Sōyō-Ryū is a Templar dual-wielding sword style built around an asymmetrical pair: a katana for punishing heavy strikes and a straight sword for fluid maneuvering. Its fighters appear to dance through combat—flowing, graceful, and acrobatic, but capable of hitting with brutal force.
The fighting style
Sōyō-Ryū balances two contrasting weapons as parts of one continuous motion. The katana supplies the style’s weight: committed cuts, heavy impacts, and decisive finishing blows. The straight sword supplies its flow, allowing the wielder to redirect momentum, maneuver around an opponent, and link attacks together without breaking rhythm.
The result is often described as “sword dancing”. A skilled practitioner moves with elegance and apparent effortlessness, weaving evasions, turns, leaps, and crossing strikes into a single performance. Beneath that beauty, however, is an extremely aggressive combat art designed to hit hard and deny an opponent time to recover.
Sōyō-Ryū does not require weapons forged from 
Varunium Steel; any suitable katana-and-straight-sword pairing can be used to practice the style. 
Sun Jin Kaisara demonstrates this after founding the 
Sun Jin Empire: even after temporarily donating Himmel and Hölle to 
RD10-003, she is still seen fighting in the Sōyō-Ryū style using ordinary blades. Its other prominent appearances use paired Varunium swords, maintaining a strong practical and visual association between the fighting art and the material.
Himmel and Hölle
The only named Sōyō-Ryū weapon pair is Himmel and Hölle:
- Himmel — the straight sword
- Hölle — the katana
Forged from Varunium Steel, both swords emit a gentle, fuzzy orange glow. They were presented to Sun Jin Kaisara as a gift marking her rise to the rank of 
Redken. Kaisara later entrusted the pair to RD10-003 for weapons research. During Forza’s forced field testing, the program equipped him with the swords; when 
Forza Ninetails escaped, he stole Himmel and Hölle, and they became his signature weapons.
Amos’s unnamed pair
Defining characteristics
- Dual-wielded katana and straight sword
- Heavy, forceful katana strikes
- Flowing movement and redirection with the straight sword
- Graceful, acrobatic transitions between attacks
- A dance-like appearance masking punishing impact
- Closely associated with paired Varunium blades
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