Alec (Edited)
Alec Ragnvindr. At an early age, he had already been regarded as a genius in the aristocracy circle.
A prodigy, that's what he is. Or at least, that's what people around him call him.
Sent to the Akademiya in Sumeru at an early age, Alec learned vast knowledge before he even entered his teenage years. After spending five years in Sumeru, Alec returned to Mondstadt and learned various fighting styles from different mentors. Be it swordsmanship, bowmanship, or martial arts, Alec mastered them all in just three years. And at the early age of his early twenties, he obtained an electro vision.
He is even planning on making his own winery situated in Windwail Highland.
Truly, such feats at an early age would be considered a prodigy of the century. However, despite such amazing achievements, Alec himself is unhappy about it. Forced to learn everything by himself and being separated from his family from an early age, it certainly gave him a lot of stress.
But in the end, he had to do it. For his family's secret.
And that secret was a sworn oath to the Anemo Archon— a God that they had not seen for hundreds of years. And that oath is to guide and protect Mondstadt. So all the responsibilities will one day have to fall on his shoulders to carry, the reason why his clan already started training him to be the best.
To other people, his family is just another aristocratic family in Mondstadt. But in all actuality, they are keeping a secret from everyone. That secret is that they are the descendant of the Red-Haired warrior that personally assisted the Anemo Archon during the rebellion more than 2,000 years ago.
For reasons unknown, after the Red-Haired Warrior swore sworn allegiance to the Anemo Archon, he left Mondstadt. No one knows where he went or what he did, some even forgot about him with only his tale being included in history.
Centuries passed and his descendants flourished. And around a few hundred years ago, they returned to Mondstadt under a new name.
With the Lawrence Clan's three promising heirs who are quite talented and the Gunnhildr Clan's soon-to-inherit heir that is extremely proficient in swordsmanship, he naturally cannot be left behind, as he must upkeep his family's oath.
And so he did. Shortly after being recognized as a legitimate adult in the Aristocratic circles, he started managing his whole family's affairs with great efficiency and even joined the knights. Add to the fact that he is also a great fighter, he naturally rose to popularity among the Nobility; much to the Lawrence Clan's dismay.
But, there's no such thing as a perfect man, now, is there? For he too has certain secrets that he does not tell anyone.
One of them is the Angel's Share Tavern. It was a tavern built by him to gather information in the commoner's area and also a place to sell wine. One should take note that Alec's information gathering should not be underestimated.
Coupled with his information-gathering skills and capabilities, Alec started doing acts behind the scenes. He even wore a disguise to fake his face when he was working at the tavern, with only the employees knowing who he is.
He was setting everything up for the day that he was planning. A day where Mondstadt shall be "Freed".
For a few years, he had served as a knight for the Aristocrats. But with a fateful encounter with the Dawnlight Swordsman, he had changed his viewpoint on Mondstadt.
The so-called Dawnlight Swordsman was part of the group called Wanderer's Troupe. They are a group of people from different nations that are adept in both music and fighting.
When they arrived in Mondstadt a few years ago, they saw how miserable life was and raised a rebellion.
Unfortunately, the rebellion failed and some members of the group either got killed or enslaved. While one member, Kreuzlied, was spared as he was part of the Lawrence Clan.
Now, the Dawnlight Swordsman, a beautiful woman in her 20s, is enslaved and is now forced to fight in the arena as a gladiator.
On one fateful night when the moon was at its peak, Alec met her by chance. And very quickly, he developed feelings for her and swore to free her.
Alec already made the decision to "Free Mondstadt", but with the Dawnlight Swordsman's support, it strengthened Alec's resolve to fight against the Aristocrats.
It was not just him; Kreuzlied too is attempting to free her as well as find a way for a second rebellion. Kreuzlied and Alec are now cooperating secretly to form an underground organization to support their idea.
Of course, they still need more people for their organization... Very powerful people.
And that's where Daleth comes in the future.
* * *
Standing behind the counter, Alec looked at the masked woman in front of him putting down an empty cup. "...Done."
"Wow... You actually did it." Alec praised her in disbelief. "And the best part is that you don't even look drunk a single bit!"
Behind Daleth, a group of people saw her drink all of the beer and praised her.
"Yeah, miss, you're amazing!" Said a bard
"Now that's a talent I should've gotten when I was born!" An old seasoned adventurer said on his table
"Haha! I told you she can do it! Now pay the Mora!" Mischievously said another bard
"Tch." A person clicked his tongue as he reached out for his Mora pouch.
"..." Daleth just stayed silent the whole time and drank the beers without a problem.
During the whole time, her observation had been quite fruitful. With the drunkards randomly spewing some information the whole time, she was able to gather some information she regularly did not pay attention to as a hypostasis.
As a Cryo Hypostasis, she naturally had connections to the Cryo Archon. And from there, she would sometimes learn some big information straight from the Cryo Archon with the latter knowing nothing. At least, that's what she thinks. The Cryo Archon knows that the cryo hypostases all around Teyvat are listening to it, but it did not mind.
Finishing her drink, Daleth looked at Alex and said with a low voice: "Keep your word."
"No problem! I always keep my promises." Alec nodded. "Those drinks are on the house."
After Alec finished speaking, observed Daleth for a bit and added, "You're not from Mondstadt are you, miss?"
"Yes." Daleth gave a simple answer.
"As expected." Alec gave a gentle nod and continued speaking. "Well, if you're planning to stay in Mondstadt for a while, I suggest you take the Inns in the upper area as the commoner's area is sometimes... Rowdy."
Just as Alec finished speaking, a fight broke out in the Inn between two adventurers.
"You cunt!" Shouted the drunk adventurer as he punched his opponent
"Is that all you've got, fucker?!" Shouted the adventurer that got punched right in the face
"Hey, hey! Stop that!" Alex shouted as he went near the two. "The two of you get out!"
However, the two did not seem to want to listen to him and continued fighting. "...How tedious..." Alec said with a low voice
"Alright, that's enough!" Alec shouted as he forcefully separated the two by knocking both of them out with a knock on the head.
The two adventurers' bodies fell to the floor. "Alright, the rest of you drag these two out!" Alex shouted at the rest
The rest of the men inside nodded and dragged the two unconscious men outside to dump them on the streets.
After doing all of that, Alec returned to the counter only to see Daleth gone. And on the counter, a bunch of Mora was frozen in ice was laying down.
Seeing the Mora that was left behind, Alec understood the situation and gave a small laugh. "She's certainly interesting..."
"Follow her from afar and keep an eye on her." Alec said with a smile to no one.
But on the other side of the door behind him, two shadows moved and disappeared.
* * *
"What the hell is this..." Moccus said with disbelief in his voice.
After accompanying Daleth and the rest to Mondstadt, he immediately went back to Sal Vindagnyr and rest.
However, when he arrived, he found that the mountain was covered in a thick blizzard.
The Mountain can't even be seen anymore. It was all covered by a thick white blizzard that is not allowing anyone to see anything. Though, Moccus would sometimes see the outline of the mountain.
Moccus tried to enter the blizzard but an ice wall stopped him from continuing further. He tried slamming into it in his enraged form but it would just be replaced by another ice wall sooner. There was no other way behind it.
"Just what is happening..." He softly muttered. "What are thou doing, Isaac...?"
(A/N: Chapter edited due to the lore that I discovered regarding Alec.)