After eating and drinking their fill, they played for a while longer, and the setting sun gradually dyed half the sky red.
Morax and the others returned to Mt. Tianheng, each holding a Sea Lantern and writing down their wishes.
Even Morax carefully wrote out his wish.
"I hope Liyue will always enjoy peace and prosperity, that its people can live and work in contentment and happiness. I hope Brother Xiu Yuan will return soon, conquer Mondstadt with me, and join The Seven together."
After finishing, he read it over carefully.
"Hmm..." Once he confirmed that nothing was wrong, he moved to put the slip of paper into his Sea Lantern.
But before he could put it inside, Morax faltered slightly and froze on the spot.
When Morax looked at the slip again, he discovered that part of what he had written had gone blank.
Morax frowned slightly, staring closely at that empty space.
"I hope... who will return soon?" Morax was utterly puzzled.
The place where a name should have been was inexplicably blank, leaving Morax baffled.
As far as he remembered, only Guizhong and Marchosius had become his true Demon God companions during the Archon War. He should have subdued all the others.
But...
He had personally killed Guizhong and Marchosius not long ago, then brought them back to life. Surely they could not be the ones he meant to join The Seven with?
Who else could it be?
Morax furrowed his brow. He felt as though he had forgotten something, something very important. He desperately tried to think, to grasp it, but no matter what he did, he could not remember.
Seeing Morax acting so strangely, everyone gathered around him and asked with concern, "Geo Lord, what's wrong?"
"I feel... as though I've forgotten something. I can't