Dragon Emperor

Qin Shihuang was the first Emperor of Imperial China and a notable user of the Dagger of Xian.

The Dragon Emperor
By plunging the Dagger of Xian into his heart, Emperor Qin Shihuang transformed into a large dark red fire breathing dragon and the strength of his army enhanced. Their appearance was altered too; reptilian features and fanged teeth. With the dagger plunged into his heart, the Emperor had achieved immortality, but at the price of his own humanity. The only way to kill the Emperor was to remove the dagger from his heart. The dragon Emperor and his army then made many conquests over the vast lands that are China. They were an unstoppable force. But it was their battle at the Great Wall with the Tibetan monks that would be their failing. In this battle, it appeared as if the Emperor and his army had won yet again, as they marched onwards to the surviving monks. The monks were helpless against these super men and their dragon Emperor. However, as the Emperor was burning a monk to his death at a guardhouse on the wall, an injured monk below looked up and saw something glowing a bright red in the scaled body. With renewed strength, the monk heaved himself up with effort and reached out for the red glow. Clutched in his hand he saw the Dagger of Xian. The Emperor roared in terror and let out one final breath of fire, killing the monk in seconds. Silence enveloped the battlefield. Both warriors and monks ceased fighting and looked on in shock at what had just taken place. The dragon Emperor's body began to dissolve leaving only bones. His warriors no longer had their enhanced strength and were no longer the force that people had reason to fear. Presumably, the warriors were then driven out by the Tibetan monks. Later, the monks return the dagger to its resting place underneath the Great Wall, though a sudden burst of energy emitted from the dagger kills the monk as he returns it. The doors to the resting place are shut as he screams in terror, surrounded by a purple cloud of mystic energy, and presumably this unknown force from the dagger also expands the small tomblike room into what later becomes the temple of Xian; a gateway to a dimension made of stone, jade and gold, where those who believe can be turned into an immortal by stabbing themselves through the heart with the dagger.

Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft

 * Temple of Xian (statue)

Appearances

 * Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft (First appearance)