Wait a goddamn second, if the Archon!MC's in the nap au never show up but then people start getting flashes does that mean people will think the 'hated 7' don't exist?! Or even that they're all DEAD!!
Mondstat when they remember, think of the war that happen with Old Mondstat. Did their archon DIE!!! Did he die during that fight in Old Mondstat?! Did his body get taken by the winds?!!!
Liyue when the memories return will wonder before remembering. Their archon was a creature of Geo, a dragon so... was he HUNTED? Was he hunted long before he became archon?! Was he petrified/did he return to Geo?!!!
Inazuma will remember and wonder because in this universe, apparently they had twin archons yet one disappeared long ago which sent the other into a frenzy/rage. Was their archon KILLED?! Did she fight back only to die and for her body to break apart with lightning?!!
Sumaru when the memories come back will ponder. Their little archon was nowhere to be seen, and Rukkhadevata was also still dead. Did... did their archon get taken/absorbed/gotten rid of by the Irminsul tree?! Was her existance GOTTEN RID OF?!!
When Fontaine remembers they will be worried because of the prophecy and the fact that neither Focalors OR their 'fake' archon had appeared... but then they will wonder. Was... was their 'fake' archon TAKEN by the Primordial sea for not getting it's due (Fontaine citizens) last time?! Was she taken by the waves?!!
Natlan's memories coming back will make people bitter but also worried. Their archon was gone, leaving them to fight the Night Kingdom alone. But then they will wonder, was their Archon CUT DOWN by the Night Kingdom so she couldn't fight back against them?! Did the Eternal Flame do something?! Did Ronova do something?! Was her body melted in the lava after being cut down?!!
Now Snezhnaya is a unique case. When their memories return they will be confused and then panic. Had their future archon been punished by the Heavenly Principles?! Had she been punished via the death sentence so that she will never make the Fatui?! Did her body get discarded by the Heavenly Principles in the frozen wasteland where the blizzard runs eternal and is so much worse than everywhere else?!!
Basically they all think their archons are dead but nope, they're just taking a nap in a VERY hidden place.
Zhongli!MC is in noodle mode, or half human half dragon mode, really depends on the day.
Venti!MC is either in wisp mode or bird mode (Archon form essentially but the wings are bigger and puffier and his bird instincts go brrrr), again, depends on the day.
Tsarista!MC doesn't have a shrunken form but she is very enthusiastic with cuddles and will smother you. If she had a shrunken form I feel like for some reason it'd be like either a cat (like a snow leopard) or a white fox.
Ei!MC also doesn't have a different form but if she did it would be a bird, or a snake. Well either way, different form or not, she will cling to you and just drape herself over you so you can't move.
Furina!MC doesn't have a shrunken form but if she did, DEFINITLY an Oceanid, but a small one. Anyhow, she WILL snuggle into you and jam her face in your neck while holding onto you like you're her personal teddy bear.
Nahida!MC also doesn't have a different form but if she did I can see her being an owl or maybe a rabbit or even a jackalope? Anyway, she will definitely be just laying on your chest or against your side/under your arm.
Mavuika!MC would probably curl up against someone or just full on cling to them like a monkey. She doesn't have a different form either but if she did I can see her being some kind of Saurian or a phoenix or some kind of lizard????
I have no idea what their creature forms would be if they had one and you don't even have to take my guesses, if there's one you think works better then feel free to override my own guesses. But that's also only if they had a creature from anyway.
But yea, the nations think they're all DEAD when in reality they're in a giant nest somewhere VERY hidden and overall they're all just purring up a storm (Zhongli!MC is anyway, he's the only one who can really purr, or give the dragon equivalent)
Also for some reason, maybe the seven elements sorta, not condense, but surround their hidden area which hides the seven even more. If anyone else where to discover it they would think it an anomaly OR if they had the memories, then it was the place the archons were killed/their bodies dumped or something similar???
I don't know anymore and I'm too tired to continue or think deeper
Oh yeah, definitely. The flashes start off slowly before the Traveler arrives, but the get worse and worse before it ALL comes back into all the common and immortal folk of Teyvat.
It... was not a pleasant realization, especially if we Makoto, Ei!MC's twin. In this au, imagine if she survived the Cataclysm, and since you mentioned her into a frenzy/rage imagine how she was as Electro Archon compared to Ei!MC.
Saying that, let me say something else. Wanderer. Imagine since Ei!MC disappeared, an unhinged Makoto was the one to create Wanderer, and boy was he going through the motions once he got his memories back and realized who his 'mother' was this time around, and how much different she was from Ei!MC...
Another thing, since this is 'Everyone Hates Archon!MC(s)' au, you can only imagine Makoto's reaction to how Inzauma treated Ei!MC. Worse still if a certain pink kitsune was one of the worse culprits...
Oh, and the thing with the Fatui... gods, imagine if the Fatui never became a thing in this au! The Harbingers and Fatui agents are all stumbling about once they remember the organzation they swore to in the last timeline, cause, uh, their job?! Their lady?!
This brings up the next thing, what the hell Pierro and Captiano had been up to since the Fatui was probably not a thing!
Also, about Focalors... you think she's still in the Oratrice and freaking the fuck out? And did this mean Neuvillette never went to Fontaine?! And the Melusines?!
Everything was a fucking mess on Teyvat!
Sides that... lets go the Archon!MCs themselves!
I LOVE the idea of them all having an animal or creature form! With Noodle Zhongli!MC, fluffy bird Venti!MC, snow leopard Tsaritsa!MC, another less fluffy bird Ei!MC, small but cuddly Oceanid or maybe a leisurely otter Furina!MC, tiny jackalope Nahida!MC, and big lizard Mavuika!MC!
Oh, and picture this! If someone did find them, imagine people get the wrong idea and think the creatures inside are the spirits of 'hated 7'!
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