Frozen Heart
So, this was supposed to be a little thing because I was inspired by the Albedo event and the asks @nya-vivi and I sent plus her amazing story
And then I kept writing lmao so yeah this isnāt edited so beware and also Iām sorry if the two canon characters I included are ooc, itās hard for me to write canon characters also if there is an error in the lore (that I didnāt make up lmao) I was going based off memory
(Just as an FYI the first two sections happen in the past, thatās why the ages are different)
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āWatch your step.ā
āPfft, stop treating me like a kid! Iām not going to trip- OOF!ā
Eve let out a sigh before reaching a hand out and helping the younger teen up from where he face-planted into the snow. The ginger quickly brushed the snow off his front, a deep blush burning across his face in embarrassment. The two teens continued forward, carefully watching their footing against the snow and uneven terrain.
āI donāt even know why you decided to go through this place to get to Mondstadt from Liyue. We couldāve easily went around it.ā
āI figured youād want to see some familiar scenery; something similar to back home.ā
āAt least Snezhnaya has people,ā the fourteen-year-old grumbled under his breath. Eve lightly hopped down from a small ledge and stopped as the ground began to flatten. He was right, besides the very few treasure hoarders they had seen, the two hadnāt come across any other humans.
āI noticed that too. Thereās ruins which obviously means there were people here at one point but now⦠thereās no one. Itās eerie.ā
The kid snickered. āAre you really scared of some old ruins?ā The seventeen-year-old scoffed and pushed him in front of her, pushing him to continue.
āLike you were with that Lawachurl?ā
āI wasnāt scared! It just caught me off guard!ā
āWhatever you say, kid.ā
āIām not a kid! I told you to stop calling me that!ā
āWell, donāt have a name like Childe then.ā
Childe huffed, āI told you it was codename!ā Eve rolled her eyes. āBesides, I defeated it didnāt I?ā The ginger continued on. āIn fact, I defeat every single enemy weāve come across. Theyāve been weirdly stronger her too, but I still did it! And all those Ruin Guards too! In fact, If it was still alive, I think I could defeat this dragon!ā Eve let out a chuckle.
āI doubt that, bud. Look around,ā Eve gestured around the the giant remains of the dragonās ribs, towering over the two Snezhnayan teens high in the air. āIf this is the size of just itās ribs, imagine how big the rest of it was.ā As the young man continued to ramble about how he could definitely take down the dragon, the seventeen-year-old followed behind him with a small smile on her face.
The smile didnāt last long however, as Eve suddenly stopped in her tracks. A chill ran down her spine, but it wasnāt from the cold. This was different. Slowly she turned her head. There, to her left, was a cave and at the very end was something that made her breath catch. All of the natural sound of mountain disappeared as she continued to stare, fear quickly growing in her chest as she couldnāt pull her eyes away.
āHey, you stopped. What happened?ā Childeās voice snapped her out whatever trance she was in, bringing her back to reality. She tore her eyes away from the cave. āItās nothing.ā Childe tried to peek around her.
āWhat weāre you looking at?ā
āNothing,ā Eve started pushing the kid forward, away from the cave before he could see. āLetās go, quickly. Weāre almost at the edge and I donāt want to camp in the cold for another night. She continued pushing the kid forward, ignoring his confused protests and the lingering of feeling of what she saw.
- - - -
āI want to send troops to investigate Dragonspine.ā
āā¦ā¦What.ā
The harbinger stared at the assassin a deadpan expression. Eve resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
āI said, I wanted to send troops to investigate Dragonspine.ā
āNo, I heard what you said. I just want to know why youāve come with such a stupid idea.ā Eve let out a frustrated groan.
āItās not stupid-ā
āIt is stupid. And besides, why did you come to me with this?ā
āBecause you harbingers are closer to the Tsaritsa than I am, so itās easier to get an answer if itās from one you.ā
āAnd the reason you chose me is?ā
āSignora is out on an assignment and I refuse to talk to Dottore.ā Scaramouche rolled his eyes, pushing past her. Eve quickly followed behind him.
āListen-ā
āIām not.ā
ā-Thereās something wrong with that mountain. There were Ruin Guards all over the place,-ā
āOoo, big scary monsters.ā
ā-the creatures have to be some sort of mutations. Even Childe said that they were more difficult to defeat.ā
āThe kid is willing to fight everyone and everything. Hell, the psychopath would probably try and fight a rock.ā
āNot to mention all the ruins despite the entire mountain being in habitable. Iām sure that has to do with the pillar-ā The Balladeer let out a huff before quickly turning around, causing Eve to almost run into him.
āSo there was a city and now theyāre all dead, whoopty do, thatās not the first time thatās happened. This entire thing is stupid and besides, this has nothing do with what your job is. Now, go bother someone else with your ramblings; youāre wasting my time.ā Scaramouche quickly turned back around and continued to walk away.
āThereās a heart. A beating heart.ā
The harbinger stopped in his tracks. He slowly looked back over his shoulder at the ginger.
āThere was a beating heart inside the mountain,ā Eve continued, determination in her eyes. āThereās something wrong with that place, very wrong. I want to know what it is.ā The two stood in silence, tension hanging heavy in the air.
After a minute, the Inazuman turned back around. āIāll tell the Tsaritsa. Now leave me alone.ā The harbinger then left, leaving Eve in the hallway by herself.
- - - -
Eve brought her scarf closer her face as she walked up the the Fatui camp. She walked this path many times at this point she had it memorized.
āCaptain Evelina!ā The skirmishers quickly stood to attention once they caught sight of the young woman. Eve lifted a hand in greeting. She may hate the the organization she works for, but she canāt deny that the fact that she can make even the biggest of the skirmishers anxious is something she enjoys.
āI wonāt stay for long. I was stopping by to see if there was any progress involving the heart.ā
āUnfortunately no, Captain Evelina. Not since the last report.ā Eve sighed. It had been six years since she started the investigations and progress had been severely slower than she had originally hoped. Some information has been uncovered, but not enough to prove anything. If anything, more information was uncovered by the traveler than her own men.
What was interesting though, was that in recent events that supposedly occurred, she was sure that Albedo was involved some how. She always had the suspicion from the minute she set eyes on his workshop, but she never had the evidence. She still didnāt have enough concrete evidence as the only information she had was what she had heard, so his involvement is still considered suspicion. The entire operation made her tired, but sheād continue on until she uncovered the truth.
āThat is all. As you were.ā Eve left the camp, not bothering to look back, and continued down the path. She always spared a glance at the cave in case something has changed, and while over the years she has become used to it, there was always a slight chill in her bones when she looked at it.
Eve, however, had to stop and do a double take this time. There was someone inside the cave down by the heart. The woman seemed familiar to Eve somehow, the red glow of the heart causing her white hair to almost appear pink. Eve furrowed her eyebrows.
āHey!ā She shouted down from the entrance to the cave and when the woman turned around, Eve understood where she recognized her. She couldnāt put a name to the face, maybe it started with an L, but she was the one who was around and good friends with Albedo.
āI donāt know how you got past the fatui agents, but you need to be careful! We donāt know much about that or what it can do, so itās best you donāt get too close to it.ā Before the woman could respond, Eve pulled her scarf around her tighter and left. She already spent enough time in Dragonspine for now, she didnāt want to spend anymore time there than she needed to. And especially not around that heart.
Besides, she still had to get to the Angelās Share before closing so she could surprise someone.











