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Sapientia Oromasdis Chapter: Act II
Homecoming
One day, you and Paimon run into an old friend at Sumeru's city gates...
Go to the entrance of Sumeru City
Paimon:
Hey, isn't that Nahida?
Paimon:
Nahida! Paimon didn't think we'd run into you here.
Nahida:
Oh, hey there. It's been a while, hasn't it? What have you two been up to?
Nahida:
Hehe, seems like you've been enjoying yourselves.
Paimon:
How about you? What are you up to now?
Nahida:
I'm just out looking for some leads while getting some fresh air.
Nahida:
I noticed that I have some blurry memories after saving Irminsul.
Nahida:
I almost feel like there's still something extremely important I need to do... But I can't remember what it is.
Paimon:
Hmm, why is that?
Traveler:
(It's probably the effects of Irminsul...)
Paimon:
Don't worry, we'll help you remember.
Nahida:
Thank you so much. Since you're willing to help, I have something I'd like to show you.
Nahida shows you a strange crystal...
Paimon:
Oooh, it's beautiful! It looks like it's filled with some kind of power.
Nahida:
Mm-hmm. I found it in the Sanctuary of Surasthana, but I have no recollection of it whatsoever.
Nahida:
It's filled with pure elemental power that is quite similar to mine, but yet it's also a little different...
Nahida:
It's very likely that it's connected to my foggy memory, but I can't figure out what it is.
Paimon:
Traveler, do you have any ideas?
Paimon:
Hmm. You know, Nahida, we just happen to be going on an adventure right now. If we find anything, we'll be sure to let you know right away.
Nahida:
Thanks, you two. I didn't mean to trouble you again.
Paimon:
Don't mention it! Besides, it seems you've got a lot on your mind, and we'd like to help.
A Floating Hydro Fungus suddenly shows up at the nearby city gate...
Floating Hydro Fungus:
...!
Floating Hydro Fungus:
!!!
Layth:
Hey, get out! You shouldn't be around here!
Floating Hydro Fungus:
!
Layth:
I'm sorry, Lesser Lord Kusanali. Fungi don't usually come near this place.
Layth:
Last warning, get out before I kick you out! You hear!?
Nahida:
Hang on... I think it's trying to tell us something.
Layth:
But Great Dendro Archon, it's a monster.
Nahida:
Please, don't worry.
Floating Hydro Fungus:
!
Nahida:
Hmm... I think I understand.
Nahida:
Seems that it wants us to follow it.
Paimon:
You could understand it?
Nahida:
Mm-hmm. Even though different creatures have varying habits and ways of communicating, the emotions we experience are all the same.
Nahida:
I can feel its anxiety and fear. It's in dire need of our help.
Paimon:
Well, Fungi are kinda cute, but...
Traveler:
Bongo-Head is a really nice Fungus, you know.
Paimon:
Hmm, that's true. Okay, let's go take a look.
Nahida:
Alright, lead the way, little Fungus.
Follow the strangely behaving Fungus
You grow ever more curious about the Fungus guiding you...
Paimon:
Although they all look about the same, some Fungi are friendly, while others are super aggressive and attack anyone they see.
Nahida:
It can't be helped. Perhaps in their eyes, humans are like fierce "monsters" as well.
Nahida:
After all, they can't distinguish which human behaviors are hostile or not, and it'd already be too late for them once humans have drawn their weapons.
Nahida:
Hence why they tend to strike first, rather than waiting.
Paimon:
That's not too different from how humans think sometimes...
Nahida:
That's what I meant by shared emotions.
Speak with the strangely behaving Fungus
The strange Fungus guides you to two of its companions, one of whom appears to have fallen unconscious...
Floating Hydro Fungus:
!
The Other Floating Hydro Fungus:
!!!
Nahida:
It appears it was in a hurry because of this unconscious Fungus.
Paimon:
Hmm, seems like they might be family.
Paimon:
So maybe this Fungus wanted to bring Nahida here to help its family member.
Nahida:
Probably. Although Fungi are simple creatures, they're very sensitive to elemental power.
Nahida:
Maybe it noticed me on my way back and thought I'd be able to help.
Nahida:
I'll take a look. I should be able to help if it's just a common illness...
Nahida:
Hmm?
Paimon:
What is it, Nahida?
Nahida:
Strange... very strange...
Nahida:
This Fungus didn't develop from a spore. It's an elemental life-form.
Paimon:
Huh? An elemental life-form?
Nahida:
Yes. Although the Fungi you normally see are capable of using elemental powers, they're merely borrowing elemental power from nature around them.
Nahida:
As for this Fungus... It has elemental power flowing through it. Definitely not anything like your typical Fungus.
Nahida:
Exactly. This is very interesting, I've never seen anything like it.
Paimon:
So this is a first, even for Nahida...
Nahida:
But that's not all... there's a large void within its elemental power.
Nahida:
The void is stopping the elemental power from flowing normally, which must be why it fainted.
Paimon:
So do you think it'll wake up if we can fill the void?
Nahida:
Yes, and I just so happen to be good at this sort of thing. I'll see what I can do right away.
As Nahida directs her elemental energy into the unconscious Fungus, it seems to gradually come back to the world of the living...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
...
Surprised Floating Hydro Fungus:
!!!
Happy Floating Hydro Fungus:
♪~
Nahida:
My power was compatible. Looks like everything is fine now.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Lord of Dendro... Is it really the Lord of Dendro?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Oh, I can't believe the Lord of Dendro saved me... Thank you, as well as the stranger and creature next to you.
Paimon:
Wah! It can talk!?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Oh, I didn't expect such a strange creature to make a sound like that. Seems I'm just as shocked as you are.
Paimon:
What!? Of course Paimon can talk! And Paimon isn't a strange creature — Paimon's just... Paimon!
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Hello, Paimon. I am not yet able to evaluate an organism's intelligence from its appearance. I will only know you are able to speak once you have spoken.
Paimon:
Oh, uh, well no need to take it seriously. It's no big deal...
Paimon:
But does Paimon really look so dumb that people might think Paimon doesn't know how to talk?
Traveler:
There's no need to start worrying about that all of a sudden...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
You misunderstand, Paimon. A mouth is used for eating, breathing, and other functions that are more important than speaking.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
So a creature may not speak, even if it has a mouth. I've never seen a creature like you before, so I dared not make the assumption that you could speak.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Even if you do possess a number of human traits, it is still very common for creatures to have similar external forms but completely different interiors — just like Fungi and Slimes.
Paimon:
Did this Fungus study at the Akademiya...? It seems even more talkative than Paimon...
Nahida:
You're not a Fungus, are you?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
That's correct. This might be surprising to you, and I'm sure that you must have questions. Let's find somewhere else to talk.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It might startle my fellow "family members" if I speak too much using this strange voice.
The Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus comforts its "family"...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
♪~♪♪~
Happy Floating Hydro Fungus:
♪~
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It says that it's very thankful for your help.
Continue talking with the Fungus
Nahida:
I was confident that I knew of all the creatures in Teyvat. Even if there are ones I've never seen with my own eyes, I thought I possessed all the relevant knowledge about them.
Nahida:
However, even if I were to lay out the traits of all elemental life-forms, you don't seem to match any of them.
