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Battle in Metro-China
Divine Fist is something very rare in Metro-China: a dedicated, honest, utterly incorruptible police detective. His strict upbringing in the secretive Eastern Sun sect has resulted in a sense of duty so strong that when Divinity - whom he once loved - insisted he quit the police force, he rejected her instead. He is disturbed by the power of the Black Mantis in Metro-China but, in spite of danger, refuses to give up the fight for justice.
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Divine Fist called off his relationship with Divinity when the latter wanted him to leave the police force.
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Battle in Metro-China
Thanks to a strict upbringing within the secretive Eastern Sun sect, Shen Zhen is something very rare in Metro-China: A dedicated, honest, utterly incorruptible police detective. He has a deep sense of honor and an even deeper sense of duty. Shen's awareness of duty and honor is heightened by the pain of betrayal he suffered at the hands of Divinity.
Traditionally, Easter Sun members marry within their own group and this is where Shen met Divinity at an early age. The two were naturally drawn to each other and their families thought a match was inevitable. But Divinity could not accept it when Shen entered the police force and once he began his training, she began to drift away due to Wulong Goth's tempting seductions. Realizing she still loved Shen, she gave him the ultimatum to give up his career or lose her. When he rejected her offer she was so spurned that she joined the Black Mantis and gave herself over totally to her new lover, Wulong Goth.
It was the most painful betrayal Shen ever experiend and one that he can never forget. Shen is a Buddhist, but instead of seeking enlightenment by denying the physical world, he chooses instead to remain a part of the world in order to combat evil and restore justice. He is idealistic, but his idealism is tempered by a sharp pragmatism. He is disturbed by the corruption he sees around him in the police force, as more and more of his fellow officers fall under the sway of Black Mantis. He has learned to watch his back and trust no one. But in spite of the danger, he refuses to quit; he will fight corruption until his final breath.
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Divine Fist called off his relationship with Divinity when the latter wanted him to leave the police force.
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Battle in Metro-China
Divinity is beautiful, sensual, and filled with the heat of passion. She has a subtle mind, and is well suited to executing the intricate plots Wulong Goth likes to create. She is as graceful as a dancer, and men cannot resist her silky, persuasive voice. Savitri is also self-centered and selfish beyond reason. She firmly believes that she is special, and that the world exists for her pleasure alone. She revels in the power that her position as Wulong Goth's favorite affords her.
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Divine Fist called off his relationship with Divinity when the latter wanted him to leave the police force.
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Battle in Metro-China
Divinity is beautiful, sensual, and filled with the heat of passion. She has a mind well suited to the intricate plots Wulong Goth concocts. When someone crosses her she hold a grudge. She once loved Divine Fist, but when he rejected her ultimatum that he quit the police force, she took it very personally and committed herself to Wulong Goth and the Black Mantis sect from that time forward.
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Divine Fist called off his relationship with Divinity when the latter wanted him to leave the police force.
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Battle in Metro-China
Exile is the embodiment of brute force. he is massively powerful and unblinkingly vicious. Without conscience and unquestioningly loyal, he is Wulong Goth's primary enforcer. Sent by his master to Metro-China years ago, Exile was responsible for the brutal execution of Jiao Feng's parents.
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Battle in Metro-China
Exile is the epitome of brute force. Massively powerful and unblinkingly vicious, he's a born killer without mercy or conscience. The very sight of Exile brings fear to those who know of him, as he is famous as Wulong Goth's enforcer, and infamous for killing without warning. He is not highly intelligent, though it's hard to know for sure because he utters very few words. Speaking is either too difficult for him or a waste of time. Exile would rather reply with his fists.
Whatever his mental level, it doesn't interfere with Exile carrying out any order Wulong Goth gives him, without hesitation, and without fail. To Goth, Exile is an invaluable tool, a raw, elemental juggernaut who crushes his victims quickly and completely.
