DISCONTINUED. Freedom (Xiaoven)

Everybody Wants To Be My Enemy

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Xiao POV:

I sit on top of the tallest tree I could find, yerning for the days when I could fly, when I was truly free

If I was never captured by that god I never would've had to fight, I would still be flying freely

Instead, I'm under the control of another god, Morax, I am very grateful to him for freeing me from my first master, but I'm still not free

Morax, he made me the enemy of freedom, does this symbolize something? Or am I just overthinking it?

I'm probably just overthinking it, but Morax isn't much better than my original master, well, at least he doesn't make me kill innocent humans

Now, I only have to kill demons, which is fine, but I wish I could just fly free and leave all my duties behind

I was built for killing though, it's my destiny to kill for eternity

Honestly, I've grown to like the feeling of taking lives, the crimson red of blood is beautiful and the smell is intoxicating

Maybe I'm just insane, but if I enjoy it even the slightest bit, that makes my job a lot easier

I feel a gust of wind as a giant winged creature lands beside me on the branch

I look at it, it almost looks humanoid, no, it really looks humanoid. It has braided black hair that fades into a glowing teal colour, it's eyes match the tips of it's hair as well as a tattoo on it's thigh that looks like a braclet, it wears a white crop top and matching shorts, that barely cover him, and his wings are huge and white, almost glowing in the sunlight

I'm so jealous of this creature, it's beautiful and it can fly

This thing looks like it could be a god of freedom...

Oh wait.

This must be Barbatos.

Fuck.

I can't find my own enemy beautiful! That might even count as betrayal!

But I want his wings... I wonder if I could take them from him and sow them to my own back...

No, that's not how body parts work

"Hey!" the creature who I assume is Barbatos says with a smile, but if he was really the God Of Freedom, then why isn't he trying to kill me right now?

"Who are you?" I ask him, skipping the formalities of saying hello

The thing laughs "you don't know who I am? I'm Barbatos, the God Of Freedom, of course!" he still acts so friendly... Does he not know who I am?

"Then... We're enemies..." I mumble, wishing I didn't have to be enemies with this beautiful embodiment of freedom

"Eh, you can just let that slide for a bit, right?" he says to me, giving a charming smile

"...why?" I ask, being very confused, I have my guard down, shouldn't he just kill me?

"Because I can sense your longing, young one" his voice doesn't match his tone, his voice sounds very childish but he's trying to sound ominous

"And what about it?" he is the God Of Freedom, maybe he can give me my freedom back

"Well your desire for freedom is enough for me to grant you a vision" he says showing me a glowing gem the same colour as his eyes with the Anemo symbol in it

Yes, he isn't the God Of Anemo yet, but he's the main god living in Mondstadt so he has the responsibility of giving these out for now

My eyes widen slightly as I look at the gorgeous gem known as a vision

"Are... You sure?" I ask looking him in the eyes

"Mhm! You deserve it! I mean you've been fighting for your freedom for a hundred years" he says, handing it to me

I look at the gem, not beliving my eyes, why would I deserve this power? I'm just a Yaksha, just a servant of whoever can get their hands on me

Does this mean I'm Barbatos' servant now? Well, he can get his hands on me literally if he wants... I mean what??

"Why would you give this to someone who's meant to be your enemy?" I ask

"I don't chose who gets a vision, I just deliver them" he smiles "but this does kind of give us a connection now"

"What do you mean by connection?" I ask

"Well, I'll be there when you're in danger" he says "and technically I'm supposed to make you my servant, but with being the God Of Freedom, I don't really want to do that"

"Won't Celestia get angry at you for that?" I ask

"I dunno, you're the first being I've given a vision" he replies

"Well... If I'm supposed to become your servant... I'll do it" I say

"But what about Morax?" he asks me, more scared for his life than anything

"I can serve under both of you, Morax doesn't need to know" I say, this is the first time I've kept a secret from one of my masters, so I'm hoping this won't get me hurt

Barbatos smiles "sounds good! But I'll give you as much freedom as possible, ok?"

I nod, loving the sound of true freedom again, I have a feeling this partnership will end well

"Wait... But won't he know about our partnership from my vision?" I ask

"Oh, right, ehe" he replies "it's fine, he knows Celestia chooses who gets a vision, he won't hurt either of us because of it"

I nod "that's good" ok, so not keeping a secret from my master, good, because I really didn't want to do that

I fasten the vision into my right glove, feeling like this partnership with the God Of Freedom will end very well

I look over his beautiful, slim figure again, not knowing why I find him so attractive, maybe it's because of how skimpy his clothes are, or how his eyes glow, or his wings

Yup, it's definitely his wings, what I would do to fly again, I guess that's why I think he's so beautiful, he has something I want but can't have

Is it really attraction? just jealousy? a mix of both?

Barbatos' voice cuts through my thoughts

"Have you ever wanted to fly?"