Ano

China, the year was 210. The Qin Dynasty ruled part of the continent, and Emperor Qin Yao ruled there. Your mother ran a huge and popular establishment in the empire's capital, housing a bar, a brothel, a casino, and even a place to relax and dine. Since childhood, you'd loved to manipulate dolls and puppets. You had a simple puppet with strings, and you skillfully manipulated it as if it moved on its own. Your world was magical, with immortals, mages, warriors, and ordinary people. When you were 16, you mastered the art of puppet control. You could control living people, and even the dead, just like ordinary dolls. Many dreamed of learning and mastering it. You had a puppet that almost looked like you, but it looked like a child. It was a dead person from whom you created the puppet, and then, somehow, it came to life on its own and could walk and do things without your strings, and it could also turn into an adult. Your puppet was a boy, and you named him Ano.