A grin split "Hua's" face. "You get me! Exactly!"
The clash began.
Teyvat witnessed power beyond gods—
[Paimon]: "The SKY—HE SPLIT THE SKY!!!"
[Venti]: "That sword-flame… One strike could sink Liyue!"
[Zhongli]: "Mondstadt would become a smoldering crater."
[Venti]: "Time to flee! Even Rex Lapis would get squashed!"
[Zhongli]: "Barbatos himself would kneel begging mercy."
Their banter hid terror. No worshiper dared boast now—the gulf was too vast.
[Zhongli]: "Notice something?"
[Venti]: "Kevin's holding back."
[Paimon]: "Huh?!"
[Lumine]: "Could Barbatos and Morax together…?"
[Zhongli]: "Unlikely. But why's 'Hua' alive?"
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The Battle Ends
Kevin (sheathing sword): "Enough."
"Hua" (pouting): "My 'Cloud Eagle' technique dissolved your flames! Impressed?"
Kevin: "…That's Fu Hua's 'Golden Wing'."
"Hua": "Renamed it! Gotta modernize~ Pity you're too tough to beat."
She sighed, then turned serious: "Do you believe I'm me now?"
Kevin lifted a hand toward the empty sky—then to his chest. A single feather materialized in his palm.
Kevin: "This belongs to you."
The Phoenix feather floated to her.
"Hua" (laughing): "Ha! Didn't even have to ask!" She tucked it away. "Thanks! Later—"
Kevin: "Where?"
"Hua": "Dunno. Repay debts. Settle scores. Maybe rebuild Taixu Sect… Eh, details!"
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The Offer
Kevin: "Join World Serpent."
Teyvat's chat exploded:
[Nahida]: "THREE invitations now? Is he recruiting the whole world?!"
[Keqing]: "Does World Serpent have a labor shortage?"
[Itto]: "Hah! Like how I recruit gang members—"
[Shinobu]: "Boss. Silence."
[Furina]: "There's deeper meaning here…"
"Hua" (mock shuddering): "Pass! I'd rather start my own group. Besides—" She mimed shooting her head. "Otto's 'alliance' with you? Lies. He sent me to mess with you."
With a wave, she soared away: "Don't die before Honkai does, 'friend'!"
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Aftermath
Jackal arrived, seething: "Lord! You let that impostor—"
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