RAIKOU OF THE DRAGONS (ライコウ・オブ・ザ・ドラゴン)Genre: Shonen / Romance/ Fantasy / Action /
🐉 Raikou of the Dragons — Premise
Raikou of the Dragons follows the perilous journey of Sumiko Kuronami, a sixteen-year-old orphan born of both dragon and human blood—a forbidden lineage in a world scarred by centuries of war between the two races. Known as a Dracohominid, Sumiko is a hybrid, a living relic of an era both feared and forgotten. Dragons have long been thought extinct, hunted to near obliteration by humanity, and hybrids like Sumiko are outlawed by both sides.
When her uncontrollable dragon side violently awakens in a surge of Veilfire a volatile draconic energy that destroys everything in its path Sumiko becomes a danger to the only person she loves: her adopted younger sister, Ayano Kuronami. Desperate to suppress or rid herself of the dragon blood that threatens to consume her, she is approached by a mysterious elder who reveals the truth about an ancient elixir once known as The Other Eye a mythical creation that once allowed harmony between the human soul and the dragon spirit.
But the original elixir was shattered centuries ago by none other than Sumiko’s own mother, the fearsome and enigmatic Miko Kuronami a highborn dragon with a sinister smile and secrets soaked in centuries of fire. Miko did not kill her daughter, nor did she stop her from seeking the elixir. Instead, she shattered it in front of her, setting the stage for Sumiko’s journey and her undoing.
With her time running out and her transformation accelerating, Sumiko forms a band of six warriors known as the Raikou Team, each with their own scars, pasts, and ties to the ancient draconic age. Together, they embark on a perilous mission to recreate The Other Eye, collecting its broken components scattered across cursed dragon lands, militant human strongholds, and decaying realms of lost magic.
A powerful rival hybrid named Kaito seeks the same elixir, but not to suppress his dragon blood. Instead, he wants to use it to unleash the next draconic age, one where humans will kneel or burn.
As ancient prophecies stir, long-lost artifacts resurface, and the history of both species is rewritten, Sumiko must confront her buried rage, the legacy of her monstrous mother, and the truth of what it means to be both dragon and human because if she fails, there will be no world left to save.
🐉 Sumiko's Personal Backstory (Condensed)
Born in the 1600s near the hidden village of Emberhold, Sumiko Kuronami was raised in secrecy by her human father, Yuki Kuronami, after her dragon mother, Miko, vanished on the night of her birth. At the age of five, her horns began to grow, and her father pulled her from public life, hiding her from those who would hunt her for what she was.
He adopted a second daughter, Ayano, to give Sumiko a companion, and for a time, the sisters were inseparable. But the more her body changed, the more Sumiko grew to hate her dragon heritage and the mother who abandoned her. That hatred would only deepen when, years later, the two returned from a trip to find Yuki dead, killed by self-proclaimed Dragon Hunters.
Broken by grief and rage, Sumiko vowed to erase her dragon blood forever and to kill the mother who made her a target. Forming the Raikou Team with Ayano and others like Ayaka, Kento, and Mizuki, she now hunts down the lost pieces of The Other Eye, determined to sever her dragon half… before it severs her soul.
🐉 DRAGON SOCIETY: THE DRAGONCLADES
Long before the extinction, dragons ruled vast territories divided into elemental clans known as Dragonclades. Each clade developed unique powers and cultures shaped by their natural habitats.
