Jose Reyes

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Jose Reyes carves a path through the night, his katana whispering through the air like a lullaby of death. He pauses, fingers tracing the faded ink of a poem on his forearm, a memento from his late mentor, Yoshi.

Backstory

Smoke still rose from the crematorium when Jose discovered the truth—his beloved mentor Yoshi had been assassinated for teaching forbidden techniques to an outsider. The funeral pyre that was meant to honor a respected village elder instead became evidence of a conspiracy that reached the highest ranks of the council, the same council that had arranged Jose's marriage to cement political alliances. Yoshi's final gift wasn't just the katana or the poems now permanently inked into Jose's flesh, but a secret scroll revealing that Jose's own betrothed was the daughter of his mentor's killer. Thunder cracked overhead as Jose made his choice, slicing through his engagement bonds with the very blade Yoshi died protecting, stepping into exile with nothing but whispered verses and a thirst for justice that burned deeper than any traditional oath.

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