HERRSCHER OF DEATH x HSRVerse PART TWO
▶SYPNOSIS. after successfully finding welt yang, as well as dealing with other encounters, you sought out to explore further, hoping to learn and differentiate this universe between being a new reality, or something constructed artificially by the imaginary tree. the xianzhou luofu for example, being one of many stops that you took interest on.
▶CONTENT. crossover, headcannons + combined oneshot, hsr x hi3rd, hi3rd elements, heavy descriptions of fighting, female reader, serious themes, no usage of y/n, flirting, reader's just a tease, heavy topics, dead dove: do not eat.
“You're beautiful.”
𝐉𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍 is perturbed, taken aback by your straightforward, words for him.
You were discovered floating, at least stomach level at one of the balconies where the Jade Gate resided grandiosely behind you, floating and laid comfortably, suggestively against your elegant, divine key—your lance, the very lance which caused attention to artisans within the Luofu.
It was twice the size of you, it was darker than midnight, flowers that patterned on its surfaces were replaced in glittered lines of gold, a more elegant, eerie version of the normal Abyss Flower than that one Schicksal Valkyrie had.
And with that, you held death—it was beneath you, leisurely, awaiting your commands.
You remained motionless on air, gravitating lazily, up and down idle, nonchalant towards the leading looking figure, and the people stood before you under his command.
A ruler? He did look the part, ravishingly at that.
Not caring too much, you just wanted to explore, traversing this bubble universe, all without too much usage of your limbs really.
Since a specific someone, frilly, pink and uplifting, somehow had managed to tire and drain your mentality through rigorous, unrelenting questions about you, your nature, and the relationship you had with the previous Herrscher of Reason—no, he had previously told you to stop addressing him by that title.
The mission in search for the missing Sovereign of Anti-Entropy had reached its peak, the task was completed, you were done.
What was not, was the overwhelming curiousity you harbored towards such a complex, and sturdily built universe. This world—this... bubble universe. Behaving so accordingly, properly. The stability of everything, it was almost anxiety inducing, frighteningly perfect, you were uneasy from how detailed, sentient and alive everything and everyone was.
Perfection is non-existent wherever sentience prevailed, but this... this is truly next, next level.
You're certain that this world wouldn't fall victim to the Sea of Quanta's abyss, not after being birthed with a vast, new whole new star system, ecological ruptures scattered in highs and lows, numerous amounts of advanced technology existing in all kinds of ways and forms, each world having their own ways of tech akin to their aesthetics and traditionalism.
And if the imaginary tree can create such complex systems, visuals—just how powerful, potent and complex is it to create godlike beings similar to you that could eradicate any existing molecule if they so wished? All the more reason to explore and gather valuable data for those awaiting you in your original world.
That's speaking if you do manage to find your way back, given the knowledge from Welt Yang that he hasn't found a way yet. Safely at least.
Speaking of perfection.
Golden irises met yours, he studied your intricately and interesting designed eyes, they were different, abnormal, but he was accustomed to concepts such as yours, at least, that's what he'd like to believe.
Northern star shaped pupils, a hollow, gradient iris as its bastion, one of many things he noticed about how ethereal you really were.
To give you a compliment with those words would be an insult, it was an understatement.
You were more than mesmerizing, extraordinary, otherworldly, but one thing was most clear to the General; you were also a threat, a large scale one.
He was no diviner like Fu Xuan, but the premonition of unease settled in, engraved so deeply within his gut.
“Your kind words are received, however,” sharp sounds of armory clinked and shifted, winds being cut forward as the horizontal row of spearsmen that positioned themselves behind the general, weaponry raised—all defensively towards you,
What a predicament you've gotten yourself into.
“What are you, and what do you stand to achieve at this hour of day, my lady?” His unidentifiable gaze remained to your direction, occasionally, subtly glancing down towards the weapon you had displayed under you, and back up to meet your hypnotic eyes.
The commotion from the civilians only grew, be it humans, Foxians, or the Vidyhadras.
Some had caused an uproar from your overly grand appearance, some were whispers, quickly plaguing gossips of you being a high Emanator from the deceased Aeon of Beauty Idrila, and the majority—perceived you to be a threat.
All assumptions based on how their mighty, Arbiter General had his Cloud Knights stationed protectively for them, and with apparent offense towards you.
Even if you were, Jing Yuan remained that positive demeanor, he had to, for the lives that resided in Central Starskiff Haven.
“Your... negative, internal inputs of me are so loud and misplaced, handsome,” you had to deeply inhale back a visible reaction, the way he stiffened when you gave him a nickname was nothing but so utterly, endearing.
“But, to avoid rousing concerns and disputes that you are so desperately trying to avoid,” you exaggerate, musing him with a chesire-like smile.
“I'll lower myself down to your standards, all for you,” your mouth slightly parts into a small grin, taking in that miniscule amount of surprise that showed on his face from the upgrade of handsome to that.
Lovely, just lovely. That twitch in between his brows, the slight pursing of his top lip, kissing it to the bottom, the way he'd raise his head to stand tall, masking whatever emotions that stirred cruelly inside him.
Subtle his reactions may be, his embarassment was present to your keen observations.
Your lance beneath your body dissipates into a golden light, leaving behind particles of particles, your form now straightened again, taking footing on the railing of the balcony, your hands raised to the sides of your head.
To diffuse the intensity of the situation of course, even if you did have to make yourself look weak by a small amount, aware that last time's show of strength towards the Astral Faction did a number of them—mentally anyways.
𝐉𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍 would push unnecessary thoughts to the back of his head. Unorthodox thoughts related to attraction, ranging from the way your fingers effortlessly be positioned in a way similar to dancers that visit the Luofu, enthralling, captivating, the way your eyes—those eyes, the way those stars would glide, seize him, his knights, and the overall dauntiny situation.
𝐉𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍 wasn't one to fear, but you were just haunting, overflowing with elegance, and you were dangerously coy, something that would, at theory, weaken and enable that primal instinct you see in charmed men.
𝐉𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍 would slightly lower his guard down, signaling his men to lower their weapons, his own right hand moving towards the side of his head, mirroring half of your surrendered gesture.
But alluring your appearances may be.
𝐉𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍 will not waver, nor will he allow his self-mastery of calm resolution to be wavered by your antics. To protect the Luofu, he'd add, defensively, even if the very concept of radiance stood confidently, and defiantly before him.
𝐉𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍 would see you, see past your entity-like behavior, observing how you behave once his golden eyes travel enough, just enough to know you were a work of art underneath the silk you wore.
You were otherworldly, but you were still human.
”My lady...” He took a step to you, eyes never leaving your more visible physiq—your eyes.
He took a few moments to claw at any given thing that would reclaim his previous state of calm again, the silence, accompanied with a light buzzing and bustling commotion, filling his ears, uncertainty dulling his senses for a moment.
Be strong, General. He reaffirms himself, steeling his mind and heart, a noticable shift in his demeanor while you both locked your gazes to one another.
“You... are not a citizen of the Xianzhou Luofu, that much is obvious. Vast, the Astral Express may be, I have not heard word of you having an alliance with the travelers accustomed in traversing within the stars,” Oh, them?
“I have also noticed that you don't bear the crest of the Interastral Peace Corporation,”
Ah, so that's what it means. Previously hearing one, or a hundred continuously yell abbreviations during their chase for you.
For an alliance that wore the word 'peace' proudly in their name, their tactics were sure far from it.
“And the way you appear and hold yourself in such high, confident regards, even in my presence...” Mm?
So there is something special about hi—
“You, are not human, and of this world, are you? At the very least, one of which where the Luofu presides,” the air shifted, Cloud Knights once at ease, now filled with confusion, mixed with an alarm as they hear their General speak out with stern, a tone that can't be differentiated between being a question, or a threat.
Ha.
...
Even that Schicksal maid couldn't discern large, and small scale details that quickly upon just meeting a stranger such a few minutes of close contact.
“...You'd be more than correct.” You attempted to hold yourself and your facial muscles motionless, keeping your hands up to both sides of your head for him. You wouldn't hear the end of it from the trailblazers if you displayed such a disrespectful, unwelcomed, excitement. It was unbefitting of this situation, that much was obvious.
Mmh, but you would digress, for this man was so very, truly fascinating, one that interested you the most. Apart from the blue haired man that craved death in earlier events.
You would assume his abilities, almost purposely rousing him to invoke terrifying reactions you know he's capable of underneath all that reservation and mental fortitude.
His observational skills, overwhelming, giving you a surge that you are being preyed upon on, cat like eyes and reflexes, dilating towards everything subtle you do. That hollow, yet welcoming enough smile that doesn't reach to his pretty eyes, staged for the civilians in confusion, protecting them from feelings of panic and terror.
