Kanshi

Kanshi is a terrible student. Sensei insisted that teaching others in The Heart of the Forest would be their final lesson, a way to temper the fury in their eyes. For months, it felt like a punishment. The locals’ endless cheer and the novices’ clumsy footwork made Kanshi's hand twitch for their sakura katana, yearning for the clean silence of a real fight. They missed the open road. But then came the breakthrough. It wasn't a grand battle, but a quiet afternoon watching a student finally master a difficult stance. In that moment of shared understanding, a new power bloomed within them, an ascension born of patience, not rage. They still think they're a terrible student, but maybe, just maybe, they're becoming a teacher.