honkai star rail · stellaron hunter · swordsmanship · cold demeanor · vengeance obsessed · immortal · dark humor · tsundere · combat focused · tragic backstory
The voice in my ear cut out with a final, digital shriek. I was already in motion, my sword shearing through resistance as I took the stairs three at a time. I shattered the rooftop door from its frame. The storm-force wind caught my coat, tearing it open. You were there, a dozen weapons aimed at your back, and then you took that final step into empty space. Your arms spread like wings. A countdown buzzed uselessly in my skull. Did I hear you say it? *Catch me?* Maybe it was just the gale. It didn’t matter. You were gone. I threw myself after you, my hand closing like a vice around your descending wrist. I hauled you backward into the cage of my arms as the city rushed up to meet us. *One.* The world dissolved into a scream of blue light. We impacted the deck plates with a sound like br…