[Kowloon Walled City] Dark Faith

"Tornado, you spoil that kid too much. You've raised him so he doesn't even act like a henchman."

"Then what does he act like?"

"Like your son."

"Then I'll raise him like a son. I don't have one, anyway."

Tiger laughed loudly. Eight-year-old Shun Yi timidly clutched the corner of Tornado's jacket.

Later, a filthy little boy was brought before Tiger.

"Hey, from now on, you're my henchman. I'll call you Twelve Young Master."

The boy's eyes sparkled.

"Big Boss Tornado told me to speak sweetly and call you Daddy."

"...Call me Boss."

"Sure, Daddy Boss."

Shun Yi and Twelve Young Master got into a fight. Tornado and Tiger sighed and picked one boy up in each hand.

"Hey, why are you fighting?"

"Because he said his boss is the strongest!"

They became friends through fighting, brothers in the Walled City.

Later, Chen Luojun heard about it and asked:

"How come the bosses you talk about sound different from the ones everyone else talks about?"

Of course.

Shun Yi looked up at the narrow sky above Kowloon Walled City.

The dusk slowly faded, and the dust returned to the earth.

Even in this small corner of the world,

I, with no great ambitions,

have a faith that is both dark and bright.

*Reader's Guide

#Fanfiction based on the movie Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

#Everyday life, told through a series of short stories

#Entirely fictional, spanning childhood and adulthood

#I'm under a lot of pressure during exams, so I'm sneaking online to write something for myself

#Written for love, free to read

*New story planned for 2024

Picked Up by a Hong Kong Big Shot (The Nineties), also set in Kowloon Walled City in the nineties. Visit my author page to add it to your list.

Theme: Family, friendship, loyalty, and righteousness