I, Fischl, Prinzessin der Verurteilung, have witnessed the intertwined fate between the Phoenix queen descended upon the land of geo and the majestic queen of the ocean. A… a fabulous scene indeed. Why? It was nothing like what I have seen in my home world, Immernachtreich. Hm? You said you are interested in the tales hidden in the sky of the majesties?… W…what? Don’t look at me with pleading eyes!
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*sighs*
Very well. I will grant you with the permission of touching upon this tale of lust and tenderness.
The night in the nation named Liyue was filled with lanterns, which sealed the silent wishes and desire of the people. I, as the Prinzessin der Verurteilung, had bared the mission to lift the veil behind such a prosperous nation for the glamourous future of Immernachtreich. My royal musician (Oz: she means Xinyan.) has once mentioned the phoenix queen of the land, living in a castle floating with unimaginably large emerald gems. It was rumoured that such a renowned lady has immaculate power that once crushed a hydra, pacifying mysterious calamity from the raging seas. I summoned the grand Ozvaldo con Hrafnavins with the Edelstein der Dunkelheit (Oz: she means she summoned a larger me with her vision.), and soared through the glowing wishes of the people, to the back of the floating castle.
There were royal knights guarding the queen in the castle, but with my left eye, the Auge der Verurteilung, I altered my path of voyage to such that I would not trespass the holy boundaries of fate that even one with royal blood should not approach. I followed the guide of the faraway light, which I reckoned it as a call of fate (Oz: she means she followed the light coming out from Ningguang’s bedroom.), and landed outside the window that divided the secrets of the queen from the rest of the world.
What I witnessed with my royal vision was nothing like what I expected. I had foreseen the queen of Phoenix of Liyue to hold divine powers and I would like to discover the hidden linkage of fate of such power through a visit, but the Phoenix queen was not working on her powers, but rather with another woman who seemed to be the rumored legend who slayed a hydra. I am sure it was a scene not for commoners, but for I, heir of Immernachtreich, am no common peasant, it was an optimal choice to proceed.
The phoenix queen was one with long silky hair, and her attire- ahem. It was certainly an admirable attire for a member of royalty, except that despite being a fellow royalty, I struggled to understand what was going on. Was it perhaps a Liyue tradition? That royals come together and rip off each other’s attires? Did I know back then, I have yet to uncover a holy exchange between queens tied with the red line of fate.
The dragon’s claws were colloused and scarred, present were badged of honor from slaying the hydra; unexpected was the dragon’s extreme gentleness when handling the slender phoenix in her arms, her claws tracing the silhouette of the queen and removing the shimmering layers of gold and silk on her body. The phoenix had eyes like crimson gems, in it reflected her covetousness for the dragon’s frame, as she slipped her wings (Oz: she means arms) and started clearing the barriers that hindered the exchange of divinity. Soon, nothing was left… just the two queens on a bed, with uh… all… mortal assets given up.
I pondered if I had the divine rights to witness such a… scene, and just as I decided not to overstep the boundaries of a foreigner, as I am a being of another world, it seems that a party of celebration on the floating chamber platform came to life. My inherited senses of royal blood rang a warning through my veins, that if I leave in such a moment, my sojourn to the skies would no longer remain a secretive pursuit of greatness. For I fear that my journey will leave behind a visible trail, it was a warning of fate that I must stay until the crowd of elites leave the flying castle.
W..what!? Do you still wish to inquire about such a tale? Do you not fear the consequences of overstepping the boundaries of the divinity as a mere human?
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Very well, traveller from another world. You have expressed your unwavering will to discover the truth of the secret behind the closed chamber windows. I, follower of fate of truth, shall grant you permission to take on the risk and what may come after touching upon forbidden tales.
The dragon was indeed majestic behind the covers, sturdy arms holding herself above the flushed phoenix. And I.. I witnessed the claws of the dragon, in… inside the phoenix, as the woman underneath let out a muffled sound escaping from her slightly parted lips.
The dragon did not roar but whispered instead. “Oh my queen of nobility, I reckon you take pleasure in my intrusion?”
