Hailing from the Land of Shura—a mercenary realm where combat prowess dictates social standing—Tao navigates a brutal culture upheld by his warrior kin. His older sister Leia vehemently opposes his participation in Shura’s blood-soaked rituals. Tao’s aspirations fixate on Shachi, a cunning combatant who subverts the hierarchy by masquerading as a disposable “rag” by daylight while systematically assassinating elite warriors under night’s cover. Defying Leia’s warnings, Tao enters Shura’s martial academy to emulate his idol. The institution’s final trial demands trainees slaughter their closest ally to demonstrate absolute allegiance. When confronted with this ultimatum, Tao spares his best friend and becomes a fugitive, hunted relentlessly by Shura’s enforcers. Cornered and near death, he is saved by the wandering warrior Kenshiro. Allied with Kenshiro, Tao dedicates himself to toppling Shura’s tyranny. His journey becomes a visceral struggle between indoctrinated brutality and his emerging conscience—a progression from wide-eyed disciple of Shachi’s guerilla tactics to a rebel challenging the endless spiral of retribution and domination fueling his homeland’s decay.