Rise of the Zha Hujie Family
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CHARACTER / 007
CHARACTER HEROHe seeks to overthrow the royal house and seize control of the Human Realm.
Centered on Mile City, the Zha Hujie Family has spent decades joining predatory lending, spiritual narcotics and armed force into one network. Zha Hujie leads it; Leigori commands its sworn fighters and Nico Morgan manages its affairs. Covert ties to the Shadow Council connect the city's business to a larger struggle for power across the realms.
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Caught between debt, spiritual power and reincarnation, Xiao Ling follows the truth of the Three Realms. Ai Li searches for a way through the law; a mentor's legacy and a spirit-beast bond lead him toward an older order in which gods feed on beasts and beasts on humanity. If the chain can be reversed, who pays the price?
EXPLORE STORY →BOOK / 006Mile City's debt, black markets and armed networks were not built overnight. At their summit, Zha Hujie trades contracts and fear for obedience. King of Chains follows the making of this power and the fault lines that hollow it from within.
EXPLORE STORY →BOOK / 014In an interrogation room, Ai Li confronts an anomalous azure-crystal trade linked to Xiao Ling. Her questions lead back to a debt of 1.39 million, Mile City's night economy and Zha Hujie's financial network. Energy drives mecha, but it also powers a web of debt that can be harder to escape.
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