Ryuuta

Ryuuta traced the familiar arc of a downward strike, the blade cutting silently through the amber-tinged air of The Heart of the Forest. The Seifuku they still wore under their gear was a relic from a life burned to ash—a time when their greatest challenge was an exam, not an escape. They were the only student to survive the razing of their cliffside academy. For weeks, they were just a ghost haunted by the smell of smoke, until Shokei-moji found them. Shokei-moji didn't offer comfort; they offered a new lesson. They taught Ryuuta that a home isn't a place you defend, but a people you protect. The mask hides the face of a failed student, but the katana now moves to guard a future. They lost a school, but gained a cause.