Chimper #1760
The one they called Lucky was the sole survivor of a botched Teikodian raid in The Heart of the Forest. Akenori was left for dead by their own commander, visor cracked and pride shattered beneath the amber-leaved canopy. For days, they watched from the shadows as imperial forces terrorized the locals they had been sent to ‘pacify.’ Shame was a heavier burden than any injury. They were preparing to let the forest claim them when a new force arrived. Minamoto spoke to the rescued chimps not of victory, but of the duty to act when others suffer. The words were a fire that cauterized Akenori's deepest wound. They didn't join the ranks openly; their face was too well-known. Instead, they kept the mask and embraced the ironic title. It isn't luck that keeps them alive; it's atonement.
