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when it feels like i’m lost at sea (you’re the song i sing again and again) by Falahime
Fandoms: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
23 Aug 2025
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Summary
“But my brother’s just a baby!”
The Water God demanded a sacrifice. And the one he’d chosen as his ‘bride’ was none other than Shi Wudu’s infant brother.
“He has been chosen,” the priest explained. “But the Water God has no taste for infants; in ten years, he’ll demand his bride.”
“Ten years…” Shi Wudu repeated thoughtfully.
There would be no escaping this. Even with a ten year reprieve, they couldn’t run, couldn’t hide. The kingdom existed only as long as the Water God was appeased—now that the bride had been chosen, the palace would have people watching them. And even if they could flee from their mortal watchers, the Water God had marked his bride and would be able to find him anywhere. The child was now his.
But because the kingdom existed if the Water God was appeased, the family of the sacrifice would receive royal favor; Shi Wudu’s life would be one of riches and ease and all he had to do was throw his brother into the ocean.
Could he sacrifice his little brother?
No.
But could he sacrifice someone else?
He had ten years to find a perfect substitute.