Recommended sci-fi romance, The Afterglow of Death
Scales as a Medium
Yingzhe never makes a losing deal. You understand how bartering works, right?
Once a deal is made, it can never be undone, for all eternity.
A Knot of Resentment
By now, there's no turning back.
Nothing in this world can have it both ways. If you want him to forget his hatred, you'll have to pay a price. Only you can decide whether it's worth it. Cause and effect come around in a cycle, and by the time you regret it, it'll be too late.
Bait
Might as well live for the moment, while you have it.
Even if you vanish into nothingness, that only happens after you die. None of us has ever died, so who knows what comes after?
Don't you agree?
The Show on Stage, the Show Behind the Scenes
What have I become?
From the moment I first saw him, I stopped being my own person. His face, his voice, his whole being are carved into my soul.
For him, I'd give up anything, even my heart.
Old Tales of Nancheng
I kept him alive through a deal, only for us to part in the end. If I hadn't made the deal and died alongside him, would I be less heartbroken now?
Nine different stories, about the fates of different people in different eras.
If bartering could help us get more, I'd be willing to trade the most precious thing I own. If this deal came with no side effects, would everything be more perfect?
Once the gears of fate begin to turn, every crossing of paths comes at a price.
Yingzhe exists for the purpose of making deals. Like this shop, once I get the result I want, Yingzhe will vanish from the world.
I'm not kind, and I've never wanted to help anyone change their fate. This is just a transaction, with each side getting what they need.
From the moment the deal is made, regret is useless.
All I want is a drop of blood from someone destined to cross my path, to forge a heart. Is that really so wicked?
We were born to suffer. Even our meeting was written in the book of fate.
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