Chapter Summaries

Venti firmly assured them of his position, and Zhongli vouched for his reliability. The group was left with reason to trust that Venti had come to Mondstadt of his own accord, based on what he had witnessed.

• Venti earnestly and firmly replied that the Wendy, Descender Safety, and Anqi Faction position was reasonable.
• Maria coughed to hide her smile as Venti spoke.
• Zhongli told the Salt King that he trusted Venti’s judgment and abilities.
• Zhongli said Venti had come to Mondstadt after seeing the truth for himself, without Celestia’s influence or inducement.

Venti asked Zhongli about Maria’s strength and whether Liyue had chosen a different path regarding Celestia. Zhongli’s silence gave him an answer, and Venti abandoned his plan to visit Maria at Mount Aozang.

• Venti asked Zhongli to compare Maria’s strength with his, and Zhongli said he could not imagine her losing in a fight to the death.
• Venti asked whether Liyue had made a different choice from following Celestia, and Zhongli’s silence confirmed his suspicion.
• Venti thanked Zhongli for the information, then asked to visit Maria at Mount Aozang.
• Zhongli warned Venti that Maria might refuse to see him, so Venti gave up on visiting her.
• The Anqi Faction discussed the Seven Archons, judging them too weak to affect the fight against Heavenly Principles but valuable for governing afterward.

Anqi performed surgeries on Abyss Heralds, learned that abyssal power could be fused with Teyvat life, and chose a personal guard squad. In Fontaine, Furina struggled with whether to test the Golden Holy Sword through forbidden experiments, then set out with Eris to investigate the Narwhal's Cross Society's base.

• Anqi operated on Abyss Heralds, selected a close-protection guard squad, and shared welfare images with her people online.
• Eris silently scrutinized Furina while she ate cake, and Furina questioned her about it.
• Furina considered asking Neuvillette to arrange experiments on the Golden Holy Sword but worried that doing so would violate Fontaine's laws and her principles of justice.
• A report revealed the Narwhal's Cross Society's true base at the Fortress of Kabudis Ruins and the Gestalt sealed by Master Alain.
• Furina took the holy sword and left with Eris to investigate the ruins.

The World Tree told Nacizenkruz that a Descender had appeared, making his four centuries of research unnecessary for averting the prophecy. It then asked him to help protect the land and its people from the uncertain threats posed by Celestia and the Heavenly Principles.

• The World Tree explained that it was the will of the World Tree itself, not the Grass Archery terminal.
• The World Tree told Nacizenkruz that his World Formula could not account for the Descender, who had already appeared in the world.
• Nacizenkruz realized that the prophecy could be averted without his method and felt relieved that his sacrifices were no longer necessary.
• The World Tree asked Nacizenkruz to help defend the land and its people against the Descender, the Heavenly Principles, and Celestia.
• The World Tree thanked Nacizenkruz, who rejected the praise but prepared to hear its instructions.

Furina and Eris entered the high-fountain tower’s Gestalt, where they encountered Jacob, an Abyss Herald who revealed that the Master had awakened and wanted to meet them. Jacob led them toward the Gestalt’s basement.

• Furina blasted open the tower entrance despite Eris offering to pick the lock.
• Furina and Eris explored the top-floor hall, where Eris searched the bookshelves and Furina recognized the turning hour hand as a countdown based on the World Formula.
• Jacob appeared and identified Furina as the Hydro Archon and Eris as the will of the Giant Beast Erinys.
• Eris recognized Jacob and warned him to choose his words carefully, while Furina demanded that he explain himself.
• Jacob said the Master had been sleeping beneath the Gestalt since the melee four hundred years earlier, had now awakened, and wanted to see Furina and Eris.
• Jacob gestured for Furina and Eris to follow him downstairs.

Nacizenkruz reunited with Jacob and told Furina that a Descender had disrupted destiny, making the prophecy no longer inevitable. He entrusted Fontaine’s salvation to Furina before sending her and Eris away, then wondered how to arrange Jacob’s future.

• Nacizenkruz greeted Jacob, who confirmed Fontaine was saved before returning to the Gestalt to read a book.
• Furina asked Nacizenkruz about his plan, his appearance, and how to counter the prophecy.
• Nacizenkruz explained that the Descender had disrupted destiny, leaving the prophecy open to change and making his extreme plan unnecessary.
• Nacizenkruz asked Furina to keep the World Tree’s goodwill secret from Celestia and entrusted Fontaine to her.
• Nacizenkruz pushed Furina and Eris away with his halberd, then considered how to arrange Jacob’s future.

Furina asked Eris for help, and Eris brought her to the Epiclese Opera House to meet the other Furina inside the Instrument of Reassurance. Their arrival surprised Furcalos, who had not expected Furina to find her before the plan was finished.