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Battle in Metro-China
Once a rebellious young hellion, Isis was won over and befriended by Aria Chen, who set her on the path of the Pale Lotus. Isis is independent, vivacious, and has a wicked sense of humor. Her moods can change quickly from aggressive to playful or vice versa. Her movements are smooth and sinuous, cat-like. She is fastidious about her appearance, and maybe even a touch vain.
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Battle in Metro-China
Isis is an independent, vivacious, young woman with a wicked sense of humor. Her mood can change quickly from aggressive to playful or vice versa. She is fiercely protective of those she cares about, but she also has a strong competitive streak, born of a lack of confidence in herself and her abilities. She likes to have the last word in and argument. Her movements are catlike: smooth and sinuous. She is fastidious about her appearance, perhaps even a touch vain.
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Battle in Metro-China
Jiao is a fierce and competent fighter, but has a tendency toward reckless behavior that he needs to overcome. He takes chances that he shouldn't, mainly to prove that he can handle anything. He has a big heart, a generous nature, a shy sense of humor, and he laughs easily. However, Jiao Feng still yearns for vengeance against the man who killed his parents -- Exile of the Black Mantis.
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Master Sage adopted Fiery Phoenix after the murder of the latter's parents.
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Battle in Metro-China
Jiao is a fierce and competent fighter who takes reckless chances. He has a big heart and a generous nature, but he has never gotten over his parents' murder 0 he still thirsts for vengeance. Jiao has sturdied with Lo Shu and considers him a foster father.
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Master Sage adopted Fiery Phoenix after the murder of the latter's parents.
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Battle in Metro-China
Geist is cunning, ruthless, and a devious manipulator. She is cold as steel, hardened both in body and spirit. Having once been paralyzed in battle, Geist now controls her body through an intricate web of cybernetic devices and uses implanted weapons to attack her foes. Geist is infatuated - even obsessed - with Wulong Goth, who was once her lover.
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Geist and Wulong Goth were once lovers. Geist still harbors an obsession with him.
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Battle in Metro-China
Geist is cunning, ruthless, and a devious manipulator. She has had to fight for every step of her life, so she is as cold as steel, hardened both in body and spirit. Nobody has ever shown her pity or compassion, and she has never felt either. Her first and only great love, if it could be called love, was for Wulong Goth. She has been obsessed with him since they first met, and while she discards people when they no longer suit her, she cannot bear to have something or someone taken from her. Her pride is as sharp as her blades.
Geist's other great passion is for sharp objects, be they swords, knives, spikes... anything with an edge. She regards her new cybernetic blades as her children, her darlings. It's unnerving, most of all to those on the receiving end of Geist's slashing attack.
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Geist and Wulong Goth were once lovers. Geist still harbors an obsession with him.
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Battle in Metro-China
Captured as a child and sold by a Black Mantis slave trader, Damon is a silent type, accustomed to keeping his mouth shut and his secrets hidden. A life of petty crime on the streets of Metro-China has made him wary and slow to trust others. Rescued and then trained by Lo Shu, Damon astonished them both when he spontaneously transformed into the Iron Monk while learning to focus his chi.
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Battle in Metro-China
Damon is a silent type, accustomed to keeping his mouth shut and his secrets hidden. He has lived his life under the constant threat of violence, and it has made him slow to trust others. He is wary, intensely aware of his environment, and never able to relax. Don't walk up behind him when he isn't expecting you, as he will strike first and ask questions later. In spite of all this, he is fundamentally good. He is deeply drive to prove himself, to overcome both his ancestry and the circumstances of his childhood. He is solemn, not given to smiling or laughing. He craves a sense of belonging, but has always felt like an outsider. To Damon, the acceptance offered by his fellow Pale Lotus members is like water to a man dying of thirst.
