Takiri

The Sakura Katana on Takiri’s back is more than steel; it is a promise. It was a gift from Yasuke, presented when Takiri was just an explorer with an unwavering grin, dazzled by the golden spires of The Teikodian Empire. Yasuke, burdened by their own lineage, saw in Takiri a light they thought had been extinguished in the palace's shadowed corridors. They offered to train them, to help guide the raw power of their recent ascension into something focused and controlled. In those quiet sessions, the distance between heir and adventurer dissolved. They found their own world in hidden gardens, a sanctuary from courtly intrigue. For Yasuke, Takiri's optimism became an anchor. For Takiri, the Katana is proof that even in a city built on cold ambition, something true can blossom.