Stains of Red

Gods? Realms of Immortals? Inheritances? Mythical Beasts? Such fantasies Xi Heji never imagined he would one day be faced with. Born with poor Qi cultivation talent, Xi Heji instead took the path of martial arts, a long forgotten practice that he was told had no potential. Being surrounded by members of the Xi Clan, an elite power in the province of Gek’hial, geniuses were the norm here. Being born from the daughter of the 5th Elder, his position in the clan was only natural, even if people didn’t agree. Though this all changed when calamity struck the Empire of Lyeaif, causing the entire continents reigning structure to collapse. Faced with a decision to leave, or stay and fight the factions who so desperately want power, what will he do? What caused the fall of the most powerful Empire in history? How will life change now when even the strongest powers cower before them?