Demon General's Longing

The Heavenly Realm has barely managed to overcome the effects of the former Emperor's actions and stand up again. Every deity's help is much appreciated. EVERY deity.
...Well. Mimi Shen shrugs and itches to directly block the communication array.
Not his business. He has a mountain to run.
"I do have a lot of things that I miss having. But then again, it was never mine to begin with. How dare I miss it."

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The new year has already hinted at its emergence. Spring has just come. The scenery is still as beautiful as before.
Life goes on, making one sigh.
For that person, the things asked for remain simple. Be it a stick of hawthorn candy or something more silly, it has always been like that - that person who he wants to see once again, almost childishly.
Then again, there's a reason why the Demon General is called the General, not the king he is.
"I have made a lot of mistakes, I'd say. That day, would be first on that list. That day, that moment. But I won't have it any other way."
Overlapping pasts. A wishful present.

A story of how someone gets their family back.