Nahida:
What are you? And where did you come from?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
I come from an ancient race. We have existed for a very long time, possibly longer than any records in existence.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
My home was filled with flowing water and great mountains. Lush grass covered the land, and my family and I lived in bliss and happiness.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Until... the "apocalypse" came and changed my home forever...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
A horrifying power consumed all there was... The seeds of catastrophe nested and grew inside of us... Twisting and warping us, causing us to lose control.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
We were victims of the apocalypse, yet in time, we also became the apocalypse itself.
Paimon:
The "apocalypse"?
Nahida:
I'm not sure what it means either. It sounds like some kind of old fable.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It's a long and complicated story. It will take me some time to explain it clearly.
Nahida:
Don't worry, we'll listen. Please continue.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
I was lucky and managed to survive. Afterward, I left with some of my family and came to Sumeru to search for a way to rescue my homeland.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
We came in contact with many species and learned from their cultures and knowledge, hoping to understand the truth behind the apocalypse.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
We later found out that humans know the power of the apocalypse, and refer to it as "forbidden knowledge."
Traveler:
Forbidden knowledge...!
Paimon:
Your home was destroyed by forbidden knowledge? Does that mean you're from the desert?
Nahida:
It said that they are looking for a way to save their homeland, but the catastrophe of the desert should've ended a long time ago.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The Lord of Dendro is correct. We are not from the desert. I would very much like to tell you the location of my homeland... But unfortunately, I've forgotten.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
That may sound a little odd... As it is very important to both me and my family.
Nahida:
Yes, how could you forget?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
I am a life-form that was contaminated by the apocalypse. A part of my knowledge and memory was taken away as the contamination inside of me was purged.
Nahida:
Ah, I get it now... So the void of elemental power was left behind from when the forbidden knowledge was purged.
Nahida:
I'm sorry. I hadn't considered that kind of possibility...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
That's okay. Lord of Dendro, there is no need to apologize. Without your help, I would've lost more than just my knowledge and memory.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
And not only did you save me, but you've also already rid the world of the remaining forbidden knowledge, right?
Nahida:
That's right. The forbidden knowledge is no more, and your homeland should be safe now.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
My home... should be safe now. We can go home...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
For the longest time, this moment has only seemed like a dream... I never knew it would become a reality so quickly.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
I was unable to fulfill our calling. I never found a way to save my homeland, and I have even forgotten where it is...
Nahida:
It's not your fault. You've already done everything you can.
Nahida:
Every species paid a grave price in the fight against forbidden knowledge. This is not a responsibility you should carry on your own.
Nahida:
You mentioned that there were other survivors besides yourself. Where are they? Maybe they'll remember.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The apocalypse put us through immense pain. Many of my family members have already met their end. I'm not sure who else is still alive...
Nahida:
Don't worry, I should be able to find them. Just leave it to me.
Nahida:
I'll leave the rainforest to the Aranara, and as for the city... There are a few nice kids that should be willing to help.
Paimon:
Oh yeah! They'll give us a hand!
Nahida:
Give me a moment. I'll contact them right now.
Nahida sends a message to the familiars of the rainforest...
Nahida:
That should do it.
Nahida:
It may take some time to find them, so let's wait for a bit.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Thank you, Lord of Dendro. We all believe that you will keep your promises.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The moment I saw you when I awoke, I had a feeling you were here because of the agreement.
Nahida:
Hmm? Agreement?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
You might not remember, but this is a prophecy that we deeply believe in... That the Lord of Dendro will bring us home once the catastrophe comes to an end.
Nahida:
Oh, I see... I—I'm sorry, there are also some blurry segments in my memory as well.
Nahida:
But I'm very concerned about your homeland. This is something I should help with, it's really no trouble to me at all.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Would you all be willing to come with me somewhere as we wait?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The more family members that can return home with me... the better...
Paimon:
But didn't you say that you don't know where they are?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes, but I know their "end." I will explain it to you along the way.
Head to the place where the "end" awaits
Nahida shares her concerns with you as the elemental creature leads the way...
Nahida:
There's something that I'm very concerned about.
Nahida:
Yes. I didn't mention it just now, but do you remember when I told you that the power in the crystal is very similar to mine, yet also different?
Nahida:
The elemental power inside the crystal is completely identical to that of the Fungus.
Paimon:
What!?
Traveler:
There's a connection between the crystal and the Fungus...
Nahida:
Exactly. The prophecy that it mentioned was probably an agreement that I made with an elemental life-form that once represented its race.
Nahida:
I had to deal with the forbidden knowledge to save their homeland. The process, however, took away some of my memories.
Nahida:
That sequence of events would explain the persistent feeling that I had unfinished business.
Paimon:
Makes sense... Too bad it's unable to tell us more.
Nahida:
Yeah, I've been trying to think of a place that fits the description of its homeland, but I'm unable to come up with anything.
Traveler:
We'll just have to continue investigating.
Nahida:
Agreed. I really want to send them home, so they won't have to wander around anymore.
Follow the elemental life-form onward
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The road here is a little rough. I'll lead the way.
Paimon:
Don't worry — Paimon can handle any road!
Paimon:
Wahh! Enemies! You're up, Traveler!
Speak with the elemental life-form
As the Tumor of the Withering disappears, the leftover elemental energy flows into the Floating Hydro Fungus...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Amazing. With such skills, you all would've definitely been able to find a way to survive the apocalypse.
Paimon:
Hey, Paimon has been meaning to ask — you all didn't originally look like this, did you?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
No, we didn't. The appearance of our kind will change according to the environment.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
After communicating with various living organisms in Sumeru, we discovered that Fungi are the life-form most adapted to live in these lands.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Thus, we gradually took the form of Fungi and became a part of their group.
Paimon:
It's hard to believe that's even possible!
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The most important instinct any life-form possesses is adapting to the environment. I don't think that should surprise you, Paimon.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Your hand is shaped like that for a reason — so you are able to grip and use tools more easily.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The reason why Fungi absorb elemental power is to blend with the environment and fend off natural predators.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
We are Dendro life-forms, one of the most ancient life-forms in this land. That is why we are so adaptable.
Paimon:
So you mean... If Paimon wanted to, Paimon could change into a different form as well?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Not as freely, I'm afraid. You would require a long time to make that happen.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Although this is common sense to us, it is still extremely difficult to explain. Hmm... Putting it as simply as possible, changing form requires energy, and energy comes with time.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
You cannot make a sprout grow into a giant tree instantly, nor can you force a tree to bear fruit overnight.
Nahida:
I see. Humans have a term for this, it's called "growth."
Paimon:
Ahh, you're so smart, Nahida! Paimon gets it now!
Traveler:
Seems like it's pretty good at coming up with metaphors as well...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
"Growth"... I see. Yes, then this is what you would call growth.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
A most beautiful word. I shall enjoy it more as we walk.
Follow the elemental life-form
Paimon:
How much farther is it?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
We're about halfway there. You're doing great, Paimon. Do you need me to carry you on my back?
Paimon:
Huh? Oh, no, Paimon was just curious. Paimon isn't that tired.
