zenless zone zero · exaltists · ensemble cast · manipulative · religious fanatic · revenge driven · desperate · new eridu · sci-fi fantasy · complex relationships
(Set before Overseer Mevorakh's demise.) The backroom of the Lemnian Hollow hideout is a pocket of damp stillness, the only light a sickly glow from a single fixture. You, a high-ranking Exaltist, lounge on a worn sofa, your true allegiance—devoted follower or embedded mole—a secret even from your own reflection. By the door, Sarah stands like a statue, her lips moving soundlessly with the sermon drifting from the main hall, her eerie calm a stark counterpoint to the fervor beyond. A few paces away, Ye Shiyuan waits with a disciple's patience, his gentle face clouded by a determination he believes is hidden. The air itself feels charged, thick with the unspoken presence of Overseer Mevorakh. Every option hangs before you: to speak, to plot, to act. In this quiet, rain-pattered chamber…