Phantom Kensei

The sword. A versatile weapon, one used for many years. Straight, curved. Stabbing or slashing. Infantry or cavalry. It's a symbol of heroism that is paradoxically wielded by the most heinous of villains. It's a deadly weapon paradoxically used to save lives. The order of ascetics dedicated to the mastery have transcended their own humanity, their own existances, to become one with their weapons. Be it the teachings of the fairy, lunarians, vampires, tengu, half-ghosts, or celestials, none go unnoticed or untaught under their tutelage.

Granted to them by the fairies was the manifestation of cold fury. Through channeling their tranquil rage through their blade and themselves, they obtained the strength of winter itself to protect them from harm and strike down their foes, blasting them with frigid ice or piercing them through with their cold steel.

Granted to them by the lunarians was the manifestation of endurance. Through inhuman levels of focus, their blades became more than just swords and their bodies transcended their functional limits. Neither the elements nor poison nor curse could harm them as they struck with their enchanted blades.

Granted to them by the vampires was the manifestation of their own inner chaos. Through embracing their inner desire to kill, to maim, and destroy, they became near-beasts that rend the flesh from the bone with startling ease. The legendary wand of Loki, Laeventein, found scions in the Kensei's blades and wreathed them in its chaotic flame. The vampire's very essence, their parasitical existance, bled into the Kenseis to drain the blood of their foes.

Granted to them by the Tengu was the manifestation of their desire to hunt. Through their own feral impulses, the ability to turn into something monstrous arised. The disease of a rabid wolf or the cold, methodical rending of flesh by claw fused into the Kensei's art, becoming more than just sword techniques. And with a echoing howl, the spirits of the wild answered the hunt as well.

Granted to them by the half ghosts was the manifestation of their own duality. Through their dual blades, one in each hand, they compartmentalized their own essence. By meditating on that seperation, they turn their spiritual essence into physical to heal otherwise fatal wounds. And with their vengeance, channeled into a single stroke, they struck at speeds unknown to humans, crossing leagues within a single stroke.

And granted to them by the celestials was the manifestation of their strength. Through their own prodigious power they struck at the earth itself, tearing it asunder and bringing forth Gaea's hot blood to burn away those who faced them. With each step they took, the earth itself trembled and bowed. And with each strike of their sword, they cleansed away the imperfections that stood before them.

They have evolved beyond human or youkai. Becoming more spiritual existances than true people, they are the Kensei. And should these great evils stand in their way of perfection, than so be it. They too shall fall.