{Just curious: should I let the Captain rest like in the story? Mainly, the Captain has always sought true peace, and I really can't bring myself to torment him. He's genuinely such a good person.}
"So, this is your wish?"
Once his subordinates were gone, the Captain thought it over. There was no conflict between him and the Stellaron Hunters, so he told Himeko his two wishes.
His first task was to fulfill the Snezhnaya Empress's commission and bring the Heart of the Pyro Archon back to Snezhnaya. The second was his long-held wish: to let the souls within the artificial heart truly rest in peace, and-to finally find true peace himself. He had lived far, far too long. He was truly exhausted...
Himeko looked at the Captain, who radiated cold from head to toe, and asked in surprise.
"Yes, Lady Himeko. These are the things I must do. A battle with the Pyro Archon is inevitable."
"Though I know she gained new opportunities from the shattering of the False Sky, that alone is not enough to make me back down. My honor as a warrior will not allow me to retreat without a fight. That would bring me shame."
"At the very least, I must face her in a true duel and witness new possibilities."
As he spoke, the Captain raised his head to gaze at the sky above. The sky was no longer shrouded by the False Sky, and the people of Teyvat were no longer bound by their Constellations.
But the price was that the Abyss could also grow stronger through the various choices the people of Teyvat made. Himeko was not worried about these problems, however. With two Aeons present, the mere Abyss was beneath notice.
Theresa's Authority of Order could constrain the Abyss's strength