"Thus, we did our utmost to design the most intense fears for each other."
"We knelt separately before the statue of Jingzhe, praying to him, offering him the most terrifying plots and inspiration, striving to teach him how to provoke human fear."
"Torture and trampling are just the superficial aspects."
"The greatest fears originate from love."
"Love of parents for their children, love of a man for a woman, love of people for nature, love of warriors for their community."
"Only by loving first, loving deeply enough, happy and fulfilling enough."
"Only then does the sudden destruction become more horrifying, the endless pain more desperate."
"Yes, we were helping Jingzhe by tormenting ourselves."
"Over the following 20 days, we experienced all conceivable fears. Eight comrades were driven completely mad, their rationality shattered and dissolving, yet they still breathed chaotically under the curse."