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It was now a few minutes later,
After he used his Time Power to bring everyone back,
Even while knowing well what it would mean for his own future...
*THEIR punishment, which should be coming soon enough...
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"...T-there's a big chance, almost certainty, that I am going to die in the future...!
...As a punishment from THEM for using my Time Power...A-and having THEM perceive me as a threat to their rule...
...I-I promised to be more careful...B-but there must be a reason why I...W-why I chose to...
...I-I am sorry...I-I really didn't want you to know...Y-your reactions...
...M-Morax' reaction was bad enough...B-but now...I-I didn't want…Y-you to know…!"
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"Natlan's barrier is going to be destroyed and many Abyssal Monsters will pour in.
...The barrier between the Human and the Void Realms already has so many cracks that even if mended, it wouldn't hold on for much longer. Especially when those monsters perform a combined assault on it."
"...And the following battle will leave Natlan destroyed and many if not most of its citizens killed.
...Then, unable to stay still and watch the tragedy unfold, Big Brother will..."
...
A fact that Jean, his Dandelion Knight, knew about quite well,
*So it was no wonder that as soon as she woke up and noticed him...
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“Venti, you actually...Why did you do that...?!
You know full well that by using so much of your Time Power to Reset the Timeline, THEY are going to notice and soon punish...!”
“...I know that I should have been more careful, especially after...Promising you to…
...I...I couldn't ignore it…! I-I just couldn't…! T-the whole nation was…! A-all of those people...!
...B-both from Natlan...A-as well as...O-other nations...I-including...M-my own...!
...H-how could I…?! H-HOW COULD I DARE IGNORE IT?!”
'There was no way I could have ignored it! There is no way I could have left you all to die!'
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“...Venti, you…
...I apologize for suddenly yelling at you, but you must understand that…”
“...I-I know. Y-you are just worried...A-about me…
...B-but in that...K-kind of situation, I...I-if I just...I-ignored your...D-deaths…
...I-I would have...N-never forgiven myself...F-for the rest of my...!”
...
To think he would yell at her in such a way,
Even though she was just worried about him...
*And she was definitely not the only one who felt this way...
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"...I understand why you told me to keep calm, Barbatos, but if what you said truly comes to pass...
... I truthfully have no idea how I will react...In the worst case scenario, I fear I might go berserk...
...And I will not stop until I am dead.
' The same way as selfishly acting upon all your desires without regard for others is not true freedom, following a predetermined path makes you no more than a puppet. In life, a balance between the two must be maintained: Following certain rules, while being free to be yourself.'
...The same concept applies to us, Barbatos. Due to our nature as the God of Contracts and God of Freedom respectively."
"...And the same goes for our Millenia long friendship, right, Morax...?
...And considering our long friendship, if something happened..."
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"Just as you would not stay unaffected if something happened to me, Barbatos, neither would I if something were to happen to you.
I would not take it well if you were murde...If THEY punished you."
Just like Morax did once he shared this with him...
*And later on, at THE MEETING during Ludi Harpastum...
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"...Bard, you...? What did you just...?!"
"Venti, what do you mean by that...?"
"...Big Brother is going to die...?!"
"...Lord Barbatos, you...!"
"Is this some kind of cruel joke, Barbatos?!
DO YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY, YOU JERKASS...?!"
...
"Tell me, what is going to happen...? Why would the bard...?!
WHY WOULD OUR ARCHON NEED TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF?!"
...
"...But first...
...I would also very much like to know what is going to happen in the future."
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That's right, the rest of his children,
They must be really worried for him, as well,
Especially after how he...Suddenly yelled at Jean...
*As he could feel them looking towards him in sadness and regret,
Unsure what to even tell him to make the situation even a little bit better...
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As if anything could be done about it now...
*His currently...Hopeless situation...
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His words suddenly cut short,
As he felt something gravely amiss,
This sudden and unexplained feeling of dread...
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Telling him that he was in great danger now...
*To think it would be so soon after he reset the Timeline...
