadowlands at one point, but Kitsu Sodan Senzo confirmed later that even though his spirit had been tainted, it had not been lost. [6]
For centuries, Godaigo and Uragiri attempted to find and kill each other. Godaigo's curse and taint prevented him from dying, living in a state beyond death. [5]
12th Century[]
Traitor's Grove[]
In 1127 Godaigo moved to Traitor's Grove in the desolate Scorpion lands. There, alongside a group of samurai, he defeated a spawn of Uragirimono. The samurai were following the trail of Miya Yumi, who for her own reasons was seeking Kenshin's Helm. The Helm was in the possession of one of Uragirimono's greater spawn hidden within the Phoenix lands. [8]
Toturi's Army[]
There were those who said Godaigo was condemned to walk the earth forever, denied honor, denied rest, denied even death. He was a symbol of all betrayers, and remembered only for his crime against Hitomi, not the victories of his life. [9] Sometime during the 12th century Godaigo sought out Toturi and joined his army, seeking atonement. [10]
War Against Shadow[]
Godaigo was beside Emperor Toturi I during the War Against Shadow, and followed Empress Toturi Kaede after Toturi's death in 1133. [11]
Godaigo's Final Fate[]
Godaigo's final fate is unknown, although some claim he finally achieved true death during the time of the War of Spirits. [12] Godaigo is seen as a symbol of all betrayers, a dark stain on the honor of the Lion, and is only remembered for his crime against Hitomi. [1]
See also[]
Akodo Godaigo
External Links[]
- Akodo Godaigo (Forbidden Knowledge)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Way of the Lion sidebar, p. 78
- ↑ Time of the Void, pp. 19-20
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Final Sword
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Imperial Histories, p. 74
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Time of the Void, pp. 19-20
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Way of the Shadowlands, pp. 26-27
- ↑ Time of the Void, p. 120
- ↑ Time of the Void, pp. 27-28
- ↑ Clan War: Toturi's Army and Yoritomo's Alliance, p. 28
- ↑ Akodo Godaigo (Forbidden Knowledge)
- ↑ Between the Cracks (Steel Throne Bonus Chapter)
- ↑ Imperial Histories, p. 95
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