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    Idea for Wuxia story

    I have an idea for a Wuxia story based around something I read several years ago. Some ancient Chinese emperors referred to themselves as the "lonely man" or "lonely one" (guaren, 寡人; sometimes rendered as gu jia guaren, 孤家寡人), i.e. "it's lonely at the top". This would be a great title for an undefeated martial artist, one who reigns supreme over a fighting competition for so long he is bestowed the title. The story would revolve around other martial artists competing in order to move up the ranks and finally face him in the hopes of taking the title for themselves.

    Such a setting would necessitate the story take place in dynastic China, presumably during the Ming as this is when many of the styles we know today first developed. If this were made into a movie, who do you think could play the "Lonely Man"?

    Comments are welcome.
    Last edited by ghostexorcist; 07-03-2019 at 09:58 AM.

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