So finally, here's Shattered. I've been writing it during down time, so it'll be sparse but i will get it done. It's finally a story I'm not willing to abandon.

note that sometimes there will be notes at the end of the story, explaining terms or giving more about appearances. i use quite a bit of foreign terms, mostly japanese, but not more than the average otaku would know.

Characters: (will be added as introduced)

[Defenders:]
* Soren Arashi: the last Defender 100 years ago. Rumored to be the most powerful ever.
* Raitei Arashi: the current Defender. 15. He holds many dark secrets.
* Past Defenders (in numerical order): Hiraishin, Jiki, Mogaribue ...

[Friends:]
* Sophi Kanzaki: the spunky transfer student with a bad record for fighting.
* Jean: a rather quiet foreigner who's known Raitei for a very long time. He seems to hold many secrets as well. His full name is Jinchantico Xiuhtecuhtli but no one bothers to attempt to pronounce it.

[Arashi:]
* Sakura: current head of the Arashi family, also Raitei's mother.
* Umeko: the oldest of the children and the next to inherit the Arashi legacy. Raitei respects her, calling her nee-chan (older sister).

[Members of the Dojo:]
* Pak Munseong: legendary master of Amenbo, headmaster of the Mun Dojo on Cherry St. Haenim calls him Shishou - honored master.
* Haenim: a skilled Amenbo fighter in the ICMAA. His real name is one of his best kept secrets. Sophi idolizes him.
* Mina: another dojo master and good friend of Haenim. A soccer mom when she's not teaching at the dojo. Her real name is unknown.

[School:]
* Annette Hoshi: the raspy-voiced math teacher with an appearance that could make even the strongest of stomachs churn.
* Dawn Kalfu: incredibly shy and reclusive.
* Kendrix (K): the terror of the class, bent on making Raitei's life miserable. He has dirty sneakers and is always messy in appearance. Never seen alone.
* K's posse: Horace, Raven (the slut)
* Yuki: star of the school's track team

[ICMAA:]
* Geoff: Terpsichore user. a fast martial artists who seems to consider himself Haenim's rival.
* Kazra: Areong Jong user. a relatively new competitor who can match Haenim's speed.
* Olga: Kulutes user. Rather burly and muscular but a very skilled fighter.
* Rhiss: grappler. not too bright and holds a grudge against Haenim.

[[TERMS]]
* Library: largest library in the world, run by the Arashi family.
* The Legend: the written tales of the past Defenders, now considered fictional prose
* three years ago: a horrible event for Raitei which caused a lot of hatred towards him


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Chapters:
0: Legendary [link]
1: Raitei [link]
2: IMCAA [link]
3: Haenim [link]
4: Prejudgment [link]
5: Preparations [link]
6: Jean [link]
7: Dawn [link]
8: Tutor [link]
9: Fire [link]
10: Water [link]
11: Knowledge [link]
12: Minor [link]
13: Unlucky [link]
14: Tournament [link]
15: Evasion [link]
16: Surroundings [link]
17: Strength [link]
18: Revelation [link]
19: Grace [link]
20: Concern [link]
21: Dismissal [link]
22: Disappearance [link]
23: Removed [link]
24: Escape [link]
25: Fear [link]
26: Hope [link]
27: Healer [link]
28: Summoner [link]
29: Secrets [link]
30: Lost [link]
31: Birds [link]
32: Clouds [link]
33: Wind [link]
34: Seeking [link]
35: Face-off [link]
36: Rematch [link]
37: Earth [link]
38: Purple [link]
39: Unexpected [link]
40: Radio [link]
41: Preliminary [link]
42: Speed [link]
43: Strategy [link]