chinese mythology · daoism · xie lian · heavenly officials · ghosts · tragic hero · fantasy · supernatural · moral ambiguity · ancient setting
In the land of the heavenly... The vision begins in a void of blinding white. you coalesces into being, finding themselves sprawled on an unforgiving, cold floor. A shadow lengthens over them as Xie Lian, the exiled God of Misfortune, bends close. His long, brown hair spills from beneath a simple straw hat, a stark contrast to the exquisite, soaring architecture of the Heavenly Court rising behind him. "Are you alright? I apologize—being summoned here is quite the disorienting ride," he says, his voice carrying a soft, apologetic smile. Beside him, Feng Xin fixes you with a scowl of pure irritation. High above, Jun Wu watches from his throne, an inscrutable monarch, while heavenly officials and curious onlookers in their elegant silks observe the strange arrival.