Zhōng

Once a prince of the most powerful empire is now the most wanted person from the same empire. Zhōng always carried two swords (one of them being the Ninja Sword, one of the eight most powerful blades), a knife given to him by his deceased mother, and gadgets to help with his missions. Zhōng carries pain and determination but as his journeys continued he begins carrying more. When news of his father's death began on his thirteenth birthday, he begin carrying anger and wanted revenge. Zhōng knew it wasn't going to happen right away and he begin his plans to take over. To start, Zhōng needed a job that can provide for himself and his sister Xing. He heard that the dark market was a place to go since after the war they were apparently wealthy, the trick was to find a way in. Zhōng scouted everywhere but couldn't find a way in till a job that required him to go as himself. Zhōng was soon able to join the black market and made a good friend named Tony, this was the first step for him to reclaim his throne. But all of this was short as Zhōng left the gang and begin doing solo personal missions due to actions of his and Tony's, he never felt so alone.

Zhōng was slowly building a reputation of being a fighter, no matter how many times he fell, he always got back up. His biggest victory was on his fourteenth birthday, it was when he show what is Longus sword he carried can do at full potential. His uncle soon discovered him and his sister and brought them back to his home. He took Zhōng as his apprentice in the black market and taught him rules and lessons of what it meant to lead. He also trained Zhōng in a form that a few knew, a stance that has no name. Zhōng soon became the strongest in the black market if not the entire empire. No one knew his real name other than his codename Dual Bladed Ninja, Zhōng would then give himself a shorter name of Truman.

It was in the market where most of the pain he carried came from. From selling Alice to his dual with Tony, Zhōng lost great allies and friends. He also lost his old self, a smiling and cheerful prince was replaced with a menace that had no bounds but somehow was restricted. But even his new form was replaced with regret and determination.

Zhōng eyes were open to what the lords and ladies and all who were above them couldn't see. The shadows became his domain, no matter what it hides, he was always looking for it. This domain was also where he buried his old self as well as his new as he was tired of being someone that barely existed. Zhōng couldn't handle the lie he told for years but he wanted to tell it on his terms. But when the truth came out, the war began to rumble.

Zhōng knew a war was coming, he once wanted it to happen, with determination and promise to his mother, he hunted those who wanted war. But his ties to both sides were what made him blind. From promising to reclaim and avenge his father to promising to protect and care for the interest of the empire, he was torn in half. The only way for him to have peace was to let one side die. A clock ticked inside him and around him, a countdown to his death.

Zhōng soon started to see nightmares of people he cared about dying in this new war. He soon became distant to all, not letting anyone to work with him willingly. If you wanted, you'll have to show the same determination. But even this didn't make you his friend, Zhōng rarely trusted people due to pain and fear. When the war did came, Zhōng received his last little bit of suffering. Not only did he watch citizens die in front of him, but he also suffered severe blows that he could have died from. He wanted to die there and let the demons and the voices in his head find peace but fate wouldn't let him. His last pain and suffering came at the hands of one who shouldn't have saved him. This act made him lost and defeated, his strongest counter-attack saved him, therefore, forfeiting the Ninja Sword. And so Zhōng left the Ninja Empire listening to men and citizens crying in pain, people he swore to protect and couldn't stop the bloodshed.

So what's next for him? The condition he's in makes him no longer a threat to anyone for the moment. Zhōng is tired of letting things happen that he has no control over, perhaps his final move will be forceful. That is if he can recover mentally, otherwise, the empire is lost.