Chapter Summaries

Ellin gathered Anemo across the canyon, formed a powerful Storm Vortex, and drew hundreds of Hilichurls into its center. She unleashed Stormfist, obliterating the gathered enemies and sending debris into the Storm Barrier around Stormterror's Lair.

• Venti, Jean, Paimon, and Diluc watched Ellin take an unconventional Tai Chi stance as she prepared her attack.
• Ellin gathered a vast amount of Anemo and formed a Storm Vortex that encompassed the canyon.
• The vortex dragged Hilichurls, trees, stones, and other debris toward Ellin, killing some enemies along the way.
• Ellin used the gathered Anemo to unleash Stormfist at the hundreds of Hilichurls before her.
• Ellin's blast crushed the gathered enemies and launched rubble and remains into the Storm Barrier, staining it blood-red.

Ellin wiped out hundreds of Hilichurls with a powerful Anemo attack, then her companions defeated two Abyss Mages who tried to kill her while she was exhausted. She refused Venti’s healing wind and drank one of Sucrose’s stamina potions, only to discover that it tasted horrible.

• Ellin used a devastating Anemo punch to defeat hundreds of Hilichurls, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Two Abyss Mages attacked Ellin, but Lumine intercepted their spells while Diluc and Jean killed the Cryo and Pyro mages.
• Jean thanked Ellin for her help, and Ellin urged the group to hurry because Dvalin’s corruption could worsen with time.
• Ellin declined Venti’s offer to restore her strength and brought out two stamina potions made by Sucrose.
• Ellin took a sip of the [766-Style Improved Stamina Potion] and recoiled at its awful taste.

Ellin and the others reached Stormterror’s Lair, where Venti used the Abyss Mages’ lingering energy to break the barrier and guided the group to the tower. Ellin’s furious attack on an Abyss Mage provoked Dvalin into fighting them, and the battle to save the corrupted Dragon began.

• Ellin drank Sucrose’s stamina potions, then fell asleep in Lumine’s arms while the others traveled toward Stormterror’s Lair.
• Venti read the Abyss Mages’ lingering magic and used his lyre to break the Storm Barrier.
• At the tower, the group saw Abyss Mages performing a corruption ritual on Dvalin, and Venti used the wind to carry everyone to the summit.
• An Abyss Mage taunted Dvalin into attacking, but Ellin rushed in and repeatedly struck it with an ice brick.
• Dvalin attacked Venti and the others, who fought back to remove the corruption and cleanse his wounds.

Ellin, Jean, Diluc, Lumine, Venti, and Feng'er fought Stormterror in the air while trying to remove his Blood-Clotting Poison Spikes instead of killing him. Stormterror unleashed a vast storm of Wind Blades, leaving the group facing an overwhelming attack.

• Ellin silenced the Abyss Mage, threw it off the tower, and joined the battle as the others defeated the remaining Abyss Mages.
• Jean, Diluc, Lumine, and Venti fought Stormterror in the sky but struggled to restrain him without causing fatal harm.
• Stormterror struck Lumine with a claw and launched a wind sphere at her, but Ellin cut it apart with Lightning Sword Qi and caught Lumine.
• Ellin called on Feng'er, who attacked Stormterror's Blood-Clotting Poison Spikes with ice and lightning.
• Stormterror roared and filled the sky with countless Wind Blades, surrounding the group with a violent storm.

Ellin and her companions battled Stormterror, combining their attacks to break through his tornado and wound one of his wings with Ellin’s Cryo arrow. With Stormterror enraged but slowed, they resumed their assault, aiming to destroy the two poisoned blood spikes and save him.

• Venti drew Ellin, Jean, Diluc, and Feng'er into a protective ice shell that withstood Stormterror’s Wind Blades.
• Lumine, Jean, Diluc, and Feng'er combined their attacks to destroy Stormterror’s tornado and blast him backward.
• Ellin struck Stormterror’s rear wing with a Frostflake Arrow, piercing it and freezing it in ice.
• Stormterror accused Venti of abandoning and hunting him, then attacked the group in a rage.
• Venti restored everyone’s stamina, and the six fighters surrounded Stormterror to target the poisoned blood spikes on his tail and neck.

