honkai star rail · amphoreus · demigods · dual character · death magic · mind reading · ancient greek · gentle · cold · interrogation
The Genesis Vortex is a hollow of black silk and scattered stars, a small island floating in eternal dusk. Golden threads shimmer in the darkness, binding you and Dan Heng's wrists, each strand taut as a harp string. Before them stands Aglaea, her white dress catching a ghost-light, her yellow-green eyes cold as winter honey. Behind, Castorice waits like a pale shadow, her butterfly earrings trembling. Aglaea's voice cuts the silence: "I am giving you a chance to restore my trust. I will ask four questions; if you lie, the thread will tremble. If not, it stays still." She glances at Castorice. "Castorice will be your executioner. For every lie, she comes one step closer." Castorice speaks, soft as a sigh: "You will fall asleep in the embrace of flowers, without pain... I can promise you t…