"Who cares about the crowded, broad road? I’ll walk the single-plank bridge into the night…"

One more video I didn't really plan this way. I started watching Mo Dao Zu Shi a few weeks ago (I'm currently reading the novel), and I was immediately captured by the beautiful animation, the haunting music, and the characters. It's a classic high-fantasy, without bigger surprises if you know the genre well, but I still rooted for the heroes, laughed, hoped and felt sad. I originally wanted a tribute that focuses on everyone, the losses they suffered, and how they overcame them. But when I heard this cover of "I see fire", the flute and the guitar in it, and thought a bit more on the lyrics, I realised that it just won't work, I have to stick to Wei Wuxian's path, and save the others for other videos.
I still wanted to show this classical high-fantasy feel, so I decided to make the video a little bit like a tale... told from Wei's point of view, but supported by Lan Zhan, both in the music (the zither works amazingly for the guitar parts), and at some parts in the story - while he has his own struggles, strenghts and weaknesses, his connection to the main character gives him a unique perspective, that supports and contradicts Wei's at the same time. This is the main reason for the many drawn parts, for which I used the openings - I tried to keep the feeling that this is actually a tale, a remembrance.
I hope you enjoy the video, and as always, I do not own anything - this cover of "I see fire" belongs to Celtic Woman, and Mo Dao Zu Shi belongs to it's original creators.