The Spark of Civilization: Flamebearer

On the day I came of age, the ancient inkstone of my clan shattered, and everyone saw me as an ill omen. Then I touched a fragment, bound myself to the [Embers of Civilization], and opened the secret realm “The Concubine's Chess Game.” When I returned, I held a jade hairpin that could see into people's hearts. Those who had once bullied me could no longer hide their thoughts.

From then on, one sealed secret realm of civilization after another opened to me:

“The Poet's Madness” let me experience a love that burned like fire; “The General's Desolation” made me bear guilt as vast as mountains and seas; “The Merchant's Greed” let me manipulate the desires of the human heart...

I absorbed these conflicting wisdoms and emotions. Amid the pursuit and rivalry of a cold, scheming eunuch, a carefree sword immortal, and a domineering young noble, I went from a pawn to the one moving the pieces, and was revered by the grassland people as their “Holy Maiden.”

Then the organization known as “Zero” arrived, intent on erasing every “useless” emotion. I faced my final choice: become an emotionless god and save a hollow world, or embrace this chaotic, beautiful humanity and face mutual destruction with the one I love...?