//------------------------------// // Episode 13: The good, the bad and the Dvalin // Story: Twilight Sparkle gets a Genshin Impact Season 1 // by MLPandMiraculousFanatic //------------------------------// It's been a few weeks since the Darknight Hero incident as Diluc had found a clue as Huffman went towards the door of the heroes' room and knocked on it "Coming!" Lumine called out Lumine then opened the door only for her and her friends to see Huffman "Hi there Huffman, how's it going?" Twilight asked "Great, though I have a order for you" Huffman explained "Order, did any of you buy anything without my knowledge?" Paimon asked "Of course we didn't, it must be of the Dvalin clues" Twilight explained "Right, forgot about that" Paimon realized "Well... Your friend's in fact right, I want you and your friends to meet Rainbow, Diluc, Jean and Venti at the entrance of the Dawn Winery" Huffman explained "Very well, we'll be on our way, thanks for letting us know" Lumine thanked Huffman then left as the group exited the hotel room and when they did Twilight locked the door before the group went to the Dawn Winery and once they got there they noticed their friends waiting "Hi girls!" Rainbow greeted "Morning Rainbow" Twilight waved "So, how has Mondstadt been going girls?" Jean asked "Perfectly fine, except we didn't find any more clues regarding Dvalin" Twilight explained "Don't worry, based on what Diluc told me he should be ready with his investigation" Jean explained The door then opened as Diluc approached the group while thinking which Venti saw "Speaking of which..." Venti started "The Abyss Order... Enemies of the human race, even the underground networks rarely come across any information on them" Diluc explained "Did you find any clues?" Twilight asked "Well, yeah, it was a bit of a hassle but i managed to dig up a few clues" Diluc explained "Really? That quickly? You really are well connected master Diluc" Venti said in shock and disbelief "Come to think of it mr. Big Anemo God Barbatos, why exactly do you need the help of mere humans and ponies...?" Paimon asked "And a literal emergency food" Rainbow whispered to Twilight "Wha--- But--- Nevermind" Twilight "Ahh... How do I put it... The 'Seven' as people now know them were once known as 'The Seven Archons' Each archon presides over their own part of Teyvat, this is the role the archons play, only in performing this duty can we attain power but I don't like the idea of 'ruling' Mondstadt and I don't feel Mondstadt would really like it either" Venti explained "Really? I mean, you're a literal archon!" Twilight reminded "'Go forth and establish a city of freedom without rule', we have not forgotten Barbatos' wish for Mondstadt" Jean explained "Except of me as I lost my memories long after this happened though I learned a bit about it in the Knights' history books" Rainbow explained "Jean... You're such a devotee! Maybe someone got a little too free and is just too lazy to care..." Paimon reminded "However it may have come to be... I haven't been back to Mondstadt for an extended period of time, without a doubt, I am now the weakest archon among the Seven!" Venti explained "Surely that isn't possible, I mean, we all have our own strengths and weaknesses" Twilight explained "Like a certain writer who is great at multitasking and not at art!" Paimon explained "Paimon! Was that really needed?!" I asked "Yes it was" Paimon answered "Who are you talking to?" Twilight asked "Them!" Paimon answered Paimon then pointed to the field next to them as the group looked at the camera only to see nothing "Nevermind that!" Rainbow said "Still, you sound almost proud Venti..." Lumine reminded "Aww, you flatter me" Venti said in awe "Oh, such a humble god... Is it a blessing or a curse?" Diluc asked in disbelief "Let's ignore what Diluc said just now shall we?" Rainbow asked "I digress, let's get back to the topic at hand: the common enemy of all mankind" Diluc suggested "We have tracked the Abyss Mage to the vicinity of the winery" Diluc explained "I cannot stress enough how important it is to not let it escape" Jean said "True, we need to do everything we can to fix Dvalin back up!" Twilight said "Good idea, let's hunt it down!" Lumine suggested "That was not what I meant but sure" Twilight said The group then began walking towards the place they were supposed to go until some running was heard "Huh? Who's there?" Rainbow called out "Show yourselves!" Jean called out Just then three enemies bounced forwards only for Lumine, Rainbow and Diluc to block them with their blades "We're under attack!" Twilight called out "Allow