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2024-01-16
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Mondstadt & Beyond

Summary:

"Bitterly cold and brittle elemental energy burst forth from the tip of Kaeya's sword to meet Diluc's searing flames head-on. The clash of crimson fire and azure ice created a sudden swirl of wind that stunned them both. This was the grim moment at which Kaeya's Vision appeared."

18 year old Skyla(OC) traced her hands over the floating white text, a dullness in her eyes as she looked past it to see the very event happening in front of her. A scoff leaves her mouth at the ‘gift’ bestowed upon her, the ability to read Vision Holders’ past, present and future. It doesn’t help that this time she’s reading the famous Calvary Captain’s memories.
You should help him out.

“It's not my job to fix people’s problems.”

But then in the memory she locks eyes with 17 year old Kaeya, the despair written in his eyes as blood trails down his face.

“Fine, I’ll do it.”

Because CLEARLY Diluc and Kaeya aren't properly reconciling anytime soon, and our Calvary Captain needs some extra familial love. So we're gonna just shove a little sister figure into his arms and see how things turn out

Notes:

So to those that haven't read Act 1:Mondstadt Memoria, please go to it, it is the fic previous of this one in the 'Memoria, Memoriae' Series(Click here to go to it: Act 1/Part 1 .) The above summary is technicalllyy for that and this is a sequel to that fic. You won't understand this one without reading that one. I've simply curated my previous summary so that new joininers to this series can hop on without being as confused

Act 1 story's summary in full is actually this:

Skyla (OC) let out a startled gasp as she was abruptly woken from her slumber, beads of sweat dripping down her face and back.

She swallowed heavily as she faintly recalled the contents of another strange dream. She was continuously plagued by dreams that often featured Vision Holders. Sometimes it was like seeing a scene from a play, other times words written like a story. It was why she could never look at people the same way again—particularly Kaeya.

Tonight's dream played out a scene she was quite familiar with. "Bitterly cold and brittle elemental energy burst forth from the tip of Kaeya's sword to meet Diluc's searing flames head-on. The clash of crimson fire and azure ice created a sudden swirl of wind that stunned them both. This was the grim moment at which Kaeya's Vision appeared."

Because CLEARLY Diluc and Kaeya aren't properly/fully reconciling anytime soon, Diluc is always keeping his distance and our poor Calvary Captain needs some extra familial love. So we're gonna just somehow shove a little sister figure in his arms to give him that. The problem is...it would take a while for him to trust someone new with his secret again.

Note:This story is mostly slice of life :D

So have fun with that ^-^ it is completed with 75 chapters and this series is made in a way that you can technically just drop off after Act 1/Part 1 of the series if you wish to have a completed fic.

(Click here to go to it: Act 1/Part 1 .)

Or if you still wanna read the sequel, you can continue here.

...

And viola! To those that are here after reading 75 chapters of Act 1: Mondstadt Memoria. Drumrollllll!

Our realllll summary for this Act 2/Part 2/Sequel is the following:
What does it mean to be part of a family?

Or more specifically, what does it mean to be a part of the affluent Ragnvindr Clan?

Skyla Rowan discovers very quickly that it’s not all that it’s made out to be.

One moment she’s a commoner, but the next moment she’s suddenly thrusted into the center of Mondstadt politics.

It’s not just the nobility…the merchants, the guilds, the everyday people on the streets are looking at her differently.

And she ends up cracking faster than she anticipated.

Diluc and Kaeya reassure her that ‘everything will be alright,’ that they’ll work through it together as initially promised.

But she can’t take it.

And so, like a coward she flees.

Mondstadt is no longer the City of Freedom she knows, so she tries finding it elsewhere.

Chapter 1: Prologue/Preview Trailer

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Skyla clutched the fancy blue envelope in her hands as she stood in Liyue Harbor, her eyes trained to the Mountains of Dragonspine.

Was it a mistake? Taking advantage of Ayato’s invitation as an excuse to leave Mondstadt?

No.

Skyla quickly shook her head of any doubts that lingered in her mind.

She needed to leave Mondstadt, she needed to find herself again without the noisy background of nobles trying to coax their way into her good graces.

She wanted to find her identity again, not labeled by her affiliation with Diluc or Kaeya.

Inazuma was the way to go for this.

Ayato’s invitation to a medical conference was the perfect excuse to leave Mondstadt without arousing too much suspicion amongst the nobility.

“Skyla? Is that you?”

The adventurer turned around in surprise, “Shenhe? It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

“It has,” A small smile graced Shenhe’s face. “Are you visiting? I still haven’t done my end of the ‘bet’. We can go to any restaurant you like, as promised. Or if you wish, visit Master first. She has been wanting to see you again.”

Skyla chuckled in return. “That bet was years ago and didn’t I technically lose at first? No, you’re not treating me to food this time.”

“But it happened in the end, a Blonde Traveler and a fairy, they became my friend just like you said. Even if it was past the original deadline we had in store,” Shenhe tilted her head in the side.

Skyla sighed and shook her head back and forth. “Let’s just go visit Cloud Retainer for now, I’m sure she wants me for my ‘otherworldly’ food knowledge.”

“Are you doing the ‘changing topic’ conversation technique again?” Shenhe replied with a deadpan expression as Skyla attempted to move them along.

“Maybe,” The adventurer playfully shrugged with a cheeky smile as she hooked their arms together. “But come on, let’s not keep her waiting too long.”

“Weren’t you just busy right now?” Shenhe raised an eyebrow. “You seemed focused on those mountains.”

Skyla paused momentarily, taking one last look at Mondstadt before turning her back to the scenery. “I’m good for now.”

With a heavy heart, she silently apologized to Diluc and Kaeya for leaving them behind.

Notes:

Hellloowww everybody to the ones that decided to continue with Skyla's journey here. This is the prologue/trailer I had in mind so far. It might be a while til the next real chapter 1 because I'm still going to be doing the Modern AU pieces on Act 1: Mondstadt Memoria and going to tackle those first before I get to here. But yeah ^-^ here we are! Liyue and Inazuma for Act 2.

We are going to tackle Skyla's newest problems of joining the Ragnvindr Clan and her getting used to her newest identity as the Lady of the House :D that coupled with some family angst as our little girl runs away

But as always, virtual hugs~ and feel free to leave any reactions or expectations/guesses as to act 2 of skyla's adventures

not sure how many will be joining us for act 2, but hop on board for the ride ^-^