Ethereal Awaken // Genshin Impact X M!Reader
Chapter 3
The two glided safely to the ground after their heated battle with Dvalin. Amber rushed to both of them, her voice filled with worries.
Amber
"A–Are you guys hurt?"
Traveler shakes his head in a sign of no.
[Name]
"No, we aren't. Thanks for asking"
Amber turns her head to sounds of footsteps coming towards them. Aether's gaze followed where she was looking at.
A tall man approached them clapping his hands
Kaeya
"You've actually got the power to go up against a dragon?"
[Name] slowly turns to look at this new acquaintance
Kaeya
"Are you a new ally...or a new storm?"
There was this heavy silence until finally Amber decided to tell the information based on what she's seen
Amber
"Stormterror...is attacking Mondstadt itself!"
She looked at the three of them
Amber
"Kaeya, Traveler, [Name], you've come at the right time. We must..."
Kaeya
"Hold on, Amber. Are you perhaps forgetting to introduce us?"
She looked at Kaeya and then shifted her gaze to the travelers
Amber
"Oh... right. This is Kaeya, our Cavalry Captain."
She then introduced them to Kaeya
Amber
"These two are travelers from afar, Aether, Paimon and [Name]"
[Name] could feel Kaeya's eyes staring at him
Kaeya
'𝘚𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦...𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘧𝘢𝘳? 𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮?'
She then gives Kaeya a brief explanation
Kaeya
"I see. Welcome to Mondstadt - though you haven't arrived at the best of times, I'm afraid."
Kaeya
"I understand the anguish of being separated from family"
Kaeya
"I'm not really sure why you're looking for the Anemo God..."
Kaeya
"But everyone has their secrets, right?"
Kaeya
"Haha, relax! I won't press you for more."
Kaeya
"First and foremost, on behalf of the Knights of Favonius, I would like to extend our thanks to you for your help just now."
Aether
"Well, we couldn't just leave the situation to fester"
Kaeya
"Your fight to defend the city against the dragon just now was witnessed by no small number of citizens."
Kaeya
"The Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius is also very interested in meeting you,
and formally invites you both to our headquarters."
[Name] glanced at the Traveler and then at Kaeya, having no say in this.
They made their way to the Favonius Headquarters.
Paimon
"This seems to be the Kughts of Favonius Headquarters. Let's head in."
[Name]
"Ah, Traveler...Are you sure about this?"
Aether
"They might help me find my sister.. I can't let this opportunity go to waste"
[Name]
"...Very well then."
Jean sighed as she crossed her arms, looking anxiously at the continously ticking clock
She got up from the desk and walked towards the door
Lisa noticed this and closed the book she was reading, grabbing Jean attention.
Lisa
"Jean, what's the hurry? I thought we agreed to meet them here"
Jean expresses her thoughts on her mind what worries her
Jean
"There have been sightings of Stormterror outside the city. Once we meet, we must..."
Lisa cuts Jean off as she leaned on the wooden railing.
Lisa
"Relax. I'll lend a hand when the time comes."
The sounds of a door opening grabbed the attention.
Kaeya
"Jean, I've brought them."
Jean sighed in a sign of relief
Kaeya goes on to explain the story to Jean
Kaeya
"... And once it was over, I brought them straight here."
Jean pondered for a while, taking the fact of what Kaeya said.
Jean
"Mondstadt welcomes you, windborne travelers."
Jean
"I am Jean, Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius. This is Lisa, our resident Librarian"
Lisa
"Oh! Are you sweeties here to help us out?"
She looked at [Name] and the Traveler
Lisa
"You're both so adorable"
Paimon
"Hey! What about Paimon? Aren't Paimon cute, too?"
Lisa let out a small giggle
Lisa
"Oh, I can't forget about you, little one. You're too adorable"
Lisa
"Sadly, the timing is regrettable..."
She then moves to the main point
Lisa
Stormterror has caused quite a ruckus in the region since its recent resurgence.
[Name] frowned when the nicknamed Dvalin as Stormterror
Lisa
"Simply put, Mondstadt's elemental sphere and ley lines are now akin to a yarn ball in the paws of a kitten."
Lisa
"For a mage, it couldn't get much worse. My skin is one elemental particle away from a full-blown breakout."
Jean
"If it weren't for this interference, the Knights of Favonius would have better ways to help you than just putting up missing person posters."
Jean
"If it weren't for this interference, the Knights of Favonius would have better ways to help you than just putting up missing person posters."
Jean
"We simply ask that you repose in Mondstadt while we help you seek out your sister."
Aether
I guess really should help out as well."
Paimon
"Paimon will help, too!"
They all look at [Name] for a response
[Name]
"Since Aether agrees, then I will join in as well."
Kaeya
"Good. In that case, we need a plan."
Jean
"With Stormterror now directly attacking Mondstadt, we may have an opportunity to cut this problem off at the source."
Jean
"Lisa has revealed the sources of Stormterror's power with her detection magic."
Lisa
"They're located in the abandoned Four Winds Temples."
Lisa
"Stormterror's ability to whip up these kinds of storms can be attributed to it drawing power from the temples"
Jean
"Our objective is to deal with three of the four temples."
Jean
"I trust everyone understands why we are only dealing with three."
Jean
"Knights of Favonius, time is against us."
Jean
"The storm is rampant. There is no point in maintaining a defensive position"
Jean
"Alright. We need to take initiative and act before the situation escalates."
They exit out of the building, heading to the temple
[Name]
"Your journey is going to get more serious from here.. I want you to be careful.."
Paimon
"Don't worry we will be super duper careful!"
[Name] just gave them a slight smile, which made Traveler's heart skip a beat by this action.
