Work Text:
“It’s alright…
…This isn’t a goodbye…
…see you next time…”
The war has already begun. It is just a continuation of past battles.
The gods goad us on with the promise of their seven treasures. Rewards for the worthy. The doorway to divinity.
Yet buried in the depths of this world lies smoldering remains, a warning to those that dare trespass.
“That throne in the sky is not reserved for you”
But mortal aggregation never stops.
None will escape the flames.
See for yourself.
Mondstadt
The dragon who defended Mondstadt for a millennium finally faces his perturbation.
What does freedom really mean, when demanded of you by a god?
Liyue
The God of Contracts, senselessly slaughtered as his people watched on in horror.
In the end, he will sign the contract to end all contracts.
Inazuma
In the secluded land of the immortal Shogun, the Bakufu rules eternal.
But what do mortals see of the eternity chased after by their god?
Sumeru
The God of Wisdom’s enemy is wisdom itself, and the oasis of knowledge is a mirage in the desert of ignorance.
In the city of scholars there is a push for folly, yet the God of Wisdom makes no argument against it.
Fontaine
The God of Justice lives for the spectacle of the courtroom, seeking to judge all other gods.
But even she knows not to make an enemy of the divine.
Natlan
The rules of war are woven in the womb: the victors shall burn bright, while the losers must turn to ash.
When the God of War shares this secret with the Traveler, it is because she has her reasons.
Snezhnaya
She is a god with no love left for her people, nor do they have any left for her.
Her followers hope only to be on her side when the day of her rebellion against the divine comes at last.
Khaenri’ah
In the perpetual meantime of a sheltered eternity, most are content to live, and not to dream.
But in the hidden corners where the gods’ gaze does not fall, there are those who dream of dreaming.
Some say few are chosen and the rest are dregs, but I say we humans have our humanity.
We will deny this world with a power from beyond.
I remember when you set foot onto this world you said this to me…
“I am a being beyond understanding. I live for eons and live for countless lives.
I am not something that can be comprehended into any simple mortal convention.
Though most beings call me Witness. Overseeing one fate, their destiny in their world.
Few know me as World Eater. Consuming worlds, and ‘eradicating’ their existence.
I dislike the last part, so don’t call me that.
Though you may call me Traveler.”