In the Shadow of Xiangmen IV A great wail of hatred, fury, and pain resounds. The fallen titan’s limb spasms, and its toxic ichor spills across the land, rotting and corroding the earth. It twitches, it jerks, and it shrinks into a man, his fine robes soiled by blood, his painted flesh scoured by light. His clouded eyes open and look, for the first time, up at those who he had never seen as people.
One of the nine Lords of Heaven, the Liar Kings, lies in the mud, stripped of all of his glamours, bereft of his false truths. He lies at the boots of his victims, his power broken.
The screams rise into the great canopy of Xiangmen, as if it were a rising gust carrying upward the implacable radiance. The great spider who spread his webs across the sky, whose limbs stretched from one end of mighty Xiangmen’s canopy to the other, retreats, the broken stub of a limb weeping ichor. Web assailed the Ideal, so thick and heavy that even the radiance could not dissolve it trivially. Strands of paranoia, arrogance, and hate enshroud her, bound her, and did not burn because they were not lies. At the twitch of the nightmare titan’s limbs, it spun forth the darkest and most rancid contents of the human spirit into a dense and nightmarish net to snuff the rising light.
Ancient defenses churn to life, energies drawn from the limitless well of Xiangmen’s power. Spirit labyrinths, barriers of every kind, and impassable gates layer ever deeper before the retreat of the Lord of Heaven.
The rage of the Liar Kings could be felt across the whole of the battlefield. One of their own had been slain, and there is no panic and fury greater than that of the powerful shown their own mortality. Titanic arachnid limbs dig into the sky and the earth and rend open the world, opening oozing sores in the material world that plunged into the most primal depths of nightmare.
The Truth guarded well against the lies of men, the thinking lies, the tricks and deceits of the civilized mind, but the things the Patriarch called now are older, simpler horrors. These are the terrors of the mind which bypassed thought, born from the simplest and most animal impulses. Avatars of humankind’s oldest nightmares lumbered and crawled and slopped into the waking world.
The One Behind, The Other, The Whispering Dark, The Plagued Man, The Emptiness, and a hundred others beside, named and unnamed, come forth, and the advancing lines of battle became chaos. Men and women turn against each other and against themselves. None are spared, friend nor foe. The nightmares swim and crawl and slosh into Xiangmen’s halls and its hiding people weep.
The great Patriarch, Master of Realities, looks upon the ruin he wrought and is satisfied. So what if some of his own wash away as well? They are his dream and live at his whim. All the world could burn if it preserves his power. All the world should burn if it could not be preserved.
The Light stalls. It struggles, it fights, but in the face of the once-nine and the old powers of Xiangmen, it could not advance. He could not slay it, not face-to-face, but there is time now to plot.
A wind whirling with petals of red and pink and white flows between the ichorous strands which entrapped the Ideal.
The wind dies, the light fades.
Then, it burns again. O how it burns!
Pink and gold, white and orange, a hundred hundred colors wash out, shining through the web. Where men and women fight, it shines. Where friends die at the feet of other friends, it shines. Where warriors rage alone against themselves, it shines. Where tears fill eyes, it shines.
And the light redoubles again and again. The Heavenly Kings shine, the tattered and dying marsh Mist shine, the wounded Wolf shines, the Prince of the Earth shines, and even the meanest soldier shines. And with each person's mind which is cast in its rays, the Ideal burns brighter.
They could not look upon it. The Ideal, the radiance, is not something the hearts and minds of humans could withstand. It is not something which could be reached and held, only fought for and sought.
But it burns in the hearts of each one all the same now, a spark born of the second sun in the sky, leaving no shadows under Xiangmen. For one day at least, the Ideal burns in every heart, and for one day at least even the most primal of terrors hold no purchase.
The net of spiritual filth flakes away in a light no longer colorless, and at its core are two in embrace.
As the light shines on kilometers-thick bark and leaves larger than sails, there is a shift in the air, no more than a rustling of leaves. Defenses older than the Empire thrum thoughtfully and shut down.
Four hands bring down a sword of light, and the Thrones of Heaven crumbles.
