The Bird That Drinks Blood (Korean: 피를 마시는 새 Pireul masineun sae, abbreviated as 피마새 Pimasae) is a series of novels by Lee Yeongdo. Set in the same world of Lee's previous work The Bird That Drinks Tears, the stories depict clashes between absolute power and free will with the backdrop of the (Korean: 신 아라짓 제국) that's ruled over by flying capital (Korean: 하늘누리). The of the Empire secures the eternal empire against the and rebellious forces, but it is gradually revealed that behind the endless conflicts and confusion the Empress's ambitions and plots have played a major part as well. The story begins with four people; the Emperor Hunter and a one-eyed human girl , whose dream of an independent nation of Lekons have been ruthlessly suppressed by the Empress, on whom they swore to wreak