Previously: A Gathering of Thunder. Dawn of the Empire, Part Ten of Ten “Strange,” Kaimetsu-Uo said. “I think that I have finally learned that which I came to hear, though I did not hear the tale I sought.” “I would not have you disappointed, my friend,” Unmei said. “Now listen to a tale of your Empire’s greatest heroes.” Day of Thunder by Rich Wulf “You heard me approach?” the Scorpion said, clearly impressed as she stepped out of the shadows. “Not many men can do that.” Atarasi smiled at her. “One does not survive long in a war such as this without learning how to read the shadows,” he said.