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"҉Y҉o҉U҉r҉ ҉T҉i҉M҉e҉ ҉I҉s҉ ҉U҉p҉,҉ ҉B҉a҉R҉b҉A҉t҉O҉s҉"҉
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THEY know
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After that sudden...'Message',
He soon got another one...
*One which left him feeling uncharacteristically cold...
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"YoU sHoUlD nOt HaVe ThAt MuCh PoWeR, bArBaToS
AnD yEt, YoU dArE cOvEt WhAt DoEs NoT bElOnG tO yOu
ThIs Is OuR pOwEr AnD oUrS aLoNe!
NO ONE ELSE HAS THE PERMISSION TO TAKE IT!
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YoU kNoW wHaT's CoMiNg NoW, rIgHt...?
YoUr PuNiShMeNt AwAiTs~
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YoUr 'PrEcIoUs' PeOpLe, So CaLlEd 'FaMiLy' AnD 'fRiEnDs', We WoNdEr HoW sAd ThEy WoUlD bEcOmE oNcE tHeY kNoW~
ThOsE dUmB aNd SiNfUl HuMaNs, So UtTeRlY wEaK aNd PaThEtIc
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Oh, ThAt'S rIgHt, It'S nOt OnLy ThOsE mOrTaLs YoU fOoLiShLy SeE aS yOuR 'cHiLdReN'
YoU hAvE aCcEpTeD a LoT oF tRaSh InTo ThE nAtIoN
HoW uTtErLy dEsPiCaBlE
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We SuPpOsE tHaT wE cOuLd 'TaKe CaRe' Of ThOsE nEXt, AfTeR wE fINiSh 'TaKiNg CaRe' Of YoU, bArBaToS
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AnD dOn'T eVeN tHiNk AbOuT rUnNiNg FrOm YoUr PuNiShMeNt
ThE mOmEnT yOu LeAvE mOnDsTaDt, YoU kNoW fUlL wElL wHaT wIlL hApPeN, dOn'T yOu...?
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ɘW ɘꟼoH UoY ɘЯɒ YbAɘЯ, ʜꙄi⅃oOᎸ OmƎᴎA ͶoHɔЯɒ
ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉ɐ҉H҉!"
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He was on a time limit now,
But as to how much time he had left...
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"̵̛̥̤͉̖̀̾̅̉̌͌.̷̛̭͓͊͛̑̽.̵̟̾̊̈̾̋̄.̷̡̡͈̗̩͈̰̠̉̿͊͆̒B̴͉̥̌a̴̞̭̟̬̍͒̓r̴̯͒b̸̡͉͚͓̤́̿͆͊ͅa̶̡̛̗̦̙̖̟͑̌̑̋̂́̚̕͠t̵͙͌̑̈́̇͛͗̽o̵̞͚̜̙͓͔̝͉͘s̵̯͇̮̜̥̓̌̃̒͗͑̃,̸͚̜͎͓̦̖͖̫͌̈́͗̍͒̉̏͘͠͠ ̷̺̥͓̰̰̪̥̿̿̓̈́̔̿͌́͑͝Í̸͖͆ ̸̡̢̻̯̬͔̳͙̜̭̒̉̈́̏̀̂͠ȁ̴̡̘͈̖̖͊m̷̨̗̼͊̍̈́̈́̒ ̶̨̟͚̟͑̄͂͂̊ś̶̯̖̟̟͍̱̭̐̋͛̋̈̓̚͜o̷̫͋r̸̦̺̯̟̳͉͎̫̤̮̾̒̂̉͊̌̂̓͝r̵͚̗̽́̿̎̑y̶̨̹͓͕̣̣͈͚̟̓̈͊̌̈́̌̀͌.̷̙̼̲̤͗͘͜.̵̛̱͚̘͛̈́̿̎̅̔͐̀͘ͅ.̷̡̘̖̘͎͌̈́̽́̽̀͝"̶̮̼̱̈́
Kairos'...His mother's regretful voice...
*She definitely knew when and how it was going to happen,
But as to why she wasn't telling him more than this...
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Just how soon was it going to be...?
