| It was not long after High Master Taolinn had established the new
rebirth of their society and returned to his own land of the Sky Clan,
that a regrettable tragedy occurred between the Dragon Clan and Tiger
Clan.
Master Yang, the High Master and trainer of the Dragon Clan’s most
accomplished warriors, had accidently killed Master Jin, a revered
head master of the Tiger Clan, during an intense contest of combat
skills. This broke down a long time peace agreement between the two
factions.
To make matters worse, when she had come of age, a marriage
had been arranged for Chieftain Lord Yudi’s daughter, MauLi. However,
MauLi had refused to conform to tradition and at the age of 15, defied
her father and began associating with Qing, a trainer from the Tiger
Clan. When she had told her family of her intentions to marry Qing,
her father refused to give his blessing and grew angry, demanding
that she stay with her own people and marry as had been arranged.
MauLi, having been denied what she felt was her only chance
for happiness, decided to leave her father’s Clan and join
the Tiger Clan to be with Qing. However, fate has a way of
being cruel and love often more so. For it wasn’t long before
MauLi discovered Qing’s true nature, and the love that she
had felt for Qing began to wither like the delicate petals
of a flower deprived of nourishment. Qing, she now knew,
had been merely using her to gain information about her father,
Chieftain Lord Yudi, and his plans for his army. Once she
had left her own people, she was of no further value to Qing,
and he tossed her and her love aside as easily as he would
toss the shattered remains of a broken blade.
Humiliated and unable to return home, MauLi vowed to bring back
the honor, not only to her name, but to her family’s name as well.
MauLi knew that the only way to do this was to become a warrior,
and not just any warrior, a warrior worthy to be accepted into the
Sky Clan…
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