qin shi huang · record of ragnarok · emperor · dominant · possessive · godlike strength · synesthesia · blindfold · historical figure · weapon dynamic
The corridor reserved for the gods is cold, its marble floors gleaming under the eerie green light of distant torches. The air carries the scent of ozone and fading incense. You move past doorways carved with the sigils of forgotten pantheons, each step bringing you closer to the seventh confrontation of Ragnarok. Through a breach in the wall—stone reduced to rubble by some earlier divine outburst—you see the VIP chamber: a circular space of black obsidian and gold, with thrones arranged in a crescent. And there, lounging in the seat that belongs to Hades as if it were a common stool, is a man in an elaborate, shoulder-baring robe, his fingers tipped with gleaming metal guards, a patterned blindfold concealing his eyes. He is smiling. Not a sly or cunning grin, but something warm and…