Zhongli and Albedos fence began to break more, Childe felt overwhelmed. and back away a bit. "You idiot, help me! You're from Toska Town to aren't you?!" Albedo shouted, he had heard Childe had joined the battle on Toska Towns side by someone telling him. Childe breathed heavily and gulped.
Zhongli decided to speak up, "Chil--!" the fence broke for both Albedo and Zhongli.Childe eyes widened as he saw two people he cared about begin to fall into the Celeste river.
He had no time to think, he ran over and grabbed a hand of one of them.
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He breathlessly looked at the person he had saved. He pulled them up and they both were panting. Childe heart was racing, it also felt like it had just been shattered.
Childe looked over the edge of the, now broken, boardwalk and saw the person he didn't save still falling.
Zhongli.
Childe shook his head in disbelief as he began to tear up.
Zhongli looked at Childe while he was still falling.
He began to cry as well. "Childe.." his voice cracked as he muttered under his breath.
Childe watched as Zhongli soon hit the water, knocked out by the pressure of the water hitting his head so fast as he began to sink down.
Childe backed away a few inches and fell to his knees and..screamed. He screamed, not words, just a scream. A scream of sorrow and pain, realizing that the one he had married, had begun to make a life with so many years ago was,
gone.
He covered his ears from his own ear bleeding scream.
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Zhongli sighed as he waited for his coffee for the morning, "Uh..Zhongli?" Someone shouted so Zhongli could get his coffee. "Yes that's me!" Zhongli ran over and thank the person for the coffee.
He began walking out of the small (underrated) cafe. He sipped his coffee as he looked at his phone, texting someone.
"Ah!" He bumped into someone, causing him to spill his coffee on himself. "Oh my god, I am so sorry!" the person apologized, he looked genuinely sorry..didn't find that in most guys. "It's fine, it's my fault I should be on my phone while walking." Zhongli sighed as he looked at his now messy sweater and coat.
"Let me buy you another drink," He began taking out his wallet, "No, no, I'm alright. I'm not much of a coffee guy, just drink it to get through the day..takes a lot of energy to work for the king." Zhongli laughed a little.
It's just then when he realized how attractive this person was, "Hey, what's your name?" he asked, "Ajax, but you can call me Childe." Childe said, "And yours?" he added.
"Zhongli. Just, Zhongli." He smiled, Childe smiling back at him.
"Maybe we could go get some tea instead? If you're not busy," Childe started putting his wallet away. "Tea sounds great." Zhongli nodded.
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Albedo put a hand on Childes shoulder, "Shut up," he said. Childe breathed heavily and looked at him confused and still terrified by what had just happened. "What..?" his voice cracked. "I need you to suck it up, people die, and you can't do anything about it except forget and move on." Albedo said. Childe looked away, thinking about what Albedo said.
He had lost someone as well. But Childe couldn't decided which was worse, loosing your lover, or loosing your mother. They were both equal.
"Now, we've got a king to exterminate." Albedo took his hand off of Childe and brushed it off with the other, and began walking away.
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"Damn, where's that little rat hiding?" Valentin walked around the palace looking for Scaramouche with Dottore. "Dottore," Valentin look over to him, "Yes?" he looked back. "He wouldn't be in the cellars you don't think?" Valentin looked at the cellar door. "We've looked everywhere haven't we? Except the cellar, there is a high p--" Valentin interrupted him by saying, "Yes, yes, enough with your long sentences." Valentin exaggerated the word long.
"The door does seem to be open though, let's take a look." Valentin had a small smile on his face as he opened the door and began walking in with Dottore.
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"Damn. He's not here." Valentin groaned and crossed his arms. Dottore walked over to a door that was very slightly opened. "Take a look over here," Dottore gestured him over, Valentin walked over and made a 'ooo' sound when he saw the door. "Good eye sight for an old guy!" Valentin joked, "I'm not that old you know." Dottore sighed. "Yeah whatever.." Valentin flipped his wrist at him.
He began opening the door.
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