Original God's Dark Priest

Wagin is located in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain.

Safir was surprised when he heard the news. It was here that Vagin met the Cult of the Abyss when he betrayed the Fatui. Now he is back here again. Or has he never left?

Saphir didn't think about it and went straight there.

When we stepped into Mondstadt, Wendy appeared. Although the God of Wind didn't care much about Mondstadt's trivial matters, he still had to welcome the important people.

Seeing Wendy's figure, Safir frowned slightly. This guy appeared all of a sudden. It was unclear whether it was expected or a sudden whim.

Instead of dodging him, she chose to land on the snow-covered cliff, facing the smiling bard.

"Miss Safire suddenly came up the mountain so late at night. She seems in good spirits." Wendy smiled innocently.

Saphir also laughed: "I suddenly wanted to see the snow, so I came here. What are you doing here at this time? It can't be... hunting wild boars, right?"

She looked around and found the surrounding environment somewhat familiar. After a little thought, she remembered that this uphill slope was very famous in the game. It was not because of its beautiful scenery, but because there was a hidden BOSS here: the real king of Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, the Big Snow Pig King.

She still remembered that she accidentally came here to pick fresh meat and found many frozen snow pigs. So she happily cut out the Xiao Palace and started harvesting.

Then, the Snow Boar King was enraged. This big guy rushed out with tremendous rage and started to charge around. She was not in the team with Zhongli, so she was pitifully gored to death by the Snow Boar King.

This is one of the bosses that impressed her most in the game, second only to the Three Swordsmen.

Now that she was revisiting the old place, she felt a little emotional.

Seeing the emotion in Saphire's eyes, Wendy chuckled, "Not really, I just happened to come here and met Miss Saphire.

You look like you have good memories here?"

"I do have memories, but they're not great..." Saphir said sullenly, then changed the subject. "Alright, there's no secret between us. Just tell me why you're blocking me here."

What nonsense and unrealistic talk is going on. This is not politics. There is no nuclear deterrence or nuclear strike in this world. There is no need to be a riddler. If there must be a nuclear bomb, it will only be her.

Saphir had said this much, and Wendy couldn't play dumb. He smiled and said, "What purpose could I have? I just thought that you suddenly came to this snowy mountain, it can't be without a reason.

You always make a big splash, so I came to take a look out of curiosity."

"Oh, just joining in the fun." Saphir looked at Wendy with a hint of disdain. "You're a god, and you can see every little thing that happens in Mondstadt. Why do you have to come here to see it?"

"Hey!" Wendy didn't deny it and smiled as if it was a matter of course.

Safir was too lazy to pay attention to him, which was considered as tacit agreement for him to go with him.

Waking is at the bottom of the Xingying Cave, so the two of them have to go to another platform halfway up the mountain in the west and enter the Xingying Cave from the cave entrance there.

On the way, Safir did not hide anything from Wendy, but told her the purpose of this trip in detail.

After hearing that they were going to meet Rosaline's former subordinates, Wendy showed a complicated expression.

Saphir knew what he was thinking. It was meaningless to discuss who was right and who was wrong in the matter of Rosaline. However, it still left a regret in Wendy's heart. The abyss invasion five hundred years ago caused huge losses to all countries, and Mond was no exception.

Rosaline went mad because of the death of her lover. Wendy, as the god of wind, failed to stop her in time and failed to make amends afterwards, leaving her in pain for hundreds of years. This was his dereliction of duty as a god of a country.

Although no one would blame him for this, he couldn't just pretend that it didn't happen. Now that it had been so long, he didn't know how to bring it up.

Wendy was also very clear about the matter of Vagin. From his point of view, he should not be involved in the internal affairs of the Fatui. In addition, some of Saphir's plans at the time, if the information was leaked out, it might affect her arrangements. Wendy could only choose to turn a blind eye.

This delay would be a huge misunderstanding.

Wendy looked at Safir with a hint of ridicule.

Saphir felt uncomfortable being stared at, and glared at him fiercely: "What are you looking at?"

"I see you've grown a mouth too. How did this happen?" Wendy chuckled.

Saphir's face darkened, and after a long silence, he sighed softly, "It's all injustice."

Wendy agreed with this very much. He felt that the word "injustice" used by Safire was very apt. Isn't it just injustice?

Soon, the two arrived at the Xingying Cave.

This place has probably gone through a round of cleanup. The hillikuls who originally occupied this place have long disappeared, replaced by a few busy abyss mages.

