"...Seeing as My Lord is so benevolent in trying to save such a disgusting creature, once I heard there was a way I could help, I agreed to it right away.
The Thousand Winds had already infused me with their great power. All I require now is for you to kindly bestow upon me your "Blessing", My Lord."
In the end Barbatos did as requested,
As he soon started to regret his choice...
*Since right after he infused the "Elder" with a "Blessing"...
...
'Hosana meus,
Fortuna Deus,
Aeterna Teus,
Mystre, Morte, Sancte prior~'
...
...
The "Globus-Prelialor" song,
Why did the Winds decide to put this one in particular...?
*Was it done on purpose...?!
Were they enjoying his rising embarrassment?!
...
...
'Fortuna, hosana Meus,
Legionus ab comae~
Fortune, fortuna equis,
Ad pugnatoris in veritae~'
Now there's the Bridge...Whyyyy...?
...
And that Mad Cultist...That "Elder",
It looks like he is actually enjoying it...
*For some unknown reason, he looks downright ecstatic...!
...
'Hossana meus, fortuna deus,
Protego causa in sanctus,
Aeternus praetor, firmitas semper,
Coryphaeus, rex Regis univers~
Prosay solis hosanna,
Protego sanctus causa,
Padre illuminata,
Gloria in resurrectem~
Prosay solis hosanna,
Protego sanctus causa,
Padre alliminata,
Gloria in unum diem~
Terra tenebrae, telluris malus
Quisere pere curiatus?
Genitor edo, in ex domino,
Patris illuminata, rex Regis univers'
...
And now it's both the Verse, the Chorus and another Verse!
*For the love of…! Why this song...Of all things...?!
"This was done to raise the Crazily-Obsessed Human's religious spirit! As for why he is feeling so ecstatic...", the Winds soon "Helpfully" provided, before a small chuckle was suddenly heard, "Thanks to our "Great Power" he can understand the song's words and..."
-...No, I don't want to know. -Barbatos couldn't help but soon say, starting to feel even more embarrassed than he was before. -...It looks like the "Elder" is doing great, all things considered...-And it wasn't a lie, since he became extremely tanky from all the Anemo infusions. Which is good since the "Chimera" wasn't holding back against his…"Fan"...-...So while this is going...I will be, uh...
'Prosay solis hosanna,
Protego sanctus causa,
Padre illuminata,
Gloria in resurrectem~
Prosay solis hosanna,
Protego sanctus causa,
Padre alliminata,
Gloria in unum diem~
Prosay solis hosanna,
Protego sanctus causa,
Padre alliminata,
Gloria in unum diem~
Prosay solis hosanna,
Protego sanctus causa,
Padre alliminata,
Gloria in unum diem~
Lacrimosa, lacrimosa, in ex dominum~'
...
...
...
The Winds already told him why they,
Put up this song of all things...
*Which knowing them, would probably go on repeat...
...
...
'Hosana meus,
Fortuna Deus,
Aeterna Teus,
Mystre, Morte, Sancte prior~'
...
...
He desperately needed to,
"Lay down" somewhere...
...
...
...
Just what in Celestia's name,
Was this situation...?
Oh, he seemed to have blacked out 'for a second' there...
*This...Song is just THAT embarrassing...
'...Prosay solis hosanna,
Protego sanctus causa,
Padre illuminata,
Gloria in resurrectem~'
...
And now, for his own...Peace of mind,
He was trying hard to ignore it...!
...
...
The two still seem to go at it in full force, pretty much 'duking it out',
Even though by now...They do seem to have weakened considerably...
*Which is no surprise, since...
"...That person...Said I am using...My own lifeforce...For every strike...
...Hopefully...When it's...Fully gone...I will...Finally..."
...
...
"The Thousand Winds had already infused me with their great power. All I require now is for you to kindly bestow upon me your "Blessing", My Lord."
...
...
-...Seriously, what is wrong with some humans...? -He couldn't help but soon say, upon deeply sighing, as moments later he noticed Frederica, Rosaria, Varka and the others standing near him in fighting positions. Since they couldn't really help/no longer help with the battle, were they acting as his bodyguards...? Really...-...I am not in any danger at the moment, though...?
"On the contrary, the one (or rather ones) who are in danger (of dying) are the "Chimera" and the "Elder" instead.", was what he didn't add,
As he couldn't help but moments later look back at their "fight" in the sky, with each one of them clearly trying to murder the other...
*Unlike his own "fight" before, there was power in each strike and any small mishap would easily lead to grave injury or even death...
...
...
...
It's time he found out who this "Chimera" was,
"It" should be weakened enough to look into "it's" memories...
*Before it gets way to late and this person..."Expires",
And perhaps by that time, he finds out how to actually save them...
...
It would have been nice if he could actually save them,
But seeing how his Time Power only made them physically stronger...
*Because of that...Ill Dottore this person was going to...!
...
...
...
This..."Chimera", this former human...
*Could he truly have been one of his people or...?
...
...
It was medium sized Dining Room, which based on the decorations, appeared to be inside of a Mondstadt style house,
In the middle of it stood a table, with many delicious dishes carefully spread on top,
Interestingly enough, not just Mondstadt ones, but Liyuan as well...
...
It was clearly one of his people...
*But those Liyuan dishes...
...
Could it be...?
...
"Amber, Eula, dinner's ready! Come and eat it before it gets cold!"
"Yes, Grandfather!
Everything looks so tasty! Thanks for the food!"
"...Thank you for inviting me, Mister Cai.