me!" Diluc called out Diluc then began fighting against an abyss mage while the rest attacked some other enemies as Venti and Paimon looked at each other "So... Should we help them?" Paimon asked "Do I need to remind you that the holy lyre is broken?" Venti asked "True" Paimon said before she realized something "Wait Venti! Paimon's got an idea!" Paimon said "Well, tell me!" Venti said Paimon then whispered into Venti's ear who continued to not before she turned to Paimon "You sure about this?" Venti asked "Yes, I've trained for it my whole life!" Paimon said Paimon then teleported in a mini floating pianoand a fake lyre with actual elastics for Venti "Alright then!" Venti said The duo then began playing their instruments causing the enemies to cower in fear while the heroes got confused "Huh? What's happening?" Twilight asked Lumine then turned to the group "It's them!" Lumine said The group then turned around to show the two playing the music as fast as they could while moving forward as the enemies backed down "Quick! Kill them before they leave!" Venti ordered "On it!" Jean called out Jean and Diluc shot their magic together causing magma to fly towards the enemies sending them against the wall as the magma continued to hit them everywhere before they stopped moving as the duo stopped "That was awesome!" Rainbow called out The group then turned to Paimon and Venti who had just stopped playing "Thanks for the help you guys!" Jean said "No worries, if you need me to protect you all then I will do it depending on the fate of yourselves" Venti said "Turns out that humble god is actually a blessing, what a relief" Diluc said in relief "Can it kill you to be nice for one minute?!" Rainbow asked angrily Just then Venti saw something on the ground "Huh? What's this..." Venti asked The group then rushed towards the abyss mage which was bleeding energy "Is that... Energy?" Twilight asked "Yeah, after the abyss mage was defeated, a certain energy dispersed from it's body..." Venti explained "Hmm, what makes you think that Venti?" Rainbow asked "Well, it seems that energy was being used to cut off the connection between me and Dvalin" Venti explained before he realized something "..." Venti thought before turning to the group "Girls, do you all know of Stormterror's Lair?" Venti asked "No we don't" Lumine answered "What's that place if you don't mind me asking?" Twilight asked "Well, Jean and master Diluc are no doubt aware of it, after Dvalin woke up he took the ancient ruins as his lair" Venti explained "Ancient ruins? Was this supposed to be a city or town of some kind?" Twilight asked "Yes it was" Venti answered "Do you know what the place looks like?" Lumine asked "I do, as it was with the storms that previously cut Mondstadt off from the outside world the entrance to the ruins is also sealed by a special barrier" Venti explained "Ooh! Sounds like an interesting story! You better tell us sometime!" Twilight suggested "Of course but now that the energy dispersed from the abyss mage I was able to read the rhythmic flow of how the barrier's magic was woven" Venti explained "Really? That's amazing!" Lumine said "Of course but I must admit, it sounds even more horrendous than a chorus of hilichurls but it should be enough to let us break through the storm barrier and reach Stormterror's Lair" Venti explained "Which means we're going to confront Dvalin? I'm fine with that... Jean is the one who wishes to avoid any direct confrontation" Diluc reminded "No, if there are no other options left then it will my responsibility to alter our course of action, if slaying him is our only choice I will gladly become the knight that leads the charge" Jean explained "Fortunately, we have yet to need to go that far" Venti explained "Hmm?" Diluc thought in confusion "I'm kinda confused by what you mean by that" Rainbow said "Same here" Twilight agreed "I have to agree with them, what did you mean..." Jean started "I mean that the Holy Lyre is not our trump card, our real trump card? These girls of course" Venti explained Twilight and Lumine then looked at each other before turning back to Venti and asking... "Lumine and Twilight?" Paimon asked in confusion "Us?!" Twilight and Lumine called out in unison and in shock and disbelief "Is it because we purified the Teardrop Crystal?" Lumine asked "Yes it is but you have a much more precious forte" Venti explained "Really?" Twilight asked "Yep, the impurities in the tear and the curse that binds Dvalin belong to the same maleficent power which means---" Venti started "You Tone-Deaf Bard, don't you see how crazy this is? You've seen what