The Han Cavalry Raid

The world is a chessboard.

The crisscrossing lines are the martial world, where little fish and big fish leap and strive to leap again.

The points where the pieces land are the mountains, climbed by lesser and greater masters alike.

At the summit stands a monument to the martial way.

There is a beggar of chaos who slays a giant whale,

a War God of the North Sea who slaughters a great dragon,

and a pig butcher of a blacksmith who loves to beat people up.

Talented heroes stir up storms across the land, leaping through the Dragon Gate and striving to cross.

There is also an emperor in the imperial court who rules the realm,

feudal lords of the Nine Provinces who summon the aura of dragons,

and celebrated generals and master strategists who vie for renown.

Across heaven and earth, fish and dragons dance.