[Inazuma a land of storm and eternal stories.]
The Crux arrived at Inazuma main port. Same as if on car drifting presentation, when car in unsafe fast parking procedure, slid half circle into a thigh parking slot (mostly a free spot between other parked cars); the ship in haste do the same and park at the port. Yet it was a ship, so as she stop slide moving and hit the port to dock, it tilt on side. The tilt was enough for the five travelers to fall from the ship deck onto port walkway in a comedic way. Anyway Beidou and her crew wave them farewell to encourage the party to move out. To her relief they actually start walking toward the town.
Yet as they want to leave the port town and head toward the main city, they were stop by untrustworthy bureaucrat officer demanding from the to pay an entry fee. But that person was so sketchy that was a Mora coins in eyes, from the expectation on how much the travelers will be robed by the unfair high fee.
Whoever, expression of everyone in the team was telling, that they are not falling for this obvious scam directed on newcomers to Country.
For that Venti cast his ability and a wind curtain arise where they were standing. All Anchors spread they wing gliders and take to sky, escaping the port without paying.
They were already gliding toward the main city, when the greedy office worker pull out whistle and make a loud blow, calling for a support. A group of guards and samurai answered the call and went on pursuit, when the trespassing group refused to stop.
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[Inazuma City]
Insert here: A half minute of hide and seek chasing parody as travelers and guards lead by samurai, chase each other through entire Inazuma city. Insert an appropriate chase parody music. Like Benny Hill Theme Tune.
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The chase moved from city into the castle courtyard. Then the travelers stand up on the nearly end of many stairs leading toward the castle citadel, the tall pagoda, home of Shogun, that dominated the scenery. Yet everybody (Travelers and the guards behind them), stop moving, radiating a tension as someone was awaiting the visitors on top of that staircase. The tall purple woman in question was Raiden Shogun. [The Raiden (Shogun) is comprised of two beings in one body: Ei, the current Electro Archon of Inazuma; and the Shogun, the puppet created by Ei to act as the ruler of Inazuma in her stead. "Plane of Euthymia"] As she stand there and staring down at them menacingly, an angry lighting flashed across the courtyard on split of second, it illuminated Shogun. After that she theatrically make a declaration. No, she make a speech, during which she was slowly pulling her Polearm from her cleavage. (Dramatically...) "Rainfall alone does not constitute a storm. Thunder is required. So when lightning flashes, it casts a shadow. My name means shadow as I stand in lighting. The right to punish Inazumans for their crimes is mine alone. Trespassers who causing a troubles on my turf, be aware: I will not be defeated by old tricks." The traveling group watched in silence as she was practically throwing quotes at them.
Once again it was Mavuika who get fired up, (her hairs floating in power up), standing there in battle stand with happy grin on her face. "Yes! Finally, an Archon who is also an active leader! I know I am not the only one." She glanced to side wanting to ask them to have a sparing match with Electro Archon. Yet she got confused...
The rest of the Archons were not standing next to her on staircase, but they moved on side; siting like an audience in crowd, already having in they hands a bamboo like cups of steaming freshly made tea. They take a relaxing deep sip and release a tasteful sigh. Except Venti who had this wooden planks square box cup for alcohol in one hand and a some kind of bottle in the other. The soldiers around were confused on how carefree this group was.
It was a bard who in care free way spoke to the Pyro Archon, but it was loud enough for everybody to hear. "Dear Mavuika, we do agreed on this Archon trip to see whats new in Teyvat. But if you want a friendly sparing match with Electro Archon, that's solely lies on you. But I shall warn you, that Raiden is know for not to be quite a people person. Especially when she had stubborn bad habit to one shooting her opponent with a single swing. (Cutting islands...) So, be careful to not accidentally die, during a peaceful duel. (We are here on peacefully visit anyway.)" We shall mentioned that Samurai and guards got nervous about the idea of them to be Archons from others nations.
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Mavuika got uncertain so she glanced up at the Electro Archon, actually letting that idea of sparing to go, by deactivating her power mode. She even made an introduction that was speed up by showing a position pins with element symbols above the travelers heads, including the Electro position pin above Raiden.
But the person up in stairs dint react more that making a nearly impressed (Huh/hmm/interesting…) gesture. She dint say nothing to response, only rise her hand, put her fingers together and make a loud finger snap. A dark vortex formed next to her as a some kind of portal into Plane of Euthymia and in a moment, a person walk out of it. Now there was two Raidens standing next to each others, like an identical twins.
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Mavuika dint want to believe the possibility, moving her pointing finger from one to other and back. But as if some person pres a finger on touch screen, the Electro pin moved from Shogun to Ei. Pyro Archon visibly lost her elan, lowering her shoulders, to realize that once again; another Archon is not the acting leader of they country.
Ei Raiden observed the situation and calmly made and conclusion. "Quite predicament we have here. Wind of changes turning into a violent storm." She reach for her cleavage and start to pull out her katana. (Dramatically...) "I vowed that Inazuma will withstand any adversary." As she swung that draw blade to side in (I am ready to fight!) gesture, she glanced at side where others Archon are, eye pinpointing on Zhongli. "You shall know, old man; that if you don't bring up with new tricks onto the game, Inazuma will not be defeated." A strong lighting flash through the sky directly above the castle, shocking regular audience with loud thunder.