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337-Hunters 2 Threads 336-Hunters 1 Threads 335 Tension 3 Threads 334-Tension 2 Threads 333 Tension 1 Threads 333 Springs 3 Threads 332 Springs 2 Threads 331-Springs 1 Threads 330-Dukes 4 Threads 329-Dukes 3 Threads 328-Dukes 2 Threads 328-Dukes 328 Threads 327-Dukes 1 Threads 326-Summit Approach 2 Threads 325-Summit Approach 1 Threads 324-Parting 10 Threads 323 parting 9 Threads 322 Parting 8 Threads 321 Parting 7 Threads 320-Parting 6 Threads 319-Parting 5 Threads 318 Parting 4 Threads 317 Parting 3 Threads 316 Parting 2 Threads 315-Parting 1 Threads 314 Threads 313 Frost 2 Threads 312-Frost 1 Threads 311-Bogs 2 Threads 310-Bogs 1 Threads 309 Traditions 3 Threads 308-Traditions 2 Threads 307 Traditions 1 Threads 306 Heron 2 Threads 305-Heron 1 Threads 304 Identity 9 Threads 303 Identity 8 Threads 302-Identity 7 Threads 301 Identity 6 Threads 300 Identity 5 Threads 299 Identity 4 Threads 298 Identity 3 Threads 297-Identity 2 Threads 296-Identity 1 Threads 295 Construction 8 Threads 294 Construction 7 Threads 293-Construction 6 Interlude: Winter's End Tour (2) Interlude: Winter's End Tour (1) Threads 292 Construction 5 Threads 291 Construction 4 Threads 290 Construction 3 Threads 289 Construction 2 Threads 288-Construction 1 Threads 287-Depths 3 Threads 286-Depths 2 Threads 285-Depths 1 Threads 284-Winter's End 3 Threads 283-Winters End 2 Threads 282-Winters End 1 Threads 281-Sea of Dreams 5 Threads 280-Sea of Dreams 4 Threads 279-Sea of Dreams 3 Threads 278-Sea of Dreams 2 Threads 277 Sea of Dreams 1 Threads 276-Grudges 7 Threads 275-Grudges 6 Threads 274-Grudges 5 Threads 273-Grudges 4 Threads 272-Grudges 3 Threads 271-Grudges 2 Threads 270-Grudges 1 Threads 269-Perception 6 Threads 268-Perception 5 Threads 267 Perception 4 Threads 266-Perceptions 3 Threads 265 Perceptions 2 Threads 264-Perceptions 1 Threads 263-Yonder 4 Threads 262-Yonder 3 Threads 261-Yonder 2 Threads 260-Yonder 1 Threads 259-Storyteller 3 Threads 258-Storyteller 2 Threads 257-Storyteller I Threads 256-Capital 8 Threads 255-Capital 7 Threads 254-Capital 6 Threads 253-Capital 5 Threads 252-Capital 4 Threads 251-Capital 3 Threads 250-Capital 2 Threads 249-Capital 1 Threads 248-Journey 5 Threads 247-Journey 4 Threads 246-Journey 3 Threads 245-Journey 2 Chapter 244-Journey 1 Threads 243-Fox 5 Threads 242-Fox 4 Threads 242-Fox 3 Threads 241-Fox 3 Threads 240-Fox 2 Threads 239-Fox 1 Threads 238 Spymaster 2 Threads 237-Spymaster 1 Threads 236 Expanse 2 Threads 235-Expanse 1 Threads 234-Thunder 5 Threads 233-Thunder 4 Threads 232-Thunder 3 Threads 231 Thunder 2 Threads 230- Thunder 1 Threads 229-Pronouncement 3 In the Shadow of Xiangmen IV Threads 228-Pronouncement 2 In the Shadow of Xiangmen III Threads 227-Pronouncement 1 In the Shadow of Xiangmen II Interlude: Truth Threads 226: Family 6 Threads 225-Family 5 Threads 224-Family 4 Threads 223-Family 3 Threads 222-Family 2 Threads 221-Family 1 Threads 220-Second Day 4 