16 - Masanori
The arrow whizzed through the air and thunked into the bales behind the target. Masanori rubbed his hands together, easing the winter cold from his flesh, before taking another arrow and nocking it in his yumi. He flattened his shoulders, aimed, and then released.
This time, he punctured the edge of the makeshift target—his first hit without Ryoka's guidance.
Archery was one of the many warrior arts Masanori was forbidden from learning as a Genshu. Without his name, he could do whatever he wanted, with only himself to disappoint. If he was to kill all his demons, he expected a lot more disappointment along the way.
Ryoka described archery as an art as deadly as blades and ki. Skilled archers enhanced their arrows with energy for different effects, and when she explained t
