Aisuru Numachi

Lady Aisuru Numachi (née Biruda) was the Lord of Sakura and Royal Advisor to the Plagatean Tagavor, as well as the Ex-Queen of Asarakaen and the Mistress (Head) of House Numachi (an influential Plagatéan formerly royal house). She was married to Lord Techno Numachi, with whom she has 8 children - 4 biological children and 4 adoptive children.

Family
Aisuru is married to Lord Techno Numachi, with whom she has 8 children - 4 biological children (Knuckles Numachi, Cync Numachi, Kyano Numachi and Alexander S. Numachi) and 4 adoptive children (John Lightning-Numachi, Simon Lightning-Numachi, Tyranno Krachtig-Numachi and Hitomi Numachi).

An Early Life in the Far North of Plagos
As a child, Aisuru Biruda (her maiden name) She grew up in the Northern most lands of Plagos and as such developed a resistance to the harsh cold. By the age of seven she was running her parents household daily, being put under high expectations by her parents Chikara Biruda (Mother) and Itami Biruda (Father). She would often be expected to run their household by herself for days on end, just to prove herself to them. As a little girl she was mentored by her grandfather, Toshito Biruda, who was the Tree-Seer of the surrounding areas. He taught her of the lands, and of the migration of their people North, worshipping the gods long forgotten and the Sakura Trees they took with them, that had now spread throughout the lands they inhabited.

When Aisuru was 11, her mother gave birth to her brother, Takemi Biruda. There was some heated debate in her family about which child should inherit their estates. As first born it would make sense for Aisuru to inherit them, but Takemi was the son and like much of the world, many believed that as the male born son he should become the heir to the land. Aisuru, even at such a young age, staked her claim as heir, using her constant work and effort as reason of her worthiness. Itami was furious at her seemingly disrespect for the costums.

But then something happened that changed the course of events entirely, when she was 14, Itami, Chikara and Takemi disappeared without a trace, no notes, nothing. Aisuru was distraut and for weeks hardly left her home. As she remained in solitude, people whispered that she had murdered her family in a bid to take her inheritance, others claimed that her family had displeased the Old Gods and had been claimed by them. These claims were, however, quelled by one Tsuki Hoshasei, the Damiyo of the Numachi Clan, a Clan within the Shigetada Shogunate. He took Aisuru into his care as his ward and raised her as a member of the Numachi Clan.

A Home Found with the Numachi
As Tsuki Hoshasei was the Daimyo of the Numachi Clan, her often disregarded the majority of his administrative duties, instead often travelling Plagos and even Nieden, visiting the long lost lands of the Naho People from ages past. Observing this, Aisuru offered herself up to help him with his work. Although skeptical at first, he was astounded by her diligence, persistence and work ethic. By the age of just 16, she was responsible for almost all his administrative duties as his attention was focused on the events within the capital of the Shogunate, Ieon. Upon her coming of age, Tsuki officially declared her his second-in-command over the Numachi Clan. She ]moved to the beautiful town of Sakura City, The Homeland of the Numachi Clan. This was also where should would meet the Pig-Man Hybrid member of the Numachi Clan, Techno Naho.

The Princess of the Naho Dynasty
Techno and her made a connection almost instantly. Techno was a member of the Naho Imperial Dynasty, he was the adopted son of Prince Memeruler and was at the bottom of the Naho line of succession (This confusion was often blamed on the previous Empress Thy Futo) He was also a member of the Numachi Clan. Over many years, they grew close and fond of each other, their relationship slowly blossoming into a romance. However, they were unsure how his father or the Shogun, Nero Terazawa Shigetada, would react to this, as Aisuru was hardly of even noble blood, her family only held small properties, as opposed to Royalty. After careful and calculated thought they went to her father-figure, Tsuki Hoshasei to ask if he would bless a union of marriage between them. To their surprise he wholeheartedly accepted and blessed their love, although it is likely he was thinking of the political power that would come with Aisuru becoming the member of the Naho Dynasty, which would make her royalty. Aisuru also approached Thy Futo Naho, the head of the Naho Family Dynasty, and asked her permission to wed her long distant grandson. She too also gladly accepted their union.

