The dragons of East and West are fundamentally different creatures. In the West, dragons hoard gold and devour maidens. In the East, dragons govern rain, rivers, and the fate of nations.

The first dragon was born from the primal chaos itself — Qiongqi, whose singular nature was to destroy order. Heaven created the Dragon Kings to oppose him: Ao Guang of the Eastern Sea, Ao Qin of the Southern Sea, Ao Run of the Western Sea, and Ao Shun of the Northern Sea.

Each Dragon King commanded vast armies of aquatic creatures — crab generals, shrimp soldiers, and turtle ministers. The dragons themselves could grow to the length of a hundred li, their scales shimmering with every color that exists between water and sky.

But the dragons' greatest power was also their weakness: they were bound to Heaven's will. When the Jade Emperor commanded rain, the Dragon Kings could not refuse. And when they made the smallest error — a single drop of rain more or less than commanded — the executioner's blade awaited.

This is why dragons fear nothing in the ocean, but tremble at the sight of a celestial decree.