❝ 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚍.❞ Thousands of years ago, Rex Lapis made a contract with the Tsaritsa: Snezhnaya would ally with Liyue for the duration of the Archon War in exchange for him giving up his first born child to work for her, should he have one. Never expecting to have a child, he agreed, but he would come to regret that decision for the rest of his life. Now, you return to Liyue for a mission after being summoned by the very man who ruined your life before you were even born. Painful memories resurface as you're forced to face the past you tried so hard to ignore, as well as the Adepti you never wanted to meet, and the god you hoped to never see again. Started: July 28, 2023 Completed: October 6, 2023 - Xiao x gender neutral reader - Reader is Zhongli's child, but don't worry if you don't look like him! It'll make sense anyway - I dont own Genshin Impact or you!