Some time passed…
The Academy's Grandmaster finally arrived.
Those few who had survived....those who had hidden themselves away....slowly stepped out.
Fearful… trembling… haunted.
What they had witnessed with their own eyes was a tragedy four times worse than anything they had ever imagined.
The Grandmaster reached the scene.
But his aged body… how long could it endure such devastation?
He collapsed at the site.
The survivors rushed to him.
His life too… was now just a matter of hours.
But he refused to let his final moments go to waste.
His heart was heavy with grief and disbelief.
All around, the air echoed with sobs.
Some had lost their sons,
Some their husbands,
Some their wives,
Others....entire families.
But the greatest loss… was the King of All Four Realms....Mo Yan.
A man who had given his life in service of righteousness,
And for the love of Yu Sui.
And those two sacred souls who had never committed a single sin
Su Nian and Duie.
And the thousands of innocent lives lost to deception and betrayal.
Yet fate...
Fate is never wrong.
It never makes mistakes
Whether it's a war,
Or the blooming of a single flower,
All happen under the endless rhythm of destiny.
So how could we believe that this war....this calamity.....was beyond fate's design?
No.
The Grandmaster raised his hand into the air one final time.
A stillness washed over the people.
With a face full of honor and sorrow, he spoke:
"I proclaim these words…
That for one final time, the Gate of Black Heaven shall open.
The descendants of Su Tao Jue shall be reborn.
And only Su Tao Jue shall one day seal the gate....forever."
With tearful eyes and a gentle smile,
He gazed at the innocent couple
Su Nian and Duie,
Whose love had been ended before it could ever begin.
He whispered softly:
"And they too… shall be given the chance they rightfully deserve."
Then, loudly, with unwavering will, he declared:
"Today, I offer up my very soul
To turn this prophecy into eternal truth.
Su Tao Jue shall rise again…
And they shall return…
And the gate shall close."
With that vow,
His spirit dispersed into the air
Like the fragrance of blooming flowers.
All who were present bowed their heads,
And bid him a final farewell.
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A few months later…
Though peace had returned,
A quiet, eerie atmosphere still lingered across the land.
A silence that whispered of the pain left behind.
The bodies of Mo Yan and Yu Sui were buried side by side
Behind the sacred Xuemo Sect Academy,
In a beautiful garden.
A temple was built in their honor
An ethereal, stunning shrine.
With each passing day, the temple was adorned in red silk curtains.
Around it stood giant peach trees,
And the petals that fell upon the temple grounds…
Never withered.
They remained fresh
Not due to any spell or enchantment,
But because of the undying love
that had lived on, even beyond death.
Beside them, in that same garden,
A second temple was erected
In memory of Su Nian and Duie's love.
People came to this shrine to pray for their own true love,
To offer hope,
And many claimed
Their prayers were answered.
Because the love of Su Nian and Duie
Was not just a memory
It was now a blessing whispered through time.
End of season 3