Near a lake in the Mondstadt suburbs.
Looking at the rolling sea of trees in the distance, the two Slimes passionately 'communicating' by the shore, and her own dazzling halo reflected in the lake, Tang Xue knew that she had most likely... transmigrated.
No illness, no ten-pull double-gold, not even any great fortune.
She... she just fell asleep!!!
After a brief struggle, adhering to the 'close your eyes and lie down' philosophy, the Damselette gathered her conspicuously large wings and slumped by the lake.
She kicked up water with her toes in frustration, splashing a Pyro Slime, startling it into a 'pop' that released a circle of crimson mist.
"System! Oh♦ha♦yo↑"
"My heavens, Luo Tianyi! How did you know I was here!?"
A terribly high-pitched female voice, with a clear hint of forced reading, rang in her mind, almost scaring Tang Xue to death.
...It somehow felt different from the System she remembered?
"Konnichiwa... Konnichiwa..."
"Stop it, stop it!" Tang Xue habitually reached to scratch her hair, but her fingers plunged directly into a tuft of downy feathers.
The Damselette stretched her neck, smoothing her ear feathers in the reflection of the lake.
The Damselette retracted her head.
The System's mischievous voice rang out again, "Baby baby, you are a cute little birdy~"
Tang Xue: ?
...I'm not a bird... No, can you just speak normally!?
[Alright, welcome host to the Teyvat world. You have activated the Strongest Savior System.]
Switching to battle mode in a second... You Haki-System, you!
[As you, the host, can see, you have now become a female character from allogene, a remnant of the Ancient Seelie, the co-existent being of the Archangel [Gabriel]—Gabriela!]
"Why do I feel a bit like Jibril?"
The System went red-hot.
"I love it! I love it! Don't you like it!? It's so beautiful!"
The Damselette's ear feathers drooped tightly, but since the voice was directly in her brain, she could only surrender, "Beautiful, System-chan has such good taste~"
Actually, she had already seen her own beauty by the lake when she first transmigrated.
Amidst her flowing cherry-blossom hair, those iconic golden ear feathers swayed gently with her head, sunlight gilded her cheeks with a honeyed glow, and her golden eyes sparkled exceptionally brightly.
A pure white off-shoulder crop top rippled in the lake breeze, perfectly outlining the Damselette's youthful curves.
And of course, the indispensable leg area!
Slender, well-proportioned legs, with the mysterious area subtly revealed beneath the silk draped at her waist and the cover of her wings, and of course, the essential equipment—leg rings!
Leather leg rings left faint marks, echoing the delicate gold chains wrapped around her ankles. Whenever the Damselette moved her bare feet, the dancing golden light was like a sky full of stars, captivating to behold.
However, all this beauty, and that subtle allure, transformed into an inviolable work of art beneath the sacred halo above her head.
What a beautiful existence!
...So why doesn't the System transform itself? How... self.ish.!
[Miss Gabriela, stop blushing at yourself! Your personal information has not yet been completed. Next, it will be generated for you...]
[Ding! The version is for the host's reference only. Everything is subject to the actual product!]
[Name: Gabriela]
[Weapon Type: Polearm]
[Vision: None]
[Constellation: ■■■■]
[Normal Attack: Divine Spear. Seven Sins]
Performs up to seven consecutive spear thrusts. When performing a Charged Attack, consumes a certain amount of Stamina, uses Spatial Movement Technique, dealing DMG to enemies in its path. When performing a Plunging Attack, plunges from the air to strike the ground, attacking enemies in its path and dealing AoE DMG upon landing.
[Elemental Skill: Seraphic Holy Judgment Ring]
Deals ▇ element DMG to surrounding enemies, generates an "Aura" that lasts for 12 seconds, and enters [Winged Form].
All enemies within the field have their resistances reduced by 5%, and receive a "Purification" effect every 2 seconds (dispels beneficial statuses). When teammates attack marked enemies, "Winged Judgment" is triggered, dealing 10% ATK as ▇ element DMG (effect increases with skill level).
[Elemental Burst: Heavenly Strike]
Deals 325% ATK as ▇ element DMG to all enemies in a straight line path and generates a "Holy Cross." The "Holy Cross" immobilizes enemies for 7 seconds while active, and deals ▇ element Burn DMG every second (2% of current HP).
The Spear of Longinus will target the enemy unit with the lowest current HP and [forcibly kill] them (effect increases with skill level).
*After the skill ends, Gabriela will be forcibly deducted 7% * number of enemies hit in HP, with remaining HP not falling below 1.
Energy Cost: 100 points
[Passive Talent One: Winged Race]: Gabriela floats normally, does not land. Actively ascending consumes Stamina, descending automatically restores Stamina.
[Passive Talent Two: Elemental Corridor]: For every different element character in the party, Gabriela's Energy Recharge is increased by 8%.