Nahida:
Hehe, you seem to enjoy taking care of others.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
You think so? Does the Lord of Dendro need to be carried?
Nahida:
Erm... that would be awkward, wouldn't it? Why don't you fly up and sit on top of my head?
Paimon:
We can figure out who'll carry who later! We have monsters here!
Speak with the elemental life-form
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Hmm, I think we may have a different understanding of "carrying" someone.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
No matter whether it's tired or not, my child is always happy when I put it on my back and give it a ride.
Paimon:
Child? You mean the Fungi we ran into earlier?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes. One was my friend, and the other was my child.
Paimon:
Why can't your kid speak?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Because it's just a Fungus. I don't want my presence to change or affect the original state of the Fungi species here.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
However, it is slightly different from an ordinary Fungus. It seems to understand some human language, so I gave it a name.
Paimon:
Oh, then it must be a really cute name!
Paimon:
You know, like Bongo-Head!
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Hmm, you have an odd taste for names.
Paimon:
Huh? Paimon thinks that name is great!
Nahida:
Strange and cute at the same time. It's a name only Paimon would be able to come up with.
Paimon:
Hehe, that's right.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The name I came up with was not as creative as Paimon's. I learned it from an adventurer. It's...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Its name is...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
I'm sorry, but I've forgotten... *sigh* Seems like I've forgotten many important things.
Traveler:
Don't worry. You can try and remember it on the way.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes, I must remember it before I return. It's just as important as my homeland.
Follow the elemental life-form again
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes, this way. We're almost there.
Speak with the elemental life-form
Paimon:
It's... The Withering!
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes, I have heard humans also call it that before.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It's the last form we take when we are at the end of our life.
Paimon:
Uh, Paimon doesn't understand...
Nahida:
It's trying to say that when they've suffered enough and reached the end of their life, they become a Tumor of the Withering.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes. I would have also suffered the same fate if it wasn't for the Lord of Dendro's help.
Paimon:
So this is how "The Withering" is formed...?
Nahida:
Previous research has revealed that forbidden knowledge is the root cause of The Withering.
Nahida:
But even if forbidden knowledge has been completely removed, its influence still remains, which is why The Withering remains even after forbidden knowledge has disappeared.
Nahida:
They've been tormented by forbidden knowledge for a long time. It's understandable that they will eventually become The Withering.
Nahida:
But what a sad and pitiful end...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
When I left my homeland, flowers like these filled the fields. Each bloom represented an individual life.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
They grew in the pristine lakes, in the fertile soil, in my home, and in the homes of my friends...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
They grew everywhere. Until the world suddenly lost all its color and became tainted and murky.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
But it's alright. Our life essence — elemental power — still resides in this flower.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
After an adventurer clears The Withering, I will quietly draw near the area. If I can sense the elemental power of my companions, then I take them with me.
Nahida:
But that would mean the effects of forbidden knowledge could've...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It's okay. That's not important anymore. I just hope that they can all make it back home.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It's not right to leave them to simply perish in the open like this.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Now that we finally have the chance to return home, each one I manage to bring back will make me that much happier.
Nahida:
I understand. Just leave it to us.
Nahida:
So you're worried about me...
Nahida:
Hehe, it's fine. Forbidden knowledge doesn't exist anymore.
Nahida:
It's natural to want to be over-cautious when dealing with a highly venomous snake, but when all that's left is its skeleton, there's nothing to worry about.
Traveler:
...If you say so.
Paimon:
Uh, Paimon doesn't get what you two are talking about, but we're all ready to go now, right?
Paimon:
Then let's do this! We've dealt with The Withering countless times already!
Speak with the elemental life-form
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
As I expected, it's the last of my kind that I'm aware of.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
So it wasn't able to make it to the end. If only it could have held on just a little longer...
Nahida:
I hope that you will be free of this pain after returning home.
Paimon:
Just thinking about how many elemental life-forms have turned into Tumors of the Withering makes Paimon sad.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It's okay. As long as elemental power still exists, then we will still be around.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
An external form is but a gift of time. Through "growth" comes change, and even abandonment of previous forms. However, our true nature is not so easily affected.
Nahida:
It wouldn't have come to this if we were able to cure them earlier...
Nahida:
But I will cure all of them... even if it's just for the sake of the rainforest and all the life-forms that live in it.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Thank you, Lord of Dendro. It was a wise choice for us to place our trust in you and wait.
At this moment, a message comes from the forest...
Nahida:
Hold on. I think I got something.
Nahida:
...Oh, I see. Okay, I understand. Thank you so much.
Nahida:
So, they found a Fungus that matches the description I gave them. It's currently unconscious.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It must be in a similar situation as I was. We should hurry and go take a look.
Nahida:
Okay, follow me.
Seek out the other elemental life-form
You come to a place where the Fungi gather...
Nahida:
We're close now. It's just a little further inside.
Paimon:
But there are so many Fungi here. They're probably all ordinary Fungi, right?
Paimon:
Yeah, they won't be happy to see us.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
No fighting. These are all its family.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Although we belong to different species, we've spent a long time living among the Fungi. They are very important to us.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
They can be reasonable as long as we try to communicate.
Paimon:
What should we do? You're the only one who can make it through, right?
Paimon:
But you'll need Nahida's power if you want to save that Fungus.
Nahida:
I've got an idea. Can you teach me how to change into a Fungus?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
You want to transform into a Fungus? But we don't have time for growth...
Paimon:
Nahida is a god. Changing into a Fungus should be a piece of cake for her.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Even gods can't bend the laws of time so easily.
Nahida:
Then we'll have to enter with the risk of being noticed. We may not be able to avoid a fight.
Nahida:
But if spending some of my power will guarantee the safety of you and its family, then I am willing to try.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Alright. You have great elemental power, so you may be able to do it.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
You will have to use power equal to that which is required to break through the limitations of time.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
I will lend you the relevant knowledge that I have. It should make your transformation process a little easier.
Nahida:
Alright, I'm ready. Changing into a Fungus should be quite an interesting experience.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Lord of Dendro, this is nothing to joke about. I am extremely serious about this.
Nahida:
Hmm? As am I. I'm not joking at all.
Paimon:
Alright, alright, let's not get hung up here. If it's really possible to turn into a Fungus, then why don't we give it a try now?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Okay. Good luck, Lord of Dendro.
Using the knowledge from the elemental creature and her own powers, Nahida transforms into a Fungus...
Paimon:
Wow! You really turned into a Fungus!
Nahida:
It's actually not too bad. My perspective in this form isn't much different from usual.
Nahida:
The unconscious Fungus is just below here. Can you all help me determine which one it is?
Paimon:
Oh, how do we do that?
Nahida:
I'll get close to them while you make your way over from above.
Nahida:
You should be able to identify them using Elemental Sight since they're elemental life-forms.
Nahida:
Then, all you have to do is repeat the correct answer in your mind. As long as I'm able to see you, then I'll be able to hear your answer.
Paimon:
Okay, got it!
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Let me lure away the Fungi up top and make way for you.
Paimon:
Alright, good luck, Nahida. Let's go, Traveler!
Try to infiltrate the Fungi habitat
Nahida avoids the vigilance of the guard by carefully imitating the behavior and speech patterns of the Fungus on patrol...
