(E/C) orbs open wide after an interesting dream. She's been having some weird visions in her sleep about her past. She wants to tell Xiao about it but couldn't quite brung herself to do so. It's nothing too extreme, it's just that they still don't the know each other for long enough.
But she still feels guilty about not telling him anything.
That the very first time they met wasn't exactly in the lantern rite.
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Before the archon war, (Y/N), a God who shouldn't exactly be one, was talking one of her last walks in Liyue.
This might be the last time she sees it after all, who knows what will happen.
After a while of some silence she sees something or rather someone.
A young boy, black hair, amber eyes. Truly a perfect looking man indeed. But what is he doing in the middle of nowhere.
"Who are you?" He asks.
(Y/N) was shocked that he sensed her. He wasn't even looking at her.
"(Y/N). The God of Void... who may you be?" She asks.
"A God?!" He stands up quickly nearing the Goddess.
"You Gods are destroying our lives!! The Archon war, everything!" He shouts.
(Y/N) calmly looks at him. He wasn't wrong, but he wasn't right either. Humans can't really see themselves unless they're shown the truth. The Archon war was the outcome of their blindness.
"What's your name?" She asks, ignoring his last statement completely.
"Don't ignore me." He looks at her angrily while the Goddess lifts up her finger and flicks his forehead.
"Ouch!"
"What's your name?"
"Stop ignoring m- OUCH" another flick.
"Alatus, it's Alatus!"
"Hm Alatus... do you think you will survive the war?" She asks... Alatus, a pretty name.
"I'm a human and I don't even know how to fight so most likely not." He answers.
"You don't seem troubled by that at all."
"That's just the truth. I can't change who I am." He answers.
"Do you have anything to fight for?" She asks once again.
"Hey you're asking way too many questions, I think it's my tu- OUCH- FINE FINE!"
(Y/N)s finger started to get a little sore from all that flicking, he better answer all the questions before her finger is dead.
"I... probably mostly want to protect my hometown." He says honestly.
"Alatus, would you like to accompany me on my walk through Liyue? After all, for both of us this might just be the last one."
He's not anxious, he has accepted his fate. So he starts walking next to her, like they've known each other since forever.
On their way they encounter a small hilichurl camp, Alatus quickly backs off while the God stares at him weirdly.
"Why are you looking at me like that, if you stand over there like that they will spot us." He tells the God.
"You're scared of hilichurls? Pft." She mocks him.
"Hey!! I-I'm not scared- I am just being careful!" He stutters, blushing madly.
"Watch this." She walks to the camp and quickly wipes all of them out.
Alatus stands there stunned until (Y/N) starts walking further again where he quickly follows up behind.
The night was nearing, the sunset was beautiful. Both of them were sitting on a cliff watching the view.
"Hey..(Y/N)..?" Alatus speaks up.
"Oho! You said my name~! But anyways, ask your question."
"Could you please... train me... W-well you don't have to if you don't want to and I'm capable of a lot of stuff myself- I j-just need some help with my stands-" he was cut off yet again with another flick that he already got used to.
"What weapon do you use?"
"Spear-"
"Great, get up" she states and they both stand up.
After they get to a more open area, (Y/N) pulls out a green spear with diamond shaped gems.
"Here. This is a gift for you." She gives him the spear.
"Now in the Archon war you'll be able to protect yourself!" She smiles. Alatus blushes madly.
"But I don't know how to use it.." he muttered out.
"That's why we're here. You will learn how to use it and I will be your teacher" she stated.
"Thank you."
A few days pass, and they both were doing great in their trainings. Alatus was doing his own training while (Y/N) was sitting somewhere on the grass watching him.
She can't help but be a little anxious about the war. These just might be her last moments. She wouldn't have cared less if it wasn't for Alatus tho. Ever since she met him she stopped feeling lonely. She finally had someone to talk to, to laugh with. She wants these moments to last.
As if the her mind was read, screams were heard from the village. It's starting.
Alatus makes an eye contact with (Y/N) and quickly both of them run off to the location of the screams.
Blood.... Explosions... bones...screams....
Is this what war is?
