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Before I lay-out what I understood, here's the reason why I have to lay it out: The actual worldbuilding and sequencing is confusing and leaves too much burden on the reader to piece together the story. The overwhelming metaphors, vague flashbacks, or just the sudden information after things have happened undermine the need for straightforward storytelling.
This is a simple rundown of what I understood:
We have a god who "dreams" for his lands prosperity. but unlike a naturally born god, Yellow Dragon is a poisonous snake who betrayed the serpent, the intended god to be created. Hence, he received the sacrifice of Yooshin, the selfless emperor, and became the god. And in his own judgment, he killed Yooshin's twin and mother because they were going to be the fall of Yooguk. With the death of the emperor, Yoosung (the twin), Yellow Dragon summons emperors from another world. until he meets Dojin, a peculiar emperor who wished for Yellow Dragon's freedom instead of wishing for his own happiness. Both Yellow Dragon and Yooshin who resides within him, fell in love with Dojin and didn't want to let him go. so for 26 times, he turned back time. but because he becomes a black dragon, an evil entity, the animal spirits try to make him sleep which caused his eternal life force, a magic pearl, be destroyed. and he becomes weaker.
The thing is, just from the defails above, there are alot of missing information or vague details.
1. If Yellow Dragon has a life force, the pearl, why does he need emperors as life force?
2. Just the whole dynamics of summoning an emperor, trying to turn back time to love Dojin again... it's a headache
3. Red Lotus... is she the serpent who was supposed to become god but was tricked by Yellow Dragon? — i think this is clearer to me, but her relevance to the story is so detach that she looks like a nuisance instead of a vital character.
4. The animal spirits... are so weak that sometimes they're almost useless and simply try to sew things together after it has already been torn apart by their late action—they cant even protect the emperor.
5. the dream sequences to find the crack and awaken yellow dragon... was it intended to keep Dojin safe fron harm? but the first time was because Yellow Dragon was forced to sleep... then did Yellow Dragon not want to let Dojin go so he keeps him in his dreams instead?
The last bit was at least more organized. However, there is simply no cohesion to the plot and numerous characters were thrown off the bus just to focus on Dojin and Yellow Dragon. What happened to Red Lotus, the other guy who wanted to be emperor, Black Tortoise, and to Dojin's rapist—who was foreshadowed but came about SO LATE. totally forgot about him then he came o so suddenly.
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