In an alternate history of Japan, dragons created its islands from which they ruled the world. Warriors defeated them and claimed the islands as their own. But they were petty heroes, and others saw past them to prepare for the dragons' return. Wives and daughters invoked rituals in service to the dragons; over time, they became powerful weapons. Their efforts splintered by men with differing agendas, those women became an elite assassins' guild, Jade Warriors in service of the Yakuza -enhanced assassins much feared throughout the world.

In an alternate history of Japan, dragons created its islands from which they ruled the world. Warriors defeated them and claimed the islands as their own. But they were petty heroes, and others saw past them to prepare for the dragons' return. Wives and daughters invoked rituals in service to the dragons; over time, they became powerful weapons. Their efforts splintered by men with differing agendas, those women became an elite assassins' guild, Jade Warriors in service of the Yakuza -enhanced assassins much feared throughout the world.