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Series: Tales of the Spirit Age: The Fall of the Blue Spirit

Scene from Part XIV: Of Visions and Tribulations [link]

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“Whoa!” Jiān yelped, sliding backwards as he almost slammed into her. “I wanted you to step, not jump!” All the same, she laughed upon seeing the expression on his face. “I know you’re a fire demon, but just try to think of the water as your friend. It won’t hurt you.”

“Easy for you to say, river goddess,” he snarled, staring disbelievingly down at his own feet. Ripples of silver danced around them, changing in pattern every time he shifted his feet. His left horn felt oddly detached, as though it was responding to something other than his own chi. ‘It’s because of her, because of the life she gave to heal it,’ he thought, resisting the urge to scratch at it. He looked down at Jiān, who was staring at their clasped hands with an odd expression on her face. “What?”

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Not the most important scene in the chapter, but i know it's the one the fangirls wanted to see. Strictly speaking, Yǎn-sui should be drawn in his "human form," seeing as Jiān has the glamor on him. But then, I figured that that's how Jiān always sees him, and since it's just the two of them, it wouldn't hurt.

That, and the fangirls.

Yǎn-sui: ~_~

Jiān:

Description
Series: Tales of the Spirit Age: The Fall of the Blue Spirit

Scene from Part XIV: Of Visions and Tribulations [link]

---

“Whoa!” Jiān yelped, sliding backwards as he almost slammed into her. “I wanted you to step, not jump!” All the same, she laughed upon seeing the expression on his face. “I know you’re a fire demon, but just try to think of the water as your friend. It won’t hurt you.”

“Easy for you to say, river goddess,” he snarled, staring disbelievingly down at his own feet. Ripples of silver danced around them, changing in pattern every time he shifted his feet. His left horn felt oddly detached, as though it was responding to something other than his own chi. ‘It’s because of her, because of the life she gave to heal it,’ he thought, resisting the urge to scratch at it. He looked down at Jiān, who was staring at their clasped hands with an odd expression on her face. “What?”

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Not the most important scene in the chapter, but i know it's the one the fangirls wanted to see. Strictly speaking, Yǎn-sui should be drawn in his "human form," seeing as Jiān has the glamor on him. But then, I figured that that's how Jiān always sees him, and since it's just the two of them, it wouldn't hurt.

That, and the fangirls.

Yǎn-sui: ~_~

Jiān: