Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
.
"...Huh? Where am I?"
(Name) questions no one in particular, adjusting her eyes to the suddenly bright light. Was she out? Did she finally escape this darkness she was trapped in all those years?
Once she fully opened her eyes, she was met by a familiar scenery. This was Inazuma, no doubt about it. She was startled by a faint laugh in the distance, turning to where the noise came from. Her eyes landed on a huge cherry blossom tree, standing in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by only field and green. Where was she?
"Slow down, (Nickname), you're going to trip." a young women's gentle voice rang through the empty field. That was....
"Makoto! Look what I found, come here!" Her eyes widened. This was.. her voice. She watched as a fairly younger girl runs around, stopping at a small berry bush. Herself. She was looking at her younger self.
A soft giggled echoed through her ears. "My, what have you found now?" That quiet laugh made her heart flutter in agony and adoration. Never had she expected to hear it even once more. Was this a dream? A memory? Why did it feel so real?
She slowly moved towards them. Would they notice her? Could she warn her younger self? Warn Makoto from the future and talk to her one final time? The girl extended her hand carefully, reaching for her sister's shoulder - but nothing. Her hand slid through her, as if she was touching a ghost. She opened her mouth, but no words came out, she wanted to yell, to cry.
Everything around her seemed to slowly fade, being engulfed by pure darkness. It felt like she was falling, mere seconds away from hitting the ground. (Name) let out a small scream, jolting as she sat upright, drenched in cold sweat. The material underneath her felt soft. Was she on a mattress?
"Hey, are you okay? Paimon heard a scream!"
A child like fairy spoke to her, making her eyebrows scrunch together in confusion. What is this, another dream? "Paimon, is everything alright?" Her lavender eyes wander and meet golden ones. Seriously, what was going on? Who are these two?
As if on cue, an annoying, high-pitched voice rang through her ears again. Ow. "Oh, Paimon totally forgot! This is Lumine, the Traveler, and Paimon is Paimon!" she smiles enthusiastically. 'Who?' she thought out loud, startled by her own voice. She could speak in this dream? That was rare.
"Where am I..?" her lavender eyes roam around the small room they were in, before landing on the two in front of her. "Jeuyun Karst! It's in Liyue, by the way." The floating girl replied. Why was she in Liyue? Paimon and Lumine spare a concerned glance at each other, noticing her puzzled expression. Lumine softly sat down on a small chair near the bed, neatly folding her hand over her other one.
"Paimon and I found you unconscious, you've been out for 2 full days." The blonde said, a hint of concern in her eyes. 2 days.. was she really back in Teyvat? "We were on our way from Sumeru to Liyue, so we thought that maybe Nahi- a friend! A friend of ours could help you." Paimon nods her head, while Lumine sighs, shaking hers. "Anyway, you're currently in the Wangshu-Inn, tho, naturally you're free to leave whenever."
The 3 talked for a while, and (Name) discovered that the two were Travelers from another world, searching for their sibling. Lumine, at least.
. . .
"Have you.. guys ever been to Inazuma?" The girl asks, watching as the other 2 nod their head in unison.
Paimon flew towards her, startling her a little. "We've been to Inazuma countless times! We even fought the Raiden Shogun! Well, Traveler did.." Her eyebrows raised.
The Shogun..? Paimon noticed her confused expression, her hight pitched voice sounding through the small Inn room once more. "The Raiden Shogun?! The electro archon?!" Did Ei get replaced? Did she- "Tho, she's just the puppet of the real archon." Ah, so it was Ei, after all. Her thoughts swirled, eyebrows furrowed as she looks at Lumine, her deep, purple eyes meeting her bright, golden ones.
"..Are you guys perhaps planning on visiting Inazuma again soon?"
.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
.
hii,, started school again and it's currently messing me up, hence why i wrote this IN school. "( – ⌓ – )
the story's finally starting to progress a little, and i hooope you're ready for the next few chapters. (੭˃ᴗ˂)੭
