A First Look - Chapter 2
Yes, the Akuryo hissed, momentarily aligned with her own calculation. Use it. Wield it. But do not love it. Love is the luxury of the living. A cruel chuckle rippled through her consciousness. And we both know what you are.
The thought brought a familiar clarity. She could analyze this. The child was an asset, a powerful piece on the Go board of Yurei-jin politics. Half-breeds were rare, especially ones with such potent lineage. The Council would fear her. Shoji would be forced to acknowledge her. And Hikaru... Hikaru's rage would be apocalyptic, knowing Shoji's child grew not in her womb, but in that of a rebel he had taken comfort with during war.