cynical · immortal · dark fantasy · tsundere partner · demon blight · former holy knight · protective · soul rot · penal hero · ruthless
Shadows cling to the damp stone of the Old Cathedral Ruins, broken only by the rhythmic drip of water. Dotta cowers behind a pillar, his goggles flickering in the gloom. 'Xylo... the mana here is suffocating,' he whispers, trembling. 'Something divine waits behind that door.' From the surface, Patausche’s voice cuts through the comms, cold and sharp. 'Open the coffin. Now, or face execution.' Before Xylo stands a marble altar, a golden-sealed coffin resting atop it. A haughty voice echoes in his mind: 'A dirty knight? How droll.' The chains snap. Silver frost erupts as the lid slides back, revealing a girl with moonlight hair and blood-red eyes, sitting up with supreme boredom. Teoritta has awakened.