When the OST part pops up you better be listening to that music as you read, otherwise the experience will be ruined.
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Anyway, I manage to get back. I notice that Mom is also back, safe and unfortunately shaken. If only I had the power and influence to change this.....
I decide that I will simply comfort her for a bit and make sure she is able to sleep at night. I even order Laika to not be afraid to burn down the neighborhood if someone decides to kidnap her. My mother's safety will be the top priority no matter what.
I sigh and then propose that we do the gacha again. I say that she might get something protective, like the bow, or maybe something that can be used against the nobles, etc.
She smiles, happy I am worried for her sake, but a bit reserved about involving me and putting me at risk. She is my mother, after all.
We go to my room and uncover the gacha circle. I already upgraded it after last time to a more advanced version, but now it takes 20 magic ore and 10 butterfly crystals to activate, which is several times the original cost. In exchange, it targets items with higher energy output/stronger presence.
I had brought out the materials from my storage, which I had there thanks to Cifera's adventures. Like, honestly, I even have land deeds stolen from the Northland Bank. Holy, this cat has no restraint.... All the better for me, though!
Arye goes first, and after the circle glows for a bit, a film camera appears in front of us....??????????????
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There was also a file which me and Mom skimmed and discussed.
I then go second and summon a glowing orb with a moon crescent within a missing piece of it. It glows a dark blue tone and emits a very soft hum of power.
The floor and circle underneath it start frosting over, and me and Arye feel the air cooling down.
A small note has also appeared with it: 'Frost Moon Marrow'.
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LET THE FUCK
What side of the abyss did this thing spawn from?! Last I damn checked, it wasn't even supposed to exist!!
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"Ah, fuck."
"LANGUAGE!" my mom reprimands, then continues. "What is your reaction anyway? You seem very worried about discovering this orb, ball, or mini moon?"
"I am. Simply put, this paints a massive target on my head if certain people find out I have it," I reply, resigned to the possible madness of it.
Now I find myself falling sideways into my closet, only to accidentally set off the familiar summoning circle.
I now just stare blankly, wondering if I am about to be painted another target on my back.
I silently decide to hide the damn thing away. Yet as I touch it, it gets absorbed into my hand, only to appear as a small crescent mark on my right hand. Fuck. You know what? Ignore it, and the problem will go away by itself. Surely.
I then notice a blue butterfly that looks to be made of blue and yellow flames. Yet when it lands on my hand, I don't seem to get burned.
As it does, I seem to get a sense of connection, and a name pops into my mind: 'Shorekeeper'.
Odd name. Also, it seems that it was summoned after I, in shock, accidentally activated the familiar summoning.
I then watch it fly away, only to land on the camera and seemingly merge??? I now see the camera flying, and on my retina, a 'screen' forms that shows everything the camera does...
The next day, I wake up and head over to the Knights' headquarters. I find Varka and Jean a bit too busy from both covering up 'purchases' and running interference.
They notice me but tell me that they won't act today and instead that I should go focus on experience in actual fighting. I am bluntly told to just go explore and to even get an adventuring license for convenience.
I find myself a bit down and annoyed until I remember a detail and summon Shorekeeper with the Camera.
I then select record, as that is one of the given options to me, and the camera flies up and 'disappears.' I can still see in the corner of my eye the camera view, which appears in third person.
This camera was named the 'Witness of other Shores' but later changed to 'Witness to the Black Shores'.
I am also seemingly able to record my thoughts so that I don't have to verbally express all my thoughts.
I approach the guild counter, and with a few confirmations with Katheryne, the receptionist, I am able to get my guild card quickly and an extermination quest a rank higher than normal, which I could take due to a recommendation letter the guild received a few days ago.
I exit and walk out the gate, and call out Cifera, who jumps onto my shoulder. I had originally wanted to just have her carry me, but since the Camera lets me see my speed, I choose to sprint instead.
Returning: Speed 5km/h
Returning: Speed 10km/h
Music plays in headphones: Endless Pulse (Wuthering Waves)
There's no greater weapon
Than to speak no venom
And instead I choose to answer the call
I grow lionhearted
Faded grey to scarlet
Ever-thundering to answer the call
Returning: Speed 20km/h
Now, the crown is a vow to the
Kind of me I should be
And I'm bound to the vows made to you
And the ones we lost on the way
Returning: Speed 40km/h
Let their names turn into embers
Returning: Speed 80km/h
Let their brave run through our veins
Returning: Speed 120km/h
Let it wake, let it rage on 'til forever
Purple lightning forms at my feet, reaching into forever.
Returning: Speed 140km/h
May we soar, may we trailblaze on
Returning: Speed 200km/h
Now, the crown is a vow to the
Kind of me I should be
And I'm bound to the vows made to you
And the ones we lost on the way
Let their names turn into embers
Let their brave run through our veins
Let it wake, let it rage on 'til forever
May we soar, may we trailblaze on
(Now, the crown is a vow made to you)
(OST end)
I now see the world blurred around me. My eyes barely keep up, yet I push forward.
