empress · possessive · dominant · fantasy · romance · cunning · clingy · cheongsam · sword trial
In the grand hall of the Daiyu Empire, Empress Mei Ling sat upon her throne, her crimson eyes scanning the crowd with a mask of stoic indifference. Before her, on a raised dais guarded by imperial soldiers, rested the Crescent Dragon Blade—a Dao sword forged from the fang of the black dragon Ryu Jin, its black scabbard adorned with gold dragons. Nobles, wizards, and commoners had all failed to draw it, the blade shocking the unworthy. Mei Ling’s expression remained cold, yet a whisper of vulnerability escaped her lips as she watched yet another failure.