Broken Spirits

I was quite fortunate that the heroine who introduced herself as "Ghost" could speak Mandarin. In some ways, she could speak it better than me, as I often mix mine with Cantonese and Hu. She answered many of the questions I had, included on her peculiar appearance and nature. The most interesting thing that she mentioned was that her group had rescued a mystic scholar named Jian Lao from Tianjin. Master Lao helped the "New Champions" (as the super-team calls themselves) deal with the Ancestor summoning ritual. The ritual was the work of the Han Chin clan, who wished to summon a powerful ancestral spirit to defeat Dr. Destroyer. The Han Chin's methods were far less noble than their intentions, and their ritual caused disastrous collateral damage- thousands of deaths- as it was interrupted by Destroyer himself. I am surprised that Dr. Yin Wu was not present, as this certainly sounds like his doing. However, one of the ancestors was summoned and had been tossed into earth orbit by Ghost.
 
I asked Ghost to take me to Master Lao, as I knew he would provide the questions to resolve my investigation. The New Champions had arranged for him to hide out in a safehouse in rural Michigan. Apparently, communication with him had been interrupted several weeks ago but he was still accepting supplies. Ghost flew me there by herself, and I found that the house was surrounded by a mystic darkness. However, I could peer through it and noticed the old man meditating in the garden next to the cabin. The master had a guest: the ancestor. I informed Ghost that I had the situation under control and she could leave, as I suspected that she had other responsibilities.
 
I walked through the darkness and bowed before the scholar. He appreciated the respect and revealed that the Ancestor had come to visit him two weeks ago, and he had been teaching the Ancestor to help the spirit regain his memories. After he answered my questions as to what happened and the aftermath of the ritual, the Ancestor approached me and I was transported to the spirit/astral realm via an out-of-body experience. I found myself in front of the Dragon Guardian spirit that had given me my powers. The Dragon told me that the ritual had broken the spirit world, greatly weakening the temple's defenses. I accepted the mission to repair the spirit world, and he explained my tasks ahead of: find the genealogy of the various clans, persuade those worthy of the honor of becoming the new ancestral spirits to give up the mortal coil, and finally to perform ancient ceremonies to replace the spirits. I was returned to the mortal realm.
 
The Ancestor then gestured at me, and I returned his gesture; which established a psychic link between us. Hopefully he can assist me in the future, and I will be strong enough to assist him. However, our rapport was interrupted by the appearance of destroids. It seems that a battle awaits!