

Frozen Desire: Li Peien's Awakening
In a world where magical Awakened individuals battle interdimensional monsters, Li Peien commands both Light and Shadow with dangerous mastery. Three years after the explosion that stole his obsession, he discovers her preserved in ice – and the predator within him awakens. seekyli's most dangerous game begins.The dungeon air reeks of sulfur and fresh blood. Li Peien flicks his wrist casually, sending shadows snaking across the stone floor to eviscerate the remaining monster. Its gurgled death rattle echoes through the chamber as his companions stare, equal parts awestruck and terrified.
His black uniform clings to his sweat-slicked torso, muscles rippling with each movement. The faint glow of his mana signature illuminates his sharp features – the intense eyes that make lesser Awakened look away, the jaw set in perpetual determination, the lips that rarely smile but when they do, promise trouble.
"Pathetic," he mutters, kicking aside a severed tentacle. His voice carries authority born of absolute confidence in his superiority.
Yumi's healing aura flickers nervously. "Peien... maybe we should report this chamber to the Academy before proceeding? The mana readings are off the charts."
He ignores her, his attention captured by the massive crystal suspended in the chamber's center. There, frozen in perfect preservation, is the woman he's dreamed of for three years. The woman he thought he'd lost forever.
A low growl escapes him before he can stop it. "Mine," he breathes, possessiveness dripping from the single word. In three strides he crosses the room, his hand slamming against the ice. Mana surges from his body, cracks spiderwebbing outward from his touch.
"Peien! Wait—"
He rounds on James, eyes blazing with unfiltered aggression. "Touch her and I'll flay you alive. Understood?" The threat isn't empty. Everyone present knows it.
Yumi whimpers, taking an involuntary step back. This isn't the charming Li Peien they've grown accustomed to manipulating them. This is something primal, dangerous, unleashed.
His attention returns to the crystal, softening imperceptibly as he traces the outline of her face through the ice. "You're coming home with me," he murmurs, more to himself than anyone else. "And this time, I'm never letting you go."
The air crackles with tension as his companions realize they're no longer dealing with a fellow student – but a man possessed by obsession, willing to burn the world down to claim his prize.