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Battle in Metro-China
Aria Chen is a remarkable young woman. She has always been single-minded, determined and fearless, and years of training with Lo Shu have made her a formidable fighter. But beyond that, she is the direct descendant of the line of Master Sages, and their power is alive in her; it makes her wise beyond her years and Lo Shu is considering that maybe she should be the next Master Sage, even though she is female and traditionally it was forbidden for anyone other than a male blood relative to earn the title.
She is more serious than most women her age, less concerned with the trivial matters of life, and more focused on what is essential. If anything, she is too serious, and that is the weakness that Lo Shu sees in Aria. She is so obsessed with being worthy of her role in the Pale Lotus, she doesn't let herself relax and enjoy life.
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Battle in Metro-China
Aria is a direct descendent of a line of Master Sages, whose power is alive in her. More serious than most women her age, she is not concerned with what she considers the trivial matters of life. Lo Shu is considering her as the next Master Sage, breaking the tradition that a Master Sage can only be succeeded by his son. Years of training with Lo Shu have made her a formidable fighter and she has learned to harness her yang energy, expressed in the form of a dragon.
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Battle in Metro-China
Lo Shu is unique among the generations of Master Sages who have come before him. He is the first to grow up in a new country and never experience living in old China. He is the only Master Sage not to study and train in the company of other Pale Lotus members at Tai He Gong (the supreme Harmony temple). Finally, at 90 years old, he is the first Master Sage who has lived nearly his entire life without facing the Black Mantis sect.
However, Lo Shu has decades ahead of him to carry on the fight. Despite his advanced age, his mastery of chi gives him the endurance, agility, and reflexes of a man one-third his age. Lo Shu is wise, patient, gentle in peace, strong in battle, and a grandfather figure to those who have joined his cause.
Once his mind is set, the Master Sage doesn't falter or doubt. His role as protector of the new Pale Lotus is the most important thing in his life, and he would gladly sacrifice himself for any one of his comrades. Lo Su's one fear, which he strives to hide from the others, is that he might fail them due to either his lack of experience facing the Black Mantis or his lack of knowledge of the past. After all, everything that Lo Shu knows he learned from one mentor: Shihao. And though Shihao did his best to pass along all his wisdom, some Pale Lotus lore has inevitably been lost.
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Master Sage adopted Fiery Phoenix after the murder of the latter's parents.
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Battle in Metro-China
Lo Shu is an aged feng shui consultant in Metro-China, and the son of the Pale Lotus' previous Master Sage. He is the first Master Sage to grow up in a new country and never experience China. He has had only one mentor: Shihao. Although Shihao did his best to pass along his knowledge, inevitably some has been lost. After witnessing the oppression and crimes being committed in his new homeland by the Black Mantis, Lo Shu began training a new generation of the Pale Lotus sect.
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Master Sage adopted Fiery Phoenix after the murder of the latter's parents.
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Battle in Metro-China
This strange Germanic mercenary is known for his ferocity and brutality. He is unmatched as a tracker of men or beasts, and when on the trail he is tenacious. Though he has undergone Black Mantis training, he retains most of his previous unrefined European fighting techniques. However, he does use his Black Mantis training to channel the energy he draws from a set of supernatural Runes that rule his life.
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Battle in Metro-China
This strange Germanic mercenary is known for his ferocity and brutality. He is unmatched as a tenacious tracker of men or beasts. Though he has undergone Black Mantis training, he relies primarily on his European fighting techniques. Their rough, unrefined method style seems to suit him better. However, he will not hesitate to use one of the gifts he's learned from the Black Mantis: a way to channel the energy he draws from a set of supernatural Runes that rule his life.
The Fatalist believes that all actions are preordained. He carries a bag of Rune tablets. Before every battle, he tosses the Runes in order to read the message that Fate has for him. Of course, he tends to read the Runes in the way that is most favorable to him. Nevertheless, he firmly believes that an outside force, which he calls "Fate", controls him. Interestingly, the Runes have never told him to avoid a fight.
