Vow of the Dragon Throne

Two years ago, Prince Chu Heng of the Great Shang Kingdom could no longer bear to watch his mother, Consort Xie, suffer humiliation at the hands of his debauched father, the Emperor. In a moment of defiance, he spoke out—only to enrage the tyrant, who vowed to murder both wife and son. In the chaos that followed, Consort Xie threw herself in harm’s way to shield her child, nearly losing her own life to save his.