A Wounded Beauty Gong Stumbles Into a Love Triangle

They are known as "vessels of flowing fire."

Powerful, and of noble status.

Upon reaching adulthood, they must be filled with scorching flowing fire to satisfy their craving. Otherwise, they will sink into a trembling emptiness day after day, until they shatter from within.

And yet.

For more than ten years since the vessels were marked,

the tyrant who grants the fire has never bestowed any.

The tyrant sits high above them, looking on coldly as the young vessels struggle and tear at one another for a single spark, then huddle together, wet and wretched, with no choice but to cling to one another. Slick with desire, flushed from the burning, their fresh lives ebb away in the flames.

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Until Fu Jue appears.

An amnesiac geomantic leyline repairman.

His talent is extraordinary, his fighting stance fierce.

His only flaw is that he's incredibly fragile.

One-hit kill, then lie flat. Every time he finishes a job, he's left with barely a breath in him. But his sweat-damp waist rises and falls, and flecks of "shattered fire" seep out, silently scorching the air before being snatched up by the vessels, who've been burning empty for far too long.

Word of this, even though Fu Jue himself doesn't know, spreads like wildfire.

The normally quiet association is flooded with orders overnight.

He books one client, then another.

Taking clients by lottery, he's nearly worked himself to death.

The word in their little circle spreads fast: "Book quickly. He might die before your appointment does."

And in the shadows, the vessels of lofty status

stare with burning eyes, fingers itching.

After all, who could resist a warm, fragile, walking flame?

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On the surface: An overworked geomancer running around lighting fires.

In reality: A life of being coveted by big shots for his top-tier combat power as a human weapon.

# The top is invincible in battle but fragile, killing in one hit before collapsing

# His nemeses are all betting on whether he'll kneel or shatter first

Note: This is a story with one top and multiple partners. Fu Jue is the top, with no official pairing, just a harem. His fragility is temporary; he's getting stronger. They're all part of the harem, so please spoil him rotten -(◕‿◕✿)

Theme: A frost-edged blade, a heart set on distant horizons