Let's see who dares say I slack off now!
Traveler, you know me~"
Right when Keqing was about to completely explode…
—The light-screen shifted again.
Everyone in the chat immediately stopped bickering and turned their attention forward.
Keqing: "…"
She could only swallow her rage and watch too — Mondstadt's history was interesting enough to calm her… a little.
Arthur's Home
Arthur took a breath, then spoke clearly:
"The Wind God's love for Mondstadt
is embodied in four time periods and four major deeds."
"The first:
Founding Mondstadt."
He continued:
"Three thousand years ago — during the Archon War.
Two gods fought to claim the title of Anemo Archon:
1️⃣ Andrius — Wolf of the North Wind
👉 (Wolf Territory today)
2️⃣ Decarabian — Tyrant Storm God of the Towering Winds
👉 (Old Mondstadt → Stormterror's Lair)
As for Barbatos?
He was merely a breeze,
a tiny elemental sprite with no divine status.
A total little newbie."
He lifted his cup, took a drink, then continued:
"Back then, Mondstadt was a frozen wasteland —
more like Dragonspine than the land you know today."
"Humans could only survive under Decarabian's protection.
But his 'love' was twisted—
he sealed the city with violent winds so strong
even birds couldn't pass…"
"The people were forced to crawl,
crushed by the gales,
and he mistook it as their loyal worship."
"Good intentions.
Wrong execution."
Chat Explosion
Tartaglia: Survival first. Freedom is useless if you're dead.
Lumine: Conditions decide choices… makes sense.
Keqing: Not when you take away dignity AND freedom.
Ayaka: Living like that… isn't living.
Zhongli: "Gods love humans — but that love may not be what humans need."
Gaming: Like my dad! Means well, but all I want is lion dancing!
Yae Miko: Like Ayaka's… passionate brand of friendship~ 😏
Ayaka: I beg your pardon…
Alice: There's a poem from another world—
"Life is precious, love more so.
But for freedom's sake, both can be cast aside."
—
Stormterror's Lair
Venti softly repeated:
"Life is precious…
Love is more so…
Yet freedom outweighs both…"
"A beautiful poem.
A poem worthy of Mondstadt."
Dvalin flicked his tail:
"Why don't you perform it next time you busk?"
"YES! Great idea!"
Venti immediately drank to celebrate his new stage material.
Arthur narrates on:
"Around 2600 years ago — change finally erupted."
The Gunnhildr clan fled the storm barrier…
And nearly froze to death.
"Their prayers empowered Barbatos —
who finally found strength.
He sheltered them."
The first spark of freedom was lit.
Then he met a lyre-playing boy with a dream…
"To see blue skies.
To fly with the birds."
And so — the first Friend of the Wind was made.
"When the War for Freedom broke out —
Barbatos joined with three heroes:
The nameless harp boy 🎶
• A red-haired swordsman — ancestor of the Ragnvindr family ⚔️
• A huntress — wielder of Amos' Bow 🎯"
Liyue — Jade Chamber
Ganyu's ears perked up.
"Amos… my bow…?"
She summoned her weapon instinctively, gently stroking the bowstring.
Back to narration
"They toppled the tower.
Decarabian died… still believing his people adored him."
"The price of freedom was heavy:
The harp boy died.
The huntress died."
Barbatos held the feathers he meant to gift his friend…
Too late.
"North Wind Wolf surrendered his divine seat.
Thus, a new Anemo Archon was born."
And with that new power:
"Barbatos took on his friend's form —
because only a human body can play a human's song."
A silence swept the chat.
Even the gods were quiet.
Venti gazed at the ruins, voice calm and aching:
"This wind…
always reminds me of him."
He began to sing…
"Fly with the wings I could not give you…
Show me the world I cannot see…"
Dvalin simply listened.
That was all Barbatos needed.
Arthur concludes the First Era
"Barbatos reshaped the land, blew away ice and storm,
taught windmills and brewing —
then vanished quietly."
"He arrived to a frozen prison.
He left behind a free home."
"This is his love —
Freedom above all."
Mondstadt citizens everywhere wept — and thanked him.
Other nations admired deeply.
Supernal Chat — Celebration & Chaos
Venti: Aha! The Light-Screen officially approves that I DO work! Who dares say I slack off now?! 😤
Jean: This is all recorded in our family archives. Mondstadt will protect this freedom.
Nahida: Barbatos-senpai is admirable…
Zhongli: When he acts, he acts well.
Ei: Agreed.
Furina: Fine! I'll delay your trial… temporarily.
Barbara: This is the Barbatos we worship.
Venti: Ehe~ ✨
Dvalin: STOP EHE-ING. WORK.
Venti: ?????
Then—
Lumine: Since you're so wise, you must know something about my brother, right?
Venti: ehE~ 😏
Lumine: ???
Paimon: SAY WORDS!!
Dvalin: You know my situation. I just woke up. No clue.
Venti: You know me. My memory's fuzzy 😇 Ask other gods~
Lumine: Ei? My brother?
Ei: You don't know me.
Ei: I was in meditation for 500 years. Ask someone else.
Lumine: …
Nahida?
Nahida: The World Tree doesn't store outlanders.
But I'll search manually for you.
It'll take time.
Lumine: Thank you! Time is fine — I've waited this long.
Paimon: Thanks, Little Grass God!!
Lumine: 😨
Venti, Zhongli, Ei: nomming popcorn
Meanwhile, Furina popped in:
Furina: Hey! Why didn't you ask ME?
I'm a god too!!
Ask ME about your brother!! 😤
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