Love or hatred? (Diluc x y/n) OLD VER

20:A storm rising

Third person POV
(Y/N) went after Lumine and Paimon. She had caught a glance of a huge price of document on Ningguang's wall which said that the Fatui were conducting experiments on something around the ruins. It was right, some members were conducting experiments.

(Y/N) had a glider, it was a reward from helping someone out on Dragonspine quite a while ago and decided to use that. Gliding from the Jade Chamber was exciting, she was above Lumine and Paimon when she finally found them again. (Y/N) decided that it would be best to just follow them to avoid a misunderstanding between them.

(Y/N) finally landed behind a wall in the ruins and watched quietly as Lumine beat up all the subordinates. She saw what they were experimenting on, replicating Sigils of Permission. They were busy talking so (y/n) decided to go meet Zhongli first. Zhongli was standing under a tree when (y/n) arrived.

"Oh, Lumine and Paimon aren't here yet? I thought they would arrive earlier since they ran off on me," Said (y/n). A few minutes later, Lumine and Paimon arrived. "Hey! You guys ran off on me!" Said (y/n). Paimon made an awkward face. "Oh yeah, Paimon is sorry. We uh, went to check some things out!" Said Paimon. To Lumine and Paimon's relief, (y/n) and Zhongli did not press them on what they went to check out.

"Now, we need to collect glaze lilies," Said Zhongli. Paimon raised an eyebrow. "Glaze lilies? The ones we saw around Liyue Harbor? Why come all the way here?" Said Paimon. "It's because we need fresh glaze lilies. The ones at Liyue Harbor is grown by man, we are looking for natural ones. You harvest the glaze lilies not by plucking them but by singing to them," explained Zhongli.

Lumine and Paimon whispered among themselves. "I can hold a tune, watch me," Said Lumine to Paimon at last. Lumine cleared her throat. "Da da da da da da da da!"

The flowers suddenly popped up. They were not glaze lilies but whomper flowers. "Paimon thinks that the flowers dislike your singing and they are mad at you ahhh!" The whomper flowers attacked Lumine, one of them decided to attack (y/n).

(Y/N) POV
I took out my sword, activating my vision will do no damage to these pyro whomper flowers. I slashed at the whomper flowers, slicing off bits of its petals. I kept on slashing at the whomper flower until it backed up into the river and drowned. I turned back to check on Lumine, the whomper flower that attacked her was also dead. The third whomper flower was going for Paimon, Lumine ran towards Paimon but (y/n) was faster. (Y/N) leaped, she stabbed the whomper flower with her sword and pulled it out quickly before she cut of the whomper flower's head.

The whomper flower's petals and bottles nectar were all that remains. Zhongli bent down to examine the petals. "Hmm...these whomper flowers were hurried with glaze lilies and they merged together. Their petals seems to have special medical qualities, unfortunately, we cannot use these," Said Zhongli.

Just then, Ganyu appeared. "Hello, are you looking for glaze lilies? I happen to know where some of them are," Said Ganyu.

"Oh wow, Ganyu is so different from when we first met her!" Said Paimon.

They had a chat about what happened between them and Ganyu finally left. We walked to the gates of Liyue Harbor, a bunch of Fatui agents and diplomats were there, talking with the millelith guards at gate. "Hey, (y/n). What's up with the Fatui here? Do you know?" Whispered Paimon. "I have no idea what this is about, Childe is in charge of the Fatui around here. He doesn't really tell me much since he's been at busy," I Said.

"Hey you, tell us what's going on," I said to the closets Fatui Diplomat. "The adepti of Jueyun Karst are finally on the move.They seem to most likely exercise force.