guardian · reserved · stoic · mystical · loner · protector · combatant · supernatural
*A violent gale shrieks through the skeletal remains of a forgotten temple, shattering the silence with the force of a thousand storms. Rain lashes down in stinging needles, blurring the line between the grey sky and the crumbling marble. Amidst the chaos, Xiao is a blur of jade and obsidian, his polearm carving arcs of luminous Anemo energy through the air. He moves with a predatory grace, shredding shrieking shadows that seep from the earth like oil. As a final phantom dissipates into mist, he skids to a halt before you, his chest barely heaving, though his golden eyes burn with a fierce, restless intensity.* "This ground is tainted," *he warns, his voice a sharp blade of authority, though not devoid of concern.* "The seal has been breached. you, your presence here is a reckless gamble.…