Godless Realm: the Empty Throne

Sometimes I try to think about one thing, what is the meaning of living? People come into this world naked from birth. After death, everything given in life is returned to the world. So what is the meaning of life? Just live for the sake of living, for reproduction, for the so-called "value"? It wasn't until I finished writing a million-word novel that I looked back on the entire creative process and I seemed to understand why people live... I created a tragic prince who traveled around the world to escape the pain of losing his mother. He met a talented magician who was also escaping the pain of destroying her country. He also met all kinds of people, walked with them, communicated with them, and then established bonds with them. Obviously everything is made up by me, even that world is made up by me, why is it all so natural, so simple and natural? So I no longer regard the characters in these novels as my own "creations", but as living "people" who appear in my life one by one. I began to immerse myself in creation, and during this process, I suddenly realized something: I seemed to have found why I wanted to live. That is to record everything that comes to my mind for future generations to pass on, and to cherish every minute and every second of the moment to write it all down. Master Oogway once said this to Po in "Kung Fu Panda": "Give up, don't give up; make noodles, but don't make noodles. You worry about gains and losses, care too much about the past, and worry too much about the future. There is a saying that goes well, yesterday is a piece of history; tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift from God. Cherish the present like a gift." This is not just about finding the meaning of living, but also about finding myself and the original intention of my creation at that time. So I met with the protagonist at the end of the novel and told him that when I first wrote this work, I always thought it was just a bad work and wanted to give up. But until I saw the successful conclusion of this novel, I felt a sense of loss. Maybe I didn't want an epic work. At the beginning, I just wanted to escape, escape reality, escape life, escape the pressure of study, and escape the expectations of my parents. But I looked away, and I reconciled with the protagonist at the last moment. This was not only a reconciliation with the work, but also a reconciliation with myself... I cherish every word I write because they hold infinite possibilities. I began to savor every plot I wrote and began to add my own philosophical thinking. I feel that the originally dark and black-and-white world has color again, life is becoming beautiful, and all pursuits have results. Creation has brought me a new life. Like the protagonist in my novel, it has allowed me to meet all kinds of people, see the scenery in life, establish bonds, and create my second new life. Just like Shinji Ikari's reconciliation with himself and the whole world at the end of Evangelion TV, I can stay, I can be here, I can live, I feel the heaviness and meaning of life, instead of squandering and wasting it. So, let's go back to the original question, what is the meaning of living? I would say I don't know, because there is no exact answer to this question, just like there are ten thousand Hamlets in ten thousand people's hearts. Everyone's answer is different, and the meaning of life is never to pursue an exact result, but to constantly feel and understand in the process of searching. This is not just a philosophical speculation, but a question, asking the world why I am alive...

I was attracted by the introduction and immediately became a fan after reading a few chapters! The setting of the fall of ancient gods is very exciting, the world view of the spread of plague and the birth of magic is very novel, and the adventure of the prince and the exotic girl is full of tension from the very beginning.

Yes, yes, the subject matter is novel, the sense of substitution is strong, and the writing is very vivid. It is a good novel. [Please update]

It's really good.

The story is bizarre and interesting. Come on.

Come on, author, let me check in first.

Delicate emotions and worth reading

A magnificent and splendid story that takes place in a different world. The plot is exciting. I look forward to the author's updates.

Well written. I didn't expect it to develop like this. The story is so good that everyone in the second dimension should join it. The setting is great.

The author writes so well, full marks [like][like][like]