[ Zhongli nods in affirmation even as he has already slipped one hand into his coat pocket to wrap around the object he had fetched from his hotel, careful not to cut himself on its sharp edges. Seeing as the overlap in his interactions with Childe and the Traveler had been those few short weeks where they had prepared for the Rite of Parting, there weren't many to choose from that could apply to both individuals. As such, the only suitable item he had on hand was the shard of an abyssal horn (or rather tooth) of one of Childe's summons during his battle with the Traveler in the Golden House - a Tusk of Monoceros Caeli. ... Perhaps it was for the best that Neuvillette did not inquire too deeply when Zhongli fetched the item nor need to see it presently. It would probably only invite more questions than answers at this point.
But ah, Zhongli is getting distracted. It seems a simple enough task to channel his own geo energy into the Chief Justice. While he is not completely sure of how powerful Neuvillette is, he does seem quite sturdy enough to handle a large amount of different elemental energies at once, though Zhongli has decided to be careful in his initial application all the same.
And so Zhongli takes Neuvillette's hand.
It's a strange sense of deja vu— to be reminded of Azhdaha once again in this moment. He remembers the first time he had met the elder elemental, hearing his voice resonating from deep within the earth and following that siren song until he found the most pure concentration of geo energy he had ever experienced (and will probably never experience again). Their partnership had been something precious and irreplaceable — which was true to how Morax viewed all of his friends, subordinates and confidants, but for Azhdaha— For Azhadaha...
Zhongli begins slowly channeling geo energy into Neuvillete, steadily like the first tentative turn of a faucet to produce a thin stream of water. But as Neuvillete's own power surges, the waters glowing magnificently in front of them, he supplies more and more geo energy. Earth and water. The ocean and the shore. It seems no matter how much time has passed, Zhongli's fate always brings him back to hydro— whether it be the clashing of ideals with Osial, the birth of the harbor nestled betwwen the mountains and the ocean, one Harbinger sweeping through his life like a whirlwind to grant his dreams of retirement, and now Neuvillette — someone who could touch the memories kept within water.
(Memories kept within water. Memories kept within stone.
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But ah, Zhongli is getting distracted. It seems a simple enough task to channel his own geo energy into the Chief Justice. While he is not completely sure of how powerful Neuvillette is, he does seem quite sturdy enough to handle a large amount of different elemental energies at once, though Zhongli has decided to be careful in his initial application all the same.
And so Zhongli takes Neuvillette's hand.
It's a strange sense of deja vu— to be reminded of Azhdaha once again in this moment. He remembers the first time he had met the elder elemental, hearing his voice resonating from deep within the earth and following that siren song until he found the most pure concentration of geo energy he had ever experienced (and will probably never experience again). Their partnership had been something precious and irreplaceable — which was true to how Morax viewed all of his friends, subordinates and confidants, but for Azhdaha— For Azhadaha...
Zhongli begins slowly channeling geo energy into Neuvillete, steadily like the first tentative turn of a faucet to produce a thin stream of water. But as Neuvillete's own power surges, the waters glowing magnificently in front of them, he supplies more and more geo energy. Earth and water. The ocean and the shore. It seems no matter how much time has passed, Zhongli's fate always brings him back to hydro— whether it be the clashing of ideals with Osial, the birth of the harbor nestled betwwen the mountains and the ocean, one Harbinger sweeping through his life like a whirlwind to grant his dreams of retirement, and now Neuvillette — someone who could touch the memories kept within water.
(Memories kept within water. Memories kept within stone.
No.
It couldn't possibly be...) ]