Living within your abode had successfully calmed down the storm within his heart for the meantime though you know that that is not the solution for his internal chaos.
It's been weeks since Kunikuzushi first stepped into your abode and he has not stepped out ever since.
It worries you for he has simply been silently walking around the abode, admiring the scenery but whenever you'd offer to take him outside and explore, he'd turn tail and beg for you to not leave. The silence and peacefulness within the abode has become his safe space though at the same time, you have a feeling that he may simply just be hiding away from his true feelings.
You'll have to do something about that...
You don't think you can just let Kunikuzushi waste away like this... not when you know that he has more fight in him.
With a deep sigh, you remove your mask, scanning over the field littered with abyssal monsters before materialising in front of the lake inside your abode where you know Kunikuzushi usually waits for you. Just like you had expected, the boy looked up from his position by the edge of the lake, feet dipped onto the cool water, a soft smile on his lips while a flower crown filled with glaze lilies rested on his lap. "(Y/N), welcome home." He gestures for you to sit next to him, the smile never leaving his face as he watches you make yourself comfortable next to him, hands carelessly playing with the cool water of the lake, watching as the ripples make their way to his reflection.
"You look like you have something that you've thought long and hard about, care to tell me?" He whispers, pretty purple irises staring right into yours as you look over towards his direction. "I promise to listen to your every word... it's always a pleasure to hear you and be with you." He continues, irises staring right at you with such adoration that you almost regret ever thinking of bringing him back out into the world.
Gesturing for him to sit closer to you, you let him get comfortable with his head resting on your shoulder as you both gaze out onto the mellow sky, the breeze sending a few leaves flying your way. "I was thinking of taking you back to the overworld... where you can now start your own journey. You have mentioned before that you've always wanted to explore the different islands in Inazuma, have you not?" Glancing beside you, you notice the look of contemplation flash before his face, lips pursed as he takes in a deep breath. "Hiding away won't make the problems disappear. It'll only make them seem scarier than they already are, Kunikuzushi..."
...
Silence permeates the abode as the sun starts to set ever so slowly, casting a mild shine on Kunikuzushi as you feel him lean on you even more. The light makes the cracks on his skin appear from the shadow of illusions that you've placed upon him - a favour that he had asked ages ago -, it reminds you of just what he was.
The electro archon's son...
And you, merely a yaksha who serves the geo archon.
How sacreligious for a demon such as yourself to hold a deity's kin within your arms, tainting their holy grace with your sins... it makes your skin burn at the mere thought of your actions...
How foolish of you to have thought of keeping him all to yourself for so long-
"If I go, will you continue to stay by my side?" The soft voice of Kunikuzushi brings you out of your sobriety. "Upon the call of your name, will you appear before me? Forever and ever? Never to leave my side? Will you promise me that?"
A small smile makes its way to your lips, barely tugging on it as you feel a strange sensation begin to prick at your eyes as you process his words.
How it makes your body feel so warm.
With the heat in your body spreading, you reach out your hand and take his in yours, swiftly manoeuvring yourself to kneel before him as you grasp his hand in yours, the smile on your face now ever more present as you pledge your oath to him.
"As the dendro yaksha of the geo archon, I promise with all that I have to appear before you, Kunikuzushi. To be by your side and spill my blood for you. I will not let any harm touch you as long as I exist. Forever and always."
You don't notice the sparkle in his eyes as you bow down and press your lips against his knuckles, sealing your pledge with the tenderness that only he witnesses.
Forever and always.