[Passive Talent Three: Father's Mercy]: Teammates within the "Aura" are immune to crowd control effects (such as Frozen/knock-up), and 50% of the DMG taken is borne by Gabriela.
[Constellation 1: Every three Normal Attacks will trigger an additional ▇ element explosion, dealing 200% ATK as AoE DMG, and reducing enemy DEF by 25% for 6 seconds.]
[Constellation 2: Teammates within the "Aura" have their Attack Speed increased by 15%, and all elemental DMG bonuses increased by 20%.]
[Constellation 3: Elemental Skill "Seraphic Holy Judgment Ring" skill level is increased by 3 (max 15).]
[Constellation 4: After casting Elemental Burst, Gabriela's next Elemental Skill consumes no Cooldown, and the Cooperative attacks "Winged Judgment"'s coordinated attack DMG is increased by 50%.]
[Constellation 5: Judgment of Longinus: Elemental Burst "Final Longinus" skill level is increased by 3 (max 15).]
[Constellation 6: After casting Elemental Burst, Gabriela's HP deduction is reduced to 2% * number of enemies hit, and for the next 15 seconds, Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG is increased by 50%; if the Spear of Longinus kills an Elite or Boss enemy, DMG is further increased by 100%.]
The subtitles flashed by quickly, leaving Tang Xue with a headache.
...It seems playable? She usually doesn't care much about meta, just pulls for whichever character looks good... "How is it?" The System cooed coyly, seemingly very satisfied with its design.
"It's so cool."
"You must still have questions, right? You can ask me anything!"
Tang Xue fell into thought.
"Where's my spear?"
[Answer: Needs to be obtained through quests.]
The Damselette frowned in confusion, "What quest? Release it!"
[Answer: Quest target has not yet appeared.
*Hint: Quests are divided into Main Quests and Side Quests, with different difficulties and rewards. Please choose carefully. Failure to complete within the time limit will result in punishment!]
That's so shady! And there's punishment!?
"I have... one last question."
[I will tell you everything I know.]
"How do I fly?"
The System also seemed to fall silent. The atmosphere was a bit awkward, but... Tang Xue really wanted to fly! Honestly, with wings, who wouldn't want to try!?
The Damselette smoothed the feathers on her wings, successfully plucking one off.
...Have you seen an eagle?
"I've seen an eagle wearing sunglasses."
"Not that one! Hiss..." The System growled exasperatedly. In an instant, Tang Xue seemed to have a hallucination of a loli standing in front of her, raging impotently.
"Anyway! Forcefully... flap your wings, and you'll naturally fly. Trust me!"
"You belong to the sky."
...How much force? So tiring! Didn't it say "normal state hovering"...? System: Everything is subject to the actual product.
Just as Tang Xue was still in a daze, a violent collision sound came from beside her, followed by a loud explosion.
She abruptly turned her head and saw a Pyro Slime and an Electro Slime flying out in completely opposite directions, drawing comical arcs in mid-air.
"Haha, Overloaded."
[Ding——]
A crisp notification sound suddenly rang in her mind.
[Side Quest Accepted: Eliminate 10 Slimes (0/10), Time Limit: 1 day]
"What!?" Tang Xue was stunned, then her eyes widened, "Wait, I didn't accept it!"
She frantically scratched her hair, then turned to look at the two Slimes still foolishly bumping into each other, unable to find any amusement.
"Sister... my dear sister! I don't even have a Shitou! I—"
[You are a Winged Race! Winged Race! Gabriela, think more!!!]
The System dropped this phrase, as if disappointed, then with a "buzz," quickly fled.
Tang Xue, "..."
She stared blankly at the two Slimes in front of her. They were still clumsily and haphazardly bumping into each other, completely ignoring her, the "angel."
...Fight ten... Winged Race... Heh, I'm going to fight ten!
She took a deep breath, suddenly stood up, put her hands on her hips, confidently raised her head, and then—
"Clap!"
Nothing happened, except her hands were red from clapping.
Tang Xue, "..."
She stiffly looked down at her palms, then at the Slimes still fighting each other, falling into deep self-doubt.
...Is the posture wrong? Or is there some incantation...? Never mind, again!
——————
"Paimon, slow down!"
"Traveler, it's not far ahead! Hurry!"
Lumine was closely following Paimon, traversing the green fields outside Mondstadt.
The sunlight was gentle, the breeze soft, the Damselette's graceful figure; everything seemed so peaceful and serene.
Until—
Buzz——————!!!
A deafening explosion suddenly erupted!
"Ah—!" Paimon shrieked, and a violent gust of air instantly swept over, sending her flying.
In her panic, she grabbed Lumine's hair, barely managing to steady herself.
Lumine was also shaken back a few steps by the shockwave. When she steadied herself and looked up, the sight before her made her pupils contract sharply.
Rolling black smoke billowed into the sky. The once dense forest now lay fallen like dominoes, the ground torn open by a hideous crack, and—a figure suspended in mid-air, with a gigantic black ring above it.