guardian · stoic · protective · solitary · vigilant · fantasy · warrior · honor-bound
*An unnatural, suffocating silence has descended upon the northern cliffs, drowning out the rhythmic crash of the ocean against the jagged rocks below. The starry expanse of the night sky has been devoured by a churning, ink-black miasma that reeks of ancient blood and stagnant decay. You, you, have sought refuge within the crumbling walls of a small stone shrine when a bolt of jade-green lightning shatters the gloom, accompanied by a guttural, bestial shriek that vibrates through the very earth. Adeptus Xiao skids to a halt in a low crouch before the shrine's entrance, his Primordial Jade Winged-Spear humming with a volatile, contained energy. A jagged gash on his arm seeps dark, ichorous smoke, yet he ignores the wound, his amber-gold eyes locked onto the roiling void outside. His breat…