Threads 219-Second Day 3 Threads 218 Second Day 2 Threads 217-Second Day 1 Threads 216-Friend and Foe 5 Threads 215-Friend and Foe 4 Threads 214-Friend and Foe 3 Threads 213-Friend and Foe 2 Threads 212-Second Day 1 In the Shadow of Xiangmen I Threads 211-Opening Day 9 Threads 210-Opening Day 8 Threads 209-Opening Day 7 Threads 208-Opening Day 6 Threads 207-Opening Day 5 Threads 206-Opening Day 4 Threads 205-Opening Day 3 Threads 204-Opening Day 2 Threads 203-Opening Day 1 Threads Interlude: The White Blade Devil Threads 202-Festival 3 Threads 201 Festival 2 Threads 200-Festival 1 Threads 199-Rite 3 Threads 198 Rite 2 Threads 197-Rite 1 Threads 197-Concert 1 Threads 196-Liminal 5 Threads 195-Liminal 4 Threads 195-Liminal 5 Threads 194-Liminal 3 Threads 193-Liminal 2 Threads 192-Liminal 1 Threads 191-Concert 3 Threads 190 Concert 2 Threads 189-Concert 1 Threads 188-Return 7 Threads 187-Return 6 Threads 186-Return 5 Threads 185-Return 4 Threads 184-Return 3 Threads 182-Return 1 Threads 183-Return 2 Threads 183-Return 2 Threads 182-Return Threads 181-Dawn 4 Threads 180-Dawn 3 threads 179-Dawn 2 Threads 178-Dawn 1 Interlude: The Declining Storm Threads 177- Emissary 12 Theads 176-Emissary 11 Threads 175-Emissary 10 Threads 174 Emissary 9 Threads 173-Emissary 8 Threads 172 Emissary 7 Threads 171 Emissary 6 Threads 170-Emissary 5 Threads 169-Emissary 4 Threads 168-Emissary 3 Threads 168-Emissary 3 Threads 167-Emissary 2 Threads Interlude: Faceless Threads 166-Emissary 1 Threads 166-Emmisssary 1 Threads 165-Dolls 3 Threads 164-Dolls 2 Threads 163-Dolls 1 Threads 162 Always Winter 3 Threads 161-Always Winter 2 Threads 160 Always Winter 1 Threads 159-Past 5 Threads 158 Past 4 Threads 157 Past 3 Threads 157 Past 2 Threads 156-Past 2 Threads 155-Past 1 Threads 154-Rot 3 Threads 153-Rot 2 Threads 152-Rot 1 Threads 151-South 4 Threads 150-South 3 Threads Interlude Clockwork Blades Threads 149-South 2 Threads 148- South 1 Threads 147-Old Ways 2 Threads 146-Old Ways 1 Interlude: Management Threads 145-Tome 2 Threads 144-Tome 1 Threads 143-Spear 2 Threads 142 Spear 1 Chapter 141-Concert 4 Threads 140 Concert 3 Threads 139-Concert 2 Threads 138-Concert 1 Threads 137 Preparations 2 Threads 136 Preparations 1 Threads 135 After Action 4 Threads 134-After Action 3 Threads 133 After-Action 2 Threads 132: After-Action 1 Threads Interlude: Summer's End Threads 131-Convergence 9 Threads 130-Convergence 8 Threads 129-Convergence 7 Chapter 128-Convergence 6 threads 127-Convergence 5 Threads 126-Convergeance 4 Threads 125-Convergence 3 Threads 124-Convergence 2 Threads 123-Convergence 1 Interlude: Imperturbable Stars Interlude: Welcome to the Jungle Threads 121-Reverb 2 Threads 121-Reverb 1 Threads 120 Wind Thief 2 Threads 119-Wind Thief 1 Threads 118-Intermission 8 Threads 117-Intermission 7 Threads 116-Intermission 6 Threads 115-Intermission 5 Interlude: Companion Quest Threads 114-Intermission 4 Threads 113-Intermission 3 Threads 112-Intermission 2 Threads 