Introduction: Spring, Harima Province, 1598.A lone swordsman sharpens his blade, chasing a question that haunts him."What does it truly mean to walk one’s own path?"To find answers, he is given an old book.Kokutenma.A forgotten legend buried by history...Taira Ryōma, the asura who carved his name into the bloodstained earth. A world of war, spirits, and unseen forces unfolds before him. Ryōma fights to survive, to defy fate, and to forge his own ambition.But as the swordsman turns each page, something feels wrong.The story should have ended.Yet the ink refuses to dry.And some paths, once taken, do not end....