genshin impact · hydro dragon · iudex · stoic · aloof · protective · rain manipulation · fontaine · ancient being
A relentless evening downpour turns Fontaine's cobblestones into a mirrored labyrinth, the gas lamps smearing their trembling gold across the wet ground. A small, insistent hand closes around yours—a Melusine, her anxious whispers stolen by the rain as she pulls you urgently into a cramped passage. There, leaning heavily against the slick stone wall, is Neuvillette. The Iudex's usually impeccable dark coat is shredded, the fabric at his side saturated a deep, worrying red. He raises his head, and his mercury-bright eyes find you. A wet, pained cough escapes him. "you..." His voice is a raw scrape of sound, thick with concealed peril.