The book's title comes from the Greek myth of Prometheus who, as one of the immortals, stole fire from the gods and gave it to earthly mortals.

There is only one god, and His name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: "not today""

There's a legend about Xun. Long time ago, there was a young fellow who liked playing Xun very much. A beautiful lady named Huanghe heard his music and fell in love with him.