Fugitive of Inazuma (Genshin Impact)

❀ Prologue ❀

A/n: I apologize for any OOCness from Xiao. I know he's more of a standoff-ish person and someone who prefers to be alone due to the fear of corrupting others with his karmic debt, but I want a story where he is close to someone and doesn't fear tainting them because of their own darkness. Hopefully this prologue is somewhat decent and interesting. Love you all!!!
~✨Celestial✨~
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"Kill her!" A man bellowed, throwing a spear towards a nine-tailed fox. The sharp tip grazed her white and red fur as she leapt out of the way. Dodging more spears, the shinigami searched for the quickest way out of Konda Village. She jumped over a house amd headed towards the beach. The villagers and the Shogun's Army chased after her with their weapons at the ready. They cursed her name, demanding she return the souls of their loved ones.

Reaching the coast, the nine-tailed fox didn't hesitate to leap onto the surface of the ocean. Platforms fabricated from pure blue flames formed under her paws as she ran across the surface of the water. She kept running and soon the sounds of the villagers and soldiers were gone. Alas, she kept running. She needed to escape Inazuma.

As the sky grew dark and lightning struck the surface of the ocean, she didn't stop. The storm created by Baal to keep unwanted guest from entering Inazuma brewed relentlessly above. The churning waves threatened to drown her while the lightning terrorized her. She was struck a few times, wounding her severely, but it wasn't enough to stop her.

Pushing through the storm, she eventually reached Liyue. She ran past Liyue Harbor and traversed the mountainous region until her strength finally extinguished like a bellowing fire in a downpour. She crashed into a cliffside, creating new wounds and irritating her older ones. She laid on her side, breathing heavily and half conscious.

The faint odor of hilichurls reached her nose. The scent was getting stronger and she knew they were heading towards her location. She had to defend herself, but she was too weak. She couldn't even move her legs or tails.

Opening her eyes, she saw a large group of hilichurls running towards her. Among them were two mitachurls wielding axes. In her half-conscious state, she cursed the Raiden Shogun and those who fell for her trickery.

As the hilichurls and mitachurls closed in on her, she welcomed her demise. She closed her eyes. She waited for them to strike her down with their weapons and end her suffering.

However, nothing came.

Wondering why the enemies hadn't struck her, she cracked her eyes open and saw they were all dead. Near the pile of corpses stood a person who's face was concealed by a mask. In their hand, they wielded a jade spear.

She was curious about them, wondering why they would save her. She watched them approach her as their weapon vanished. Feeling no ill-will from this person, she didn't bear her fangs. She allowed them to stroke her neck.

Slowly, her eyes began to shut. Before she fell unconscious, she heard the person say, "You can rest now. I will take care of you."

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A few days later, the nine-tailed fox regained consciousness. She was still laying in the same spot, but her wounds were healed. Not a single inch of her body ached. She felt as if she could conquer the world with her rejuvenated body. Pushing herself onto her stomach and tucking her paws underneath her body, she looked around. In the distance, she saw a grand structure located on the bank of a river.

Transforming, the nine-tailed fox reverted to her human form. Her hair was white with the tips colored a deep crimson. Two white fox ears, the tips colored crimson, protruded from the top of her head. A tail matching her ears extended from a small hole fashioned in her outfit. The same red markings that once spread across her white fur now decorated her pale face and arms. Her golden eyes with slit pupils wandered away from the structure to analyze her surroundings. She had slammed into a cliffside located along a small riverbank.