Legend tells of an ancient relic, a jewel of immense value and power, the rarest in the known world. Some say it's a red cat's eye diamond. Some say it's not a diamond at all, but a stone of the rarest jade, made from the serpent itself . Which is it? To possess it is to see the world as the ancients did, but to uncover the truth behind the serpent is to invite a consequence that no mortal soul can endure. Some mysteries are guarded by more than just stone...