The Fake God (Genshin Fanfic)

IV

"I... is she gone?" The girl before me trembled. I took a look towards the direction that masked person had left. "Yep! That scary person's gone." I joked and took another look at the girl's face. But at the sight of her face, I froze. 

Why do you look so much like someone I remember. No... It can't be her. She's never scared. She...

"Tha... Thanks." The girl muttered, and her face was still pale from a shock. Then to my surprise, she stood up, I saw her stumble a bit, but she looked as if nothing had happened. I would've thought that she had recovered so soon, if not for the slight nearly undetectable tremble of her hands. And the tremor of her voice. "Ha! Aren't you lucky? I guess I'll let you talk to me once without having to be with the rest of the fanclub. Consider yourself lucky to bathe in I Focalors's full glory without any interfererance. Usually all my fans would be clapping and shouting my name once they see me." The girl said in a haughty, dramatic voice.

Focalors? She's Focalors? I frowned.

"You're Focalors?"

"Wh... Why yes I am! Of course I am! You dare to question an Archon?" 

"I..." First time someone made me so speechless. "I'll leave now. Bye."

"WAIT! Don't go yet!" A hand grabbed my arm. I turned around. The hand that grabbed me was ice cold, even through the gloves. "What?" Now I'm getting a little impatient, great, just great.

"You have the opportunity to be accompanied by me! The God of Fontaine. And you're so urgent to leave? Well... I order you to stay and accompany me. Since... Its not important... Just don't leave! Do as I say!" 

This time I didn't leave. This girl... even if she is truely Focalors. She is acting all haughty and dramatic. But for some reason. It gave me the feeling that she was an actor, forced onstage, with the props messily thrown to her. And forced to perform a great show.

And so I sat backdown. Focalors sat down beside me. And the air tensed with awkwardness. I sighed mentally inside my head. I could see that the reason Focalors wanted me to accompany her this late at night was probably because she's scared of seeing someone else like that masked person that I saw earlier. But she is being weirdly dramatic about everything she says. As though she's acting like someone who is all high and mighty but bratty in a drama show.

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Furina pov.

I... I can't force her to stay. That doesn't seem like something a god would even do. What if she starts to question my identity? She did say something like 'You're Focalors?' before.

What do I do. 

And

...

If I can. I really want to become her friend. She looks like someone I want to talk to and eat cake and have fun with. But. If I become really good friends with her. What would the Fontaine citizens say? Ahhhhhhhhh. 

No. You cannot lose your grip. It's all okay. Just live your life like Focalors. No no no. You are Focalors. I am Focalors. 

"Uhm well! For a certain matter. I am not an unreasonable person! You... may recieve the permission on joining me for afternoon tea next time. Maybe tomorrow? Or next week? Uh... I'm very busy, just so you know! I don't have tea with people often just to offer my gratitude. Well! Either you accept my invitation or not!"

She looked like she had a question in mind. Did I over do it? Does she think I don't sound like Focalors? It's okay... she won't dare to question my role in public... It either she has tea with me or not. But I really want to have tea with her!

"Sure! Oh and my name is Hikari. I'm just telling you because I don't think I've mentioned it before."

"Uh... and you can call me Furina instead of Focalors. I... I'm not really used to that name."

"OKAY! Furina!" She smiled and said in a cheerful voice.

That sounds way better.

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I tried to act cheerful while talking with Furina, and slowly, she fell asleep on the bench. It became serene, with no one talking and everything so silent. And I started to shiver from the cold. Furina maybe did too, because she curled up on the bench, as though trying to get some warmth. I took off my cloak and placed it on her like a blanket, it perhaps didn't provide a lot of warmth, but I could see that she stopped curling up on the bench.

I'm probably going to spend the night on the bench. But I wonder. Why is the Hydro Archon out on the Fontaine streets, sleeping on the bench. Shouldn't she at least have a bedroom in Fontaine, or like a place she can be in.

"Ah! Found you!" I jolted, and half of my sleepiness were gone. Furina moved a bit. There under the moonlight was Lyney. The streets were empity, deserted of people. The night was cold, and Furina was still soundlessly sleeping beside me. So, when he came close, I whispered, "Lyney? Why're you here." But, even the slightest of sounds I made made Furina stirr.

"Shh." I shushed Lyney and pointed to the figure sleeping next to me. Lyney seemed shocked at first, but then he didn't say anything.

"Ah! H... how did I fall asleep..." She rubbed her eyes and sat up straight. "Oh! Ah yes! Another member of my ever growing fanclub? I'm just so popular. I do remember you, you are the one that performed on the streets before? Yes? Ha, now I shall give you a dream that you probably never dared to dream about before! You! Are hereby given permission by the Archon herself to perform in the Opera Epiclese!"

Opera Epiclese?

This must be a huge deal because Lyney just looked like what I'd imagine myself to be if I got unlimited Mora.

"Lady Furina. This is such a huge honour! Me and my assistant won't dissapoint you!" 

"Ah yes, you guys better not! Now! I shall take my leave, my dear ludex shall be moreover fretting over my disspearanced caused by my midnight stroll. Toodles~" Then I stood with Lyney and watched her dissapear into the night.

"Should we go after her? She doesn't look capable of going back by herself."

"It's okay. Sorry for not coming to find you sooner. I guessed you didn't have a place to be?" Lyney looked at me and asked. I looked back at the sincere boy and nodded slightly. 

"Uhm, you can come with me, Freminet and Lynette, Lynette has a spare room just right next to hers. You can come and stay if you have nowhere else to go."

Once again, I looked towards the direction Furina left, and I nodded.

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Meanwhile, what happened after Furina left.

"Sigh... Furina. How many times..."

"Ah yes yes. My dear ludex, what is it now?"

"You shouldn't run around the streets at night, just because you think no one would be there."

"Yawn... YAWNNN... Ha, I am your superior am I not? And you are my ludex. It isn't for you to..."

Thump.

"SIGHHHHHHHHHHH. Goodnight Lady Furina."

May you be blessed tonight with the sweetest of dreams.