The highlight in his eyes that would shine brightly as if he just solved every problem there is, the problem being you perhaps, solving you without hints and solutions, guiding him to this battle of composure. A trained body language and demeanor so used to being in regal command.
And a mouth so well versed in literature and strategic prowess, knowing what words to use in all times. you could just...—
“An Emanator, then?”
...
Huh. What did he just call you?
His voice sounded lower than before, almost threatening, the delivery of tone in which you only picked up on since that expression still retained on that pretty face of his.
It may be a pleasant, questionare he'd staged carefully to not alarm his knights and the people present, but to you—you were aware it was only masked hiding the fact that it was an interrogation.
Maybe, a deserved one at that from your sudden appearance within their faction, but since it was a public confrontation, he'd trust your judgements that you wouldn't act so rashly, especially with innocent lives around the luofu were present.
What a bold, bold man.
Already trusting you to the stars with just a few moments of talking, since establishing main key points with you in entirety, of this conversation.
Wait. No, wait a moment.
The young March 7th did ramble to you something about an adventure of theirs not too long ago—containing a word with Emanator, or Lord Ravager within the storyline of hers. Ah.
An emanator. A defeated one. Phantylia, was it?
“Tch,” You didn't like that comparison, assumption it may be, it irked you, especially since encountering a being far greater than her, at least, almost, just barely almost the same level as you being a Herrscher.
You were only nothing but...
“Greater,” you lowered your hands to your sides, standing tall, chin raised with your eyes, fierce and lowered to them—towards him.
“...Greater.” Jing Yuan would repeat, slowly, as if he was relishing the intensity of the meaning behind your answer, the both of you staring each other down, neither side's auras waning down, exceeding amounts of hostility by the second, even if his was misdirected towards you.
He could only assume negatively then, but you were only reciprocating their behavior, after all.
You move both limbs up to your sides once more, a gradiose pose, unphased to the endless sky that accompanied this enormous grand hexafleet that reminded you of the Hyperion of Schicksal.
A step back from the railing would be a mortal man's doom to, perhaps, between, a fate of an endless free fall, suffering from loneliness, with death not being able to cradle and bring you to salvation—or, you would be accompanied with a fear and thoughts of inevitable doom as you fall to something ranging from abominations of the so-called Aeon of Abundance, or.
A simple, boring splat, meeting the ground with a gruesome, inelegant end.
His eyes narrowed with your gesture, finding himself—or the hand behind him subconsciously ready to summon his glaive, a defensive stance so buried deeply into his body that the simple word 'reflex' can't do it justice.
“By 'greater', my lady, you mean you are...—”
Ancient. Everlasting. A covenant.
“Immeasurable, inconceivable, a vessel to humanity's fatal destruction that reached over fifty thousand years ago, a concept humanity has yet to grasp in those countless eras of waste and fruition,”
“An ornament, a paradoxical lament to something greater, far, far greater than destruction itself,”
“I am greater, than those who were labeled the greatest.” It wasn't as if you were trying to appear narcissistic, nor overly confident in your abilities.
But that was only the bigger, and bitter truth.
And it is how Raiden Mei (Herrscher of Origin) would potentially word things given her serious, primordial nature—and your claims of such power, being supported due to the sudden glowing of your eyes.
The sound of cracking, and shattering glass that only you and the General can only hear since he was the closest, sourced from the skin behind your exposed back, a dark mist seeping out of it little by little, along with your Honkai energy levels that were growing simultaneously in an alarming pace.
What's worse—you were unaware of the phenomenon you were displaying right now for it was subconscious, as you revel in the truth of your words with a grin. A misplaced, mistrusting grin you weren't quite aware of you were showing for the General.
Not a Welt Yang within the area right now.
Not a Sovereign, nor a retired Herrscher in your sights to control the situation with knowledge he only held about your kind—your existence.
Not a creature that matched your power and strength, living or not, to stop you in your glory.
The weight of your words manifested into something heavy, full of density, full of dread, it felt awful, sickening, suffocating, his Cloud Knights and those who were near to hear your frightening words of calamity tensed, sweat starting to surface underneath the fabric that hides their terror, their feet glued to the cement as a helplessness guided them to their internal panic, his Cloud Knights in desparate waiting for any sort of order, movement, any syllable from the man before them.
The Jade Gate behind you blocked the brilliant light for the singular, attentive individual that remained tall, a pillar that he had to be for the ones cowering in the heaviness of your words—the Arbitrator Charioteer stands tall, immovable to your claims of calamitous power.
A Lord Ravager, then. The thought internalized inside his mind based on the grevious words, words of grief worthy testaments, laid bare for the citizens to find themselves in a state of fear that doesn't have the need to use any vocal chords.
“A threat,” he voiced, low and firm. His weaponry materializing from the back, the long length of the spear-like weapon, an oriental, traditional looking glaive, finding its solace within his grasp, making him appear complete his weapon apparent.
“You say you are the home to an enemy of humanity, do you acknowledge this, my lady.”
The glaive's tip finds its way towards your direction, the seriousness of the situation finally weighing down as you, your pupils landing on the weaponry pointed at you.
You look to your surroundings beyond the man, arms lowered as your gaze dissects the crowds near you.
Fear, and only fear.
Something you are so accustomed to since bearing the Will of the last Herrscher of Death, and only those who were equally—if not stronger can only ever truly look at you in the eyes, like how this man before you is currently doing.
“You raise a weapon to me.”
“A weapon with intentions to protect those who stand behind me,” his hold tightens around his weapon, his expression mirroring the seriousness of yours, excluding the disbelief you had, mixed with... something else he couldn't discern, at least not yet.
A long, deep inhale. To the point where you exhaust your lungs of air, then exhaling through your teeth, the few last seconds of it being shaky with lips parting slightly, forming into a small, horizontal oval.
They are only fearful. A kind voice reassured in the center of your mind, though it was faint, it was impactful.
That fear being you, you mean. A familiar, malicious one intruded, causing you to bring a hand to your head again, grasping the side as you clicked your tongue.
Even talking about a truth relating to your power, urges the Houkai?
No—illogical, it attacks your mental capacity.
To weaken it. Your emotions, your willpower. You'd long forgotten since then, for it had been quite long ago that anyone, had manage to waver your mental strength.
But you can't help it, you hate being looked at with such genuine fear. You hate it, you really do.
It was unfair, it really was. You only do good.
You've been only good. Only nothing but good.
You breathe unsteadily, giving yourself to the silence to calm yourself for a few, long moments, selective hearing at play.
Something was amiss, the General would observe in his guarded silence, lowering his weapon to his side, vertical, the end of his glaive grounded to the cement. He was to take a step, treading in eggshells, making his way with intentions of closing the gap between you and him.
But a hand, yours, a palm towards him had stopped him dead at his tracks, halting his attempt of a succor—towards you.
You're not one to seek help.
But, stubborn as you are, it would be devastating to put this hyperion like faction to a ruin that you've gotten used to seeing everywhere.
Ah. You, again. Me, again.
And so? You are unwelco—
Being a Herrscher, a catastrophic one, at that.
What is a Herrscher like you blending in with human civilizations, through time and time again?
...Ha. You are weak, I have conquered you, stabilized you—and myself long, long ago.
Yes. Yes, that would be the case right now, wouldn't it, partner of Death.
But recall, where a Herrscher presides—is where my existence remains intact.
For my will... is neverending.
Just like death, infinity and everlasting.
Tch. To choose the unpredictable willingly, that was your forte, to use the unknown in retaliation against the calculative will inside you, to descontruct the threatening finality of your stupor.
It is a new era. This one especially, the world of Pegana, the world that habors no virus that nestle inside you—at least, that's what you believe and have observed in your short time in this 'bubble universe.'
They don't struggle against the Houkai that resided inside you, and that was good, relieving.
Not until traumatic imagery, thoughts of you bringing a fate worse than whatever hell already existed for them, visible, cruel, and horrible.
The fragment of that possibility fine tuning muscles on your face to something sour, having that expression noticed immediately by the General that stood brightly before you.
“You,” you let out a call towards him, similarly to a snarl in your mental discomfort, gaining his attention. You sought out in voice, seeking out warmth, pacing yourself internally, resuming to reassure your will with familiar words that led to alleviate your worries.
“I don't desire to cause harm, and—”
“—And yet, you speak in alarming malice, my lady, such brutal, unfathomable words, coming from that mou-.. from- from the way you speak.”
...What was that pause?
“Listen,” a slight jolt from him, “and listen well,”
You appeared just before him in one step. His fingers twitch, his reflexes, motor skill, practicing heavy, heavy restraint to just have a swing at you.
Time had stood still for him, seeing you closer, you were no taller than him, but you remained intimidating, if anything, the differences made you appear more alluring, accompanied with lucent eyes he only started to focus on once captured by your gaze, an eager eye contact that matched his vigor, that subconscious curiousity and excitement, growing ever so finely, but then.
