Yuan’s Return as Shepherd

Gunsoul

Yuan’s postmortem transformation gives him a new responsibility to guide those killed by firearms rather than perpetuate their revenge.

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The Nowhere Again The Nowhere Again from "Gunsoul". The Nowhere Again Yuan dies after using his bullet-core as the shot that destroys the Gun’s independent will.

The Nowhere Again from "Gunsoul". The Nowhere Again Yuan dies after using his bullet-core as the shot that destroys the Gun’s independent will.

The Nowhere Again Yuan dies after using his bullet-core as the shot that destroys the Gun’s independent will. A Cost Accepted He understands that his time in the world may have ended and feels relief that the curse has stopped. A Last Regret His final concern is that Holster and Orient will have to continue without him.

The Dead Keep Falling The Dead Keep Falling from "Gunsoul". The Dead Keep Falling Yuan sees the spirits of creatures and people killed by firearms descending around him.

The Dead Keep Falling from "Gunsoul". The Dead Keep Falling Yuan sees the spirits of creatures and people killed by firearms descending around him.

The Dead Keep Falling Yuan sees the spirits of creatures and people killed by firearms descending around him. Violence Without a Warden The Gun is gone, but the deaths that created its power have not vanished from the universe. A Question of Care The presence of so many lost souls makes Yuan wonder whether the dead can be given a different future.

A Shepherd’s Question A Shepherd’s Question from "Gunsoul". A Shepherd’s Question A vast presence asks Yuan whether he will return the souls that died in his name.

A Shepherd’s Question from "Gunsoul". A Shepherd’s Question A vast presence asks Yuan whether he will return the souls that died in his name.

A Shepherd’s Question A vast presence asks Yuan whether he will return the souls that died in his name. A New Calling Yuan understands that the dead associated with his path may now fall under his responsibility. Consent Given He accepts without hesitation, choosing service rather than treating death as an escape from obligation.

The Gunman Returns The Gunman Returns from "Gunsoul". The Gunman Returns Yuan awakens in the desert transformed into the Gunman, with the Gun’s power now under his control.

The Gunman Returns from "Gunsoul". The Gunman Returns Yuan awakens in the desert transformed into the Gunman, with the Gun’s power now under his control.

The Gunman Returns Yuan awakens in the desert transformed into the Gunman, with the Gun’s power now under his control. A Reordered Power The Gun remains part of his being but no longer dictates the terms of his existence. The Dead May Return He can choose who rises as a Gunsoul, making his new role fundamentally different from the old curse.

A Mission Beyond Ascension A Mission Beyond Ascension from "Gunsoul". A Mission Beyond Ascension Yuan declines to pursue the Dao immediately and chooses to improve the world before seeking further power.

A Mission Beyond Ascension from "Gunsoul". A Mission Beyond Ascension Yuan declines to pursue the Dao immediately and chooses to improve the world before seeking further power.

A Mission Beyond Ascension Yuan declines to pursue the Dao immediately and chooses to improve the world before seeking further power. A Promise to the Living He plans to protect Holster, Orient, and the train’s community. A Promise to the Dead He also accepts responsibility for confronting the remaining violent demigods and guiding those who died in his name.

Immediately after Yuan fires his bullet-core

During Yuan’s descent through the Nowhere

Near the end of Yuan’s passage through the Nowhere

At the close of the final duel

Immediately after Yuan’s return