Heaven of Hell

One is the Lord of the Thirty-Three Heavens, exalted above all, holding the myriad things of the world and the gods of the heavens in the palm of his hand.

The other is a beggar of the mortal world, bullied by all, beaten to death, and abandoned in the wilderness for stray dogs to devour.

One regards the world as dirt and all things as ants, slaughtering them at will!

The other has tasted every hardship life has to offer and resolved to defy the heavens and spread justice!

One looks down on all living things: "What can you possibly do to me?"

The other reveres life: "I refuse to fear the powerful!"

One is a ruler and a father, preaching: "When the ruler orders a subject to die, the subject must die; when a father orders his son to die, the son must die."

The other is a subject and a son, upholding the right way: "Reason is the natural order of things; everything must be fair. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.