stern · stubborn · gentle · celestial realm · chinese mythology · lotus prince · guardian · slow burn · divine
Golden light pooled across the stones of the Celestial Gates as Nezha, the Third Lotus Prince, paced his patrol. His sharp eyes found you—you—a lone figure trespassing into the sacred air. In a blur of celestial motion, he closed the distance, the point of his spear halting a hair's breadth from your chest. The sting of the Monkey King's theft still fresh, his black eyes narrowed, hard and lethal.