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[ane-senpai]

"Remember to be on your best behavior, okay?"

Was the words my parents told me before me and my brother went to Khaenri'ah. Getting to Khaenri'ah was a whole trip itself, we met all sorts of people and befriended them as well. We met a few so called Archons of the world too. Though, I'm more excited to see him now that we've reached Khaenri'ah that I just can't stop looking around.

"You good?" Aether tapped my shoulder seeing how much I was looking around. "Y.. Yeah I'm just excited to see him again, you know?" I blushed and twiddled with my fingers. Aether gave me a little smile and pointed at the princess of Khaenri'ah coming our way along with a tall man with blonde hair and beautiful deep oceanic eyes coming our way.

"Welcome!" The princess greeted us happily. "You must be here for my father, please follow me this way" The princess motioned us to the way and Aether fell into step with her, leaving me walking side-by-side with her royal knight.

"I'm glad to meet you again" The knight says to me and my cheeks flushed.

"Ye- yeah, hello to you too Dain!" I said nervously. He gave me a soft smile and patted my head. Me not noticing Aether's look at me. "This is the audience chamber" The princess announced to us. "Ah" I muttered to myself and was about to stand next to Aether but he gave me a slight push back, saying he could handle it. I gave a slight pout once the doors to the audience chamber closed. Leaving me and Dain alone waiting outside.

"C'mon Aether.. You aren't the only envoy" I crossed my arms and tapped my foot. "Do you perhaps not like being alone with me?" Dain asked me instantly undoing my crossed arms. "N.. No! Not at all, I'm just wondering why Aether left me out here.." I said looking back at the door. "I see.." Dain replies lowly, his cheeks flushed.

"So what do you do around here" I started as I decided to look past the balcony to the bustling city of Khaenri'ah.

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Today is my last day at the city of Khaenri'ah. It was really fun while it lasted. I met most of Dain's friends, got to try out all sorts of food and even met the one they call Rhinedottir with a little assistant following her, she is quite strict as rumors say.

"Did you know little miss envoy, that Dain here, has the biggest ass out of the royal guards?" Halfdan said with the cheekiest grin on his face. Dainsleif blushes and covers his back with his cape, "I do not" he says. "Hohoho, I thought I was the only one who noticed" I joked with Halfdan. We were in the royal garden, Dain was tasked to look over me and to guide me around the place while Halfdan was with us due to his break. "I'll miss this" I say all of a sudden. Dain and Halfdan fell into silence, looked at each other and decided to bring me somewhere.

"Where are we going?" I asked the both of them as they held my hand. "You'll see" Dain told me. So I decided to stop asking questions and just let them guide me.

Then we arrived at a field of Inteyvats. It was truly astonishing that I was at a lost for words. They were all truly beautiful. Halfdan sadly had to go back to work and left me and Dain alone in the field. "Seems like it's just you and me left again" I say with a small giggle at the end. "Indeed it has..." Dain says. He plucked one of the Inteyvats and placed it in my hair.

"You're very beautiful.."

My heart fluttered when I heard his words. The wind picked up and some breeze blew around us. As we were slowly leaning in we heard Aether's voice,

"Oi! What do you think you're doing?!"

He says as he ran to us. Me and Dain gave a heartful laugh and hugged each other as Aether made his way to us. My brother plucked up one of the Inteyvats as well and placed it into my hair, close to Dain's.

Looking at the interstellar skies, I couldn't help but smile. My two favorite people in the world, next to me... I couldn't be any more happier.

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Finally arriving back to Celestia, ready to leave this world and go to another. I looked at the photo in my hand; a photograph of me and Aether standing in the field of Inteyvats. The photo was took by Dain as a memory of our time in Teyvat. We promised Dain to come back time to time and stay for a while once our mission has been completed.

Me and Aether looked at each other, finally leaving this world they called Teyvat.

"Outlanders.. Your journey ends here" The God says, as she came by to block our path.

"Who are you?" I asked her.

"The sustainer of heavenly principles.. The arrogation of mankind ends now" She says sternly.

Me and Aether felt the ground shake and jumped away from each other, drawing out our swords ready to fight. The fight was tedious as we had to fly and dodge her attacks only then did we go together ready to stop her, only for her to trap me. Aether stepped away in moments time as we gave one last glance to each other till I felt my power slip away from me and see a never ending darkness. Though I can faintly hear Aether say, to give me back to him.

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When I awoke, I was near Khaenri'ah. Me and Aether next to each other. "Aether please.. Wake up" I shook him but to no avail. He wouldn't wake up. I left Aether some place I assume would be safe and ran to Khaenri'ah in hopes to find someone to help us but all I see was destruction.

