“We’re a team,” I agree. “Part of a secret family. ‘Two become One and Five the same.’”
She gives me a bemused look, and I hug her and laugh.
“It’s something from the prophecy,” I tell her. “I’ll explain it later.”
Life is perilous. Mine is uncertain, but I’ve decided I won’t live without hope. The Eternal Emperor has had his eternity. I’ll fight for mine, and if Fate happens to choose me for Anqi Sheng’s prophecy, I’ll complete it on my terms, not the Emperor’s.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Lynne Harter for her editing expertise and valuable suggestions. A big thanks also to my wonderful family.
About the Author
ALASDAIR GRANT loves pizza, baseball, and learning anything he can about mythology and ancient history. His dream car is a sleek black Porsche 911 (which his wife will never let him buy) and his dream pet is a trained peregrine falcon (which he'll also never own). He has a 2nd degree black belt in Shotokan karate, a 1st degree black belt in kobudo (martial arts weapons), and past experience as a karate instructor. He maintains a creative writing blog at cwtoolbox.blogspot.com.
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