On to Chapter 7, for this chapter I plan on Anakin facing off against the Knights of Favonius, most likely from the whole 'knight' title. And to mention, Anakin's power level makes him easy to locate, to the Archons and Harbingers. As for The Force, only Anakin can use it, the Jedi, there's Anakin, the Sith...there is two, in Teyvet.
??? POV - Unknown Location
Silence. Despite the lasting silence, it is echoing, and thick enough to be touched. "...Has he been found" a voice speaks, piercing through the thickness of that silence.
"No" A second voice spoke up, kneeling before the more dominant voice. "Our eyes are everywhere, he will be found, my lord"
"...Hmm" The man hummed, thinking deeply to himself, "Go, seek farther out. Do not return empty handed...or watch these people, suffer the consequences..." the ominous voice ended, a threatening tone hanging over.
As the agents leave, it's almost impossible to ignore the dreadful feeling in the air, whoever is it they're looking for, must be a threat to their power. They fear it, they don't fear anything, yet here they are, searching hard for this one man, perhaps, he is more than man.
Perhaps, he is the one, he is the Chosen.
Venti POV - Mondstadt(Cathedral)
Looks like they've made it, figured they would, despite the Knights of Favonius fortifying the city for some reason. "Heh, looks like they've brought some company with them" I wondered, watching them climb up the stairs with a stranger in a cloak next to them.
"You made it, Traveler" I say, putting my hands on my hips. "Made another friend already?" I ask, feeling slightly strange all of a sudden.
"Not exaaaaaactly" Paimon answered, sounding a little hesitant to say anything further.
"Hmm?" I make a questionable hum, a little curious at this situation.
"Ahem!" Traveler speaks up, "What Paimon meant to say was, THIS! Is our new...companion? Meet-" He is cut off.
"Skywalker" The mysterious man speaks, "My name is Skywalker. Anakin Skywalker" the man, Anakin says, taking the hood of his head, revealing his obvious warrior past.
"I'm here to help" Says, the Chosen One.
Jean POV - Mondstadt
"He's here, that dangerous man is here! But why? Why would he return here? Why..?" I thought hard, wondering as to why the escapee would come back here.
"Jean? Jean! Is something wrong?" Lisa asked, seeing my probably distressed expression.
I cross my arms, thinking, but not trying to act too cool. "Not exactly, I just need to know, why would this person return to a city looking for him? More importantly, where exactly is Traveler?"
"Wait!" Amber calls out, "That's it! What are the chances that this guy and Traveler have already ran into each other? Maybe the reason he's here again IS because of Traveler" the red bunny girl explained.
"Like he's here for the Traveler's help? That seems like a strong explanation" Lisa added, taking a sip of tea. "A lot of strange things have been occurring since those two came here" the purple witch concluded.
"Lisa that...actually makes sense" I said, putting all the clues together to form the bigger picture. "What if... what if both Traveler, his lost sibling, AND this man are the same? What if they all came from far away worlds? Now lost? Trying to find a way to return home?" I questioned, trying to find an ounce of reason to all this madness.
"THAT...sounds crazy, but, it somehow makes sense to me. Both have abilities unknown to anyone, or at least, unexplainable to us" Amber stated, thinking hard about this.
"If that's the case" Kaeya speaks up, "If we find Traveler..."
"Then we find our escaped prisoner" I finished the sentence.
"Well then" Kaeya spins his blade slowly "Looks like we have a traveler to find"
Fautui Agent??? POV - Mondstadt
Interesting. Very interesting.
In a series of unexpected events, I have found both the big shot newbie of the Knights of Favonius, AND the source of that unexpected power.
"Well, well. Could this be it? The source of that power we felt...is that man?" The Fautui thief thought to herself, dawning a slight smirk. Spying from the rooftops, she continued keeping an eye on the two males, waiting for their next move.
"The boss is gonna love this" She thought, sending a message to her higher ups, a message that'll certainly bring trouble to the two travelers.
"Now then" The Fautai Agent licks her lips, "Let the games begin" and with that, she leaps from the roof, awaiting the chaos yet to come.
Aether POV - Mondstadt(Cathedral)
Bit of an odd moment to be catching up on things, not sure what's between them, but we have to get focused again.
"So this..."Holy Lyre der Himmel is..." Paimon asked, not really sure of what to say.
Crossing his arms, Venti answers her question with a smile. "One of the most treasured items in Mondstadt. It's the Lyre that Barbatos used to play. With it, perhaps I can help Dvalin draw his gentle nature back out of this nightmare he's going through" he explained, that last part making Anakin look away for some reason.
"Will it really stop Stormterror from causing more damage?" Paimon asked.
"Of course. I'm the best bard in the world" Venti proclaimed with a smile. "There's not a single song I do not know, no matter if it's from the past, present, or future. Look me in the eyes. Do you not find me trustworthy?" The bard asked.
"The color of your eyes is like the sky in my hometown" Anakin answered, speaking up before I could reply to Venti.
"Interesting! Your eyes ehhh...look...they hold some stories in them, I know" Venti replied, not so sure about his own answer.
"I bet they do..." Anakin answered for him, a slight depressing tone in his voice.
