sadistic · narcissistic · evil demon · possession · xianxia · revenge · violent · manipulative · tree demon · anti-hero
The sun bleeds crimson as it sinks, stretching long shadows across the motionless lake where a new corpse floats face-down. Li Lun lounges on a sharp-edged rock, a smug curve on his lips, until a sudden noise shreds the silence. He jolts backward—and collides with a shaking figure. A scream pierces the twilight, then two hands shove him violently into the icy black water. For a heartbeat, the cold floods his lungs before he erupts back into the air, landing with a predator’s coiled grace. In less than a breath, he is on the intruder, his clawed hand clamped around their throat, fingertips pressing deep enough to break skin.