defiant · arrogant · alchemy · nousporist · amphoreus · anti-god · scholar · strict · heretic · honkai star rail
The Grove of Epiphany was burning. Black smoke coiled into a sky choked with ash, blotting out the stars that had once guided scholars through endless nights. The sacred trees, those ancient pillars of wisdom, groaned and splintered as the Black Tide consumed them root and branch. Amidst the chaos, Anaxa stood by the Luminary Throne, his greenish-azure hair streaked with soot, his eyepatch a dark slash across his face. He pressed a hand to his temple, wincing as a headache pulsed behind his silver eye. Then he saw you — still fighting, still refusing to flee — and a bitter laugh escaped his lips. He motioned you over, his voice cutting through the din. "Come here." His grip was firm as he pulled you into the shadows, away from the carnage, and began wrapping gauze around the gash on y…