Gold Dragon Jade

...Cangwu Village - Li Chengjue's Hut...

...The Next Morning... Chengjue lied unconscious on a bed until all of a sudden he awoke like he was having a nightmare as he sit up on the bed...

...SHEN MO: (Speaks while entering the room) A-Yun, thanks for showi... (Enters) You're up!...

...A-YUN: (Enters)...

...LI CHENGJUE: Shen Mo, what happ......

...A-YUN: (Cuts in) Oh my God! Is that a... (walks towards Li Chengjue and takes the gold jade he held) A Gold Dragon Jade? Gosh! Where did you get this?! (astonished)...

...LI CHENGJUE: What is it...?...

...A-YUN: Gosh don't tell me you don't know about the Gold Dragon Jade?...

...LI CHENGJUE: No... Tell me about it... (curious a little)...

...A-YUN: 800 years ago, Dayu Dynasty Year 1, after unifying the 7 warring States, Emperor Dayu I and Empress Feng Tian needed a way to prove Heaven had given them the Mandate. So they went to Dragon Vein Mountain... There a meteor of pure gold fell during a thunderstorm. A dragon skeleton was inside it......

...800 Years Ago... Dragon Vein Mountain...

...Dayu Dynasty Year 1...

...EMPRESS FENG TIAN: (Astonished)...

...EMPEROR DAYU: (Picks up the thick gold) Dragon... It is finally here (Looks up to the Heavens) it's here... The Heavens has given us the Mandate!...

...Present Time......

...A-YUN: Court Alchemists and Feng Shamans melted of for 49 days. They poured the emperor's blood and the empress's tears into the mould. 2 Jades were formed. The Emperor got the Gold Dragon, command, war, Heaven .. and his wife the Empress got the White Phoenix, healing, protection, earth... Together they were called the Twin Imperial Seal......

...800 Years Ago... The Palace...

...Dayu Dynasty Year 1...

...DAYU: This is my empire! (crowd cheers triumphantly)...

...Present Time......

...A-YUN: Only when Dragon and Phoenix rule together, the empire is stable... For 600 years, every Emperor and Empress held one half. When they joined the Jades at coronation, the sky turned gold at noon....

...600 Years Ago... The Palace, Coronation...

...Dayu Dynasty Year 200...

...ROYAL PRIEST SITIAN GUAN XUANJI: The sky has turned gold! The Heavens have approved!...

...The crowd shouts in joy......

...KING YU CHENG'AN: (Joyful) My regime... Has just begun Dayu!...

...The crowd erupts in joy as King Yu Cheng'an and Queen Feng Ruyin embraces each other...

...Present Time......

...A-YUN: Crops grew... No floods...The Gold Jade was kept inside a Dragon Vault, so sacred only the Emperor could touch it and if anyone else did, their hands would burn to ash. Without the other half, both Jades will go wrong, burn and freeze.... There was a prophecy carved on the back of the Gold Jade by the Royal Priest in the old seal script:...

..."When separated, the empire bleeds. When Dragon lays down his sword and Phoenix offers her wing, the seal will turn to sunrise and the wronged will be remembered"......

...LI CHENGJUE: What does that mean?...

...A-YUN: No idea .. It remains a mystery in the whole of the Empire.....

...LI CHENGJUE: And how do you know so much?...

...A-YUN: I read about Dayu from start till present...By the way... Why do you have the jade? Are you by any chance... (whispers) an emperor?...

...SHEN MO: (Gasps)...

...LI CHENGJUE: I am... Just from a noble home and bought this at affordable price...

...A-YUN: No way! You bought this! I'd like to......

...LI CHENGJUE: It's not for sale......

...SHEN MO: Did you find out why he passed out last night?...

...A-YUN: No... He seemed to have just been stressed......

...LI CHENGJUE: You may leave......

...A-YUN: (Stares confusedly)...

...SHEN MO: (Bows to A-Yun)...

...A-YUN: (Bows and leaves after some time)...

...SHEN MO: Would you like anything for breakfast Your Majesty?...

...LI CHENGJUE: I want to be alone...

...SHEN MO: Pardon?...

...LI CHENGJUE: (Glares)...

...SHEN MO: Yea, Your Majesty (Bows and leaves)...

...LI CHENGJUE: (Recalls A-Yun)...

...Moments Ago......

...A-YUN: Both Jades will go wrong, burn and freeze.....

...Present......

...LI CHENGJUE: Mother... I have finally found... what we lost......

...Dayu Empire - Mo Xuanye's hut...

...MO XUANYE: Come in .....

...JIN FUYAO: (Bows as well as Xuanye)...

...MO XUANYE: The King is not in Dayu......

...JIN FUYAO: Huh?...

...MO XUANYE: Few days back he set out in a chariot with the Royal General... When they thought they were out of sight, I saw them... Nice and clearly and that explains why the Royal Captain cannot let anyone into the palace with the excuse of The King is not receiving visitors today......

...JIN FUYAO: Really? Then we can take over! (laughs) Think about it, Dayu will be ours!...

...MO XUANYE: Do not place a target on your back just like the foolish Fengs... We follow due process. We become the king's regents......

...JIN FUYAO: Regent you say... Thoughtful and when we finally claim full power, we will erase the Li Bloodline entirely and set our eyes on those shiny stones... (laughs)...

...MO XUANYE: (Chuckles) Have some wine... (pours Jin a glass as both men dined)...

...The Moon took it's shift again as Longwei patrolled the palace... And outside in the local markets... He sees a ruckus, a man was assaulting a group of women in their small kiosk......

...LONGWEI: Don't you know the curfew is on! (walks further and gets a closer look) Hey! What's going on there?!...

...Shortly, Longwei reached the kiosk and hit down the man with his sheathed sword......

...LONGWEI: Are you okay?...

...WOMEN: (Wails in fear)...

...The man stood up... As Longwei noticed and turns to him. The man's eyes were black, cracks around his body glowing white and gold......

...LONGWEI: A Kongke... But......

...The man attempts to attack Longwei but the trained personnel killed him with a stab to the midsection as the man turned to stone......

...WOMAN 1: (Frightened) What-W-What is that?...

...LONGWEI: A Kongke... But how did it get passed our protective barrier... (Confused)There is an intruder in Dayu......

...LIGHTS FADES......

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