King of Ten Thousand Sparrows

"One night, his entire family was slaughtered. The mountains and rivers were carved into the boy's spine.

Blood dyed his eyes, and a myriad of sparrows blotted out the sky as the royal banners burned.

The Eastern Depot seized his throat, Prince Cheng imprisoned the loyal, and the sparrow-fire of the Oirat split the frontier passes.

The day he tore open his flesh to reveal the phoenix bones within,

the golden-caged sparrow seated on the dragon throne began to tremble its wings."