Chapter 1: prologue
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Venti had started getting bored in mondstad since the traveller left and how she saved liyue, he wanted to see how liyue was after what happened, so, after some thinking, he decided he would go to liyue himself and see how Morax was and see how liyue changed, he started planning on what he needed which was not much, after all, he was and archon, he really didn’t need food or drinks but he decided to go to the good hunter anyway to buy some food, he got down from the statue’s hands and walked there “hey Sara!”-the bard said to the owner of the good hunter-“I wonder if I could get some food for I am going to travel”-he finished saying, Sara already knew he could only pay whit a performance so the bard in a green cape didn’t find the need to say so “hello venti, of course, and I’m guessing you will pay whit a performance?”-the woman asked and venti nodded his head happily, he gave Sara the list of foods he wanted and, after performing, took them into a small bag he obviously didn’t steal from Diluc, and so, after packing some more stuff like mora he asked for and a few apples, he walked to mondstad’s gates on the way waving to everyone, and then, walked away from the city calmly towards liyue
Chapter 2: chapter 1
Summary:
Venti arrived to liyue and spends the day whit his friends like the old times
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The windborne bard had soon arrived to liyue, he already knew how Morax looked as a mortal and Morax knew how he looked too but he also knew Morax, or Zhongli wouldn’t be in liyue harbour so he decided to go to Mt. Tianhgen, after using a ton of anemo currents to get up faster he reached the top and saw Zhongli looking over Liyue Harbour, he waved to Zhongli and Zhongli waved back “hi Morax! How is liyue holding up”-Venti said to his godly friend and waited for an answer which he never got-“Zhongli?”-After that Zhongli finally snapped out of it-”hello Venti, liyue is fine, how is mondstad?”-The god asked his shorter friend-“good! Want to go for a walk?-Zhongli nodded so they walked down the mountain together back to where they used to meet whit the other archons, when they arrived the both sat down together like back when the original sever used to meet at the same place and talk, Venti took a stolen bottle of wine out of his bag and poured it in 2 cups “I got your favourite!”-The bard exclaimed waiting for a not so serious smile from his friend, which he gave but seemed fake-“what’s up whit you today? Age caching up?”-the bard joked and laughed but Zhongli still seemed far even thought he was right next to him, they joked for a while, well, venti did, till the bottle of wine was gone and the sky was dark and cold full of starts, the bard looked up to the sky- “pretty, anyways, it’s getting dark we should be going back to liyue harbour, thought I don’t have a place to sleep”-Venti said wishing to lay down in a comfy bed “you should go to Wangshu Inn, tell them I told you to go” –Morax finally spoke in all of the day, venti was happy about it- “okay! I’ll see you tomorrow, come seek for me and I’ll take you to mondstad!”- The bard said and glided down the mountain then started walking to the Inn, soon enough to not freeze he was already laying down in bed and as fast as he can strum a string of his lyre he was asleep
Chapter 3: chapter 2
Summary:
Venti takes zhongli to mondstad and meets his other friends at the tavern
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He woke up to the sounds of birds signing, he slowly got up from bed and saw he slept in full clothes, again, then remembered what he had to do today and got up, braided his hair and put on his backpack again, Venti ran down to the entrance and saw Zhongli waiting for him.
“I’m sorry I got up late!”-the Anemo god said scared of his friend and not wanting a rock into his head, but Morax only smiled which was weird, he walked to Liyue harbour seeing he ran out of food and drinks and bought food and drinks for the way, then ran out of liyue whit Zhongli following him, they only got to stone gate till it was dark so they decided to camp, Venti whit the help of the wind set up a big tent fast and made a campfire, he put the food on top of it to re-heat it and sat down with the tall man “so, venti, how is mondstad?” –Morax asked, finally starting a conversation by himself- “it’s good! It did change a bit since you came though, there’s loads of new people around, I’ll take you to the tavern to meet some of them!” –Zhongli smiled, venti took the food of the fire and ate it, Zhongli, apparently, wasn’t hungry so he just walked in the tent, after venti finished eating he did the same thing and they both fell asleep.
In the morning venti woke up before Zhongli, which was again weird, he packed some things they left out and woke up Zhongli, they both spent half the day getting to mondstad without getting attacked by hilichurls, when they arrived venti instantly took his friend to the tavern, there was already kaeya and Rosaria in there and Diluc was the bartender today “hey guys! I brought a friend from liyue with me!”-he presented Zhongli to his friends and they waved at him and Zhongli did the same back, they drank all night till Diluc kicked them out, Venti and Zhongli both were going to stay with Diluc so they walked whit him to his house and into a bedroom each, they were both asleep almost instantly
Chapter 4: chapter 3
Summary:
Zhongli seems off, maybe too much
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
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Venti decided to be a guide tour for Zhongli today, they walked all along mondstad and talked, mostly venti about their nations and the people in them, venti left his favourite for the end, starsnatch cliff! They talked happily till venti noticed Zhongli’s eyes, they were foggier than usual, and he did seem more distant than usual so he got worried and decided to ask him “Zhongli are you-“- the bard didn’t even finish his sentence and his dear friend fell into his arms- “Morax!”-he screamed worried and his friend just smiled and stopped breathing, he hugged his friend crying and fell into the floor- “Morax please don’t leave me alone” –he cried and cried, he didn’t want to be the last remaining of the original seven but apparently celestia had other plans, he cried over and over screaming his friend’s name till he couldn’t anymore and Morax’s body faded only leaving his pendant behind, he picked it up and wore it, he stayed there all night mourning the lost of yet another one of his friends
Notes:
wrote this all in one go and whit a test in 3 days, sorry if its short maybe ill write more of it if its liked
bdzowyog (Guest) on Chapter 4 Tue 16 May 2023 11:20AM UTC
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