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After what seems like two hours, Paimon wakes up as she realises that she was leaning on Lucius' shoulder.
Paimon: Wait... Where are we...
Lucius: We're still underground in the Chasm.
Paimon: Oh...
Lucius: How are you feeling though?
Paimon: Paimon's feeling way better! Paimon just got a little fright because she's never seen a crazy place like this before...
Lucius: We're probably gonna see more crazy stuff ahead in our journey.
Paimon: Still, who would've thought the best guide in all of Teyvat could end up so out of their depth... Hahaha...
Lucius: Fatigue and fear are normal, Paimon, especially considering what we're doing all the time.
Paimon: Yeah. Heehee... So anyway, Paimon just had the weirdest dream. There were cattle mooing constantly...
Ushi: Mooo!
Paimon: Yeah, just like that! Aw, Ushi, you were looking after Paimon?
Ushi: Moo, moo.
Xiao: Mmmm...
The group hear Xiao groaning as he slowly opens his eyes.
Yanfei: Ah, the Conqueror of Demons is awake.
Lucius walks over and kneels in front of the waking Yaksha.
Lucius: How're you feeling, Xiao?
Xiao: I'm... fine. Don't worry. The karma I carry is dangerous to humans. Keep your distance.
Yanfei: Well, I have adepti blood in me. So, I wouldn't worry too much.
Lucius: And I seem to be immune to it, so I should be fine.
Xiao: Even so.
Xiao: ("That sinister energy from our Lantern Rite meeting is still there... I can sense it.")
Xiao thinks to himself, still wondering what is within Lucius.
Paimon: What happened while Paimon was sleeping? How did Xiao get here?
Xiao: With a little help, I was able to find my way here.
Lucius: All thanks to Yanfei.
Yanfei: Conqueror of Demons, could you tell us what happened before you joined us?
Xiao: No need to be so formal. Just call me Xiao.
Yanfei: Oh, sure.
Xiao: It...was a senseless battle.I came here looking for someone, but when I found them... they weren't anything like how I expected.
Yanfei: Madame Ping says that you usually base yourself at Wangshu Inn to guard the main road through Dihua Marsh. It's unusual for you to go looking for someone yourself... Are they an adeptus?
Xiao: I'm looking for a yaksha named Bosacius.
Lucius: ("Wait... I think I've heard that name before.")
Yanfei: Bosacius... Is that one of the Five Yakshas, like you? I thought that you were the only one left. Aren't the other four... gone from the world?
Xiao: You could say that. But Bosacius's body is the only one that was never found. Yakshas deal with god's remains all the time, and we become tainted by karma. Over time, it inevitably drives us to madness... The last time I saw Bosacius, it was the day he lost his mind.
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New World (Genshin Impact x OC)
Fanfiction"We were just orphans... living by the day with no purpose or goal, and now we're here, separated. We had no time to say goodbye... so let's not call it that." Lucius, a 19-year-old boy, having lived a life full of hardships, is mysteriously transpo...
