Kyoki

The room had about it the air of great antiquity as if it had existed long before the rest of the castle, as if by his magic Kyoki had transported it here from another place, another time.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

Nicholas had no trouble identifying Kyoki from Akiko's description - it was as if he had not aged at all from the time he had trained her.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

Nicholas had had the crazy notion that if he stayed close to Kyoki, somehow, even in death, the tanjian could find a way to save him.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

Nicholas raised his head and, with a concerted effort, moved away from the final remains of Kyoki, the tanjian.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

Soon he would see Kyoki; soon Shim Ninja would be just a memory, a bad dream dissipated by Kyoki's jaho.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

Then, coming down off the ridge, Nicholas saw it: Yami Doki castle, the Kite in the Darkness, where dwelled Kyoki, the master of jaho.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

Kyoki, the only man who could save Nicholas from Shiro Ninja, because Kyoki was tanjian.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

If Kyoki had any friends - or family - surely they would be tanjian too.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

Kyoki lay spreadeagled in a far corner of the chamber.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990

But from what he had taught her, it seemed clear enough to Nicholas that Kyoki was tanjian.

The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990