Yinghuan: Stars Shimmer Across the Universe

I once left myself behind in the past. I was once imprisoned by these shackles, and in that cage, I questioned whether I was worthy and whether my efforts mattered. “Hey, don't lose heart! When you made your choice, you knew the road ahead would be perilous, yet you still raced along this secluded path. Back then, did you believe in ‘fate’?” she asked.

When I raised my right fist beneath the flag, I knew this was where I would devote my life. I would stand on the boundary between life and death; I would face choices between emotion and reason. I am full of ideals for the future, and I will stay true to the conviction that made me raise my fist.

Disaster's wicked ambitions have been laid bare. No one can stand aside. We stand here. We are still standing here. We gaze toward a future beneath fluttering flags, and nothing can break us.

Some look on from the sidelines. Some watch the flames from across the river, feasting on the flesh and blood of the innocent and lining their pockets. Others hold fast to their ideals and throw themselves into the fray, wishing only for homes lit by a thousand lamps and smoke curling from chimneys.

This is the story of a group of people.

(Some of the setting is inspired by the game Punishing: Gray Raven.)

(Some names are taken from Punishing: Gray Raven, Azur Lane, and other works.)