Volume 5 – Chapter 66(Onwards to Inazuma)
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Author Note:
[ ] = When Twilight is speaking.
{ } = When talking through Telepathy.
' ' = When thinking in your mind.
<< >> = When talking with your Pokémon or Tamed Beast.
--- --- = When describing a certain period of time OR Another place.
** ** = Point Of View i.e., POV
/// /// = In Call
" " = System and when talking to it.
「 」 = Thoughts being heard
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CRACKLE!!!
A huge fire was burning on top of a long rock. Many offerings were placed on it and were also becoming the part of the flame one-by-one.
There were many hangings on the wooden poles around with some strange words written on them.
Hu Tao was standing in front of this fire with her eyes closed and hands joined in prayer.
Behind her stood Ningguang, Keqing, Xiangling, Ganyu, and Shenhe. They were also praying just like her.
Even though because of Hu Tao's help Keqing, Xiangling, and Shenhe succeeded in killing all the Man-Eaters, her duty didn't end there.
As the director of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, she still needed to guide the pitiful souls of the humans to pass to the other side. Other women also decided to join. And while they were preparing the materials for the ceremony, Ningguang came while bringing some more offering.
From Primis thoughts she already had some idea what was going on here. And since this happened in the Liyue and with its people, she also thought of it as her responsibility to do something for the departed since she failed to protect them. Hence, she was here.
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Sometimes ago.
By the time, Hu Tao, Keqing, Xiangling, and Shenhe fully recovered and woke up, they were happy to knew that some humans captured by those man-eaters were still alive.
However, their happiness was short-lived because all of those people had already lost all hope and had no more desire of living.
Even when they tried to help them by saying there was more to life or their family must still be out there worried about them, it was useless.
These people heart and mind was already dead. They only wanted one thing, that was release. Hence, they asked or begged for only one thing, to kill them.
The girls were shocked at this and refused outright. They even tried various method to persuade them again without giving up.
In the end, Primis decided to step forward. He knew that making these people live more was in a way torturing. After all, at this point, they were nothing more than some walking corpses. Hence, in front of the horrified eyes of the women, he ended their misery.
That's how it came to be.
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Present Time.
Primis was looking at the funeral from a distance while leaning on a tree and with his hands crossed in front of his chest.
Makoto and Ei were sitting on the branches of the same tree and was also looking at the funeral.
Ever since Primis killed those humans, he could see some distance in the eyes of the girls. Even his student was looking at him somewhat warily.
The fear which had diminished at lot in the hearts of Ganyu and Shenhe also returned as they looked at him with somewhat fearful eyes. This act of Primis reminded them again that the person in front of them was the very "Crimson Moon" who destroyed their world more than a year ago.
So, a crack seemed to have formed between their relationships.
The only one who still stayed with him and were indifferent to his actions were Makoto and Ei.
Nevertheless, it didn't matter to Primis since he was about to leave for the next nation.
He will only return after Liyue will succeed it defeating Osial which will attack in two months.
He also left some clues that will help the woman to find other establishments of man-eaters like the one they destroyed as well as some hints which will warn Ningguang about the weakening of seal placed on Osial.
And by the time, Osial will attack, all of them would have become stronger after fighting with the man-eaters for two months.
That's all he could for now. The rest was up to Liyue.
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Xiangling ---> Level 91(18↑)
Keqing ---> Level 160(9↑)
Shenhe ---> Level 300(4↑)
Hu Tao ---> Level 149(7↑)
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As all of them waiting for the ceremony to end, suddenly something unexpected occurred.
This attracted the attention of everyone including Primis.
Slowly and Slowly people started appear around. And soon the entire area was filled of them.
Even though the girls were surprised at this but when they noticed that their body was were somewhat transparent, they understood that they were the souls of the deceased. So, they relaxed.
All of them bowed at the girls with smile showing their gratitude. The girls on the other hand became emotional as their eyes turned misty. They then started waving their hands at them saying goodbye.
However, instead of disappearing right away, all of them turned their head and looked behind.
This surprised them as they saw all of the deceased were looking at Primis. But then even more shocking thing happened.
THUD!!!
All of them kneeled towards him, joined their hands, and lowered their heads.
Noticing the sincerity, respect, reverence, worship in their eyes, Primis understood that they knew his truly identity.
Since they were now leaving for the afterlife, they must have seen some of the truth of the world. Like he was "The Crimson Moon".
They should be fearful of him, shouldn't they? But they weren't. Why? Because current Primis was not only "The Crimson Moon" but also "Pseudo-Planar Lord". He was the world and the world was him. Hence, in these people eyes, he was a God of their entire world. Higher than even The Seven.
As if knowing their thoughts, Primis spoke.
Primis: Be on your way.
