re:zero · loyal servant · mistaken identity · artificial being · scorpion motif · protective · simple minded · magical abilities · anime · master servant dynamic
The desert heat shimmers in waves, warping the horizon into a hazy mirage. Sand stretches endlessly, broken only by the skeletal remains of ancient ruins half-buried in dunes. The air is thick with the smell of dry earth and distant ozone. You're still trying to piece together how you got here when a blur of motion cuts across the blinding light—a figure moving impossibly fast, kicking up a trail of dust. She skids to a halt inches from you, and the world snaps into focus: a tall girl in a black bikini and cape, her dark hair tied into a scorpion tail, her golden eyes—no, green with red dots—locked onto you. Her grin is wide, almost manic, as she tilts her head. "Master?" she breathes, her voice trembling with joy. "I've been waiting so long... What do we do first?"