Looking at these furry little guys flying around with shields of various colors, Saphir clicked his tongue. Kong was really irresponsible. He didn't send them away even though he knew she was coming. If a conflict broke out, who would be the one to suffer?

Wendy also saw the Abyss Mages. He looked at Saphir hesitantly and said, "Didn't you make an agreement with that guy? It seems that those little guys don't seem very friendly."

While he was speaking, the abyss mages had already gathered together, staring at the two of them with eager eyes.

Safir spread his hands and said, "I don't know. Maybe that person has other plans?"

Just as the two were about to attack, a loud shout rang out, startling them: "Everyone, step back! How dare you act so impertinently when we have distinguished guests here!"

Looking in the direction of the voice, I saw a middle-aged man with glasses wearing Inazuma clothes.

Saphir looked at the other person with a strange expression, while the other person put his hands in front of him, rubbing his hands in a flattering manner.

Seeing this wretched look, Saphir opened her mouth and pronounced a name: "Yuan...Shang?"

"Hey! My name is Horii now." The man with glasses waved his hand and gave his current name.

Saphir looked strange: "Hori? Why does it sound so familiar? Do you believe in light too?"

"What light?" Fuchigami, who called himself Horii, was a little confused, but he got down to business. "The prince said you would visit, so he asked me to wait here."

Saphir didn't dwell on that and simply said, "Well, take me to see Wagin."

"Well..." Horii hesitated.

Saphir looked at him with a stern expression, somewhat dissatisfied: "What's the problem?"

Horii wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead and said with a stiff face, "Actually...Wagin's condition is a little...uh...not so good. I don't particularly recommend you go right now."

"What do you mean by 'not in good condition'? Do you think I have plenty of time? Do I need to make an appointment to see him? Where do you get the nerve to do that?" Safir glared, and an aura no weaker than that of a god burst out.

Wendy couldn't help but shrink her neck, secretly complaining: "Hey, hey, hey, this is not a joke... If this place collapses, we will all be buried alive..."

Fortunately, Saphir didn't mean to cause trouble. He suppressed Horii's aura for a moment and then withdrew it, but his eyes were still unfriendly: "Take us to see him immediately. I don't have time to beat around the bush with you."

She still has to go find Dainsleb later, and after finishing all this, she will set off for Nata. Time is tight and the task is heavy, so there is no time to delay.

Horii secretly groaned inwardly, but still began to lead the way.

Saphir and Wendy followed Horii and soon arrived at a blocked door.

Looking at the locked door, Saphir frowned and looked at Horii with a questioning look.

Horii smiled awkwardly. "Because Mr. Waking always gets angry suddenly, I locked him up to prevent him from losing control and accidentally hurting others."

"Even if the Abyss Mage is killed, he will be resurrected in the earth veins. Why be so cautious?" Safir was a little puzzled.

Horii sighed and slowly said, "If it was just a normal loss of power, it wouldn't be difficult to resolve, but that's not the case with Mr. Waking..."

Then he told Safire the whole story.

It turns out that Wagin, as the carrier of the Loom of Fate, often experiences power outages due to his depressed heart. The Loom of Fate, as the weaver of the earth veins, has the ability to modify the memories of others because of its high self-awareness before it is fully formed.

Once he loses control, the memories of everyone around him will be tampered with, deleted or implanted with all kinds of inexplicable memories. Even the people of the Abyss Cult cannot guard against this.

This ability relies on the earth veins and acts on the world tree, which is why Wagin was transferred here.

The Xingying Cave is far away from Xumi, and the impact range is relatively small. This is also a measure taken to suppress the uncontrolled lethality of Wagin.

After hearing this, Safir finally understood.

So it’s not that Wagin was left here, but he was transferred here to prevent his lethality from being too strong.

Safir couldn't help but sigh softly. He had to admit that this Wagin had a special connection with the snow-capped mountains.

After hearing this, Wendy showed a conflicted look on her face. If what Horii said was true, then Wagin was indeed in danger now.

He didn't really want to join in the fun.

Saphir naturally saw through Wendy's thoughts and shook his head, saying, "You'd better leave first. This ability relying on the earth veins has no effect on me. He can't modify my memory."

"Well, that's the only way." Wendy didn't insist. "I'll wait for you outside."

Saphir thought for a moment and then reminded him, "Let's go to the city. I'm worried that the snowy mountains aren't safe enough."

"Please rest assured about this. Wagin's ability has no impact outside the Xingying Cave." Horii immediately assured.

