"P-Paimon is okay now...S-so you can stop with the hugging...A-and petting...!
...Even though it actually feels...Nice...And warm...And...
...Paimon is such a crybaby...Reacting like this...Just because Paimon found out Paimon's a part...
Traveler, can you make Paimon something tasty...? Paimon can't think more about all this..."Confusing stuff" on an empty stomach…
...Don't worry, Paimon is also going to help out! We could even have a small picnic! Doesn't that sound nice?"
This is what the Pixie suggested a few minutes ago,
And not long after they agreed to hold a small picnic...
*Venti decided to help the Traveler with the food preparation,
As he soon reassured them he was going to take care of the easier tasks...
...
And of course, the ingredients used were taken from the Traveler's own bag!
*Just how many things did the Traveler actually bring with them...?
And did he really want to know the answer to this question...?
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...
As per their agreement and the Traveler's promise, their friend soon gave him all the Sumeru alcohol they could find,
From different kinds of wine to the specialty made Frigid Snake wine to...~
-Venti, sorry to interrupt you during your meal, but can you tell me what the second "Vision" was...? -His thoughts were soon interrupted by the familiar voice of the Traveler, as their friend was now looking towards him in seriousness and some concern, the plate in their hand seemingly forgotten. -...There was more than one of those, right...?
They rhetorically asked, which told Venti right away that they knew...
*Probably the same way they knew about him seeing those "Visions" to begin with...
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...
He really did see two "Visions" at that time, with the second being...Like that...
*First finding himself traveling through space and then...All that information...
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The worry that Teyvat might not be a "Mainline" or "Branch" World, but a "Bubble World" instead,
And if the latter is the case, then their world might be dyi...
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-...I am going to tell you what I saw, Traveler. But this retelling...It's going to take me some time. -He decided to say upon putting his own plate and glass down on the nearby table, one which the Traveler also brought out just for their picnic. A nice looking table of Liyuan craftsmanship, although he had no idea what kind of wood it was made of. Perhaps he could ask Morax of when he next see...? Seriously...Now he was stalling, wasn't he...? But the thought of sharing THAT "Vision"...The one that...It was better to share this with someone, instead of worrying about it alone...Especially if he shares it to friends, which the Traveler and Paimon are...-...Sorry for the small delay, I am going to start now. -He said in as much seriousness as he could muster, before finally starting the retelling, one which took way too much time to tell. Or perhaps, it was just him feeling this way, since the information he just shared was...-...I hope that Teyvat is not a "Bubble Universe"...Not one that fell into the Sea of Quanta...But if it is...I-if it is, I...-...This world he lived in, the people that lived here...Those he knew and cared about and who cared about him...The people which became his friends and family...T-the people whom... -...I-if this world...G-gets destroyed...A-and everyone dies...I-I…!
-Don't worry, Venti. Whatever Teyvat's fate might actually be, I am going to do everything I can in order to save it! -The Traveler interrupted him, looking and sounding reassuring.
-And Paimon will do her best to help out! -The Pixie added, looking and sounding just as reassuring.
-Us too! -The Winds Spirits added upon appearing and proceeding to reassuringly pat him on the head.
