[ The language spoken back to him isn't entirely unfamiliar, but there are some words that don't quite fit into the puzzle he already knows about. If he is surprised by this confirmation, it neither shows in his face nor does he let it falter his actions. If anything, it emboldens him even more so than he already is, refusing to step aside despite the imminent threat to his own well-being. Amos already put him through hell, so nothing Childe can do to him will be anything new. ]
I know of monsters far more terrifying than you.
[ Five hundred years ago, an alchemist by the name of Rhinedottir was corrupted by her own greed and sent abyssal monsters crawling across the world of Teyvat. The gods of Celestia saw this for the act of treason that it was, and the nation of Khaenri'ah was the one made to pay a terrible price. It takes everything in Kaeya not to scoff at Childe's words, because the man has no idea what he's talking about when he claims that he can show a Khaenri'ahn what a real monster is like.
Compared to the gods, compared to Rhinedottir, Childe barely counts as one, especially with the way he is. A boy who doesn't want to be left behind in the dark isn't someone who can make Kaeya feel fear. ]
So tell me— did you become one because you had no choice? [ A beat passes, and then Kaeya rests his other hand on the side of Childe's mask. What's hidden underneath? A real monster or a boy scared out of his mind? ] Were you afraid?
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I know of monsters far more terrifying than you.
[ Five hundred years ago, an alchemist by the name of Rhinedottir was corrupted by her own greed and sent abyssal monsters crawling across the world of Teyvat. The gods of Celestia saw this for the act of treason that it was, and the nation of Khaenri'ah was the one made to pay a terrible price. It takes everything in Kaeya not to scoff at Childe's words, because the man has no idea what he's talking about when he claims that he can show a Khaenri'ahn what a real monster is like.
Compared to the gods, compared to Rhinedottir, Childe barely counts as one, especially with the way he is. A boy who doesn't want to be left behind in the dark isn't someone who can make Kaeya feel fear. ]
So tell me— did you become one because you had no choice? [ A beat passes, and then Kaeya rests his other hand on the side of Childe's mask. What's hidden underneath? A real monster or a boy scared out of his mind? ] Were you afraid?
[ Are you still scared, even now? ]