Previously: The Daughter. Dawn of the Empire, Part Three of Ten “You are a miraculous creature,” Kaimetsu-uo observed. “I have never seen anything such as you in all my travels. Are there others like you?” “Many,” Unmei replied. “And do the Great Clans know of you?” The koumori shook its head sadly. “They do, but we conceal ourselves from them. Not all are as understanding or forgiving as your grandfather. There was a time when, fearful of Fu Leng’s power, Hantei declared that all creatures not of human origin be destroyed… and Lord Akodo was always first to enforce Hantei’s commands.”