Karmic Link "Toturi knelt at the window as Ryoshun spoke. 'You know what you must do, Hiroru.'" - from Ryoshun's Blessing, Part I
Imperial Wedding "'You must be my wife, Kaede,' the dying emperor whispered. 'Rule well. Bring peace to the Empire once I am gone. The Shadow cannot harm you.'" - from Ryoshun's Blessing, Part II
Soul of the Empire "'Be my second,' the Emperor commanded, and at the end that was all there was in the world - one man's honor and one man's blade." - from Ryoshun's Blessing, Part III
Kaede's Tears "The Emperor was dead, free of the Shadow. In Jigoku, his soul found an old friend waiting." - from Ryoshun's Blessing, Part IV
The Emperor Returns "'Give me your hand!" Ginawa yelled. Toturi reached, and Ginawa pulled him through to the Empire as the gate was sealed." - from Ryoshun's Blessing, Part V