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Everyone thought that the war against the Abyss would have brought destruction to Teyvat, but it was Teyvat that destroyed itself. Natlan drowned in hot lava as its volcanoes exploded and the abyss took over the surviving land. Inazuma was filled with monsters that the nation’s army was unable to fight against, as well as the sea level rose trapping half of the land inside an endless ocean. The Sumeru rainforest became one with its desert, everything dried out and only sand remained. Liyue and Mondstadt managed to stay intact, but its civilians decided to refugee to other nations due to the economy and living situations worsening. Snezhnaya, although with less damage compared to the rest of the regions, decided to cut ties with the rest of Teyvat. Fontaine was the “luckiest” region that managed to stay in one piece with its strong army force. Now with the prophecy curse being lifted, the Fontainians were able to live a normal life. That didn’t seem to be the case for the rest of Teyvat tho.
With the death of the hydro empress, Focalors, Fontaine needed a new leader. That’s when Lady Furina, still really young at the time, took her place on the throne alongside the Chief Justice as her special advisor and leader of the Court of Fontaine. Feeling bad for the rest of the regions, Furina signed a contract with the other rulers that Fontaine will be used as a temporary Teyvat until the people were able to get back to their feet and previous lifestyles. Thus were the 5 kingdoms of Fontaine formed: The Sumerian kingdom ruled by the Dendro empress Nahida alongside her son and grandchild with the help of the Akademiya, the Liyue kingdom ruled by the adepti with Zhongli as their emperor and leader, the Inazumian kingdom ruled by the Electro empress Raiden Ei, the Fontainian kingdom ruled by Lady Furina and the Iudex, and the Natlan kingdom ruled by…
“What do you mean you want to retire from your role as the Pyro empress?!” a distressed Furina exclaimed, her voice echoing throughout the Opera Epiclese. “After everything I’ve done for you and your people you decided to leave the throne? How am I supposed to rule over Fontaine with one less empress, it’s already hard with the five of us, imagine how hard it will be with only 4! How will the people react to this?”
Clorinde, the Duel Champion and personal bodyguard of Lady Furina stepped in placing a hand on her empress’ back to calm her down. “Take deep breaths, my Lady, we wouldn’t want you passing out. I’m sure miss Mavuika has her reasons for doing this.”
“Yes, I do” Mavuika placed a hand on her chest before continuing. “I have let my people down. I had promised to protect them no matter what the abyss brought to us, but I failed, countless innocent people lost their homes, loved ones and even lives. My husband’s heroic death was the last straw, he lost his life defending Natlan, the same Natlan that now became a waste land. That’s why I’ve decided to retire from my responsibilities as the Pyro empress and settle down for a more normal life. Don’t you worry tho, I have already talked this out with my tribespeople, and we already have some candidates to take my place.”