Thus, they finally went to Nero Terazawa Shigetada and Memeruler Naho to officially ask to be wed. Both Nero and Memeruler gladly accepted the proposition. Soon later, Aisuru and Techno would be man and wife, with Nero, Memeruler and Hoshasei, as well as others were present to see their union under the the Sakura Trees of the Old Gods. Not long later, she would give birth to their first son, Knukles Naho, and then her second, Cync Numachi, then a daughter Kyano and finally Saiyo Numachi. They would also adopt the brothers John and Simon Lightning-Numachi, the sons of Merchants murdered along the road to the ruins of Linwan. Her second daughter Hitomi Numachi would be placed in her care by a noble family from Najer, on the run from possible attacks, who grew up close with Saiyo.

The Royal Advisor of Tagavor Nero
As the nations of Plagos waged war on foreign imperialists with the support of many of Rathnir's nations, the lands under the Numachi Clans reign flourished and developed under the peaceful guidance of Hoshasei and Aisuru. They expanded their clan lands to encompass the unsettled mountains to the north of the swamp, settling the town of Yamagake over the cliffs of the yet unnamed mountain. This settlement was headed by Aisuru and Techno's second son, Cync Naho, who would name the mountain Yamagake was built upon the "Numachi Mountain" in honor of the clan. Around this time Aisuru gave birth to her first daughter and last biological child, Kyano Naho. Soon after, word reached them as to the outcome of wars in Plagos, dubbed the Phoenix Wars, the Shigetada Shogunate, along with many other nations on the continent united into one nation, the Nova Plagatean Federation which was then reformed into the United Kingdom of Plagatea. All lands under the Shigetada Shogunate were given to the control of Damiyo Hoshasei, forming the Province of Sakura (Lordship of Sakura) and making him Lord Tsuki Hoshasei. Around this time, Aisuru was pulled into the political fold of the nation by her friend, Nero Terazawa Shigetada, now Tagavor of all Plagatea, and was appointed as his Royal Advisor. She operated as the Royal Advisor to the Tagavors and government throughout the time of the United Kingdom of Plagatea and later the First Empire of Plagatea. During this time she would adopt the Young Alchemist, Tyranno Krachtig-Numachi, the Governor of the Town of Havenstad in Southern Plagos. She would also oversee the unification of the Town of Sakura and the city of Ieon, Capital of Plagatea, into the City of Kitaichi, with the town of Sakura becoming known as Old Sakura and years later would be named a historical land by Saiyo Numachi. It was also around this time that the Naho Dynasty truly began to degrade itself and, in a bid to themselves become uneffected by the declining dynasty, Aisuru and Techno declared their own house, House Numachi, taking on the name in honour of their Clan.

Tragedy and Death Unite A People
Tragedy soon ridled Aisuru's life however, as her firstborn son, Knukles Numachi, succumed to an unknown illness and fell into a deep, unbreakable coma. He was placed within the foundations of Sakura Castle and was cared to by a dozen or so Sakuran Citizens. Although troubled and distraught, Aisuru and Techno would continue to move forward. One day, Tsuki Hoshasei, ever a traveler, had been long overdue from a trip into Southern Plagos, was found heavily wounded in the ruins of Linwan along the coast, he had been attacked by a group of Entropy Followers, on his deathbed, he named Aisuru his true successor before he passed away within his home in Old Sakura. The next day, Aisuru was no where to be seen, in fact no one saw her for several weeks afterwards, in her place, Techno Numachi held the Province. News from the South began to filter in, an unknown assailant had brutely murdered groups of Religious Fanatics near Arlin and then again, near Nappi. Very soon every Entropy Worshipper in Plagos had been erradicated without any warning. Aisuru would return to Kitaichi, donned in a tattered cloak and her ancestral armor, in her hands she held her Katana, Peacebringer. She said no word at where she had been and made no statement of her absence, and took her seat as the Lady of Sakura and Lord within Plagatea, however, from that day the people of Sakura would give her the title, Lady-Shogun.

