face the strange

The worldbuilding, the interpretation of the mythology, Kunlun and Wei's love story and the way they're connected through mythological details are so satisfying.

Shen Wei is one of priest's best characters. I’ve rarely cried so much. Shen Wei’s longing and loneliness are as devastating as the ending is comforting.

Unfortunately, my knowledge of the chinese language doesn't allow me to fully analyze priest's works but Shen Wei reminds me of the ghost in the Songs of Chu, the tragic and beautiful mountain spirit Shan Gui who waited for her mortal lover.

His duality. Neither ghost nor god. His soft, shy and cold, calculating personality; his cruelty and tenderness. The scene with the heart conveys this very well. The heart as a symbol of his cunning mind and self-sacrificing love.

What more to ask for than a story based on the primordial creators, yin-yang harmony and the love of gui and god, two opposite entities who differ from their kind and whose bond saved the world and each other. Chaos and Order. Netherworld and Heavenly Realm. Water of Huangchuan and fire of Soul-Guardian Lamp. Shen Wei burned in the flames of Kunlun's lamp connecting these concepts and completing the universal cycle. If one doesn't die, doesn't perish, then one cannot become a god.

"Must be the mountains." Shennong's mortar listened for a moment. "All ten thousand mountains crying together." Wang Zheng's eyes widened. "Mountains can cry?" "Yes," Shennong's mortar said gently. "Legend has it that the only time the ten thousand mountains cried out in one voice was when Pangu fell. They didn't make this kind of noise even when Kunlun-jun's body turned into the Soul-Guarding Lamp — perhaps because at that point, the Mountain God hadn't truly and fully died."

Fandom5K is a fandom exchange for complete, standalone fic of 5,000 words or more, or comics of 5 pages or more, depending on the requests. Rules are here! Please read them if you're interested in a pinch hit.

The exchange is currently scheduled to go live on 18 July, but we still need these pinch hits filled, so I'm considering another delay. Please let me know what timelines would work for you! Advertising in fandom-specific discords and other places would also be extremely helpful.

Post-deadline pinch hit #10 is for fic only in one of these fandoms:

Gran Hotel (TV), 무빙 | Moving (TV), 설강화 | Snowdrop (TV)

Fandom5K is a fandom exchange for complete, standalone fic of 5,000 words or more, or comics of 5 pages or more, depending on the requests. Rules are here! Please read them if you're interested in a pinch hit.

The exchange is currently scheduled to go live on 18 July, but we still need these pinch hits filled, so I'm considering another delay. Please let me know what timelines would work for you! Advertising in fandom-specific discords and other places would also be extremely helpful

Post-deadline pinch hit #11 is for fic or comics, depending on fandom:

The Amazing World of Gumball, Osmosis Jones (2001), Dandy's World (Roblox)

Fandom5K is a fandom exchange for complete, standalone fic of 5,000 words or more, or comics of 5 pages or more, depending on the requests. Rules are here! Please read them if you're interested in a pinch hit.

The exchange is currently scheduled to go live on 18 July, but we still need these pinch hits filled, so I'm considering another delay. Please let me know what timelines would work for you! Advertising in fandom-specific discords and other places would also be extremely helpful

Post-deadline pinch hit #21 is for either fic or comics:

PDPH 21 - Mononoke-hime | Princess Mononoke, Soul Eater (Anime & Manga), ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon, ちはやふる | Chihayafuru (Anime & Manga), 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney, Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)