Gao Yang found himself in a crater. Its walls sloped gently upward, the ground beneath his feet nearly flat, like a massive frying pan. At its center, a hole gaped open, dark mist swirling in its depths.0

Snow fell heavily in the night. Feather-like flakes spiraled down toward the abyss, vanishing instantly into the writhing mist.0

Gao Yang's jaw tightened. This was Green Lotus Park, after the Malediction had torn itself apart. Here, on that night, Su Xi had given birth to the Maledi...0