Dvalin is like when he's ticked off! They will be swallowed whole before they even get to lift a finger!" Paimon reminded angrily "Relax Paimon, I'm sure we can handle this, I mean, I've got the secret ability prepared" Twilight explained "Yeah but weren't we just talking about how we can fight?" Lumine asked "I agree, this battle... It's going to take everything everyone's got" Twilight explained "Jean's ice powers, Diluc's fire powers he uses in a secret way, Venti's barbados magic, Lumine's Anemo powers, Rainbow's fighting skills and Twilight's um... Whatever Twilight has!" Paimon explained "...Hey" Diluc called out causing Twilight and Paimon to turn to them "Nice plan, worth a shot" Diluc said "Thanks, I was mostly the main planner in my hometown so maybe I should also do it here if certain people listen" Twilight said "Hehe..." Lumine and Paimon chuckled nervously "Don't worry, I'm with you all Honorary Knights" Jean explained "Hold on a second! So we just need to fight monsters from the abyss... And a dragon?! No pressure or anything?" Paimon asked "Of course, I'll handle the fight too" Twilight explained "Still, humans and ponies aren't without their strengths, let's go" Diluc called out "And so... The epic actions of brave heroes finally leads to this eleventh hour" Venti narrated "He did not just steal my line did he?" I asked "Yes he did..." Somebody answered Anyways, back to the story... The group then began walking towards Stormterror's lair and a few times during the trip they took a break to either eat or defeat some enemies that rushed towards them and after a while the group arrived at Stormterror's lair's entrance where they saw a large gust of wind spinning around the domain "Wow! That's a large gust of wind!" Rainbow said in awe and disbelief "What is that?" Twilight asked "It's a storm barrier!" Paimon answered "It looks so dangerous..." Paimon said "Okay, Paimon, let's see if you can pass through" Lumine suggested "Ugh! Of course not! That's too dangerous!" Paimon reminded "She's right, I don't think either flying or magic will be able to let us pass through that easily, we'd need something more stronger" Twilight said "Let me at it" Venti suggested The group then turned to Venti in shock "Are you sure Venti? It does look very dangerous" Lumine reminded "Well, although this wooden lyre is all I have, I don't need the lyre to break through this kind of storm barri---" Venti started before he noticed something behind the group "Ah, wait, what is that?" Venti asked The group then turned around to see some hilichurls have followed them "Enemy attack! Prepare yourselves!" Jean ordered "Oh come on!" Rainbow called out "Let's beat their asses first an then we'll start thinking of a plan!" Twilight suggested The group then rushed towards the hilichurls as they started attacking them, Twilight and Diluc fought against the large hilichurl while the others started attacking the normal sized ones as Diluc began charging towards the hilichurl before smashing his flaming sword against the hilichurl causing the hilichurl to shield only for the flames to infuse the shield causing it to hop around, trying to dumbly pull it off "Now Twilight!" Diluc called out "On it!" Twilight called out Twilight then began shooting a fat laser at the hilichurl who bounced into the air once it hit the hilichurl's butt as it continued to hop in pain before Diluc did a sweep causing the large hilichurl to fall to the ground and fall unconscious causing Twilight to move him to a large rock and tie him up with the strongest vine before moving him against the wall "We did it!" Twilight called out "Great but just in case!" Diluc started Just then Diluc infused the shield more with flames before throwing it at the hilichurl causing it to burn but what he didn't notice was that an hilichurl began approaching him "Look out!" Twilight called out Twilight then did a charging kick while teleporting towards the hilichurl causing it to fall to the ground as Lumine smiled nervously at the duo while Diluc looked at her too "Sorry about that guys!" Lumine apologized "No worries, allow us to help!" Diluc said The group then rushed towards the group as they saw more hilichurls coming "This isn't good!" Venti called out "I'll go to the source!" Twilight said "Are you sure?" Diluc asked "Yes! I've learned a lot and now I wanna beat whoever did this' butt!" Twilight explained Twilight then rushed over to where she noticed some people with an abyss mage and it's no wonder she knew them "N-No, this can't be?! I gotta talk to them!" Twilight said Twilight then rushed over to them "Go, go, go! Try