Over the centuries, men have coveted it. It has passed through the hands of the Emperors of China, the Warlords of Japan, and even the nobility of Europe. The power it contains is something that could change the world forever, or destroy it in an instant. Now it soon will be in the hands of a new owner, one that has his own reasons for coveting it. What is this object of desire? What price are men willing to pay to obtain it?