《（最游记同人）镜里镜外》作者：未知

Saiyuki: Through the Looking Glass

Chapter 1: The Looking Glass

The walls were stained with dried blood.

Different blood from different youkai who had united their minds, souls and bodies towards the defense of their king. Primitive politics fused together with a grim sort of innocence found only in lower creatures. A vain battle, but nevertheless bravely fought. Not that he wanted to be contemplating messy skirmishes at this moment. That was for the strategy table and his study, not here.

Regardless of his weak resolution, a part of his mind was bemusing itself with gruesome thoughts.

Now those youkai were now...truly...unified. Altogether now as a river of hair and blood upon the castle grounds. Beautiful...that is...to a more morbid eye, but Tenpou did not have a morbid eye. None of this was beautiful, even if it was necessary. He looked all with distaste.

He hated the red. It made him think of mortality, which (he believed) all gods feared. Then it made him think of losing battles, which was something all soldiers feared. Then it made him think of losing friends...which was something Goku greatly feared. Of course, being a god, Tenpou was beyond that. Should have been beyond that. But if he were truly honest with himself, could never be beyond that.

Then it made him think of losing himself, as selfish as it was to turn these musings towards his own privileged lot. Tenpou smiled, if not a little morosely. "Sell fish?" Goku would say. He didn't know the meaning of the word, nor did he need to. 'Sell fless' was more fitting for the forbidden child. But Tenpou couldn't be like that, as much as he felt he should be.

There was too much at risk. The field marshal's arms were already occup