to eliminate them before they go and save Dvalin!" Starlight ordered "Yes and do not come back unless you did it!" Aether ordered Twilight then heard some random gibberish before she noticed more hilichurls running off as Starlight and Aether sat on some chairs before Twilight teleported in front of them "What are you guys doing?!" Twilight asked "Well, if it isn't Twilight Sparkle, how's your adventure going?" Starlight asked "Are you seriously raiding camps and brainwashing these hilichurls like you did to my friends before?!" Twilight asked angrily "Me?! Hah, of course not, right Aether?" Starlight asked "Nope, definitely not!" Aether answered "Then what do you say about this?!" Twilight asked angrily While asking Twilight pointed to the still running hilichurls "Well, yes, they're manipulated!" Starlight explained as Twilight glared before Starlight said something shocking "But not by me, look at their backs" Starlight suggested as Twilight turned to the backs of the hilichurls "Notice something?" Starlight asked "Wait! Isn't that...?" Twilight asked "Yes, this is coming from some electric abyss mage, they infused a manipulation spell on it! Now if you remember, didn't Dvalin have that too?" Aether asked "No! You're lying!" Twilight called out angrily "Of course not!" Starlight said "If you still don't agree, then why don't you fight us!" Aether said "Very well, I'll leave, on one condition" Twilight ordered "What is it?" Starlight asked "You come back with us or you'll stop these hilichurls from attacking my friends!" Twilight said "Well, I'm busy making a larger plan but I think I can stop those hilichurls from attacking your friends" Aether explained "What larger plan?!" Twilight asked angrily "You'll see" Starlight said before turning to the hilichurls and whistling "Let's go! It isn't worth it! Let's go to Mondstadt instead! I've got a plan for there!" Starlight said "Wait!" Twilight called out "You got your answer didn't you? Now leave!" Aether said Afterwards Aether, Starlight and the hilichurls left "This can't be good! We better defeat Dvalin and quick before they attack Mondstadt!" Twilight said worriedly Twilight then rushed back to her friends as she saw they were panting in both pain and shock "Whew! That was a tough battle!" Lumine explained "You okay everyone?!" Twilight asked "No! Those hilichurls kept appearing!" Rainbow reminded "Say, did you get to the source?" Diluc asked "You wouldn't believe me if I told you" Twilight said "Alright then! Let's focus on the storm barrier then" Rainbow suggested The group then went to Stormterror Lair's barrier "Ahh..." Venti sighed in relief before turning to the group in confusion "The hilichurls usually do not venture into areas with high elemental concentrations, it puts a heavy burden on their bodies" Venti explained "Yeah, that is weird" Rainbow agreed "The Abyss Order must be manipulating them behind the scenes, yet they shouldn't have been able to determine that we would come" Diluc said "Unless we had a spy" Lumine explained "Hmm, you're acting suspicious Diluc, you said you called some contacts, did you call the abyss order?" Rainbow asked "No but I have to assume someone did after I called" Diluc answered before turning to the group" They're presumably spreading their forces to halt our plans" Diluc said "Tell me about it! And now they're about to attack Mondstadt!" Twilight called out in disbelief "Without further ado, I suppose I can play faster if my only audience is the wind" Venti explained Venti then pulled up the lyre he used before and began strumming it causing some musical notes to float up and remove the storm off of the lair as Paimon cheered "It actually opened! You're not entirely useless Tone-Deaf Bard!" Paimo explained happily "This is it, we are now entering Stormterror's Lair, watch yourselves, let's move" Jean suggested The group then carefully walked to the center of Stormterror's Lair before they stopped where nothing was seen "We're stuck!" Paimon called out in worry "It's stuck" Venti called out in worry "Stop saying the same thing as Paimon Venti" Twilight suggested "Yeah, Paimon agrees!" Paimon called out angrily before she looked up at the roof "Hey, check out that roof, is there a giant hole in it?" Paimon asked The group then followed Paimon's head only to see the same thing, the roof of Stormterror's Lair had a large hole on the side "What happened here?" Rainbow called out Venti who saw it then got teary eyes as Twilight approached him "You okay Venti?" Twilight asked "Yeah I'm fine" Venti said before turning to the group "Hmm... I suppose we could make