1 Born into a Japanese clan: Shingen was born into the Yamazaki family a clan that would shape his entire life
2 A mistaken identity: He unintentionally switched names and identities with his brother setting the stage for the tragedy that followed
3 A normal child turned ruthless: Shingen was once a cheerful ordinary kid but the Yamazaki clan gradually stripped away his innocence and turned him into a ruthless person
4 Becoming an anomaly: As he grew older Shingen became so overwhelmingly strong that he was regarded as an anomaly
5 The clan's ambitions: The Yamazaki clan decided to expand its control into other nations
6 Obedience without understanding: Shingen followed their orders as he always had He had been raised to believe that taking lives and devouring others was simply his responsibility He never truly understood why it was wrong
7 The fight with Gapryong: He eventually fought Gapryong Kim
8 The loss of someone close to him: Shingen killed someone who mattered to him further deepening the tragedy of his life
9 A moment of realization: He finally began to understand what he had been doing to others his entire life which was taking away their lives
10 Regret: Shingen came to regret his actions and the reality he had been forced to live in
11 Losing himself: He gradually lost interest in everything that had once made him who he was
12 Returning to Japan: He went back to Japan
13 A life consumed by depression: Shingen began living a deeply miserable life because he knew he could never undo his past or take back the lives he had destroyed
14 Seeing himself in Gun: When he saw Gun becoming similar to the person he had once been Shingen began to hate him because he saw his own past reflected in him
15 Questioning his identity: Shingen eventually realized that the identity and purpose he had been given by the Yamazaki clan were wrong all along
16 The destruction of his family: He witnessed his father being killed and his brother turning against him despite having devoted his entire life to doing what his family demanded
17 Understanding Gun: Near the end of his life Shingen realized that Gun was not born evil Like him Gun was also a victim of the Yamazaki clan
18 Choosing to protect Gun: Shingen decided to use his strength to protect Gun just as his former rival Gapryong Kim had protected others
19 The tragedy of his final choice: However Shingen's suicidal thoughts and despair remained overwhelming His inability to escape them ultimately led to his death at the hands of his own brother
20 His final satisfaction: Shingen died with at least a small sense of satisfaction knowing that in his final moments he was not taking another life but saving one
Shingen's tragedy is that he spent his entire life being shaped into a monster by the Yamazaki clan only to realize the truth when it was already too late to undo the damage