8 Preparations

<What are we doing here?> Tomoki asked Orochi, who was laying down on a rooftop of a building. <What are we doing here? And… what's with that crowd of people?>

Where Tomoki asked about, a crowd of people gathered at the foot of a giant statue, which resembled the statues of the seven across the land of Teyvat.

'That?' Orochi asked, 'Nothing much, just the show that I had previously mentioned.'

<Why is the Shogun there?> Tomoki asked, pointing at a long, purple hair woman. <And why is… Thoma! Yeah I remember now! Why is he there, suppressed by the Shogunate?>

'Tsk Tsk Tsk! Why do you ask so much questions? Just watch and see for yourself!' Orochi rolled his eyes. 'After that… I have other plans…'

<None of your plans so far are to my liking.> Tomoki shrugged, <So I don't expect anything to change…>

'Good! You're finally learning how I do things!' Orochi clapped silently. 'Now… just watch closely, I'm sure you wouldn't like to miss what is about to happen.'

<Fine, fine. If you say so then. But you better be ready for the consequences if whatever you're talking about doesn't meet my expectations!> Tomoki sighed as he looked over at the crowd surrounding the statue.

Seconds after Orochi's conversation with Tomoki, the Raiden Shogunreaches her hand out and manipulates electro energy to bring Thoma's pyro vision to her.

Before the vision could reach her, however, the blonde traveler they had seen days ago, leaped from the crowd and snatched the vision back. <So it really is true…> Tomoki gasped, <Although I can feel Electro energy emitting from her, I do not sense where she is manipulating the energy from. It seems as if she is the energy source itself.>

'What? Did you think I was lying?' Orochi replied, shaking his head. 'I would never! Not you to at least, there is no benefit for me in lying to you.'

Immediately after Orochi's reply, an immense amount of electro energy unleashed from the Raiden shogun, isolated the traveler, and disappeared.

<W-What happen?> Tomoki panicked, at the sight of the traveler's disappearance.

Moments later, the traveler appeared before the mass again, collapsed on the ground with brides and wounds on her body. 'Seems like the fights over,' Orochi commented as he jumped back onto his feet, 'Time for us to get going.'

<To where?>

'Hehe, you'll see.' Orochi chuckles as he leaps off the roof.

•••

Orochi sprinted across the vast plains, before he dashed off

<Where are we going now?> Tomoki jumps in front of Orochi's face.

"I'll have to locate the area first…" Orochi responds as he scans the surrounding.

<Why don't you tell me first?> Tomoki asked again.

'I don't know, maybe because I need to make some preparations for my plans?' Orochi shrugged, 'I am not a all knowing god.'

<Well, you act as if you are one.> Tomoki refutes, <Then, at least tell me what we are doing now.>

'Something fun,' Orochi smirks, 'You'll see later.'

<Ugh, you and your little secrets! What's so bad about tell me now?> Tomoki rushes Orochi, <It wouldn't ruin anything would it?>

'Yeah, it will ruin one thing,' Orochi smirks at Tomoki, 'My sanity from all your complaints if I told you what I was going to do.'

<You! Whatever,> Tomoki stopped before his anger got to him.

'It should be around here…' Said Orochi, as he looked around once more.

A particular figure caught his attention, accompanied by other dressed similarly to the first. <Hmm?> Tomoki scouted in the direction where Orochi <Isn't that a Fatui member? What's he doing here?>

'We'll see the answer for ourselves in a second here.' Orochi says as he continues observing from afar. 'Go closer and see if you can hear them won't you?'

<Can't you do that yourself?>

'I can, if I wanted to die yeah,' Orochi rolled his eyes, 'Just get your ass over there.'

<What's the magic word?> Tomoki taunts Orochi.

'Are we really doing this?' Orochi rolled his eyes in annoyance, 'How old are you now?'

<Does that matter? I won't do it unless I hear you say the magic word.> Tomoki continued.

'Enough is enough, just go and help me with my request already!' Orochi urged Tomoki, who held his hand behind his ear.

<I can't hear you~! I'll see if I can catch what you said if you said the magic word.>

*Sigh* 'Please help me go and spy on them for me.' Orochi spits his tongue out in disgust.

<Fine. I'll take that then.> Tomoki smirks as he drifts away from Orochi.

*Sigh* 'Wait a minute! How are you moving further away than before?' Orochi asked as he turned to see Tomoki right above the Fatui members.

<Oh this? I don't know, but it seems to be increasing as you get closer to somewhere.> Tomoki thought, <I feel as if some kind of force is dragging me towards it. And the more force I feel, the further away I can go from where you're.>

'Hmm, we'll figure this out later. For now, just don't go too far because we don't know if this 'force' that is pulling you is good or bad.' Orochi calculated.

<But this… whatever, you're probably right about that.> Tomoki shrugged.

'It sure is that we can communicate through thoughts even though we are quite far from each other,' Orochi commented, 'Tell me what they are up to late, I am going to find a place to sleep.' *Yawns*

<Wait!> Tomoki replied, but before he even replied, Orochi had already fell asleep.

A/N: Burnt out on Genshin stuff, busy playing HSR. Expect no chapters until maybe late June early July. I am busy…