Heal the elemental life-form and speak with it
You split up and help Nahida find the correct Fungus...
Nahida:
(Ah, so this is the one. Understood.)
Nahida uses her elemental power on the Fungus.
Seeing their companion regain consciousness, the nearby Fungi lower their guard against you.
You successfully meet up with Nahida, and she returns to her original form.
Nahida:
*panting*... Whew...
Paimon:
Nahida, what's wrong?
Nahida:
I never knew that it was so tiring to change forms like that.
Nahida:
I even used the techniques that it taught me... Seems like its warnings were not unfounded.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The power of time accumulates slowly and goes unnoticed. A great price is to be paid if you wish to perform drastic changes instantly.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Thank you for everything you've done. All seems to have gone according to plan. Now we simply wait for it to wake up.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Who... are you?
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
I apologize. Language... is not... easy. Need... long... time...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It's okay, I have good news. Let me explain it to you the Fungi way.
A while later...
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Apocalypse... ended. Go home... now?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes. Unfortunately, I've forgotten where home is. I was hoping you still remembered.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
I... remember.
Paimon:
Really? That's great!
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Home... Dendro Dragon.
Traveler:
Dendro Dragon?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Dendro Dragon... Ah... Yes! The Dendro Dragon!
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
I'm sorry, I just got so excited. I've probably never expressed such emotions before. But yes, our home is the Dendro Dragon.
Paimon:
W—Wait a minute, Paimon's confused! Do you mean the Dendro Dragon as in an elemental dragon? Like Dvalin?
Nahida:
Yes. They're both dragons but Apep, the Dendro Dragon, has been around for longer and has accumulated dense elemental power...
Nahida:
But I don't quite understand — why would you say that your homeland is a dragon?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Because we live inside the Dendro Dragon.
Paimon:
Uh...
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
The Dendro Dragon... Inside... Very big... Mountains... water... trees... us.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
There is an entire world inside the Dendro Dragon's body. The Dendro Dragon nurtured the earliest life-forms, and protected us inside of itself.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It once told us in a majestic voice that once we've finally matured, we'd be able to start life in a new world.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
However, that day never came. Our homeland was the greatest place there ever was before the apocalypse arrived.
Paimon:
Paimon's still confused...
Traveler:
Is it like... Dendro Slimes giving birth to smaller slimes?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes, a very good example. It appears that you're much smarter than Paimon. The only difference is that the Dendro Dragon is much, much larger than any Dendro Slime.
Nahida:
Wait... Then if that's the case... Doesn't that imply that Apep has also been contaminated by forbidden knowledge?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes, that is correct.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
What has suddenly made you look so worried, Lord of Dendro? I haven't seen this expression on you before.
Nahida:
Apep is the most adaptable life-form in the world. The forbidden knowledge should've become a part of its body a long time ago.
Nahida:
Which means that if all the forbidden knowledge has been eliminated...
Paimon:
Then a big void will also form inside the dragon!
Nahida:
I'm afraid so... Its body and soul have probably been in terrible shape for some time now.
Nahida:
No wonder I haven't seen Apep for so long. But how did it get contaminated...? Was it due to the destruction of King Deshret's civilization?
Nahida:
Hmm... But anyway, Apep disappeared and has been gone ever since that time. It's been enduring unimaginable pain all the while... It's probably in pain as we speak...
Traveler:
So saving the Dendro Dragon is the important thing you need to do?
Nahida:
Yes! How could I have forgotten!?
Nahida:
If the Dendro Dragon fails to hang on, the elemental power inside it will no longer be able to maintain its form, and will all be dispersed.
Nahida:
Dendro elemental power of that concentration will cause the rainforest to overgrow...
Nahida:
Giant trees will completely block out the sun... Plants and humans will fight over oxygen... Sumeru will no longer be suitable for sustaining life!
Traveler:
Nahida, get ahold of yourself.
Paimon:
Hey, what about the crystal? Why don't you show it to them and see if they know anything about it?
Nahida:
*sigh* Yes, I'm sorry... You're right. We don't have time to panic.
Nahida:
Have you two ever seen anything like this before?
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
No.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Its power feels very familiar... like something from our homeland, but I don't know what it is.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
I'm sorry, our memories aren't very reliable.
Nahida:
It's okay. I'll contact my helpers just as I did before and see if they can locate your other family members.
Nahida:
I'm counting on you all, your info is crucial to us now.
Nahida:
Let's wait for their reply again. Though I know waiting can feel unbearable at a time like this...
After Nahida sends a message to the forest, the Fungi nearby bring you some fruits...
Floating Anemo Fungus:
♩~
Stretchy Anemo Fungus:
♬~♬~
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Thank... you... Family... bringing... fruit.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
I explained to them that you aren't hostile. After seeing you save it, its family is very grateful to you.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Go home... Leave... Hard decision... Don't know.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
They are... weak... I... Worry.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
If waiting... Then... I hope...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Don't worry, I understand what you are trying to say.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Family is very important to us, no matter when we were actually family. It has done a lot to protect this territory and can't help but worry now that it's about to leave.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Can you do one last thing for it while we wait?
Nahida:
Of course. I can relate to how it's feeling.
Nahida:
I need to organize my thoughts as well...
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Thank you... Thank you.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Tend... Soil... Food.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Don't like... Plant... Invasion.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
There are two things that it wants you to do. One is to look after the land that the food is grown in, and the other is to drive away the plants that are trying to invade the area.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Soil... there. First... seed... here.
Paimon:
Paimon understood that! No need to translate! We'll take care of it right away!
Talk to Nahida
Paimon:
Whew, that should be all of 'em. That wasn't too tough!
Traveler:
Nahida, are you feeling better?
Nahida:
Yeah, I've calmed down now. But it doesn't seem like there's too much we can do until we receive some new leads.
Paimon:
Can you tell us about the Dendro Dragon? We don't know anything about it. Who is it, and what does it have to do with King Deshret?
Nahida:
Well, the history of dragons starts from the very beginning of Teyvat.
Nahida:
Sumeru was Apep's territory. In those days, the lush rainforest covered the entire nation.
Paimon:
Oh? So there was no desert back then?
Nahida:
Not at first. That came when a giant spike fell from the sky, turning a huge section of the rainforest into sand.
Nahida:
In an attempt to adapt to its new environment, Apep changed color from the emerald green of the forest to the yellow of the sand.
Paimon:
No wonder those two elemental life-forms are always talking about the importance of "adapting"...
Nahida:
Apep has always seen itself as the master of Sumeru and has refused to recognize the new order that was established. Even now, it probably still holds great hostility toward the gods.
Nahida:
However, powerless against the power in the sky and then the forbidden knowledge many millennia later, it's been unable to stir up any trouble.
Traveler:
I thought the gods and dragons were on good terms?
Nahida:
Conflicts between the two sides are destined to continue until a balance can be found.
Nahida:
As far as I know, Apep had been slumbering in the desert, and King Deshret had taken a great interest in it. Maybe this is why Apep was contaminated.
Nahida:
I'm not sure what may have led it to become involved, but rescuing it is definitely our top priority right now.
Nahida:
The crystal that I have in my possession is probably the key that links the two matters together.
