Jun 2002
Chapter 1
by Chuck Dixon, Jeff Johnson, Tom Ryder, Chris Garcia, Dave Lanphear
Boon Sai Hong, a thief also known as the Jade Rat, breaks into the home of Wing Yei Sun, a learned man, to steal the Phoenix Heart, a gem. He finds the man dead with no discernable wounds. Boon's search for the Phoenix heart is interrupted by Tei Su, the man's daughter, and Princess Zheng Mai. Boon grabs Wing Tei Sun's ring. It burns like fire when he puts it on. He also takes the scroll the man was studying.
A group of masked men break in to the house in search of the ring. Princess Zheng fights with them. Boon flees. The masked men leave once they realize that Boon took the ring. Princess Zheng does not pursue them because she was wounded during the fight.
