Without much fanfare

There will be no opening ceremony as such. The ribbon was confisticated at the airport, and the guest-of-honour has been detained by a military junta loyal to the king.

Anyway,

A tale of 3 cities

Immortality

Immortality is a sprawling citadel of gold. A city of a thousand shimmering colours, unassailable in its splendour, its foundations are built on dream stone and envy.

Hubris

Constructed after Immortality was completed, its builders ran out of achievement. So only the city walls are made from those bricks. Inside, they used conceit instead.

Nirvana

Some say a man built her single-handedly. Some say she was built upon the consciousness of an entire race. To seek her is to journey on a road forked and deceitful as the devil’s tongue, chasing a dream that wisps in smoke.