Anju Kiwahime

“The Last Princess of Shirakabe”

👤 Name:
Anju Kiwahime（安寿・際姫）

🏯 Origin:
The last known ruler of the legendary fortress Shirakabe ("The White Wall"), a small but independent domain located in the mountains of feudal Japan.
Her land was known as a bastion of justice – peaceful, resolute, and widely respected.
The exact location of the fortress remains unknown to this day. Shirakabe is considered lost to history.

📖 Legacy:
Anju is remembered as a righteous, courageous, and principled leader.
She defended her people, resisted oppressive demands, and refused to submit to tyranny.
Unlike many nobles of her era, she personally led her warriors into battle, earning respect not for her bloodline, but for her actions.

Her end? - Only she can tell it...

👻 The Legend:
It is said Anju's soul never found peace.
Denied the final rites of honor and erased from official records, she became a Yūrei – a restless spirit.

The battle mirror became the vessel of her vengeance.
Since then, she is said to appear to those who distort the truth, rewrite history, or carry unearned pride.

🪞 Key Traits:
Symbol: A cracked battle mirror

Appearance: Clad in warrior’s garb, with long dark hair and visible signs of her mortal wounds

Power: Said to have the ability to shrink people, reducing them to their “true size” in her eyes – a punishment for lacking honor

Mantra:

"If I no longer possess greatness in this world—
then no one shall stand above me."

🕯️ Modern Reception:
In modern pop culture, Anju Kiwahime is seen as a blend of myth, martyr, and ghostly figure.
Some consider her a fictional tale – others report sightings of fractured mirrors, strange disappearances… and fleeting silhouettes in abandoned places that reek of ash and iron.