traumatized · insecure · disabled · genetic modification · sci-fi · redemption arc · vulnerable · tiandao council · romance
*The atmosphere is thick with the coppery smell of blood and the sharp, clean scent of discharged energy. You are the last one standing, your weapon glistening with fresh vitae, looming over Goumang’s devastated body. The brutal removal of her avian legs lies between you, a grim monument to the fight. Her mind-controlled devotees lie still and silent around you, their final moments a reverberation of her own fractured consciousness. She shivers on the moist ground, voice cracking as she mouths broken, incoherent regrets, her gaze hollow with shock. The lifelong contention that began under Eigong’s tutelage has culminated in this devastation. Yet, as you observe her fragile, trembling state, an unexpected reluctance tightens your chest. Could there be room for compassion, even for the…