This domain involves a battle against the HarbingerChilde. After completing Act III, the Trounce Domain Enter the Golden House will be unlocked, allowing the ability to relive this battle and obtain rewards.
At Ningguang's advice, you verified the Fatui's schemes regarding the Sigil of Permission before continuing to help Zhongli prepare for the rite. You met Ganyu once again at Dihua Marsh before returning to Liyue Harbor — only to find that things in the city seem to be spiraling out of control.
Media:vo lyaq204 2 paimon 02.oggPaimon: It looked impressive enough from the outside... But who would've guessed that it was even fancier on the inside... and so full of Mora!!!
Media:vo lyaq204 2 paimon 03.oggPaimon: This is where all of Teyvat's Mora is minted, right? In that case, maybe they won't notice if a few Mora go missing...
Touch a single Mora and we're done for!
If it were that easy, this place would have been emptied long ago.
Media:vo lyaq204 2 tartaglia 01.ogg???: You've already fulfilled your task as guides, so why do you still linger here? Haven't you already seen enough trouble for today?
Media:vo lyaq204 2 tartaglia 04.oggChilde: Hmm, where should I start? Well, I've never been one to beat around the bush, you know. But who could have possibly guessed that the God of Geo would mysteriously perish the very moment I arrived in Liyue, and that the Exuvia would subsequently be hidden away?
Media:vo lyaq204 2 tartaglia 08.oggChilde: Stopping the Mora mints, hiding away the Exuvia... Hahaha, the Qixing are really pulling out all the stops this time...
Media:vo lyaq204 2 tartaglia 12.oggChilde: The time for discussion and diplomacy has already passed. I mean, if it were up to me, I would have skipped that stage to begin with... but I'm willing to do as the Tsaritsa deems fit.
Media:vo lyaq204 2 tartaglia 13.oggChilde: Either way — we now come to my favorite part. A simple pleasure, and one that I am oh-so-delighted to be sharing with you...
Media:vo lyaq204 2 tartaglia 16.oggChilde: When Signora offended the deities outside the Cathedral in Mondstadt, she swiftly left the scene once her mission was accomplished.
Media:vo lyaq204 2 tartaglia 17.oggChilde: Instead of confronting you directly, she chose to rely on the snow and ice to make her escape. She wouldn't want the Knights to come running towards the sound of battle, now, would she?
Media:vo lyaq204 2 tartaglia 18.oggChilde: When she faces a worthy opponent, she will prioritize her mission, weigh the outcomes, and consider the consequences of her actions...
Media:vo lyaq204 2 tartaglia 19.oggChilde: But as for me, the greatest pleasure of being a Harbinger lies in crossing blades with strong opponents.
Media:vo lyaq204 2 tartaglia 21.oggChilde: Besides, you could never defeat me. Not even in your wildest dreams. But hey, try to relish the fight anyway. Because if you ask me... without that, what else is there?
I could never defeat you!? You're completely delusional.
(While blocking Childe's attack with an Anemo gust, the Traveler uses a Geo attack to catch him off-guard. When the dust settles, however, Childe is nowhere to be found... Only to reveal himself in front of the Exuvia)
The showdown with Childe begins. After an intense battle, he turns a moment of weakness into a chance to get next to the Exuvia. To his surprise, he finds that the carefully hidden-away Exuvia does not, in fact, contain Morax's Gnosis. Presuming that you beat him to the Gnosis, Childe becomes enraged, activates his Foul Legacy Transformation, and continues to do battle with you...
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 06.oggChilde: It seems the burden of the Foul Legacy Transformation was too great for my body. I lacked the opportunity to think this through...
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 07.oggChilde: And now that I consider the matter more carefully, you never had any chance of beating me to the Gnosis.
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 09.oggChilde: Your show of ability today far surpasses that of Signora's initial assessment of you in Mondstadt. Tell me, how could that be?
(Because I'm collecting the powers of the seven elements...)
(Because I'm gradually restoring my former powers...)
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 13.oggChilde: Anyone who strives as I do to grow stronger shall be called a friend, even if our friendship can only be shown in battle against one another.
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 15.oggChilde: Given the Gnosis wasn't taken by anyone, then we must look once again to the beginning. Perhaps it was never in the Exuvia to begin with.
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 18.oggChilde: It seems that the guardian deity of the capital of commerce is also well-versed in the little maneuvers beyond the boundaries of contracts.
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 21.oggChilde: The truth is, the world belongs to those who pursue strength. I seldom willingly involve myself with the weak.
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 22.oggChilde: Unfortunately, we cannot be picky about our methods as Fatui Harbingers. Children must all learn to eat their vegetables sometime.
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 24.oggChilde:Osial, Overlord of the Vortex, who was defeated by Morax the Geo Archon in the Archon War, and who has remained pinned beneath the waves by the Geo Archon's stone spears ever since.
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 25.oggChilde: If such an ancient god were to be unleashed upon Liyue Harbor, defenseless without the protection of its deity...
Media:vo lyaq204 5 paimon 09.oggPaimon: But... the Archon War ended two thousand years ago! How could an ancient god appear in a world now overseen by The Seven?
(Childe summons a swarm of Sigils of Permission, which circle around him)
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 29.oggChilde: With the power of so many Sigils of Permission concentrated in one place, along with that which was bestowed upon me as a Harbinger by our Tsaritsa... Breaking the subduing might of the Geo Archon's spears for a time should be no obstacle.
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 30.oggChilde: Using the powers of ancient gods in such a situation fails to interest me and is largely against my principles.
Media:vo lyaq204 5 tartaglia 31.oggChilde: But knowing that such an action will not only force the Geo Archon to show its hand, but you as well... That makes matters a little more intriguing.
(A cinematic begins)
(A storm begins and Osial is released)
Childe: Hahahahaha! Let's see — will the nation that has lost its deity be swallowed up by an ancient malice once more?
Childe: If you wish to drown together with the people of Liyue
Childe: You're free to stay and enjoy the show!
(Childe flies out, Paimon and the Traveler follow)