I Could Neither Become a King Nor Walk Toward the Sun.

I was Seven Emperor, also called Xiangyang.

Huang called me Seven Emperor.

Jiu Wu called me Xiangyang.

I was a Meatworm Wraith, the lowliest kind among Strange Entities. When I awakened my intelligence, it was the Rainy Season.

The wind was fierce, and the rain was heavy.

Along with the other Meatworm Wraiths, I was swept by the wind toward one mountain after another. I saw countless companions burst open, green slime splattering across the ground. They seemed to possess no intelligence.

When there were no mountains ahead, they laughed merrily.

Yet when they were about to crash into a mountain, their eyes filled with terror.

They were afraid.

I was afraid too.

At first, I tried hiding behind my companions to stay alive. Later, I discovered that I could control my body, flattening it into a concave shape and flying against the wind.

I had found a way to survive.

Back then, I thought I was truly remarkable.

That was an Unclaimed Continent.

Thinking back on it now.

Though those days had been frightening, they seemed to have been among the few free days of my life.

Later.

A powerful Strange Entity brought its subordinates to that continent and subdued every Strange Entity there, including us Meatworm Wraiths. We embarked upon the road of war.

I still remembered the first charge.

Countless Cannon Towers atop the City Wall roared. The Strange Entities charging beside me died one after another. That powerful Strange Entity ordered us to continue charging, and the Strange Entities around me had no intelligence either, merely following the charge.

I ran.

I was afraid.

Who knew how much time passed afterward? The war ended, and that powerful Strange Entity died as well.

I floated upon the sea, not knowing where to go.

For the first time,