Soulbound | The Last Koru Shinzo Vol 2 | Predecessor

Volume two, in the shadow of a perfect rose. The final quarter Shinszo was by all accounts extraordinary. There is evidence to show that her talents and natural affinity for the role far outshown her predecessors, marking her somewhat of a prodigy to the position.

training schedules recovered from the remains of the dojoos she frequented documented her tuition as faultless. I say again, not impressive, not exceptional, faultless. Perhaps there is a degree of a grandizing of these records, but I do believe them to be mostly accurate, describing her skills as a swordswoman peerless and her dedication and discipline near artificial in their exactingness.

Ure was by all accounts a perfect Koro Shinszo. Her time and study was not without its challenges, however, as you might have anticipated, given that these records had to be recovered from ruins rather than from ongoing traditions. The evidence suggests that she had a sister, one who shared her path, but did not share her skills or indeed her discipline.

The two were said to be close as infants, as one would expect from youths taken from their families and made to train together for a duty they were too young to understand. The eldest Uray was a perfect student as previously discussed. Naturally, therefore, the younger fell short, seen by many as a weed, beautiful in her own right, yet overshadowed by her magnificent rose of a sister.

Flowers don't grow well in the shade. And this sister was no different. She grew crooked, reaching for light that never came.