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Not really, but I wouldn't hold it against you if you did attack. I don't think neither of us are the type of person to hold a grudge over that.

We can fight, but I was thinking of giving you something you might desire a little bit more.

[He holds out his hand.]

I would hope you wouldn’t take it easy on me. I’d be insulted if you did, honestly.

[ wafts a brow and reaches out to take his hand. ]

Color me curious.

[The hand holding is absolutely superfluous and unnecessary, but he gives him joint control over the dream.]

I thought you were going to show me your home. Give it a try.

[ as soon as emet takes childe's hand a brutal wind sweeps past them, bringing with it a winter wonderland. the cold might have been too much if not for the change in their clothing too! how convenient~ the backdrop is now a snow laden landscape dotted with exotic architecture that's mingled with a beautiful array of ice sculptures. looming in the background is a palace made of both conventional materials an ice, the nation bustling on the streets below. ]

Welcome to Snezhnaya.

It is beautiful.

[He keeps their hands joined and tugs them through a portal so they are standing on top of one of the those ice sculptures. Somehow it holds their weight and isn't slippery! Dream magic.]

And you have lived here most of your life?

All my life. I only recently had the opportunity to visit Liyue, another of the nations in Teyvat and where Zhongli is from.

[He spends a few long moments looking at it. Really taking the beauty of it in before he snaps his fingers and another portal appears.]

But I believe I promised you entertainment. And what better place than the open snow of your homeland. I'm sure your aim can account for the wind.

[He doesn't really wait for a reply before he steps though and there is a flat open snowy plain dotted with hills on the edges with the city in the back as a backdrop.]

I learned to shoot in the snowy slopes of Snezhnaya, so of course. [ he follows him and summons a hydro bow. it somehow doesn't freeze, the whisps of water moving despite the sheer cold. ]

[Oh, if only he had infinite time and energy and stars to see. He would enjoy trying to figure out how Caeli's world ticks.]

Then let's begin!

[Full length purple glowing spears appear around him and he sends them towards Caeli.]

It must be my lucky day. I'm finally getting my battle from you, Emet-Selch. [ childe dashes forward, becoming no more than a blur against the snowy haze as it continues to fall. he dodges the first few spears with ease, but as he gets closer it gets harder, so the last one cuts into his arm. does he care, not really, because his bow is morphing into a spear of his own and he's trying to run it straight through emet. ]

[He hits a wall of white force, a shield when he gets within arms length. Though the force of the blow will have him and the shield sliding back.]

It is the least I can do.

[Chains spring out from the ground and try to grab his spear and limbs to bind him.]

[ a maniacal laugh erupts from the depths as he’s bound… at least for a fraction of a second. his spear turns back into water, splashing onto the ground and he forms into a ball of concentrated hydro to free himself, shooting backward and taking shape with another laugh. his hydro bow is back in hand and he immediately starts firing it at emet, the first few shots nothing special, but after a couple moments they start crackling with electricity. ]

How dangerous!

[The first arrow strikes his shield putting hairline cracks in it. Knowing it won't survive long from such a combo, he teleports behind him.]

You are free to change into that other form, you know.

[ he spins around and points the next arrow straight at his chest. ]

Is there a reason you're suddenly so keen on seeing me in that form?

[It goes straight through and the body hits the floor.

Though another form appears on the open, snowy plain in a purple cloud. The effort to reform another mortal coil taking no small amount of energy.]

Would it not be more fun for you?

[Holding out his hand as a shimmering shield begins to form around Caeli this time. To cage him in.]

Not at all. I’m having plenty fun as is. [ the bow morphs into a pair of swords and childe is about to dash at emet when the shield starts forming around him. he quickly snaps the swords together, forming a spear and holding it in such a way that the shield can’t further encroach on him, but it seems like he’s trapped. ] Don’t tell me you’re already tired…

[ sparks start flying in the ‘cage’, the amount of electricity building as childe dons his mask. time to see if emet’s shield can withstand an electro explosion. ]

[Sparks will stay contained with the shield. The area about him flashing with purple light alighting the snow around his feet in its glow.

But it will shatter raining down shards about him to mix in with the snow.

Emet simply sighs.]

Not tired, but I do not fight for fun. Sometimes it is a performance, but I doubt you would be interested in that. And I am reaching the limit of what this mortal shell will allow.

I thought I'd give you a little fun before I crush you.

[The last part is absolutely dramatically said for Childe's benefit.]

…tsk tsk tsk. Making assumptions about me… again. I do love a good performance too, and that’s why the grand finale is going to be mine-! [ his laughter warps a bit as the world around them starts to change. the snow melts and the colors bleed, swirling into a different backdrop… one that’s significantly more vibrant, liyue! ]

[ with an excess of water to play with childe summons caeli, the hydro narwhal, and the massive creature breaches out of the ground, ready to crash right on top of emet if he’s not careful. ]

[Well, having a whale dropped on him is not something he would expect, so that steals his retort as it lands on him. Though before it does a red sigil glows in front of his face.

Though if he was hoping for a satisfied squishing sound instead he it seems the area in which Emet was standing has just sprung a leak, and purple and black miasma fill the area.

Just how big is this Narwhal?]

[ big! the size of a normal whale, but made entirely of water! he smirks as it crashes into the ground and floods the area, the water skirting around him as he notes the miasma. ]

…neat trick. [ summons a spear and moves closer… to poke it. ]

[He will try to simply pick him up in his free hand. He's probably just shy of the size of the whale being around 18 ft tall himself. Childe probably comes up to his knee.]

As if you yourself are not full of suprises.

[Even though a mask covers his face, the voice is distinctly Emet's.]

You’re not going to squish me, are you, … [ he’s still on guard and not sure how he feels about being picked up, but it’s not like he’s going to have much of a choice when emet is so much bigger than he is. ]

Is this what you really look like?

[He merely holds him in his clawed hand after the initial pick up.]

My form is not fixed as yours is. There is an amount of molding I can accomplish as my being is more aether than mortal flesh.

This is the form I use to deal with pesky acquaintances and their overly large fish.

Hey now. I am *more* than a pesky acquaintance and my overly large fish is a celestial narwhal. You wound me, Emet, and after I put on such an incredible finale for you.

[He does laugh.]

There is a seat on the Convocation, the Office of Mitron. His domain is all things aquatic. Truthfully, I couldn't count the number of times I tripped over his shark theme creations just to name a few of them.

And I do jest. It is a majestic creature, and I would not show this form to just anyone.

[He kneels down to set him down.]

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