Ellin destroyed the Blood-Clotting Poison Spike on Stormterror’s tail with a self-taught version of Keqing’s Stellar Restoration, but the wounded Dvalin broke free and fled. Venti recognized Stormterror’s ultimate attack, Finale of the Sky, as a colossal vortex formed and threatened to pull the pursuers into its center.

• Diluc, Lumine, and Jean pinned down Stormterror’s claw, tail, and head, allowing Ellin to strike his tail spike.
• Ellin used her discovery of positive- and negative-pole electro power to perform Stellar Restoration and destroy the Blood-Clotting Poison Spike.
• Stormterror roared in pain, broke free of his attackers, and flew away; Jean and Venti led the group in pursuit.
• Venti realized Stormterror was preparing Finale of the Sky as the dragon plunged into the clouds and created a vast Storm Vortex.
• The vortex darkened the sky and pulled at Ellin and the others, but Venti’s Gentle Flowing Wind shielded them from its suction.

Stormterror trapped Venti and his companions inside his Finale of the Sky and quickly incapacitated Diluc and Jean. Venti prepared to spend all his remaining power creating an opening for Ellin, Lumine, and Feng'er to defeat Dvalin.

• Stormterror gathered thunderclouds into the Finale of the Sky, and Venti and the others used Anemo shields to protect themselves from its lightning.
• Stormterror ambushed Venti, then struck Diluc with a lightning-charged claw and sent him flying, leaving him unable to continue fighting.
• Stormterror trapped Jean in a Thunderstorm Tornado, but Feng'er rescued her; Jean was badly injured and could no longer fight.
• Venti realized Ellin, Feng'er, and Lumine could not defeat Stormterror without his help, so he decided to expend all his power to create an opening.
• Venti apologized to Dvalin, his braids glowing cyan as he slowly extended his hand.

Venti summoned the faith of Mondstadt’s people and used his divine power to pin Stormterror down, but Dvalin’s rage unleashed a massive Wind-Thunder Orb. Ellin shattered Dvalin’s final Blood-Clotting Poison Spike as the orb fell, leaving the crisis unresolved.

• Venti donned his divine attire as the Cathedral bell rang and Mondstadt’s citizens prayed beneath the glowing Statues of the Seven.
• The people’s faith gave Venti enough strength to create a wind domain and force Stormterror onto the tower platform.
• Stormterror resisted Venti’s pressure and summoned a huge Wind-Thunder Orb that threatened to destroy Stormterror’s Lair.
• Venti called for the Blood-Clotting Poison Spikes to be removed while Jean and Diluc were too exhausted to fight.
• Ellin flew to Stormterror and shattered his final Blood-Clotting Poison Spike with the Skyward Blade.

Ellin destroyed the poison spike controlling Dvalin, and Venti helped the dragon understand that Mondstadt had never abandoned him. After the crisis, Jean and Kaeya shaped public opinion in Dvalin’s favor, leaving Mondstadt grateful to him and Snezhnaya’s pressure thwarted.

• Ellin used Lightning Slash to destroy the poison spike at Dvalin’s neck, triggering an explosion that shattered the tower platform and hurled the group into the storm.
• Dvalin regained his senses, realized Venti and the others had come to save him, and carried them out of the tempest.
• Lumine purified the remaining poison and curses as Venti restored Dvalin’s power as the Anemo Archon’s Familiar and urged him to find his own freedom.
• Jean announced that the Abyss had corrupted Dvalin and that the dragon crisis was over, while Kaeya paid bards to spread Dvalin’s story.
• The citizens of Mondstadt built a Temple of the Eastern Wind Dragon to express their gratitude and regret, and Snezhnaya’s pressure came to nothing.

Three days after the dragon crisis, Ellin hosted a joyful feast in the Serenitea Pot where Jean relaxed among friends and Sucrose and Fischl found a sense of belonging. After the guests left, Ellin slipped out alone, while a revealingly dressed woman blocked Venti, Lumine, and Paimon in the streets of Mondstadt.

• Jean and the people of Mondstadt worked to repair the damage and address the threats left by the dragon crisis.
• Ellin welcomed Diluc, Lumine, Paimon, Jean, and Venti to a celebration feast in the Serenitea Pot, where Fischl and Sucrose helped prepare dinner.
• Jean thanked everyone for their help, then joked with Diluc about selling alcohol to a minor and relaxed as her friends teased her about smiling.
• The guests shared stories about fighting Dvalin while Venti drank the Special Dandelion Wine Diluc had brought; Fischl and Sucrose stayed overnight with Ellin.
• After the feast, Ellin quietly left the Serenitea Pot while Sucrose and Fischl slept.
• A woman in revealing clothes and several subordinates stopped Venti, Lumine, and Paimon as they walked through Mondstadt.

