I slowly made my way towards the peculiar sounds of thunder clashing and metals clanging .
Normally whenever there was some sort of commotion , it would usually be a normal civilian in danger .
But for the first time , that wasn't the case .Dead Hilichurls lay down on the dirt like scattered flies . I saw a few alive but i couldn't spot the source of the commotion.
There was a few second of dead silence until i saw a purple spark ignite right before me .
I jumped backwards to get away from it .It hopped from the road to the buzzing lantern , then blew up as soon as it reached a hilichurl .
Between the smoke , there stood a silhouette.
Quite a weird one , covered in all sorts of geometrical shapes .
I couldn't make out whether it was a creature or a human due to the hazy atmosphere.The wind blew the smoke out and i was finally able to clearly see the source of the purple spark .
" Oh Archon ! You scared me!"
I wasn't too willing to let anyone know about my identity so i turned around and started going back the way i came from ." Hey! Would you mind if you help me find my sketchbook ? I think it's somewhere around here ."
I stopped in my tracks and hesitated. They could use an element so they probably would be able to take care of it themselves." Aw' cmon !"
I ignored their pleas and kept walking when i felt a tug on my arm .
" My sketchbook is more important to me than my life ! So please help me ! I will do whatever you want!"I was surprised at how quick they caught up to me .
" Fine ."
Sighing , i shook their hands off .
" Please don't touch me ."They gave a big satisfied smile and started guiding me towards the dead bodies.
" I think its around here . Must've dropped it during the fight."☾
Both Xiao and the mysterious human started looking for the sketchbook.The mysterious human was a skillful artist who was traveling all over Teyvat to find their muse .
" Here ."
The painter stopped searching when Xiao showed them a wet and slimy sketchbook, covered in leaves and dirt .
" Aaaah !"Xioa dropped the book , startled and blankly stared at the artist who was sobbing as if they'd lost their child .
" Just let me die here ."
They then proceeded to lay down on the ground like a starfish .
" Stand up."
" Thank you for your compensation , please take these paintings as your payment . Goodbye ."
They carelessly tossed their canvas bag to the side of the path way and closed their eyes ."Why ...?"
Xiao started questioning his existence. Was he born to be an adepti ? or a babysitter ?He grabbed their hand and started dragging them on the ground.
" Ow hey ."
The painter stared at the adeptus , wide eyed ." Alright, alright . Im getting up . Please stop dragging me ."
With that, they stood up and reached out for their big canvas bag .
" Please take this ."" It's a painting of my homeland . Remember me whenever you look at it ."
And with that last words , the artist dissolved into the night .Y/N tightly clenched their canvas bag and kept walking towards the dim lights that was seen in the distance. A few wooden houses and a watermill came in to the view .
" This must be Qingce village ."
Y/N folded their crumpled map back into their pocket and knocked on one of the houses .
If they were lucky enough , maybe a kind villager could let them stay the night here .☀︎︎☀︎︎☀︎︎
" Goodbye Granny Ruoxin !"
The chief of the village waved you off as you started following down the road , towards Dilhua Marsh .Yet another long traveling was ahead of the painter yet they couldn't get the mysterious man out of their head .
Especially his twin pair of amber eyes , burning like fire in the black of night .
" May fate bring us together again ."
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(Drifting time) Genshin Impact OneShots♡︎
FanfictionMy bored ass tryna cure my boredom. Im a person who gets bored easily so each oneshot will be unique and have different genres. And gender neutral y/n cuz I don't want to side to a certain gender