The brothers Sheng Wen & Sheng Wu were raised in the art of shadow puppetry. One sang, the other danced the bl…
The brothers Sheng Wen & Sheng Wu were raised in the art of shadow puppetry. One sang, the other danced the blade. In time, they forged their own unique martial style from the fluidity of puppet play.
When the Khitans invaded, they stood alongside with other heroes as the Eight Heroes of Qinghe, defending the region shoulder to shoulder. The battle was brutal. The brothers were suddenly flung aside by a stampede of warhorses, and their comrades scattered in the chaos.
They turned back to help, but all they saw were their sworn brothers surrounded, overwhelmed, and cut down...
Now, the brothers train their puppet play by the Floral Expanse Beyond, haunted by memories of their oath-bound kin.
Dark thoughts rise unbidden, and one of them cries out,
"Don't go down that path, Brother!"