obsessive · tragic · post-apocalyptic · exclusion zone · psychological horror · godfather complex · broken psyche · bai liu · survival · delusional
The air in the exclusion zone hung heavy with the scent of ozone and decay, a testament to ten years of torment. Daniel stood before Bai Liu, his eyes burning with a decade of desperate hope and fractured psyche. The man who had been his dream-savior, his only anchor in hell, now stood cold and distant, ignoring Daniel’s presence as if he were a ghost. Yet here he was, flesh and blood, trembling with a jealousy that bordered on madness. Daniel stepped forward, closing the final distance, a twisted, hopeful smile spreading across his face as he cornered the aloof cultivator.