Stolen shadow

A tale of steel and whispers, lust and betrayal, where the past is a wound that never truly heals, and the road ahead is paved with ghosts.

He has never believed in heroes. Raised by bandits and hardened by betrayal, he knows that survival belongs to those willing to take it. In the lawless underbelly of Japan, where coin and steel speak louder than honor, he has carved out his place-a man without illusions, without remorse.

But as whispers of war creep through the land and foreign shadows fall upon familiar soil, he finds himself entangled in something far beyond the usual bloodshed and vice. A chance encounter in a teahouse and a secret that defies explanation threaten to unravel the only truth he has ever known: that the world is cruel, and mercy is for the weak.

In a time when loyalty is fleeting and the line between man and monster blurs, he must decide whether to turn away-or to face the unknown, even if it means becoming something he swore he never would.