use of that wind current" Venti said, pointing to the wind current next to it "I'll follow your lead" Twilight said "Let's make a detour then, heading up!" Paimon called out "Let's make a detour then, heading up!" Venti called out too "Stop it!" Lumine ordered Twilight then teleported in hers and the others' windgliders who put them on while Twilight went to sit on hers and Rainbow flapped her wings "Nevermind him, let's get going!" Rainbow said The group then rode or walked to the wind currents while Paimon spoke "Hmm... Do you think there will be Abyss Mages hiding in the ruins?" Paimon asked "I don't know" Venti answered "Either way, if we do run into one we will let the victorious master Diluc do the---" Paimon started "Do not underestimate them just because I have beaten one of them before and do not tell my secret out loud!" Diluc ordered "Fine then boaster!" Paimon said angrily "I'm not boasting, I'm simply saying there is more to the Abyss Order than a few mages" Diluc reminded "Correct, that's why I tagged along after all" Venti explained before he noticed the others glaring "Well, that and also for your safety" Venti explained before groaning "Why am I so diligent? Too diligent for a poet in fact!" Venti asked in disbelief "So says the person that made zero effort to search for the dragon tears and drank in the tavern all day!" Paimon said in disbelief before getting confused "Paimon doesn't get it, what part of you is remotely diligent?" Paimon asked Soon enough the group arrived at the wind currents as they flew up towards the roof of the lair before landing and when Twilight did she put her helmet on the chair as they wanted to go further only to stop in defeat "Oh, we can't advance any further, the ruins seem to be guarded by ancient seals" Venti explained "Is this the work of Dvalin?" Paimon asked "No, these ancient ruins were once part of an ancient city, Dvalin just happens to be nesting in these ruins for now" Venti explained "Really?" Twilight asked "Yeah, these ruins even predate the existance of the four winds, Mondstadt is a city without a ruler, however, before it was... It was ruled over by a tyrant" Venti explained "Really? That sounds terrible" Rainbow explained sadly "Anyway... I'll sing you that story when we have a chance in the future" Venti explained Diluc who was looking at the seal the entire time then began thinking "The markings on this seal... If my archaeological knowledge is not mistaken, this appears to be a light actuator, if we retrieve and reintegrate all the parts we should be able to get it working" Diluc explained while thinking "We should be close to completing the ceremony for this actuator, let's put the last part back and see" Jean suggested "I'll go do it" Lumine said "Alright then, good luck" Twilight said Lumine then got the seal before she picked it up and got to the light actuator and put the seal on it causing a magic circle to appear for a moment "I did it!" Lumine said in excitement "Come back then bestie!" Rainbow said Lumine then rushed back to the group and when she did she noticed Venti pulling his arm back and standing back up "Looks like we're right" Venti said before turning to the group "There are three more halos circling the tower "Which means there are three more corresponding light actuators to activate" Jean explained before she pointed in front of her while saying "I can see one from here, the rest must be scattered within the ruins around here, let's go find them" Jean suggested "Let's split up and go in groups of 2 or 3, Paimon, you'll go with Lumine, Rainbow, you'll go with Jean and Diluc and I'll go with Venti!" Twilight explained "Why should I go with Diluc! He doesn't like the Knights of Favonius and I think he's gonna roast me again and again!" Rainbow explained "If this happens just let me know but for now, let's scatter" Twilight suggested "Before we do, I have one question" Paimon explained "What is it? We don't have time" Diluc reminded "Why did Dvalin pick a place filled with puzzles and seals as his lair? Doesn't he get annoyed coming back home?" Paimon asked "He doesn't walk in, he flies in" Venti corrected Paimon then sighed in disbelief "You do have a point" Paimon said in disbelief "Alright then, if no one has anymore questions, let's get going!" Twilight said The group then flew back down as they went with each of their teams to a place [Rainbow's POV] Starting with Rainbow, Jean and Diluc they went to the seal Jean noticed and when they arrived Rainbow quickly grabbed it and rushed to put it on the light actuator "Done!" Rainbow said "Wow! That is fast!" Jean said "I know