The Ninth Dynasty

That year... A girl in red and a boy in black... one red, one black... stood side by side at the edge of a cliff... The boy in black gazed at the distant mountains ahead and asked softly, "...What is your wish?" The girl in red replied, "I hope I can have a swift horse, so I can avenge my past humiliation..." "All right... I'll find one for you!" the boy in black answered earnestly. The girl in red smiled. The boy in black asked again, "...What else do you want...?" The girl in red said, "...I want a long spear... With a spear in my hand, the whole world is mine..." The boy in black answered again, "...All right... I'll find the finest spear in the land for you..." The boy in black asked again, "...What else do you want?" The girl in red gave a mischievous smile and replied, "...I also want you... to stay by my side for the rest of my life..." The boy in black replied with a smug smile, "...As long as you don't leave... I won't abandon you... We'll be together forever..." The girl in red smiled contentedly. The boy in black spoke again, "...What is your dream?" The girl in red smiled and said, "...My dream is to trample the thirteen imperial clans of the Nine Provinces beneath my feet... and make them bow to me!" A dashing youth, tipsy in the spring breeze, with the girl in red nestled in his arms... A spear and a sword... They would see all the skies of the Nine Provinces... Dashing Youth