Title: A Great Storm in the Sky, the Sun in the North
Fandom: Juuni Kokki | Twelve Kingdoms
Pairing: None
Categories: Gen
Length: Long (17,712)
Warnings: Some violence

Author on LJ: daphnerunning
Author Website: AO3 | Tumblr

Author's Summary:
Following the events of "The Shore in Twilight, the Sky in Daybreak," Taiki and Risai attempt to liberate the Kingdom of Tai. But that may not be as easy as it seems, when traitors style themselves heroes, and the King is nowhere to be found.

Except for a faint voice in Taiki's mind...

Review:
One of my best beloved series/fandoms is the Twelve Kingdoms (go read/watch!). To my eternal regret and disappointment, the author has not resolved the events after the last book (and it has been years, okay, I check every so often to see if maybe she'll clear up that GIANT CLIFFHANGER and nope, not yet [unless she did it in the recently published short stories, but I doubt that]), so in lieu of canon resolution I turn to fic.

And this fic is wonderful.

It's the resolution we've never had. It's Taiki and Risai on an adventure to find Gyousou and free Tai from the usurper king. It's Taiki quietly guilty and sad and so very convinced that he's not a true kirin anymore. All of the characters were spot on and the events that spread out before you feel as if it could actually happen in that way. It's the conclusion that's desperately wanted and hasn't quite yet come.

It just feels so satisfying to read.

A Great Storm in the Sky, the Sun in the North