The victor's desire...
A single thought goes astray, and a lifetime of youth is wasted on others.
Parted, then reunited, yet never whole again. An unbreakable obsession is forged at its source.
Fleeting memories of the past drift by. My heart has always treasured what it could never have.
A faint spark shines over the vast blue waters. I have not seen its shape, yet my nature has changed.
Light and shadow cross, concealing what lies beneath. Nightmares multiply amid calamity.
Others mock the choices I make. Only by living through things can one learn their joys and sorrows.
The weak one I remember from the distant past was me.
Who could stand apart from it all and understand what I have endured?
Sadly, I can only smile and let it pass.
What can I do with my unwillingness? This is the result of fighting with all my might.
Even from a lofty height, I fear the cold. At last, I understand: the moon in the mirror, the flower in the water.
White clouds and morning dew belong to no one. The epiphyllum blooms for an instant, dazzling all who see it.
The wandering crane settles, inspiring envy. The years of experience only make the heart grow colder.
Not knowing pure from impure, I simply follow my heart. That is me.
This novel and its characters are purely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