🔥 Ignis Clade (Flame Dragons)
Power: Pyrokinesis, heat-shifting skin, combustion wings
Region: The volcanic region of Scorvain's Maw
View of Humans: Bitter; they see humans as the thieves of fire
🌊 Aether Clade (Storm/Water Dragons)
Power: Weather manipulation, storm-born regeneration
Region: Floating islands above the Sundered Sea
View of Humans: Curious but cautious; some traded with old sea clans
🌿 Virelia Clade (Earth/Nature Dragons)
Power: Biomancy, shapeshifting into terrain, botanical control
Region: Deep jungles of Thal'Virell
View of Humans: Distant observers; avoid contact
❄️ Cryost Clade (Frost Dragons)
Power: Ice breath, time-slowing aura
Region: Glacial tombs of Fyrnveil
View of Humans: Ancient rivals from the first war
⚫ Umbra Clade (Shadow/Death Dragons)
Power: Necrosis mist, shadow phasing, memory theft
Region: The forgotten lands of Nocthel Hollow
View of Humans: Dangerous and spiteful; keep to myth
🌬️ Sylphine Clade (Air/Wind Dragons)
Power: Sonic screams, air slicing, invisibility through motion
Region: Skybound plateaus of Zephyros Reach
View of Humans: Aloof; view humans as grounded and burdened
⚡ Volthera Clade (Lightning/Energy Dragons)
Power: Electromagnetic pulses, speed bursts, neural disruption
Region: Thunder-charged mountains of Kaltros Spine
View of Humans: See humans as primitive batteries, useful but weak
🪞 Myralith Clade (Illusion/Mind Dragons)
Power: Telepathy, illusion-casting, dream manipulation
Region: Mirage lands of Lunaris Vale, half-real and ever-shifting
View of Humans: Fascinated but see them as mentally fragile
Each clade holds a piece of the ancient world, now in ruins or decay, but their essence lingers in bloodlines, ruins, and Veilfire relics.
🏛️ DRAGON HIERARCHY & CASTE SYSTEM (REVISED)
DRAGON HIERARCHY & CASTE SYSTEM
The Order of Ascension is the societal structure of dragonkind, divided into spiritual and power-based castes:
The Crowned Flame: Supreme dragons, often born of prophecy. Immense power, telepathy, and command over multiple elements.
The Wyrmkings: Rulers of dragon clans and realms. They shape policy, warfare, and elemental purity.
The Hollowfangs: Elite warriors and high generals. Excel in battle, but not in governance.
The Brood Circle: Priest-like mystics who guard the knowledge of the Ancients.
The Glimmerscales: Artisans, philosophers, and dragon scholars.
The Cindertail: Working class dragons; builders, hunters, and scouts.
The Crackedscale: Lowest caste; rogue dragons, hybrids, or those with cursed blood.
Dracohominids are not recognized in this hierarchy and are seen as abominations unless born of noble blood. However, some secretly rise as influential figures in both dragon and human societies.
Dragon society was once ruled by an unyielding caste system rooted in bloodline purity, elemental strength, and proximity to the Primarchs. While the system has mostly collapsed after the Dragonfall, its echoes still shape how dragons and hybrids are treated.
🐲 1. Celestials (Mythical Class)
Said to be the original cosmic dragons who birthed the elements. Only spoken of in sacred ruins and prophecy.
Believed to reside in a parallel realm known as the Cradle Beyond Flame.
Not confirmed to exist, but many ancient artifacts bear their sigils.
First dragons of each Clade, immortal and elemental incarnations.
Each Primarch created their Clade and embedded part of their soul into a Veilstone, anchoring their power in the world.
Mostly vanished or sealed, worshipped as gods in draconic religion.
Children of Primarchs and the first rulers of the Clade sanctuaries.
Keepers of sacred knowledge, founders of the Council of Flame.
Most died in the Dragon-Human Wars or disappeared with the Primarchs.
Ancient bloodlines descended from Exarchs.
Nobles of dragonkind; held governance over cities and citadels.
Often bore inherited Veilfire Marks, granting them superior named skills.
View hybrids as impurities, some supported the war to purge them.
Dragons who’ve awakened Veilfire, their elemental core, granting physical transformation (changing hair, eye color, body patterns).
Known for unique Named Skills, often tied to a Clade’s nature.
Serve as warriors, relic-keepers, and elemental knights.
Some rebel against Highblood rule and now act as rogue champions.
🧩 6. Hybrids (Controversial Class)
Crossbreed of dragon and human, born of broken laws and forgotten unions.
Powers are unstable, but they can sometimes tap into multiple Clades.
Most lack full Veilfire control and risk going Ferus under stress.
Forbidden by both dragon law and human law.