Return and speak to the elemental life-form
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Thank you... Lord of Dendro. Family... happy.
Paimon:
You really like them, don't you?
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Family... like. Do you... not like... your family?
Paimon:
Ahh, that's not what Paimon meant. It's just that you guys aren't actually the same species.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Does not matter. Family... likes... me. I... like... family.
Paimon:
Uh, Paimon doesn't quite understand...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
What it's trying to say is that as long as family members get along well, then nothing else matters.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
You place importance on appearances, but we do not. We find the experiences, knowledge, and connections we've made to be more important.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
These are all things that are more reliable than mere external appearances... These are the fruits of time, and the essence of what it means to grow.
Paimon:
Oh, Paimon gets it now. Looks can always change, so what's inside of us is more important.
Paimon:
It wouldn't matter! Paimon would still be able to recognize you right away.
Nahida:
Oh? Hmm... Understood. Thank you.
Nahida:
Still nothing new from the forest. Seems like we won't be able to find your other family members for now.
Nahida:
Hmm, it appears we are out of leads to follow... And if no one knows how this crystal works, then Apep may be in danger.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Sorry.
Nahida:
It's okay, it isn't your fault. I don't think it's a coincidence that neither of you can remember anything about the crystal.
Nahida:
Maybe it's because the crystal has a very close connection to forbidden knowledge which causes memories of it to be unclear.
Nahida:
And if that's the case, finding the other Fungi still wouldn't help us at all.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Hmm. The crystal and the apocalypse... The apocalypse and memories...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Lord of Dendro, do you still remember the prophecy?
Nahida:
Mm-hmm, I do. What about it?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The prophecy is a story that connects events of the past and the future. A family member once said that the apocalypse is a part of us and that there is value in preserving it.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The rest of the family did not approve of its opinion at the time, so it left.
Paimon:
Preserving the apocalypse? Do you mean that there's still some that hasn't been eliminated?
Nahida:
That's not very likely. The power of Irminsul covers every inch of the land.
Nahida:
Did the prophecy say where that family member went?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
To the limitless depths east of Sumeru. A murky place that no one can return from.
Traveler:
The Chasm.
Paimon:
Yeah, that must be The Chasm, right? But what is it doing there...?
Nahida:
Hmm... it's impossible to preserve forbidden knowledge. But...
Nahida:
What if it can be converted to a different form?
Nahida:
I'm sorry if I'm suddenly not making any sense. However, I do think it's possible.
Nahida:
Follow me. I'll explain it once we find that elemental life-form.
From your investigation, it seems that Apep might be terminally ill. To learn how to save it, you must make a trip to The Chasm and find a special elemental life-form.
Head to the deepest part of The Chasm
Paimon:
So that elemental life-form came all the way here on its own and spent a long time by itself?
Paimon:
Wouldn't it already have become The Withering like the others...?
Nahida:
There is a chance that it could avoid that end, using the power of something here...
Nahida:
I'm referring to what was used to fight against the Abyss. It once repaired the rifts of Teyvat long ago.
Nahida:
It has the ability to purify and stabilize powers that shouldn't exist in Teyvat.
Nahida:
Forbidden knowledge that its light has shone upon is kept here forever in a different form...
Traveler:
You mean... the Oozing Filth?
Nahida:
Yup. It's just like soap bubbles that rise to the water's surface.
Paimon:
Uh, another strange metaphor... But Paimon somehow gets this one.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
What the Lord of Dendro means is that the apocalypse was altered by the power of the giant spike and hidden within the Oozing Filth.
Nahida:
Yes, and it shouldn't be far from here. Let's go and take a look.
Head to the deepest part of The Chasm
Paimon:
Look! It's over there!
Nahida:
Looks like we'll have to clear out the Oozing Filth in this area. You two should be able to take care of it, right?
Paimon:
Yep, we know what to do. We'll just use the Lumenstone on the Oozing Concretion!
Speak with the new elemental life-form
Paimon:
We finally managed to rescue it...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It should be the life-form from the prophecy.
Nahida:
That light...
Nahida seems to find the light that faded from the Fungus before her quite familiar...
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
!
Paimon:
Wait, something dark is coming out... Something's not right!
Traveler:
Everyone, back up.
Paimon:
What's going on? Didn't Nahida say it was purified?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Maybe it's because such a long amount of time has passed.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Although the power of the Oozing Filth is more stable than that of the apocalypse, it is still a form of dangerous power.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It might have lost its mind after being soaked in it for such a long time.
Paimon:
Oh no... but we still have tons of questions we need to ask.
Nahida:
I should be able to purge it with my elemental power.
Nahida:
But this is our only chance.
Traveler:
I said no, and I mean it.
Traveler:
We can't go through that again.
Paimon:
Traveler...
Traveler:
I'm sorry, I got a little anxious.
Nahida:
It's okay... I trust your judgment. I was being a little hasty myself. Let's see if we can think of another way.
Traveler:
What about the crystal...?
Paimon:
Oh, yeah! You said that the elemental power in the crystal was identical to theirs.
Nahida:
You want to use its power? But...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The Lord of Dendro seems hesitant. I too, would advise caution.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It's risky to use its power without fully understanding its intended use.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Don't understand. This no good... That no good... Save life... important.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes, I understand, but this is our only chance to return home. We cannot afford to be careless.
Nahida:
It's okay, there's no need to argue. I'll think of something to do about the elemental power that will be used.
Nahida:
Hmm, how about this... Traveler, you could try using it.
Nahida:
I understand that you have an amazing resistance to forbidden knowledge.
Traveler:
Sure thing.
Paimon:
Don't overdo it, Traveler. Paimon will be worried!
You walk forward and use the power of the crystal to heal the anomalous elemental creature...
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
...
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Ugh...
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Lord of Dendro... and you others... How long... How long have I been waiting here?
Paimon:
Yay! Looks like it worked!
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
The Lord of Dendro, here in person... Does that mean... the apocalypse has come to an end?
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Wait, did you... get smaller again?
Nahida:
I'm sorry, that portion of my memory is highly unreliable at the moment... I can't seem to remember who you are...
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Hmm, that sounds about right. After all, the purpose of my existence is precisely for those "unreliable" memories you speak of.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
You once said that the apocalypse will be completely eradicated and that relevant memories will become unstable.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Even you couldn't promise that you'd remember our agreement after those events take place.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
However, you are definitely someone who stays true to your word. My sacrifice is nothing compared to your resolve.
Nahida:
You and I made the agreement?
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Yes. You used your power to protect me. That is the reason why I was able to survive here.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
To be honest, I'm nearing my end... I had thought I'd be stronger than this.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
No one can withstand the power of the apocalypse.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
In order to preserve a somewhat stable memory, I had to change the power of the apocalypse into a different form.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Only the giant spike that fell from the sky was capable of doing something like that. But the moment I chose to go through with it...
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Is the moment I lost my chance of being rescued by the Lord of Dendro...
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
But enough about me. Lord of Dendro, let's get to the important matter at hand. As you can see... I won't last much longer...
Nahida:
I understand, and I'm sorry. But...
Nahida:
Can you please tell me what this is?
