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Zhongli's Ideal World Session 2

"In his long life, he has met countless people, and shall meet countless more still.

As they say: the waters change course, but the mountains move not."

--The Raiden Shogun

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[ This is so weird, ]

Hmmm...what sort of blessings and advice? I assume people don't get to meet the Geo Archon very often?

"No, just once a year. But advice in terms of business ventures for the coming year. And blessing as in helping people in their time of need. Liyue is a nation that believes in the strength of its community and the bonds between people."

[ And contracts ]

[ "Business ventures", the fact there's apparently a god(????) giving advice related to it, the docks he saw while he was in the sky earlier...lots of commerce, then?

(Actually, Lark also has questions about why a doppelganger of him is here, but he's not so sure it'll help figure things out, so he'll put that aside for a moment.) ]

Seems a little distant. [ Can't help but comment on that. 'Once a year' seems a little... ] Just who is the Geo Archon, anyway?

"The Geo Archon is Guizhong also known as Rex Lapis. She is the God of many things - God of Dust, God of Commerce, God of Wealth, and God of Trade. 3,700 years ago, she won the Archon War and gained a seat and blessings from Celestia."

[ ...One of these things is not like the others? Hmmm?

Shit, let's trying and figure out which questions seem the most important. ]

Wait, okay, uh, what is the Archon War? What does she look like?

...And I guess if she descends only once a year, what does she do the rest of the time?

"The Archon War was a time where many gods existed on Teyvat. Many fought each other for power, greed, or to protect their own. When the dust settled, seven gods remained and were blessed by Celestia to be the Seven Archons we know today. Seven elements, seven Archons, and seven nations.

That is the land of Teyvat.

As for what she does in the meantime, the Geo Archon is always with us. She is always looking out for the safety and prosperity of Liyue. There are even rumors that she takes on a mortal form to interact with her people."

[ ...Is it normal for gods to war with one another, he's actually not sure? Manipulative manoeuvring, sure, but it doesn't work like that in Wu-Jian. Then again, he only needs to think about the Hundred Kingdoms to wonder about that. ]

So...I'm guessing Celestia is kind of like Yu-Shan? [ Wait. Doppelganger him probably doesn't know what that means, ] The divine will of Heaven, or something...?

What are some popular depictions of the Geo Archon?

"We do have a concept called the Heavenly Principles. Perhaps that is similar."

[ And Eclipse thinks for a moment ]

"When she is openly expressing herself as the Geo Archon, she usually appears as a woman wearing indigo with glaze lilies in her hair.

Though some say in a mortal guise, her eyes are always blue."

[ ...

He's not sure if he wants to ask about these principles, for some reason. ]

I see. Then...uhm, well, this probably quite blunt of me, but I do have a contract to uphold, so...

What's has Zhongli idealised about this 'Rite of Descencion'? [ Maybe now that he has context for all this, he can figure some things out? ]

[ INT: 7 response ]

"You're looking to fix the erosion, right?

Well.

Here's the thing. Zhongli is the Geo Archon. At least in the normal timeline anyway.

But he always thought someone else was more deserving."

[

Well actually, that explains a lot of things? No wonder his grandpa energy is that powerful? ]

Edited 2021-12-31 02:45 (UTC)

[ RIGHT! OKAY! You can't spend the whole time gaping about this Skylark, you worry about the implications of this and how some of your previous interactions kind of hit different now later. ]

...Guizhong is someone important to him, then?

"Yes. They fought together during the Archon War.

She did not survive to see the founding of Liyue Harbor."

[ It's so weird, hearing someone with his own face say something like that. ]

...So if the Rite proceeds as it is, we'll have to fight her, I'm guessing.

[ Bad,

Or rather, it just seems especially cruel to do in Zhongli's 'ideal world'. ]

Thank you for your help. I'm going to look for Zhongli.

[ Doppleganger!Skylark nods and fades away ]

"May the Seven watch over you."

[ He has enough gods involved in his life as is, ]

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