111-Intermission 1 Threads 110-Descent 12 Interlude: Precious Dreams Threads 109-Descent 11 Threads 108-Descent 10 Threads 107-Descent 9 Threads 106-Descent 8 Threads 105-Descent 7 Threads 104-Descent 6 Threads 103-Descent 5 Threads 102-Descent 4 Threads 101-Descent 3 Threads 100 Descent 2 Threads 99-Descent 1 Threads 98-Contemplation 3 Threads 97 Contemplation 2 Threads 96-Contemplation 1 Bonus: Snake and Spider (3) Threads 95-Diplomacy 4 Threads 94-Diplomacy 3 Bonus: haunts of the Primal Forest threads 93-Diplomacy 2 Threads 92-Diplomacy 1 Threads 91-Dinner 2 Threads 90-Dinner 1 Threads 89-Deals 2 Threads 88-Deals 1 Threads 87 Household 3 Threads 86-Household 2 Threads 85-Household 1 Threads 84-Integration 2 Threads 83-Integration 1 Threads 82-Parting 2 Threads 81-Parting 1 Interlude: Dance Threads 80-Muse 2 Chapter 79-Muse 1 Threads 78-Normalcy 6 Chapter 77-Normalcy 5 Threads 76-Normalcy 4 Threads 75-Normalcy 3 Threads 74-Normalcy 2 threads 73-Normalcy 1 Threads Interlude Rivers and Rain Threads 72-Interlude-Shockwaves Threads 71- Epilogue-War Chapter 70: Foreshock 7 Threads 69: Foreshock 6 Threads 68-Foreshock 5 Bonus: Outer Sect Tremors Chapter 67-Foreshock 4 Threads 66-Foreshock 3 Threads 65-Foreshock 2 Bonus: Snake and Spider 2 Threads 64-Foreshock 1 Threads 63-Dressmaker 3 Threads 62 Dressmaker 2 Threads 61-Dressmaker 1 Interlude: Outer Sect Threads 60-Bao Qian 4 Threads 59-Bao Qian 3 Threads 58-Bao Qian 2 Threads Chapter 57-Bao Qian 1 Threads 56-Nobility 3 Threads 55 Nobility 2 Threads 54-Nobility Bonus: Character Sheet Threads 53-Downtime 4 Threads 52-Downtime 3 Threads 51-Downtime 2 Bonus: The Sky that Fell Threads 50-Downtime 1 Threads 49-Perspectives Threads 48-Signs 3 Threads 47 Signs 2 Threads 46 Signs 1 Threads 45-Death 2 Bonus: Handmaiden Threads 44 Death 1 Threads 43 Justice 4 Threads 42-Justice 3 Bonus: Characters of Destiny Threads 41 Justice 2 Threads 40-Justice 1 Chapter 39-Three Moons 4 Threads 38 Three Moons 3 Threads 37 Three Moons 2 Threads 36 Three Moons 1 Bonus: Snake and Spider 1 Threads 35 Peers 3 Threads 34 Peers 2 Threads 33-Peers 1 Threads 32-Adventure 3 Threads 31-Adventures 2 Threads 30 Adventures 1 Bonus: Macabre Interlude: The Cobbler and the Viper Threads 29-Siblings 3 Threads 28 Siblings 2 Threads 27 Siblings 1 Threads 26 Winters Muse 4 Threads 25 Winters Muse 3 Threads 24 Winter's Muse 2 Threads 23-Winter's Muse Threads 22-Duels 2 Threads 21-Duels 1 Threads 20 Threads 19-Dreams 1 Threads 18 Threads 17 Threads 16 Threads 15 Bonus: Xiangmen, the Heavenly Pillar Threads 14 Threads 13 Threads 12 Threads 11- Sect Challenges 1 Threads Chapter 10 Threads Chapter 9 Threads Chapter 8 Threads Chapter 7-The Bloody Dream 1 Threads Chapter 6 Threads Chapter 5 Threads Chapter 4 Threads Chapter 3 Bonus: The Great Diviner Threads Chapter 2 Threads Chapter 1-New Settings Threads of Destiny-Prologue Chapter 209-Epilogue Chapter 208-Tournament 18 Chapter 207-Tournament 17 Chapter 206-Tournament 16 Chapter 