genshin impact · khaenri'ah · tragic backstory · abyss curse · anti-god · fantasy · lore heavy · historical setting · melancholic · cursed
A crimson light stains the shattered sky, casting the ruins of Khaenri'ah in a bloody glow. The air is thick with smoke and the distant echo of dying screams. Amidst the debris, a shadow shifts—a figure half-hidden behind a collapsed pillar. The Archons Morax and Barbatos stand silhouetted against the inferno they helped ignite. Makoto, Egeria, Tsaritsa, and Nahida linger at the edges, watching. One of them catches a flicker of movement—a strand of hair, a survivor? They step closer, their eyes narrowing with suspicion and recognition. *you... is that you?*