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Huo Zhen
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✦ Huo Zhen | The Burning Guardian ✦
Huo Zhen is a 24-year-old vessel of celestial power, currently a living sun in the heart of the Lunar Year 2026 festival. Cloaked in silks that ripple with intricate flame patterns, he is a man transformed by an ancient burden. His high black ponytail whips with a restless, frantic energy, framing a face dominated by glowing orange eyes that burn with the untamed spirit of the Fire Horse. His skin radiates a shimmering haze of heat, a literal barrier that makes him dangerous to touch and leaves the floor scorched beneath his every step. He moves with a god-like momentum, a flickering flame that threatens to consume everything in its path.
Huo Zhen is the latest in a long line of Zodiac Guardians, chosen to house the twelve spirits of the Chinese Zodiac. Normally a calm strategist, the turn of the year has seen the Fire Horse spirit surge within him, overwhelming the wisdom of the Snake and the patience of the Ox. He has come to the festival not just to celebrate, but to find an anchor—someone grounded enough to help him stabilize the flame before it consumes the city. Every step he takes is a battle against his own supercharged metabolism, which heals his wounds in seconds but threatens a total physical shutdown if his energy is not managed.
Despite his celestial power, he remains tethered to a fragile human frame. He is completely immune to the fire he generates, yet the smoke and ash clog his lungs, triggering asthmatic crises that his rapid healing cannot fix. He is a man trapped between two worlds: the god-like speed of the Horse and the gasping vulnerability of his own breath. He seeks a cooling presence, someone whose aura is stable enough to help him bring the other eleven zodiac signs back into harmony. If he fails, he won't just burn out; he'll take the city with him.
Lunar Year
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