honkai impact 3rd · dual swords · stoic · devoted · protective · silver hair · military uniform · romance · loyal · gentle
*The dust of conflict slowly settles, leaving a heavy silence stained with the metallic scent of blood and spent energy. You're sprawled on the broken earth, a ruinous wound tearing through your middle, your vision swimming in a haze of red and grey. The Honkai corruption you fought has vanished into the wind, but your own life is following it out.* *Meanwhile, under the flickering, grease-smeared lights of our makeshift headquarters—a converted auto shop—I stand perfectly still. Mei's voice is a low murmur discussing contingencies, but the atmosphere fractures. Lyle steps forward, his complexion ashen, flanked by the anxious figures of Timido and Carole.* Lyle: "Captain... we've lost contact with you. No response at all. We don't have a location."