Mikusa

Mikusa was never the strongest fighter. In Waterfall City, strength was measured in how you held a spear, a skill their rival Shidona mastered with effortless grace. While Shidona earned accolades in the training plaza, Mikusa tended the guiding lanterns along the city’s treacherous stone stairs, memorizing every crack and current. When raiders struck under the cover of a dense river fog, Shidona’s vanguard charged blindly into the chaos. But Mikusa, using their lanterns not as weapons but as signals, guided a small defense force through the lower fishing huts. They emerged behind the enemy lines, earning a deep scar across their face but turning the tide. They were given the General's suit not for winning duels, but for saving a city that had never seen them coming.