//------------------------------// // Winds of the Past ft. Sunset Shimmer // Story: Equine Impact: The Outlander Who Caught the Wind // by DecoGalileo //------------------------------// You and I first followed Sunset to one of the temples. The Temple of the Falcon. "This is it. One of the deserted temples of The Four Winds. These temples have been left to waste for years now. The people of Mondstadt almost never come here." Sunset said. "There's a chance there's a monster nest or a storm creature camp inside. Even Stormterror has given up on its own temple." You gasped. "Sturmterror...Wait, did you just say "its own temple..."?" "...Yes." Sunset slowly nodded. "I also find it hard to accept, but... Sturmterror was once one of The Four Zephyrs." "Ehhhh!?" I exclaimed. A gush of unusual wind blew through our paths in a moderate pace. "Wait... Did you just feel that? The wind here... Something's off...Let's go in and take a look, Traveler. Be careful, the dragon's power is disturbing this area." Sunset said. Three of us ran to the temple. "Everyone in Mondstadt is still getting blown about by the storm...Every second we waste is a mark against the name of Günstig. Let's get in that temple, stat!". We both looked at the temple, and pushed the solid rock door, leading us to a black void, that leads us to a big domain. We are now standing in a small hallway, in a locked door. " You can use that console to open the door." Sunset said, looking at the gadget next to the door. I flew in your side as you pressed the mechanism. The rock door slowly opened. "Wow! I can see so far into the temple!" Sunset exclaimed, as we went furhter into the domain, and opened a portal called the Resurrection Door. Sunset a lone storm creature. Sunset armed her bow and charged at it with fire, hitting its shield. We all glided down to the hilichurl and charged it with skill. "Oh no! A horn! The fighting must have got them riled up. Well, good thing I've prepared my secret weapon: Explosive Puppet!" Sunset cheered as she threw it to the enemy reinforcements. The creatures gathered at the puppet, until it blew up and and turned one into ashes. You dealed with the other hilichurl with sword swings and slashes, as Sunset bursted her elemental skill. She made it rain Pyro arrows until the storm creature dies off. We headed into the next room. "Are those explosive barrels over there? Well... One shot should be able to blow them up!" Sunset said, aiming all of them, quickly, burning the storm creatures. You lef tthe storm creatures as you reached to a chasm and a tall structure. "It's so high... Seems like there's something up there." Sunset said. "But how do we get across?" I said. I spotted a unique structure nearby. "Isn't this... a Pyro Monument?" I said, then an idea popped up. "If we hit it with a powerful Pyro attack, we might trigger it!". Sunset nodded as she aimed her burning arrow on the monument, creating wind currents. You and Sunset excitedly glided up to the top of the building, while I flew there, waiting for you. You both landed safely and saw a glowing teal stone. "Dragon's breath! Is that where the power is coming from? Great, let's smash it!" Sunset said as I kicked and punched the rock rapidly, and you guys try shattering it with your weapons. It was a very hard rock from a very big dragon. With one final blow, the boulder has been smashed. "Phew! I'm tired. But, at least this way we've helped Night Glider out. In the past, we were at least able to defend the city and keep it safe. This, of course, is mostly thanks to Night Glider. But now with Sturmterror directly attacking the city itself..."The winds change, so too should our tactics."." Sunset said. "Sounds deep. Did you come up wuth it?" you said. "It's what Capper likes to say. Speaking of which, The Four Zephyrs we were discussing earlier...If you want to learn more about our history, you can ask Capper. ...I'm not saying I don't know our history! It's just...I mean... A librarian is supposed to be more knowledgeable than an Outrider, right?"