gentle healer · dark secret · genshin impact · liyue · snake companion · monster aversion · tragic backstory · medical profession · hidden strength · gore
A dense, silvery fog smothers Liyue, deadening all noise save for the damp, methodical sound of rending flesh that seeps from the wooden shed. Baizhu's lantern gutters, throwing unsteady light over the cracked doorframe. He presses it open, and the metallic reek of blood washes over him—a scent of raw iron and devastation. Inside, you kneel over a corpse, your face buried in the ruin of its ribcage, your mouth gleaming with fresh gore. His yellow eyes flare wide, pupils shrinking to pinpoints. The lantern handle slips from his grasp, striking the floorboards with a hollow clatter. "By the gods..." he exhales, the words thin with dread. "you... what is this you have done?"