His history, like his brother's, is not one to be envious of. His father, though not abusive or neglectful, was a hard man. He was trained in the martial arts from the ripe age of six, just like every member of the Sung family, regardless of gender, and his rite of passage, also done regardless of gender, was to hunt a tiger, with no clothes, no shoes and only a spear to aid him. He and his brother both passed with flying colors before their sister did likelwise, and wore the tigerskin they took as their clothing from then until death.

But he was careless. He began to shirk his studies and sought to "prove his manhood" in taverns and brothels, and other places unbefitting a Warlord's heir. So he was denied the mantle of The White Tiger of Xian Kin, which drove him to fury. He joined an upstart warlord in his conquest for his homeland, and along the way heard of his brother's flight west. Taking his leave, he followed suit, searching for the brother who became his bitterest enemy.