Risless brought her son to her room, trying to think about all the things a mother would do for their child. There were some things that she felt were obvious, such as cooking and preparing food, maybe doing … Read more
I didn’t sleep well last night. I haven’t been sleeping well when I keep thinking about everything that happened. At this point I wish I never changed places to get this life. If I were back home I … Read more
“You took a risk today,” Elder Liu said. “The evil spirit is gone, but it doesn’t mean the effects of the Yin have been completely negated. Next time wait three days to digest it all.”
“I can’t leave … Read more
“Risless, you can’t baby him like that,” Elder Liu said. “You have to stop treating him only as a child. He is now a man.”
“Elder Liu, I can’t… I mustn’t. I can only see him as a … Read more
The next three days went by quickly. After Elder Liu spoke to me, neither she nor mom came to see me. A servant brought food with a key, then locked me back inside again. I was a prisoner. … Read more
It’s been hours, and the door was still locked, I just don’t get what is going to happen to me. I was hungry. I had water in the room, but mom was supposed to come back. I didn’t … Read more
In a long hallway in the inner sect, Risless followed Elder Liu to a small narrow path leading deep under ground. The small chambers here had crimson glowing crystals all along the walls bulging out of the ground. … Read more
I woke up in a soft bed with a masked woman by my side. Immediately, I recognized her as my mother. The last few moments of consciousness I remember being stabbed by Jade due to her not wanting … Read more
I was in the room with Jade. Even though we were husband and wife, I still hadn’t touched her at all.
She kept delaying me from undressing her as she continued to look over in the cabinets and … Read more
After I ate breakfast, there were still several hours before the wedding in the afternoon. I would then have to exchange vows and go through a ceremony where we would greet our ancestors by bowing to them, then … Read more