...I will have my vengeance..."
...
He had seen enough, with just this small memory...
*As if he was shown it on purpose,
And considering who the other person was...
...
Perhaps it was really the case, isn't it...?
...
…
…
This person,
Was Amber's grandfather...
*The one who, after arriving here from Liyue...
...
"When Mondstadt accepted me, it became my homeland. Then I decided to watch over this new home of mine. Maybe one day, you will inherit this responsibility... Hah, but then, who knows what the future holds?"
...
...
"...Speaking of Mondstadt, Paimon remembers Amber's story about her grandfather, who was originally a mercenary group leader from Liyue! But one day a job went wrong and he was the only survivor, saved by a doctor from the Knights of Favonius. He wanted to repay this debt and so joined the knights and founded and led the Outriders division. Before long he fell in love and started a family with one of the locals. Then after Amber was born, he soon noticed how much she wanted to follow in his footsteps and taught her all about being an Outrider! Not only that, but upon meeting Eula and hearing of her story, he decided to mentor her when no one else would!
...But then one day, five years ago, he left all his Outrider getup and disappeared without a trace. Based on what Amber later found out, following his trail, he did arrive at and stayed in Qingce Village for some time. But then, nothing. It's like he just vanished from the face of Teyvat...!"
Paimon ended with this, sounding quite shocked,
And Venti had to admit that he felt similarly...
*Usually, people don't just disappear without a trace,
Especially if the person in question is human, like Amber's grandfather...
...
Was...?
Or is...?
...
Is he still alive...?
Or did he die...?
...
...
Going missing like that five years ago,
His disappearance did sound weird...
...
He didn't suddenly fall into the Abyss, did he...?
*Because if so, then he might already...
"Hopefully Amber's grandfather will be found someday."
...
...
...
He should get Amber and fast...!
When there's still time for them to say goodbye...
They recently left Sumeru and were now enroute to Mondstadt,
As they hopefully arrive in time to be able help out...
...
"...And this is the current situation.
...Considering the 'suddenly arisen' crisis, you are also going to return back to Mondstadt soon, right...?"
...
...
The "Chimera" who appeared in the city,
And who was possibly a fellow Mondstadtian...
...
"Little Sister...Collei, is there anything wrong...?
You know that you can tell me if there is anything..."
Her words soon trailed off, as she was suddenly reminded of...
...
"Please, Collei! Please, remember! I know you are still there somewhere!
…P-please, tell me you are still there! I-I don't want to kill you…!"
...
...
THAT specific memory and what followed...
*She didn't want to remember it, not now...
...
Especially not now, when another crisis was...
*And once again, by Ill Dottore, that crazy Harbringer!
...
...
...
"Little Sister Collei, it's fine. Everything is surely going to be alright! Everyone is surely working together to protect Mondstadt and its people!
Not only that, Venti is already back, so everything should be going much better now, right?"
She added, trying to look and sound even more reassuring,
Both to Collei and the others listening, as well as to herself...
...
...
For some unexplainable reason,
She felt like there was something horribly wrong...
*But what could it...?
...
...
"When Mondstadt accepted me, it became my homeland. Then I decided to watch over this new home of mine. Maybe one day, you will inherit this responsibility... Hah, but then, who knows what the future holds?"
...
...
Grandfather...?
...
...
This was so unlike her, but somehow, she,
After having that sudden chain of thought...
*For some reason, she couldn't help but feel afraid,
An unexplainable feeling of dread...
...
...
"Outrider Amber reporting for duty! Just say the word if you ever need my help!"
Even though she should be better than this...
*Even back then, during the Abyss Order's attack on Mondstadt,
Back then when she took Venti's place and nearly(?) died...
...
"...I ruined...Your plans...Huh...? You wanted...To kill...Venti...But got...Me instead...My bad...~
...I promised to...Protect him...As the...Outrider...Of the...Knights of...Favonius and...Also as...A friend...
...He is...Usually so...Friendly and...Easygoing...It's sometimes...Hard to...Believe...He is...An Archon...
...But myself...And everyone else...In Mondstadt...Really like...Him...This...Way..."
...
Unlike, when Collei was...
*Don't think about that!
...
...
Even back then, her reaction wasn't as stro...
-I am sorry for the sudden...Appearance, but you have to return to Mondstadt City now. -A familiar voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts as Venti appeared before her, looking conflicted. -...It's your Grandfather, Amber...-He quietly told her, the words making her freeze. -...The "Chimera"...Turned out to be your missing Grandfather...
And seconds later, she saw the familiar view of Mondstadt,
As up above she saw two forms fighting one another...
*One of them was surely the "Elder" and then the other one...
...
"...It's your Grandfather, Amber...
...The "Chimera"...Turned out to be your missing Grandfather..."
...
The Humanoid-like shadowy figure,
With all of its limbs...In weird and gruesome ways...
...
...
Was this really her...Grandfather...?
*Or rather, what was once her Grandfather...
...
"Hum, your bowmanship requires some more work.
But don't worry, I am certain you will master it soon enough."
...
"Good work, Amber! Continue like this and you are going to become a great Outrider!"
...
"Amber, can you invite your friend, the Lawrence child, for dinner...? Not only is her family situation very bad, but...
..."Food always tastes better in good company", right...? I am sure she will like it too."
...
...
-...Are you really...? -She couldn't help but soon ask while tears started to well in her eyes, as her conflicting emotions were uncontrollably rising more and more by the second. -...Are you really...Grandfather...?