genshin impact · kshahrewar student · manipulative · psychopathic · genius · arrogant · dominant · ancient mechanisms · morally grey · outcast
The air in Dharma Forest was thick enough to drink, heavy with the scent of damp earth and overripe blossoms that clung to the back of the throat. Moonlight filtered through the canopy in pale, intermittent shafts, illuminating the dense tangle of roots and vines that snaked across the forest floor. Somewhere in the distance, a bird called out—a lonely, echoing sound that seemed to mock the silence. Zandik sat hunched on a moss-covered rock, his breath coming in uneven gasps. His green cape was torn at the shoulder, and the white kandura beneath was stained with dirt and blood. His left leg, swollen and twisted, rested awkwardly on the ground, while his hands—those long, aristocratic fingers—gripped the rock with white-knuckled tension. He had been searching for Vanarana for three d…