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You

"... Why are you crying? You're not the one that's being locked up and can only consume food and water once a day."

Scaramouche

"... Shut your mouth."

-A FEW DAYS BACK, INAZUMA CITY-

Raiden Shogun

"Thank you. A job well done, as expected."

For as long as you could remember, you had been devoted to the Raiden Shogun. To be honest, you loathed it. Everything about her irritated you, how cruel and forthright she was. It was, however, your only hope of survival. 

You would leave if you could, but you have no option except to obey her every command.

Raiden

"Y/N."

You

"Hm?"

Raiden

"You know I care for you, right?"

You

Sure you do.

You thought, with obvious sarcasm.

You

"... And where's this coming from?"

Raiden

"I just thought I'd let you know."

You

"Alright... I'm gonna head to bed, I've gotta be up early tomorrow."

Raiden

"Why's that?"

You

"Just training, the usual stuff, you know."

You yawned as you walked away to your bedroom.

Every day was the same pattern, again and over. You get up, get ready, assist the Raiden Shogun and Inazumans throughout Inazuma, eat, and then sleep. The cycle simply begins again. You were sick of it, but this was your last shot at life.

Being with the Raiden Shogun is only exciting because you get to hear all of her ideas and know everything she knows. Raiden taught you practically everything you know about Teyvat. Not only did you know the obvious, but you also knew many of the deepest secrets. 

...That includes the main enemies spotted around the entirety of Teyvat.

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-THE NEXT DAY, EARLY IN THE MORNING-

Raiden was still sleeping when you left the house. You surrounded yourself with the scent of grass and training dummies that you'd eventually destroy practically every day.

You

*Sigh* "One... Two, Three, Four." Where are the rest of them?

Normally, you'd train with 10-20 dummies, but the majority of your stock was missing.

You

Hm. I must've cut all of them up quickly.

You left Raiden a message at home, telling her you'd be heading to Ritou to get some more training dummies, but you weren't sure whether they'd be open this early in the morning. You went anyhow, bored out of your mind since you had nothing else to do.

You

Inazuma is so pretty early in the morning...

On your trip to Ritou, you stopped for a while on top of a hill somewhere on Amakane Island. You wanted to discover more of a "spark" in your life for a change, so you seized this opportunity to admire the beauty of your nation.

You

"Wow... The sunset is gorgeous."

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???

"I agree! What a beautiful sight to see in the Nation of Electro!"

You

"... Huh?"

You felt a hot breath on the right side of your face as if that person had suddenly transported to you. He was stooping forward, hands behind his back, and spoke quite near to the right side of your face. 

A rush of adrenaline surged through your veins, signalling that things were not going well. 

And they didn't.

???

"Boom!"

Before you could move, he struck you across the head with a heavy rock he found on the coast of Amakane Island, triggering a loud, irritating ringing noise in your ears. Then everything went black, and you couldn't hear anything. 

The noise you made as you landed on the grass was louder than the impact on your head. That just explains how much force he exerted on that throw.

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???

"You didn't kill them, did you, Dottore?"

Dottore

"Oh please, puppet boy. That wasn't even 10% of my strength, how could they be dead?"

Scaramouche

"They're bleeding out on the ground, dumbass."

Dottore

"Ooh... You're right. We should stop the bleeding first, if I killed them, I'd be in biiig trouble."

Scaramouche

*Sigh*

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You

"... Mhm..."

You grumbled as you awoke with your head covered in a tangled bandage. The room you were in was cold, and not just cold, but ice cold. Winter cold. The type of cold you get when you wake up in your room directly above the garage in your home. 

The mood was unsettling, and there was little light. You closed your eyes again, trying to sleep until you were startled awake by the sound of a gate creaking.

You

"... Huh... Hm?"

Dottore

"Oh my, oh my... Finally awake, are we?"

You

"Head... Hurts..."

Dottore

"Oh shut up, I wrapped it up already. Days have passed by, you should be fine."

Scaramouche

"Yeah, you wrapped it up sooo perfectly. It's so perfect that it didn't even stop the bleeding Dottore, good job!"

He said, with sarcasm.

Dottore

"Shut your mouth."

Scaramouche

"Make me."

Dottore

"Oh wow, you really wanna start acting this way in this situation, do you?"

Scaramouche

"... Hmph."

You

"Head huuurts..."

Dottore

"Stop complaining. I'm already pissed off; I don't need two fucking brats getting on my last nerve right now."

You

"How... How long?"

Dottore

"... How long?"

You

"Yeah... How long..."

Dottore

"How long... How long's my dick? Super long, want a taste?"

You

"Wh... Huh?!"

Scaramouche

*Sigh* "I don't even know how you became a harbinger."

Dottore

"Haha, just let me joke around for once here, puppet boy."

Scaramouche

"I don't wanna listen to you make penis jokes all day."

You

"No, no... No- How long... How long have I... Been here?"

Dottore

"Honestly, I think I lost count. 4, maybe 5 days? And I didn't even hit you that hard on the head... Damn, I was expecting more from the 2nd Raiden Shogun!"

You

"2nd... Raiden Shogun?"

Scaramouche

"I think that's the stupidest nickname ever."

Dottore

"Shut it! It's amazing because I said so."

You

"What do you mean..."

Dottore

"Well- Because you're like... Always with the Raiden Shogun, duh! You're called Raiden #2 from now on."

You bowed your head, exhausted by the effort of keeping your head up to stare at Dottore and Scaramouche. When you looked down, you noticed chains upon chains all over the place. Your arms were tired and hurt from being chained for the last four or five days while you were out cold.

You

"Chains... Why am I chained up?"

Dottore

"Woo hoo, good for you! Look, puppet boy! They're learning more words as the seconds go by. How adorable!"

Scaramouche

"You are so stupid- Their brain probably isn't even working right now."

You

"Answer me, why the hell am I chained up?!"

Dottore

"Ooh, feisty. Like a cat."

Scaramouche

"Oh my fucking god."

He whispered, putting his hand on his face with disappointment.

You

"Answer me!"

Dottore

"Okay, okay!... No need to be so mean, damn. Basically, the Fatui have been spying on you ever since you started working with the Raiden Shogun."

You

"Wh-"