• Furina asked Eris for help despite knowing it exposed her vulnerability.
• Eris promised to help Furina.
• After dinner, Eris brought Furina to the empty Epiclese Opera House and said the other Lady Furina was inside the Instrument of Reassurance.
• Eris took Furina through a crimson teleportation rift despite resistance from inside the machinery.
• Furcalos saw them arrive and wondered how Furina had found her and where Eris had gained her power.

Furcalos concluded that Nacizenkruz’s plan and the looming conflict between the Heavenly Principles and the Descenders could make Fontaine’s prophecy irrelevant. She asked Furina to investigate Nacizenkruz’s claims and considered seeking advice from Morax, but remained unsure how to proceed.

• Furcalos reasoned that fate had been disrupted and that a major battle between the Heavenly Principles and the Descenders was likely.
• Furina asked Furcalos whether Fontaine’s prophecy and their plan still mattered, and Furcalos said brute force might defeat the prophecy but a greater disaster could threaten everyone.
• Furcalos told Furina to find Lilith and ask whether Rene might have been lying about Nacizenkruz.
• Furcalos considered sending Furina to Sumeru to assess the Dendro Archon, then rejected the idea and considered seeking counsel from Morax instead.
• Furcalos worried that Furina was too inexperienced to approach Morax and ask the right questions.

Jean shared a lively breakfast with Wendy, Barbara, Anqi, Lumine, and Paimon, then asked Wendy what to do about the awakened Fatui ambassador La Signora. Wendy agreed to visit her after eating and left for the Fatui to see her directly.

• Wendy teased Jean about her posture, and Jean asked her to keep quiet about laughing at Keqing.
• Barbara and Anqi called everyone to breakfast, where Jean reflected on how much she had come to enjoy the lively company.
• Lumine exaggerated her battle against the Abyss Order while Paimon questioned whether her eyes had gone dry from not blinking.
• Jean told Wendy that La Signora had awakened and asked whether she should respond to the Fatui's request for an audience.
• Wendy said she would visit La Signora after breakfast, then transformed into the wind and departed.

Wendy confronted Rosalyn, who asked what Wendy wanted, but Wendy told her to focus on recovering. Wendy then met Venti, Dvalin, and Andrius at the Wolf King Altar, where Venti revealed that a Descender was preparing to attack and that Morax had likely made his choice; Venti was left unsure whether to follow him in the gamble.

• Rosalyn asked Wendy what she wanted, and Wendy told her to focus on recovering.
• Venti returned from a drunken bender in Liyue Harbor and summoned a meeting at the Wolf King Altar.
• Wendy splashed cold water on Venti and took his wine as Dvalin and Andrius watched.
• Venti told Wendy, Dvalin, and Andrius that a Descender was preparing to attack and that Morax had probably made his choice.
• Wendy asked whether Venti was hesitating over following Morax in the gamble.

Anqi steered Rosalyn toward Venti, presenting him as a route to information about the God of Wind. Rosalyn tried to recruit Venti into the Fatui’s plans, while Venti remained confused and denied wanting to become the God of Wind.

• Rosalyn asked Anqi what she could offer to secure help, and Anqi offered to introduce her to someone who could answer her questions.
• Barbara left after hearing Venti tell a scandalous tale about the God of Wind and the Geo Archon.
• Anqi took Mora from Venti’s performance hat and ordered him to accept a major job to settle his debts.
• Anqi presented Venti to Rosalyn as a new Demon God of Mondstadt, and Rosalyn promised to report the opportunity to the Cryo Archon.
• Rosalyn asked Venti whether he wanted to become the God of Wind and tried to persuade him that the Fatui could help him.

Rosalyn tried to recruit Anqi to work with the Fatui, offering research resources and a recommendation to Snezhnaya. Anqi agreed to consider it and gave Rosalyn information about the bard, while Rosalyn left open the possibility of helping Anqi before she departed Mondstadt.

• Rosalyn explained that the Fatui lacked scholars because two Harbingers were missing and offered Anqi funding, equipment, and research projects.
• Anqi said she planned to study abroad after finishing her projects in Mondstadt, and Rosalyn offered to recommend her for a personal reception in Snezhnaya.
• Anqi agreed to consider the offer and told Rosalyn that the bard was usually at Angel's Share in the evening.
• Rosalyn offered Anqi the Fatui's help with matters the Knights could not handle, then wondered whether to keep manipulating the bard or proceed more gradually.

Lumine spoke with Rosalyn after her injuries healed, offering her comfort and learning she wanted to make a major deal with the God of Wind. Rosalyn left without explaining the plan, then spotted Barbatos waiting at a nearby railing with a chess piece.

• Rosalyn insisted that the bard could not be a Demon God, but Barbatos tricked her and vanished.
• Lumine told Rosalyn she needed more Mora to raise the bounty for finding Aether and rejected the Fatui's job offer.
• Lumine gave Rosalyn a fruit basket and asked about her trouble with the God of Wind, but Rosalyn refused to share the details.
• Lumine and Paimon made up after arguing over a meal, while Rosalyn stopped at a corner and saw Barbatos waiting with a chess piece.

