Kingdom of Shyako

Guan Yin stared at the shocked Elliot. Their eyes met and were locked, not breaking contact until Elliot caught his breath.

"Were you one of the ones that contacted us?" Elliot asked.

She shook her head and placed a finger on her lips, "Don't tell anyone about this. And no, I'm not. The East is currently ruled by two emperors, Diamond Emperor and Emerald Emperor. They are just pretending to still have all eight kingdoms with actors as the fake emperors."

"The ones from the shattered kingdoms were sent underground and created several resistances," Guan Yin continued. "Even I was one of those organizations. I only joined the guarda with the name Huoyi so that my organization has eyes on whatever's happening above."

"So, you're a girl?" Elliot asked. "And how should I address you?"