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Your age : 6 ( read the oneshot before commenting anything else. thank you. )
The all powerful geo archon from Liyue, Morax has taken into his human form to visit the city he has been protecting all his life.
Business here and there were scattered all throughout the harbor, calling out tourists and the like to try out their delicacies. The geo archon himself had tried one and it was when he had visited a certain yaksha in an inn.
A slow cooked bamboo shoot soup has made his 2 hour long wait worthwhile in the inn. Though the soup has been cooking for a whole 2 hours, the crunchiness of the bamboo shoot was still there in which Morax likes.
The archon was quietly walking throughout the terraces of the Qingce Village, admiring the glaze lilies that were hiding from the sun. He crouched down and picked a flower even though it's not in full bloom, it was still beautiful.
He stood up and looked at the glazing waterfalls and took a deep breath. Qingce village always calms him down after a stressful day.
Morax was about to continue on his way when he felt a tug on his hair. He turned around and saw a little child with glaze lilies on their arms. Their eyes bore innocence towards the archon making Morax himself smile.
"I haven't seen you around, are you a tourist?" The child says. They place the glaze lilies down on the ground. "We rarely meet tourists here ! Mama said everyone prefers the busy harbor these days.."
The man turned around and crouched down to meet the child's height since he was rather tall. A small smile graced upon the archon's lips as he place his hand on top of the child's head.
"My name's (Y/n)! My mama is making tea with these.. would you like to join us?" They then picked the lilies up but were struggling since they picked up quite a lot of the bouquet. "Umm.. I got it!"
A chuckle escaped the man's lips as he picked up the scattered flowers. He then stood up and smiled down, "I'll help and join your invitation little one. My name is... Zhongli"
The geo archon would rather keep his identity a secret to the people in Liyue. It was probably a best thing to do as well as he didn't want to create a huge fuss along the people.
(Y/n) cheered and led the way towards their house. It was rather small but they and their mother were the only one's who live in the village. Their father was out on the sea, voyaging to vast islands but was never heard from again.
Morax looked at (Y/n)'s mother, she was getting rather frail and weak. She could even barely stand as she was already bedridden. Then the archon turned to (Y/n) as they pour the boiling hot water on a cup filled with lily petals.
"Ah.." the little child couldn't help but to burn themselves on the metal kettle they were pouring. (Y/n) quickly gave the cup towards their mother and then to Morax. "Be careful! It's quite hot.."
Morax looked down on the cup. The clear warm water was turning into a blue-ish hue due to the lilies. A heavy feeling wash over him as he see the child take good care of their mother. He took a strong grip on the cup and took a sip on the warm tea.
A cough was heard from (Y/n)'s frail mother. Morax wanted to help them, but he has no power to interfere with the fate of humans. He couldn't do anything time and death.
He excused himself and went out of the house to catch a whiff of fresh air. The beautiful scenery in Qingce village somewhat placed him at ease. A rustling sound came from behind him, and when the archon turned around it was (Y/n).
"My mother wanted to give these to you" the child smiles as he handed some glaze lilies towards the archon. "It was her thanks for walking me to safety and visiting our home"
Morax looked down on the innocent human. A sad smile pulls on his lips as he took the flowers on their hands. He hummed a soft tune which makes one of the lilies bloom. He took the full bloom lily and crouched down. The petals of the lily glistened under the sun.
The archon placed the lily on (Y/n)'s ear, tucking their hair that was on the way. A curious look was plastered on the child's face as they look at the man in front of them, wondering what eas his gesture for.
"(Y/n), you will grow up to be a fine adventurer someday. You and I will definitely meet in the future, until then.. do you want to sign a contract with me?"
A warm smile was on Morax's lips as he ask the question. (Y/n)'s quizzical look became more noticable to the man, he then chuckled.
"It's an agreement of some sort. How do I put this... how about a pinky promise?" The archon raised his pinky. A bright smile was on (Y/n)'s face as they intertwined their pinky with the man.
"I pinky promise you that you will never get hurt as you grow up. I will do everything in my power to protect you at any cost"
"I pinky promise that Zhongli and I will meet again in the future!" The child exclaimed.
Laughter was exchanged between the two of them before they pulled their fingers away. Morax then stood up and placed a kiss on (Y/n)'s forehead.
"We'll meet again, my little halcyon bird.." he smiles before walking away from the house.
Years and years went by, Morax was keeping a keen eye on (Y/n)'s growth. He made sure no monster touch the village and whenever (Y/n) goes out to an adventure, he makes sure to follow them in hidden sight.
He had made a pinky promise, and he intended to keep it.
Until the time comes, he will be reunited with his halcyon bird once again.
