Waking Up as Zhongli

O9

In the previous chapter:

"This is a farewell. Traveller I hope you may find your sibling. As for the adepti you are now free from the contract you can live your life as you may see fit. For the Qixing please protect the people of Liyue." As I said, I drag Osial after making sure they won't follow me and went towards to my secret home.

Then harshly drop Osial on the ground as he groans in pain. I face Osial with a serious look on my face.

"Now Osial Let's Talk." I said.

Now

━━━☛ 𝒲𝒶𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒰𝓅 𝒜𝓈 𝒵𝒽𝑜𝓃𝑔𝓁𝒾 ☚━━━

In Liyue, Sea of Clouds somewhere secret inside Mt. Tianheng

No One POV

Zhongli faces Osial in a serious expression while Osial stood up from his painful landing and may look cool on the outside but he is inwardly panicking as he does not remember what he did wrong.

"Osial..." Zhongli said while staring at Osial.

Osial point of view of Zhongli staring is glaring, so he felt a chill from his spine as well as he nervously sweated.

"Heh. Hey Morax~ Long Time No See. After all you did sealed me. Now that am finally free, your not re-sealing me back there." Osial said in all seriousness he have, but in truth he is still inwardly nervous as his powers are not completely recovered.

"It's Zhongli now, Osial. Now that your free. I hope you would not create trouble among the mortals as the era we have lived in is gone, now a new era generations among mortals peace have come." Zhongli said with his arm crossed and using the wall to lean in.

Osial just sighs in relief and annoyance, ruffling a bit of his hair then looks back at Zhongli who seems to be waiting for Osial answer.

"Yeah. Yeah. I know. Even though I wanted to destroy those mortals, after what they did at Havria." Osial stops for a moment as he felt of his inwardly rage and the feelings of betrayal lingers. He shakily harshly exhale, as he forcibly relax his body as his tighten closed hand that is now slightly bleeding and finally felt that slight pain in his hand.

Zhongli who saw this reaches his hand out of the bleeding hand and used his archon power to heal, as the bleeding hand knits in the injured area. Once finish Zhongli let's go of Osial now healed hand and went back to his previous position. Osial only looks at Zhongli slight grateful and continues to speak his answer.

"After what they did to my weak and kind little sister, to the point of betrayal." Osial sighs at that. The air between Zhongli and Osial are a bit of tense.

"At least their is not a single one of them who by blood, descendant or where the mortals that are involved in hand of her final death." Osial gives Zhongli a strained smile, Zhongli looks at Osial in understanding and sorrow.

He went towards where Osial is standing and puts a hand on Osial shoulder in comfort as he has not have the courage of facing a sorrowful yet betrayed Osial who is shadowing his face by using his bangs on his hair.

"Osial... Humans... Tend to be at cruelest at times, as well as the most compassion in time. They are not like us, who have self control towards our emotions. There are times that the humans are not able to understand the grave situation given back then, where the other gods kill each other to get a seat within the archon or kill a mortal village whose support towards another god. Mortals tend to give in towards their selfish desires and wishes more than any blessing our cursed given."