It is the year 1205 post collapse of the Inkarea calender, and the Vestigian empire, after surviving a devastating rebellion that killed half of its population, has undergone 21 years of relative peace. However, this is threatened when Asha's home is attacked. She has no choice but to rely on a stranger to bring her home's attackers to justice, and to find her family. Little did she know, the events that followed would risk a civil war that would engulf the entire Empire of Vestigia, nor that she would learn that she wasn't alone. That she would learn just what she was. Welcome to a world of blood and death. Of political strife and power. And above all, honour. Eternity commences.
Eternal Bushido is an ongoing online Wuxia/ Low Fantasy web serial novel written by K. W. Robertson and follows several POV characters. It is set in the fictional setting of Vestigia, and begins with the destruction of a small village named Folking. Asha must rely on The Stoic Keiya Morita to bring her home's attackers to justice.
Meanwhile, Keiya's comrades slowly make their way through the Empire, having several adventures as they go.
Tropes present in this work:
- Absurdly Sharp Blade: Gizu swords fit this Trope, and despite his common birth, the creator of the blades is held in high esteam by the Samurai he encounters.
- The Ace: The Red Eagle and Delma, who are also known as the first and second sword of the empire respectively.
- And I Must Scream: Played for Laughs. Dante, shearing a room with Lovable Sex Maniac Delma.
- Arranged Marriage: Between Asha and Gato, which confuses Asha greatly, given that she's a commoner, and he's her lord.
- And also between Troquiel and Ora.
- Big Bad: Though at first The Red Eagle would appear to be this, he is simply The Dragon to Saito Zenigata, the Shogun of Akai-Kabe.
- Non-Action Big Bad: Saito Zenigata. Never even bares a sword, but he holds a third of the Empires military might and has great influence and reach among Vestigian lords.
- Blood Knight: Ryu Wada.
- Childhood Friend: Keiya, Arato, and Kagami.
- Chivalrous Pervert: Delma, most certainly.
- Combat Clairvoyance: What makes an Eternal so dangerous in a fight.
- Doomed Home Town: Somewhat played with in that the village of Falkun is razed, but the population are purposefully spared by the attacking general.
- The Empath: The main and most consistent power of Eternals.
- Establishing Character Moment: The Red Eagle ordering the people of Folking to not be killed. Also sparing Asha's brother.
- There's also Delma riding his horse backwards.
- Fantasy Counterpart Culture: Vestigia is obviously Japan
- Four-Philosophy Ensemble
- The Optimist: Troquiel
- The Cynic: Ora, Orrin and Asha
- The realist: Keiya and Delma
- The Apathetic: Dante, Savas, and Chano
- The Conflicted: Arato
- Friendly Enemy: Between Keiya and The Red Eagle.
- Heterosexual Life Patners: Dante and Delma fit this, often going into Vitriolic Best Buds territory
- Honour Before Reason: Deconstructed
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast
- The Vermin King
- Garland The Nightmare, also known as a man who destroyed a generation. So yeah.
- Neutral Female: How Asha sees herself.
- Play-Along Prisoner: See Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil below.
- the time when two Red Legion members try to use rape as torture on Kagami. It doesn't end well for them.
- Rape, Pillage, and Burn: Defied by the Red Eagle who gave very specific orders as to avoid this.
- Red Shirts: The Red Legion. Literally. At least in contrast to the main characters
- And regular soldiers in contrast to the Red Legion
- Stepford Smiler: The Red Eagle is constantly smirking, which others often refer to being "like a mask"
- The Dragon: The Red Eagle is certainly this.
- Dragon with an Agenda
- Also, Rai is this to the Eagle.
- The Stoic: Keiya
- Twice Shy: Arato and Kagami are dripping of this.
- Unresolved Sexual Tension: Arato and Kagami's body language give this impression.
- Wretched Hive: The Rats nest.
