Genshin Impact: Transcended Tempest

Arriving in Sumeru

Celestia, Inner Sanctum

Istaroth: "I must say, it's unlike you to appear without warning or at all to be exact."

The Shade of Time Istaroth says as she speaks with a man sitting across from her, drinking tea.

Istaroth: "Has something earned your ire?"

???: "...No, not to be exact. I have been in the Abyss keeping things under control, but it seems it's slipping through my fingers."

Istaroth: "Hmm...I take it it's because of the Khaenri'ahns who have power from the Abyss?"

???: "The Abyss is like data, you take more and more from the resource, and before you realize it, it's all drained. And those Five Sinners have made my job a lot irksome."

Istaroth: "Hmm...that is troubling. Tell me, brother, will you see them?"

???: "..."

Istaroth: "I take it that's a no?"

???: "Do not mistake my silence as an answer, Istaroth. My duty to quell the Abyss and stay within it took priority over my family. Though I regret not saying my farewells. You already know I have been trying to exorcise the Abyss from Teyvat ever since Nibelung backstabbed me and Khaos. My intuition tells me I am not needed."

Istaroth lowers her eyes with some annoyance and stands in his face.

Istaroth: "No. I find that hard to be true. You're trying to avoid them because you saw yourself as a failure as a father for leaving a day after they were born!"

The man sighs and stands up, walking to the window. He looks down at the lower domain of the gods and the sea of clouds. Even though he is not staring at her, his aura still made Istaroth uneasy since his presence commanded respect and radiated power.