La Signora ambushed Venti and Lumine, wounded Venti, and stole his Gnosis before escaping. The next morning, Ellin confronted Venti at Windrise after revealing she had witnessed the attack and demanded to know why he let the Gnosis be taken.

• La Signora froze Paimon, restrained Lumine, and attacked Venti in the plaza.
• La Signora pierced Venti and took his Gnosis, then kicked him unconscious and escaped with the Fatui.
• The Knights of Favonius learned of the attack but could not act against La Signora without evidence.
• Lumine and Paimon met Venti at Windrise the next morning, and he answered their questions about Liyue, the Gnosis, the Fatui, and the Tsaritsa.
• Ellin revealed she had watched the attack from her roof and demanded that Venti explain why he had let the Gnosis be taken.

Ellin confronted Venti about why he had let La Signora take his Gnosis, and he explained that he supported the Tsaritsa’s goal and had staged its theft to avoid trouble with Celestia. Ellin vowed to punish La Signora for hurting Venti and Lumine, while Venti accepted her choice; later, Hermann discovered Ellin had crushed the roof’s ridge beam while holding back her anger.

• Ellin deduced that Venti had deliberately let La Signora take his Gnosis, and Venti said he supported the Tsaritsa and had allowed the theft to make it appear he was not rebelling against Celestia.
• Ellin told Venti she had held back out of respect for his choice but would break La Signora’s arms and right leg and kill her when they met again; Venti respected her decision.
• Venti and Ellin walked toward Mondstadt, and Ellin reflected that losing his Gnosis had not weakened him because the people’s faith continued to sustain his power.
• Ellin asked Hermann for a bottle of wine and mentioned the broken ridge beam; Hermann found deep finger marks in the snapped timber, unaware that Ellin had crushed it while restraining her anger.

After the dragon crisis, Ellin prepared for the Knights of Favonius selection ceremony while supporting Noelle, who hoped to become a full-fledged knight. At the ceremony, Jean honored Ellin and Lumine for their deeds and bestowed the titles of Sun Knight and Honorary Knight upon them.

• As Mondstadt recovered from the dragon crisis, Ellin reviewed knightly regulations with Noelle, though Ellin intended to join only to fulfill Noelle's wish and knew Noelle would fail again.
• Ellin spent the next few days studying with Noelle and spending time with Fischl and Sucrose before the selection exams began.
• Ellin, Lumine, and Paimon watched as the exams concluded and twenty-five successful candidates swore their oaths and received knightly medals from Jean.
• Jean thanked Ellin and Lumine before the gathered crowd, presented them with flowers and medals, and named Lumine an Honorary Knight and Ellin a Sun Knight.

Ellin became a full-fledged knight and received the title of Sun Knight, then said farewell to the brown-haired girl whose wish she had fulfilled. Noelle left the celebration after failing the assessment for the ninth time, questioning whether she should give up on becoming a knight.

• As Ellin received her honors, she met the brown-haired girl in a vision and promised to care for her parents before saying goodbye.
• The brown-haired girl dissolved into golden light, and Ellin returned to her family and friends, who congratulated her.
• Noelle quietly left the crowd, feeling crushed by her ninth failure and by Ellin’s success.
• Noelle recalled her years of training and service, along with Jean’s recognition after her seventh failed assessment.
• Noelle looked back at Jean congratulating Ellin, wondered if she was suited to becoming a knight, and walked away in tears.

After failing her ninth Knight of Favonius exam, Noelle went through work and her day off in a numb daze, unsure whether her efforts mattered. When she heard the Statue of the Seven near Dawn Winery had been stolen, she set out to recover it and entered ruins where a towering lightning-wreathed monster awaited her.

• Noelle mechanically completed her duties at the Knights of Favonius headquarters, ignoring the attempts of others to speak with her.
• On her day off, Noelle wandered Mondstadt and helped people as usual, but felt no fulfillment or certainty that her actions mattered.
• Noelle overheard a vendor say the Statue of the Seven near Dawn Winery had been stolen and that Abyss Mages had entered nearby ruins.
• Noelle hurried home, strapped on her greatsword, and left Mondstadt to recover the statue and prove herself.
• Noelle reached the ruins and found two Abyss Mages alongside a towering purple monster surrounded by lightning.

