Akha, the former Kinu of Yuko Kobuke, realizes in full extent the liberty that is juxtaposed with his life of dishonor. No longer bound by the code of the Bladesworn, Akha, for the first time, chooses his own path as he severs his own intentions from those that churn in a war-torn Issu.
During his time of exile, Akha's life was in a debt of death that was hounded by mercenaries and headhunters alike. A shameful and disgraceful existence prompted Akha to forget a life before he had failed his master, and the vehement dreams that came every night made it so. Akha was constantly reminded of his failure, that he had utterly forgotten the events that transpired in his life before the Kobuke Estate was burned down.
Separated from Akane, Akha's decision returns him to the most familiar thing