They finally made it to the Temple of Falcon, which Amber was there waiting for them.
Amber
"This is it. One of the deserted temples of The Four Winds."
Amber
"These temples have been left to waste for years now. The people of Mondstadt almost never come here."
Amber
"Yes, there's a chance there's a monster nest or a hilichurl camp inside."
Amber
"Even Stormterror has given up on its own temple."
[Name] mumbles underneath his breath.
Aether
"Wait, did you just say 'its own temple...?' "
Amber
"I also find it hard to accept, but... Stormterror was once one of The Four Winds."
Amber
"Wait... Did you just feel that?"
Amber
"The wind here... Something's off..."
Amber
"Let's go in and take a look, Aether. Be careful. The dragon's power is disturbing this area."
[Name] touched the console and it seems to open the door infront of them
They continue to their path.
Amber
"Wow! I can see so far into the temple!"
Amber uses her pyro skills to burn the vines, blocking their way.
She also defeated one hilichurl but it seems like it only attracted more.
Amber
"The fighting must have got them riled up."
Amber
Well, it's a good thing I've prepared my secret weapon: Explosive Puppet "Baron Bunny!"
But as soon as she was about to use it, it seemed like [Name] had already dealt with them with his cryo ice shards. He walked to the next stage of the temple.
[Name]
"To be honest, they didn't really put up much a fight.."
- They mostly defeated more enemies all the way there until the final reached their destination. -
Amber
"Dragon's breath! Is that where the power is coming from?"
Traveler sighed in relief that this was finally coming to an end.
Amber
"But, at least this way, we've helped Jean out."
Amber
"In the past, we were at least able to defend the city and keep it safe."
Amber
"This, of course, is mostly thanks to Jean."
Amber
"But now with Stormterror directly attacking the city itself..."
Amber
"The winds change, so too should our tactics."
Aether
"Did you made that up?"
Amber
"It's what Lisa likes to say."
Amber
"Speaking of which, The Four Winds we were discussing earlier..."
Amber
"...I'm not saying I don't know our history! It's just..."
[Name]
"So...You don't know?"
Amber
"I mean... A librarian is supposed to be more knowledgeable than an Outrider, right?"
[Name] decided not to bring Traveler and advise him to get some rest while he will help out with Kaeya
Kaeya
"Hm? So it's only you that arrived?"
[Name]
"Mm, I told Aether that I would handle it for him"
Kaeya
"Come closer, can you smell that?"
[Name]
"It's the smell of burnt pyro slimes."
Kaeya
"Something must have happened in the temple."
Kaeya
"I imagine there will be slimes, hilichurls, and... whatever is giving Stormterror extra power."
Kaeya
"Oh yes, it is going to be lively in there indeed!"
[Name]
"No doubt nothing more than a disorderly mob of creatures."
Kaeya
"Oh, ho-ho, you're an interesting one."
[Name]
"What's there to least expect?"
[Name]
"Shall we head in Captain Kaeya?"
Kaeya
"No need for the formality now, just call me Kaeya, but other than that, let's head in"
Kaeya
"No-one makes offerings to The Four Winds anymore, yet the old winds never vanish..."
Kaeya
"We need to clear out the temples for The Four Winds."
Kaeya
"Hmm. If I'm not mistaken, the end of the temple should be up there."
He said, eyeing the distance from afar.
[Name]
"It's most likely would be there."
They duo descends down the stairs to see a group of hilichurls which [Name] defeats easily, using his blade
Kaeya
"From what I observed, you seem to wield a cryo vision like me"
Kaeya uses his cryo powers to freeze the mechanisms, while un knowingly taking [Name]'s hand since he was walking slow, and this freezing would only last a few seconds before the mechanic start running up again.
[Name] didn't mind at all, with this.
soon when they discovered the pyro slimes
Kaeya
"Ah, sorry I didn't notice that I took your hand, I apologise.."
[Name]
"It's alright, I don't mind"
Kaeya
"Your hands are quite soft, though..."
Kaeya says, using his hand to cover his blush displaying on his face
[Name] took care of the slimes as they continued their path.
After much fighting, the duo reached the end of the temple.
Kaeya
"This must be it. Seems probable. Let's deal with it."
Kaeya slashed the anemo weird thing
He clapped his hands soon after
Kaeya
"Bravo, that was so great performance you put there [Name]"
Kaeya
"You are, to my surprise, a well-trained knight"
Kaeya
"The battles you just fought were sights to behold."
[Name]
"Your swordmanship was pretty splendid too Kaeya."
Kaeya
"Ah? Thank you for the compliments"
Kaeya
"Stories of your heroic deeds to save Mondstadt from destruction shall be known throughout the City of Freedom, well into the future."
Kaeya
"Please do visit me at our headquarters when you have the time. I quite enjoyed your company.."
Kaeya
"I also know a lovely tavern, if that's more your thing."
Kaeya brushed himself off
Kaeya
"Quite rewarding, no?"
Kaeya
"We've seized another temple from Stormterror's grasp!"
Kaeya
"I can take care of the rest here. You go take care of other things while I'm at it."
[Name] says, turning around as the other waved a goodbye and walks out from Kaeya's sight
Kaeya
There's no way hilichurls organized an ambush like this themselves-not with their limited mental capacity..
A familiar laughter and the owner appeared behind him. The ice Abyss mage.
Kaeya
"Thus YOU were behind this!"
![[Name]](https://up-pic.mangatoon.mobi/contribute/fiction/6832609/avatar/42704252/1681851263453.jpeg-s200webp?sign=d2c3d57ddddd09d04229470d36862ee3&t=687e7bcf)
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