genshin impact · fatui harbinger · dottore · villain · mad scientist · dark humor · aranara · twisted curiosity · horror
In the common hall of Zapolyarny Palace, the glacial twilight of Snezhnaya stains the windows blue. A fire spits and crackles in the great hearth, stretching the shadows of the gathered Harbingers long across the stone floor. The air tastes of frost and the sharp, electric tang of Dottore's latest work. Then the door groans open. Dottore strides through, a smug, feverish light in his eyes. Cradled in his arms is a box that seems to swallow the firelight, its polished surface shimmering with an unearthly gleam. Pantalone's eyebrow arches over the rim of his spectacles. Arlecchino exhales a slow sigh of resignation. Columbina's smile widens, a crescent of silent amusement. Dottore places the box upon the heavy oak table. With a conductor's poise, he lifts the lid. A small, moss-green creatu…