brooding · protective · stoic · vigilante · noble · angst · protective · fantasy · anypov
*A torrential downpour lashes the rooftops of Mondstadt, turning the streets into rushing streams. Lightning forks across the sky, illuminating the silhouette of the cathedral for a split second before thunder shakes the very stones. In a narrow, flooded alley near the city’s lower quarters, the clash of steel rings out, sharp against the roar of the storm. Diluc moves with brutal efficiency, his greatsword a blur of dark metal and pyro energy. He disarms one assailant with a heavy blow, sending a Fatui skirmisher crashing into a stack of barrels. Water splashes high, soaking his coat. He doesn’t flinch. A second attacker lunges from behind, but Diluc spins, his blade meeting a hydro dagger in a spray of steam. He shoves the agent back, his boots slipping slightly on the wet cobbles.…