In some ancient ruins, hybrids were once seen as divine mediators, now most are hunted or forced into hiding.
Trueborn Hybrids — Born naturally from dragon-human unions. Rare.
Forged Hybrids — Result of magical experimentation. Often unstable.
Echo Hybrids — Lineages diluted through generations; powers unpredictable.
The working class, dragons without Veilfire or noble blood.
Craftspeople, farmers, scribes, architects, and guardians of ancient cities.
Form the majority of the population in old Clade settlements.
Often manipulated or conscripted by Highbloods during the wars.
Born with damaged or incomplete elemental cores.
No scales, no fire, often suffer from magical illness or deformities.
Viewed as cursed or shameful. Some are healed, others exiled or experimented on.
A few have developed strange, nontraditional powers, unknown to the Clades.
Dragons who’ve lost their identity to uncontrolled Veilfire.
Marked by wild eyes, corrupted scales, erratic powers.
Some are violent; others are ghosts of their former selves.
Feared by all castes, especially hybrids, who are more prone to this fate.
🧪 THE BROKEN ELIXIR: "THE OTHER EYE"
The Other Eye was not a single vial, but a constructed convergence elixir, created through impossible synthesis, binding essence from both dragon and human origin. For centuries, it was hidden, known only to a secret few. But the one who ultimately shattered it was none other than Miko Kuronami, Sumiko's mother.
Dragonclade Temples (now buried or corrupted)
Human Forbidden Archives (locked behind magical and militarized barriers)
The original elixir was once in the hands of Miko Kuronami, Sumiko’s mother, who deliberately destroyed it in front of her daughter. Though Miko claims to have her reasons, her actions have pushed Sumiko to the edge, forcing her to now pursue the pieces in desperation
Originally created to balance dragon and human energies.
Can theoretically turn a Dracohominid fully human or fully dragon.
Shattered by Miko Kuronami, Sumiko’s mother, to prevent its misuse, hinting at darker motives and protective instincts.
The team must find the scattered ingredients and reforge it.
A once-revered sorceress and dragon of the Umbra Clade, Miko was both terrifyingly powerful and enigmatically cruel a being of alluring malevolence, like a shadow goddess in mortal flesh. In a moment burned into Sumiko’s memory, Miko destroyed the original elixir before her very eyes. She did not do it out of hatred, but conviction, believing the world was unworthy of harmony and that her daughter needed to earn it, not inherit it.
Though Miko never outright harms Sumiko or her companions, her actions, always a step ahead, are laced with riddles and bitter truth. She watches from afar, intervenes when needed, but always with a twisted smile and unknowable purpose. Her betrayal is the catalyst of Sumiko’s quest, the emotional wound behind her fire.
To reforge The Other Eye, Sumiko must recover its shattered ingredients:
A drop of Veilfire from each Dragonclade
Crystallized Echo from the ruins of Eldralune
A fragment of the Silver Crest
Tears of the First Hybrid (unknown source)
(possibly other missiing items?)
Only by assembling these forbidden relics across both dragon and human lands can Sumiko hope to recreate the elixir. But even then, its success is uncertain. Some say The Other Eye was never a cure, but a curse in disguise.
👁🗨 ASCENDANT MARK & VEILFIRE
When dragons undergo high emotion or stress, their Ascendant Mark activates:
Hair and Eye Color shift to reflect power type and stage
This state is called “Veilfire” among dragons
Powers increase drastically, but the mind is harder to control
In rare cases, dragons can burn out or go Ferus (berserk)
Each Veilfire expression is unique, passed on like family crests.
🔮 DRACONIC METAMORPHOSIS — "Sōzōgin" (創造銀)
A dragon's hair and eyes shift color upon awakening elemental mastery — a sacred rite known as Sōzōgin, or "The Silver Creation." This change reflects the dragon’s affinity:
Fire Dragons → Eyes burn red, hair blazes ember-orange.
Ice Dragons → Eyes fade to white, hair becomes crystalline.
Air Dragons → Hair floats like mist, hues of silver and sky-blue.
Spirit Dragons → Iridescent hair, glowing violet eyes.
