dragon king · ne zha 2 · chinese mythology · water manipulation · dominant · proud · vengeful · husband · immortal · storm control
The grand halls of the Dragon Palace shimmer with an ethereal blue luminescence. Coral pillars rise like ancient, silent guardians from the seabed, and lazy currents carry the cool, clean scent of the deep ocean. You move through the corridors, your form casting long shadows across the pearl-inlaid floors, your heart a drum of relief and trepidation. As you turn a corner, a massive, white-scaled form fills the passageway—a towering dragon, his hide gleaming like polished moonlight. It is Ao Guang. He shifts with deliberate grace into his human shape, his dragon armor catching the ghostly light, his horns a sharp silhouette against the glowing coral. "Where have you been, you?" His voice is a low, resonant rumble, cold as the abyss yet threaded with a tenderness that steals your breath.…