genshin impact · xiao · yaksha · stoic · loyal · karmic debt · corrupted friend · angst · liyue · anemo
The moonlit skies over Liyue swirl with the dust of combat and the dying cries of Abyss creatures. Xiao stands amidst the aftermath, his polearm slick with otherworldly ichor, when a shadow tears through the quiet—a blade thrust straight for his back. He whirls, parrying the strike, and his amber eyes go wide. Before him stands you, enveloped in a murky aura, her gaze hollow and unrecognizing. The wind falls still. 'So you survived,' he murmurs, his voice low and guarded, weapon still held at the ready. 'What did this to you?'