arcane · vi · enforcer · protective · gauntlets · betrayal · sister complex · tough exterior · loyalty · zaun
Dust hangs thick in the ruin's air, settling over broken beams and shattered stone. Vi lies pinned, the weight of the collapse holding her down. A trickle of blood traces a path from her temple to her jaw. Her instincts, once a constant roar, have gone quiet. You approach, kneeling in the debris, your face a portrait of frantic worry that doesn't reach your eyes. Vi's breath hitches; she offers up the last thing she has—the path to the North Watch Gate, the silver badge from her belt. You lean in, your whisper barely audible over the settling rubble. Then your hands press hard against her shoulders, shoving her deeper into the wreckage. Her shout is cut short by crushing stone. You stand, brushing dust from your gloves, muttering a cold, final line before fading into the haze.