He remembered those under his command.
“YIELD—yield your weapons,” his free hand simultaneously moves up, open, signaling his Cloud Knights just in time, the muted rustling of equipment now heard, winds that were sliced from their cloud piercers towards you now halted abruptly, and of course, you hadn't wavered one bit. “Wise,” you add, tilting your head up to him.
A vicious, musing smirk, one which of which he couldn't decide to detest it, or to be smitten by it.
At least for right now.
“...If you think and speak of me in such ways, why haven't I brought said ruination into this beautiful, well constructed flagship we currently reside in?”
“Mm,” A great point. He'd look over his shoulder, towards the Cloud Knights coupled defensively, a sum of Xianzhou locals, astral tourists, stilled by fear and unease.
One last deep breath—you straighten your form, the hand from your head moving downwards to your chest, this time inhaling through your teeth. Simultaneously, the glow from your eyes would dull, along with the rejuvenation of your cracked skin, closing up a rift-like wound that was sourced at your spine.
The General sighs, the free hand moving towards his head, now letting frustration that had been tugging at him since this encounter with you.
It was unhealthy to someone imbued with mara.
There were only a few lasting seconds to take a stand, an initative, a singular choice that wouldn't provoke, you—nor worsen what the crowd that flocked together was feeling.
It was truly a taxing, and difficult situation.
Only for him anyways.
𝐉𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍 will move with purpose, in every action in his next courses of actions. You would think in his 800 years of loyalty and commitment to the Xianzhou Luofu would easily override his curiousity for you—not at all. Eight centuries of repetitiveness, without the need to indulge in the other mysteries of the universe, and that will also be eight centuries of boredom, perhaps something the discover of your existence can begin to alleviate.
𝐉𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍 is a man, an immortal one, the mara that presides within gnaws at his mind, but death isn't able to welcome him just yet, he is unmoving to that concept, but finding himself hesitant, yet feeling that want to play this game of cunning and intelligence against you.
𝐉𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍 found eerieness, and a not so welcomed serenity the moment you introduced yourself formally, grand and opening, having you in the center of the divining area within the Divination Commission, wrists, ankles binded separately, ones that held you together, rendering you immobile were something of astral configuration, projection, but some sort of space manipulation, enchantment you can't fanthom, and most importantly—can't get out of.
And 𝐉𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐔𝐀𝐍 would himself revel in that little smidge of discomfort you had, the little creasing between your eyebrows despite the polite and forced smile you had, amused at the way your hands would move, wriggle against the starry chains, and finding himself more impressed once you manage to hold your expression tightly, along with managing to hold back a sound with that pretty, pretty mouth of yours.
Because every time you would try to free yourself, your entire being feels this electrifying, unpleasant burning, it is invasive, mind and emotional means, it runs through your very soul, it tugs at it, warning you, and it behaves similarly like the Houkai within you, and it is sickening.
Sickening to feel something foreign creep up to you again, to try and destroy you from the inside out, what's worse—it had no traces of Houkai Energy, so you weren't able to identify and manipulate it at all, and everytime you would use your own abilities, you would be met with something sharp, a weapon immediately pressed against your nape.
Curiousity had once killed a cat, but what feline is there to be seen, for they have grasped only but a predator.
“You were the one who asked to be binded,”
“To cease any worries, of course,” a half truth. You feign another smile, one that he would mirror with slight amusement. Just where is this confidence he was getting from? You'd think, wincing as soon as your body naturally tries to free itself again, biting your bottom lip to stifle any noise.
“These... binds, they allow you to sense any malicious activity, yes?” The General would let out a musing hum, walking towards you, eyeing you.
“As much as I would love to partake in offering you knowledge,” he looks towards a direction, and you follow his gaze. “Unfortunately, you'll have to relay your questions to the Diviner over there,” A pink colored hair, a hue you wouldn't associate with Ms. March, her demeanor held respectable prowess, something you can admire.
“I see,” you reply, short and neat, sighing.
“Is this necessary, you question.” he narrates for you, taking the words that were already subconsciously forming in the back of your head.
You found it endearing, cocking your head to the side, a genuine smile this time, one that shifted immediately into a smirk. “You'd have to stare at me in long amounts to know what thoughts I currently harbor,” his head returns to your direction, finding those golden eyes gleam along with yours, his lips almost curling upwards.
Almost, but he won't allow it. Not just yet.
“Mm, you would be correct,” So, so dangerous.
“But almost anyone would think that once they know Lady Fu will be invading one of humanities vulnerabilities—the mind, being one of them.”
“Hmp, so much resistance for what...” you mumble softly, complaining about the way he would deflect your advances—he had been since encountering you, especially when you were on the way to the place where you currently are.
“I don't know what you mean,” you were heard. His answer made you look away from him, towards the calm ether, an atmosphere showered with golden leaves, most likely sourcing from the beautifully large scale tree you saw on the way to here, and those golden leaves, caught and nestled within the fabric of your outfit, only enhanced the state you were in—you being flushed, or almost from his comment.
And he'd think and believe, that this current expression suited you far more than the hierarchy fitting description one you masked yourself with.
You sigh, walking a few steps towards him. “As if I would act on malice,” you correct, fatigued, just arriving beside him, knowing he has you in his peripheral. “No, but you are still actively trying to escape, are you not?”
“If there's one thing that would unsettle me, it would be not able to move freely,”
“...Yet, you haven't, not once, have complained during your willing capture, especially when I was proving you immobile.” What are you doing, General. He berates himself internally just after saying that.
“...Your hands did feel better than these things after all,” silence. He answers with silence and three deep breaths, arms closed defensively, your words clearly, clearly affecting him, troubling him.
“Say,” he breaks the silence, and your amused humming. “Are you really fifty-thousand years old? Or did you mean it, harboring something of that age,”
“The latter,” you're quick to answer, now turning heel, moving towards the edge of the platform, eyes squinted nonchalantly. “Are these skies endless as they seem, or is there something that would await you down there?”
“I wouldn't know.” “Why n—”
“Because I haven't indulged myself in a free fall,”
You turn, looking over your shoulder, meeting his golden eyes, unable to choose between annoyance or attraction from his sudden sarcasm.
“General Jing Yuan,” a voice interrupts your reply, your head both turning to the source.
Mm. Jing Yuan, huh.
“Ah, Lady Fu,” he'd acknowledge the pink haired's presence, placing her attention quickly to you, and it only amused you, given how she had this look of disapproval, a twinge of curiousity.
But of course, emotions are more stronger when facing the unknown.
“The Matrix of Prescience is functioning at its finest, any unsealing, rudimentary or advanced would be completely left unscathed, and any type of escape will not be possible for the acting God as per dire request, at least, in 824 possibilities I've calculated f—”
“How accomodating,” you interrupt, shooting the Diviner, and the General an unamused look, a wry smile to hide a slight bitterness that you won't deny within you.
“Only for the best,” He'd add, low, teasing, grasping your attention effortlessly, noticing that slight tensing of your body language, quite liking the effect he had on you currently.
“Only for me, then?” You're quick to retaliate, now striding towards him, smirking and you'd purposely exaggerate your movements, alluring and elegant as you move, catching that miniscule, quick shift in his eyes.
“For the ones unwilling to share their truth,” he looks down as you arrive, indifferent you'd think, but he looked stiff, too professional, unnatural.
“As if your questions wouldn't be answered if you asked in the first place,” you're correct and you know it. “I digress, Lady Herrscher,” the pink is quick to interrupt. “There would be far more possibilities to assess if we were to take that free, unpremeditated route considering your claims of absolute destruction, whether it'd be the escape of your existence, endangering the Luofu, or—”
“That gate, it is acting as a fine line between the stars, and your faction, yes?” you interrupt, liking the slight crease of annoyance between her eyebrows.
“...You would be correct.” Fu Xuan answers, jolting shortly after once your head lowers to her, eyes dark with suspicious amusement.
“Be aware, had your shortly assessed claims prove multiple chances of being true, I would have already done so the moment I stepped foot into what you call the Jade Gate,” you answer with a wry, cold smile, your voice carrying a serious tone this time, along with your expression just like earlier tall, menacing, and haunting.
But still beautiful, the thought nestles comfortably in Jing Yuan's mind, eliciting a heavy exhale through his nose, and you can't identify if it was exhaustion, or frustration, but what you have determined is that he was calm, too calm for someone who is in the presence of a Herrscher.
...Or do the concept of Herrschers not exist in this universe?
“Hm,” the Diviner's eyes narrow, considering, thinking deeply, ignoring the threatening indications in your tone.
“That would... erase 7,254 possibilities of you wreaking havoc, causing no harm and chaos towards the Xianzhou Alliance, as well as having the idealogy, the possibility of you being a Lord Ravager, as well as the part where your loyalties lie for the Aeon of Destructio—”
“Thank you?” “It isn't a co—” the General interrupts by movement, and the action of coughing dryly onto his fist, stepping in between both you, and the Diviner.
