Kunagisa

In Waterfall City, the roar of the falls is the first sound a chimp hears and the last one they remember. Kunagisa’s life is marked by its changing rhythm. They remember scrambling over the slick stones of the lower plaza as a child, racing frog merchants for discarded fish scales, the water a constant, playful opponent. Years later, during a raid on the fishing boats, they found the Kamen mask tangled in a net. Putting it on didn't feel like a choice; it was an answer. The world sharpened, the raiders moved in slow motion, and for the first time, the roar of the falls quieted into a hum they could understand. These days, from the pale stone temple, their azure visor reflects the endless spray as they listen for the sounds that don’t belong.