When the Stars Fall [Genshin Impact]

Chapter 8: Dreaming of the Bitter Snow

"So, run us through what exactly you need help with. Katheryne already gave us a rundown of the meteor showers." Mona said.

"I've collected in all the fallen meteorites in Springvale, but I don't have any way to get rid of them. I also want to take a closer look at what could have actually triggered the meteor showers. No ordinary shower would bring about things like this."

"Such phenomena is truly a bizarre sighting indeed, even for the Prinzessin who has descended from a land yonder."

"Perhaps we could pay a visit to the library later. There could be some older books that have written about similar occurrences." Oz suggested.

"I had a person I was working with briefly - just yesterday, in fact. He left suddenly and I haven't heard from him. I do hope I can introduce you to him soon." Scaramouche couldn't lift a finger to you in public. That was, if he intended to, of course.

"And how come your vision is glowing?" Mona eyed your wrist, where your vision was tightly secured with a chain. "And Fischl's too!"

"This surely is a blessed omen from the land of the Immernachtreich!"

"Yours is too, you know. Visions resonate with the elemental energy in the meteors and that's why they glow. The light gets brighter the closer you are to one," you explained.

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"They sure don't look like normal meteorites to me," Mona remarked as you showed the group the pouch. You had reached Springvale and were now nearer the outskirts of the village where it was devoid of people.

"I've tried to literally smash them with a claymore and I've not made even a dent in them. I tried some elemental reactions to break them, but they didn't do anything either," you sighed.

"One believes that the exposition of these cryptic crystals to the maximal of a singular element shall suffice," Fischl declared.

A confused "uh" sound left Mona.

"Mein Fraülein believes if you exposed these shards to a single, strong, and concentrated element, it may very well be enough to elicit something."

"A most ingenious idea, your Highness." You said. It was worth a try, at least.

You separated a shard from the pile and moved it to a more open area. You pulled out your polearm, and let your bag slide off your shoulders. "Anybody else wanna give this a shot first?"

Mona nervously laughed before saying, "I think I'll leave this to you. I'm an astrologist, not someone like you."

"Surely the Prinzessin's loyal subjects should be willing to hurl thineselves into danger for her?"

"I'm simply a night raven. I won't be much use to you, but be careful."

You took a look around at your surroundings. As your eyes flicked across the thick shrubbery of the nearby woods, there was a sudden movement and the sound of faint scuffling.

"Something the matter, Y/N?" Mona's voice interrupted your thinking.

"There was something in the bushes." You advanced onto the bushes, polearm at the ready. You pushed past the greenery and stopped dead in your tracks.

Another Cicin Mage was hiding - albeit not very well - behind a tree. Her first thought was to run. The mage turned to flee, with you swiftly behind her.

Your electrified polearm met her back and she tumbled to the ground, her lamp falling from her grip. From there, she swiped at your feet with her leg and you stumbled as she attempted to retrieve her fallen lamp.