Long ago, Mohist Hill built the Skyward City, hoping to pierce the clouds, unlock Heaven's secrets, and bring …
Long ago, Mohist Hill built the Skyward City, hoping to pierce the clouds, unlock Heaven's secrets, and bring relief to the common people. Yet before that great ambition could be fulfilled, the city fell to ruin. Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Now, within the broken walls, strange sounds stir once more. The whir of mechanisms beats like a heart. Insects and beasts gather in flight, each with its own cry. Azure birds flash past and circle the old ruins. The monkeys, lost in folly, try to scoop the moon from the water. But is the moon in the water truly the moon above, or only a passing dream?
Those who come after may yet search the rippling water for the truth behind the moon's reflection, and learn whether Skyward City's dream was real or merely an illusion.