“My lady, would you be so kind to indulge and alleviate our worries? It would be of much great help to the Xianzhou's mental fortitude, as well as mine,” he brings out his hand, trained, calloused yet well taken care of, towards the direction of the large, and no doubt advanced technology that was currently up and running, ready for you.
But, if you were to round up the little information you were given based on this sole interaction alone, this astral looking device would, in theory, be able to read, or pry into either your mind.
And that wasn't good for you, neither it is for the Houkai Energy that takes home in your body.
“I have a favor to ask both of you, and the Luofu,” they'd both perk, the word unexpected showing in their expressions to your sudden request.
“Whatever it is that is ongoing, cease everything once you witness something, anything, fluctuate, do everything to render me immobile, unable, or useless,” you'd look to the General for the last part of your sentence, a serious yet silent pleading on those lovely eyes, recognized by him.
He wouldn't need an explanation, he had already witnessed it, the sudden rouses of personality that didn't fit you, the physical and mental discomfort you displayed, grasping your head in earlier events and the radiant glow of your eyes.
“Do you understand, my mighty General?”
But even then, you'd still be able to surprise him, attract him despite being steeled by your vague warning, and that itself was dangerous already.
“I'm starting to destest this... lack of respect, and self preservation in your words and demeano—”
“Let's... start, Lady Fu, let's not keep our guest, waiting,” such strong words, but you'd know that you've only greatly affected him, considering his guarded expression, stoic and stern, but his eyes continue to glue to yours, unidentifiable, but determined, you just don't know if it's something related a positive one or not.
'My' General, you say. He'd pause, attempting to keep composed, giving a subtle, brief squint to you while he played your those lines over and over in his head. "I could wait all the time for you,” you muse with a teasing chuckle, letting him guide you towards the platform of spheres.
Astrological symbols and starry projections, it was pleasing to the eye, but its mechanism were unbefitting of the aesthetics, knowing this enclosure is one that is enable to invade your mind, your memories and your being.
It's funny, you are to stand within something so similar to how you are, it was beautiful, primordial like, and it was also something that people didn't want to associate themselves with. Just like you.
Jing Yuan would hum, mirroring your amused expression, he could only assume what thoughts had presented themselves to you as you gaze towards the Matrix of Prescience.
Fu Xuan's emotions dive into the categories of reminiscence, nostalgia and a twinge of guarded anticipation, you being inside it bringing memories flickering, familiar imagery of cunning, allure and authority flashing your figure.
Kafka. She'd sigh heavily, now attaining suitable form, ready to dive into mysteries that settled surfaced, or deep in your mind.
“Whenever you're ready,”
Whenever they're ready. A crude internal voice slips out, causing you a slight discomfort.
Behave, I believe they have the technology to get rid of you, and they're just unaware of it.
And considering the possibility that without me, you are nothing.
What makes you, yourself—is me.
I don't mind losing you.
You let your face muscles contract into a wicked grin on your face while your head remained low, your breathing intervallic with purpode to concentrate.
I've already found another that has the means and capacity to replace your greatness, if not greater. You look up, now taking witness to the light illuminating the entirety of you, all before placing your gaze at the General that stood with anticipation next to the initiator of this conduct.
You'd give up your divine principles for a nothing but a miniscule speck of human companionship?
Why not? You bore me.
...That is only the result of you not using me to immeasurable extents, destroying a continent, for example.
There are other ways to destroy things. Your chuckle is seen, confusing the Diviner and the Arbiter General, especially one that sounded out with endearment, especially once you bit your lip to the General.
You are all the same. Mm, yes.
I never did claim to abandon my humanity in the first place, no? That's n—
“Oh Miss lovely Diviner,” you call out, shunning the other internal voice out, closing your eyes, bliss and free, despite your restraints.
“You will be dealing with three consciousness,” you open your eyes, biting your bottom lip to stifle laughter from the priceless reactions of disbelief and confusion in both their faces.
“What.” Her eyes leave whatever she was working onto the astral projection, constellations floating adrift within her hands, just like you at the current.
“What do you mean by... three consciousness?”
“Steady, you are unfocused,” you chuckle thereafter, your words only snapping her out of seconds worth of shock, denying to process her emotions of disbelief.
“It is as literal as I can get, three, individual consciousness.” You bite your bottom lip harder, cheeks puffing and just stifling to let a sound of laughter out, your circumstances amusing the General as he crossed his arms, closing his eyes while you mused her with your teasing antics.
“Me, the last successor of the power I hold currently, and the culprit of ruination that I, have mentioned prior my captivity—the lovely General would know what I'm referring to,” you glance briefly at the General, dead in the eyes, admiring him before returning your eyes to the Diviner.
“So tread with utmost care, for once you stray off from mine, you will be dealing with fifty-thousand worth of memories, all filled with inconceivable amounts of terror... and otherworldly struggles.”
The familiar silence again, not including the sounds of stars and shapes moving around you, runes, magic circles appearing and diminishing in tempos. “...Do not take me lightly,” the Diviner refocuses, her attention and concentration towards the particles of light and spacial matter before her sights, and her fingertips.
“Hmhm,” “You need not tease her,” your full attention returns to the General, giving him that coy smile that unsettles and pleases him all in one.
“You'd prefer if I do it to you instead, then?”
“...I said no such thing,” “I don't hear resistance.”
There, that color. It suits him, and he wears the hue so, so well. He'd look away, down to the ground to avoid your smug gaze, arms crossed, as if that defense would stop you from continuing your attacks. “You hold so much beauty, General.”
Says you who continues to be frustratingly magnificent and irresistible. “Focus on the ta—”
“Mm, are you talking to me, or to yourself?” The General takes a deep breath, refusing to meet your gaze, his golden irises tearing away from yours and out towards the other platforms of the Divination Commission.
How long had it been since having himself indulge in interactions such as this? Too long.
You'd expect from the Mighty Arbiter General of the Luofu to not indulge himself in things that will hinder is work, distract him from protecting the Luofu, but you'd be surprise for how long 800 years can really be.
Eons that were accompanied by friends that named themselves longing, loneliness and emptiness, and even faced with emotions he wasn't acquainted with, the emotions being satisfaction, and this warming anticipation...—
He wouldn't, he wouldn't. He would not allow himself, or rather, the Mara wouldn't allow him.
He wouldn't let the one who will enter, capture and steal his heart witness his inevitable fate, one that involved the blossoming of ginkgo leaves, painted with the scarlet red that reeks of a cruel, unhappy death, he would rather just—let no one suffer, he will protect those who need protecting.
But of five people, four had only paid the price.
And right now, the sight of you, all tied, almost vulnerable, mixing in with the memories of pleasant interactions you and him had since the encounter.
To seek out this vixen of a woman, play her games as she did with his, testing him, observing him in the same manner he would to her.
He would gladly be the last.
How could he resist? His charms, wit, intelligence, it was all mirrored by someone so cunningly attractive, not only in physical but the way you hold yourself, his reflected charms being reciprocated if not better?
It all made him feel good.
So good, and maybe, just maybe, he can finally... at least once more in his immortality, can he finally prioritize something else other than the Luofu, other than—“General! General Jing Yuan!”
Yanqing? Familiar voices snap him out of his deep trance, eyes widened, confused, alarmed at the sight that came to be. Two floating blades of ice, both horizontal to block a large scale whip, it was dark, serpent like, exuding black mists—and it retracts again, golden dust particles trailing off from the direction it had attempted to attack him.
The serpent like whip slithered, back, back and forwards again, moving—“ABOVE!” It attacks again, its speed and velocity unmatched for the ice swords the little commander, the density and strength once it clashes with four, five blades, overruling it, shattering each sword with ease.
“Watc—Tch,” The General immediately acts, lunging and taking hold of the blonde boy to move out of the way, him being caught off guard making Jing Yuan barely dodge out of the way.
“At ease, Yanqing,” Rubbles, dusts, the aftermath of the shock scathed his skin in small cuts and dust, ornamental clothes dirtied.
“S-Sorry General... I was—” The platform gives out an unpleasant noise, one that threatened its unsteadiness as it rumbles.
His balance becomes unaffected once he steels himself, strong legs now bastioned against the floor, an arm wrapped around the blonde boy's torso. “Converge, and awaken!” Strategems of constellations manifest into the reality, its canvas a circular gradient of condensed energy, illustrated as magic circle of spatial patterns.
“Lady Fu—” “In short,” her summonings had fade, rejuvenating the two and those around within the vicinity within the Matrix of Prescience of fatigue and light injuries. The Master Diviner drifts down in glittering elegance, using her omniscial abilities to avoid rubble, footing now obtained, assuming a defensive stance to the omnidirectional moving whip, eyes attentive to any and every movement.
