Character Pages - Shuffling the Deck: Kudo Shinichi

Character name: Kudo Shinichi

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Titles: Knight of Spade, Ace, Silver Bullet, Ranger of Sherrinford Forest, Goddess Blessed

Occupation: Ranger, Knight of Spade

Equipment: Crossbow, Short Sword, Knightly Sword, Rifle

Skills: 

• Animal Friendship X
• Survival VIII
• Rifle Mastery VII
• Tracking VI
• Crossbow Mastery V
• Curse Mastery V
• Dark Magic Mastery III
• Sword Mastery II

Personality: Shinichi is an independent teenager, always wanting to do things by himself. He is realistic, sometimes even a little cynical about his role as the Ace. He is a pacifist, preferring to avoid battles, but when forced to fight, he becomes a ruthless pragmatist. He never judges a book by its cover and almost always takes time to understand his friends and foes. He never discriminates. He has a love for animals, especially dogs.

Background: Shinichi was originally born in the country of Spades, but his family migrated to the country of Hearts soon after. They lived at the border of the country, despite having an invitation from the Castle of Wills. Shinichi often ventured into the Sherrinford Forest, and eventually met the Rangers of the forest. He was eventually instated as a Ranger. Since his parents knew the Queen, he got to know the Princess of Hearts, Ran. He sometimes escorted the Ran to the forest and taught her how to get close to the animals. The two soon realised they could see the Goddess, which made Shinichi worried about his future. One day, in another trip to the forest, they met forces from the Raven Empire. Shinichi's card value dropped from 4 to 1, resulting in him gaining the Ace blessing and fend off the attackers. Shortly after, he was knighted, and received a prophecy. His prophecy foretold death to any companions in the near future, thus, he chose to go alone. When he entered the Raven Empire, he met Shiho Miyano, a traitor of the empire, and helped shelter her. With her magic, he created a doppelganger, Conan. The small group journeyed together for a while. When the day of the prophecy came, he left them and went alone into a ruined castle. He was trapped in a dimension of darkness, but remained alive. He waited till he was rescued, then continued his journey to defeat the Raven Empire with Ran.

Relation to others: 

• Kudo Yusaku - Father
• Kudo/Fujimine Yukiko - Mother
• Mouri Ran - Childhood Friend
• Kuroba Kaito - Cousin
• Hattori Heiji - Friend
• Haibara Ai - Friend, Ally
• Akai Shuichi - Teacher
• Edogawa Conan - Adopted younger brother

Inspiration: Detective Conan protagonist~~

Story Summary: Shuffling the Deck

Fandom: Detective Conan [Fairy Tale AU]

Title: Shuffling the Deck

Summary: Darkness has come in the form of the Raven Empire. The Knight of Spade has been sent out in accordance of the prophecy, but months later, his light fades. The Ace gone, there is no choice but to find others that embody the suits - others with the ability to fight against the Ravens.

Place: A continent, with the north as the region where the Raven Empire resides. In the south is the Castle of Wills, the capital of the country of Hearts. Between them is the Sherrinford Forest, a forest not belonging to any country and instead owned by the group known as the Sherrinford Rangers. There are 3 more countries, the countries of Spade, Clubs and Diamonds.

Conditions: Fantasy-esque. Magic exists and technology is rare. The magic system is called the Embodiment of Suits, with people from each country being blessed by the goddess with their respective suit. The buff they obtain will be scaled to the value of their card, with 2 being the smallest and Ace being the highest. For the values of Jack, Queen, King and Ace, there is an additional blessing, which bestows armors and weapons that are effective against curses, the power of the Raven Empire. There is also a Joker card, but it is shrouded in myth.

Chronology: Disappearance of the Knight of Spade (Shinichi) -> Princess of Hearts (Ran) starts on a journey to search for him -> Travels through lands to meet the Jack of Diamonds (Heiji) and the Prince of Clubs (Saguru), and eventually find the Joker (Kaito) -> Group crosses Sherrinford Forest, and reaches a ruined castle where they find a cursed child (Conan). He drop hints about the whereabouts of the Ace. -> Eventually finds Ace in a twisted dimension -> Moves to battle the Raven Empire.

Specific Scenes: Goddess Blessed (https://scattered---papers.blogspot.com/2016/08/snippets-shuffling-deck-goddess-blessed.html)

Characters: Kudo Shinichi (https://scattered---papers.blogspot.com/2016/08/character-pages-shuffling-deck-kudo.html), Mouri Ran, Hattori Heiji, Toyama Kazuha, Hakuba Saguru, Koizumi Akako, Kuroba Kaito, Nakamori Aoko, Vermouth, Gin, Vodka, Akai Shuichi

Inspiration: Detective Conan in a fairy tale setting, with the magic system being based on cards.