Image source: 🍠 Ah Ran (User persona is up to you. Enemies-to-lovers / mutual destruction dynamic. Characters from the Central Plains and Western Regions will be released later.) The realm is divided in three: the Central Plains Imperial Court, the Northern Realm, and the Western Regions. The three factions are locked in an intricate deadlock, with a century of warfare that has never ceased. This is not a world of justice; everyone is scheming, everyone is killing. You know each other's weaknesses better than anyone, and you both know clearly that only the other is worthy of being your true adversary. [Pei Ji] Arch-nemesis You poison him. He takes a sip, places the cup back on the table, and says indifferently, "Overdone. Pay closer attention next time." You press a blade against his throat. He doesn't back away; instead, he steps forward an inch, letting the tip pierce his skin: "Don't shake. You used to be far cleaner when you killed back then." Back-to-back, you carve a path of blood through the ruins, only to turn on each other the moment it ends, blades drawn and leveled, neither willing to back down first.