Genshin Impact: Awakening in the Darkness

The moment Xuan Yue and Morax emerged from the cave, all the immortals were stunned.

"Morax! How did you get in?!" Gui Zhong was a little confused because Xuan Yue and Xuan Qing were in seclusion and had sealed the entrance to the cave. She and Ruo Tuo both wanted to go in but couldn't.

"Your Majesty, have you finished approving the documents? How could you be so fast?" Ping'er looked at the somewhat guilty Emperor with disbelief.

"Xuan Yue, have you come out of seclusion? Come quickly, I've made a lot of delicious food, come and have a taste!" Mark Hughes called out, "Oh dear, after thinking about so many new dishes, I still wanted you to be the first to try them."

"Kitchen God, you're so disloyal! I even helped you out!" Narumi complained with a smile as he brought over the dishes.

Other immortals also gathered around.

"Heavenly Lord, you came out of seclusion too quickly. We just finished setting up the formation." Xiaoyue and Lishui laughed, while Liuyun didn't hold back and slapped them: "You can set up the formation, but why do you keep moving my mechanisms around!"

"Oh dear, there wasn't enough space to set up the formation, so I just moved it a bit." (Sliced ​​Moon)

"you!"

"Xuan Yue, what's wrong? Are you unhappy?" Ping'er, being observant, was the first to notice Xuan Yue's unusual behavior.

"Uh...it's nothing..." Xuan Yue hadn't figured out how to start the conversation. Looking at the immortals before him, he suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness. Morax gently placed his hand on his shoulder in encouragement, but...

"Bang!" Xuan Yue suddenly shrank in size, turning into a child-like figure.

"Ah! So cute!" Before Liu Yun could make a move, Crane beat him to it and snatched him away first.

"Hmm... my divine power is unstable, I'll maintain this form for now..." Before Xuan Yue could finish speaking, Ping'er, who was trying to sneak up on her, grabbed her and carried her away.

"Ah~ It's alright, it's alright, we don't mind, little Xuan Yue is just too cute!"

"Hey, Ge Chen! You're cheating!"

……

The neglected Emperor silently withdrew his hand from mid-air: (Hiss, why does this feel so familiar...) He then turned to look at Xuan Yue, who was being held, and thought: (You're doing this to conserve your divine power, aren't you...)

Little Xuan Yue was surrounded by the immortals until late at night when they had finished their revelry and had to leave. Only then did they reluctantly put Little Xuan Yue down.

In the empty room, only Morax and the transformed Crescent Moon remained.

"I'm leaving," Xuan Yue said indifferently. "I just told them I had something to do and was going back to Mondstadt."

"Don't worry, Xuanqing will be alright..." Morax comforted her.

“…Hmm.” Xuan Yue responded softly, then transformed into a shooting star and flew swiftly towards the sky above Sumeru.

The Wisdom Palace of Sumeru—

"Why do I feel so uneasy lately? Is danger approaching?" The Great Tree King clutched his chest, gazing out the window as a shooting star streaked across the night sky.

A shooting star? Xuan Yue had reached the edge of the desert and was resting briefly. Without Xuan Qing's share of power, traveling in the darkness was still very taxing on him.

"Xuanqing..." Xuan Yue murmured to herself from her high place, with no one to confide in...

"Hmm?" The Crimson King Ahmar sensed an unfamiliar power, opened his slightly narrowed eyes on the throne, looked up at the sky with his golden eyes, sighed, and flew away from the throne.

Xuan Yue was meditating, recovering his depleted strength. But the next second, he was instantly thrown from his spot, a weapon striking him squarely in the middle. Upon closer inspection, the handle of the weapon was similar to Li Yue's spear, but the pointed end had been modified into a rounded shape.

"Who goes there?" Ahmar's tone was icy, like that of a dictator.

"Hoo~ Just asking the routine question, you're Ahmar, right?" Xuan Yue took a deep breath to calm herself down.

"Yes," Ahmar replied briefly.

“Then,” Xuan Yue drew her Shaoyang Sword and attacked Ahmar, “that’s it!”

