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The precious stone known as jade is known to shine even in the darkest night.
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When carved into a bow, they say that the arrows fired from it would seek out and destroy all evil.
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The gaze of the lord of the mountains remained resolute and cold till the end, chilling and contained like the eternal glint of golden jade.
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In those endlessly turbulent years, the tremulous, resounding howls of the bowstring replaced comforting song.
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They say that that god who once had great insight into the weakness in mortal hearts was slain by this very bow.
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Her eyes were keen and her mind was sharp, and she excelled in dominating the wills of those who served her.
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"See, my child, how this dauntless hero is gnawed by fear. See how selfless rulers bow as if they lacked spines."
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"Behold, my child, how those lovers who swore by the sky and earth betray and torment another with lies."
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Surrounded by hatred and resentment, the god reclined upon her throne, savoring the fruit of joy, watching the juices flow between her fingers.
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And with the sound of formless, clattering chains, blood-drunk on agony and frenzy alike, the loyal bloodhound at her feet devoured "dreams."
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Those unbending bones resisted the piercings and floggings, though each heartbeat would bring fresh agonies.
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The wondrous taste of those blood-drenched dreams was matched only by their transience, and the pure hatred and revulsion they produced indeed brought the god to ecstasy.
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"Then tell me, child, tell me! How do those sweet dreams you have devoured taste?"
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"Child, know that love is but a fleeting fog. It is power that forms the stuff of sweet dreams."
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Pain and cruelty were but the ripple effects of power. It was shattered dreams that were the joyous, sweet wine.
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But the god who was herself so sharp never expected that her heart, too, would be pierced by arrows of jade.
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When her form crumbled, the unnumbered fragments of dreams would also scatter and fade into nothing...
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Thus did the god who pursued and chained human hearts go to her destruction, when the bow, its power like a towering mountain, pronounced retribution upon her.
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Such an end was to be expected, that one who delighted so in tyranny should come to a cruel end.
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When peace was restored, and the nights were no longer filled with lamentations and mourning, the mighty jade bow would be carefully sealed.
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There, it would patiently await the rise of another tyrant, to one day again pierce their heart with a light that no darkness can hide. |