The Black Crest of Destiny

A young military genius wakes up to find the entire world hunting him because of a symbol on his body.  He’s the son of one of four generals guarding the great wall against foreign invasion, a sheltered brat with lousy martial arts skills, and suddenly, he is chased from his home, his sister abducted, a huge reward out there for his head, and his is alone facing a strange army with advanced weapons.

He falls in love with a powerful woman who leads a criminal cult of poison users, and together they learn of a new threat in the empire, an enemy inciting civil war and looking to kill off the generals defending the border, with rapid fire arrows that can strike from an incredible distance.  Our hero tracks down the master weapons maker who is making these advanced weapons for the enemy, hoping to assassinate him and cut off the enemy’s supply lines.  By chance, the weapons maker sees the symbol on his body, and he sacrifices himself and his entire family to keep our hero alive, telling him that he is the only one who can unite the people and destroy the enemy.  

Our hero realizes his responsibility to the world and realizes his own genius.  He becomes sworn brothers with two powerful warriors and together they embark on a journey to protect the generals guarding the border, discover the truth behind the symbol on his body, and to root out the enemy.