Yet the Moon Still Hangs High

The blurb for my upcoming story is at the very end. Take a look if you're interested~ There is a strange illness in this world. When people are infected without realizing it, their fate will plunge into the abyss along with them. * [Would you like to make a pact with me?] On his sixteenth birthday, Shi Feng received a special gift he would never forget. When the truth about his origins came to light, he was discarded without mercy, like a piece of useless trash. Then, late one night, a strange voice appeared in Shi Feng's mind. The monster laughed and tempted him, luring him step by step into the abyss. At that time, Shi Feng drifted through the world like a lonely spirit, remembered by no one. The blood moon hung high in the sky. By the time Shi Feng came to his senses, the monster had already used his body to wreak havoc. The night wind howled. The wind blowing in from the sea was bitterly cold. To avoid being "executed" on the spot, Shi Feng steeled himself and took a desperate gamble, plunging into the deep sea. A doorway opened beneath the waves. Through it, Shi Feng entered a dangerous place. [And then, a new chapter of the story began.] Reader advisory: 1. I'm a beginner writer, and this is a practice story, so please be gentle. 2. There may be a secondary couple. 3. The author is a serial flake. 4. The author is sensitive and doesn't read many comments, but thanks to every dear reader who takes the time to leave one~ 5. The early chapters are extremely melodramatic, so prepare yourself before diving in~ The Beast Within: Blurb The mad dog Tang Youxing is dead. Everyone is celebrating wildly. Little do they know that Tang Youxing, supposedly "dead," has opened his eyes again in a strange world. Here, death and opportunity coexist. Death accounts for 99%, opportunity for 1%. Ugly and terrifying monsters roam everywhere. Frightened players huddle together and weep. Watching the chaos unfold before him, Tang Youxing is intrigued. Before long, it isn't just the players huddled together and weeping. The monsters are crying too. - Gu Siming fell in love with Tang Youxing at first sight. But Tang Youxing was the heir to a powerful family, while Gu Siming was just an ordinary kid from an ordinary family. Gu Siming thought his unrequited love would never come to anything, and in fact, it didn't before he died. After Gu Siming died, however, he entered a strange world. As soon as he arrived, someone warned him: Never provoke a guy named Tang Youxing. "He's a mad dog. He bites everyone he sees." The veteran players could only smile bitterly. Gu Siming took the warning to heart, then ran into Tang Youxing in his very first instance. He saw the person he'd secretly loved again. Tang Youxing stood in the sunlight, his eyes lowered, slender fingers holding a pair of red scissors as he trimmed the branches of a flower. His posture was relaxed and casual. As if he had noticed Gu Siming's gaze, Tang Youxing turned around. A faint smile appeared on his pale, sickly face. Gu Siming's gaze darkened, but he quickly recovered. Blushing at the tips of his ears, he stepped forward to greet Tang Youxing. "H-hello. My name is Gu... Gu Siming." Tang Youxing looked at the young man before him, whose gaze was clear and whose manner slightly shy. His smile deepened a little. "Hello. My name is... Tang Youxing." - Tang Youxing took a little interest in an ordinary player. At first, he was only teasing him on purpose, but eventually, Tang Youxing came to his senses and realized something was off. The mad dog had accidentally fallen into the hunter's trap and been taken home, all wrapped up and ready to go. Monster Investigation Journal [Long, long ago, humans and monsters lived together on this continent.] [Monsters possess extraordinary abilities, and each has a different personality. Some are cruel, while others are kind... Some monsters choose to possess humans and form contracts with them...] Su He closed the storybook in his hands. A blue feather drifted down outside the window. A giant blue bird swooped past the clouds with a clear, ringing cry. -Welcome to a world where humans and monsters coexist- Theme: When nothing seems to work, try letting go of your old way of thinking and approaching things differently.