Genshin Impact: Awakening in the Darkness

The war in Liyue ended in a great victory, and the wars in the other regions also quietly came to an end. The victor of the Demon Gods has been born.

"Xuan Yue, news has come from Sky Island that they intend to establish a ruling government," Morax relayed to Xuan Yue.

“I know, just go, just like we discussed before.” Xuan Yue looked up from the complex documents.

"Also, Morax, I really suggest you find some secretaries to manage Liyue. Look at these documents, everything, big or small, is submitted together. Don't you think they're too dependent on us and that this is limiting their growth?" Xuan Yue's head was covered in tic-tac-toe marks. As soon as Morax saw Xuan Yue nagging like this, he immediately pulled up his hood and flew towards Sky Island.

"And this... Ugh, why did they leave? Oh well, I'll go find them myself. I'm so angry, what kind of person is this..."

———Isle of Skye———

"They're here," [Life] said, reminding [Death] who was almost asleep beside him.

“…Ugh…Mmm.” [Death] opened her somewhat empty eyes.

Tianli rose from her throne, watching the faint lights flying towards Sky Island; no one knew what she was thinking.

"That wind sprite, [Time], was it your creation?" [Space] spoke.

"I don't know, oh dear." Time is muddling again.

[Space] shook its head helplessly and followed [Heavenly Principle] a beat slower to the central altar to wait.

"Hi, Geo Archon of Liyue! I've heard Xuanqing and the others mention you. Nice to meet you. I'm Barbatos from Mondstadt." Barbatos naturally approached Morax to greet him.

"Hello, I've also heard them mention you, but I can't believe a demon god could be like this..." Morax was a little hesitant to describe it, after all, Xuan Qing's words were not pleasant, and Xuan Yue's words were even more boisterous than his.

"What did they say?" Barbatos' eyes gleamed with anticipation as he looked at Morax.

"Let them inform you personally at our next meeting."

"Yeah."

"Oh, that's exactly what I was thinking of doing in Liyue. I'm Ergolia from Fontainebleau," Ergolia interjected.

“I am Baal from Inazuma, and my friend Aying also wants to go to Liyue to have a match with Noah's Vision.” Baal also expressed his idea of ​​going to Liyue.

“Um… I’m Buye from Sumeru, and I also want to go to Liyue… um, to see what it’s like and broaden my horizons.” The Great Tree King also joined the conversation.

"Hey, are you all going to Liyue? Then I'll join you too. I'm Hibarak, the ruler of Nata."

“Count me in too, I am the Queen of Winter, Barnabas.”

"Hey, are you all going? Why don't we just have a party in Liyue?" Barbatos suggested with a smile.

“It’s a great idea, and Liyue would love to hear it.” Morax readily agreed with the idea.

"Then it's settled. Hey, we've arrived." Barbatos was right; they had reached the central square of Sky Island, where [Tenri] and the other four rulers had clearly been waiting for some time.

"Congratulations! A new government has been established, and this is proof of your new identity." [Tianli] took out seven chess pieces of different styles and colors.

The chess pieces flew one by one to the hands of their respective owners.

"Then the new ruling order is established: Mondstadt Barbatos, Liyue Morax, Inazuma Baal, Sumeru Buyer, Fontaine Aegisia, Natasha Shibarak, and Winter Barnabas. From now on, you will be the seven ruling order of Teyvat on Earth. Some things in the mortal realm can be told to you, but not to others."

"Understood," the seven gods swore.

……

After a long while, the seven gods finally left Sky Island, still wearing the cloaks that symbolized their rule, but the atmosphere was exceptionally heavy.

"Gentlemen, we have arrived in Liyue. When you have time, Royavis and I will warmly welcome you all." Morax bid farewell to the gods.

"Farewell." All five gods departed, except for Barbatos.

"Isn't the Wind God going back to his territory?"

“My Mondstadt is only a few hundred miles away from your Liyue. I can fly back in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. No rush, no rush. I’ll go with you to see Noahvis. I haven’t seen them in a long time.”

"Okay, but he's in a bad mood right now..."

"It's alright, I can play a few more pieces for him."

Morax sighed. He had already advised him that whatever happened later would have nothing to do with him.

The two gods hurried to the pavilion above Liyue, where they saw annotations all over the ground and Xuan Yue with a gloomy expression.

"Morax! Look at the recent reports. Things have been quiet lately, but all sorts of scoundrels have shown their faces. They're hoarding grain and daring to set such high prices. They're maliciously inflating prices and even daring to falsify documents. Do they really think they can fool me with their eyes?" Xuan Yue threw stacks of lists at Morax, and even Barbatos wasn't spared.

“Um, Xuan Yue, we have a guest,” Morax reminded Barbatos, which startled him.

"He's Xuan Yue?! I thought he was Xuan Qing now, he's so full of resentment."

Barbatos spoke up, which made Xuan Yue quiet down a little, just a little. He then pulled out a report on the winery's supply from Mondstadt from another stack of documents.

"You've come at the perfect time! If I hadn't been held up by official business, I would have gone to Mondstadt myself!" Xuan Yue handed the report to the bewildered Barbatos, at least a little gentler than Morax having a report thrown in his face: "You should really keep an eye on your noble circle. They dare to send me letters with all sorts of threatening tones. They even dare to talk about monopolizing Mondstadt's wine industry. If it weren't yours, believe me, I'd raze Mondstadt to the ground today!"

"..."

"..."

Morax and Barbatos, watching the increasingly agitated Xuan Yue, transmitted their thoughts to each other.

(Is he always like this? Are you sure this isn't Xuan Qing?)

(No, I'm sure. I guess it's because I've been writing too much copy lately and I'm in a bad mood.)

(This is Liyue, right?)

(yes)

(You must be the ruler.)

(yes)

(Xuan Yue is probably not 1000 years old yet.)

(Yes...)

(Morac, isn't this considered employing child labor? According to the age calculations for demon gods, your little Xuan Yue is the youngest demon god, bar none.) Barbatos retorted: (Look what you've driven him to.)

(...) Morax looked at the piles of documents on the ground and wondered if he had left so many documents unapproved before he left.

"Xuan Yue...where did you get all these drafts?"

"Ah, which ones?" Xuan Yue stopped muttering to herself. There was too much copywriting, and she didn't know which aspect Morax was referring to.

"How long have I been away from the Isle of Skye?"

"Hmm, about 15 days."

"These documents probably didn't exist before I left. Could this be the General Affairs Department's establishment and the Seven Stars Governance Plan?"

"Oh, those things? I used the ancient Liyue system, just with some improvements. After all, the Thousand Rock Army is good at maintaining order, but the unsettling elements in the shadows are very active, so we set up the General Affairs Department. But since their actions in the shadows can't be done openly, the best solution is to set up an acting authority within the General Affairs Department." Xuan Yue realized that Morax was back, which meant he could go out and have some fun.

"You can choose from these lists. These aren't my jobs anymore. I've been working for you for so long, so I'm going to have some fun now." Xuan Yue said, then grabbed Barbatos and ran off, throwing five large lists at Morax's face in the process.

"..." (I need to talk to Xuan Yue about this next time; this habit needs to be changed.)