Whilst I Still Remember
A bitter smile falls from your lips as you take in the sights of Liyue’s vast scenery. It really has grown so very much since the Assembly’s destruction. Looking at how far it’s come, you can’t help but wonder if Guizhong would be proud of what the people had grown into. Though the thought is quickly dismissed, as you already knew the answer. She always did adore humans…
With a sigh you tear your eyes away from the sight of your beloved Liyue.
You knew that your time was short, far too short for explanations and lamentations. Far too short to make it clear to your adepti how much you appreciated them, not in person. You’d fled, locking yourself away. You’d prepared for this day for centuries; yet it felt almost surreal that it was truly here. The seals you had carved so long ago lit up with amber as the power that had been stored in them finally was unleashed, just as potent as it had been in your prime when you’d prepared them. As you were now, you knew that you wouldn’t be able to break them, not without your Gnosis. That’s precisely why you’d agreed to the Tsarita’s proposal. Liyue had begun to flourish apart from you, it did not need your guidance any longer.
Now you are unable to give that guidance whether you wished to or not. This seal was your final act, your last gift to the land you loved so much. Each and every factor has been meticulously scrutinized for decades, outcomes -however unlikely- had all been take into account and planned for.
The seal was your masterpiece.
It would also be your prison.
You had to ensure that you would not be able to exit it. For even the more resilient of stones will inevitably cave under time’s toll. Just as Azadha did, now you soon will. Already memories had begun to grow hazy, it had startled you when you had been speaking with Alatus about the past, only to realize in surprise that you could not recall the events clearly. It had been only a few months, moments really when compared to the lifespan of a god such as yourself, but you were certain now. What would it be like, you wonder, to lose yourself as your dear friend had? Will it be painful? Or perhaps you would simply not even notice until the very last vestiges of your sanity slipped away? Regardless, you were here now, the one place where you could be sure that you would not harm the land. The seal you had crafted for yourself was intricate, detailed, and powerful. Even if your maddened self were to be powerful enough to damage it; you would have forgotten the knowledge of how to operate it; and thus it would remain shut permanently. You had to make certain that you could not harm your people, your beloved nation, in your insanity. As an archon, you had shielded many from danger; and now you shielded them from yourself.
Clinging to the final thoughts of protecting your people, the seal that had waited deep within the earth for untold centuries finally completed its purpose. The whole of Teyvat’s people shudder as the roar of a dragon shakes the very earth, before falling into silence.
Within the captivity of your own making; you defended Liyue from its final danger;
You; It’s own god.
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