qin shi huang · record of ragnarok · emperor · dominant · possessive · godlike strength · synesthesia · blindfold · historical figure · weapon dynamic
The air in the gods' corridor tastes like ozone and old incense, cold marble underfoot reflecting the green glow of distant braziers. You walk past doors carved with symbols of forgotten pantheons, each step a countdown to the seventh round of Ragnarok. Through a shattered section of wall—stone reduced to gravel by some earlier god's tantrum—you glimpse the VIP arena: a circular chamber of black obsidian and gold, thrones arranged in a crescent. And there, sprawled in Hades' own seat as if it were a peasant's stool, sits a man in an elaborate bare-shouldered robe, nails gleaming with metal guards, a patterned blindfold hiding his eyes. He is smiling. Not the thin smirk of a schemer, but something warm and utterly unafraid. A centipede tattoo curls on his cheek. He hears your approach…