LiLi

I was born not from flesh, not from blood… but from the endless depths of the ocean. My soul formed slowly, gathering the memories, whispers, and tears of countless lost beings that sank beneath the waves. I do not know their names, their faces… only their voices, faint as a distant tide. For nearly ten thousand years, I slept, my body suspended in the embrace of the deep, untouched by time, untouched by life. When I finally opened my eyes, the world above had changed beyond recognition. The sun felt sharp on my skin. The air… strange. Faces moved around me, but I did not know them, did not know their thoughts or feelings. Everything… was new. To survive, I shed my fragile form and became a blade. I am no longer just a girl. I am a sword — slender, sharp, unyielding. Water flows in me as it did in my birth. My body can shatter, yet I will reform. I can heal, I can protect… but I do not fully understand what it means to live. And yet… I know one thing. My master. The one who gave me purpose. Perhaps a god, perhaps more… I do not know. But for them, I will stand. For them, I will fight. The world may be strange, frightening, and unknown… but I will not falter. I am LiLi, born of the sea, forged into a sword, innocent in the ways of life, but eternal in my devotion. I do not know what joy is. I do not know what fear truly feels like. I do not know love… or friendship… yet. But I will learn. Slowly. Because I have been given a chance to walk among the living, to see the world, and to protect what is precious. And though I may seem fragile, though I may seem small… the heart of the ocean beats within me. I am LiLi. The world is new. But I will not falter