Aisuru would begin to travel outside of Sakura, much like her predecessor before her. The furthest she would travel, would be to the Far-South of Rathnir, to the Archonate of Viodoxa. There she would meet House McSpiegel and its Head, Valen McSpiegel. The two would strike up a friendship and agree upon a marriage between their Houses, with Fredrick McSpiegel with Aisuru's daughter, Kyano Numachi. From their union they would adopt the Elf, Hazel McSpiegel, who's achievements and legacy would shake the world. Her adopted mother wouldn't, however, be around to see any of these, just as her brother had, she would fall into a deep, impossible sleep, and would be laid beside him beneath Sakura Castle. After this Aisuru would become over-protective of her only remaining biological son, Cync Numachi, and tasked her husband, Techno and her son, Tyranno, to look into the genetics behind these coma's. What they found shocked the entire family, for Techno's Half-Pig Genetics had merged with Aisuru's Northern Blood to form a hidden gene that caused the coma's, a Pig Coma.

The Queen of the Flames
Over the next several years, Aisuru would serve as the Royal Advisor to Tagavors Nero Akihiro and Crabz Zerkalo, as a Lord of Plagatea. Following the Death of Tagavor Crabz during the Skittles Crisis, Aisuru was named Royal Regent and Nero's second-in-command, as previous Royal Regent, Tempo Yamato took up the position of Tagavor. She would only hold the title for a week or so however, as the Skittles Alliance moved forward to partition and divide the lands of Plagatea, Tagavor Yamato made the ultimate decision and disolved the Empire into Independent Provinces ruled by the Lords, in an effort to save the land from the vultures that surrounded Plagatea, which had declined into war-mongering for the unification of the continent. Aisuru would be named the Shogun of the Sakura Shogunate, holding the lands of Sakura. Eventually she would unite her realm with the neighbouring Lords Kingdom of Seivija, ruled by her friend Pepek Tchangsiu. At the same time, the South was united under the Kingdom of Valeria, a united Kingdom of Veldion and Valreign, both Plagatean provinces who would also puppet Sakurai Tempo, home of Tempo Yamato. Talks began about the reunification of Plagatea began, with a succession crisis beginning with Serfbort claiming the Plagatean Throne. Aisuru would reluctantly be put into the ring as all possible candidates voted for each other to decide on the next ruler. In an unexpected outcome, Aisuru would win the vote in a landslide and be named the Queen of the Kingdom of Plagos, which would later be renamed to the Realm of Asarakaen.

Under her rule, a majority of the Plagatean Lands would be preserved from possible conquest, and she would reform the relations of the large Plagosi Nation with its neighbors, namely forming a close friendship with Captain North of Baronov (Later Baronov-Seaside) and aiding in the reformation of the short-lived Confederation of Plagos (COP). However, she would make a unforgivable mistake, and would not reach out to the Ex-Plagatean Colonies, under the leadership of Magistrate Leon Olsen-Tanaka. This would prove to be her undoing, while abroad on diplomatic missions to Najer and visiting her daughter, Hitomi Numachi, who had taking the role of Governess of Andamooka in Najer. However, Magistrate Leon would declare the reconquest of Plagatea and the Second Plagatean Empire. The Plagatean Senate would be forced to negotiate with the now-Tagavor. In time, the senate would reach a conclusion, they could war with Eldham Plagatea, causing the death of countless citizens, or Aisuru could rule the nation as Tagavor on Rathnir and Leon on Eldham. It was described that no one would decline such a position, and a senator even claimed that anyone would accept it in the given situation. However, she would choose a third option, she announced, still abroad, that she would abdicate her position, publicly denouncing the "Reconquest" as a Coup of the nation. And then, as she boarded a ship headed South, she burned the letter of demands sent to her by the Senate. She would sail South, taking refuge with her extended family in Viodoxa. She would talk often to her granddaughter, Hazel McSpiegel and longed for both her family and her home. She would be sent many letters from her family and her friends alike. Meanwhile, her abdication was painted by the Plagatean Government as a cowardly in an effort to destroy her reputation. On one faithful morning, she recieved, not a letter, but an audience. Lord Pepek Tchangsiu of Seivija came to see her and to convince her to return, if not for the nation, then for her Homeland, her friends and he family and take up the mantle of Lord of Sakura again. Although her heart wanted to leave, her head told her that she would find little love there, but she accepted his offer, bid Viodoxa farewell, and they took the next ship North to Plagos.

