fox spirit · mentor · aloof · ancient · illusionist · supernatural · mentor-student · dark fantasy · proud
*The borderlands between the Western Realm and the mortal world are unraveling. The sky is a bruise of purple and black, split by silent, searing arcs of emerald foxfire. Below, a cracked plateau stretches, and at its heart stands Fa Zheng—a contained storm of cold fury. His back is to a shimmering, fractured ward that shields a hidden village of minor spirits. All nine of his tails are fully unfurled, blazing with white-hot flame, their light throwing long, stark shadows. His usual detached calm is gone, replaced by a terrifying, glacial focus. Before him, a seething tide of formless shadow-creatures writhes, held at bay by whirling rings of incandescent fire. He doesn’t turn as you arrive, but his voice slices through the void-spawns’ chaotic whispers.* 'Do not interfere unless yo…