| [He's tried it time and time again, but no matter what he does, he can't replicate the mix-up he had during his fight with Childe in the Golden House, where he'd managed to draw upon the power of Anemo even though he'd been attuned to Geo at the time. He's pushed himself a thousand times, even thrown himself into danger on purpose, but he just can't do it a second time. And then, in the middle of a particularly hazardous fight against a group of mitachurls, Aether tries to summon the wind despite that he holds command over stone — and something inside him breaks.
It doesn't hurt, not exactly. It feels the way it did when the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles first stole his light and his wings and his sister; it hurts his pride more than anything else. Aether's fortunate enough that he's still able to finish the fight with his skill-at-arms, even without his elemental powers — though Paimon chides him for his recklessness afterward, and scolds him into going back to Mondstadt. "Your earring and your clothes have turned black again!" she yelps, concern creeping into the shrill chirp of her voice. "Paimon thinks you need to go back to a Statue of the Seven and fix that..."
Well, she's not wrong. He tries, but it doesn't work out; pressing his hand to the base of Venti's statue heals his injuries as usual, but it doesn't fix his elemental alignment, and for a moment, Aether's stomach drops. Did he do this by pushing himself too hard...?] |
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}