Editing KHoS:Takeru (section)

=Background=
From a young age, Takeru was told that he would be the successor to his family's style of swordsmanship. There was little doubt about that, really; he was the eldest child, a male besides, and by far the best fighter of any student in his generation. On the other hand, his little sister Takemi was a shy, quiet girl who loved folding paper animals and constantly clung to her bigger brother in between training sessions. Takeru didn't much mind (he loved his little sister), and that only spurred him to improve his skills further so he could defend Takemi and his colleagues.

So it came as quite the surprise when one day, it was announced that the heir to the Nagasumi dojo would not be Takeru, but Takemi. She was just as shocked as he was, and begged Takeru to speak to their father with her. The old man bluntly said that Takeru did not have the heart of a true warrior and that the dojo would be wasted on him. Outraged, Takeru challenged his father to a duel for the inheritance of the style; the loser would have to retire from the family business forthwith. However, Takeru's father pointed out that since Takemi was now the master of the Nagasumi dojo, she was the one he would have to challenge; and when Takeru looked at his frightened little sister, he knew that he could never subject his sister to the misery of exile. 

And of course, since he could not win, that meant that he had lost by default. 

Furious, frustrated and bitter, Takeru renounced his claim to the Nagasumi name and stormed out of the dojo, never to return. His "friends" abandoned him once they learned that not only was he no longer a potential successor to his family's dojo (and thus an asset they could use), but that he had been defeated by his little sister (out of respect for Takemi, he never bothered to shed light on the matter; not that he felt anyone would believe him anyway). He moved far away from his home in Okinawa, making a living on his own using the strength and speed the Nagasumi-ryuu had developed in him. He exchanged letters with Takemi, who was somehow bearing up with the burdens of leadership and battling monsters, but he burned unopened any letters he received from the rest of his family. It seemed as though he would go through life without further complication or excitement, until one day he received a letter from the Monster Hunters; Nagasumi Takemi (IRON LOTUS) had been felled in combat against the kaiju Outrunner. Included was her will to him; in it, she named Takeru as the next successor to the Nagasumi dojo and begged him to protect humanity in her place. 

Whether she knew it or not, Takemi had done the one thing which could make Takeru go back to his family, which he did; but only to recover the Zankantou sword forged for him and Takemi. He was only doing this for her memory; the rest of the Nagasumis could wither into oblivion for all he cared. If he'd been keeping up with his training, he might well have been posted to active duty immediately; as it was, Takeru was posted to the Academy to be refamiliarized with the ways of combat and with the foe he would now be fighting for the rest of his life.

And that's where the story begins...