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• Prologue ~ Part 1/4 •

Y/N L/N, a young performer in her early 19's. For her age she was quite talented, it even made many sages from the Sumeru Akademiya stare in nothing but pure amazement and shock.
But on the inside, Y/N was a simple and loving woman who wanted nothing else but to make others smile. She promised herself to never leave the Zubayr theater, no matter what. She loved seeing the people of Sumeru as well as children cheer on her during her performances. Most people said she looks like an angel whom fell from heaven, while the others said that the power within her is nothing but pure evil, which she obviously did not understand..

She was also a Cryo vision user, whom was blessed by her Majesty, The Tsaritsa herself during her early childhood. But she never got the chance to use it in her daily life nor combat, though as the saying goes..

❞ You might use it subconsciously during your performances. ❞

Something a friend of hers used to tell her back home in Fontaine. That was until everything changed on that fateful day...

• • •

One day, as she was preparing the setup for her biggest performance, a strange man approached her. She could not see his face, only his smirk as he leaned down towards her to inspect her closely, she was quite stunned by the man's appearance to say the least. He had a bird-like mask, curly baby blue hair as well as a very pale skin, and a quite rich looking outfit with many accessories hung from it..

" May I help you? " She asked with a raised brow as the man silently inspected her. She waited for about a minute or two before the man finally spoke.

" You look like an angel my dear, may I give you an offer. " Asked the strange man. His voice was soothing and quite dark at first, which sent shivers down Y/N's spine in a matter of seconds.

" You may. " She said with a pause as she began inspecting the man closely " First I'd like to ask a question though. " She simply said.

The man only smirked in amusement before straightening himself " You're quite straightforward my dear, are you not afraid of me. " Asked the man.

Y/N only shook her head before looking up at the man " Should I be afraid? " She asked curiously.

The man gave off a dark chuckle before shaking his head " Well of course, it is to be expected while you stand against someone with such a high ranking position as me. " He said bluntly before his smirk became a grin.

" High position? " asked Y/N as she began giggling " Like what? Are you one of the 11 Fatui Harbingers? " She said jokingly before turning around with her back facing the man as she continued fixing the ornaments on the stage.

The man would only frown from under his mask and lean towards Y/N with his head beside hers " Precisely. "

At those words, she immediately froze.. it was a joke when she said it. But now that she heard it from the man himself as well as she begun feeling the dominant aura around him.. she couldn't help but straighten herself to try and stay brave before a soft shriek escaped her lips as the man spoke once again, with his hot breath on her ear " About the offer my dear.. " He said in a low tone " I'd like you to be my new assistant, your pure and innocent looks would give me quite the reputation. "

Y/N only cleared her throat to try and lessen the fear she now felt before her eyes wandered off to the side on the man's mask " I..I apologise but I cannot accept the offer.. " she said before another stutter escaped her lips once more " M..May I ask for your name and ranking.. sir? "

The man whom kept on leaning towards her had a grin creep up onto his facial structure before letting out a hum in amusement " Il Dottore, Number 2 of the 11 Fatui Harbingers.. Although these days I tend to go by.. The Doctor. " He said before straightening himself once again to let the poor girl before him breathe and relax for a moment.

Y/N only nodded her head before turning around on her heels, unable to face the man now " I.. I'll consider it.. " she said before the man nodded.

" You have exactly 2 months to answer, if your answer will result in refusal. I will not hesitate to use force." He said before turning around on his own heels and walking away in an elegant manner only to stop a few meters after leaving the poor girl baffled in fear " Consider it as a threat for the time being. " He said before continuing in his steps towards the exit...