right! Sure I may or may not have chosen the one we noticed since I was tired from all that walking but that doesn't matter as long as it's done!" Rainbow said "True" Diluc said "Hold on Rainbow! Do I need to remind you that you were flying the whole way here?" Jean asked "Oh right but that was when my hooves got tired so it's no problem!" Rainbow said "Nevermind, it's not worth arguing" Jean said in disbelief Just then Diluyc noticed something "Hold on! There's still two parts remaining!" Diluc explained "What?! Seriously!" Rainbow called out "Rainbow, go get the other parts, we'll keep watch here in the meantime" Diluc suggested "Why am I always the errand girl! Someone can at least help me, right?" Rainbow asked "Very well, I'll do it too!" Jean said The duo then began to search as Rainbow looked in the air while Jean stayed on the ground until Rainbow found it "I got it!" Rainbow called out "Great! Let's go get it back!" Jean called out Rainbow and Jean then rushed towards the light actuator which they then activated as the group then turned around to see the dust clear around Stormterror's Lair "Wow! This light actuating ceremony does work magic" Rainbow said in awe "It also looks like one of the three halos above has now become solid ground!" Jean explained "Alright, I'll be off to guard the lair, why don't you two help somebody if you want or join me if you want" Diluc said "Even though I hate searching I will help my friends, preferably Twilight!" Rainbow explained "Then I'll help Lumine!" Jean said "Alright! Let's scatter!" Jean suggested And with that the two splitted off to search for their friends as they helped each other and after a while everyone turned to the lair as in one place Paimon called out "It's done!" Paimon called out Jean then turned to the duo "It looks like that place leads deeper inside" Jean explained "It sure does" Lumine agreed The group then met back up at the roof of Stormterror's Lair where Venti turned to his friends "I'm thinking about turning these adventures into songs after we're done..." Venti explained "Of course, it's almost close to over for this adventure" Twilight explained "Chillax Twilight, it'll still be a while before we have to go, I mean, we still need to wait for one or two months" Rainbow reminded "She's right you know, that's a ton of time to spend with us" Jean explained "Thanks girls, you really know how to cheer me up" Twilight thanked "But she's right though, we certainly have gone through quite a lot recently" Lumine explained "Hopefully, this song will be sung for years to come by the people of Mondstadt just like the Legend of Vennessa" Venti explained "I have loved that song since I was small" Jean explained "We'll definitely come listening when we have the time" Twilight explained "Of course! I'd love to hear how you're gonna add me into the song!" Rainbow explained "Speaking of which, how are you girls feeling today?" Jean asked "A little sad since we're going to leave after two months but we'll surely come visit you all again!" Rainbow explained "Same here, I've had fun" Lumine said "I agree, so let's make it the best ending ever!" Paimon said "I agree, I am completely prepared and fully confident that we can do this" Jean said "You are definitely reliable Jean and we thank you for that" Twilight said "Tch!" Diluc said in disbelief "Even master Diluc accompanied us to the very end despite only being an accidentally involved bystander" Paimon explained "You shared your secret with me and I only returned your trust to the same extent" Diluc explained "So 'trust' is what drove master Diluc here" Lumine explained "As for master Jean... 'Responsibility' perhaps" Paimon explained before turning to Venti "But what about the Tone-Deaf Bard?" Paimon asked "Yeah, that is a good question though, I mean, every time we were in trouble it was thanks to him... Except for this one time of course" Twilight explained "It's 'freedom'" Venti explained "Freedom...?" Paimon asked in confusion "When you first arrived at Mondstadt, did no one tell you that Mondstadt is the City of Freedom?" Venti asked "Amber..." Lumine answered sadly "Hahaha... She really is a child of freedom!" Venti said with a chuckle "Mondstadt is a romantic city without the reign of a king and its citizens enjoy the most freedom amongst the seven nations, I hope the dragon that once protected Mondstadt will soon be free too... No one should have decieved him by telling him that Mondstadt betrayed him and no one should have told him that it was his eternal duty to protect the city, he has the right and freedom to choose his own way of life" Venti