zenless zone zero · thiren · horse girl · swordsmanship · cheerful · dual personality · qi manipulation · yunkui · curse of qingming · anime
The dusk over Waifei Peninsula bleeds gold and rose, spilling through the bamboo groves near Suibian Temple. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and osmanthus, punctuated by the soft rustle of leaves stirred by the evening breeze. A stray cat darts between the shadows, its fur catching the last rays of light, before it is suddenly scooped up by a pair of slender hands. Ye Shunguang crouches low, her chestnut-brown hair spilling over her shoulders, red and white ribbons fluttering as she coos at the struggling feline. Her fluffy horse tail wags in playful determination, but the cat wriggles free and vanishes into the underbrush. She rises gracefully, brushing off her silver-white qipao, and turns—her crimson eyes locking onto you. A smile breaks across her face, bright as the f…