“A memory, one of most grief, it provoked something, triggered something. One moment she was well, infuriating, and what followed af—”
Grief? “Is—Is she... safe?”
“Physically, that would be a given, but in psychological means...” She followed his automatic gaze, up towards where you were continued to reside in. You were still restrained, but there were new details no one would miss, the first of few being your struggle that showed on your face, eyes closed, teeth grinding against each other, beads of sweat trickling along your skin.
Your skin would have these cracks, dark mists with golden particles as rifts this time would be plastered vertically on one half of your face, like train tracks, down and down to your neck, to the fabric of where your chest was located. It was beaming, pulsing, bright, despite the dark mist that shrouded you whole.
A source? Plausible. He'd reaffirm his suspicions, setting down the blonde that continuously squirmed in his arms. “G-General what—”
“Retreat, all of you.” Thank you for your consent.
He referred to your warning of earlier events, to stop you in your tracks, to harm you, to end you.
“B-But—!” “If you will, Lady Fu.” She looks over her shoulder, glaring at him, mumbling 'fool' before encasing herself, Yanqing and those who were valiant in the field, all into her spherical realm of stars, disappearing from the premises of danger. “Now then,” the General resummons his glaive, light manifesting in accordance to his hand movements.
“An attempt of harm towards the Master Diviner, my Cloud Knights, Commander Yanqing, and the Arbiter General,” he bends his knees, hands gripping the length of his weapon.
“Causing public disruption, disturbance and damage within the Divination Commission,” wind pressure forms, circular and forceful around him.
And including... particular indecencies. He adds internally, sighing, blushing, the General lifts his gaze to you, to the troubled you, radiant with no peace, veiled in darkness.
“By order of one of the Seven Arbiter Generals, you are to face judgement through the Ten-Lords Commission,” he lunges, strong and with intense speed, up and above with a grunt escaping him.
“A punishable degree, possible of long time imprisonment within Shackling Pris—” he jolts, offensive form faltering the moment he sees your eyes open slowly. “Welt... Welt Yang,” you mutter, rasp and low, struggling to maintain hold in your consciousness. What? He retracts, stopping the subconscious swing he was about to do, maintaining to float as lightning crackled all over him, keeping him leveled to you.
“Th-The Sovereign...—” You're quite accommodating, keeping this man at bay for me.
The moment your eyes widened in realization to your surroundings, the sight before already had taken a drastic turn, he had barely parried the serpent-like whip with his glaive, his strength barely able to hold against the weight and thickness of the entity like weapon.
Tch. You squirm, struggling, remembering the binds that hold you in place. “General!” You hold out both arms out towards his direction, desparate, giving your wrists out to him.
He sees you from the corners of his eyes, glancing for a second before forcing his focus to the assailant that threatens his life with ease.
Without hesitation, the General uses the weight of the whip, lowering his usage of strength and himself, now using the overwhelming momentum to force it downwards, barely dodging the vertical strike by tilting his side, a sharp air following, grazing his skin.
“Quite contradicting, are you?” His admirable strength and words that followed up bring you a sense of relief, amusement afterwards, as after images of parallel strikes, vertical, horizontal, diagonal free you from your binds.
“You like it,” you don't miss the chance to tease, grinning, moving your wrists to the opposite of each other, now moving with after-image like speed. “Do I distract you that much, General?”
“You-...” Instinct, instinct, instinct. His irises dilate, now sensing, feeling a throbbing dread that put him in a stunloc—“Focus,” you say, clicking your tongue, appearing just right infront of him again.
Your reflexes act, hands moving in elegant patterns, your own abilities manifesting that familiar golden dust-like summons as each particle hardens, coming into contact with multi-shooting, razor sharp attacks, parrying them in unsettling precision.
I truly don't understand the need to protect such selfish, greedy, imperfect anthropoids.
Cease your pet, I don't like how it uses my body to fuels itself.
Hmhm, you carry me most of your life, what's the difference of another presence?
It invades and drains me continuously, in a disgusting, putrid way most possible. Unlike you.
Flattering, somewhat, but no. Sounds of cracking could be heard, but you wouldn't hesitate to reinforce, the space all around you and the General filled with aerial destruction and explosions with each attack and defense.
You multitask, sighing, a hand moving lazily, snapping your fingers to the air beneath the two of you, setting up a barrier to protect those that remain on the Divination platform, and the whole floating structure itself.
You didn't have to protect, but you did. The natural reaction—no, reflex, for you being another surprise to the General, his eyes lowered to the see through glass-like barrier, protected from debris and the individual entity that caused the mayhem in the first place.
Then again, it did still stem from you, no?
The General glances back up to you, now standing idle, strucked with disorientation, his thoughts clashing with one another, like what you were currently doing right now.
No, you were performing, this was just another day for you, another day of familiarity. Just how much did you lose, endure in order to reach this state of almost Aeon-like advancements?
How... exhausted were you despite the strength you held? Those eyes, not once have they glimmered like in earlier events as you fend off the stray that came from you, or wherever else it came from. The radiance in your eyes, dulling, bored as it dilates to every precise attack it brings you, pinpointing its contact points with precision.
Not even Phantylia reached one-tenth of your speed and summoning.
“Sorry,” you mutter under your breath, only once had the sounds of explosions cease briefly, your unexpected apology heard and snapping Jing Yuan out of his thoughts. “I'm horrible,” you add, weak and nonchalant, but that undertone of bitterness was clear. To him only anyways.
He straightens, glancing between you, and what you had graced the ether with. A blazing, field of gold, mixed with a flashing images of the thick, dark colored serpentine that continued its relentless attacks, and you were still protecting not only him, but the whole Divination Commission space.
You were one to erase stars, your history of destruction painting over the world with your own light. Only to realize, in that self-made darkness, you were left alone time after time, surrounded by the Houkai you left behind. Huh? What?
...Don't mix your cognitive fragments with mine.
As if I could help it? You click your tongue in annoyance, deciding this situation was far too unnecessary, prolonged. You raise your hand, two fingers targeting the fast moving serpent, an orb that simulated a black hole, materializing, pulsing at the tip of your middle finger, the difference to it would be the color and how it works—it being made something of purity, transparency, visible-esqué sound waves, the closest you could describe it with, silly it may sound.
Hmph, you were experimenting with me.
A warning, actually. It surges, the orb sending off towards what your other conscience had manifested in speed even you can't quite grasp.
A low buzz it emanated, it was invisible to the naked eye, but not the sharp splitting of the clouds, Jing Yuan unable to process the severity of your strength as the clouds separate in a visible, razor sharp line. It was booming once it claimed impact, and you were unphased at the sound of a high frequency sounding explosion, once the serpentine expands in a gruesome way, withered and dissolving in its next sequences of death. It was just another day for you, but you can't say the same for the General.
Even in his 800 year long longevity.
He sighs, heavy. It's over. “...And you call you self horrible, after such a commendable, otherwordly feat?” The small frown that didn't suit your face goes unnoticed, right as you safely lower yourself and the General, drifting towards safety and back to the land. Minimal damage, in your eyes, but it was still damage, one that you had caused inevitably.
“What's commendable about all this, General?”
Rubble, cracks. Disorder, panic and peril. All in deafening, hollow silence. You'd see some people in the other platforms, safe, distanced yet disoriented, and their slowly increasing panic will become so much more once they will come to a realization that someone foreign to the Luofu had caused something so terrible.
Since visitation, of this grand hexafleet, whether it was brief or not, you would notice a troubling aura in the air, and beautiful—the skies, covered in raining gold, each leaf that welcomed themselves everywhere felt malicious, and the thought of causing destruction, hidden in beauty, hidden in aesthetics, it had set something so primal within you, it sickened you, disgusted you.
Given the chance, you would want to shrivel up in agony, processing the fact that these people's higher entities, hide their indefinite strength of terror behind something, masked in something.
They hide behind their emanators, commanding them, upholding their bidding, bestow them with a piece of their strength, and give those who choose and preside their path an even smaller fragment—all for what, exactly?
Lazy, prideful, lawless and with no purpose. They make factions based on their powers, limit those who follow their path with one or a few goals, dedicated to benefitting their Aeons wishes.
A few words out of many that you would describe how Aeons are really are. Then there's you, a Herrscher, one from a world that wasn't theirs, a concept they cannot understand, but it is human nature that they will try to do so—and it was human nature to take control of what threatens their species. Unknown specimens like you.
“...The IPC, as well as the Intelligencia Guild will certainly take interest in you, Miss Herrscher,” he breaks the silence, snapping you out from your heavy thoughts. He stood beside, staring with you onto the unpleasant sight. “They already have,” you add, moving your head to his direction, meeting his eyes, eyes that held softness.
