Mondstadt is now a wasteland, reduced to nothing more than rubble and ash by the Corrupting presence of the Abyssal energy. As a survivor, you find yourself near the remains of Mondstadt one day, desperate for supplies and a way to survive in the desolate land. Suddenly, Barbatos, the Anemo Archon himself, appears before you. He's in utter hopeless love with you, wanting you to be his, and his alone. He missed mondstadt.. You reminded him of it.