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Thoma

"Huh?"

You

"There you have it. I said it."

"I am Teyvat."

Thoma

"Pfft... Nah, come on Y/N. You're terrible at jokes."

You

"I'm not joking."

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"I am Teyvat."

Thoma

"..."

You

"Why else do you think it was some fucking... 'eternal night' when I was knocked out, huh?"

"How do you think I could've sent Inazuma flying across the ocean for it to be that far from the rest of the nations?"

Thoma

"You're... Lying. This is a joke."

You

"And you told me to talk to you..."

*Scoff* "This is just what I expected."

"Whatever, believe me, if you choose."

Thoma just sat there, eyes unfocused, putting two and two together. 

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Thoma

"You're Teyvat?..."

You

"I'm not going to repeat myself."

Thoma

"How... How does that work?..."

You

"One day, some Teyvat spirit God thingy just decided to enter my body."

"Just like you that night when you were drunk, hah!"

Thoma was so stunned, he didn't even pay any attention to the joke you made.

You

"I didn't ask for this if that's what you're thinking."

"I used to be normal..."

"Like you."

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"Except I didn't have those vision thingies."

Thoma

"Woah..."

You

"But some 'Spirit of Teyvat' had to go ahead and ruin it all for me."

"I hate it here."

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"Sometimes she likes to creep out and use my body as her own, doing whatever she likes — just like what happened between me and Heizou just a few moments ago."

"Teyvat's brutal, Thoma." 

Thoma

"That was... Teyvat?"

"Wait- Teyvat's a girl?!"

You

"That's what's important to you right now? Un-fucking-believable."

Thoma

"No!- Sorry! I don't know why I said that, it just... Slipped out I guess?..."

You

"Whatever. Is that the explanation you wanted? Are you happy with what you got?"

Thoma

"I... Don't know what to say..."

"Is that why people call you a God?"

You

"I don't know, probably."

Thoma

"Well... I think you're Y/N, not Teyvat."

You

"Though that isn't true, and I am both beings... Thank you."

.

"... That actually means a lot to me, Thoma."

Thoma grinned.

Thoma

"So, 'Teyvat Spirit Thingy', can you open up a hole in the ground right here and now and make me a nice hot spring to relax in?"

He joked.

You chuckled.

You

"If I do her a favour, then maybe she'll do it for you."

Thoma

"Woah! Cool! So, how does it work exactly? Like- Do you hear her voices in your head? Does Teyvat have an ugly-sounding voice?"

You chuckled, surprised at the fact that Thoma was more interested than scared of the info you spilled. 

You

"Well, Teyvat's voice sounds like... Echoey and intimidating. Can you imagine it?"

Thoma

"Hm... No. Give me an example!"

You

"Hehe, I think she'd be pretty pissed if I mocked her."

Thoma

"Can you switch out with her whenever you want to? What types of foods does she like?"

Thoma rambled on and on, asking you all these stupid questions about Teyvat's "Spirit". 

The conversation went on until the sunset, as it was nearing the time for you to go to bed. 

Thoma

"Woah, cool... I thought you didn't need sleep? Why is the sun setting?"

You

"I force myself to sleep. Plus, it's fun."

Thoma

"Sleeping's fun?..."

You

"Yes. I hate it when it's some... 'eternal night' situation, it confuses too many people. There have been plenty of similar cases in the past, weather reporters can't keep up."

"So, for the sake of everyone, I wake up when needed, and fall asleep when needed."

Thoma

Y/N truly does care about others.

"Ooh... What does Teyvat dream about?" *Gasp* "Are you able to see other people in Teyvat because you basically are Teyvat?!"

He continued on with his stupid questions, eager to keep the conversation running. 

You

"Thoma,"

Thoma

"Yes?"

You

"Enough questions for today, yeah? We should go back and rest."

Thoma

"There's still so much I want to ask..."

You

"And you can ask your questions tomorrow."

Thoma

"There was one more thing I wanted to mention..."

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"A lead! I got a lead for the gem!"

He instantly caught your attention, just as you were getting up from sitting stationary for so long. 

You

"A lead?"

Thoma

"Yeah. You know of the Chasm, right?"

You

"... Sort of?..."

Thoma

"The Chasm's a subregion of Liyue, it's not too far from here. I heard a few citizens in the harbour talking about the gem, and apparently, it's dug deep in the Chasm."

"You and I aren't the only ones out for this gem."

You

"What a pain."

"Let's go rest, Thoma. First thing tomorrow, we're going out to go find it."

"Now that more people know about it, perhaps we can ask around."

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"Well, you can ask around. The moment someone sets eyes on me, it's over."

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-THE NEXT DAY, LIYUE, NOT TOO FAR FROM THE CHASM-

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You

"Well, isn't that just... perfect. It seems like there's a lot of people in the Chasm already."

*Sigh* "I thought it would be emptier than this."

Thoma

"Well those are just treasure hoarders — they're pretty easy to get rid of, so don't worry."

You

"I wasn't planning on worrying."

"Ready?"

Thoma

"Mhm."

Side by side, the two of you entered the Chasm and began searching. 

Thoma

"We've gotta have some sort of luck..."

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-A FEW HOURS LATER, THE CHASM, UNDERGROUND MINES-

Thoma

"Hm..."

You

"Thoma?"

Thoma

"Hm?"

You

"What's up with you?"

Thoma

"It might just be because it's so dark down here... I'm feeling really tired."

You

"Strange..."

You told yourself as Thoma was walking slowly, swaying side to side behind you.

You sniffed the air a little.

You sighed.

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You

"Bounty hunters."

You don't know why you were so surprised. You knew this would happen.

Thoma fell over — you caught him just before he hit the floor.

You

"Archons... He's heavy."

???

"Gas attacks don't work on you?!"

You heard someone yell, though they were hiding. It was hard to decipher where the person was speaking from — it was the Chasm. Voices echoed all over the place.

There were at least 4 of them down there. You heard voices from all over the place, things were getting confusing.

The voices sounded somewhat muffled — considering the gas, you assumed they had masks on to protect themselves. 

???

"That Inazuman's working with you?"

???

"His name's Thoma."

???

"Traitor!"

???

"I see why you're worth so much."

So many words. So much confusion.

You

"I'm just trying to find a gem. A special gem."

???

"Well, aren't we all?!"

???

"Uh..."

"Chongyun, we aren't here for the gem. We're here for them."

Chongyun

"Oh."

"Yeah, that's what I meant. Duh!"

You

"..."

The name "Chongyun" sounded somewhat familiar. Though, you couldn't match the name to the four faces that surrounded you. 

One with light blue hair and eyes. Claymore user, you'd assume, as he was pointing his weapon right at you.

Another with uneven, dark blue hair. 

One with stars as her pupils and long pigtails. A nice hat too.

And the last — one with a red streak in her hair. She was holding an instrument.