The Summer the Light Faded, Walking with the Strange

Name: The Summer the Light Faded, Walking with the Strange
Author: Wind Who Loves Reading

光逝去的夏天与诡同行

by Wind Who Loves Reading (爱看书的風)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 180k Words
Genre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 1mo ago
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[This is a suspense and supernatural novel] The day the cable car crashed, the boy Qi Guang was lost forever in the height of summer. After a deal between life and death, an unnamed inhuman creature borrowed the body of the deceased to return to the world of the living. It took Qi Guang’s identity and struggled to survive among humanity. I was born without a heart or feelings. Carrying the dead boy’s memories, I clumsily imitated his warmth and the life he had lived. In this lonely, illusory human world, Mu Chen was the only one who came close to me, my only bond and my only light. My early days among humanity were peaceful and uneventful. Lost in a fog of self-knowledge, I kept asking what it meant to exist. In the tangle of fate and the redemption found in human warmth, I grew attached to this place and resolved to protect its ordinary, everyday joys. But beneath the false calm, something sinister was taking root in the shadows. Countless inhuman horrors had long coveted my existence. When strange events erupted during the culture festival, the peace that had been carefully maintained shattered completely. One bizarre phenomenon after another appeared, and all the lurking darkness descended at once. Tenderness was nothing but an illusion. Fate was a prison, and the human world was full of terrifying unknowns. Two boys journeyed side by side through an absurd and uncanny reality. As they sought the truth of their own existence, they fought the supernatural crisis steadily eroding the human world, tearing away the calm facade to expose the hidden darkness beneath. [No dungeons, no rule-based horror, no challenge-based games. This is not a suspense novel built around wild speculation.] [The early chapters lay the emotional groundwork of fate; the full supernatural world is revealed in the middle and later chapters, with an oppressive, uncanny atmosphere.] [This is a standalone prequel with a complete ending. For the main story, see Living in Place of the Dead: I Devour the Supernatural in the Human World.]

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After he died, He lived in his place. This is the gentle fate that belongs to Qi Guang and Muchen, hidden in ordinary summer. Qi Guang, who lives in the human world, possesses the origin of weirdness. This power is the most fatal temptation for other weirdos. He carefully maintained a seemingly peaceful life. I am most afraid that my existence will hurt my most cherished family members and friends around me. Mu Chen, his only close friend, discovered the truth that his friend had been replaced long ago, but he chose to accept it all. They thought life would go on like this. The crisis came quietly. Qi Guang fought tooth and nail to protect his family and friends and almost died. It was Mu Chen's sacrifice of his life that saved his life. After the war. Qi Guang thought deeply and finally decided to use his departure to exchange for their stability for the rest of their lives. But the companionship day after day and the deep two-way bond between the two stopped him trying to escape time and time again. The road ahead is the darkness alone, and behind him are Muchen, his mother, and the world of fireworks. In the end, Qi Guang gave up escaping and chose to face fate, stay in the world, and keep each other's ordinary lives. The prequel foreshadows the deep emotional bond between the two and the protagonist's self-struggle and identity struggle. Text: "Living for the Dead: I Devour Weirdness in the Human World" Qi Guang's entire life experience will be revealed. When disaster strikes on the other side and the world ceases to exist, what is his choice? Who is the "I" polluted by memory? I could have been in charge for eternity, but my wish was just to spend every day in the human world with my mother and Muchen.
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Prequel: The Summer of Light: Walking with the Strange [Simplified Introduction] This is the gentle fate that belongs to Qi Guang and Muchen, hidden in ordinary summer. Qi Guang, who lives in the human world, has a strange origin and is born to cause disaster. He steps cautiously and is always vigilant. He is most afraid that his existence will hurt his most cherished family member and his only close friend, Mu Chen. Countless close crises made him think about staying away from everything and living in seclusion alone, hoping to use his departure to exchange for a stable and worry-free life for them. But the companionship day after day and the two-way bond that remained unchanged year after year pulled him back time and time again when he wanted to escape his fate. The road ahead is the darkness of being alone, and behind you is the world of Mu Chen and fireworks. In the end, Qi Guang gave up escaping and chose to face fate, stay in the world, and protect each other every day. The prequel foreshadows the deep emotional bond between the two, the protagonist's self-struggle and identity struggle, and lays all the groundwork for the main story of the catastrophe on the other side, the game of memory, and self-verification.
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I came to the cultural festival to leave a review after the update. At first I thought it was a story about the fate of two male protagonists, but the further I went on, the more surprised I became. [Laughs] Most of the first part is about the delicate bond between two people, and the pace is slow, which is very suitable for people who like the atmosphere of the characters. When the Cultural Festival chapter came out, the sense of weirdness was immediately heightened, and all kinds of mysteries emerged one after another, and everything was different all of a sudden. The author also said that the main plot will be finished here, and there will only be daily extras left. The complete main plot of weird world destruction will be read in a new book. Friends who like supernatural suspense can go straight to the new book. This one is suitable for slowly appreciating the sense of fate between two people. 😘
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