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A group of people gathered around a strange compass. A lawyer, a gang leader, a gang member, a mysterious woman, a traveller from afar, a strange fairy creature.. and a powerful Adeptus. Xiao. All of them each were trapped in the dark spaces underneath the Chasm for days on end. And now, it was finally time to put an end to it.
The young woman, who's hair was a dark blue, and had asymmetrical bangs, which were lighter at the tips stepped forward. She reached her hand out towards the strange compass.
"Stars align, bestow your light." Her hand began to glow a blue, like water. The compass began to tick, to move because of it.
"Evil purged by thunders might.
Spirits curbed, pneuma surge.
By dictum divine, heed these words..
... Do as I command!"
Each character pasted on the compass glowed brightly. One by one, by the same blue.
A beam shot up from the compass. "It lit up!" The strange fairy creature exclaimed. It was quite a surprize.
"Aha! The Fantastic Compass is an amplifier. Maintain this energy level, and we may stand a chance." The young women with salmon colored hair said. Everyone else looked at the beam in awe.. this wasn't what they expected at all.
"I will maintain the energy flow." Xiao stated, reaching his left hand out towards the compass. The young woman with asymmetrical bangs nodded rather quickly. An Anemo energy was beginning to form on Xiao's gloved hand.
"Understood." She replied.
"Everyone, stand back." Xiao said, as he began to focus his energy on the compass. To keep the energy that Yelan had created inside. So it wouldn't dare spill out, so they could all go home. Strange characters glowing a teal floating out of the compass like particles.
The compass glowed brighter then ever.
A huge platform was suddenly formed under the strange group, as it slowly began to lift up. It had began to speed up, entering a state of fragility. Xiao would have to maintain this energy flow all throughout the trip, or it would only end in total disaster. Xiao's Yaksha mask appeared on his face suddenly.
Though, it was a bit of a struggle keeping that energy flow inside. Even for an Adeptus, even for someone as special as him. Figures blobs of reds and blacks began to float around the platform, only multiplying each second they breathed. They manifested all out of thin air. They had all begun to circle the platform, as if they were trying to trap it. To not let it escape the area at all.
The strange fairy hid behind the Golden haired traveller.
"Watch out!" The women with asymmetrical bangs had quickly created strings of water, as they wrapped around each figure perfectly. She pulled on the strings so quickly afterwards, as the red and black figures bursted, and dissapeared. But more were coming, they were not stopping at all. They kept multiplying.
Xiao had noticed the multiplying of the black and red figures, using his other hand to grab onto his arm. To put more power and energy into the compass. To escape the place faster.
As each one fought, all except the gang member and leader, and the floating fairy. All warred against the figures with ease, yet due to the situation, only made it worse. It was difficult.
The blonde Traveler swung their blade, the salmon haired lawyer threw fireballs, the young woman with asymmetrical bangs used her strings of water to peirce through each figure with ease.
... But more was going to come after them. It wasn't going to be an easy battle to win.
The group surrounded Xiao. A darkness, almost a void, came up from below, hoping to swallow the platform whole. They wrapped around the platform, creating a dark atmosphere for the poor people. It had nearly consumed all light, and them..
A bright glow from Xiao's mask shone through the pitch darkness. He was going to give it his all if he wanted to keep everyone safe.
It was like a huge ball of pure anemo shocked though the barrier of darkness, overpowering it. A huge speedboost was in, as they shot upwards. Away from the darkness of those monsters.
Looking upwards, was the light. The light of the sun, of land. Of home. Just a little further, and they would finally be out of the darkness forever, they all thought. Only if.
Xiao groaned, as the platform began to crack. This wasn't good. Xiao was beginning to struggle much more then he had thought he would. His Yaksha mask cracked, breaking away, and showing his struggling expression.
He let out another, he couldn't keep this up anymore. Not at all. Not after the platform had begun to crack like that.
His breath was heavy.
"You can't keep this up.. your strength won't last." The salmon haired lawyer said in a panic. Xiao desended his arm to his side. He let out a panted breath, looking towards the sparkle of light up above. He had already thought of a last resort.
He brought his hand under his chin, a bright light coming from his gloved palm. Circles of light appeared around everyone, all except himself. He was going to sacrifice himself. And with no hesitation too. He's lived for too long anyways, he thought.
"Xiao!" The fairy yelled out. But it was too late. He had teleported them away, to the surface.
The platform cracked even more. It had broken, as Xiao began to fall down, desending back into the darkness. To his awaited demise.
Everyone was quiet. Everything was gone, as he peacefully began to fall back down. Slowly, his eyes shut. Nobody came to help him, nobody. It was just him, and him alone.
Thud.
Everything went completely dark.. but he didn't feel pain. No, it was far from that.
His body was immediately teleported to a strange, unfamiliar forestry. Trees so high, that could easily fall anytime. Green leaves covering the sky, preventing most light to peek though onto the ground.
A strange teal crystal began to form on his skin, covering his figure completely. His body was caught in the process of preserving. Beautiful Qingxin Flowers bloomed all around him. The wind blew softly around the area.
For years, for centuries, he was never found. People thought he was dead, and he was remembered. As the Adeptus who sacrificed himself.
As eons passed, visions were no longer given out, the elements began to disappear, beloved archons beginning to fall back into chaos, all while Xiao, and the area he was in was seemingly frozen in time.
Cities changed. Buildings were built. Humans evolved greatly.
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