Never Leaving

Chapter; Seventeen

Scaramouche and Kazuha were packing their things in order to abandon the hut. The Fatui knew where the hut was so they needed a safer place to stay.

"If we can hurry to the docks, we might be able to board a ship to Liyue, I have a small but comfortable living space there." Kazuha suggested, grabbing the door handle.

"Sounds like a plan. Let's make it quick before the Tsaritsa catches us." Kazuha pulled the handle down and pushed the door open, moving aside for Scaramouche to get through.

"Be discreet, we should expect some Fatui arriving in a few minutes, so we don't want any locals giving out our location." Scaramouche held Kazuha's hand while running down the path to the Ritou Docks.

Too focused on the docks, Scaramouche accidentally bumps into someone of a tall stature on the path.

"Ah, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?" Kazuha questioned the tall male. He merely gives a chuckle in response.

"Please, call me Kaeya." Scaramouche dusted himself off before grabbing Kazuha's wrist once again.

"Sorry, but we're in a rush." Scaramouche then dashes off to the docks, afraid the boat will leave before they can get on.

The pair push their way through to the boat, but before they could get on, an Electro Cicin Mage grabbed Kazuha's wrist.

"You cannot escape the fate our Tsaritsa has given you!" The Cicin Mage yanked Kazuha from Scaramouche's grip, pulling her arm around his neck.

"The less you resist, the less painful it will be farther down the road." The Cicin Mage held out her lantern, summoning Cicins to aid her.

Scaramouche leapt off the boat, sprinting towards Kazuha and the mage. The mage swiftly teleported farther back, along with Kazuha.

Backup recruits which consisted of 2 AnemoBoxer Vanguards, 1 ElectroHammer Vanguard and 2 Geo Skirmishers had arrived.

The locals who were since frozen in their spots fled in every direction, obscuring Scaramouche's line of sight.

By then there was no turning back. The ship for Liyue had already left and was quite far from the docks. Scaramouche had decided to turn against his subordinates to assure Kazuha's safety.

He immediately attempted to sprint through, however it was not that simple. The ElectroHammer Vanguard holds him back, the Cicin Mage now gripping Kazuha's throat rather harshly.

Scaramouche punches the Vanguard to the ground in an instant, running towards Kazuha, then being shot down by a Geo Skirmisher.

He staggered, giving enough time for Ajax to run in and pull back Scaramouche. "I'm afraid you're getting a little too close to our Tsaritsa's liking."

"Let me go!" Scaramouche glared at the Cicin Mage, then looked at the choking Kazuha who was searching for air, small droplets in his eyes.

Even after many struggles and multiple Harbingers and Fatui holding him back, Scaramouche was unsuccessful. He was silently sobbing when Kazuha's body went limp, and he closed his eyes...

A/N
I work in the angst department

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