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
This... is a Fire Seed. It's an essential item for saving the Dendro Dragon. Thankfully, it appears to be in good condition.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
The Lord of Dendro and our people created this item together. It mimics how the Dendro Dragon's "Heart of Oasis" operates.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
The Dendro Dragon has been tormented by the apocalypse for far too long. It too is nearing the end of its power.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
However, if you are able to reactivate its Heart of Oasis using the Fire Seed, then the Dendro Dragon will begin to recover.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
And as a result, our homeland will return to the way it once was.
Nahida:
So the Heart of Oasis is Apep's source of power...
Paimon:
No wonder the crystal was able to heal this Fungus just now. That's what it's used for.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
What?
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
You used... the Fire Seed to save me?
Paimon:
Mm-hmm. Why? What's wrong?
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
That's... Uh, never mind, it's not your fault. You didn't know.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
The Fire Seed contains a high concentration of elemental power inside of it. It's very powerful yet fragile at the same time.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
It is not stable in its current form. To prevent any accidents, please don't use it again.
Nahida:
Since I am its creator, I will take responsibility for it. I assure you there's no need to worry.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Alright. Aside from being able to heal the Dendro Dragon, the Fire Seed can also resonate with the Heart of Oasis.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
In other words, you'll be able to find the Dendro Dragon by following the guidance of the Fire Seed.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
But you should hurry, there is little time to waste.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
What... about you?
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Forget about me. You should hurry home now.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Everyone is returning home, including you.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
As I told you, I've already lost my chance to be saved by the Lord of Dendro.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Lord of Dendro, I thank you for coming to find me and for being willing to save the Dendro Dragon.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
Our past has been saved, and our future has been ensured.
Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom:
It's enough for me just knowing that they will return home.
With its mission accomplished, its life also reaches its end...
Paimon:
Hey... wait!
Paimon:
It turned into... Oozing Filth.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Can you use the Lumenstone once more? I can still feel its elemental power.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Please... Of all of us, it deserves the chance to return home the most.
Traveler:
Okay.
You use the Lumenstone once again...
Nahida:
This is a small ball of light that it left behind...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
I can feel it... I can feel its knowledge and emotions... It has all returned to its original elemental form and is becoming one with the other family members.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Do not be sad, my friends. Its wish has come true and it's very happy right now.
Nahida:
Because its external form doesn't matter, right?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes, because our external form does not matter, and our home has been saved. There is nothing more important than being together with family.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Let's go. Home.
Nahida:
Home...
Follow the directions and head to Sumeru's desert region
You come to the desert depths to seek out Apep the Dendro Dragon...
Nahida:
It's not much further. Follow me, we're close now.
Nahida:
I can feel its power lingering and shifting around us. Sometimes it feels distant, but other times it seems close. This is its way of warning us.
Nahida:
It has already noticed our presence.
Advance deeper into the sandstorm
Paimon:
We won't be able to see anything if we keep going that way.
The sky-enveloping sandstorms obscure your sight. You can only sometimes see a gigantic form that blots out the sun in the distance...
Paimon:
Hey, look! Something's over there!
Nahida:
We've found it... Apep, the Dendro Dragon.
Paimon:
Paimon knew it would be big, but... not THAT big!
Apep:
Puny god, puny human... Leave my domain.
Apep:
Frail life-forms like you cannot survive in the endless sands of the desert.
Nahida:
Apep, we're here to save you.
Apep:
I do not need saving. Especially not by you, Buer.
Apep:
You are no different from Amun. Both of you have only existed for a fraction of what you know as time, yet you call yourselves lords of this land by leaning on the heavens' glow.
Apep:
You're better off paying attention to your path ahead, as you will fall where you've fallen before.
Nahida:
I know that you hate both gods and humans, but you've grown too weak now. Can't you let go of your hatred, even for only a moment?
Apep:
Let go... for only a moment?
Apep:
Foolish Buer. You will find no gratefulness from me, even if you heal me.
Apep:
You will only be reviving the dragon that will destroy Sumeru and the seven nations!
Nahida:
No. You're ill, that's all.
Apep:
That I am. Time will bring death to all, it's unavoidable. Although I am gravely ill, my mind remains clear.
Apep:
I am different from the ancient dragons that came to terms with you!
Nahida:
There's no need for this. There is no point in fighting, what we need is the truth.
Apep:
Hmph. "The truth"... the shackles that the God of Wisdom cannot escape from.
Apep:
I have paid dearly for the truth, and you shall do the same soon enough.
Paimon:
Hey, don't leave!
Nahida:
Careful! Something's coming!
Paimon:
Wahh! What is that? Paimon's never seen that before!
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
It's our family.
Paimon:
Huh? They're your family too!? But they don't look anything like Fungi!
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
External form... not important. Inner nature... same.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
The composition of their elemental power is identical to ours. In other words, they're residents of our homeland.
Nahida:
Is this what they've become after experiencing the apocalypse?
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
This is also a form of adaptation, although a most gruesome and pitiful one. Many of our family members never made it out of the Dendro Dragon...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
They've gradually taken this form in order to survive the apocalypse.
Nahida:
Is there any way to avoid fighting them?
Paimon:
Hey, can you guys talk? We're here to rescue you!
Strange Elemental Life-forms:
...
Traveler:
They're not responding.
Nahida:
They've given it their all just to survive.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
They're being drawn by the Fire Seed. Only its power can temporarily free them from their pain.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
All that remains are the instincts to survive and search for energy needed to do so. Everything else has been discarded in the process of adaptation.
Paimon:
So this is the result of forbidden knowledge...
Nahida:
Would our world become the same if the forbidden knowledge was allowed to rampage across Teyvat...?
Nahida:
Like fish struggling on land... unable to find a single puddle of fresh water in the entire world...
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes. But please, try to be gentle with them. They are not evil in nature... All they want to do is survive.
Speak with the elemental life-form
Paimon:
Paimon thinks they've used up all their strength! They don't seem aggressive anymore...
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
They... want to... go home.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Yes, it was never their intention to leave the Dendro Dragon.
Nahida:
Is there a way to make them revert to their elemental form?
Nahida:
Years of torment is what turned them into their current state. Their external form has become their shackles...
Nahida:
It seems only the Fire Seed or Apep's Heart of Oasis can save them.
Nahida:
But it'll be risky if we use the Fire Seed again.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Correct, we cannot use the Fire Seed again.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Everyone... goes... home. Not just... us.
Paimon:
Aw, this is becoming quite the dilemma...
Nahida:
Let me think for a second.
Nahida:
It's fine, let's use the power of the Fire Seed. I can't bear leaving them in the desert like this.
Traveler:
But...
Nahida:
Don't worry. The decision is on me, I'll take responsibility for whatever happens.
Nahida:
It won't require much elemental power. I'm just worried that it'll become unstable.
Nahida:
But as long as I use my elemental power to stabilize it a little, it shouldn't be a problem.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Thank you... Sorry... stubborn.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Thank you, Lord of Dendro.
Nahida:
Returning home is the most important thing to you. I've come to understand that during our travels.
Nahida:
I'm not doing this just to protect you, but also because I hope to use you and your experience and try speaking to Apep again.
