It has. [ Zhongli smiles - it's hard to get that out of him, but he always has one saved for his oldest friend. ] Would that our reunion happened under better circumstances...
[ He doesn't need to explain himself to Venti, because the other Archon would already know his reason for coming. The black seal placed on Zhongli's form is perceptible beneath his clothing, feeding off his divine power like a many-headed serpent. Yet the distinct aura of this seal makes it wholly foreign - neither a punishment from Celestia, nor a curse from the Abyss. All he knew was that the decay ate away at his very soul. He could endure, but for how long? ]
It seems I am in your care, for a change. [ His voice turns resigned - it is quite unbecoming for him to be rendered impotent like this. ]
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[ He doesn't need to explain himself to Venti, because the other Archon would already know his reason for coming. The black seal placed on Zhongli's form is perceptible beneath his clothing, feeding off his divine power like a many-headed serpent. Yet the distinct aura of this seal makes it wholly foreign - neither a punishment from Celestia, nor a curse from the Abyss. All he knew was that the decay ate away at his very soul. He could endure, but for how long? ]
It seems I am in your care, for a change. [ His voice turns resigned - it is quite unbecoming for him to be rendered impotent like this. ]