-The Rächer of Solnari has been finally dealt with. -A familiar voice was heard from nearby ten minutes later, as Dainsleif and Capitano arrived to 'the gathering'. -...It's already been around 30 minutes since the Timeline Reset and yet the Abyssal Invasion still did not happen...-Dainsleif, who was the speaker, soon mumbled with an equally thoughtful and serious expression on his face. -...Could something perhaps happen inside the Abyss at the time between the complete destruction of Natlan and the recent Reset...?
-'Bingo'! Something did indeed happen during that time! -An unfamiliar voice was suddenly heard from somewhere above, coming from a woman with long black hair with dark pink/magenta highlights, tied into two side-plaits resting just over her shoulders with white ribbon around it in an X-shape, who was now sitting on top of a nearby tree's branch. -After splitting from the cute birdie, Little Murata got so mad about her people getting killed left and right, she shifted into a dragon, went into a murder frenzy on the abyss Monsters nearby and then flew into the Abyssal Tear! -The woman soon added, looking and sounding eerily amused, as she was now swinging her legs in a playful manner. -...I do wonder how Little Mauvika is doing now...? Is she still alive or did she die...? How many Abyssal Monsters did she manage to kill up until now...? With that amount of pure rage, it must be a lot, right...?
-...Murata is inside the Abyss now...? Furiously fighting against any Abyss Monster she comes across...? -Barbatos couldn't help but soon ask, wondering if he really heard it right. If what this weird-feeling woman said just now was true, then...-...Even if she is physically strong, to go into THAT place alone...
"She managed to stop the Abyssal Invasion from happening again, so she must be doing just fine there, right...?", was left unsaid,
As the Archon couldn't say this, probably foolishly hopeful, sentence aloud...
*After all, if the eerily-feeling woman's words were true...Murata was now probably...!
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“...H-huh, this is…It, isn’t it…? My last…’Stand’...
…I actually went…A long way…So many of…Those monsters…Killed by my…Hands…
…Good…Very good…I have finally…Managed to…Avenge them…
…For how long…Was I…? The time here…No…It doesn’t…Matter…
…I did…It…! I did…It…! I finally…Did it…! With this…Natlan and…Its people…Can…Finally…!”
No, he should think about it more carefully before starting to overthink again!
He shouldn’t get himself so worked up he will start experiencing a panic attack!
*Just like he almost did that time when the Traveler hadn't called him in time…
…
The Traveler woke up to the sight of darkness,
As something heavy was pressed down on their body,
A sticky liquid tickling down their face, its scent that of metal...
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Suddenly, as if struck by the Raiden Shogun's lighting,
They remembered where they were and why,
Soon moving the dead body off them...
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Razor, who jumped to shield them from a fatal strike,
And was now a bloodied corpse, laying motionlessly by their side...
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And he was not alone, as many more bloodied bodies were scattered around the place,
Too many of which were of familiar people, who were still alive just hours prior...
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Seeing the scene around them, they couldn't help but voice out a laugh,
A hollow raspy laugh of someone who had lost far too much,
And who was now waiting for their own end to come...
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"...To think that it was all a sweet dream, our so-called 'win' against the Abyss. It was all a horrible lie...A dumb illusion I was seeing when...!
...Razor died to save me and yet I...I just blacked out in the middle of battle! And this is after getting caught unaware and even the Sigils that Venti made weren't of any help...
...That's right, they were practically useless, those ‘Sigils of Permission’. I shouldn't have stopped him from making more, considering how weak they turned out to be. On the contrary, I should have forced him to make at least double the amount."
They bitterly said, their face contorting into that of pure disdain...
"...That's right, Venti. This is all his fault. The person I so foolishly thought was my friend.
...I trusted him and he betrayed me, giving me those useless 'Sigils of Permission' of his instead of actually being of any help!"
They added in rage, upon taking the last of the sigils they had,
Tearing them all up and soon throwing them away,
The pieces flying over the many corpses...
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"All those people must have trusted him, too. Even foolishly believed in this so-called 'God of Freedom'. And how did he repay THEM?! How did he repay ALL OF US?!