Brown man stay calm to utter his wisdom belonged to the eldest of them, when he throw a serious glance at Raidens. "I am retired if someone failed to notice. I have no need for anxious brawl. Yet I had been send on a sightseeing walk by my teenage boss from funeral parlor."
Electro Archon moved her gaze to Venti. That teal bard was taking another sip, as if whats happening around was not his problem. But he was taken aback when he fell that woman gaze. "Wow! I am bard not a fighter. The only battles I do, are the musical one." Then he add a note as if nothing important: "I tried to stay away from this, yet we played a high stake game about it and I lose to them."
Purple Woman glanced at Nahida, who was doing her mind reading trick gesture on the duo on top of the stairs. She spoke like a detective crackling an investigation cause. "Yep. That's a really heavy material for a therapy session. Both of them. Also, the grand sage of Academia though, that this trip is a good opportunity for me."
Ignoring that child Ei glanced at Furina. The blue girl start to panic, waving her hand with open palms hectically in (Leave me out of this!) gesture. "Wait, I step down from my position to! And mister Neuvillette decided that I shall accompany miss Mavuika on her journey to know Teyvat. So… so… don't blame me!…"
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The purple twins look cold hearten, but it was Shogun who was visibly thinking. "Curious! Question: The political matters are in my jurisdiction; right? Also, involvement of Archon will get priority attention in any country." The twin duo exchanged a silent glance, so she make gentle (Here you go!) gesture. "So enjoy you trip, miss Archon."
The frown on Ei face was nearly negligible. But a skilled observer will notice that between those two, a battle of wits in a concealed argue, begins. "What make you think, that you can order me around?"
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Shogun was harshly logical. "Hello~, (After who?), Inazuma people named they government institution? Don't you dare to hinder the working results of politic, that you refuse to do yourself. There is no need for you to shadowing here, when you are required elsewhere."
Partially frustrated yet somehow impressed Ei, started to wonder. "Huh… This is what I get for improving you?"
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Clearly owning that debate Shogun was bold with her claims. "I call it a skill issues on you side. Do you want from me to pack for you, your pet?" [certain pink fox]
Except there is one problem/obstacle to that reasoning:- Ei is still a not recovered SHUT-IN who spend a long time in Plane of Euthymia, alone. She knew, she must take action into her own hands and she rise her blade toward the group of Archons. "No need for tricks. I will send you home, myself." A purple power up circle of Electro power materialized behind Electro Archon.
Furina yelped in panic like a fragile maiden in trouble.
Mavuika got a cunning idea and summoned her Flamestrider. She lean on it from side, picking up her black glasses on eyes. It was a necessary preparation to deliver a punch line in a cool style. "If you looking for a speed ridding competition, I am always wiling to win."
Venti got what she is doing here and stand up, holding his lyre in hands. "Music arts competition is my parte, if I dare to say."
Zhongli was also on page, but he doing thing his way. "Maybe, a game of chess will be more suited for a contest of wits."
Nahida on other hand act like a psychiatric doctor. "I offer to hear you out. And listen to your problems."
And that leave the blue girl, who was freaking out to the point, that an overconfident switch flip on her and she get back into her role of eccentric Hydro Archon, taking the stage for her. "Hello~o, this obviously calling for a stage play of a fine art."
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Yet Ei dint sway. "Pathetic!…" She decide for a big move, to move with this dense group, as she summons a display menu in front of her. It was a transparent rectangle panel, display with touch screen user interface. So they can see the screen. Especially Shogun who was captivated by it. Electro Archon went through some options until she starts scrolling in some archive with design diagrams, schematic or pictures of contraptions and weapon systems like: (Some Katana swords; futuristic or traditional), (A semi automatic combat shotgun with loot of ammo shells to choose)… Then she pres button of some sorting option and switch into more complex weapon systems. No! She got into category of late/end game equipment, gears, armaments and mounts/vehicles, like: (A futuristic Railgun rifle, so big, that ordinary person cant lift it.), (Actual naval battleship from steel and with heavy 16 inch canons.), (Some kind of cyberpunk futuristic personal armor.), (A gungdam series like space like looking human shaped giant robot.), (A four handed creation that Wanderer made.). Dendro Archon was curious about why the Electro Archon having plans to something like that, when the encounter with Wanderer creation occurred in Sumeru. There was even something that look like a Wrath of Electro itself holding a massive light saber sword.
Try to talk about leveling up the game difficulty.
Furina start to panicking so hard that she had a traumatic reaction and began to hyperventilating. Nahida tried to calm her down, so Venti offer a cup of alcohol. But the small green girl bark at bard for not helping. Yet the blue girl take that offer and pour it down her throat.
Mavuika glaring at Raiden remember at something. She drawn out from her pocket, the old parchment with the weapon system plan that she got from Mondstadt. As she glanced at them, the way of how it was (recorded), somehow seems to be similar to what Electro Archon had on that display window, in front of her. So red woman rise them up, to show them to the purple woman.
