He once told her, "I'll stay by your side to watch the sun rise and set, until the end of time."
He once told her, "I'll be your devoted protector and guard you all my life."
They had been childhood companions and sweethearts, but then everything changed overnight. The fairy became a demoness. Could they only sever their bond with a sword and become strangers at opposite ends of the world?
The many faces of the martial world, the teeming multitude: along the way, they witnessed countless bloody feuds and schemes among its people, and saw ordinary folk struggle through life, caught in love and hate. There was a wildcat devoted to a goddess, a flower farmer who died for his blossoms, and a princess who became a demon for love. After circling through chaos and separation, he and she returned to where they began, still bound to one another.
You say, "All the world hurries for profit; all the world rushes toward gain." I say, "How deep is this all-consuming love? Deep as the sunset in the mountains, deep as the rain in late autumn."
Once you enter the mortal world, you are caught in greed, obsession, anger, and resentment. The Three Pure Ones' realm is as insubstantial as a cloud, yet I have no regrets. At first light, I will meet you again.
Theme: A love story among mortals. Those caught up in it, whether driven by passion or obsession, remain entangled with one another.
