Kaori was killed in the first battle.
I think it is also in the Chinese text.
The story gets much better after Chapter 5 of Book 1, all writers need a run-in time before the story can proceed naturally.
The chapters I like best are: chapter 8 of Book 2, chapter 4 of Book 3 and the final three chapters of Book 3 (not yet posted). The Epilogue (not yet posted) is also quite good. and touching |