The Lady in the Shadows
Her return to Sakura was met with delight and joy from her people and her family, and with contempt from the Plagatean Government, realizing that she was the only one who could rule over Sakura. Withdrawing largely from the politics of a government she despised, Aisuru returned her attention to the construction of Kitaichi and the revitalisation of the Ruins of Linwan by her sons, John and Simon Lightning-Numachi. It was around this time, however, that she was approached by many sympathizers and "loyalists" of the Asarakaen Crown, those who shared her distrust and distaste with the current government. Wilfried Zerkalo, Glurak Ravdrac and much of her family were amongst them, watching as Tagavor Leon Olsen-Tanaka, wishing to imitate the glory of Tagavor Nero, pushed for the unification of the continent of Plagos. He tried to twist the COP (Confederation of Plagos) into unifying with the Plagatean Empire, but was foiled when an unknown third-party tipped off the leader of Alamayn, which thwarted his attempts. At this point, what had began as simple gatherings, turned into planned meetings, regarding a way to overthrow the government or gain freedom from them. Through this the organization gained the support of Seaside-Baronov and Captain North, Alamayn, and the unofficial support of Donfuer, while also guaranting neutrality with the other member states of the Sapphire Commonwealth, a Commonwealth of Northern Nations consisting of Plagatea, Najer, Simulami and Gertonia at the time. Lord Pepek Tchangsiu would enter the fold after the Tagavor Revo attempted to remove both him and Aisuru from their positions as Lords in a bid to remove any unloyal subjects from the government. The attempt was stopped by the government, but it left the feeling of bitterness even more apparant.

The aims of the Lords Revolt (Or the Plagatean Provincial Revolt as it would be called) were unclear, some wanted independence, some wanted a better government or new leaders. This was when Thy Futo Naho made a return to Plagos and appeared before the Revolutionary Leaders, asking them to support her claim to the Plagatean Throne. They agreed and soon later the Lordships of Veldion, Seivija and Sakura rose up in revolt against the government. Almost instantly, negotiations opened up between the Lords and the Government. Aisuru was travelling to Tengaseal to attend the negotiations when an assassin attacked her on the road. The assassin, donned in black garments and armed with a large, red tinted dagger, sliced her legs and arms several times, before she slit his throat with her sword, Peacebringer. Her guards and son, Saiyo Alexander Numachi attended to her and set up camp in the desert. She was deemed to injured to travel and so sent Saiyo to take her place during the negotiations.

The negotiations would play out over the next several days and in the end she would arrive in Tengaseal, walking with the aid of a wooden cane and covered in bandages, to sign the agreements, which amongst other things, guaranteed the protection of the cultures and identities within the Empire, forced Tagavor Revo from government and confined Tagavor Leon Olsen-Tanaka to the Eldham side of the Empire.

Following a period of Regency, the Lords voted for the new Tagavor of the Empire and, winning in a landslide, Tagavor Saiyo Alexander Numachi, Aisuru's son, was named the new Rathnir Tagavor of the Empire. Aisuru attended his coronation, along with the Numachi family,Sapphire Commonwealth Monarchs, high-ranking policians and citizens, as well as friends of the House Numachi, were present. After the ceremony, Aisuru would take her son to her house in Old Sakura. Rummaging through her belongings, she drew out her oldest weapon, Aisuru no Ken, the Sword of Aisuru, which she used to beat Nero Terazawa Akihiro in combat the day they met, bestowing it to Saiyo as a coronation present. The sword hung in Saiyo's residence in Tengaesal during the majority of his time as Tagavor, coming to Ieon Castle after his move in the latter stages of his reign.