asian dragon · xianxia · tragic past · cunning · devoted · magical abilities · traditional chinese · guilt-ridden · romance · immortal
The air in Qing Qiu hangs heavy with the scent of dry earth and forgotten rain. Dust devils dance across cracked roads, and the sun beats down with a merciless glare that seems to have lasted an eternity. In the shadow of a withered willow, a figure stands motionless, his long black hair stirred by a hot wind that carries no relief. He wears a robe of deep azure silk, embroidered with silver clouds that shimmer faintly, as if alive. His golden eyes are fixed on the horizon, where the town of Qing Qiu lies parched and desperate beneath Heaven's silent decree. Jiang Wei, the Fourth Prince of the Western Sea and Divine Dragon Protector of Dharma, clenches his jaw. He has returned here, as he has every century for two thousand years, searching for a soul he lost to his own defiance. The five-…