Shōgetsu Hōzuki

''If you are looking for his grandnephew that exists in the canon version for Mētsuki, please refer to this page: Shōgetsu. This page contains information about the younger brother of Mētsuki in an alternate universe''

Shōgetsu Hōzuki (鬼灯詛月 Hōzuki Shōgetsu) was a prodigy of the and inherited his position as the head of the clan before reaching adulthood. He was deeply involved with the loyalists of [faction] that are desperate to change, however his blind loyalty lies with his older sister. Because even after being aware that she framed him, Shōgetsu accepted the consequences of her plan and henceforth disappeared along with the rivalling clan.

Trivia

 * The first part of his name uses the kanji 詛 (cursed), which is taken from norou (のろう) meaning to put a curse on. Following the clan's tradition, his full name would roughly translate to: "a demon lantern cursed by the moon". A play on the fact that Shōgetsu was a cruel victim of Metsuki’s ruthless and manipulative love that he yearned for, despite being the light of her life and original successor of their clan.