I Was Drawn Into the Realm of Truth and Lies by Myself

Chu Xin stood beside another version of himself. He looked at him. They were both clowns on the stage of fate, their destinies already written into the script. They were furious, helpless, and sorrowful. After restarting countless times, they realized this was not fate mocking them, but shackles they had placed upon themselves. I stood still. I set myself alight. I was trapped in time's cage, and I turned to ashes scattered across the sky.