Floral Sea Memories

Author: You Sulan
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Fully Updated · You Treasure Edition, the ultimate anime and manga masterpiece by the super hot to high fantasy queen You Sulan! "Sweet Memories," with its exquisite color illustrations from the novel and manga, is undoubtedly the most beloved treasure edition for anime fans in 2005. This book is the result of three years of creation by You Sulan, enduring numerous setbacks such as revisions, interruptions, and piracy. The 2005 version officially introduced to the market includes additional newly drawn illustrations by You Sulan, while the storyline remains as tragic and heart-wrenching as always, leaving a deep impression on readers. The book is divided into two volumes, "Floral Sea Memories" and "Twilight Phantom." You Sulan's writing remains romantic and melancholic, with this novel set in the mysterious and romantic Rosemary Castle (also known as the English name for the plant rosemary). It tells the love and hatred between two generations in the castle, where the protagonist falls in love with the ghostly half-brother, Hystasyl, only to be unable to escape the punishment of the gods. This story came suddenly, yet it was engraved into the rings of my memory like a brand. I love it, and I also love the characters and the trajectories they face, which they cannot control.
Countess Anitasia of the castle, warned from a young age never to enter the forbidden east wing of Rosemary Castle—a place of blooming flowers and roses—because it was said to be haunted by a long-sealed demon and a lonely fairy who would take people to her dark realm as companions. At the age of seven, Anitasia could not resist the temptation of the magnificent flower sea and came alone. She did not encounter the demon but unexpectedly met a stunning "older brother." He was so handsome, his voice so gentle, like the softness of the night, bringing her peace. His beautiful face and those eyes seemed to have settled all the sadness and tears in the world. Who was he? Why was he living alone in this boundless flower sea, said to be haunted? Anitasia was puzzled.
What shocked her even more was that a few days later, a funeral was held in the east wing without the blessing of a priest, and in the black coffin lay the handsome "older brother" she had met days earlier—a golden-haired man with sapphire eyes and a delicate nose! Time passed, and in a blink of an eye, nine years later, Anitasia had grown into a graceful and elegant upper-class woman. At a banquet, she met a stunning golden-haired young man—Hystasyl. She felt an unknown emotion toward him, fearing him yet uncontrollably falling in love with him. They quickly fell in love.
A series of inexplicable murders occurred: the perverted Duke, who was envious of Hystasyl's beauty, was brutally killed in his mansion, along with his friends, the couple Osmund and Delfond. Soon after, Anitasia's fiancé, the Earl of Ashburn, died in a mysterious car accident during a heavy rain. The suspect was quickly pinned on Hystasyl. When Count Fitzroy, Anitasia's father, learned of his daughter's relationship with Hystasyl, he was horrified. He realized that the long-standing nightmare had come true—the child he had killed nine years ago with his former wife had turned into a demon and was now avenging himself against him with fierce retribution.
Rosemary was once a symbol used by lovers to represent "eternal love" in ancient times. In the novel, it carries the meaning of "sweet memories." It also symbolizes "a twist of fate," this "bewitching herb," given to your loved one, will secretly tell her your heart. Legend has it that a demon can only be redeemed by swallowing the "Tears of Jesus," yet the result of swallowing this drop of tears is bleeding from all seven orifices and complete death. What will happen to the ghostly man who falls in love at first sight with his half-sister?