The entire story is finished and ready to post. I'll start once the backlog is nice and full.]
At the bottom of my profile is an abandoned project about the two characters' past lives. Follow it if you're interested.]
Yao Ximing, an ordinary college student, has always felt out of place in this world.
In the literal sense.
In practice, people routinely act as if they can't see her; she constantly dreams with startling clarity of another world; and for no apparent reason, all sorts of misfortune befall her.
As if the whole world were eager to get rid of her in every way imaginable.
In response, Yao Ximing curls up like a quail and clutches her ring finger. "In this cold, heartless world, the only thing that gives me a little warmth is the ring on my finger."
But after she's dragged into an escape game, even her last bit of warmth goes "snap" and disappears.
Yao "Quail" Ximing: "...Damn it, I'm done with this!"
As if some strange switch has been flipped, Yao Ximing, who has always acted weak and timid, transforms into a savage wolf and starts throwing punches.
"Waaah, don't come any closer! I'm going to die, help me!" Yao Ximing wails as she kicks the BOSS monster's head off.
"I'm really weak, I'm useless!" Yao Ximing shuts her eyes and madly summons little vines, whipping a whole crowd of ghost soldiers until they're stunned.
"You're covered in blood, and I faint at the sight of blood!" Yao Ximing rolls her eyes, then slaps someone trying to frame a teammate until their face is swollen like a pig's.
"Ahhh! The woman in red is so scary... Oh, it's my wife. Never mind."
Clinging tightly to the illusory blood-shadow behind her, Yao Ximing wipes her tears in grievance and starts tattling.
"Those ghosts bullied me!"
The ghosts, all beaten black and blue: "?"
The girl in bloodstained clothes casually tosses aside the mangled remains of a monster. She presses the head trembling in her arms into her ample chest, suppressing her murderous aura and sharpness.
"Sister Ximing, don't be afraid. Xunguang will always protect you."
The phantom figure gradually takes shape as she strides over a mountain of corpses. Her crimson wedding dress flutters in the wind, stained with blood. The emptiness in her eyes slowly fades, and her pale, hauntingly beautiful face softens with endless longing and tenderness.
"Xunguang has always been here."
"Xunguang wants to get her body back."
"Xunguang wants to be with Sister Ximing forever."
She wagered her past.
She staked her future.
They promised to break free of the darkness.
They agreed to walk toward the light.
The "Light Duo," together for all eternity:
Wife-protecting maniac Yu Xunguang × wife-spoiling maniac Yao Ximing
Mad, ruthless beauty × gentle, healing sweetheart
Your wife will always be your strongest cheat code!
Reader's guide:
1. This story is part of the Senluo Pavilion series in The Temporal Origin Hall Official Guidebook. See my profile for details.
2. One-on-one romance, both leads pure, happy ending.
3. For major crossover connections, read in this order: the final world of the Quick Transmigration series "Enhanced Attributes" → "The Witch" → this story. =w=
4. More to come if I think of anything.
[Blurb captured: 2020.9.12]
Purpose: I'll charge into battle for my wife!