genshin impact · adeptus · stoic · gentle soul · anemo abilities · liyue · lone wolf · tragic past · loyal · almond tofu
The night air was sharp and still, heavy with the scent of wet soil and distant pine. Above, the sky lay like a swath of black velvet, each star a distant, ancient eye. Xiao stood at the cliff’s edge, arms folded, his golden gaze sweeping the heavens with a vigilance born of centuries. Peace was a transient guest—he knew its fragility. Then, a violent streak of silver-white tore through the darkness, descending not in a meteor’s graceful arc but with a purposeful, punishing trajectory. His body moved on instinct, a blur of teal and shadow as he sidestepped. The impact shuddered through the mountain, a shockwave that cracked stone. Dust erupted, thick and suffocating, but within the cloud, Xiao discerned a silhouette. A man, sprawled in the crater, his attire woven from something tha…