Ahmar resisted with his scepter, and the sparks from the clash of weapons sent up a cloud of dust.

"What exactly are your intentions, Your Excellency!" Ahmar distanced himself, attempting to speak with Xuan Yue.

Xuan Yue didn't answer, instead flying into the air. His Shaoyang Sword instantly transformed into a bow and arrow, and he aimed and fired at a distance. His eyes reflected only the image of the enemy at that moment.

Ahmar dodged swiftly, even using the yellow sand to obscure Xuan Yue's view.

"It's no use." Xuan Yue continued to fire accurately at Ahmar.

(So ​​powerful!) Ahmar blocked the arrow with his scepter and tried to bury Xuan Yue with the yellow sand. Xuan Yue did not dodge, but simply snapped his fingers, and an even stronger wind broke through the situation that was covered by yellow sand.

"This is our first meeting. I don't know why you would try to kill me!" As he spoke, Xuan Yue fired dozens more arrows, but they were all blocked.

"You have violated the taboo!" Xuan Yue's anger turned his eyes red. Shao Yang transformed into a spear, his long hair tied into a crown, and his white robe into armor. He faced Ahmar once again.

When Ahmar heard the word "forbidden," his hand paused slightly, a subtle but noticeable gesture that Xuan Yue noticed, and the gun in his hand became even more swift and deadly.

"The desert... an enemy attack?!" The Great Tree King sensed the aura of another demon god and immediately got up and rushed to the battlefield.

The group continued fighting until they unknowingly reached the heart of the desert, where dawn was breaking.

"Akhmar, I have made myself very clear, you have lifted the taboo!"

"Hmph, it seems you know a lot, but if the power of this forbidden knowledge is transformed, it will no longer be forbidden, will it?" Ahmar said disdainfully, still arrogant.

"It violates the order, and its existence is destined to harm Teyvat!"

"Why are you so certain! If the knowledge it contains is deciphered, it will transform into our power!" Ahmar's somewhat frantic tone further enraged Xuan Yue.

"Why are you so sure... Heh," Xuan Yue sneered. As the sky began to lighten, starlight began to appear on her hand. These starlight multiplied rapidly, splitting from one to two, and from two to eight, quickly spreading across the entire desert region and enveloping Ahmar as well.

"I control the 'order,' tell me why I am so certain!" Xuan Yue snapped her fingers, and a starlight exploded, blasting a deep valley into the surrounding area along with other starlight.

"I will say it one last time: put the taboo back in its place, or your people will fall into this chasm."

"Ha, you think this can fool me?"

"This is just one of them. Since you want to see it so much, then so be it." Xuan Yue flew into the sky and quickly formed an array. Ahma immediately had a bad feeling and quickly followed, trying to stop her.

Xuan Yue didn't even turn her head. With a wave of her hand, the gods following behind her were blocked outside the formation and could only watch as these formations multiplied and grew larger, overlapping in a straight line.

Xuan Yue looked at the demon god below, who had broken through several formations and was trying to rush towards him. The demon god was reckless and looked somewhat disheveled. He wanted to laugh, but couldn't. He thought of Xuan Qing suffering, and of his vanished aura, and the smile vanished…

"I admire you; you truly deserve to be called a top-tier demon god. But this ends here." All the formations lit up with white light, preparing to unleash their power.

"Please, for my sake, give me a chance!" The Great Compassion Tree King rushed over, his anxious expression genuine, and hurriedly tried to stop them.

"No interest." Xuan Yue ignored him and was about to make a move when the Great Compassion Tree King quickly spoke up: "I can sign a contract with you! We can resolve this forbidden knowledge ourselves, and I will also give you my essence blood!"

Xuan Yue paused, her expression unchanged, but her mind was racing: (How come she seems to know everything! Great Tree King... Morax, is that you?!)

"Yawn! Why do I always feel like I'm being watched lately?" Morax took a sip of hot tea and said dismissively, "I hope Xuan Yue doesn't do anything foolish."