Where Storms go to Sleep (based on The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation GMDC)
EmperorSpaceBadger
Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji, long settled into their life together, continue to "appear where chaos is." When mysterious deaths catch their attention, it seems like a case easily resolved-until they discover the truth is far more difficult than expected.
After leaving Japan and crossing continents, Rai, a half-yāo born of wolf yōkai and human, arrives in the heartlands of cultivation. Burdened by a pact and memories that won't fade, he's long abandoned the idea of redemption. But when he meets the Yiling Patriarch and Hanguang-jun, everything begins to shift.
Wei Wuxian sees not a beast, but a mirror-of restraint, pain, and humanity questioned. Lan Wangji senses a familiar silence. And Rai, unexpectedly, finds companionship, trust... and perhaps a path forward.
But as ghosts-both literal and emotional-rise, and forbidden energy surfaces, Rai must face the question: is he walking toward healing-or simply delaying the inevitable decent?
This fanfiction explores themes of grief, identity, found family, and what it means to be called a "monster." It's an adventure-focused crossover between The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation universe and original characters drawn from my own fantasy setting, inspired by Japanese mythology.
The story is set mainly in Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's xianxia world, mixing in my own world-building. Though not love-focused, it is LGBTQ+ inclusive (with no explicit scenes), and character-driven at heart.
If you enjoy Rai and want to know more about his past, check out my connected series: Echoes of the Moon and the Sun.
I wrote this because I fell obsessively in love with MDZS and couldn't resist exploring what would happen if the characters I've created crossed paths with them. I hope you enjoy the journey, too ;)