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•	Currently Dominant: The Kurogane Zaibatsu, under Lord Ranmaru.<br />
•	Rising Threat: Hoshizora Zaibatsu, leveraging the digital world to undermine old loyalties.<br />
•	Balancing Power: Mizuhara Zaibatsu, exploiting both sides for financial and magical gain.</p>
<p dir="auto">Each family maintains a fragile alliance enforced by the Tokyo Accord, an ancient blood pact renewed every 50 years.</p>
<p dir="auto">But with the next renewal due in six months, war simmers beneath the neon surface.</p>
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<p dir="auto">IV. SUPERNATURAL SOCIETY STRUCTURE</p>
<p dir="auto">Rank	                                                    Description<br />
Zaibatsu Lords (Soryo)	    Heads of each family; immortal or empowered beings.</p>
<p dir="auto">Council of Nine	           Three delegates from each zaibatsu; regulate supernatural law.</p>
<p dir="auto">The Shroud Enforcers	   Secret police ensuring the human world remains ignorant.</p>
<p dir="auto">The Twilight Brokers	   Information and trade intermediaries between supernatural factions.</p>
<p dir="auto">The Shrinekeepers	           Neutral monks and spirit mediums who maintain the city’s mystical balance.</p>
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