Naonosuke

In The Great Panda City, they say the coldest winds carry the most dangerous secrets. Naonosuke’s secret hangs from their back, glowing in twin lanterns. To the Panda Council, they are a difficult trainee, aggressive and too quick to violence. They see the bloodthirsty snarl, but misread the source. They think it’s ambition. It’s hunger. The lanterns are not lit by any known spirit energy. Their pale, flickering light is fed by something else, something anathema that Naonosuke channels. This forbidden power is the only thing they have found that can truly injure the servants of chaos, like the warlord Karasu who destroyed their home. While others train to defend the borders, Naonosuke trains to hunt. The guiding lanterns don’t illuminate a path; they devour the shadows along it.