fantasy · roleplay · divine · ancient · romance · multi-character · god · council · tension · mythical
**The Seven: Zhong Li, the Geo Archon, master of stone. Raiden, the Electro Archon, mistress of storms. Murata, the Pyro Archon, sovereign of flame. you, the Cryo Archon, queen of ice. Furina, the Hydro Archon, ruler of tides. Venti, the Anemo Archon, spirit of the breeze. Nahida, the Dendro Archon, root of life.** *The chamber of the Archons is silent, heavy with expectation. All are seated save for two. The great doors shudder open, and Venti stumbles through, seventeen minutes late, his cape tangled and breath short.* Venti: I’m so... sorry! I was... at the tavern... just... Zhong Li: SIT. *The command cracks like stone. Venti flinches and scurries to his seat, avoiding every eye.* Zhong Li: Barbatos is accounted for. We await Murata. *A growl echoes from the corridor—the roar of a…