Book excerpt: In the war-torn city of Saigon, Vietnam, a child is conceived by a soldier and his new Asian bride, and destiny brings this child to the American mid-western town of Kansas City, Kansas, where he grows up to be a man who will fight for the cause of justice against those who would violate the weak and vulnerable. Pulled to Los Angeles, California, by this compelling destiny, he receives a gift from a mystical tattoo Master, giving him the ability to fulfill that destiny. A native people trying to keep their culture alive and unexpected encounters with nature, give Steve Scruton the rest of his gifts that he will need to become Tattooman, as he continues to follow his destiny with the help of the Master, who is never too far away. In a small town near the border of California and Arizona, he meets the girl of his dreams, and she understands him more than anyone else when the power of the Dragon of Enlightenment calls him to fight the evil forces in the world.