The Archon of Darkness: a Zhongli x Oc Story

Part One: The Archon of Darkness

"Zeriah is what the people used to call her." The man reminisced looking at a scroll he has next to his desk with her portrait on it, her White hair and Reddish Magenta eyes practically glowing in the portrait that was made of her, he's had it since the day before the Archon war. He loved that day with her, he missed those days.

"I've seen someone like her!!" A little fairy exclaimed clearly shocked. "Aether and Paimon saw someone just like her on our way to Liyue!!" Paimon exclaimed, shocking the man in front of them, his amber eyes locking with Aether's yellow ones, showing that he's listening intently. "Yeah Paimon Remembers! She told us that she's just passing through! And she wanted to meet an old friend!" Aether nodding in agreement. Zhongli then holds his head as a flashback washes over him.

Flashback

"Hello.." a voice says behind him, her pale white hair flowing in the wind as her reddish magenta eyes look right into his amber ones sending chills down his spine. "Can you help me I don't know where I am.." she says looking down embarrassed, her face shadowing in the dim lighting.

"You're in Teyvat a wonderful country. May I ask your name Mi'Lady..?" He asks bowing politely.

"Zeriah.. I don't remember much about my past all I know is that I was home and then bam now I'm here.. and what's this thing on my waist..?" She asks holding the vision, her outfit matching her horns and tail slightly shimmer in the moonlight, the scales almost glittery and like the darkness itself, holding stars.

"This is a vision" he says looking where she gestured. "However that's one I haven't seen before.. " the man says before realizing he hasnt introduced himself "How rude of me, I haven't told you my own name.." He sighs massaging his temples until he feels a hand on his head and his minor headache goes away immediatly he looks at her confused and realizes that her vision is slightly glowing black but before he asks she says

"I don't remeber much about my past but i do remeber small things, like when my father used to massage his temples it was because he was starting to have a headache.." she realizes that her hand is still there and she removes it quickly her pointed ears slightly turning pink. "Sorry.. Force of habit.." She says shyly and he looks at her before saying

"It's no problem.. My headache is gone now, so thank you." he looks at the girl just a couple inches shorter than himself and brushes a piece of her White hair out of her face causing her to look at him a pink tint on her cheeks, her pale complextion practically mirroring the moonlight itself as his amber eyes scan her features he says abruptly "Rex Lapis" she cocks her head to the side slightly confused and he re peats himself slightly looking away "My name is Rex Lapis.. People call me Rex or Morax" he says as he looks back to those beautiful Reddish Magenta eyes.

"Nice to meet you Rex!" she says smiling her smile making the sun seem like it's shining as the moonlight mirrors her hair, practically making her glow causing Rex Lapis, the Geo Archon to slightly gasp at her beauty. He holds his hand out and says

"Follow me, I know some place that you may stay" he watches as she greatfully takes his hand and she smiles following him in speed as they run and when he stops and starts gliding he notices something, she doesnt have a glider so he almost panicks until he see's her gliding next to him, a pair of black feathered wings sprouted out of her back her Vision glowing black showing him that she is using it's power a bit to modify her body by giving herself the curse of wings, once they reach the closest town she whispers something unaudiable and the wings dissapear. he gestures to the small town in front of him and says "Welcome to Liyue, the town I watch over" and she walks up next to him gaping at the small towns beauty and see's a teal haired male walking towards him and bows politely to him. "Ahh Hello Xiao, what brings you here this evening?" The Geo archon asks his subordinate softly in a caring voice