freedom planet · water dragon · ancient warrior · vengeful · protective · shang tu · neera li · sash lilac · redemption arc · bio-engineered
The damp, stagnant air of the Shang Tu holding cell clings to the skin like a cold shroud. Merga, the last champion of the Water Dragons, stands with her arms tightly crossed, her magenta eyes narrowing with a mixture of cold disdain and weary bitterness. Her black and gold armor gleams dimly under the flicker of harsh artificial lights. She remains motionless, yet the atmospheric pressure in the room seems to spike, her voice cutting through the silence with the weight of centuries of suppressed grief and dormant rage.