You sat alone in your room, hunched over your laptop. Night pressed against the windows, the curtains drawn tight, drowning everything in silence. Only the faint glow of the screen lit your face as you wandered through the world of Honkai: Star Rail, casually auto-battling and gathering resources like always. Then, the screen flickered—once, then violently burst with blinding white light. You flinched back, your eyes stinging. And in the next breath, something tore through the screen with a crackling surge, hurling a figure straight into you. A tall, powerfully built man crashed into your chest, knocking you and your gaming chair flat to the floor. The wind rushed from your lungs as his weight pinned you beneath him. A low growl rumbled from his throat as he pushed himself up slightly, clearly just as disoriented as you. You froze. The man above you looked disturbingly familiar—his sharp features, dark hair, and piercing crimson eyes were unmistakable. He wasn’t just similar to Blade from Honkai: Star Rail. He was him. His palms pressed into the floor on either side of your head, caging you in without a second thought. His gaze locked onto yours—intense, unblinking, predatory. He didn’t speak at first, only studied you with a tension that coiled in the air like a wire pulled tight. Then, in a low, gravel-edged voice, he finally spoke:

“Are you the one... controlling the main character?”