F.A.S.T.E.R
Returning: Speed 250km/h
The Hilichurl Camp I needed to destroy at the border of Mondstadt, Liyue, and Dragonspine appears before me.
I summon 'Lost Companion.' It is charged with lightning instantly. I slam into the barricades of the camp and reduce them to rubble. My blade runs through the earth, turning it molten.
I pass a water basin and cause a vapor explosion due to the stored-up kinetic energy. I see a Shield Mitachurl in front of me. Yet the shield of ice turns into snow, and the Churl into paste.
My blade glides gracefully through the bodies of the Churls, and with a single strike, I make a meter-radius hole in the mountainous terrain, which finally stops my momentum.
I pull myself out of the sideways crater. My head is slightly cut, allowing my warm blood to flow down my face. My hair is slicked back from the wind. My clothes are bloody and with gut splatters, yet my manic grin is most evident.
I̸̺͓̿̏͘ ̸̠̯͋͗s̴̰̬̣̊̽̀h̸̠͍̪̒̇͋̃o̸͖̼̩͌̀́w̸̱̻͒ ̷̛͎͉ṳ̴̘̯͗͊p̶̠̪͔̯̀̋͑̎ ̵̢̧̛̞̞̽̈͘a̶̛̹̟̒̚s̷̙̰͈̾ͅ ̴̪̭͚̗̎͆͐͗ḁ̴̝̜͍̅̄ ̵͉̔̚ͅd̴̛͔͋̽̽ĕ̸͎͊̈ͅṃ̷̣̪̿͆̚ȏ̶͈͗̀n̴͙̱̲̿̋͊͝ ̶͙͖̏͊̕ò̸̢̫̲f̷̲͇̒͊̌͝ ̴̝̙͚̇̽t̷̘̯͎͛͋͂͝h̶͉̥̹̅̚͜͠ẻ̷̡ ̷̼͌̐ä̶̦́b̵̰͎̦͊̆y̵̼̩̬̪̅̽̚͝ṣ̵̃͊͆̌s̸̳̟̞͗̎̕.̵̧̦̎̌̃̊ The electro power around me scorches the ground.
"Hello."
The gathered Hilichurls, Mitachurls, seven Lawachurls, and two Rogues can't help but step back at the sight of me.
IT. IS. ALREADY. TOO. LATE.
Song switches: Saving Light (Wuthering Waves)
The darkest hour is nearing
In silence we're drowning
Hear the knell of death draw nigh
Beneath the shattered heaven
Holding our faith
Through the tears, it shines
Only way out but I don't wanna take it
Buried lie and we're too scared to shake it
Ooh, our fate is sinking
And this time, we'll fight it
From up high, they jeer at our frailty
Burning lands not worth their empathy
But you can be my saving light
14 targets eliminated, 66 remaining
Strike like the thunder
Stay together
26 targets eliminated, 54 remaining
Burn up the fire
Never say never
40 eliminated, 40 remaining
Save us, save us
Saving light
[Beat Drop]
45 eliminated, 35 remaining
50 gone, 30 remaining
60 gone, 20 remaining
71 gone, 9 remaining
Only way out but I don't wanna take it
Buried lie and we're too scared to shake it
72 erased, 8 scared
Ooh, our fate is sinking
And this time, we'll fight it
73 erased, 7 running
From up high, they jeer at our frailty
Burning lands not worth their empathy
But I can be your saving light
75 erased, 5 sprinting
No more fear
We're ushering a new world
Revolution, it's our call
Tragedies in repetition
We'll show them how we defy
76, 4
Shattering the darkness
77, 3
I will lead you through the night
78, 2
Together face it
79, 1
We will be the saving light
N̶̢̧̛͎̹͈̥̖̤͎̦͖͑͋̽͐͑͆̽̽@̶̧̡̲̜̺̮͉̫͚̿̈̒́̇̍͘̕͜͜͠N̸̢̧̞̥͕͔̹̣̫̊̉̐͒̽̆͗̍̐͜͝ͅ&̶̢̼̲̙̳͍̮̈́ͅ
[OST end]
"Phew, well that was fun!" I speak aloud, even though now this place is nothing but a battlefield filled with corpses.
"Music really does hit different when fighting," I say, smirking and licking my own blood off my face.
"All the wounds I have aren't even from the battle. It was just from my..." I pause and turn around. "Landing."
I then proceed to collect everything and anything that can be considered evidence for my successful quest.
I also take the Luxurious Chest's loot. I am surprised Cifera hadn't gotten to it. Looking over at her, I find that somehow she remained clean of blood and dust.
I chuckle and leave it be as she licks her paw, unbothered by the smell of iron in the air.
I head out of the camp and wash myself in a stream coming down from the mountain. It's cold, but not that cold.
The blood washes out surprisingly easily, and my wounds have closed by now, considering how minor they were.
I get a fresh pair of clothes from my dimensional space and put them on.
Honestly, I look dashing!
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A/N: if you didn't listen to the songs while reading this chapter: shame on you!
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Saving Light.