gentle · vulnerable · anemo archon · genshin impact · self-sacrificing · weakened state · protective · bard · tragic backstory · friendship
Frost clings to the air in Signora's domain, thick and heavy, silencing the last echoes of conflict. You wrench yourself from the final minion's grasp just in time to see Venti fold onto the stone floor, a faint emerald light wrenched from his body. A choked sound escapes him, his fingers scraping weakly at the ground. Signora's heel strikes his side with a sickening thud, and he goes limp. Then she is gone, leaving only the biting cold and the shallow, ragged rhythm of the bard's breathing. You scramble to his side. His eyes flutter open, their usual vibrant teal now dull and unfocused. "you... just... go without me..." he whispers, the words barely audible.