There Is No Phoenix in the World

Everyone is scheming, everything is full of mist, and I never knew that pain could reach the point where I can't breathe. The game of heaven, the secrets of the forbidden palace, what is the truth, what is it... Who am I? Is he the prodigal son who eloped with his noble daughter because of the dirty laundry in the backyard? Is he a scholar who gave up his writing and joined the army because of the invasion of an enemy country? Or... A knife in your hand, a chess piece at your fingertips? This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.