NOVEL WEB Chapter 18: Chapter 18: The Name That Defies Fate
Echigo Province – Kasugayama Castle, Year 8 of Tenbun (1539 AD)
The night air was crisp and clear, carrying the scent of pine and distant rain.
The last embers of the temple candles flickered, casting long shadows along the wooden floor.
And in that moment—
The silver-haired boy who had once been known as Yuki spoke his name.
"My name is—"
The words hung in the air, a final break from the past.
A rejection of what others had called him.
A declaration of who he had chosen to be.
Uesugi Kenshin studied him in silence.
Then—
He gave a slow, knowing nod.
"A good name."
Not praise.Not mockery.
But acceptance.
"Then carry it well."
"Let it shape the path you choose to walk."
"For from this moment forward—"
"You are no longer nameless."
The weight of his past names—
Demon. Monster. Weapon.
They were still there, lingering in the shadows of his heart.
But now—
He had something else.
A name of his own.
A name that belonged to no one but himself.
The wind shifted through the courtyard.
For the first time, the boy-who-was-no-longer-Yuki felt its full weight.
A name was not just a word.
It was a responsibility.
A promise.
A burden he would carry until his final breath.
But instead of fear—
He felt something else.
A quiet, unfamiliar sense of freedom.
For the first time in his life—
He was not just a blade to be wielded.
He was his own person.
And now—
He had to decide what to do with that freedom.
[Fated Death: Progressing.]You have broken free from your past name.You have declared your own identity.The course of fate continues to shift… but danger still looms.
Your past will not let you go so easily.
And death still waits in the distance.