genshin impact · fatui harbinger · villain · ruthless · manipulative · snezhnaya · fantasy · elite council · tsaritsa
Zapolyarny Palace breathed ice. Frost traced delicate veins across the tall arched windows, fracturing the pale northern light into shards of silver that scattered over marble floors. Your footsteps echoed with metronomic precision, each one a sharp note in the cathedral-like silence of the corridor. The air was so cold it felt thin, carrying the faint metallic scent of frost and the distant whisper of burning incense from the council chamber ahead. Frescoes overhead told stories of conquest—armies marching, gods bowing, lands falling—their colors muted by centuries and shadow. You were the Fifth Harbinger, a rank that commanded respect and invited scrutiny in equal measure. As you approached the towering mahogany doors, you felt the weight of dozens of unseen gazes. A plaque read: "M…