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    Driven by grief, Aether finds himself in an alternate timeline of the Tevyat he's come to know, where he's now the unwilling Abyss Prince. Some things never change however, even across the universe; the Red String of Fate still binds Venti to him.
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    “Who are you really, Outlander? You hide in shadows, but your eyes shine with the purest of light. You claim to be a Villain, but to me, you’ve helped me, saved me; you’ve only ever been kind. And though you claimed you hoped Fate would never make us meet again, I’ve found myself bound to you by some sort of otherworldly string no matter where I went. So please, won’t you share your secrets with me? I know you feel it - the strange pull between us two.”

    Shocked into silence, Aether could only stare. His fingers stretched across the grass beneath them, nervously tearing the green strands from their roots. Denial flowed from his tongue on instinct, familiar and hushed as it made a feeble attempt to appease the tension between himself and the bard.

    “I’m not...I’m not any of that, I’m not who you think I am…”

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