Prophecy

In Prophecy by Ellen Oh, our heroine Kira is the only woman in the king's army and the prince's (who also happens to be her cousin) bodyguard. Kira has an ability that no one else has - the ability to detect and slay demons who have possessed humans. But instead of gratitude, she experiences prejudice and discrimination. The people are suspicious of her and her yellow eyes and call her a "kumiho" that is a nine-tailed fox demon.

Recent events such as the abduction of the prince, the discovery of the existence of half-demon and half-human soldiers, and the capture and the murder of King Yuri by Lord Shin point to the prophecy of the Dragon Musado - a royal savior who will stop the world from ending at the hands of demons. The Dragon Musado is a royal descendant of the Dragon King. Everyone assumes that the Dragon Musado is Taejo, the prince. But could it be the warrior Kira with her tiger spirit?

Kira, Taejo, and Brother Woojin meet the Eight Heavenly Maidens, who tell them, "There is a path behind the waterfall that will take you to a cave. Tomorrow, before the last ray of the sun sets on the winter solstice, a descendant of the Dragon King must enter the cave and find what has been lost."

Will they find one of the three treasures that they need to win the ultimate battle between good and evil? Will they find the tidal stone that controls the seas, the jeweled dagger that controls the earth, and the jade dragon belt? When reunited with the dagger and the stone, the belt will allow the wearer to control the fourteen dragons of the heavens and the powers of wind, rain, lightning, and all the other physical elements.