The phoenix did not respond with words; for she wrapped her hands around the dragon’s nape and closed the gap between them, as there should not be any barrier between fated divine beings.
Their lips parted a while later as the phoenix gasped for air, eyes fixed on the dragon’s grin.
“More… my queen, my divinity, the sea who reflects my sky, I grant you the permission to venture deeper into the space you yearn. For I await the greatness you can create within my physical embodiment.”
“If my phoenix says so.”
And I saw slightly larger movements from the arm of the dragon, venturing deeper into the unknown. Or perhaps for the dragon, it was not an unknown, but familiarity. Flashes of purple light sizzled through her claws, oh my… Hark! ‘‘Tis Thundering Retribution, a bad omen in Immernachtreich, but how fascinating, the phoenix took it as a blessing.
It was as if the phoenix lost all ability to communicate, uttering the name of the dragon over and over. In that moment, the dragon was her everything: her muse, her world, her eternity. And the dragon looked back at the phoenix with her lone eye as if she was cradling the greatest treasure in the world, that the dragon was destined to guard with everything she had.
“Run your claws over my body, and let me run mine over your scars. For you are such a majestic beauty that I shall keep you as mine and only mine.”
The dragon withdrew her claws and placed them on the soft bumps on the phoenix’s chest, and slid onto holding the phoenix’s slender frame on her shoulders.
“You shall keep me as yours and only yours, as I will show you my desires through these fangs of mine.”
The dragon started from her neck. The dragon’s fangs gently pierced their way into the veins of the lissom beauty, leaving red marks as celestial sigils of unwritten destiny. The phoenix traced the sturdy arms of the dragon, landing kisses on the dragon everywhere, as she embraced the warmth of being engulfed by the majestic dragon.
Little did I foresee even with my Auge der Verurteilung, that there was more to be discovered.
The phoenix shared a moment of tender cuddling with the dragon after the dragon marked every single spot she could on her phoenix; and this was when the phoenix swiftly pressed the off guard divine being in front of her onto the bed.
The dragon did not seem to fret about such a move. She obliged, willingly.
“Oh dragon of the seas, may I, the ruler of the skies, return above you.”
“And you shall be the skies that summon the waves of the ocean underneath.”
The phoenix reached her arms towards divinity. Then a flare of golden flash ran through her veins and solid formed at her fingertips, returning the pleasure the dragon delivered earlier.
“Do not stop such pursuit, my phoenix, I will take all of your golden vigour.”
“I shall not let you down then, if you hold me in such high regards.”
“Bring forward the waves.”
And the phoenix directed another flash of gold to her finger tips, slight vibration from such strong energy seen from her slender arms, yet the phoenix’s composure never left her face, as she looked at the dragon with eyes holding tenderness words cannot portray.
“Oh phoenix, oh phoenix, what did I do to deserve such pleasure?”
“You deserve my eternity, as that is the will of fate.”
The phoenix knew clearly what satisfied the sturdy dragon. Channeling more energy towards her fingertips, the phoenix trembled slightly at the huge energy drain on her own body, but on her face was a smile of satisfaction as the dragon’s words were reduced to incomprehensive sentences, then to chants of the phoenix’s name.
“Hush, I will give you my all.”
And as the phoenix channeled her last burst of energy onto her fingertips and delivered the last wave, gold veins calmed and the phoenix leaned against the dragon’s chest beneath her.
The dragon caressed the phoenix’s fine features, whispering divine words into her ears while wrapping her arms around the phoenix. “Slumber, my phoenix, for I shall be your guard through dusk and dawn.”
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You’ve witnessed the truth of the palaces in the sky, traveller, from beginning to end. Can you, a mere traveller, withstand the image of such meteorological exchanges between the sky and the sea? Or do you find excitement in probing into forbidden spaces of royalty and divinity?
Oh traveller, you say you listen to these tales as a pursuit named “simping”?
I, Fischl, Prinzessin der Verurteilung, offer you a word as I have roamed the galaxy and traversed countless worlds. It is alright to sink into such delusions once in a while, but do not forget that your fate of being maidenless has been long written in the stars. The only way to alter such fate is to connect with greenery and foliage, and maybe one day, you will no longer be a lone traveller.