Burden of the Abyss: Internal Refraction [Genshin Impact x (O)OC]

Arc 1 - 1: Gone with the Wind

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Mythra attempted to strangle Mono, but Amber held her back with a strained face.

"Pay for my hashbrown!" Mythra shouted as Mono stared in confusion. Amber struggled to hold Mythra back anymore, and stumbled back. Mythra grabbed Mono's cloak and lifted him off the ground.

"That's 500 mora. Fork it over." She demanded with a leer. Before Mono could do anything, a hand was placed on Mythra's shoulder. The two glanced over and saw a man with tan skin, an eye patch over his right eye, and short, wavy, navy blue hair.

"You should put him down, Mythra. This is someone who can go against the dragon, after all. But that being said... are you a new ally... or a new storm?" The man asked, and the intent Mono got from the man made him glitch a few meters back.

"Guys! He wouldn't have fended off Stormterror if he wasn't an ally. Right?" Amber asked Mono. Mono thought about, but then nodded. "The bigger problem, is that Stormterror is attacking Mondstadt itself now!" Amber said with worry. Mono looked up at the dark clouds and strong gusts of wind that blew across the city.

"Hold on, Amber. I think you're forgetting to introduce us." The man said calmly. "Oh— right. This is Kaeya, the Knights of Favonius' Cavalry Captain." Amber said pointing to the blue-haired male.

"This is Mythra. Mondstadt's strongest adventurer." Amber said pointing to the blonde woman in unique clothing. "I'm called the strongest?" Mythra asked. "Well, yeah. It's rumored that you may even be stronger than Jean." Amber said with a smile. Mythra blushed a bit and cooed to herself, bashfully letting it get to her ego.

Mono waved, earning a wave from Kaeya, and averted eyes from Mythra.

"Anyway. This is Mono. Mythra, you saw that black shooting star. That, was him." Amber said making Mythra eye him up in response. 'He was that shooting star...? Suspicious...' Both Mythra and Kaeya thought in unison, squinting their eyes at him. "We, uh, encountered a rare sight while making our way back to Mondstadt. Someone was talking with Stormterror. I can go into detail when we get to headquarters." Amber said with a sigh.

"I see. Well, welcome to Mondstadt. Can't say you've arrived at the best time, I'm afraid. First and foremost, on behalf of the Knights of Favonius, I would like to extend our thanks to you for your help just now." Kaeya greeted. Mono waved his hands to dismiss the thanks, and Kaeya smiled. "Heh. Your fight to defend the city against the dragon just now was witnessed by no small number of citizens. The acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius is also very interested in meeting you, and formally invites you both to our headquarters." Kaeya said making Amber perk up.

"You as well, Mythra. We could use your assistance." Kaeya said with a smirk. She sighed and crossed her arms. "Lead the way." She said with a small huff. Mono teleported back over to the three and smiled, earning two looks of shock, despite both seeing him do it already.

"Shall we?" Kaeya said to Mono, who nodded and walked beside him, Amber and Mythra following behind.

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In a average sized office room, two women waited on the arrival of the others. Another blonde looked up at the clock on the right wall, hearing the monotonous tick of the seconds hand, making her impatience grow to new heights. She huffed and stood up from leaned position on her desk, and began walking to the door.

"Jean, what's the hurry?" A woman in a purple witch's hat asked. "I thought we agreed to meet them here." She added closing a book in her hands.

"There have been sightings of Stormterror outside of the city. Once we meet, we
must—" Jean, the other blonde started, but stopped when the other woman cut her off. "Relax. I'll lend a hand when the time comes." The woman said with a smile, leaning over wooden railing and propping her head on her palm.