The axe was more than a badge, or even a tool. The axe hides within it a demon!
The kami stirred as soon as I took hold of the thing, it filled me with a strength like I've never felt before!
I was overtaken by a white-hot pride, and a terrible bloodlust.
Soon my duties were not enough, and the kami Sensou no Ko - that demon blade - drove me to kill them all!
I fled to sea, hiding on a trade-ship, but I could never escape fate.
It brought me here, for penance.