perfect match ?

is it over yet?

after a good five minutes, xiao returns.

" at the harbor, near the boats. she must be waiting for her's. let's ambush her there. i'll teleport us all. hold on to me, " xiao says. morax and venti hold on to him and in a flash, they appeared at the harbor. just like xiao said, la signora was standing with a couple of fatui with her, waiting for her boat.

" before fighting, we'll talk it out. if all goes wrong, attack, " morax says. he walks towards la signora in a calm manner to not seem intimidating. "we meet again."

" yes we do, what brings you here? i suppose it's the gnosis, but you can't have it back. a deal is a deal, " la signora says. morax shook his head.

" i merely want to know of the tsarita's plan with possession of all the gnoses, " he said. la signora started cackling, quite loudly at that.

" you think you get to know? you don't. some insolent people don't need to know of her majesty's plan. oh and stick around for this, the destruction of liyue! " she says evilly. at that moment, the sky turns dark and a loud roar was heard. osial had awakened. " well it was fun talking to you, i'll be off— " she starts only to be cut off by xiao attacking her. he goes for a second attack but she counters it quickly.

" you! you will not attack liyue mortal. the adepti will get rid of you, so back off. " he walks towards zhongli, muttering a couple words and disappearing away.

" now that he's gone, i can get rid of at least one of you. oh, the fame i'll get. ' la signora killing an archon!' how splendid! " she says and starts towards venti. morax put up his shield just in time, protecting him and venti. she does several attacks but none of them get through morax's shield.

" morax, we still have our fake visions. they don't do as much as our gnoses but will do for now, " venti mutters to him.

" i can't make too strong of a shield like earlier, " morax replies.

" it's fine."

they sprint towards signora launching attacks that could cause a normal civilian death.

not good , signora thought. she got in position to counter it with a strong strike. as soon as morax and venti were about to hit, she hits back with a terrifyingly strong attack and escapes.

morax and venti get sent flying back, venti taking more damage.

"...x-xiao—!" he tried to shout out but couldn't, due to the wound he sustained. morax was able to get up and limp to where venti was.

" venti! hang on! " there was nothing he could do except wait for a healer. his mind went blank as time went by. suddenly, xiao appeared and rushed to venti's side.

" venti! don't die on me now! " he says showing panic. venti chuckles.

" heh, so you still don't remember... wow, " he says with a pained smile. he coughs up concerning amounts of blood.

" shhh, i'm here now. i may not remember, but it's okay. stay still, i can teleport us to baizhu and have him heal you. we can also go to mondstadt if you want to be healed by— " xiao goes on, happy that he remembers everything but worried about the state that his boyfriend is in.

" no, it's fine. i want you to remember the wonderful memories we've had during the hundreds of years i loved you. it kills me everyday that we spent that much time together only for it to be lost, " venti says, coughing out more blood. " i love you dearly, my warrior. you've worked so hard. take a break from protecting me. you've done enough. "

" no, i'm not giving you up. we haven't spent enough time together. i want to create more memories with you that i can cherish. it's too early for you to go to celestia, " xiao says, a tears starting to show.

" xiao, i think centuries are long enough for a life and— please don't cry. you're making it harder for me to let go, " venti says, giggling. " maybe it was meant to be this way in the end, alatus. so good bye for now. we were truly a match made in celestia, but too bad we're in teyvat. " venti's hand goes limp and xiao's head starts to hurt. it's returning. all the memories venti, no, barbatos and him made.

" i'll be there soon, my love."

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thank u for readinf fhis very short story sorry for any spelling or grammar errors :)