running out of
allies and Shun Ti was running low on heirs. Ko Sui-Li (b. 1920),
mother of Kar-Fai, took the reigns of Feng-Qi, but was constantly
plotted against by her sons Li-Ang Liao and Zhey Liao. Zhey had
always been loyal to Kong, and advised Li-Ang to build on the power
vacuum left by Kong and Kith. Li-Ang envisioned himself an overlord
in the manner of Kong, with the world's vice in his lethal grasp.

Sui-Li reorganized Feng Qi,
and made her son its overlord. Under Kar-Fai's aegis, Archimedes Ko,
son of Bram Vallard, was largely in charge of overseeing the temples
and Solacium. Ko was young, but had been a monk almost since
his birth (in 1943) and was a master of martial arts and Zen
principals. His twin sister Mei-Chan Ko, the “Ghost Cat”, had
also trained sincetrusted him
completely. Gaunt naturally agreed, but he asked one thing of Ko:
that he be allowed to train alongside Clay at the monastery. Kar-Fai
trusted his sincerity and felt bringing in those of different races, as
Shun Ti had done, honored the original Pan-Asian creeds that Kith
corrupted.

Most surprising to all was
one other child who wished to train at Feng Qi: his name was Clive
and his mother Jerusha Dharma brought him to the monastery she had
heard so much about over the years. She was with Myrus T Fellbane,
now her fiance (much to Clive's chagrin). They brought with them
something Clive's father had entrusted Jerusha with – a sword and
amulet that were said to be 1000 years old and once drove the vile Presence Vaikuntha from this plane of existence. Jerusha felt that Feng