Quill was an adventurer. A child of the sea, the stars, and the mountains. There were few instances in which she could be found without bruises speckling her legs from such-and-such fight with such-and-such monster. And she was known throughout the guild for showing up in Liyue Harbor nearly every morning with a bright smile and a batch of completed commissions. No one really knew much about about her. If she had a family, where she lived, or how she got her vision. Despite her talkative and friendly demeanor, Quill was elusive and very difficult to find if someone wished to speak with her. Most people simply let her be, and she didn't mind it all that much. Besides, her memory wasn't all that great, so it wasn't like she could answer some of those questions, even if she wanted to.
Quill and the art of her on the book cover belong to me, however, Xiao, the art of Xiao, and the universe in which this story takes place does not.
This book is my little goofy thing that I started to help stave off my perfectionism and to have fun making stories again. It has not been beta read. I hope you enjoy reading about these sillies as much as I enjoy writing them! :D
Also I edit this thing a lott so small details may change every so often but the plot remains the same.
"I have... Been through a lot."
Lumine frowned. "'A lot' seems to be a gross understatement. You're like a walking ball of trauma. Being enslaved and tortured for decades and then losing your whole family and then fighting this endless war, alone, seems to qualify as more than 'a lot.' Maybe more like 'constant suffering.'"
"I have a contract, and it's my duty and my honor to fulfill that contract. Even now that you defeated Osial, it's still my job to defend Liyue from the demons that plague it." Xiao rubbed his Vision between two fingers. "I'm the last defender in this invisible war."
"Hm." Lumine sighed and rested her chin on her palm, looking up at Xiao with big honey-yellow eyes. "Then who will defend you?"
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An interpretation of where the story of Adeptus Xiao begins, what he went through before our time, and where he will end up.
Cover art by @tyabasirakk on Twitter