In the height of summer, snow fell continuously, blanketing the two regions in white. The endless ocean was frozen, and people stayed indoors, with bones of the frozen dead lining the roads, unable to light fires for warmth.

The Imperial Palace.

The current Empress' Husband wore a dragon robe, his hair loosely tied, with thick black hair cascading down his back, sitting upright with a sword in hand.

The entire Golden Throne Hall was pitch black, covered in spider webs, yet it did not feel empty or desolate, as the hall was filled with countless Rivers of Time and Space.