At this, they all lowered head even further as if happy receiving his permission. Then one-by-one their bodies shone.
Next, they started dispersing in the particles of lights.
Sighing Primis looked at them until all of them finally dispersed. Then he waved his hand slowly.
WHIZ!!
In the next second, a bluish gust of wind gently carried all of those particles of light and took them to the other side.
Once they were no longer visible, Primis stood up.
Seeing that Makoto and Ei, also jumped down and stood by his side again.
「 Primis: It's time to leave. 」
All the women near the fire who were still processing at what they witnessed, snapped out of their thoughts hearing this.
But before they could speak anything...….
BOOM!!!!!!!!
There was a roar of thunder whose shine blinded them for a second. And when they opened their eyes, Primis, Makoto, and Ei were no longer present.
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ZAP!!
ROAR!!
BANG!!!!!
The Sea of thunderstorm.
That's how one can described it.
The sea surrounding Inazuma, the land of eternity was engulfed by storm and tempest.
This thunderstorm was even more devastating than the one Raiden Shogun created in the plot. If before to break through the thunderstorms, one must rely on a fleet of experienced sailors and the strongest ships then now even Adeptus can't pass through it. Let alone a mere human.
So, you can saw that current Inazuma was completely closed. Nether can one enter or can one leave.
The Electro Archon did that to prevent leaking of the real identity of "The Crimson Moon".
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SWOOSH!!
SWOOSH!!
SWOOSH!!
Suddenly, Primis who was passing through this storm along with Makoto and Ei stopped in the midair.
This storm which can be devastating to anyone except The Seven, didn't affect the three in the slightest.
As Makoto and Ei were wondering why Primis stopped, the man raised his head and looked at the horizon. As if sensing something, a glint passed through his eyes.
「 Primis: The Wheels of fate that had been stopped all this time has started moving again...…This means...… 」
Turning his head, he looked at a particular direction. To be more precise, Mondstadt.
The corner of his lips rose a little before he turned and continued his journey towards Inazuma.
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---City of Freedom, Mondstadt---
The Favonius Cathedral, also referred to as the Mondstadt Cathedral.
It's a cathedral run by the Church of Favonius and is used in worshipping the Anemo Archon Barbatos. At the back of the Cathedral lies a basement in which the Holy Lyre der Himmel is kept guarded.
It's a holy place managed by the devoted adherents of the Anemo Archon. It was once a palatial estate from which the aristocracy flaunted their authority.
The spectacular statue of the Anemo Archon and the Favonius Cathedral are wonders to behold, but one is left to wonder whether it is necessary for the city, which has been taught the idea of freedom by the Anemo Archon himself, to exhaust its wealth on a cathedral so grandiose.
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Currently, in of the rooms of the Favonius Cathedral, three people were laying on separate bed. Two women and one man.
Both the women had blond hair while the man had red. All three of them had been in coma for a few days.
At this time, one of women with short hair showed some movements.
Her body twitched a little before her eyes fluttered open. The first thing her golden eyes saw were the white ceilings.
Raising her body, she grabbed her head with one hand as many complicated emotions flashed through her eyes.
She had finally digested all of her memories and experience of the future. Hence, she knew how hard she fought and also died in the end.
But there was something else that made her ponder about something. And that was Primis.
According her memories, in future, she never met Primis. Neither did she spend years training with him nor did she see or heard of the blue flames that Primis used.
On top of that...…
'Lumine: Yuuya. I also met him in the future. Even though he was weaker in the beginning but then he improved rapidly. I also remembered how I got interested in him as we fight side-by-side. And with his act of saving me again and again, I fell in love with him. It was to the point that I was even thinking of giving myself to him after coming back from Dragonspine...…. But that's where I met my end.'
Even when she thought about that, Lumine knew that she no longer had any feeling for Yuuya anymore. Why? Because now she was no longer under the effect of Yuuya's Protagonist Halo which lowered one's intelligence.
So, now that she recalled her future memories more carefully, she realized that Yuuya had many opportunities to save her. But he only did so when she was at her wits end. Saving at that time was like a Prince coming for the rescue of Princess in a shiny armour. It affects a maiden's heart more than other time. By using such tactics on her again and again, Lumine fell for him.
But now its useless. The person she fell for this time was not Yuuya but someone else. That person was opposite of Yuuya. He never used such cheap methods of saving the damsel. On the contrary, he just let the damsel solve her problem on her own while looking at it from the sidelines. As for Yuuya, Lumine had nothing but disgust for him.
She then removed her quilt and left her bed.
Currently she had only thing in her mind.
'Lumine: I want to see Mr. Erste.'
While completely unaware that Mondstadt was no longer what it was before.
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*A/N: Please throw some power stones.
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