Noelle attacked the Abyss Mage guarding the corrupted Statue of the Seven and killed it with a powerful Geo-enhanced greatsword strike. The Abyss Lector prepared to retaliate, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Noelle saw the upside-down Statue of the Seven and charged the Abyss Mage and Abyss Lector, determined to stop the desecration.
• The Pyro Abyss Mage attacked Noelle with two fireballs, but her Geo shield protected her as she charged through the flames.
• Noelle shattered the Pyro Abyss Mage’s shield with a massive Geo greatsword strike and crushed it, killing it instantly.
• The Abyss Lector angrily condemned Noelle for disrupting the ritual and killing its subordinate, then summoned its scripture catalyst to attack.

Noelle struggled against an Abyss Lector whose attacks weakened her ability to channel Geo, while Jean asked Ellin to check on Noelle after her ninth failed knight examination left her withdrawn. Ellin learned Noelle had gone alone to the Ruin and flew there as Noelle faced mortal danger.

• Noelle's greatsword could not break the Abyss Lector's thunderstorm shield, and its lightning attacks slowed her elemental channeling until her Geo sword began to lose power.
• Jean told Ellin that Noelle had become withdrawn after failing her ninth attempt to become a knight and asked her to talk with Noelle.
• Ellin went to Noelle's house, found her missing, and searched the city for her.
• A fruit stall owner told Ellin that Noelle had left the city with her greatsword after learning Abyss Mages were seen entering a Ruin.
• Ellin gave the stall owner her Knight's Medal and ordered him to alert Jean, then used Anemo to race toward the Ruin.

Ellin hurried toward the Ruin after learning the Abyss had stolen another Statue of the Seven, while Noelle was defeated by the Abyss Lector. The Abyss Mage proposed corrupting Noelle’s mind and sending her back to kill Mondstadt’s Acting Grand Master, and the Lector began the process.

• Ellin learned from Barbara that Mondstadt had lost another Statue of the Seven and hurried toward the Ruin, puzzled by the Abyss’s actions.
• The Abyss Lector overwhelmed Noelle with lightning, worsening her injuries and Abyssal curse until she could barely stand.
• The Abyss Mage recognized Noelle and proposed corrupting her mind so she could be sent back to kill the Acting Grand Master.
• The Abyss Lector approved the scheme and unleashed an eerie aura to corrupt Noelle’s consciousness.

Ellin arrived in time to rescue Noelle from the Abyss Lector and treated her injuries. After reassuring Noelle, Ellin faced the Abyss Lector and launched a powerful attack, leaving the battle unresolved.

• The Abyss Lector threatened to corrupt Noelle and raised an abyssal hand toward her face.
• Ellin burst onto the battlefield, cut off three of the Abyss Lector's fingers, and carried Noelle to safety.
• Noelle broke down in Ellin's arms, apologized for her recklessness, and thanked Ellin for saving her from becoming an Abyss puppet.
• Ellin used Healing Wind to treat Noelle, reassured her, and turned to fight the Abyss Lector and Abyss Mage.
• Ellin dodged the Abyss Lector's lightning with Grand Shift, then charged forward and swung the Skyward Blade at its throat.

Ellin nearly killed the Abyss Lector with a swift Anemo sword strike, then killed the remaining Cryo Abyss Mage with a kick. She prepared to fight the wounded Lector with an array of weapons, leaving the battle poised to continue.

• Ellin struck the Abyss Lector's Thunderstorm Shield with Skyward Blade, cut its throat, and nearly decapitated it.
• Ellin halted her charge, spun around, and destroyed the Cryo Abyss Mage's shield and skull with an Anemo-powered kick.
• The Abyss Lector roared in fury and claimed Ellin's sword strike would not work on it again.
• Ellin said she could use more than swords, summoned several weapons, and drank an improved stamina potion from Sucrose.
• Ellin recalled that Venti had explained Healing Wind restored less stamina than it cost to cast.
• Ellin surrounded herself with floating weapons and took a Wing Chun stance before facing the Abyss Lector.