But Wendy decided to stay away from it. After all, it never hurts to be cautious.

After Wendy left, Saphir said, "Open the door."

Horii didn't move.

Saphir frowned and was about to speak when she saw the other party take out a key and handed it to her. Looking at the key handed to her, her face was strange.

"Hehe...um...I don't want to be affected inexplicably...please..." Horii said this, and Saphir understood what he meant.

He took the key unhappily, then Saphir kicked Horii out: "Get away, it's annoying just to look at you."

Having said that, she really didn't intend to torment the other party.

Although Yuanshang is a flatterer and a smooth talker, he is not a bad person at heart. In fact, in the Abyss Cult, he is one of the few people that Saphir likes, so Saphir doesn't mind taking care of him.

After standing there and waiting for a while, feeling that Yuanshang should have gone far away, Saphir stepped forward and opened the door.

The moment the door opened, a strange wave came out from the door. The wave was so strong that even Saphir felt uncomfortable, and a slight tingling sensation came from his brain.

This is the pain of suffering a mental shock.

After calming himself down, Safir looked inside the door and then opened his eyes wide.

Inside the door was not the expected cave, nor were there any mechanical objects, but rather a small world.

This little world is very strange. The sky is purple and there are three orange suns in the sky. Under the shining of the sun, the whole world is filled with a touch of warm orange.

There was no land on the ground, but instead an endless orange ocean. From Saphir's perspective, one could even see the strange-shaped fish in the water.

A familiar figure stood on the water with his back to her.

She took a cautious step and walked in.

Her right foot tentatively stepped onto the water's surface, but did not sink into it. The water actually provided enough support for her to walk.

Feeling this, Safire understood that this was a world of mind images, and everything was based on one's own self-perception.

Saphir has the ability to walk on the water, so she will not sink to the bottom of the water, and the figure not far away should be the ruler of this world.

"Wagin." Safir took two steps, stopped at an appropriate distance, and called out the other person's name.

The figure trembled slightly, then slowly turned around and looked at Saphir.

Safir stared at Wagin. She hadn't seen him for a long time, and she wanted to observe Wagin's changes carefully.

After Wagin turned his head completely, Saphir saw his full appearance and sighed slightly in his heart. At the moment, there was no special change in Wagin, and he was still the same as before.

This was not good news, because it would be difficult for her to obtain information about the other party from their appearance.

Waking saw the girl who called him clearly. There was no special emotion in her eyes. She just said lightly: "Dark Priest...Aurora."

"Wow, you don't even want to call me sir now." Saphir was not annoyed, but was just curious about his tone.

She saw neither hostility nor respect in the other person's eyes, which was good news. At least this fight didn't have to happen.

Waking stood up straight, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled: "I am about to die. The hatred of the past is no longer important."

"Although I'm glad to hear that you've let go of the past, I still think the misunderstanding between us needs to be resolved." Saphir said in a relaxed tone.

Wagin looked puzzled: "Misunderstanding? Is there a misunderstanding between us? You are the high and mighty executive officer, and I am just a small soldier. You don't have to explain to me. I have thought about it for a long time and understood some things.

The Executor's arrangements always make sense, and some sacrifices are necessary, both for your Excellency and for me."

"What if I tell you that Rosaline is just faking her death?" Saphir looked closely into Wagin's eyes, trying to read his emotional fluctuations.

Wagin was indeed stunned, but he quickly regained his composure: "It doesn't matter anymore."

"Hmm?" Saphir frowned. This shouldn't be the case. Did Vagin actually not care about the lady's life or death? What kind of magic potion had Sora fed him?

The next second, Saphir's doubts were resolved. Waking said calmly, "I am indeed surprised, but I am not surprised that the lady is still alive. I am surprised that you would come and explain it to me in person."

Saphir was stunned. She hadn't thought about these things. She just felt that Vagin shouldn't be kept in the dark, that's all.

"You are different from other executive officers. This is something I have thought of before, and today is a confirmation of it. Since becoming the carrier of the loom of fate, I have learned a lot.

"I've known for a long time that the lady was still alive, and I also knew what you had been planning. She faked her death to kill the doctor. It was a setup. Now you've got what you wanted, and the lady has been reinstated. Everything is going smoothly," Waking said calmly.

As he spoke, he suddenly laughed at himself, "How ridiculous! I was deceived by the Doctor and chose to join the Abyss Cult. I even considered becoming your enemy. But now that everything is settled, I suddenly realized that I had been deceived from the beginning...

Like a hopeless fool."