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Rather and Paimon were cleaning the Statue while I was checking the forest canopy.

"You'll pay for bringing me pain."

I whipped my head around to look behind me but I didn't see anyone. Collei didn't notice anything.

"I'll make you regret it all."

What is going on.... Where is that voice coming from. "Y/n are you alright?" Collei asks and I nod slowly, turning my head around to look at what we're doing. Until I felt breath on my neck.

"You'll feel my pain."

I pulled out my sword and slash it, getting into a fighting stance after quickly turning around. "W-Woah! What's wrong?!" Collei asks concerned. Aether and Paimon had come down from cleaning the statue and noticed my paranoid look and stance. "Y/n what's wrong? Is there danger?!" Paimon yells. "No...it's nothing.." I say hesitantly while putting my sword away. "Well maybe some food will make you feel better! Come come, I wanna treat you three!" Collei says changing the mood.

I don't really need food, but I still ate it to not make Collei feel bad, and it did taste pretty good. "These are pretty good actually. Just curious who taught you how to make these." I say accidentally interrupting the other three's conversation. "Oh sorry. Didn't mean to interrupt." "No it's fine! I'm fact, it was Master Tighnari who taught me how to make pita pockets." I nod and then stop listening to their conversation. I just ate my pita pocket in peace until Collei suddenly yells, catching us all off guard. She quickly
apologizes and runs away, me following in suit.

Tighnari goes into her room to check on her and everything goes smoothly, prompting Tighnari to leave. Once he leaves, Collei hugs me. "Y-You remind me of Amber.." She says into my shoulder. "Can I hug you back?" I ask and she nods. We stay in a hug for a bit before I let go and let her lay down to get some rest. Once I leave the room, I walk over to see Tighnari and the pair no where to be seen. They must be out doing something. I sit down on a bench and just sit there. I don't really know what to do but I don't wanna stand.

"W-Wait don't leave me! I promise I can be strong!"

I remember that...The world turns black and I see I'm back in Inazuma. What is going on? I look over and see young me and Scaramouche, as well as the Raiden Shogun. I watch as she slashes lightning at Scaramouche, sending him flying. She then teleports him somewhere I never found out. "You're the future of Inazuma. You're the perfect creation." She says looking at me. But not young me, current me. Before I realized it, I started to cry. "I never asked for this..why would you do that!" I hear myself yell. "Because he was a distraction. You will pursue eternity as I created him to do. The difference is...you will succeed." The Shogun says.

- Aether's POV -

We finally came back to Gandharva Ville after finding everything we needed for Collei's medicine. Tighnari leaves to go treat Collei while I go look for Y/n as Paimon follows. I find her on a bench...asleep? "Is she sleeping?" Paimon asks and I shrug. "Y/n..Y/n. Wake up." Paimon says shaking her. She then starts to cry. "Wha! What did Paimon do?!" She yells and I calm her down. Y/n then looks up to see me and sighs. "Sorry. Where did you go?" She says completely changing the subject.

- Y/n's POV -

"Y/n..Y/n. Wake up." I hear Paimon's voice. "Friends are the enemy of eternity, Y/n. They are holding you back. Keep that in mind." She says before my vision comes back. I look up to see Aether and Paimon. Geez why did they have to find me. "Sorry. Where did you go?" I ask trying t change the subject. "We went with Tighnari to get some things for Collei. We also fixed a Withering Zone." "I have no clue what that is but since you do I don't really care" I say and they laugh. Tighnari comes out and tells us we need to find Haypasia. He gives us food and everything and send us on our way. Thanks man you really told us where we're going.

We entered the forest again and went to the same cave we originally followed her into, and she was still there laying next to some fruits. I turn around to see Aether and Paimon not here. Huh, did they wander off? Doesn't matter they're fine. I look over and see the incense burning again. Of course I'm more used to it but I still had a vision.