Contracted
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Snake’s eyes pierce his skull, flick up and down in assessment. A pair of lazy human eyes peer at him with the same intensity, so very sharp against his ghastly white skin.
“I was told to come here and… request… assistance.”
Or: Xiao shows up on Baizhu’s doorstep, and this time he wants answers.
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- Part 3 of Contracted
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the worth of humanity (forsaken by your god) by Ashthevalkyrie
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
15 Oct 2023
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Rex Lapis is “dead,” severing every tie between the mortal Zhongli and his contracted. And it is the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
In which Xiao goes to Doctor Baizhu, and for once it is of his own free will.
Day 6 Whumptober: “It should’ve been me”
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- Part 4 of Contracted
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what’s this?(the consequences of our actions) by Ashthevalkyrie
Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)
24 Jan 2024
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A dead man walks into a pharmacy with his murderer, intent on arranging his own funeral… where have I heard this one before?
In which Rex Lapis reappears at Bubu Pharmacy three days after his “death”, and he is very much alive.
Only problem is, the dear Doctor had no idea.
(Read the previous part for context! Seriously. You need context.)
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- Part 5 of Contracted
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raison d'être
/ˌrāzôn ˈdetrə/
noun
the most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence.
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Xiao falls to his karma, Rex Lapis learns a very valuable lesson about humanity, and a god faces consequences.note: part of a series.
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- Part 6 of Contracted
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(Fic In Progress)
Late Whumptober 2024:
16: wound cleaning/I can’t feel anything
25: Surgery
30: recovery/hospital bed.
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A poison willingly swallowed. A blade slicing through infected skin and healthy bone. A solution or a lethal dosage. An act of rebellion and salvation. What a delicate balance, he imagines. What care he must take. Aether clutches the capsule tighter in his mind. Buries it. Even if no one else does, he wants to remember this human as he is. This stupid, self-sacrificing martyr.It’s a shame how quickly history will forget his goodwill.
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Or: Baizhu is dying from his contract. Xiao is dying from his karma. Everyone is hurt or dying, and it's time for Zhongli to face the music.Series
- Part 7 of Contracted