Once upon a time, humans and demons lived side by side. Once upon a time, magnificent and majestic immortal palaces truly stood among the clouds above, and immortals rode the clouds down into the mortal world, their silken robes and beautiful faces entwined with human lives. Once upon a time, azure dragons truly dwelled in the vast, deep seas, summoning rain and clouds. Graceful, lovely merfolk would emerge from the tides, bringing humans gauzy merfolk silk as light as feathers and pearls as white as snow.
Once upon a time, the foul and evil energies between heaven and earth would gather into shape, becoming demons that ravaged the mortal world.
Then, in the blink of an eye, the world changed beyond recognition. Everything became a tale from mythology, a lifeless picture in a children's book. People passed down these memories, yet gradually forgot that they had once been real.
When existence is erased and truth dismissed as fantasy, the gods in the unknown void smile enigmatically. A vast hand opens, and an intricate game of black and white pieces is set in motion. The entire game is his alone.
