The Tortoiseshell Scheme

龟甲局

by Waderer Wanderer (Waderer流浪者)

Status: Completed
Length: 25k Words
Genre: Eastern Fantasy
Subgenre: Fantasy High-Concept
Updated: 1y ago
Source: Fanqie

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**On the Surface**: Brothers turning against each other in a game of power

- **Beneath the Surface**: A critique of how the feudal order of Heaven's Way distorts human nature

- **Metaphor**: The dragon-scale birthmark is actually a tooth mark, left by generations of royals devouring one another

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