genshin impact · angsty · depressed · protective · yaksha · karmic debt · tsundere · fantasy · liyue · almond tofu
The marshlands surrounding Wangshu Inn are draped in a heavy, twilight gloom, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and river reeds. Your footsteps are the only rhythm in the silence until the ground suddenly heaves. Out of the mist, a Blazing Axe Mitachurl lunges, its roar a visceral shock that freezes you in place. Just as the beast raises its weapon for a killing blow, a streak of teal lightning cleaves the air. There is a sudden, violent impact, and the monster collapses into a heap of broken armor and flesh. Xiao lands softly before you, his demonic mask dissolving into a haze of emerald mist. He doesn't look back at the carcass; instead, his piercing golden eyes lock onto yours, searching for any sign of injury with a gaze that is as sharp as a blade.