Li Siu had been telling the story of Azhdaha when the apocalypse began. The earth rumbled slowly. It wasn't too bad at first, but the tables shook and cups crashed to the floor. Li Siu stumbled on the platform, grabbing onto the screen for support.
The earthquake intensified. Screams erupted across the harbor. Li Siu climbed to the balcony and saw something that made his heart stop. Where there once had been an ocean, now there was only solid ground with fish flopping about. A shadow blocked out the sun. At first, he thought it was a mountain, until he took another sniff. Salty water.
A towering wave high as the heavens. It swelled, becoming a giant wall of death that would engulf the Harbor and all of Liyue. A lone, white-haired figure stepped out onto the shore, lifted her talisman, and summoned all her power.
"Manifest!"
The tsunami froze solid, and for a moment, it was still. Then, a crack broke along the wave. Chunks fell off, crashing down into the shore and sending up a shower of icy debris, water, and fish. The whole thing came down in a hail of frosty wrath and each crash boomed like an explosion.
Li Siu got drenched. Blinded by the salt water, he groped about the tea house. The world was black, filled only with the rages and riles of the ocean and the cascade of water. The rain ceased, but the world kept howling. Li Siu wiped his eyes.
Across the ocean, countless cyclones raged. Pillars of spiraling fire spun from a black sky choked with furious lightning bolts, scorching the earth. Distant mountains crumbled, collapsing into showers of dust and dirt. A blast of wind echoed from distant Dragonespine. The icy peak melted into a stream which raced across the earth, swallowing Hilichurls and monsters who were too slow.
"Oh my Gods!" exclaimed a man beside him, staring through binoculars. The item slipped from his hands as another rumble shook the earth. The man took off screaming.
Li Siu retrieved the binoculars, gazing eastward for the Jade Chamber. Instead, he spotted Sumeru's deserts raging with savage sandstorms so tall they touched the heavens. Just north of that, Fontaine's waters roiled with whirlpools and waterspouts. A rain of ashes and cinders fell across the distant orange peaks of Natlan. The Night Kingdom and Border had both cracked, allowing the souls of the dead to slip back into the living.
This was it, Li Siu realized. The end of the world. What else could explain such devastation?
Aether's chest heaved raggedly for breaths. The bed had been broken in half, and Euthymia was a mess of fire and electricity. Two gorgeous, naked women cuddled into his sides. Bodies coated with sweat, they all panted. Despite that rigorous workout, they all smiled.
"Pyro Archon," said Ei. "You are indeed quite powerful. I've never met a partner who could so easily keep pace with Aether and me."
Mavuika grinned. "Thanks. You're not so bad yourself. That was a lot of fun."
"Yeah," said Aether between breaths. "You two didn't hold back."
"I'm sorry," said Ei. "I didn't want Mavuika to outdo me."
"I guess I did get a little too competitive," chuckled Mavuika. "But hey, as long as nobody got hurt, I'm sure it's okay. Let's take a little breather, and then we can go for another round."
Both Archons leaned close, planting matching kisses on Aether's cheeks and overloading his brain with pleasure. Two beautiful goddesses pressing their naked forms into his, running their hands across his bare chest and giggling in his ears- yeah, this was absolute heaven.