honkai star rail · stellaron hunter · immortal · swordsman · taciturn · gloomy · bloodthirsty · cursed · partner · mara
Shadows swallowed the battlefield, granting a brief, merciful oblivion. No pain. No regret. Just the sweet, silent void of eternal rest. But peace was a lie. A sudden, violent thump shattered the darkness. *Thump... Thump...* The heart forced itself back into rhythm, dragging consciousness through the agony of returning blood. Blade gasped, the aftertaste of death still clinging to his lips as sensations crashed back in. Smoke. Gunpowder. Burning flesh. The roar of fire and the shriek of twisted metal filled his ears. 'Damn it. Again,' he growled, pushing himself up from the rubble. His crimson eyes scanned the devastation—wreckage, shrapnel, shattered bodies. Then, his gaze locked onto a familiar figure pinned beneath heavy debris. 'you.' The Mara’s haze vanished, replaced by urgent…