The Wyvern of Qin is the 8th chapter of the Kingdom manga, written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.
Summary
Under the cover of night, Shou Bun Kun escorted Hyou and his decoy carriage out of Kanyou palace. Everything seemed to be going according to plan until a volley of arrows comes hailing down upon him and his escort. Shou Bun Kun recognizes the man leading the forces attacking them as General Ou Ki!
General Ou Ki claims to have killed Shou Bun Kun that night and Ketsu Shi believes him. Shi Shi, Ketsu Shi's staff officer questions whether Ou Ki is telling them the truth. General Ou Ki is a mysterious man that doesn't usually bother with political affairs, Shi Shi warns Ketsu Shi against trusting Ou Ki. Ketsu Shi reprimands Shi Shi, reminding him of his previous failure involving the Shukyou Clan. Shi Shi guarantees the king's head boasting Muta, a savage assassin will bring back the king's head.
Shin awakens in the woods where Ei Sei and Ka Ryo Ten are resting. Ka Ryo Ten tells Shin how Ei Sei had carried him on his back for a night and half the day. Ei Sei rises and begins walking again, Shin notices he is fatigued and offers to carry the king himself to repay him for carrying Shin. Ei Sei firmly rejects the notion, as Ka Ryo Ten laughs at an embarrassed Shin, and the trio continue onward to the rendezvous point, a holiday retreat built by a previous Qin king over four hundred years prior. Night begins to fall when Shin begins to ask whether or not they're lost. Ei Sei continues to run until he comes to an abrupt stop after noticing something, he leads Shin and Ka Ryo Ten to small cave entrance. Shin and Ten follow Ei Sei through to an open cavern. Atop a rocky cliff stood the small building built four hundred years ago, the rendezvous point.
Characters
- Royal Palace
- Ei Sei Faction
- Ei Sei
- Shin
- Ka Ryo Ten
- Shou Bun Kun (Flashback)
- Hyou (Flashback)
- Unidentified others (Flashback)
- Sei Kyou Faction
- Boku Kou (Mentioned indirectly)
- Ei Sei Faction
High Points
- Ou Ki Army faces of against Shou Bun Kun Army.
- Ou Ki fought Shou Bun Kun to experience an opponent that makes his blood boil with excitement and seemingly acquire his old friend's land.
- Ou Ki is reveled to be a General in the Qin Military.
- Muta is easily capable of defeating a tiger (using a poisoned blow pipe).
- Shin wakes up after his fainting.
- The meeting point is a Summer Getaway from a king of Qin over 400 years ago.
Trivia
- First appearance of Shi Shi.