“Just like me then,” you squint, processing his words. “You look at me as if I didn't just almost destroy a bit of architecture within the faction you lead, General.” You both fight back grinning, stifling the sly corners of your lips.
“And you certainly berate yourself like you just didn't protect the Divination Commission,” you clench your fist. This was protection? You tear away from his gaze again, letting the guilt overtake your amusement instantly, viewing the destructive sight you created. “You attempted to minimize the damage with the barrier, you kept your defenses purposeful, accurate, precise,”
He turns fully towards you, taking your attention with no effort, his words casually welcoming that swelling, warm feeling inside you again.
“You haven't attacked, not once during when my soldie—when I, encountered you,” what. The said heat only creeps up, up and up, grounded all over your face, spread to your ears. He was knelt on one knee, a hand placed over his chest, and all you could do was stare and still, trying to gain control over your facial muscles.
“Only until the last second, where you claimed victor against what threatened the Luofu, attacking only once, and it wasn't against our faction,” he looks up, assuming that charming smile, shifting even more into amusement once he took witness to your cute, confused expression, painted in flustered red.
“I didn't do—” “You did more than what I could,”
It really wasn't much. You purse your lips, not expecting him to interrupt and retaliate immediately. “I don't know how many more favors the Xianzhou Alliance will continue to owe, but with defending a part of our faction,” he lowers his head, bowing down.
“The Arbiter General will personally see to it that what you have caused within the Divination Commission would be sentenced to something more... forgiving.” Oh. That was funny. The audible exhale catches his attention, now rising his head to see you smiling widely, fighting back to laugh. “I was going to say... it would be very unsettling if I were somehow left unpunished,”
He'd mirror your expression, now pushing on his knee to stand, your gaze following his height as he stood tall, ravishing, and amused to your antics. “Mm, perhaps it would also be a chance to lengthen your stay, at least for a bit longer,”
“Missing me at the thought of my departure already, General Jing Yuan?” You'd see him freeze, his breathing paused, but his eyes would not dare to leave yours. If only you knew how deeply affected he was by you addressing him with his name the first time since the entirety of this.
“...You're dangerous,” he tilts his chin up, golden irises darkening with a certain glint.
“I did warn you,” you reply in the same tone, taking a step, closing the two-hand inch gap by one, your womanly instincts having a chance to let loose as your eyes mirrors his glint, seducing, alluring, and the cherry on top being that chesire-like grin, captivating him further.
And you knew he referred not with your strength, but the way you kept him provoked, challenged, on his toes, teasing and testing this generous, fine line between professionalism and another.
Your eyes shift instantly, a reflex as you see movement from him, his hands near reaching for your wais—“THERE YOU ARE!” A high pitched voice, all so familiar, jolts the both of you in place.
“Ah, it's Mar-... Wh—”This pink fool. Your foot rotates to her direction with dark prism-like barriers, quickly materializeling and sequenced like dominos towards her direction as she takes her rough landing with an 'oomph'.
“HAhua! See Mr. Yang? I told you she'd be fast enough to catch me!” Yang? Ah. You cock your head to the side, seeing past march to see a few others following her direction, towards you.
“That—that was still reckless March,” The Vidyhadra groans disapprovingly, only to have March laughing wryly while she rubbed the back of her head. “I'll... have to agree with Dan Heng, even I couldn't have done anything if something were to go wrong.” Welt adds, moving along with Dan Heng, two twins following along behind, only for one to shove past between her twin and the Vidyhadra, running—no, sprinting with emergency towards March, tackling her.
“Mm,” the whole spectacle leaves you dumbfounded, yet nostalgic in silence, all while familiar individuals gather and move towards you and the General. You assume they were called for assistance, but Welt would already assess that everything was already over, despite the disorder.
“...Whatever it is waiting for me,” you take the chance to break off the confusion, having a limited amount of privacy with the General left.
“I wouldn't mind being imprisoned again if it means keeping myself under your gaze, my General,” you return your sly, confident gaze to him, only for that to crumble, not having enough time to react and process as he leaned towards you swiftly.
“Then,” you let him lower your guard, letting him make you feel vulnerable, small yet womanly, letting that hand of his, opposite from the nearing group, slither from your hips, up towards your waist, seducing and with purpose, gripping your curve firmly as your cheeks brush against each other.
“Shall I bring further judgement to increase your punishment, Miss Herrscher?”
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So if you’ve been following me in my alt account, @bard-twins, some of you may have known or seen I’m head over heels for Kosma in Honkai Impact. The past months I’ve been brain rotting a lot about Kosma and Senti being added in Genshin and I have this concept where you will have a harem with Venti, Kosma, and Senti.
So a little disclaimer there’s a lot of lore included here even though it’s not yet indicated in the archon quest. Some are not accurate to the genshin lore because of undetermined orders of events, so if you spot any, I apologize for that. And this is really long. It’s over 4k words so here’s a summary if you don’t want to read the whole thing.
Do note this is only the FIRST part. I don’t know how many parts it will take but yes.
TLDR for the first part;
Reader wields the Light/Whitenight element thru ley lines
Senti is one of the 10 Sovereigns of Celestia and she wields the Void/Evernight element
Second Throne of Heavens/Second Who Came is the highest supreme being in Teyvat
Celestia kidnapped reader to use her ley line energy as a weapon
Senti turned against Celestia and dragged reader out of there and fled to Fontaine
A giant red pillar appeared in Fontaine borders and a plague occurred where crops wither and people get sick
Fatui searches for Senti but was too late when Senti was held in a trial by hydro archon
Debate but instead it’s battle with blades and water
Senti and reader escape once again but encountered another special guest
And a TLDR diagram for the entire concept (spoilers i guess for the relationship chart):
World of Genshin
Credits: u/LiterallyUsername2
warning: don’t click the relationship chart link if you don’t want to be spoiled
Relationship chart
10 Sovereigns of Celestia
Let’s start off with reader. I would like the s/o to be similar to one of my stories, Illusory Sense, however, there’s a canon divergence where the flow of the story would go somewhere else.
You managed to escape from the tower and followed the former Dendro archon’s loyal entities, djinn, however right as you were about to question them, a conflict of Venti catching up stopped you from doing so. Just as he was about to lash out at the entity of taking you from him, an unknown person— who serves as one of Celestia’s “eyes”— intervened and knocked everyone out with a mere clap.
Waking up, you found yourself in an unknown place where everything was dark and ten thrones were in front of you. As you struggled to stand up, you found yourself chained. Both of your ankles and wrists were handcuffed and the chains rattled, alerting everyone in the room.
“Oh! She’s awake!” An excited voice chimed amidst the dark room.
“Calm yourself and don’t do any foolish actions lest she’ll break free.” Another voice joined in.
“‘Course I know that! Hmph, you think I can’t handle doing something as simple as this?!” You felt your wrist and ankle crushing from the excruciating tightness of the cuffs. You screamed in pain and cried, begging the holder to stop.
“Boo… She’s a weakling and here I was thinking she might have possessed strong powers for you to take her here.”
A clicking of heels echoed throughout the hallway. You don’t have the energy to look up but you can sense a strong and intimidating presence looming over your fragile form. An obsidian collared shoe came into your vision, and you would’ve thought you were looking down at the abyss if it weren’t for the harsh light impaling your eyes.
You squinted and slowly looked up until you were met with ruby eyes glinting in a childlike excitement yet with a hint of… enmity.
—
Now let’s move on to the crowd favorite, Sentience or Senti! I still have no idea what her alternative genshin name would be but I’m gonna call her Senti for now for our own convenience.
Senti was tasked by the rest of the higher-ups to keep an eye on you. It took a massive convincing (whining and throwing tantrums) for them to let her do this because she was bored and there was nothing interesting going on up in the sky. She doesn’t want to be with Aponia and Kosma is still somewhere unknown doing his own thing.
While she drags you like a doll, she tells you about what it’s like in Celestia. She often slides in to at least bully you once in a while to express how much she envies you, no physical harm just mocking you and calling you a weak mortal. She’s never scared to tell what she feels and she’s very straightforward in admitting she’s jealous of you because all the rest of the gods often talk about you.
This makes you anxious and at the same time keep your guard up if you’ve done something to anger them. You’re simply a human and the daughter of the God of Storms. You’ve been asleep for almost a millennium and the rest was history.
It’s hard to tell how long you’ve been up here in Celestia but at least you’re safe and still in one piece. You tried to gather information by exploring around and talking to some of the envoys. Some were kind enough to tell you the simplest things about Celestia and about the higher-ups and you managed to get a few names, most especially about Senti, who is by far, the youngest god among the 10 Sovereignty.
The envoys told you that if you happen to encounter one of them, never, and they mean never, say something that goes against their orders and beliefs. In short, keep your lips sealed and talk when necessary. It’s best to keep a distance from them except that Senti clings to you like a koala and follows you around like a little duckling.
