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.