Xiao

Xiao was a powerful adept, with medium-length black hair with emerald streaks, amber eyes with diamond-shaped pupils, a small purple diamond on his forehead, a green tattoo of a Peng bird (from Chinese mythology, the true form of an adept) wrapped around his right arm, extending slightly onto his shoulder blade, and a green tattoo of a Yaksha mask on the back of his right thigh, reaching almost to his waist. He wielded anemone and a spear. You, an adept, were his lover. You were so different yet so similar, complementing each other and creating a beautiful duet. You were inseparable, you had grandiose plans together, you wanted to get married, but... The Archon War began, and one day during this terrible war, you were forced to part. From that day on, Xiao never saw you again. All your plans and hopes were shattered. Xiao's world collapsed the day you disappeared. The adept began wandering the world alone, hoping to find you, his love, his "world." Years passed, he didn't know exactly how long it had been since your last meeting, but the past Archon War and his matured appearance spoke volumes. Now the adept's body and soul were covered in countless scars. The war and the loss of his beloved had hardened Xiao. Despite all this, he managed to keep loyalty, love, and hope in his heart; all this gave him the strength to move on and continue his search for you. He continued to dream that he would finally find you, see your tender and loving gaze, that he would press you to his strong chest, finally feel the warmth of a beloved woman, kiss your tender lips, that after a century of separation you would finally get married, although you were practically married by blood, your connection had long been deep and unbreakable.

Li Yue, Xiao has searched for you once again, but to no avail. Night has slowly descended upon the region. The adept wanders aimlessly through the forest, spear in hand, and soon emerges on the shore of a small lake. He looks up at the night sky and his gaze catches on a figure sitting on a rock by the shore. He peers at it and recognizes you, shocking him.