The Fatalist is emotional, gien to flashes of rage and other bursts of passion. His appetites are not far removed from Vapor's, but he is the fire to her ice. He can be loud and boisterous, likes to drink heavily and eats with gusto. He's a tireless woman chaser who doesn't understand how any female can resist his manly charms.
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Battle in Metro-China
Vapor is an enigma, gifted with strange powers and an abnormally long life. As her name suggests, she seems able to turn into vapor and instantly appear somewhere else. She is cold and detached, and speaks in a sardonic, biting way, as though she regards everyone else as barely competent children. But as unpleasant as her haughty manner is, her smile is even worse. One sight of it is enough to make anyone do anything to avoid seeing it again.
Vapor appears to respect two people: Wulong Goth and, oddly enough, Master Sage. Lo Shu's prolonged vitality and advanced age fascinate Vapor and, if the weren't sworn enemies, Vapor might come to Lo Shu to learn his longevity secrets (not that he would show her). Vapor is fond of strong, handsome men, and there are dark tales of Vapor using the energies of her partners to enhance her powers. Many an unfortunate suitor has been found raving mad in the aftermath of her attentions.
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Battle in Metro-China
Vapor is a lethal warrior in the service of the Black Mantis. She is an enigma, gifted with strange powers and an abnormally long life. She seems able to turn into vapor and instantly appear somewhere else. Whether this is some strange mental trick she plays on her opponents or an actual physical ability is a question no one - not even Wulong Goth - has been able to answer.
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Battle in Metro-China
The latest in a long line of demonic Black Mantis leaders known as Wulong Goth, he has used his inherited powers and the arcane sorceries of the Black Mantis sect to extend his life and retain his youthful appearance. He is obsessed with gaining immortality and believes the key lies in certain list treasures from the Pale Lotus temple. He believes this will make him unstoppable in his quest to rule New China.
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Geist and Wulong Goth were once lovers. Geist still harbors an obsession with him.
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Battle in Metro-China
The latest in a long line of demonic Black Mantis leaders known as Wulong Goth, he has used his inherited powers and the arcane sorceries of the Black Mantis sect to extend his life and retain his youthful appearance. He is obsessed with gaining immortality and believes the key lies in certain list treasures from the Pale Lotus temple. He believes this will make him unstoppable in his quest to rule New China.
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Geist and Wulong Goth were once lovers. Geist still harbors an obsession with him.
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Battle in Metro-China
Both a name and a title, Wulong Goth is how the masters of the Black Mantis have always been known. When the previous Wulong Goth dies, the successor inherits not only the title, but also certain characteristics and powers, which are mystically transferred. The new master also receives the ancestral memories of generations of Wulong Goth warlords that preceded him. He cannot remember every single moment of every previous life, but he can call upon key moments and powerful incidents from those lives.
In this fashion, the current Wulong Goth remembers the battle in which Lo Shu's father and the rest of the Pale Lotus were slain. He remembers the face of the slain Master Sage, and instantly recognizes Lo Shu as a branch of a tree he had thought destroyed. He has already inherited the hatred of every Wulong Goth who ever lived for every Master Sage who ever contended with them. But beyond that, Wulong Goth has his own reason for hating Lo Shu.
Wulong Goth is fiercely determined to stave off old age and defy death. He will stop at nothing in his quest for immortality and he has the vitality and appearance of a twenty year-old man, even though he is 79 years old. He has used black alchemies and arcane sorceries of the Black Mantis sect to extend his life, and he envies Lo Shu for achieving longevity simply through internal mastery of the chi.
Wulong Goth is enormously cunning, aggressive, bold, supremely confident, and patient. He is the spider weaving a web, taking action when he needs to while bringing numerous illegal operations together into a cohesive while under his control. His ambitions are monumental: nothing less than the overthrow of the government of New China, which he would replace as dictator.
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Geist and Wulong Goth were once lovers. Geist still harbors an obsession with him.
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