Somewhere in Teyvat, in a giant and magnificent magic forest,a tall figure was strolling and looking around in slight amazement.
The figure had beautiful black wings and long, black, wavy hair.
Eldrin's clone looked at the strange yet familiar animals; they had long since evolved into true magic beasts far more magnificent and powerful than they used to be.
Teyvat itself had grown vastly larger than it used to be,bigger than even Earth,and apparently it was still growing.
The landscapes now looked quite literally magical,extremely tall trees that glowed in various colours,mountains that made Everest look tiny,giant floating islands and much more.
Eldrin's clone glanced towards a certain direction and simply smiled.
A lone figure with an oversized circular conical hat walked out in the open.
He had medium-length dark violet hair styled in a choppy wolf cut; his attire consisted of a fitted turtleneck bodysuit covered in glowing Anemo-cyan patterns and short black pants.
Eldrin's gaze turned cold for just a second, but then he smiled softly when he looked at the man's chest area where the heart was supposedly located.
Eldrin clone returned to his usual friendly state and spoke.
"Well hello there"
The man turned around, obviously startled,but when he saw that it was just a weird-looking man, he relaxed slightly,though he was still vigilant.
His tone was...Friendly, or at least he tried to make himself sound friendly.
"Hello,do you need something?"
Eldrin clone shook his head slightly.
"No, however, it would be impolite of me not to greet you.You can be on your way,do not mind me"
The man tilted his head in confusion but nodded and continued his adventure to who knows where.
While Eldrin's clone simply walked,for minutes, hours, even days.
Until he reached the entrance of a cave,he walked inside and sat on the cold stone ground.
His hand glowed dark purple and with his shadow control, he created a human vessel,though it technically wasn't human, just looked like one.
It had black wings,long black hair and dark purple eyes.
Eldrin's eyes were focused,building an anatomy similar but also different from a human's; it had two hearts instead of one,one that was pitch black and another that was red.
Its muscle fibers and skin were as tough as steel,yet perfectly retained both softness and flexibility.
It also had a special organ,it was called the dark core,with it, it could control the shadows in a similar way to Eldrin,but it could not turn intangible.
Eldrin proceeded to imbue it with an immense amount of his endless lifeforce,giving it life and even a soul of its own, separate from Eldrin's.
And it...No..he breathed his first breath..A new species has been created, the Dark Seraphims.
Eldrin's clone smiled softly, his eyes glowing a violet purple.
He had created a new species by himself,in a way, he could be considered their progenitor...yes their...unlike himself, the Dark Seraphims could procreate,not the same way that humans do, but in a very similar way.
They were ageless, physically powerful, with the ability to control shadows and fly; they could of course, use magic too.
Why had he created them?...Who knows.
Eldrin gently picked up the now-alive young Dark Seraphim and flew towards a certain direction.
On a tall mountain inside a dark cave 2 figures stood; one was tall with black wings and the other was short with black wings.
The tall man was carrying logs, building a wooden cabin, while the other was sitting on the cold stone ground, looking in awe and childlike curiosity.
Eldrin wiped off his nonexistent sweat and looked at the wooden cabin that had finished being built.
He opened the door and gently looked at the little Dark Seraphim.
"Come inside Michael,this will be your home from now on"
He looked at the too-small wooden cabin and sighed.
"Until I can build you a castle that is"
Michael got up and excitedly entered the wooden cabin, looking at its empty interior with ridiculous awe.
Eldrin chuckled when he saw that.
The days passed and Michael, with the aid of Eldrin Grew,both emotionally and physically.
Eldrin had no intention of teaching Michael his ways, as they were too brutal and unnecessary for a child.
This one is gonna be raised properly. Eldrin did not want to burden a child with the cruelty of a world that was undeserving of its presence.
Of course, not even Eldrin himself could create a perfect world rid of evil and corruption,so he will simply do anything in his power to not let the child be consumed by it.
Eldrin opened the door of the cabin, carrying a 5-star soup that he himself had cooked. Eldrin was something of a chef himself after all.
He knelt and handed the soup to the drooling Michael, who proceeded to devour it like a hungry wolf.
Eldrin chuckled,this kid was too amusing to watch.
Time passed eventfully,both Michael and Eldrin went on trips and adventures,to cities and towns that had become far too advanced due to the influence of magic tech and of course, the human empire.
"Eldrin! Eldrin!"
Michael exclaimed with puppy eyes as he pointed at a video game console that looked quite advanced.
Eldrin closed his eyes and smiled softly.
"Shit"he thought in amusement,as he and Michael walked inside the store.
It could be said that Eldrin was basically Zhongli, but instead of him being straight up penniless, he simply didn't use the billions that he had in his bank account, leaving them to rot.
But now they were about to become millions instead of billions.