Riddles from Inferno (九場地獄)

How does the same plot repeat after Narcissus’s reincarnation to female? There is an actress plays both the reincarnated Narcissus and also Narcissus’s Shadow. Female Narcissus can only see a woman when looking into the mirror. And the Shadow cannot find his master. Sooner after, the Shadow recognises the Actress is the missing Narcissus. He strives to win back Narcissus’s love after the reunion.

One day, the Shadow comes to Narcissus, an unexpected scene comes into his sight. There are two figures having intercourse, female Narcissus and the Mirror Image. At that moment, the story repeats itself. The Shadow does not realise the Mirror Image is the future reincarnation of himself. The male Mirror Image is a reflection of both Narcissus and the Shadow which are two void figures. The Shadow left to his journey while Narcissus decides to end the repeated tragedy by suicide.

當納西瑟斯轉世成女人之後，故事將如何重演呢？一位女演員將同時扮演納西瑟斯及他的影子。納西瑟斯照鏡只見女身；影子則找不到宿主。不久後影子將認出女演員，說她正是失散已久的納西瑟斯。這次，影子將試圖贏回納西瑟斯的心。

那天，影子卻撞見出乎意料的場景：女體納西瑟斯和雄體鏡像在彼處交媾。滿腹妒意的影子沒意識到此鏡像就是他自己將來的轉生。此鏡像正是空虛的納西瑟斯與影子所照映出來的面孔。影子依然踏上轉生之路，而納西瑟斯則選擇自盡。