THAT PATHETIC AND USELESS COWARD, WHO HID HIMSELF IN MONDSTADT, WHILE SENDING US ON A DEATH MISSION!
IF NOT FOR THIS "OH SO GREAT" "LORD BARBATOS" BEING A COMPLETELY USELESS AND DESPICABLE LIAR...!"
…
Perhaps this weird woman was lying and things were actually…!
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"...Yes, somehow there were Shadow Mimics of everyone who was once affected by corruption. From what I noticed Mauvika, Dainsleif, Vennessa and Capitano went after the more...'Problematic ones'."
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"Rerir, Rächer of Solnari and one of the Five Sinners of Khaenri'ah. I knew you will show up now!"
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"Seems like Dainsleif is somehow holding his own. But it doesn't look like it will last for long.
...If you want to help Dainsleif against the Sinner, don't. I shall do so instead."
Dainsleif and Capitano appeared just in time to stop that...'Person',
But while he noticed Vennessa 'get revived' together with everyone else,
Murata on the other hand...Was she really...Inside the Abyss right now...?
*And was she truly...Now on the verge of death or even...?
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Oh, thankfully, Murata was still alive...
*But for how long will she...?
And why, did she decide to...?
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-I know what you must be thinking, Little Barbatos and I know the answer to some of those questions. Answering shouldn't take that much time either, so I suppose I could do that, right...?~ -The woman suddenly said, looking and sounding very amused now, as she soon stopped swinging her legs. -...Little Murata is still alive, but barely. She had used almost all of her Pyro Energy in order to kill as many Abyssal Monsters as she could. I would suggest you go and save her, before she completely disappears~ -The woman explained, looking and sounding eerily cheerful, as her expression suddenly turned thoughtful. -...Before flying into the Abyss, I also heard her say things like: "...I should have expected this outcome. Seems like no matter how many times I'm reincarnated, it's my fate to die in battle.", "Since that's the case, I should kill as many of those monsters as I can, and if I die during it, then so be it." and "...Hopefully she...He wouldn't blame himself for what is happening now or the decision I am about to make."...I wonder what it was all about...? -After these words, the woman's expression turned confused, before there were a few seconds of silence. -...Oh well, it doesn't really concern me, anyway. Little Vennessa should know more, so you can ask her.
The woman suggested, upon pointing towards the now slightly-confused 'Spirit Woman',
As she soon showed an amused smile, moments later teleporting away,
And leaving everyone to ponder on what she just said...
*Some more than others...
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-Columbina, acting mysterious again...-Capitano was the first to say, as he looked towards the now-vacant tree branch, before there were a few seconds of silence. -...But no matter how cruel-sounding her words might be, she never lies. What Columbina just said is 100% the truth. -He admitted, before turning to look towards Dainsleif. -...You should create a 'Pyro Archon Search Party' in order to find and save her before it's too late.
-...Looks like it's the most logical thing to do now. Even though I still don't have a high opinion about Archons...But since it’s an Honorary Sacrifice, it deserves my utmost respect. -Dainsleif soon admitted, looking and sounding very thoughtful now, before there were a few seconds of silence. -...Traveler, I want you to join me on this quest to the Abyss. You must be feeling much better now, right...?
-I am, yes. -The Traveler soon admitted, looking and sounding reassuring, before their expression fell. -...But while my Twin is...I don't remember if I was ever inside the Abyss, the deeper part of it where Mauvika must currently be at...Besides that, that time at Enkanomiya, because there was too much corruption for me to handle, I almost...-They soon admitted, looking and sounding conflicted. -...I am not sure how much I can actually help you, Dain.
-You have become much stronger lately, so your Purification Power should be enough for us to fulfil our Stealth Rescue Mission. -The other reassured them, showing a small smile, before his expression suddenly turned deadly serious. -...Besides that, if things are going just like I imagine them to be...What we actually need to do is quietly follow a certain linear path, find and secure the rema...'Mauvika' and then quickly and carefully leave the Abyss before we are spotted.