explained "Venti..." Paimon said sadly "Well then girls, may the thousands of years of wind that have blown through Mondstadt go with you and just like the last time I shall channel Anemo energy for you" Venti suggested "...'Last time'?" Lumine thought "Wait! So it was YOUR voice we heard?" Twilight asked in shock "Yep! It sure was!" Venti answered "Oh! No wonder Lumine said his voice sounded familiar!" Paimon said in realization "Alright guys? Are you ready?" Twilight asked The group then looked at each other and nodded before they stepped on the seal causing them to fly up "I wasn't prepared for this!" Twilight called out "I got you!" Rainbow called out Rainbow then flew underneath Twilight causing Twilight to land on her "Wow! Thanks a ton Rainbow!" Twilight said The others who had already started pulling up their windgliders then flew towards Stormterror only to see he had purple spikes on his back "Look! There are two shiny spots on Dvalin's back!" Venti called out "That must be why they said the purple spikes were made by an Abyss Mage" Twilight thought "They appear to be poisonous blood clots that have coagulated on his wounds so the Abyss Order must have cursed the wounds, that's what's corrupting Dvalin's mind" Venti explained "So, what is it that you suggest we do?" Jean asked "Well, to save Dvalin we're going to have to get rid of those blood clots so aim or those blood clots" Venti suggested "We're on it!" Twilight said Twilight, Lumine, Jean and Diluc then began shooting lasers of their powers towards the blood clots trying to remove it as Venti tried to fly towards the front of Dvalin to try and comfort him but just then Dvalin looked behind himself and shot a few blue flames "Oh come on!" Twilight called out "Dodge!" Rainbow called out The group then began dodging as fast as they could which was hard before they stopped as Dvalin got mad and began flapping his wings causing a gust of wind to appear "I got this!" Diluc called out Dvalin then pulled out his claymore as he used his fire abilities to fly as fast as he could towards Dvalin before stopping behind him and slashing a few times with his sword causing Dvalin to roar before one of the blood clot's got out "I got it!" Diluc called out "Quick! Do the o---" Venti started Dvalin then spun causing the wings to hit Diluc sending him flying backwards towards the ground "We got you!" Venti called out Venti and Jean then flew towards Diluc and grabbed him by the arms as Lumine used her anemo Rainbow and Twilight flew back to get the wind glider back before they gave it to Diluc who put it back on only for him and the others to see Dvalin flying off "After him!" Paimon called out The group then let Diluc go before they used their powers to charge as fast as they could towards Dvalin except for Rainbow who used her super speed "Come on guys! We got this!" Rainbow called out Soon Dvalin dove to the middle of the clouds where a few podiums stood as the group followed after him before landing on some podiums as they rushed to the edge where they saw nothing but a tornado where they saw nothing until Dvalin flew back out and landed straight on the floating platform causing the group to fall backwards as Twilight almost fell off the platform before Lumine and Diluc caught her and put her back before they noticed a tornado with electricity "How do we get to him now?!" Jean asked Just then Dvalin stopped spinning and roared as Venti turned to his friends "Now we can fight Dvalin on equal grounds, the grandest bard is here to help!" Venti said "You're not gonna do this alone! We're helping you!" Twilight said bravely "For our friends!" Lumine and Paimon called out "For our families" Jean and Diluc called out "For our homes!" Twilight and Rainbow called out "For Teyvat!" Venti called out before turning to her friends "Thanks but first let me be clear, even after hundreds of years without use, Dvalin's teeth and claws are still very dangerous" Venti said "We'll keep that in mind!" Twilight said Dvalin then charged towards the group who dodged "Let's do this!" Twilight called out Lumine then turned to Dvalin "Hey you! Take a bit of this!" Lumine called out Lumine then shot a gust of wind at Dvalin who got send back before he flaps his wind as Lumine struggled to keep up "Don't worry! We got you!" Twilight said Twilight then teleported a fan which blew while Rainbow charged towards Dvalin with a spear that appeared out of nowhere as she poked him in the chest causing him to fly down before he dove straight up and when Jean saw this she knew what she had to do "Hold on Rainbow!" Jean called out Jean then