25 - Aihi
Aihi's back was stiff against the press of the Warlock Throne's sapphire petals. For the first time in her life, Furahau Takeha, the emperor, ceded the throne to her. A temporary affair, but nonetheless, his idea. He stood beside her with his hands clasped behind his back, the dragon claws in his hair much more intimidating on him than she.
The grand mahogany doors creaked open. Each muscle and bone paralyzed when Uriku and two other bushi hauled Nianzu into the chamber, his wrists tied with a string of metal and ki. Chunfeng was the one to kick Nianzu into a kneeling position, his forehead slamming into the floor.
"Hou Nianzu, Ambassador of the Magician's Guild and Sānlóngguó," Takeha said, "you are hereby charged with attacking the Acting Shōgun, the theft of the Amulet of I
