The Knight of the End

The Knight of the End is a Western fantasy epic serialized by Xibei Mao on Qidian Chinese Network from 2011 to 2012. Spanning over 1.99 million Chinese characters and 413 chapters, it concluded on May 1, 2012 with an afterword titled "Written After the End," and falls under the category of Fantasy · Epic Fantasy. The protagonist crossed into a world of swords and magic in the distant past, and single-handedly reshaped the continent's power structure, forging a knightly order that struck terror into all who heard its name. His reputation spread far and wide, and he came to be regarded as a harbinger of death, destruction, and chaos. His war against the world-ending nemesis spanned ages: whenever the nemesis and crisis drew near, he and his knights would awaken from slumber to do battle, and each awakening and final confrontation laid waste to the most prosperous civilization of its time. Thus the histories recorded the "guardians" as "destroyers," and their arrival became the trumpet blast of an apocalyptic judgment. This time, the protagonist awakens once more from his slumber, but he has grown weary of the endless cycle. He resolves to make the entire world his chessboard and orchestrate a true final battle: awakening early, laying covert plans, and activating one by one the reserves accumulated over the long ages, turning the continent into a vast theater of war. Mortals can only watch trembling as the wheels of history roll over them—whether they stand in the way or add luster to it matters not to him. Through the identity of the Knight of the End, the work explores the power of death and finality, and uses the rebirth genre to rewrite power, identity, and fate.