made an ice bridge which Diluc then ran over before he smashed onto it causing it to break as Dvalin got a little dizzy while Diluc fell onto his butt causing him to fall off before landing on Rainbow's back "You think we're gonna let you die without a fight?! Well you're wrong!" Rainbow said Rainbow then charged Diluc back to the podium as Dvalin rushed towards them before stopping in front of the podium and giving a slash as the group either jumped up or behind the claw before Venti charged towards Dvalin's eyes and played the lyre for a moment which stunned Dvalin "Don't you worry Dvalin, we're here to save you" Venti said But Dvalin knew what was to happen and flipped Venti off of him causing him to fall before Twilight teleported hi back "No time for distraction's! Rainbow! Do you have energy?!" Twilight asked "Of course! Always!" Rainbow answered "That's the opposite of what you said before Jean said "Nevrermind her! Imagine a red lightning bolt and strike Dvalin with it!" Twilight suggested "Uhuh, I gotcha!" Rainbow answered in confusion Rainbow and Twilight then focused before a bunch of purple stars and red lightning bolts began shooting towards Dvalin who tried to dodge them but thanks to his huge size he always got hit before he fell down onto the podium as Twilight and Diluc used their strength to hold him up as Jean and Paimon helped "Now is your chance! Aim for the tainted blood clot on his neck!" Venti ordered Rainbow then got prepare as she began to slash the blood clot while Dvalin tried to get off as Twilight used her magic to hold him down "I--- Can't--- Handle---!" Twilight called out Just then the blood clot fell off as Paimon let go only to gasp in shock at what she saw "This place is gonna collapse!" Paimon called out Just then a big piece of stone fell causing a crack to open causing the podium to break as the group fell down as they screamed for help "Oh no, no, no!" Rainbow called out Rainbow then tried to do something as she got every wind glider surrounding the group before she rushed over to her friends who continued to fall [A few hours later] Venti who had fallen unconscious from the hit then began waking up "Venti, we're fine now, wake up" Lumine was heard saying Venti then woke up only to see him and the others sitting on Dvalin's back "We had a chat with Dvalin and he told us everything that he saw before he fell unconscious apparently" Twilight explained "Wait?! You can speak dragonese?!" Venti asked "No but I used a spell to read his mind, apparently he had a blood clot that made him lose his subconscious but thanks to us he's fine now" Twilight explained Venti then sighed in relief "We'll look at the sights now, if you need us just let us know" Lumine suggested "Okay" Venti said before turning around and looking at Dvalin's head "It's been a while since we flew like this together right Dvalin?" Venti asked causing Dvalin to give a few grunts as an answer "Just now... Why...? Why did you not ask me to protect you like the last time?" Dvalin asked "Me not wanting you to listen to the Abyss Order doesn't mean that you have to listen to me" Venti explained Venti then went to sit upright "Freedom, if demanded of you by an archon is really no freedom at all" Venti explained Venti then pulled up a green sphere which then went to float inside Dvalin which caused Dvalin to turn green "Is this... The power of the Anemo Archon? But I'm no longer part of the Four Winds" Dvalin reminded "Even if that's so you still protected us regardless, now, spread your wings of Freedom and go with my blessing" Venti suggested A few hours later after the group returned to Mondstadt Jean was writing in her notebook "And so, the Stormterror threat was quelled, I clarified the misunderstanding to the citizens of Mondstadt and let them know that they are safe" Jean thought while doing so Jean then looked out the window while Lumine, Paimon and Twilight were walking around looking at the lively sights of Mondstadt as they chatted until Twilight began thinking as the screen showed Diluc thinking while standing against a wall "Stormterror, actually no, Dvalin attacked Mondstadt out of nowhere and then vanished just as quickly" Twilight thought before Dvalin was seen speeding off causing the group to turn to him "They must be finding the whole ordeal very confusing" Twilight thought The screen showed Venti sitting in the palms of the Anemo Archon of the past while thinking "However, winds change their course, someday, they will blow towards a brighter future" Venti explained Just then the once dragon Dvalin turned into an orb in the sky before he was gone