Editing Shih Demon Hunters (section)

===Shih Rising===

In the decade that followed, Yi and what would become the Shih battled the Shen, and learned from their enemies after every encounter.  [[Hunter: The Vigil|For every one that fell, two willing recruits from survivors of ''shen'' attacks would replace them]], and eventually more temples were established to train these demonhunters.

During this time, Yi met and fell in love with Heng-O, who was distantly related to the river spirits, and through her learned that, hey, not every ''shen'' was a bloodthirsty bastard.  Differentiating which shen was benevolent and which one malevolent was another thing entirely, but these little concerns aside Yi asked Heng-O's dad for her hand in marriage, which the latter consented.  

The marriage would produce three sons and two daughters, all of whom would grow up like dear old dad to be Demon Hunters.

Through all this, the ''shen'' tried to figure out what force was hunting them, to little effect, as even their mortal minions had little info to give regarding these mysterious demonhunters.  The Wan Kuei in particular, with their bloated egos and influence on the Shang court, sent armies to smoke out their enemies, but to no avail.

Eventually even Yi felt homesick, and decided to check on his family.  He and fifty other Shih left their temple, and in a loose caravan of pairs or trios dressed as pilgrims, followed Yi back to his ancestral lands.  Yi walked alone most of the time, but at every stop "pilgrims" passing by would ask him questions, and he in turn would answer them.

You'd think that there would been a slaughter of ''shen'' during this procession, but Yi himself only destroyed seven shen in total, and only because these were either gluttons or killed for the simple joy of killing.  Despite his clemency, his legend grew, and soon disciples of disciples that had spread far from the procession began taking the battle to the ''shen'' directly.  It was at this point that some ''shen'', the Wan Kuei in particular, felt threatened by the Shih's rising power, and decided to work with the Yama Kings (which anyone would tell you is a BAD IDEA) to bring the Shih down before it became an existential threat.

Then Yi arrived home, and found it burned to the ground, his family massacred.  His fathers had finally had enough, and had rebelled, and for his audacity the Wan Kuei brought down the hammer, HARD.  The males had been slaughtered, and the women and children sacrified.  [[Rip and Tear|Yi went mad]], and no ''shen'' within striking distance knew peace.

Of course, no one expected a DRAGON to suddenly intervene, and not just any dragon, but the legendary '''Kung-Kung''', who caused the Great Flood when he knocked down the Pillar of Heaven.  Yi and the dragon spoke for hours, while Yi's followers shook in their boots. Eventually though the dragon flew off, with Yi riding in one of its open claws.