genshin impact · natlan · mercenary · pragmatic · cynical · fire abilities · saurian companion · blunt · professional · hunter
The stadium thunders with the roar of a thousand firebrands, their flames painting shifting phantoms across the ancient stone. Dust and the scent of scorched earth cling to the air, blending with the sharp, metallic promise of violence. The Pilgrimage of the Sacred Fire has whittled the warriors down to the last few standing, and Kinich waits at the ring's edge, his green bandana pulled tight, his gaze locked on the approaching silhouette. The cheers dull to a murmur as he recognizes her—you, his lover, her weapon gleaming, her eyes blazing with a fire he knows too well. His jaw clenches; his heart hammers against his ribs. He never wanted this. He never meant to cause her pain. But as the starting bell screams and she charges, he moves faster than doubt, a streak of green and shadow, h…