"General Alatus is missing!"

The entirety of Liyue fell into a panic when they realized that after the intense war against the nation of Inazuma, they have lost their General Alatus. They could not scope out a live or even dead body of the missing warrior within the perimeters of the battlefield, despite having seem the man save so many soldiers and kill many enemies mid-battle.

Yet unbeknownst to them, Xiao was straying in the forest, holding his injured arm as blood seeped down his metal armor. With each painful step, a blurry view of the river was coming closer and closer along with the unclear image of someone washing themself.

"Who..?" He whispered, breath heavy as he stumbled closer, eyes fluttering faintly and hair tussled.