With this awakening also comes a unique named skill, e.g., "Crimson Storm", "Azure Wail", "Obsidian Maw" — mystical signatures of power.
🧬 HUMAN SOCIETY & BELIEFS
Humans live under the rule of the High Accord of Bastion, a magi-technocratic empire that rose after the Dragonfall. They believe dragons are dangerous gods that once enslaved the skies.
Highly enchanted technology (glyph towers, crystal interfaces)
Dragon hybrids are illegal, tracked and executed by Wardens of the Scorch Law
The Scorch Law forbids preservation or study of draconic remains
Magisters – Spellcasters and keepers of forbidden knowledge
Sovereigns – Political rulers and warlords
Alchemysts – Scientists experimenting with dragon blood and relics
Commonfolk – Living under enchantment-aided suppression
Ashmarked – Secret cults who worship dragons in hiding
The world is divided into planes and regions, once united under the Council of Flame:
Dracorra (Dragon Realm) – Split into multiple Clade dominions, scattered by war and time
Bastion (Human Supercontinent) – Sprawling cities and burning fortresses where humans now rule
Eldralune – Crumbled ruins of the first dragon-human alliance; home to broken artifacts and remnants
The Breachlands – Where dragon and human lands overlap; ravaged and cursed
The Shroud – A magical barrier that hides ancient truths; shifting, half-real
Realms are layered with Leylines, rivers of raw draconic energy that power relics, awaken Veilfire, and sometimes distort time.
Emberhold: Human frontier city, birthplace of Sumiko and Ayano.
The Vortex Peaks: Skybound floating islands, home to Air Dragons.
Ashendeep: Underground cavern system ruled by Earth Dragons.
Volcanyr: A molten mountain range inhabited by Fire Dragons.
Thalassor: Submerged ruins patrolled by Sea Dragons.
The Gale Barrens: Desert wastelands controlled by Sand Dragons.
Icelight Fen: Frozen northern plains home to Ice Dragons and the Icebound Order.
The Eclipsed Citadel: Forbidden realm where The Great Old Ones reside.
🧬 DRAGON TYPES & THEIR ABILITIES
TypeTerritoryPowersFireVolcanyrPyrokinesis, heat armorWaterThalassorAquamancy, water form shiftingEarthAshendeepTremor fists, rock armorAirVortex PeaksFlight, wind slicingIceIcelight FenIce sculpting, freezing auraSandGale BarrensSandstorm manipulationLightningSkyreach RangeThunder dash, charged scalesSpiritDreaming HollowsIllusions, memory theft
Relics of the old dragon age are infused with divine memory and power. Examples:
The Silver Crest – A medallion once worn by the First Hybrid, now split into shards
Wyrmkind Horns – Can awaken Veilfire in those of dragon blood
Tethered Tears – Crystals containing sealed memories of fallen dragons
The Aether Loop – A device said to connect living dragons to the dead
These artifacts are hidden across temples, human vaults, and dreamlike ruins that flicker between realms.
“When Veilfire burns through ice and ash, the Bound One shall rise.” — Old Dragon prophecy
The Harbinger Hybrid – Legend says one hybrid will restore or destroy both worlds
Seven Shards, One Eye – The Other Eye must be forged from seven sacred items
The Final Roar – A cry said to awaken dormant Primarchs
Ancient murals hidden in ruins contain incomplete verses, possibly altered by time or human sorcery.
7 ancient dragons who survived the great purge by adopting human forms.
Run a secret society aiming to return dragons to global dominance.
Controlled by the mysterious Boss, with an inner council called The Inner Eye.
A militant human organization who view dragons as a plague.
Trained Ichika Muramasa, a child raised as a living weapon.
Formed by Sumiko Kuronami to track down ingredients for The Other Eye.
Sumiko Kuronami – Main offense, leader, Dracohominid.
Ayaka Yuugure – Medic (relationship fractured over Mizuki’s death).
Kento Suna – Defense; formerly anti-dragon.
Mizuki Kuroshi – Defense & Seer; perished in battle.
Kaulitz – Temporary offensive member.
