Zhongli; "If had I arrived even a second later, this one would have been dead" He layed Bannet on the ground who was still frozen from shock.
Zhongli crossed his arms.
"Now..."
"Playtime is over"
The Abyss Herald watched with fear.
Abyss Herald; "I have to get out of here"
He stumbled back as he turned to make a run for it.
Zhongli suddenly appeared in front of him with his arms crossed, "Going somewhere I see?"
The Abyss Herald stopped in its tracks frozen and not knowing what to do, "GET OUT OF MY WAY"
It took out its arm blade and attempted to stab Zhongli. A stone pillar formed to block the attack and the Herald blasted a hydro attack out the other arm which was blocked by Zhongli's shield.
The Herald unleashed a flurry of Hydro blades at Zhongli. However, he remained calm and stoic watching the Herald's futile attempt. After a while of waiting it out Zhongli finally made a move. He was suddenly right in front of the Herald catching him off guard, "S-so fast!"
Without another moment to think the Herald felt an excruciating pain in it's abdomen and the next moment when he looked up he was launched thousands of feet away into a nearby mountain, destroying it on impact.
The Abyss Herald gasped trying to recover and activated its hydro barrier again, but as it looked up a massive stone spear the size of a mountain came flying towards it. Luckily the Herald just managed to get out of the way and charged back at Zhongli attempting to grab his face and blast him. Zhongli caught his wrist mid air and kicked him back.
The Abyss Herald grunted in pain as it flew back watching Zhongli who was still rather calm.
Zhongli; "What's the point, you have no chance of beating me. Either you get a quick painless death or you can make this hard for yourself. I don't mind what you pick"
Abyss Herald; "Are you implying I'm weak? Well then"
Suddenly everything around started shaking and water started rising from a nearby lake, "You claim that I'm no threat to you! But that's assuming you can protect both yourself and these children from suffocation!"
The Abyss Herald raised its arms and a huge body of water from the lake flowed midair into a massive sphere.
The Herald then threw the body of water at them covering a wide area. Lucky Zhongli managed to cast a shield-like dome from the inside covering not just himself, but the rest of the group he sighed before sitting down and crossing his legs, "Well Bennet, it looks like we're stuck in here. Any moves you would like for me to do to this guy?"
Bennet opened his eyes wide with surprise, "What do you mean?"
Zhongli; "I'm asking you on how you would like me to finish the Abyss Herald off"
Bennet thought for a moment, "Well I don't really know what moves you've got, but I would like to see a domain expansion."
Zhongli gave a small smirk, "Quite overkill but very well. If that's what you wish to see then I'll grant that"
Zhongli stood up and turned back to look at the Abyss Herald.
Abyss Herald; "You may have that shield protecting you, but how long can you stay in there before that one child bleeds out!"
Zhongli; "Oh I'm not worried at all. This is nothing compared to what I have planned for you"
He slowly started walking forward, "I guess you will be lucky to get a taste of a fraction of an Archon's power"
The Abyss Herald scoffed, "So what! I lasted this long against you! I'm sure I can go on long enough to escape!"
Zhongli chuckled, "How Naive"
As Bennet watched everything unfold, he felt an overwhelming surge of power suddenly appear, "What on Teyvat..."
He eyed Zhongli intently, eagerly awaiting his next move. The ground beneath them started trembling, rocks around the large area started falling off cliffs, birds flew away as fast as they could sensing the danger up ahead.
And then...
It happened...
"Domain Expansion: Tyrannic Tremor!"
Suddenly it looked like the area that everyone was in was from another dimension, the sky glowed an orange yellow colour and the geological landscape in the area started to dramatically shift and constantly change shape. It felt as if an earthquake had taken place and suddenly the Abyss Herald fell to the ground with a loud thud.
"W-what! I can't m-move m-my body!"
Zhongli; "That's right, I've increased the gravitational pressure on your body by a hundred times."
Suddenly the water dome that surrounded everyone broke away and lost its shape, causing it to no longer trap everyone.
Zhongli walked up to the Herald who was struggling to move due to the increased gravitational pressure, "STOP! MY BODY, IT FEELS AS IF IT'S BEING CRUSHED"
Zhongli continued to walk, having no sympathy for the Herald, "Do you want me to increase the pressure?"
Abyss Herald; "N-NO-"
Suddenly the Herald felt as if a huge boulder had been dropped on it as it screamed in agony.
Zhongli; "You see, anyone caught inside my domain can be affected by the gravitational force I have control of. What makes this better is that I can choose who is affected and who is not. I just have to place a shield around someone and they will be perfectly fine here. The more people caught in the domain, the less pressure I can put on each one. However, since you are alone here. The amount of pressure I can bestow upon you is more than enough."
Suddenly the domain was released, and the Herald gasped as it felt the pressure go away along with it. Bennet looked up as the sky was now normal again.
The Abyss Herald twitched as it failed to even move its legs due to the immense strain placed upon its body earlier, "You filthy rat! I will make sure the Abyss crushes this precious society of yours and everyone along with it!"
Zhongli crossed his arms, "Even if that were to become true"
He looked up at the sky and closed his eyes, "You won't be alive to celebrate it"
Suddenly the sky darkened as something blocked out the sun.
The clouds darkened and a huge shadow grew around them.
The Abyss Herald looked up in horror before muttering to itself and accepting fate, "Is this the power of a god"
The clouds suddenly split as a meteorite came falling down diagonally. Bennet gasped with fear, but also watched in awe as the meteor fell down with tremendous velocity and acceleration.
Zhongli turned around as the meteor came flying down.
"Planetary Befall!"
Suddenly everything went white as the meteor made an impact directly on the Herald. Bennet covered his eyes and felt a loud ringing in his ears until a massive explosion knocked everyone back. Luckily for them, Zhongli's shield absorbed every ounce of damage, and what was left in the aftermath was a massive crater.
Bennet opened his mouth as wide as he could, watching the dust clear and seeing Zhongli walking slowly back towards him. The Abyss Herald was nowhere to be seen and was reduced to dust. The sun reappeared shining through the cracks of the smoke upon Zhongli.
"So THIS is the power of a god"