Disclaimer: Don't think it's necessary to mention this since this is published on a Fanfiction-site, but, just to be sure, Jade Empire belongs to Bioware and has nothing to do with me, except for me owning the game, of course.
Summary: Two years after the defeat of Sun Li, a new threat begins to rise from the East.
Warnings: Rated T for Teen, for some bad language and occasional violence.
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Chapter One : Visions-----------------------
She woke up with a start. A headache like nothing she ever felt before hit her like one of the Dragonfly's projectiles hitting an Imperial flyer. Panting heavily, her fingers sought a way to her temples while she tried to sit up straight.
This was not good.
Moments earlier, she had experienced quite a disturbing dream. The non-materialized form of the Water Dragon had appeared before her once more, and the riddles the god had told the girl spooked through her head.
"Remember that it isn't over," she had said.
But what? What wasn't over? Her battle with Master Li?
Her face grimaced at the thought of it, her heart beat accelerating rapidly. Could it be true? Surely she had seen a lot of cases in which fallen enemies weren't quite as dead as she had thought, Death's Hand, or should she say Sun Kin, was a good example for it. Could it be that Sun Li had found a way to stay alive?
No. No, impossible. If he was truly still alive, she would have felt it, she would have felt that there was something wrong. No, Master Li was dead.
Or was he…?
She sighed heavily. There was no need to panic. Or at least, not now. She should calm down, give it some rest. Yes, she would come back to it once her mind had settled down.
Slowly, she got up.
Her name was Jiayin, or Fallen Leaf Jiayin as some of her fellow students had named her back at the Two Rivers' School. That time seemed so far away now… Nearly every student was now dead, killed in a raid which had destroyed both the School and the village itself. She was one few survivors, being together with Dawn Star at the time of the attack, a beautiful girl who she had practically grown up with. Along with another one, calling himself Sagacious Zu, they had escaped, and what followed was a long and tiring journey to the Imperial City to free Master Li, Head of the School, who had been captured by the attackers.
The journey had made quite an impact on everyone in the Jade Empire; Jiayin had gained many friends who had followed her to the heart of the Empire, where Sagacious Zu had lost his life after helping her to escape from Death's Hand, the Emperor's right hand. Jiayin eventually had to face the Emperor himself, only to be killed by the one she had called her Master after she had defeated his brother. She got brought back to life by the Water Dragon in Dirge, and after defending her long lost home, she had faced Master Li and had gotten her revenge…
After that battle, she had been convinced that a long period of peace and prosperity would follow for the Empire. One of her followers, the Emperor's daughter Lian, had taken the role upon herself as the leader of the Empire, and Jiayin had to admit she was surprised at how well her friend was doing. She, on the other hand, had chosen to live a life in the shadows, far away from the Imperial City, where she lived the life of a hermit. She would only show herself in public at the anniversary of their victory against Sun Li, which was celebrated throughout the entire Empire. Her humble home was located in the ruins of Dirge, where she would look after the fountains and the temple of the Water Dragon.
She had thought that everything was okay, that life in the Empire wouldn't get threatened ever again. But it seemed she was wrong.
Giving one last look to her room that was located in the Temple itself, she knew what she had to do. It was time to look how Dawn Star was doing.
A/N: I know, I know, short. But hey, that's only reasonable for a first chapter. And concerning Chapter Two, I'm not fast with updating, since I get easily distracted b something else to do. I'll try to update as quick as possible, but you've been warned… (Muahahahahaa!)
Anyway, I hope I've done a good job so far, and I would love to hear your opinions about Round Two so far. Hope to see you again in Chapter Two : Flower Gardens!