5
The year is 1986, the place Yo ko s u ka, Japan.
The norm a l ly tra n quil day- to - d ay life of Ryo Hazuki
is suddenly and irre c ove ra b ly shatte red by uninv i ted visito rs .
A man we a ring dark green Chinese clothes appears
at the Hazuki fa m i ly home with two black- s u i ted thugs.
This man uses a powe rful st yle of martial arts, the likes of
w h i ch Ryo has never befo re seen, to enga ge his fa ther Iwao in
a fi e rce battle. Ryo atte mpts to inte rvene and help his fa th e r,
but the obvious disparity in power is too much. Ryo is beate n
d own and ta ken hosta ge as the man qu e stions Iwao,
“W h e re is the mirro r.”
H aving no other re c o u rse, Iwao re l u c ta n t ly tells him.
Once this myste rious object is in the man’s
possession, he again atta cks Iwao.
“Do you remember Zhao Sun Ming…”
From these wo rds Ryo learns of a shocking tru th from th e
p a st. His fa ther was responsible for killing someone long ago.
And then, Iwao is knocked down in defeat.
Ryo pulls his fa ther close and feels him ta ke his last bre a th.
“Lan Di”
The man with the ominous embro i d e ry of
a gl i t te ring dragon on his back, the man re s p o n s i b l e .
What of the stolen mirro r ?
Who is this Lan Di?
Vowing to seek reve n ge, Ryo embarks on a journ ey
to unravel the myste ry surrounding his fa th e r’s death
and deliver justice to the man re s p o n s i b l e .