Wendy worried over what to do about Rosalyn and sought Jean’s counsel. The chapter ended as Jean prepared to hear Wendy’s account of the Witch of Flame.

• Wendy wondered aloud what she should do about Rosalyn.
• Jean noticed Wendy’s troubled mood and asked what was wrong.
• Wendy reassured Jean that Mondstadt was not facing a crisis.
• Wendy asked Jean whether she had heard the story of the Witch of Flame, and Jean invited her to explain.

Kaeya confronted Rosalyn outside the church, where her attack triggered a battle between her forces and the Knights of Favonius. Rosaliya joined Kaeya in a two-pronged assault, but Rosalyn unleashed her accumulated power and the clash began in earnest.

• The sisters joked about moving into the church dormitory to guard the secret treasure.
• Rosalyn arrived at the church after sunset, and Kaeya recognized her and attacked her at the entrance.
• Rosalyn raised a massive ice wall as Knights members moved to protect the citizens and fight enemies across the city.
• Kaeya tried to bargain with Rosalyn, but Rosaliya attacked from behind while Kaeya struck at her neck.
• Rosalyn was forced back by their combined assault, then spread a terrifying cold current and challenged the Knights to stop her.
• Kaeya and Rosaliya met Rosalyn's killing intent, and the battle erupted completely.

Jean and the others fought Rosalyn to keep her from taking the Heart of God, while Lisa joined the battle with a powerful Electro weapon. Wendy, Andrius, and Dvalin watched from Wolvendom as the clash escalated, with its outcome still unknown.

• Jean, Kaeya, Diluc, and Rosaliya coordinated their attacks against Rosalyn, who struggled to restrain herself from killing them.
• Rosalyn targeted Rosaliya with fireballs, badly burning her arm, but Rosaliya recovered and returned to the fight with Diluc.
• Lisa fired her Thunder God Gatling at Rosalyn, who healed herself with fire butterflies and unleashed a vast sea of flames.
• Lisa and Jean answered with lightning and wind, and the five fighters gathered their Elemental Power before their forces collided.
• Wendy, Andrius, and Dvalin watched from Wolvendom and discussed Rosalyn's strength, the Cryo Archon's blessing, and the fight's uncertain outcome.

The Dragon Girl arrived at the altar and offered Dvalin a deal to remove the erosion affecting him. Dvalin had yet to respond when she presented her terms.

• Wendy and the two attendants watched the second-generation God of Wind swing her legs confidently.
• A cool evening breeze passed, and Wendy stopped as Dvalin and Andrius looked up.
• A spatial rift opened, and the Dragon Girl stepped onto the altar.
• Wendy greeted the Dragon Girl, but she walked past Wendy toward Dvalin.
• The Dragon Girl asked Dvalin to give her half of his accumulations and body in exchange for ending his erosion, or to propose a reasonable condition.

Jean and her allies fought Rosalyn in Mondstadt’s ruined church, where Jean’s mastery of wind and Favonius Swordplay let her defeat the Witch of Flame. Rosalyn died after reclaiming the Heart of God, leaving Jean exhausted and unable to stop her from taking it away.

• Diluc, Jean, Kaeya, and Lisa battled Rosalyn, and Jean’s power grew as she drew closer to the Anemo state she had reached before.
• Jean combined wind with the others’ lightning, cryo, and fire, then struck Rosalyn with a powerful technique that pierced her chest.
• Rosalyn saw Rustan in Jean and nearly reached out to her, but her desire for revenge and the Heart of God broke the illusion.
• Rosalyn pulled away from Jean’s blade and, as her life faded, acknowledged Jean as qualified to face her.
• Rosalyn took the Heart of God and escaped as fiery butterflies, while the wounded Jean collapsed and could not stop her.

Amber and the Wolf Cavalry pursued swarms of fiery butterflies racing toward Mondstadt’s border. As Amber’s arrow barely slowed them, the knights began firing their muskets.

• Barbatos played a gentle tune on his lyre, sending its music across Mondstadt on the wind.
• Fiery butterflies flew through the night toward the border as the Wolf Cavalry rushed after them with interception orders.
• Amber rode ahead of the other knights on Count Wolf Grey Grey and shot an arrow through four butterflies.
• The butterflies continued toward the border, and Amber’s example prompted the knights in front to raise their muskets and fire.

Rosalyn reunited with Rustan in a dreamlike farewell and hummed for the people gathered around them before falling asleep. She awoke to King Deshret, who told her she had returned from history as the Chosen of the World Tree.

• Rustan told Rosalyn he had been waiting to hear her sing again, and she embraced him.
• Rosalyn hummed a tune she remembered, and the people listening smiled and vanished.
• Rustan embraced Rosalyn, and she fell asleep feeling content.
• Rosalyn awoke to a white-haired child who introduced himself as King Deshret.
• King Deshret welcomed Rosalyn Cruzshika Loefat as the Chosen of the World Tree and explained that she had walked into history to say goodbye to those who truly existed.