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"̸̩̘̯̦̩̠͓̺̍͛̓͌̂̏͐͆̀̎̅̀̒͆̇̄̃̀͂̈͆̉͋̈̉̉͘͘͝͠ͅͅŢ̴̡̡̗͇̫̦͉͚̼͔͖̹͓̮̣̲͙͈̼̰͚̉̇̽̃̒̃̃͗͗̅̏̀͝h̷̛͕̩̯̠̭̃͐͋̔͑̃͐̿͆͆̿͗̍͆͑͑̾̆͐̊̿͋̂́̅̂̆̕̚i̴̢̧͎̰̞̹̹̤͚͖͔̗͔̰̬̫̪̼̝̳̼͎͔͊͌̈́̈́̇̇͑͋͋͋͗̎̚͜͜͠ͅs̴̢̡̛͇̙̩͎̯̪͍̪̼̣͎̥̲̬͙͎̖̜̱̭͊̎́͛̀̽̒̉͗͋̓̒̈̊̒̂͋̃̒̐̈́͘̚͜͝͝͝ ̵̡̨̢̯̟̳̞̘̬͋̒͒̊̇̇͛͘i̴̢̙̺̱̫̦̫̞̟͂̚s̷̛̰̺̖͖͔̘̟̙̻͉̻̓̄͐̔̈͂̓̇̏̀͒̇̽̀̃͋̈́́͛̚͝͝ ̶̲̭̊ṇ̴̡̨̛̻͇̹̗̮͈͎̙͚͚̯̜͇̯͈̭̟͊̄̅̔͆͒̍̎̐õ̴̡̰͎̘̳͎͇̻̻̠͚̥̼̞̙̞̭̭̯͓̬͗̈͐́̂̄̔͜͜t̴̢̨̨̧̧̡̛͚͙̖͍̞̖̻̦͖̜̳̣̺̘̝̜͉̯͉̠͖̉̔̈́̾̐̊͗̍̀͑͊̏̅́͝͝ͅ ̸̢̛͔̣̘̘̖͈̞̹̜͛́̈́̈́͑͛̆̊̑̋̓̐̏̆̑̃͜͝͠ͅt̸̨̫̟̩̩̫̭̊̿̉̇͒̒̑̍̋͐̂̈̈͂̐̋͠ͅh̵̛͎̿͌́̇͘ě̶̝͖̬͌̊̉̈̀͒̽̆͑͒̾̽͋̆͂͊̀̃̾̆̆͋̓̕̚͝͠͠ ̶̡̡̛̪̩̫͔̰̭̬̠̜͇͋̍̽̃͐̉̆̏̍͗̌̐̇͋̉̅̒̈̈͠͠e̷̢̲͓͙̟͔̞̹͓̩̩͓̱̥̐͌̄̎̊̓̌̀͋̚͘͠n̸̢̡͖̼̽̈́̉̀̀́̓̎̂̏͜d̸̢̡̨͈͔̖͓̻̲͎̯̝̱͉͔̘̪̰̝͓̞͕̂̋̽̋͂͛̍̃͒̏̈̋͜͜͠͝.̸̛̝̬̙̒̏̎̀͒̎̿͂̉͆̄̆̍̓̊͋̏̊̒͌̿́̈́̚͠͝͝ ̴̺̥͇͈̺͕̾̐͗́̅̅̍̾̑̇͗̉̋͊̌͜N̴̰̦̝̣̿̈͐͝o̴̢̨͖̣̤̟̦̲͙̫̮͔̖͈̜̮̯͎̯̤̯͇̺͔͊̈́̾̀̄̉̔̅̃̂̈́͛̕t̸͔̟͙̱̊͗̈́͗̂͛̕̕ ̸̡̼̮̺͎̱̯̳̻̭̺͈̬͈͚̟̗̙͆̂̈̾̊͗̎̂̅͑̒͋̎̈́̈́̌̾̀̀̚͜ͅy̶͍͙̼̫̮̰͍̖̞͇͖̭͖̞̲̦̮̬̺̜̞̩̩͎̦̱͗͆̈́͆̃̌̓̐̀̒́͛̓̽͐͋̎̽͌͗͘͜͝ȩ̶̛͚̗̠̬̠̜̯̠̼̖͓̬̭̃̍̐̿͗̇̈̎̒͊̎̑͛̍̀̕͝ţ̸̡̡̜̺͈͂̉̃̏̋͐͗͂͌͌̔̑̓̎̒̓̄̚̚͘͠.̵̨̪̮̜̩̖̦̻̱͍̦͍̦̜̩̰̠̞͈̰̫͇̼͓̩͙͆͛͛̅͂͆̎̓̃͜ͅͅ"̶̝͇̜̘̮̜̲̞͖̫̋͗̏͂̑̋̈́̈́
Was what a familiar voice soon added,
Sounding just as reassuring, even if slightly sad...
...
-...T-thank you...-Was what the Archon couldn't help but soon say, feeling relieved and unable to hold his welled up "tears" from spilling. And this time...They were not from sadness, but gratitude...-...A-as long as this world is saved, I...
Venti soon added, feeling highly emotional, as he finally let his Crystaltears spill,
All the while both Traveler and Paimon quietly watched him let it all out.
As the Wind Spirits continued to pat him in reassurance...
...
And then, moments later, the Pixie left her spot and floated towards the Archon,
As she soon enveloped him into a hug, similarly to how he did to her before...
*Seeing the two like this, the Traveler was once again reminded on how much the two looked like siblings,
Which shouldn't really be surprising, now that they thought more on it, as Venti was Istaroth's son, while Paimon...
...
As HER soul-part, Paimon could also theoretically be HER daughter, yes...?
...
...
'Growth is countered by a force- a selective and corrective system in the Imaginary Tree's rivalry against the Sea Of Quanta. It's a natural system based upon the Imaginary mechanics. It breeds, nurtures, tests, and removes. This is what humanity describes as the Honkai. Essentially, the Honkai is inescapable. But humanity must press on because the Imaginary Tree must grow and those who fail will become wilted shadows in the Sea Of Quanta.'
This description of what "Honkai Energy" actually was...
*Somehow, it sounded familiar to them and not just because it reminded them of...
...
...
Huh, a sudden "Vision", just like Venti kept seeing...?
Or another memory with their Twin that they had forgotten...?
*There was only one way to find that out...
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"⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, do you think we will ever find it...? A world not affected by Honkai...
...It was so long ago that we started this journey and yet..."
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"We are going to find it, ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, I promise.
...No matter how many years, decades or even millennia it takes."
...
"...I hope that you are right, ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛.
...All this traveling from world to world with seemingly no end in sight..."
"...I know. If not for you accompanying me, ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, I would have lost hope long ago."
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...
Right...This memory,
It was sometime before they heard THAT song,
And they were drawn to it, as it led them to Teyvat...
...
...
"...Traveler, when you and your twin arrived in Teyvat, did you hear a song echoing around...?
Sorry, this must be a very weird question, so it's fine if you don't answer and...!"
"Now that you mention it, I do vaguely remember hearing a song in the middle of our flight through the stars.
It was quite an enchanting one and..."
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"...𝔄𝔯𝔦𝔞, 𝔰𝔦𝔶𝔲𝔪𝔦 𝔣𝔩𝔞𝔦𝔪𝔦~
𝔇𝔯𝔦𝔥𝔞 𝔩𝔢𝔦 𝔳𝔦𝔱𝔞~
𝔓𝔶𝔲~ 𝔐𝔢𝔩𝔞𝔡𝔦 𝔰𝔲𝔳𝔦𝔫𝔞𝔳𝔦...~"
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Venti's...Song…
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"...I hope that Teyvat is not a "Bubble Universe"...Not one that fell into the Sea of Quanta...But if it is...I-if it is, I…
...I-if this world...G-gets destroyed...A-and everyone dies...I-I…"
And this must be the reason why…