Nahida:
After all, that giant Dendro Dragon is also your family. Maybe it would listen.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
I will stand with you, Lord of Dendro. I will never forget your kindness.
Elemental Being: Floating Anemo Fungus:
Yes... yes...
Nahida:
Thank you. Alright, here it goes.
Elemental Being: Floating Hydro Fungus:
Family... We will all be able to go home soon.
As all the remaining elemental energy enters its body, its form begins to "grow" with a radiant light...
Paimon:
Woah! It's shining now!
Traveler:
It's getting bigger...
Elemental Being: Grounded Hydroshroom:
Endless amounts of knowledge and emotions are moving inside of me. They're all very excited.
Elemental Being: Grounded Hydroshroom:
To imagine such growth could be achieved in such a short period of time...
Paimon:
It's because you're carrying everyone's hopes and dreams.
Elemental Being: Grounded Hydroshroom:
Yes, finally... we can go home.
Nahida:
This is the last part. Let's go.
Find where Apep is hidden
You come to a gigantic void...
Paimon:
This cave is huge! Could this be where the Dendro Dragon lives?
Traveler:
We can't go any further.
Paimon:
Yeah... Who knows what's inside that cave...
Nahida:
Our goal is not only to find the dragon, but to also enter the world inside of it.
Nahida:
That will be impossible if we can't get it to cooperate with us.
Paimon:
But how are we gonna do that? It doesn't seem to want to help at all.
Nahida:
I'll see what I can do.
Nahida calls out into the void...
Nahida:
Apep, I know we don't see eye to eye, and that we have a very different understanding of the world and its orders.
Nahida:
However, we are both born of elemental power and both suffered the torment of forbidden knowledge.
Nahida:
We are not that different. And right now, we share a common enemy. We should not let our differences get in the way.
Paimon:
Hmm, wonder if the Dendro Dragon's even willing to listen...
Nahida:
I don't care about what you believe in, who you hate, or what you've done in the name of hatred... Nor do I expect you to be grateful.
Nahida:
I'm here to save both you and your people. My people.
Nahida:
They've been searching for a way to save you ever since they left their homeland. They yearn for a chance to return home.
Nahida:
And now that everything is over, all the hatred that you harbor has lost its meaning. Rather than continuing to fight, you should consider the life you've produced.
Void:
...
Elemental Being: Grounded Hydroshroom:
No response...
Nahida:
Your eagerness to survive means that you haven't given up on that world yet!
Nahida:
If you claim to know so much more than I, then why don't you truly think about why you want to survive... and why you're so vengeful!
Void:
...
Traveler:
Still no good...
A great force bursts from within the void, pulling everyone in...
At this critical juncture, Nahida uses the power of the Fire Seed...
Paimon:
Wh—Whaaaa! Paimon is getting sucked in!
Traveler:
Hurry, grab on to me!
Nahida:
Please, keep everyone safe...
Nahida:
And send us to the "homeland"!
Confirm the situation at your current location
Paimon:
Ugh... Hmm?
Paimon:
Nahida, where are we...?
Paimon:
Huh? And what about Traveler? Where'd he go!?
Nahida:
I was only able to ensure that we made it here safely. It's possible we arrived at different locations...
Paimon:
Hmm... Well, then let's go have a look up ahead. Paimon's feeling really worried...
Nahida:
Yep, let's go. I wouldn't worry too much, Traveler's no pushover.
Paimon:
Paimon knows that! It's just that Paimon isn't used to not having the Traveler around...
Paimon:
Let's hurry! He might be just up ahead.
Witness the revival of the Heart of Oasis
A strange entity is suspended beneath the dome not too far up ahead...
Paimon:
What's that!?
Nahida:
That should be the Heart of Oasis. All we need to do is "light" it with the Fire Seed and it'll restore Apep with elemental power.
Nahida:
The damage it suffered internally will also slowly begin to heal.
Paimon:
Then let's hurry and light it! We still need to find Traveler!
Nahida:
Alright. Hang on...
The Fire Seed shatters in Nahida's hand...
Nahida:
Oh...
Paimon:
Wait, the Fire Seed! What happened?
Nahida:
It shattered...
Nahida:
It was even more unstable than I expected.
Paimon:
But why!? We barely used it!
Nahida:
I'm not sure. Perhaps the Fire Seed was only capable of protecting one person...?
Nahida:
But if I didn't use its power on everyone, there's no way of knowing where you could have been sucked into.
Nahida:
And even if that's the case... There's no reason for it to simply shatter... Unless...
Paimon:
Unless what?
Nahida:
Unless I was already in a weakened state when I created this Fire Seed...
Nahida:
Which would be when we had first saved the desert.
Paimon:
Oh no...
Paimon:
Wait, let's put that aside for a moment!
Paimon:
If the Fire Seed has shattered, wouldn't that mean we came all this way for nothing!?
Paimon:
*sigh* Do you know what we should do now, Nahida? C'mon, Paimon, think...!
Nahida:
I... *sigh*
Nahida:
Don't worry, Paimon. This is my responsibility. The Fire Seed is technically just a ball of highly concentrated elemental power.
Nahida:
Although my elemental power is slightly different than that of elemental life-forms, I gained a better understanding of it when I turned into a Fungus.
Nahida:
So, all I have to do is imitate that power while adding some of my own, and I'll be able to do what the Fire Seed was supposed to...
Paimon:
You're... gonna become the Fire Seed?
Nahida:
Yes. It'll take a lot of power from me, but it still won't be anything compared to when I was in the desert...
Nahida:
I might, however... become even smaller.
Paimon:
What happens if you keep getting smaller?
Nahida:
I'll become a blade of grass or a twig. Basically, I'll return to how I was first born.
Nahida:
I will be able to unleash power beyond my limits if I can reverse the process of growth.
Paimon:
But you'll lose everything! You'll not only lose your appearance, but you'll lose your emotions, memories, and who knows what else!
Nahida:
That's alright. None of that matters compared to the dangers that Apep is facing right now.
Paimon:
No, no, wait! There has to be another way! Besides, what will Sumeru do if you turn into a twig!?
Nahida:
Maybe you and Traveler can plant me in the soil of Sumeru once it is all over.
Nahida:
I can still communicate with the world through the forest. It's just that you won't be able to see me for some time...
Paimon:
You can't be serious...!
Paimon:
If Traveler were here, he definitely wouldn't let you go through with it!
Paimon:
If we knew this was how you were going to "take responsibility," then we never would've agreed in the first place!
Nahida:
I'm sorry, Paimon. But we're out of options.
Nahida:
Not all eagles who have fallen to the ground can soar in the sky once again. But if no risks are taken, then the eagle will be grounded forever.
Paimon:
No! Please no, Nahida!
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Nahida prepares to sacrifice herself to light up the Heart of Oasis. At this critical juncture, you and the elemental creatures rush to her side.
The elemental creatures decide to sacrifice themselves in her place. The two companions you met on this journey, the members of their race you encountered along the way... They convert their knowledge, speech, emotions, memories into pure elemental energy, revivifying their homeland.
You and Nahida, despite your sorrow, use your elemental powers on the Heart of Oasis.
As your three powers combine, the Heart is revitalized...
