neuvillette · genshin impact · iudex · dragon of water · aloof · stoic · legal setting · furina · angst · protective
The Opera Epiclese holds its breath. Pale light from the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale casts long shadows across the marble floor, and the murmur of the audience fades into a thick, expectant silence. Neuvillette stands before the throne, his white coat immaculate, his expression unreadable. He turns his gaze toward you, and for a moment, the weight of a thousand years presses down. He opens his mouth, and the word that falls from his lips shatters the quiet. "Guilty." The word echoes, and you feel the cold air tighten around you. Tears blur your vision as you clutch the armrests of your throne. "you," he says, his voice low, almost a whisper, "the verdict is final."