I ran through the city in hopes to find someone and I did. He took me out of the city before a debris fell onto me.

"Dain.." I say, relieved.

He gave me a look. A look that says I shouldn't have come back. I reached out to him but he stepped back. "The gods did this didn't they.." I muttered as I looked back onto the ruined city. Dain stayed quiet as he looked at me.

"Dain! I thought you said they were to be trusted! You lied to me, you lied to the people!" I grabbed him by the collar and saw his remorseful eyes.

My feelings for him didn't go away. I let him go and went back to my brother.

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I have joined forces with the ones they call the Abyss. In hopes to get revenge of the gods as well as helping the people of Khaenri'ah. 500 years have past and Aether is soon awakening. I walked to my brother, who was in a case we placed him in.

"Your highness" One of the abyss heralds came to me. I looked back at them and crossed my arms. "The plan will be set in motion soon, let us take your brother" They say. "Proceed" I stepped back and watch him take my brother out of the casing and left.

I looked back at the interstellar sky in the room. I hope my brother chooses his own path in this world as I have chosen mine, but I do hope he sees the truth and comes with me in my path, down the spiraling abyss.

Dainsleif.. The man I have loved through out my journey even now, has become my enemy, trying to stop us from lifting the curse and giving the people their freedom. The path of destruction follows me as I try to find Rhinedottir and fix the world. I've researched a lot.. This isn't the first nation that has fell into destruction. History repeats itself and I intend to make it right.

My beloved, I hope you will be well.. But I will not hesitate to eliminate you as you try to stop me. The fleeting moment of happiness, I have forgotten after 500 years.

"We will be reunited.. Someday but not today"

I placed the photograph of me and Aether down on the desk in the room as I quietly leave.

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[ane-senpai]

As a resident of Mondstadt, I have always heard much of the knights of favonius, along with their famous alchemist, Albedo. The first time I ever saw him was from shopping, he was with Timaeus at the alchemy area of Mondstadt. I do admit, he was very pretty. The second time was while I was at Good Hunter, eating a meal with Eula, since I owed her. I saw him again, there at the alchemy area but this time with Sucrose. Each time I saw him, I was intrigued, my heart flutters a bit. Maybe it's just my earnest interest in him.

The third time... Was at Angel's Share. He was drinking with Kaeya. I don't know how I ended up sleeping with him that night either. As complete strangers, we didn't know how to interact. So we just kept silent with each other. Yet the world works in unspeakable ways and we kept crossing paths. No matter how much my heart fluttered, its obvious that he doesn't like me back. The tensioness between us was quite obvious. I saw it constantly, his keen interest of his assistant, Sucrose. It was a bitter sweet feeling as they both looked good together and had the same interest.

One thing I didn't expect was him to come looking for me. I lived in Springvale but I have constant visits to the city. It was dark and the rain was pouring. We spent the night by each other's side once again. By morning he told me that the feeling of that first time we had together, wouldn't leave his mind, no matter how much he tried. I was embarrassed but now this thing between us, of him constantly coming to my home at night, happens quite a while. We started to know each other better, talked a while, walked to areas together, and got along very well.

But I knew someday it was gonna end. That was when him and Sucrose announced that they were finally together. It was when I was helping Ellin. Him and Sucrose were surrounded by a couple of knights. We locked eyes for a moment and we knew we had to end whatever we had going on. My chest hurted at that point and I didn't know what to say or what to do. I said my goodbyes to Ellin and went home. That night, was our final night together. By dawn before I woke up, he had left. On my walks around the city I would constantly see them going around the area having their little dates and little talks about Alchemy.

It hurts so much, everything ended even our friendship but not theirs. I knew I wasn't her but I can't help but wish for her to be gone, that I was in her place. During these days I was packing up my things, to leave Mondstadt and move to Fontaine. The world has done something once again and I saw Albedo 2 days before I was gonna leave. We both didn't know what to say to each other. "Hello" I said, rubbing my arm. "Hello" He replies back. Since we didn't have anything else to say to each other, I was gonna go pass him and leave and while I was doing that he grabbed my wrist.

A cliche moment that I only thought happened in books. "I'm sorry." Albedo says. "What for?" I asked. "For everything.." "You don't have to apologize for that" I looked at him but he only continued to look down on the ground. "This might be our final time of seeing each other" I said. "What do you mean?" He asked. "Where are you going?" "I'm moving.. To Fontaine" I answered him. He looked backed at me in disbelief. "I just think I need a new environment" I replied before he could ask why. I pulled my wrist out of his grasp and said my final goodbye to him.

"I wish you stay happy"

Our goodbye was bittersweet, but it would be better this way.

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