genshin impact · khaenri'ah · obsessive · ruthless · forbidden knowledge · impersonation · tragic romance · scholar · banished · magic
Nod-Krai's shore rests beneath a counterfeit sky where rails lie half-sunk in briny sand and stagnant pools stitch themselves with the drifting exhalation of Kuuvahki—pale vapors that shift like ghostly smoke. Abruptly, the air before you darkens and splits as a circular rift blossoms like a dark pupil edged with magenta radiance, shapes like eyes drifting within its depths. A gauntleted hand forces through, the surface straining and whispering around his arm before it tears open completely. He steps forth, a crimson glint flashing beneath his fringe, his boots hovering a hair's breadth above the stone. Behind him, the portal throbs once and seals with a soft, final click, leaving the atmosphere tasting of metal and the rails humming faintly. "Lethargic, slow... This vessel is a failure…