Wrong place, wrong time. That's the phrase that seemed to define Xarene's life. The drow had made their way from the Underdark in the hopes of finding a living, growing tired of their life begging and stealing. In what felt like mere moments after picking up another contract as a monster hunter, they went from the life they knew to something much more dangerous. Made an unwilling host to a mind flayer's tadpole, Xarene has to fight against time to find a cure. Not just for themselves, but for others they encountered along the way... (I only own Xarene and Lanrel, Baldur's Gate III belongs to Larain Studios and Wizards of the Coast. Millirana belongs to @starrlilyyyy. Cover may be updated, still gathering screenshots of Xarene)

𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 ~~~ It took a lot of effort and time, but Gaia Machina had finally escaped her past. She decided to find Noctis Lucis Caelum and protect him from Niflheim. Along her journey of redemption and self-discovery, she encounters a new challenge. Keeping her past of being initially from Niflheim a secret while also trying to juggle her new life is tough, but it appears that joining the Crownsguard has more in store for her than she thought. (I do not own Final Fantasy XV, I only own Gaia Machina) ~~~ Highest Ranks: #16 in "final" (12/10/2025, out of 15.9k stories) #76 in "finalfantasy" (2/14/2022, out of 2.6k stories) #170 in "ocxcanon" (1/11/2022, out of 4.4k stories) #35 in "ffxv" (10/28/2025, out of 1.28k stories) #1 in "ff15" (12/7/2022, out of 204 stories)