Crimson Ribbon: Smoke on the Water

Crimson Ribbon is the tale of the Bulsara bloodline, one of the many seemingly possessing a mysterious power commonly referred to as "Royal Blood", an alteration of one's blood that appears to grant supernatural powers to its user.Smoke on the Water is set in 1500's Italy, in the midst of the Renaissance era, following along with brothers Sov and Mario and their troubled reunion.Among all the achievements of the time period sits a battle for power between rivaling factions: Factorem and Genimura, in which Sov's own sons, older and younger brothers Nicko and Rosso, wind up playing key roles into bringing to an end.

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Having disappeared for five years, Sov suddenly comes back home to his brother's disbelief. However he is not alone, as Mario finds out, during all these years Sov has gotten married to a woman called Bianca and has had two sons: the 5 years old Nicko and the newborn Rosso.Despite a less than smooth start, Mario ultimately, albeit begrudgingly, decides to assist his brother with researching the supernatural abilities that have been on the rise during the last century. In doing so, Sov hopes that with Mario's assistance he can lend an advantageous hand to Factorem; a faction he has joined during his disappearance and who is at odds with a rivaling faction coveting to gain control over Italy: Genimura.After much conflict, the torch shall be passed down to Sov's own sons, despite Mario's best interests, Nicko and Rosso.

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A simple manga inspired by 80's and 90's battle shounens, Crimson Ribbon hopes to entertain its readers as well as pay homage to the manly mangas of the past.