Fortunately for Charles II, a hermit had been witness to what had occurred, and was able to rescue the babe from the river. He took the small child to his small home in the hills, and began taking care of him.

As it turned out, the hermit was a master of the art of Hwarang-Do, and had been in the mountains for the last 15 years ever since the death of his wife at the hands of the leader of the Dragon's Fang Clan. He decided that this child was a blessing from the gods; given to him to exact his revenge on the murderer of his wife. He was getting very old, but he knew he had enough years left to teach the child everything he knew and get his revenge.

Over the years, however, the boy grew and as he did the master remembered his code, and everything that his martial art stood for, and he pasted these teachings onto his adopted son, and after many years he forgot his feelings of vengeance and showed his son the ways of righteousness and honor teaching him the 5-point code as well.

Just as Charles was finally become a master himself, the old master became sick, and his days grew short. He called Charles to his bedside and gave him a diary that he found in the Worthington's car after the Clan had left. He told his son to go to Europe (that is where the old master thought they were from) and learn English so that he could read the diary and learn about his true family. The master than died and was given a proper burial by his adopted son. Charles than set out for Europe by merchant steamer. Since he had no money he worked his way there. During this time he was taught to speak and read English by one of the crewmen, and by the end of his voyage he learned that his parents were actually Americans, and so made plans to go to the US.

Upon arriving he had a very difficult time finding employment and finding his parents home, and his extended family so he began doing odd jobs within the Asian community while he searched. After several  months of traveling he finally arrived home. He soon discovered that his families wealth had been taken in a hostile takeover by some rich baron from Germany, and know that he let them know that he was alive found himself targeted repeatedly by assailants. To avoid his parents' fate he went into hiding and now seeks a way to get back what was rightfully his, and avenge his parents' loss of life and wealth, and prevent the same fate from befalling anyone else.