#me when I remember the tragedy of yin nezha

[lynsstrange]

My Roman Empire is that despite representing the epitome of wealth, power, and influence to Rin, Nezha is ultimately powerless his entire life.

He is born to be a political pawn for his father, who's only job is to serve his country, and he accepts this fact eary on. He knows deep down his parents will never love him enough because of what he is, but he still seeks his father's praise despite knowing that he will never be respected.

He has all the power of a nation and its military behind him, but he still is forced to concede to colonizers that he see him as subhuman and backwards because of his race. He has divine shamanic abilities, but is controlled and abused by the Dragon as nothing more than a plaything. He wants to die, but is forced to be immortal by a god he never wanted to serve.

He loves Rin, but knows that that has "never mattered" because of the cycle of history they've trapped themselves in. And at the end of the series he's forced to stab her in the heart, by her own hand and decision, not his.

He's left completely alone, and even though there's a glint of optimism for his nation, he knows the rest of his life will only be a series of sacrifices made for it.