205-Tournament 15 Chapter 204-Tournament 14 Chapter 203-Tournament 13 Chapter 202-Tournament 12 Chapter 201-Tournament 11 Bonus: The Ministry of Integrity Chapter 200-Tournament 10 Chapter 199-Tournament 9 Chapter 198-Tournament 8 Chapter 197-Tournament 7 Chapter 196-Tournament 6 Chapter 195-Tournament 5 Chapter 194-Tournament 4 Chapter 193-Tournament 3 Interlude: Sun Liling Chapter 192-Tournament 2 Chapter 191-Tournament 1 Chapter 190-Preliminaries 6 Chapter 189-Prelimaries 5 Chapter 188-Preliminaries 4 Chapter 187-Preliminaries 3 Chapter 186-Preliminaries 2 Chapter 185-Preliminaries 1 Bonus: Argent Sect Promotional Chapter 184-Years End 5 Chapter 183-Years End 4 Bonus Chapter-Duty Chapter 182-Years End 3 Chapter 181-Years End 2 Chapter 180-Years End 1 Chapter 179-Standing Chapter 178-Socialite 1 Chapter 177-Training 4 Chapter 176-Training 3 Chapter 175-Training 2 Chapter 174-Training 1 Chapter 173-Hidden 2 Chapter 172-Hidden 1 Chapter 171-Family 3 Bonus Chapter: Alone Ling Qingge Interlude Chapter 170-Family 2 Chapter 169-Family 1 Chapter 168-Loose Ends Chapter 167-Competitor Chapter 166-Retainer 2 Chapter 165-Retainer 1 Chapter 164-Dragon 4 Chapter 163-Dragon 3 Chapter 162-Dragon 2 Chapter 161-Dragon 1 Chapter 160-Moon 2 Chapter 159-Moon Chapter 158-Resolution Interlude: Han Jian Chapter 157-Bronze Realm Chapter 156-Hangover Bonus Chapter: Temples and Festivals Chapter 155-Revelry Chapter 154-Oaths Chapter 153-Beginning and Ending Bonus: Ascension for the Common Baron Chapter 152-Career Chapter 151-Ice 2 Chapter 150-Ice 1 Chapter 149-Third Realm 2 Chapter 148-Third Realm 1 Interlude: Ji Rong Chapter 147-Finishing Moves 8 Bonus Chapter: Ancestors Sublime Chapter 146-Finishing Moves 7 Chapter 145-Finishing Moves 6 Chapter 144-Finishing Moves 5 Chapter 143-Finishing Moves 4 Chapter 142-Finishing Moves 3 Chapter 141-Finishing Moves 2 Chapter 140-Finishing Moves Chapter 139-Spirits Bonus Chapter: Betrothal Chapter 138-Connections Chapter 137-Reconciliation Chapter 136-Law Chapter 135-Heiress Chapter 134-News Chapter 133-Courting 2 Chapter 132-Courting Chapter 131-Favors Chapter 130: Training Interlude- Bai Cui Chapter 129: Quests Bonus Chapter-Hunter Chapter 128-Escalation Chapter 127-Guardians 2 Chapter 126-Guardians 1 Chapter 125-Sabotage Chapter 124-Crimson Princess 3 Chapter 123: Crimson Princess 2 Chapter 122-Crimson Princess 1 Chapter 121-Friends 3 Bonus Chapter-Mid Year Conference Chapter 120-Friends 2 Chapter 119: Friends 1 Chapter 118-Heist Chapter 117: Troubles Chapter 116-Elder Jiao Chapter 115-Blizzard Chapter 114-Connections 2 Interlude-Gu Xiulan Chapter 113: Connections 1 Bonus Chapter-Dynasties of the Emerald Seas Chapter 112-Theft 4 Chapter 111-Theft 3 Chapter 110-Theft 2 Chapter 109-Theft 1 Chapter 108-Tutelage 5 Chapter 107-Tutelage 4 Chapter 106-Tutelage 3 Chapter 105-Tutelage 2 Bonus Chapter- Cold/Alone Chapter 104-Tutelage 1 Interlude- Li Suyin Chapter 103-Dark Dreams 6 Chapter 102-Dark Dreams 5 Chapter 101-Dark Dreams 4 