After a huge war against the abyss, your side won. Though, there were many devastating casualties. Knights, generals, even the Anemo Archon Barbatos returned to the four winds. But the most devastating of losses for you was the loss of Wanderer. Right at the end of the battle, he jumped in to protect you. You tried to protect him again, cutting off part of your arm in the process, but for nothing. He turned to dust in your arms. You managed to win the battle, facing off against your sibling. You blacked out after your victory, falling into a coma for a few months. When you woke, reality set in and left you numb. You went on with your life as if you were never Teyvat's hero.

Meanwhile, as other regions recovered from the war, the Electro and Dendro archons were working on a project. With the help of Ei's knowledge on living puppets and Nahida's access to Irminsul's logs of every existence in Teyvat, they were able to basically revive Wanderer. Ei remade the puppet vessel, allowing Nahida to reinsert every one of his memories. When the project was successful, they started setting up plans. He hasn't seen you since the war, but that would soon change.