a post-cyberpunk xianxia epic
Zhenxi manor stood on the western side of Fanxing’s many streets, a quiet and calm place compared to the bustle of the more populated areas, the marketplaces, the avenues lined with street stalls and buskers of all sorts. On this side of town one could hear the wind as it traveled on the air of […]
Gui Ao’s shadow was long as he returned to the Fengs’ House of Infinite Dawn, passing between murmurs of him and his brother’s thrilling show from those who kept watch to see the shunned side of Fanxing’s most curious lover’s spat retreat. The sun was just beginning to peek over the buildings, illuminating the sky […]
4 MONTHS AGO. Three days after their parting, Prince Tian Yuhui arrived at the Fengs’ House of Infinite Dawn. Normally, when he traveled outside of Skyline Manor’s walls, he had somewhat of a convoy with him—a handful of royal guards present to protect both him and those he would encounter from his unpredictable chaos, as […]
4 MONTHS AGO. Lin’ai leaned forward, arms crossed on the table as he watched his brother pour another glass of wine. “—and he says to me, he says I love you Lin but he won’t let me take him home, he won’t give me any straight answers when I ask about him and his life, […]
Gao Suilian was rarely ever up before half past eight and always rose with the unapologetic insistence of her militant father. He, trained by a life lived between Yunji and the conflicts Luanshi raised him for, always rose at dawn and banged around their shared home with little consideration for things like beauty sleep or […]
“Are you excited to see the Fengs, Lin?” Gui Ao looked over to his younger brother with a fondness that narrowed his eyes. His sun bleached hair fell just above his chin, framed his face in wavy lines that shook with the movement of their wagon pulled by a pair of horses. Its construction creaked […]
There was blood splattered on the pavement leading up to the mansion in which the Feng clan made their home. Afternoon rolled in and now the courtyard was quiet, peaceful in the hours after so much noise and a night’s worth of ragged howling. It was bare except for that tell-tale evidence of lashings left […]
Head tilting back, Yila was all scarlet grin, all carmine smile—she settled astride Quan’s lap, layers of red silk riding up her thighs, warm like the memory of the sun in the cold comfort of night. “I beg your every golden word,” she taunted, lithe arms draped over his shoulders, snaking about his neck. When […]
Feng Quan’s failure didn’t go without reprimand. When they arrived home, Swordmaster Feng Ban forced the defeated Quan to his knees below the old dove tree’s sea of ghost blossoms and placed a bowl of water in his pupil’s outstretched hands. “Meditate on this for twenty-four hours, Quan, so you remember,” the long-haired swordmaster said […]