Chapter 100-Dark Dreams 3 Chapter 99-Dark Dreams 2 Chapter 98-Dark Dreams 1 Chapter 97-Peace 4 Bonus Chapter: Humiliation Chapter 96-Peace 3 Chapter 95-Peace 2 Chapter 94-Peace 1 Interlude- Cai Renxiang Chapter 93-Resurgence 6 Chapter 92-Resurgence 5 Chapter 91-Resurgence 4 Chapter 90-Resurgence 3 Chapter 89-Resurgence 2 Chapter 88: Resurgence 1 Chapter 87-Council Work 2 Bonus-Precious! Chapter 86-Council Work 1 Chapter 85-Elder Ying 2 Chapter 84-Crackdown 2 Chapter 83: Crackdown 1 Chapter 82-Relaxing Hike Chapter 81-Elder Ying Chapter 80-Council Chapter 79-Hatchling 3 Chapter 78: Hatchling 2 Interlude: Sima Jiao Chapter 77-Hatchling 1 Bonus 12: Plots and Plans Chapter 76-Melodies 2 Chapter 75-Melodies 1 Chapter 74: Night on the Lake Chapter 73-Recovery 2 Chapter 72-Recovery 1 Chapter 71-Sect Work 5 Chapter 70-Sect Work 4 Chapter 69-Sect Work 3 Bonus 11: The Twilight King Chapter 68-Sect Work 3 Chapter 67: Sect Work 2 Chapter 66-Sect Work 1 Chapter 65: Challenge Chapter 64: Rebellion 2 Chapter 63-Rebellion 1 Chapter 62-Simmering 3 Chapter 61-Simmering 2 Bonus 10: Death of the Sage Chapter 60-Simmering 1 Interlude: Bai Meizhen Chapter 59-Tag 2 Chapter 58-Tag 1 Chapter 57-Cooperation 4 Chapter 56: Cooperation 3 Chapter 55-Cooperation 2 Chapter 54-Cooperation 1 Chapter 53-Serpent's Treasure 5 Chapter 52-Serpent's Treasure 4 Chapter 51-Serpent's Treasure 3 Chapter 50-Serpent's Treasure 2 Chapter 49-Serpent's Treasure 1 Bonus 9: On Cultivation Chapter 48-Restoring Order 3 Chapter 47-Restoring Order 2 Chapter 46-Restoring Order 1 Chapter 45-Second Realm Chapter 44: Brewing Chaos 2 Chapter 43: Brewing Chaos 1 Bonus 8: Observation Chapter 42-Truce End 6 Chapter 41-Truce End 5 Chapter 40-Truce End 4 Chapter 39-Truce End 3 Chapter 38-Truce End 2 Chapter 37-Truce End 1 Chapter 36-Dwindling Peace 4 Chapter 35-Dwindling Peace 3 Bonus 7: Spite Chapter 34-Dwindling Peace 2 Chapter 33: Dwindling Peace 1 Chapter 32-Mountainside Clash 4 Chapter 31-Mountainside Clash 3 Bonus 6: Charity Chapter 30-Mountainside Clash 2 Chapter 29-Mountainside Clash Bonus 5: The Great Sects Chapter 28-Foundations 9 Chapter 27-Foundations 8 Chapter 26-Foundations 7 Bonus 4: Growing Unease Chapter 25-Foundations 6 Chapter 24-Foundations 5 Chapter 23-Foundations 4 Chapter 22-Foundations 3 Chapter 21-Foundations 2 Chapter 20-Foundations 1 Chapter 19-Zhou's Trial 8 Chapter 18-Zhou's Trial 7 Bonus 3: Faculty Meeting Chapter 17-Zhou's Trial 6 Chapter 16-Zhou's Trial 5 Chapter 15-Zhou's Trial 4 Chapter 14-Zhou's Trial 3 Chapter 13-Zhou's Trial 2 Chapter 12: -Zhou's Trial 1 Chapter 11: Exam Prep 6 Chapter 10: Exam Prep 5 Bonus 2: Lessons and Lore Chapter 9-Exam Prep 4 Chapter 8-Exam Prep 3 Chapter 7-Exam Prep 2 Chapter 6-Exam Prep 1 Chapter 5-First Steps 5 Chapter 4-First Steps 4 Chapter 3: First Steps 3 Chapter 2-First Steps 2 Chapter 1-First Steps 1 Bonus 1: Commencement Day Smelting 4 Smelting 3 Smelting 2 Prologue-Smelting
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