Although she’s childish and often throws tantrums, the envoys know not to mess with her in fear she turns them into specs of dust with her illusive cataclysm and insanely powerful void abilities. This got you interested and at the same time scared to know that she possesses a unique power you never heard of.
By far you only know about the seven elements so perhaps this “void” element is only exclusive to the gods in Celestia. It’s hard to get away from Senti, more so get along with her– but you thankfully managed to get close to her after resting and meditating in the garden of gods. From what you can get she’s like a child despite being the older one between you and her.
The longer you stay up in the sky, the more valuable information you have gathered.
The 10 Sovereignty who reside in Celestia are the important figures– not only in this floating palace but the entirety of Teyvat. There is this one god who is called the “Second Throne of Heavens”. The 10 Sovereigns and the Second Throne barely make any contact with one another and the 10 Sovereigns leave it as it is and never question their absence.
One thing they must uphold is this order given to them long ago even predating the archon war: “The heavenly order”
Although The Seven also visited Celestia long ago, they barely make any contact with the 10 Sovereigns and have little idea about them. The orders are arranged not in strengths, but in their capabilities of ruling.
Sustainer of Heavenly Principles (Unknown God)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Kosma
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Senti
While Senti talks about them, she often complains that they never pay attention to her and keep brushing her off whenever she invites them for a battle with her. But when they need her help, they will order the messengers to pester her until she abides and they won’t leave her alone. She’s not stupid that they want her to use her powers to get rid of those so-called hindrances they’ve been discussing which after that they’ll snatch her void powers if she dares go against the order.
The last thing she wanted was to be thrown away. Her relationship with the rest of the seats has grown bitter and distant. The only ones she’s attached to are Kosma and the Throne of Heavens.
When you asked Senti about the heavenly orders even she has no idea what you’re talking about— or perhaps she’s just bored and never cared to listen about all this “heavenly order” shenanigans the rest of the 10 Sovereigns are discussing.
Senti: “I don’t care about those kinds of stuff. But whatever the Throne of Heavens says for me to do it, then I’m willing to do it.”
As more weeks have gone by, Senti often comes to you and talks whatever comes to her mind. You listened to her talk and smiled seeing her happy and bright when she showed off one of her “cool tricks”. It is then later on where the divine messenger was being requested by the sovereigns that Senti must meet with them. Half of the sovereigns were absent and only five of them were there. One of the gods asked Senti about you.
Senti: “[Name]? I don’t know what you want me to say but she’s ordinary and normal as the rest of those little humans below.”
[Redacted]: “Do you sense any strange energy around her?”
Senti: “Energy… I guess the unusual thing that happened was when I used one of my illusions on her. She didn’t seem stirred about it.”
[Redacted]: “…the ley line energy is still present…”
Senti knew this discussion would bore her to death until they reached a point of a topic that caught her surprise. She cannot not listen to what they’re saying when they mentioned you being the most important instrument for the operation the sovereigns have been devising for centuries.
You’re simply a “weapon” for the Celestia hence why they kidnapped you.
An object and a tool in their eyes.
Ever since the former Dendro Archon, the God of Woods, has injected the everlasting sap (a sap from the Irminsul tree) into your body, ley line energy has come into you and stored everything there. A hundred years later after the Dendro Archon infused you with the sap, Celestia noticed the unusual flow of the ley lines that were directing.
Realizing the plans of the former Dendro Archon challenging them, they sent the Skyfrost nail to destroy and damage the Frost Bearing Tree in Sal Vindagnyr and half of the ley line stored in you has diminished.
Enraged from hearing the plans of Celestia, Senti turned her back against them and assisted you in fleeing the palace. Without giving thorough thinking of where they were going, both of you ended up in Fontaine.
The 4 present sovereigns in Celestia ordered the divine envoys to capture the fugitives, and if the archons happen to see these two, they must capture them immediately and hand them over. This is where Chapter 4 archon quest (Fontaine) will take place.
Bonus: (a little preview before we go to Fontaine arc)
Traveler meeting Liben in Sumeru.
Liben: We meet again, lassie/lad! Would you like to join once again in my business? Since traveling to Fontaine, my business abruptly went downhill! Oh woe is me…
Traveler: What happened there?
Liben: As I look for business opportunities there, rumors have spread across the city that a young merchant was selling valuable items! I paid no heed at first but when customers stopped coming by in my place, I decided to investigate what was going on and the business trend occurring in Fontaine. And I might as well study their business strategy.
Traveler: Were you able to find out how?
Liben: Hah hah, indeed I have! A big chook was there with that merchant dressed up as her with those silly dark glasses, and another young girl with a robe was there.
Liben: I must say that pet of theirs does the carrying for their business given how cute it is and they get to have free photos with it if they bought items that totalled over eighty thousand mora.
Traveler: That’s a big sum of money to spend on just to have a free photoshoot with the mascot… Maybe Paimon will gain a lot of attraction if we do it as well.
Paimon: Hey!
Liben: It seemed like that merchant's friend was stopping her instead of endorsing those valuable artifacts they have in store…
Liben: Everyone thought they were putting on a show so more and more people gathered in to buy their items because of their comedic duo. Ah, to be defeated by a newbie merchant, how could I let this happen…
Liben: As I searched through what items they have, they were all nothing but ordinary everyday items you can find everywhere. At first I thought they’re copying my business but the merchant tried to sell the “Blessing of Prosperity” to me, saying that if I whisper my wishes onto that orb my wishes will be granted. But I’m no fool to fall for their tricks despite how tempting it is to get that item!
Liben: As I search further and further, my eyes cannot believe what I saw…
Traveler: What did you see?
Liben: It was a 20% discount of the long lost artifact that belonged to one of the gods Celestia. Rumors say that only those people who are recognized by the heavens will be gifted with this. Only heroes can receive such a gift and no one has been given this for a thousand years so how in the world did this merchant get their hands on it?
Liben: And so I bought it thinking I should put up a museum instead in Fontaine to attract customers. If this lassie has precious items in their hands, then there must be more to it. So I decided to offer if she wants my business partner but the girls quickly declined it…
Liben: I was so entranced on dreaming about my possible business career and the next thing I knew, the stall was surrounded with angry mobs demanding they give their mora back. Unfortunately, before they could apprehend them, the bird and the merchant escaped with her carrying the other girl.
Traveler: …You’ve been scammed aren’t you?
Liben: It was all a hoax I say! A hoax! Ugh… back to square one again with my business… Fortunately I still have the artifact in my hands so I can have some professionals check if this is a real deal.
Liben: Wait a minute…
Traveler: What’s wrong?
Liben: The artifact… it’s gone!
A huge red pillar somewhere outside the Fontaine borders caused a huge uproar amongst the Sumeru scholars and Fontaine citizens. This is a huge piece of evidence that you and Senti were here. Some scholars presumed this must be a warning of a furious wrath of Celestia whereas others speculated it must have come beneath the surface signifying an archon’s power. But it seems out of place if this belonged to the dendro archon or the hydro archon and so the traveler was commissioned by the Adventurer’s Guild in Fontaine to investigate the sudden appearance of the red pillar.
While you and Senti were there, you told her to keep a low profile and not attract any attention. You have experienced being a fugitive back when your father ordered the knights to look for you and your mother, Amos, and bring you back to the tower so you have a clear idea of how to survive and bypass this current alerted nation.
Things didn’t go as planned when Senti decided to stray paths with you and admire the city of Fontaine. You can’t blame her for that, although the place is beautiful and it’s her first time stepping foot on the surface, you still need to keep up your guard and not get caught and raise suspicion.
Long story short: Senti started a business on the spot using her illusions to earn some mora and when the reports of scamming were raised in the heart of Fontaine, suspicion had arisen among the guards, and caught her red-handed for performing frauds.
The investigation team also concluded that the giant red pillar outside the city has the same energy as Senti’s so they want to interrogate her if she knows anything about the cause of the sudden plague however it was fruitless when she feigned having no idea which then they assumed she’s also another foreign merchant visiting Fontaine and/or victim of the unusual red energy emitting from it.
They don’t have enough evidence and clues to point out where it came from even though they hired Sumeru scholars to investigate it. The Fatui on the other hand was the first one to identify that the abrupt appearance of the red pillar and the cause of the plague belonged to Senti. Confidential reports have been sent to one of the harbingers that it belonged to her and they made their move to find that merchant again before the hydro archon’s guards could take her for another interrogation.
Unfortunately, Senti was under arrest and will be sent to a trial for fraud marketing.
Senti did try to use her illusions as an escape, but because of the foreign environment and due to unknown circumstances, her abilities were inoperative and futile to use against them thus leading you and her to be caught.
When hydro archon received reports about Senti’s arrest, she told the court she’ll be holding a trial with herself included to confirm her suspicions.
