A Dream That Was Never Meant to Be

The poem says: In dreams, I knew not that I was a guest, lost for a moment in pleasure.

Twenty years ago, as conflict raged, a great plague struck. The people of all four kingdoms suffered terribly. Only the Yun Clan's sacred grounds remained hidden and peaceful. There was even a saying: "The Holy Maiden's blood can save the world." People flocked to search for the place, but none returned with success.

Now, peace reigns across the four kingdoms, and the flames of war are gone. Power and ambition still rule the world, like fierce winds lifting layer upon layer of sand to blind people's eyes. Then, like a breeze dispersing a bank of fog, everything settles, leaving only dust. The world above and below is no more than a dream, and waking from it is all in vain.

When facing the past, should we bury it or uncover it? When facing the present, should we lose ourselves or wake up?

The second installment of Records of Worldly Affairs, The Dream That Was in Vain, invites you, as someone outside the story, to turn the pages one by one and look back on the past with me, to experience the dream together.

The first installment is The Camellia's End, and the third, The White Crane Manual. Neither has been written yet; both are still at the idea stage.

Updates are very slow, so enter at your own risk.

Theme: In a war-torn age, we return to a dream to tell it to you and me.