The Owl Perches in the Ashes

[Mystery + tragic romance + true love + devoted couple + suspenseful twists + unspoken love + mutual salvation + choosing each other] Main couple A distant, aloof, deep-eyed pursuer x a resilient, steadfast, decisive pursued Secondary couple A sweet, sunny high school top student x a ruthless, vengeful, highly capable female assassin ------------------ Two formidable leads ------------------ A dead end from the start? ... “Our ending is a dead end, but the world’s ending isn’t.” “...” “I have long since become one with the darkness. My only purpose is to erase the darkness itself.” “What about you?” “I’ll leave with the darkness.” Even if I am the only one left, I will carry on their resolve and stand on the battlefield of justice until my life burns out and my ashes scatter on the wind Together, we will create a world filled with light. Victory will be ours, He Xiaoyan. The blazing sun shone through his fingers, and his heart burned like hot iron. That resilient, upright figure seemed to appear before his eyes, just as he had seen him a year ago.