[ The Hidden Archon ]

「 24 」

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『 I'll be here, you won't feel lonely anymore 』

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Liyue — the land etched in gold and contracts, the ruler of gold and the ruler of stone, Morax. The tale of the flower and her stone begins, memories that linger in gold shall reveal what was untold . . .

As the sun set over the horizon, a small group of travellers continued to journey on the setting sun. Aether, the ever so golden boy of the group looked beyond their path, his golden eyes spotting a huge tree that harbors some sort of inn.

" Woah! Is Paimon seeing this right? The tree has a house built within " the floating fairy, in awe by the appearance, exclaimed. The Everlasting of Peace was fascinated to see such architecture as well, albeit that Sakurai's architectures are much more unique compared to the present she sees, but then again, the child has never seen different structures that don't belong to Sakurai.

The road ahead gifted them the vibrant golden color of the trees and nature, similar to mora, a wonder indeed. As they walked, a familiar Statue of the Seven is seen, the appearance of the statue Geo Archon, sitting on his rightful throne with his hand occupied by a cube. But one small detail that (Y/N) didn't miss seeing is a tiny five petaled flower that rests above the Archon's hand, which confused the Floret Archon.

' As far as I know, Morax never had those before in his statues . . . ' the (E/C) eyed girl thought before her companion, Aether, stepped in front of the Statue of the Seven, resonating the power of Geo within him, his once teal colored earrings now turned into the color of gold, the color of Geo.

Her eyes staring at that one tiny detail, memories surging but interrupted by the tug of her Everlasting of Gentleness. Enki, the gentle daisy, sensed the memories of his mother, the emotion that builds up with it was quite overwhelming. Rei felt it too but knowing that Enki is with her to bring back their Sakuya back to reality, she followed the two ahead of them.

As they drew closer to the spectacular building, (Y/N) noticed a familiar scent of a blue lotus flower imbued with the aura of Karma. A downcast expression emerged from her face, another one who is dear to her is near, this time she felt guilty that she never showed up to their meeting place, after all . . . she promised to meet him everyday.

But her eternal sleep came thus feeling the blue lotus flower full of karma, she wasn't there anymore to help ease the pain. Knowing his attitude, it would be quite difficult for her to talk to him, without getting killed by his own spear of course.

As her mind swirled around the Yaksha, Aether noticed the turmoil and anxiety on her. The blonde traveller can easily tell that there is once again a history connected to the flower and place they choose to stay in. Paimon led Rei and Enki first towards the elevator of the inn, the rattled Floret Archon stood frozen, not knowing what to do once she met the Yaksha.