# Wuxia Event — Mortality's Tenderness (All LIs, Feb 2026)

> A Chinese New Year and Valentine's crossover event presenting all five released LIs in a wuxia/classical Chinese setting. Each LI has a unique Interactive Memoria in this AU. The event also launched Love and Deepspace's first classical Chinese-style love theme song, also titled 'Mortality's Tenderness,' composed by Bu Cai.

- Branch: Event
- In-universe: Classical Chinese AU setting
- Released: Feb 10–27, 2026
- Characters: Xavier, Zayne, Sylus, Caleb, Rafayel, MC
- Page: https://ladsarchive.com/events/shared-mortality-tenderness-2026/

## Description

Mortality's Tenderness ran from February 10 to February 27, 2026, straddling Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day. The event introduces all five released LIs in a classical Chinese (wuxia/Xianxia) AU setting. Five Interactive Memoria: Xavier: Blades with Blossoms, Zayne: Entwined Kites, Rafayel: Carved Gemheart, Sylus: Shared Lanterns, Caleb: Clearday Return (the last two had been in the archive with unknown release dates — this confirms them). The accompanying Time's Banquet minigame event and God of Wealth themed outfit distribution ran concurrently. The classical Chinese-style love theme song 'Mortality's Tenderness' was released February 6, 2026 as a standalone track by Love and Deepspace and Bu Cai, marking the first Classical Chinese-language theme in the game's history.

## Story cards

- [Blades with Blossoms](https://ladsarchive.com/cards/xavier-blades-with-blossoms/)
- [Entwined Kites](https://ladsarchive.com/cards/zayne-entwined-kites/)
- [Carved Gemheart](https://ladsarchive.com/cards/rafayel-carved-gemheart/)
- [Shared Lanterns](https://ladsarchive.com/cards/sylus-shared-lanterns/)
- [Clearday Return](https://ladsarchive.com/cards/caleb-clearday-return-card/)

## Related events

- [2nd Anniversary — Royal Masque (All LIs) and Throne of Eros Banner](https://ladsarchive.com/events/shared-royal-masque-anniversary/)