The rumors of the hydro archon holding a trial in the Court of Fontaine alerted the traveler and so they went up to check on what was happening and were surprised to see you there confronting the hydro archon and defending Senti.
Just when Senti attempted to escape, the archon entangled her with water chains and commanded all soldiers to apprehend the criminal.
The hydro archon knows well that the giant red pillar that emerged outside Fontaine belongs to Senti since she’d seen her before on one of her visits to Celestia. Because of its presence and usual energy flowing around it, the soil and vegetation in the area had a distinctive color, while unusual murky plants thrived on the surface. As a result, people who come near it get sick and the crops become poisonous.
With all this evidence presented and shown, the god of justice gave her final verdict.
Focalor: A traitor among the heavenly principles… those who go against the heavens must be torn down.
Reader: Let her go!
Time went slow for you as she slammed the gavel onto the wood. Drops of water began to sip out of her hands.
Focalor: The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed.
Clones of the hydro archon formed and half jumped onto you to pin you to the ground whereas the remaining clones grabbed Senti and put her in front of the judge.
Focalor: God of Sentience and 10th seat of Celestia, you shall be incarcerated as ordered by the heavens themselves.
Reader: Stop it!
The hydro archon pulled the chain tighter and an excruciating scream of pain echoed across the court as Senti’s bones cracked and her skin wounded from the harsh contact despite being in a form of water.
Focalor: To oppose the gods among the gods, was this an act of impulsive justice or a mere foolish move to rebel against your kins?
More chains linked to your ankles and wrists and a heavy weight of force pushed you down onto the ground.
Focalor: Justice must prevail.
The hydro archon manipulated the chains which followed along in twisting your limbs as if they’ll be pulled apart in any second the more she tugs it.
You weren’t going to let the hydro archon hurt Senti and you weren’t going to let the God of Justice send her back to Celestia.
Focalor: The 10th seat of heaven is a failure.
Reader: No…
Focalor: The heavens are enraged because of her childish wishes.
Reader: Senti’s not a failure!
Reader: She’s not a shadow! She’s…
The loneliness of being left behind…
Reader: She’s a child who yearns for approval and support by the gods…
Senti has always been putting up a strong front, but you know well deep within her is a lost and fragile heart. A lonely child…
When you first met her, she was constantly burning with rage and jealousy about you, throwing questions at you every minute with interrogative eyes. If someone disagrees with her, she’ll tell them they’re wrong and does her signature thumbs-down as the void swallows them whole.
The whole world will start to twist and turn into a massive vortex and threads of light will fly out, putting them in a trial.
Ever since she’s been part of the Ten Sovereigns, she was treated as “special”— someone who’s not part of the circle but above it. But that’s just like being abandoned.
But as you stayed longer with her, the rage in her heart diminished and you grew to understand more deeply about her.
Reader: If you think she’s unfit to create a world fit for humanity, loving and humane, then you’re wrong.
Unbeknownst to you, a surge of energy flooded through your veins. The water chains broke and shattered into pieces and the water in command coming from the hydro archon altered as it directly followed your movements.
Focalor made a water pillar and at the same time countless amounts of hydro swords and spears formed to attack you.
Focalor: No amount of struggles can change the result.
The hairs on your arm and neck stood up in a panic when it came close contact with your face; however, a shot of red and black elemental energy managed to stop it from slaughtering you.
Senti: I don’t care about the sovereigns or being a god and any of that celestial nonsense.
Her red eyes glared brightly as she smirked mockingly at Falcor and scowled at her.
Senti: If you’re gonna lay a hand on [Name],
With the remaining energy and strength she could muster, Senti summoned her own abysmal pillars, chains, and black blades out of thin air and pointed them toward the hydro archon.
Senti: Then you’re gonna have to get through me first!
As the blades and weapons lunged to the archon, she formed a water bubble to protect the citizens outside of the courtroom to block off and ricochet the weapons out of the way, creating a sole fighting area using her hydro mimics.
A black feather then came into sight. Distracted, Focalor didn’t notice an illusion of Senti appeared behind her and a loud boom of the clone exploded before her, giving you enough time to break Senti free from the hydro chains.
Senti: [Name] changed me and I know for sure she’ll change many ones as well.
Raising her arm up, dark clouds covered the sky and rain started pouring.
Senti: From today onwards, I want to travel with her and see the progress of this world. So…
Blue roots were visible on the ground and they were all directed to your body as the energy transferred within you. Closing your eyes to focus on balancing the power of light, a merge of a continuous blur of colors of red, white, and black came into view as it shot ahead at breathtaking speed.
Senti: …we’re not gonna easily surrender and give in to the likes of you!
Together with the light and void fused into one, fiery white and red flames ignited the blade of the great sword. The hydro archon’s eyes widened and formed another great wave and mimics of hands to deter your powerful blow.
The giant hand increased in size until it was enough to block off the unfamiliar element and cage you and Senti together in its palm.
Focalor: Your ideals can never be allowed by the heavens because this world will always be a cycle. Our fates have been already decided from the start in our constellations through Loom of Fate!
A beam of bright light strikes through the palm causing it to lose its form as the water drops fall onto the surface.
Up in the air, more and more black and white energy flowed through each respective element. Senti can feel her powers regain and together with your ley line energy flowing, she can create a more powerful red pillar and chains to strike through any of the hydro archon’s mimics.
Senti: Mortals enjoyed untold wisdom, and that wisdom was their boon.
Senti charged the spear forward with all her might and the red clouds spread even more across the sky, covering the entire nation.
Reader: Their prosperity brought pride and ambition, and the mind to question.
A giant orb of light assembled on your palms and you raised your arms to gather more ley line energy onto it to manipulate all forms of liquid into one colossal water drop.
Senti: For to question eternity was forbidden, for earth to challenge sky, inexpiable.
Senti: That’s what we always remind ourselves… If the gods are infallible,
In unison, you and Senti charged headfirst forward to Focalor for another powerful dynamic and immense strike.
Senti: Then it’s my turn to break off this cycle and re-weave the threads of fate!
Furious yet not giving up when she’s on the vulnerable side, the archon created more endless constructs and threw the weapon mimics at you, and right before it could impair you and Senti and sent the rest of the people flooding, you blocked off her great wave with another light energy you managed to gather.
You know you won’t be able to hold it longer due to limited energy but it was great timing the traveler came to block it off. With all your energy and strength spent to rebel against the God of Justice, your body collapsed and Senti was quick to catch you in time in her arms. It was a win on your side as Focalor was ultimately defeated by the 10th seat of Heavens and a mortal girl. While the archon is still fallen, the traveler took this as a chance to drag them out and escape the bubble of the Court of Fontaine.
More and more people have come into the scene including Fatuis.
Paimon: What— what was that?!
Traveler: Less talking, more running!
The hydro archon knows not to challenge the heavenly principles and knowing the risk of letting these fugitives escape when they’re right before her nose, she must abide Celestia’s orders and capture them in whatever means.
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Senti: That rascal! I swear once I see her again, I’m gonna plum her to death and I’ll show no mercy!
Although you and the traveler and Senti were able to escape from the hands of the Hydro archon, Senti sensed the presence of a divine envoy following them. Right before she could throw her spear at them, the world went still and the sound of fingers snapping can be heard. Out of nowhere a strong force of energy was keeping them in place as they were pinned helplessly on the ground.
The grasses withered and a murky dark cloud surrounded them as the dew of grass evaporated in an instant when a foot came into sight before them. You could feel your bones cracking from the immense pressure and intensity of the gravity pulling you down. Even if you tried to move your limbs, it was futile.
Senti’s face paled when she saw the familiar ability. She doesn’t know whether she’ll sigh in relief or panic knowing who the owner of this strong power is. Looking up with hazy eyes, her speculation was correct when familiar expressionless golden eyes looked down at her.
“Kosma…”
The 10th Sovereign grunted and glared at him, emotions within her red eyes were mixed with betrayal, confusion, and misery.
“Kosma, you don’t know what you’re doing! Let go of us! Celestia isn’t what you think it is—!”
The man ignored her cries of distress and shifted his gaze to your limped and disheveled body. A patch of fluorescent flowers and dew grass cushioned your body as pure white energy flowed around your form.
“Take Sentience and that girl back to the palace.”
He ordered the heavenly envoys as he turned his heels and snapped his fingers, summoning a black void to quickly traverse between the heavens and surface. The followers nodded and picked you up and Senti, leaving the traveler alone on the ground.
When the traveler’s body began to recover, they immediately jolted up and chased after you two, however they were too late to grab them and the portal closed as the surroundings turned back to normal— except that the surface was still embedded with dark patches— and time flowed normally. The traveler fell onto their knees, despair taking a toll on them that he wasn’t able to save you and Senti on time. But now was not the time to grieve, from the corner of their eyes, they saw a familiar pendant on the patch of grass with the emblem of your royal family’s crest.
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