Shi: Way of the Warrior #05
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Who Is Shi?
Born of a Japanese father and American mother¸ 10 year-old¸ Ana Ishikawa witnesses the brutal slaying of her entire family. The child is consequently spirited away and raised by her grandfather¸ Yoshitora¸ a descendent of the Sohei¸ the great warrior monks of medieval Kyoto.
Shrouded in secrecy¸ Yoshitora trains Ana in the ways of the Sohei - her sole mission in life is to seek out her family's murderer and avenge her family's honor. Never forgetting the Catholic teachings of her mother¸ however¸ Ana's life becomes one of constant inner conflict between her programmed mission of revenge and the Christian leanings she secretly harbors.
With her conflicted soul weakened¸ this vengeful obsession consumes Ana's very being¸ as she transforms herself to Shi - the living embodiment of Death¸ who since childhood¸ has terrified and encouraged her in her crusade of vengeance.