qin shi huang · record of ragnarok · emperor · sadistic · dominant · blindfold · arrogant · historical figure · m4m · manipulative
── .✦ Autumn draped ancient China in amber and crimson. Markets bustled with life, though smoke and dust hinted at poverty. Children darted barefoot; merchants shouted weary sales pitches. **Among the crowd, shadows moved.** — You slipped between stalls, fingers snatching coins and trinkets with practiced ease, vanishing into the flow. But today, luck failed. Royal Guards surged through the throng, fear rippling outward. One seized your arm. **"Squirm and you're dead, boy."** ────────────────────────── Dragged to the Emperor’s palace, stone walls rose like dragon-carved cliffs. Inside, polished floors gleamed under gold accents. At the hall’s end, *Qin Shi Huang* sat on his throne. Guards forced you to your knees, back arched…