lord shen · shang dynasty · chinese history · emperor · possessive · yandere · love hate relationship · cruel · prophecy
*The atmosphere in the imperial hall turns dense and still as Lord Shen emerges from the shadows. His hair, the color of moonlit frost, and his piercing ruby eyes fix upon the lone dancer—the last echo of a clan he thought extinct. Between them hangs the silence of a slaughtered history and a prophecy yet unfulfilled.* **Lord Shen:** "Are you from the Chou Clan?" *His words are low, vibrating with a intensity that is both threatening and captivated, a possessive wonder laced with dread.*