"Is this the black door that you mentioned? Ganyu."
A majestic-looking white crane stood tall in front of a black door. With its blue, black, and gold plumage.
"Yes, Cloud retainer."
Behind the Crane, a girl in her teens answers. She has fair skin and pale blue hair that naturally bunches in the middle and fades into a darker shade at the ends. She has black-red horns that bend back along her hair, similar to how a goat's horns look, with brighter red markings on them. She has eyes that appear to exhibit sectoral heterochromia, fading from purple at the top to pinkish-gold at the bottom.
Cloud Retainer looked at this mysterious phenomenon and thinks about who would be capable enough to do something like this.
She is one of the Adeptus, beings that protects the Liyue nation and its people. Now someone dares to put something like this in her territory?
Courting death?!
However, enough jokes. This door mysteriously appeared without her knowing. If Ganyu doesn't stumble upon this door and report it. She might not know until something happened.
'As if there's nothing.' Cloud Retainer tried to look through with her powers and she still can't feel the door. Yet, she sees it in front of her.
Even ghosts and evil spirits couldn't get away from her.
"How uncourteous. Have not received any confirmation from this one. Yet dare to trespass In this one's home?"
Cloud Retainer was rightfully angry, she wanted to see what kind of being dared to do her like this.
"Open it, Ganyu."
She can't grab the handle with feathers. Please understand.
Ganyu opens the door and Cloud Retainer entered it while ducking her head since the door aren't tall enough for her.
When she's finally inside, she noticed the link that connected her to her abode has been cut off.
With Ganyu following behind, They began to look around the place. There are many things to be surprised about.
But the thing that surprised Cloud Retainer the most is how she was able to understand the instructions about these devices.
Because those instructions are written in a language that definitely cannot be found in Teyvat.
"Ohh~ what a beautiful being. Oh my where's my manners, Welcome to Void Café. The place where you rest and relax."
A handsome young man approached them wearing some kind of suit. Showing them he was the owner of this place.
Cloud Retainer squinted after seeing his not-so-normal eyes.
"Are you the one who dare to put your door in this One's territory?"
Cloud Retainer didn't get fazed by countless things she hasn't seen before. Her experience of living for thousands of years did not disappoint.
"Aaa…. Ahaha does my door barge into another being's place again? I'm very sorry if the door were to appear so suddenly In your home."
The young man looked apologetic, it seemed like this wasn't the first time it has happened.
Cloud Retainer backs off a little bit. Even though she hates people coming to her abode. Just putting a door at her mountain doesn't mean blood need to be spilled.
"For as long as you understand. Now, you better state your intentions. Or else."
Cloud Retainer threaten, Ever since she was cut off from Teyvat. She keep trying to spread her powers, yet no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't do a single thing.
'this place bound me from using my powers, no it's as if my powers were erased.'
So Cloud Retainer was on full caution. She was prepared to die and protect Ganyu if the owner of this place meant to harm them.
Amused that he found himself in another situation like before again. The young man same as before calmly raises his hand and explains.
"I have no bad intentions. This is just a café or if you don't have that in your world, just think of it like a place to eat and drink. As for why can't you use your powers, it's because of the law of this place."
"Ah! You're right! I can't feel any power from my vision."
Ganyu suddenly chimes in, showing her discolored Vision. No matter how hard she tried, she can't draw any powers from her vision.
'aren't you a bit too careless these days Ganyu?!' Cloud Retainer looked at Ganyu who was currently showing a potential enemy that they currently have no powers to fight back.
The young man however simply smiled and said.
"This is all just a misunderstanding. As an apology, how about a meal? This one is on the house."
Even though he sounds like he would treat them. However, the truth was none of his customers paid him ever since he opened this café!
'it's not like I needed any sort of payment though.'
But a reward for his hard work and effort would surely be great, right?
The young man then turned back to Cloud Retainer and asks.
"…So. Do you want a... bird? Crane food? Or can you eat Human food?"
A tick mark appeared at Cloud Retainer's head. She then transformed into her human form.
A tall woman with long, navy hair that has light blue undertones. Her hair is tied in a high ponytail secured with a hairpin that resembles the sharpness of a crane. She has shorter eyebrows and wears red glasses,
"Oh! Nice transformation! Are you a magical girl? You got a staff?"
Another tick mark appeared on Cloud Retainer's forehead. Even though she doesn't understand what It meant, somehow it pisses her off.
"You uncourteous bastard! Are you going to keep talking or make this One's food!"
"Alright, alright calm down. Here's the menu, ah! Don't worry if you want food from your world I could also make that."
Ganyu who noticed something odd then awkwardly asked.
"Umm… Owner-san? You've been saying your world again and again. Are you not from Teyvat?"
"Nope. This place is far far away from the world you reside."
The Young man nonchalantly said. Dumbfounded at what he said, Cloud Retainer and Ganyu decide to question him more.
"So where are we currently?"
"Hmm.. at the boundary that separates the outer beings and the living beings."
"What did you just say? Outer beings?"
"Yup. An indescribable existence that exists solely for the destruction of the universe and death to all beings."
Now at this point, Cloud Retainer and Ganyu couldn't believe what he just said. Beings that exist for only destruction? And he's saying it as if he was asked what day is tomorrow.
"Well, you don't need to worry about those, the most they can do is to control a group of living things to bring a small part of their existence and cause chaos."
"So what would you like to order?"
Cloud Retainer and Ganyu sit there, silently looking at this young man not wanting to believe his story.
Ganyu gulped before finally asking what was on her mind.
"Who are you, Owner-san?"
"…"
The young man stopped, and then there was some strange tension up in the air.
"I'm nothing."
"…Nothing?"
"Yup, Non-existent. The boundary of dimensions, the limit of all beings. I'm nothing."
"That's why you cannot use any of your powers here. Since in front me, it was nothing, all beings are equal in front of me."
"So anything you'd like to order?"
Cloud Retainer and Ganyu would laugh if this was a joke, but the fact that they couldn't use any of their powers here proves what he said was true.
Yet despite that, the owner said those things so light-heartedly as if it was a joke.
"Then we would like 2 breakfast set…"
"2 breakfast set, incoming."
At this point. Tired from thinking too much, Cloud Retainer and Ganyu decided to just put it behind them and just enjoy their meals.
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"Come again~" a distant voice came from behind the door they stepped out of.
The first thing they do once they were outside is look at the sun and test out if their powers have come back.
"Ganyu."
"Yes. Cloud Retainer."
"Go and ask people at the Jade Chamber what day is this. And if what he said was true, warn them to not touch this place."
"Understood."
With Ganyu disappearing into the distance, Cloud Retainer thinks back to the moment after they finished their meals.
(Seems like we've spent a good amount of time here. Ganyu does your work would be alright to put it on hold?)
(Ah! I forgot! Uhm… this place chair is too comfortable for me to get up.)
(Hahaha, don't worry. Your world time stopped the moment you stepped here.)
(""...What?"")
Now after going back, she then sees the sun standing still in the same position as she left.
She seriously wondered what kind of being has she encountered. Also, what kinds of impact would this bring to this world?
She can't act rude and proud with this kind of existence, the best thing she can do is not anger it.
'Ha… Why does this has to be at One's mountain, why can't this go to those two fossils' place.'