Chapter Text
Terrified wails echoed through out Qiaoying village. It was all too loud.
Buildings being torn apart, fire blazing fiercely through out forests.
Several large space ships landed. The children were being dragged out of they're parents' arms. God it was awful.
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■■■■■■■ opened his eyes, what did he expect? To wake up and be saved from this hell, he was forced to endure, having to take care of his younger brother. Ha! He couldn't believe his naiveness.
Nevertheless the yelling had woken him up. He shifts his gaze away, Baizhu was still by his side. Nothing changed.
■■■■■■■ lifted his head up not believing what is happening. Something did change and not for the better.
It all was too much to comprehend.
He sat there, at the and of the street with Baizhu resting his head on him, in slumber, God how he envied him.
What the?
Mortals and maybe a few vision holders? He thinks. They were trying to fight back from... what even is that? Doesn't look like anything he has seen before.
Baizhu sniffles, rising his head.
"Brother, what's happening?"
■■■■■■■ stared into Baizhu's yellowish orbs, as if to ground himself infront of his younger brother.
"Don't know" He chose to say.
He didn't get a response from Baizhu, whom was now hopelessly staring into the conflict.
Thud
Thud
thud...
Someone was coming
Baizhu's eyes suddenly go wide, gaping at the crooked figure in front of them.
What is that thing, it looked nothing like a god, nothing either of them have seen before.
It was so tall. It's figure mimicked an angel perchance.. no, not really. Although it did look somewhat serene and angelic, it was white with a black and purplish fade. The creature had a head that somewhat looked like an abyss lector, it's arms were long with long and sharp nails. And no body what so ever, ■■■■■■■ noted.
It reached towards the two of them it's nails softly caressing ■■■■■■■ cheeks. Baizhu's eyes were now starting to water, ■■■■■■■ shifted his orbs towards the sniffling kid, placing one hand on his head, as in to try and comfort.
The creature lifted them before ■■■■■■■ fully embraced Baizhu, shuffling the two in it's clasp.
Before either of the siblings noticed, it started walking towards the brawl that was happening between humans and those alien things. It was a sad sight, humans trying so hard not to submit to such unknown power and control of the creatures.
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They reached the ship. Inside of it the creature placed them down glancing at the two boys. So similar yet so different at the same time. It's gaze shifted towards the dark haired boy.
The creature introduced itself as Jet.
A weird name to say the least.
Baizhu was still hiding in his sibling's shadow.
Jet approached them resting it's claw on ■■■■■■■ head.
"I will call you, Pantalone" It declared
He blinks, why? Why settle on such a stupid name? He thinks to himself. All of this stuff was still so foreign to him. But what could he do? He was useless in this, he didn't know anything about them, neither did anyone on Teyvat, he thought.
Regardless, he nodded giving Jet a weak smile.
Baizhu was still weeping. Honestly it was pathetic, what a waste of space. But It isn't as if Pantalone can do anything to him, Baizhu is his family, his own blood.
Pantalone opens his mouth, but closes it soon afterwards.
Jet noticed, ofcourse it did.
He opens his mouth again.
"How come I get a new name but my brother doesn't?" He barely manages
Jet is quiet.
Did Pantalone upset it?
"Because I have plans for you, Pantalone"
Alright. That wasn't terrifying at all.
Anyways he smiles, trying to please the creature. Who was now walking away from him and the kid behind Pantalone.
Jet headed towards the entrance of the ship, opening the doors with a click of a button.
A new creature entered, although this one looked a bit more human? If that makes sense.
It was shorter than Jet but still tall compared to Pantalone. It was dark with red details and a hugd orange eye. It looked somewhat like an oceanid.
Jet guided the creature towards him and Baizhu.
Jet grabbed Pantalone by his arm slightly pulling towards the oceanid shaped creature. Jet's long nails digged into Pantalone's arm. He nearly winced, this felt so messed up. Being showed off as some sort of toy? A doll? He still forced a grin.
"Renatus, look at this pet that I found! I think he'd fit so well with yours!" Jet exclaimed happily as he tugged both of Pantalone's arms up in a twirl of some sorts.
A pet. That what I am to Jet. Figures.
Regardless that thing is named Renatus... and Jet wants me to be with someone? Ugh. He hates this already.
Renatus silently observed.
"I guess? I don't object" Renatus spoke.
"Have you already named your pet?"
Jet seemed so out of place next to Renatus. It seemed so collected and distant, and Jet wasn't exactly anything like that.
"No, I don't really care to much"
Jet stays silent for a minute, and thank God it does.
"Hohoho! I have an idea!" Jet shouts
"Don't you that we should take the pair to Commedia dell'arte? Because you haven't given a name to your pet! You've heard of it right?"
Renatus shook his head.
"Fine! Fine! I'll explain" The creature announced.
"It's some what of a play, stage play. Whichever one fits better, it's still a pretty vague idea by me and a couple of my supporters. Don't you think it would be so amusing to watch them act anything we want, dear friend?"
Amusing to watch..? This is so disgusting. Pantalone thought.
Baizhu was sitting alone on the ground observing this strange conversation between unhuman creatures. He shifted his gaze towards his brother, eyelashes still watery from the sobbing. Baizhu felt so helpless, seeing his elder brother surrounded by them.
"I'm already making them an institution which they could be kept in! And we could even continue this play decades after this group dies!" It grins.
A play? Where he and other kids would be forced to play in. Pantalone felt like the oxygen had left his body. The thought of having to do something like this till the day you die...
Renatus stays silent for awhile, his orange orb of an eye staring so eerily into Pantalone.
"That would be a good investment..." It mumbles
Jet cheerfully graces at Renatus.
"Have you found enough pets?"
Jet gracefully nods.
"Very well, I'll give this one to your institution, when it's finished, so keep updating me"
"Ofcourse! And about the name..." Jet trails off.
"You pick, I'm too busy"
Jet nodded again and waved Renatus away.
It was the three of them left in the ship. Jet grabbed Pantalone's hand a bit softer this time, as he walked towards Baizhu.
"Stand up" Jet commanded.
Baizhu did just that, he was terrified to upset his master.
By the time they started walking Jet had let go of Pantalone's arm.
They're master showed the two of them the place they will be staying at until they'll arrive at Jet's mansion.
It was just a plain room with two beds. It kind of reminded Pantalone of his own room that he shared with Baizhu before they were living on the streets.
Jet left shortly after leaving the siblings alone.
"Brother, what was all of that?" Baizhu asked nervously.
Baizhu was fidgeting with his fingers cracking and scratching them. Pantalone took Baizhu's hand in his.
"Everything is okay, we've got each other" He reassured squeezing Baizhu's hands a bit tighter.
"C'mon let's just go rest and we'll figure this out tomorrow"
Baizhu nodded, stepping silently next to the thin bed.
Pantalone sat down besides Baizhu, gently patting his back, waiting for the younger one to fall asleep.