"I was trapped in the game of the four emperors for ten thousand years. I wanted to break away, but I couldn't. So I gave birth to you - a life with the blood of the phoenix but not directly controlled by the four emperors. You are not their pawn. You are my hope."
"But hope is not love. I gave birth to you not because I love you, but because I need you. I must be honest with you about this."
"I'm sorry."
"If you want to hate me, you can. But before you hate me, answer a question first - are you willing to be yourself, or be the person I want you to be?"
"I don't have an answer to this question. Find it yourself."
