The Storm Riders is a 1998 Hong Kong wuxia fantasy film based on the manhua series Fung Wan by artist Ma Wingshing. Directed by Andrew Lau, it starred Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil Lord Conquerors tutelage. The sequel to the film, titled The Storm Warriors and directed by the Pang brothers, was released in 2009.
Ten years pass, and Wind and Cloud are now both fully grown and highly skilled martial artists, raised as Lord Conquerors own beside his daughter Charity and adopted son Frost. Thesons act as Generals in Lord Conquerors army. Wind has been gently trying to court Charity but she is secretly having an affair with Cloud. Conqueror is angered by his inability to open the puzzle box and the disappearance of Mud Buddha. He sends Frost and Wind to find him while Cloud is sent to claim the Unchallenged Sword and lead closer to completing his collection of powerful weapons in his Sword Graveyard. Cloud succeeds in claiming the weapon after killing its owner. Frost and Wind find Mud Buddha, now disfigured by boils as punishment from the Gods for revealing too much about the future to others, but he is soon taken by a mysterious hooded fighter who manages repels both Frost and Wind. The captured Mud Buddha unlocks the puzzle for Conqueror and reveals that the dragon is powerful but will be stranded when wind and cloud become a storm therefore ending Conquerors tyranny. Realizing it refers to Wind and Cloud and unwilling to accept his fate Conqueror plots to destroy them both.Upon realizing Cloud has been sleeping with Charity Conqueror decides to use his daughter to cause Wind and Cloud to fight each other by arranging marriage with Wind and Charity. Cloud discovers this and is quickly angered. On the day of the wedding Cloud abducts Charity and Conqueror tells Wind to fight for his wife. Wind and Cloud engage in a battle and Lord Conqueror tries to kill Cloud in their duel, but Charity sacrifices herself to save him. ........
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