Luyuu,
If this is a debut, I cannot wait to see what you have cooked up for the future.
I was worried coming in that a lot of comments were perhaps overhyping what you've done here; it was part of the reason I avoided playing up to this point. But now that I've had a chance to experience it, I fully understand why everyone reacted as they did. The emotionality is genuine and grounded, even in a fantastical setting. The feelings of love and loss burn deep throughout, seeping into even the narration and atmosphere (which Tami did an excellent job of bringing out with her hauntingly sentimental music.)
The concept could have found its way into being lukewarm and falling into stereotype under the wrong guidance, but under your hand, you found a way to take the preconceived notion of "enemies into lovers" and make it so beautifully bittersweet. In many ways, your story and treatment reminds me of the narrative device F. Scott Fitzgerald uses in "The Great Gatsby"; if Nick Carraway and Kotohime ever met, they would find kinship in one another's sense of duty and personal development.
Without getting spoilery, at the climax of action, I found myself in the character's shows, deciding "what do I need to do this for?" and if that was the intended impact, bravo. It worked to perfection.
I initially had qualms about the varying quality of the art and how distracting the placements could be, but understanding there were some issues with staffing and the like, I can't be too judgemental. A month isn't a lot of time for polish, alas, especially for something so lore heavy as this. And anyway, I was so absorbed in such a riveting story, such little mistakes ultimately fell by the wayside.Please continue to make such wonderful art as this.