She was imprisoned in a deep pool, a half-human, half-snake “harbinger of good fortune,” yet also a cursed omen in the eyes of the world.
He came on a mission, a Serpent Scales Hunter burdened by fate and deadly poison. He was supposed to take her life and claim her spirit blood.
Their encounter began with schemes and deceit, but in the cold confines of her prison, the warmest of flowers bloomed.
He told her of the snow falling beyond the palace walls; she showed him the forgotten duty of the demon clans to protect the world.
When the imperial blade and the iron laws of his sect both came crashing down, he broke with his family, took her hand, and joined her on a desperate journey as fugitives against the whole world.
Yet more cruel than the pursuit was the hatred that had twisted through their bloodlines for generations.
And more consuming than poison was the choice they had to make between love and duty.
When the earth's ley lines crumbled and heavenly fire descended, she looked back at him, her gaze tender yet resolute:
“I used to hate this serpent body for condemning me to endless loneliness. Now I'm grateful for it, because it gives me the strength… to protect you forever.”
This is a story of how those deemed “different” find themselves and embrace their fate,
and a breathtaking legend of how, amid taboos and betrayal, two people prove the depth of their love with their lives.
