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Summary

How Tatsuya meets his Yakuza big brother. I hope you enjoy the glance into my main character's past.  

Stats

1.8K words, average reading time ~ 10 min (at 200 wpm)

Rating

PG. Death of main character's father, abandonment.  

Tags

yakuza, tradition, dark backstory, fate, side stories, world ember, pre-Rise

Characters:

Umeji Tatsuya
Character | Mar 18, 2024

Former Yakuza (mobster). Tries to keep a low profile as he's starting over, but Nakamura Hisako has it out for him when his secret gets out.

Otsuka Hiro
Character | Oct 5, 2023

Umeji Tatsuya's old mob brother and mentor. His secret will change all of what Umeji knew about their time in the Yakuza.

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Inspiration

The world of Liminal Chronicles brings in and builds on Japanese mythology and folklore. While this setting does not represent "actual Japan", the author does her best to respect and show her love for the Japanese culture in this "world". Departures from Folklore and Culture describes where the author has chosen to deviate from real world Japan to create Liminal Chronicles.

This site and related stories are works of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places and events are products of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events, places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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shyredfox
Publication Date
8 Apr, 2020
Creation Date
15 Dec, 2019
Last Update Date
5 Jan, 2021
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Tags
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Author's Notes

I am now convinced Google thinks I want to join the yakuza. Sigh. Why did I not remember to do incognito searches? None-the-less, the initiation was fascinating to read about. Though, some sources listed 1 cup and others listed 2, and the new member keeps the cup with them as a reminder. I chose the first because I felt it better represented the pyramid structure of the organization. Those at the top always get more.   Keep in mind, present-day the mob in Japan has a really tough time because the government is cracking down. So the feeling you get from this article is an older one, closer to the mob heydays.   Until I get my research notes posted on the Yakuza article, I'll post some of it here in case it's of interest.

  • * Best details of initiation - Yakuza: The Warlords of Japanese Organized Crime
  • An Economic History of Organized Crime: A National and Transnational Approach
  • The Japanese Mafia: Yakuza, Law, and the State
  • Confessions of a Yakuza
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    Exalted Councilor of the Inner Sanctum Kummer Wolfe
    Dec 15, 2019 19:53 by C. B. Ash

    I like it! The story flows well and I got a good mental image of the character's plight! Nicely done. And thanks for the links (though I'll use Google incognito to view them! )

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