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Ei was about to press a red button as she make her choice of (What to drop on they sorry asses.) *Ehm* (What she will put onto the game.) Yet she noticed the red woman gesture and stop for second to move her eyes at Pyro Archon. The way how her eyes wide up, show how much that bunch of blue prints caught her attention. She uttered only one sentence: "From where?…", when she visually deep though about something.
On a moment, sight of Electro Archon fall on drunken crybaby Furina, as she had a life crisis from once again endangering everybody by not be good enough.
Its seemed that the Purple woman changed her mind, as she DE-materialize/ (put away), her katana. On her display, she move onto different type category, very quickly make her selection. Pressing the red button, something start to materialize next to her from bottom up and in a moment she summed a fridge. Mostly everybody watched how she operated that mysterious contraption. Opened door on fridge and leaning in. She pick up from the freezer part a mysterious (colorful food paper box?), closing that door and letting that thing to be returned into an inventory. Then with a steady pace she walk down the few stairs, heading toward crying child Furina. She reach into the box.
She silenced the crybaby by putting a colored fruit ice popsicle into her mount. *Pop.* An instant (sugar and ice) rush hit the Hydro girl and her eyes wide fully open, onto cat stare, with eye pupils big and round like a marbles. Blue girl start sucking that stick like a toddler pacifier.
Ei, like a skilled mother, in one go, make a round trip and do that to all Archons in the line, with various level of effectiveness. *Pop, pop, pop, pop.*
Pyro Archon, based on previous experience with ice cream, was on guard against that cold food, and just silently traded that plans for the delicacy.
As the purple woman returned up stairs to her mirrored image who already put away her polearm. Yet Shogun complain: "You, and yours toys…" *Pop.* She was silenced by Ice popsicle delivered into her mouth. It was so shock to her that she fall out of her cold tsundere role. She pull it out start staring on it, sometime slightly tasting and monologue aloud, commenting that cold and sweet stick as she was analyzing it. She even noticed a stare from commissioner woman Kujou Sara. [A tengu (raven) loyal to Shogun to point, where she hold an unhealthy obsession as if she had a hidden crush. "Crowfeather Kaburaya", as Electro bow user.]
That girl was leaning from behind a column pillar like a girl spying on her love interest. Yet she was utterly confused, to point, that she failed to react when Shogun walked toward her stopping in front of her and put the popsicle into her mount. *Pop.* (An ice sweet indirect kiss.) Her mind went blank, nearly passing out into a nirvana. Yet realization strike her as dense tsundere Shogun, who retrieve the popsicle back, dint get any hints from tengu and continued tasting that treat, wondering aloud what kind of spell is hiding inside. That woman completely don't understand what she just done.
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A tricky pink fox as head priest from Grand Narukami Shrine arrived at the scene. From the Guuji expression was clear shes having a mischief on mind. Yae Miko. [Pranking everyone around, because she know she will get away whit it. "Astute Amusement", as Electro Catalyst user.]
Whoever, mommy Raiden was swift and in lighting speed, she seal the tricky priest mount with a popsicle. *Pop.* Heck, she push the rest of bag into Yae hands, noting that the recipe is on the back. As the Archon walk away, skilled observer can see, something like an (echo of Electro tail) behind Miko as that woman swung it around wildly like a happy puppy.
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Anyway, Ei wanted to speed up thing, before she lost the initiative. She opened the menu once again, looking for a suitable mount for they journey. With press of the red button a machine began to materialize on one of the platform.
It was a ship... It was a plane... It was an automobile a micro bus... A wan, something like a Volkswagen Microbus. All Archons will manage to get in, including they travel bags.
Mavuika was not a fan of that vehicle plain colors, so she pick up a paint brush and paint can, to give that contraption a personal touch.
Nahida followed her lead, picking up onto her small hands a paint sprays. Other joined the fun from various reasons...
No, they don't turn the microbus into a The Mystery machine, a wan car know from certain popular story about group of young detectives solving urban like cases with ghost, mystery and tricks. (What are we talking about? It will be the first thing someone will thing, when seeing that automobile.)
It all lead into a delay, causing to banquet to happen…
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(You know what will happen now…)
Insert here a scene where they all are in the main hall of the Inazuma citadel. In two rows facing each other, they all are siting on sit pillows having this iconic personal mini dining table in front of them. Those are a food trays, delivered by waitress in front of every member of banquet. Except Furina on beginning of delivering, asked the staff to not making a ruckus and bring in front of Mavuika a large cauldron of food or equivalent of that amount. She was very demanding on that. The waiters try to smile as if it was a prank. But the smile turn into desperate one, when seeing how fast the red hot woman devoured the supposed her portion, and how loudly her stomach growl when they were still distributing food to other customers and nothing to eat was in front of her.
So Pyro Archon once again devouring a large pile of food from Inazuma cuisine. *Chomp, chomp, chomp.* or *Munch, munch, munch.*
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Insert here a cinematic scene breaker, of flipping the camera view as if it was a flipping a game card, while a short catchy tune jingle distract you from the cheap cut-scene trick.