Part 4: Division of Labor

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"So... this is the place...?"

Wu asked, walking a few steps past Kaeya and towards the temple.

"Can you smell that?" Kaeya asked.

"...Is this a fart joke?" Wu asked, turning to Kaeya.

Kaeya chuckled.

"Nope."

Wu stared at him for a short moment, before turning back to the temple, sniffing the air.

"Something burning... and some animal... no, it's the scent that the Hilichurls I fought with Amber and Aether had." Wu said.

"He has potent senses... Curiouser and curiouser..." Kaeya noted.

"Correct. Something must have happened with this temple." Kaeya nodded at Wu's observation. "I imagine there will be slimes, Hilichurls, and... whatever is giving Stormterror extra power." Kaeya said. "It'll be lively in there indeed." Kaeya said. "It's a pity that the temple of the wolf has been disturbed by such an atrocity..." He sighed.

"Let's go." Wu said, walking up to the massive stone doors.

"Raring to go, are we?" Kaeya asked. "Aren't you afraid of what could be behind those doors?" He asked.

"Nothing there is strong enough to pose any threat to me." Wu said. "Or you." Wu said, turning to Kaeya.

Kaeya's gaze narrowed. Was that intuition, or could Wu sense something he couldn't?

"We need to clear the four temples... for the four winds." Kaeya said.

"That was the plan, dude..." Wu sighed, approaching the door. He placed a single hand on it, ready to force it open, only for a blue glow to slowly travel out from his point of contact, converting the ominous red glow of the temple to a more welcoming blue.

The massive doors of the temple slowly opened, and Wu and Kaeya walked in.

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Wu and Kaeya entered the domain, met with a massive expanse of stone with an odd geometry to it. Where the "outside" could be seen, nothing but a grey void could be seen.

"What the hell is this...?" Wu asked.

"It's hard to understand even for me. The domains are gateways that open paths directly into the ley lines. The reality in these places is odd compared to the outside world." Kaeya explained.

"..." Wu studied the odd environment for a moment longer, and walked forward.

Kaeya looked up, noticing a large section of the temple higher up and farther away.

"If I'm not mistaken, the end of the temple should be up there." Kaeya said.

"And you know this how?" Wu asked. 

"Heh, experience." Kaeya smirked. "The kind of experience you get after years of dealing with things like this for others." He said.

Wu and Kaeya jumped down into an area full of knee deep water. On the other side of the room, a few Hilichurls paced about.

"They're wet..." Kaeya noted, noticing how the Hilichurls had water accumulated on their bodies from the environment.

Wu watched as Kaeya dashed forward, feeling his ki presence surge.

"Freeze!" Kaeya thrusted his sword forward, and the vision hanging at his hip glowed. A blast of icey air erupted from the tip oh his sword, and the Hilichurls were frozen before they knew what hit them.

CRASH!!!

Wu followed his lead, surging forward and shattering the frozen Hilichurls into pieces with a brutal punch.

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