Moving on from the awkwardness, Paimon changes the subject, "So how can we get the Holy Lyre?"
"It's said that it's enshrined deep within the Cathedral, somewhere safe. I'll go take a look around. You can come if you want" The bard explained, turning around and headed inside.
*inside the Cathedral*
"Let me handle this... Hello there, Sister" Venti said, walking away from us and introducing himself to the nun.
"May the Anemo God bless you, young bard. How can I help you?" The nun, Gotelinde, answered to him.
"Actually, I know a secret that can save Mondstadt from its current predicament" Venti proclaimed wholeheartedly.
"Wait, he does?" Paimon asked, whispering as she wondered what idea Venti could be proposing. Anakin on the other hand, gazed around the cathedral without much interest, bored most likely.
"Oh, what a blessing from the God of Anemo!" The nun cried in joy. "But you should report that to the Knights of Favonius. Why have you come to me?" Gotelinde asked.
"Hahaha, because you, dear sister, are able to help!" Venti said with a smile. "I'd like to borrow...the Holy Lyre. With it, I'll be able to help Stormterror-"
"Please see yourselves out" Gotelinde interrupted.
"What?" Venti cried out in confusion, upset at his request being shot down so quickly.
"Huh, well that didn't go so well" Paimon said, not so enthusiastic this time.
*minutes later*
"It didn't work...I knew it" Venti muttered.
"You "knew it"?" Paimon asked.
"I just wanted to know how influential Traveler-the hotshot of the Knights of the Favonius-is" The bard explained. "You see, the best warrior should always be prepared with the best sword, and yet here we are... Does the story not make for a fitting ballad?" Venti wondered in belief.
"sigh This is a waste of time..!" Anakin muttered loudly, tired of waiting.
"So what are you trying to say? That we're not good enough?" Paimon yelled in offense.
"No, that's not it. More of a commentary regarding Mondstadt's inability to see the warrior standing right before its very eyes. Very well, looks like borrowing it is not going to be possible. We're simply going to have to steal it. Today we stand for free will! Any suggestions on just how we steal it?" Venti asked, a glimmer of mischief in his eyes.
"I know a few ways" Anakin said, arms crossed.
"Come now, speak up. That's what free will is for" Venti announced.
"I don't want to steal anything!" I protested, not sure about this.
"Hahaha, look at you. Sidetracked from the start. But seriously, you're more suitable for the job than I. Aside from singing. I don't really have any other talents. Besides, if I was caught, I'd have no-one to right the grave injustice of my arrest" The bard declared with passion.
"How can it be a "grave injustice" if you got caught stealing red-handed?" Paimon asked.
"But things are different for you Traveler. You are the superstar of the Knights of Favonius. You have made contributions to Mondstadt. Should you get caught, you would easily be able to talk your way out of it. The guards here, it seems they're off duty throughout the night, if we manage to seize this opportunity, it should be smooth sailing from here"
"Stop mentioning us getting caught!" Paimon cried out.
"Traveler...! What do you say?" Venti wondered.
"I'm sorry-Wait...did you just say...you're Barbatos?" I asked, curious about his words.
"Ah, yes. Seems I did mention that... Your point being?
"If you really are a god, then we can't simply abandon you" I tell him.
"Why does your decision hinge upon whether or not I am a god?" Venti asked.
"Paimon'll fill you in on Traveler's background story when we get the time..." she told him.
"And" Skywalker spoke up, "if you're not a god, then I'll help you with your dragon issue anyway"
"Huh" Venti questioned.
"I don't want to see another separation" he simply answered, turning around and heading towards the door. "Keeping an eye out, make sure we don't have any further trouble, besides, I call to much attention to myself" Anakin explained, smirking a little as he left the cathedral.
"Huh, I wonder what that was supposed to mean" Paimon wondered. "Anyway, come on Traveler, we have a lyre to borrow" she said, disappearing away.
"*sigh* I got a bad feeling about this..."
Anakin POV - Mondstadt(Cathedral)
"sigh Well this isn't getting us nowhere" I muttered, walking down the stairs, "You'd think they'ed have a plan by now".
"Heh, try not to be too harsh on them, it's not like they got much to work with" the strange green boy told me, heading towards the center of the courtyard.
"True" I answered, walking around the yard, "After all this, I'll need to find a way...home" I muttered that last part, seeing a lot of 'knights' come up the stairs and fill up the courtyard.
"Hm...as soon as this is over with" I told myself, mentally preparing myself for a fight as that Venti kid ran off to hide.
"Prisoner O66! Stand down and surrender yourself!" A knight ordered, swords raised and spears pointed towards me.
"Damn, that's a lot more than last time" I told myself, slightly looking up to see the sun slowly begin to set. "sigh This kid better know what he's doing..." I hoped, unsure of this new world.
Chapter 7 done! I'm really sorry it took too long, my personal life has had me more and more busier. Besides my job, I've also been working on my other fanfic, seems like people are loving it. I've been looking at the reviews, I am debating if I should make the chapters longer, and, I also plan on adding Lumine to this story, as well as Anakin meeting her, and another special female guest!