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. The tale of Taira Ryōma, a boy who lost everything in a single night.His village, burned.His mother, slaughtered.His innocence, gone.Now, Ryōma walks the bloodstained path of a ronin. A world of war, spirits, and unseen forces unfolds before him. He must fight to survive, to uncover the truth, and to decide whether he will become a warrior... or a monster.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....