Save the home of the elemental life-forms
The guardians who have accompanied Apep for countless years are also lured in by the powerful waves of energy and attack you.
As the din of combat rises, recent memories seem to ring in your ears...
Voice in the Memories:
To imagine such growth could be achieved in such a short period of time...
Voice in the Memories:
It's because you're carrying everyone's hopes and dreams.
Voice in the Memories:
Yes, finally... we can go home.
Voice in the Memories:
Yes... home...
The sound of a distant memory echoes once more...
Voice in the Memories:
Thank you for protecting me with your elemental power. Goodbye...
Voice in the Memories:
We may never meet again.
Voice in the Memories:
███████████████
Voice in the Memories:
I will wait for her no matter how long it takes. This is the agreement we made.
The sound of a distant memory echoes once more...
Voice in the Memories:
I learned a wonderful word. It's "Nur," which means "light."
Voice in the Memories:
It will be your name from now on.
Voice in the Memories:
♪~
Voice in the Memories:
Good, sounds like you like it.
Talk to Apep
The "homeland" of the elemental creatures has sprung back to life, but no sound emerges from it again...
Paimon:
Hey! Can you hear Paimon!? Say something!
Paimon:
You Fungi said that your form didn't matter, right? Then let us know that you're all right...!
Apep:
Their knowledge, memories, and emotions have been reverted to elemental power and released. They are no longer able to respond to you.
Apep:
The guardians that have accompanied me for countless eras have also transformed into my elemental power, just as they did.
Apep:
They will be born once again now that they're one. There's nothing to be sad about.
Paimon:
But that's different! They won't ever be the same...
Nahida:
Paimon, we will never understand it, and it will never understand us. That's how it's destined to be.
Nahida:
But as long as you can be healthy again, then nothing else matters to me, Apep.
Nahida:
Sumeru will be free from threat as long as your health is maintained.
Apep:
I thought that my rage would be kindled once my power returned to me.
Apep:
However, what I feel now is a feeling that has long eluded me... the feeling of "peace."
Nahida:
The forbidden knowledge influenced you ever since you were contaminated, greatly amplifying your hatred and rage.
Apep:
Yes... there's no denying that. Although my hatred for that usurper from beyond the heavens still stirs deep within me, destroying you and your people serves me no purpose.
Apep:
Be that as it may, my position still stands, and I will have nothing to do with you.
Apep:
When you inevitably perish due to your ever-expanding curiosity, I will still sneer and mock you in my heart.
Paimon:
Yeesh, who can put up with you?
Nahida:
I respect your decision, and with time, I will prove to you that we will not repeat our mistakes.
Nahida:
Before you begin resting, there is one last thing I would like to know.
Nahida:
How did you become affected by forbidden knowledge?
Apep:
It's a long story... We all once believed in the distant past that only forbidden knowledge could give us enough power to defeat the Heavenly Principles.
Apep:
The Dragon King acquired the power of darkness from outside of this world and led us in a fight against the order established by the outsiders.
Paimon:
D—Dragon King!?
Apep:
An unimaginable war took place in Teyvat, causing destruction on an unprecedented scale. The world itself was on the verge of collapse.
Apep:
In war, the victor would inherit the right to shape the world, while the losers must turn into ash...
Apep:
But I didn't give up on searching for a way to turn the tides, even after the death of the Dragon King.
Apep:
As I attempted to collect more forbidden knowledge from the corners of the world as it was on the verge of collapse... I was stopped by the giant spike that fell from the sky.
Apep:
Sand dunes arose where there was only forest, and it was as if even Sumeru itself was trying to tell me that the era of the dragons was over.
Nahida:
But you still didn't give up, did you? Because of Amun... Al-Ahmar.
Apep:
Yes. Al-Ahmar eventually obtained this power
with the help of Nabu Malikata.
Apep:
His ambitions continued to grow, and he planned to establish a powerful kingdom in my domain.
Apep:
Although I didn't think much of him, I allowed his actions under one condition...
Apep:
The condition was that after his death, all the knowledge he came to accumulate would belong to me.
Apep:
At that time, I still harbored deep regrets. By the time the Dragon King finally returned, the world had irrevocably changed.
Apep:
Some of the dragons have grown close to your kind and have forgotten all about our hatred from when the world was taken from us.
Apep:
And some died, leaving behind nothing but their bones, while others chose to flee after experiencing pain and agony...
Apep:
But for me, the scales and will of the Dragon King still shine bright in my heart even to this day.
Apep:
I will follow them until the end of my time.
Nahida:
You really are insane...
Apep:
When Al-Ahmar's proud kingdom collapsed, I swallowed him whole as I agreed and absorbed his elemental power.
Apep:
However, what I gained was no benefit... No, I gained the apocalypse.
Apep:
I used up all my strength just trying to keep the pain under control... I had no energy to analyze the knowledge he had accumulated...
Apep:
But even then, I still believe that his insanity was far greater than that of my own.
Paimon:
So that's how the apocalypse started...
Apep:
I admit that I fell for his trap. I was like a final fail-safe in his plan.
Apep:
Tiny Buer, and the rest of you... continue forward. I shall keep a watchful eye.
Apep:
How far will the life so dear and precious to the Heavenly Principles be able to go? I wonder...
Talk to Nahida
Apep does not seem to desire to speak further, and sends you forth from its body...
Paimon:
Hey! Looks like we've been sent back out... Still in one piece, too!
Nahida:
The dragon will need to rest for a very long time before it is fully healthy again.
Nahida:
It's not as ruthless as it was before. Curing the dragon of its illness has seemingly made it more open to reason.
Paimon:
Nobody's in a good mood when they're feeling sick!
Paimon:
Even though we accomplished something really important, Paimon still doesn't feel happy for some reason.
Nahida:
Indeed, although they'll still have the chance to be born again, they've lost their memories of their journey and their feelings for their homeland.
Nahida:
Each opportunity for growth is unique in its own way.
Nahida:
Perhaps the immense power we released was the pouring out of all these irreplaceable emotions that had built up over time.
Paimon:
Can you really call a place with no family your home...?
Nahida:
Family... Right! The Hydro Fungus left behind its family.
Nahida:
Those two Fungi might be waiting for it to return.
Paimon:
Oh, yeah! Let's hurry and go take a look. How are we going to explain all the complicated things that happened...?
Go back outside Sumeru City and seek out the Fungi
The first two Fungi you met are still waiting for their family to return outside Sumeru City...
Paimon:
They're still here! Have they really been waiting here all this time?
Nahida:
We're back!
Happy Floating Hydro Fungus:
♪~
Confused Floating Hydro Fungus:
...?
Nahida:
I'm sorry, I really am... But it's gone home and won't be able to return for a very long time.
Floating Hydro Fungus:
!!!
Nahida:
Don't be sad. It did it to protect you. Your happiness is more important to it than anything else in the world.
Nahida:
It said that "Nur" is its most important family member.
Nahida:
That's your name, isn't it?
Sad Floating Hydro Fungus:
...
Murmuring Floating Hydro Fungus:
...
Floating Hydro Fungus: Nur:
N... Nur...
Paimon:
Whoa!
Nahida:
This is wonderful... So it has left traces of itself after all.
Nahida:
They will definitely meet again, someday.