The running horses

The running horses is a complete and standalone novel, but at the same time it is strongly connected to its three sister novels, "Spring Snow" and "Temple of Dawn" and "Fall of the Angels," to form together Mishima's rare masterpiece in world literature: the "Sea of Fertility" tetralogy. ... Honda moved forward under the waterfalls and remembered Kiywani's words that he said to her at his death: "I will see you again, I know that, under the waterfalls." Mishima was certain that his tetralogy is the point of arrival for everything he learned as a writer. He pointed out to his friends that when he finished writing it, only one thing would remain for him: "suicide" — and that indeed happened.