The Gods' Bride

Lanon has a lover. But one day, Lanon's lover disappears. On a rainy night, Lanon's lover comes back. The other man is damp with rain and calls Lanon "darling." Lanon is blind. He can't see. So he opens the door and falls into the other's cold embrace. A few days later, his lover comes home again, calling Lanon "little blind man." Later, his lover knocks at the door once more. His lover embraces him and softly calls his name: Lanon. Lanon has a terrible headache. It seems his lover has split into three different men. And they put on a show in front of him, arguing with thin air and getting jealous of themselves. Lanon feels exhausted. Later, when Cecil pulls him into his arms, Lanon finally understands: his lover has changed bodies. Cecil killed every god's evil impulse and became the only soul who loves him. Cecil crawls out of the endless abyss. Even with the gods watching him, Cecil will find Lanon. Among the ruins where the gods have fallen, he will embrace his bride. Reading guide: Nonhuman top, mild supernatural elements, the three top fragments will merge, happy ending. Content warning: A romance wearing the trappings of Lovecraftian horror, with lots of original worldbuilding. Thank you, everyone. ﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹍﹍﹍﹎﹍﹎﹎﹍﹎﹎ New novel coming soon: The Empress Blurb: Li Zongxian transmigrates into the body of a young princess confined in the cold palace. She thinks she'll be locked away for the rest of her life, until her father, the emperor, opens the cold palace gates. The dazzling sunlight blinds her. All of Li Zongxian's brothers have died in the rebellion that challenged the throne. Her father, the emperor, is the last victor and the last loser, because all of his sons are dead. The emperor's last surviving heir is a woman. Years later, she is raised to the throne. When a woman rules, the world is turned upside down. The rebellion arrives right on schedule. Because women are unfit to rule the realm. Ritual, law, human decency, clan rules, and the teachings of propriety bear down on her like a mountain, one rule and one sentence at a time. Li Zongxian is forced to her knees before the ancestral tablets, surrounded by swords and spears, as the multitude condemns her and orders her to kneel. Li Zongxian will not kneel. She will never kneel. Li Zongxian draws her bow to its full length atop the city wall and shoots the rebel leader through the eye. Li Zongxian is a woman, and that makes her the empress. She will not kneel. She will never kneel. Theme: Even in adversity, seek out hope