History NightmareFuel / GenshinImpact

** To make it worse, it is shown that when a Harbinger tries to take a Gnosis they thrust themselves (their arm) into the body of an Archon. At the end of it all Furina was clutching her body, petrified from fear. It's hard to not see the scene as more than just an assassination, but a [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]].

* At the end of his story quest, Wriothesley reveals the crime that initially got him sent to the Fortress of Meropide: he'd discovered that his foster parents were part of a human trafficking ring, selling orphans to the highest bidder while killing those who didn't sell or otherwise caused problems. Wriothesley explains that this also includes children who discovered the truth, noting that he was ''not'' the first one to do so. As a result, he killed them. His fourth Character Story indicates that it was a very violent struggle; not only did blood end up all over the place, but not all of it was the traffickers'. Wriothesley ended up passing out and waking up handcuffed to a hospital bed.

** The evens of his Story Quest in the present are no better. It’s revealed that the “Beret Society”, an organization to reform criminals that Wriothesley approved of, is actually a Cult-like hell, created by Dougler, where his subjects were manipulated, tortured and even starved to death whenever they stepped out of the line, by being injected with a substance in their brain that lead them to experience their worst memories. They were even isolated from their loved ones, with the latter explaining to the Traveler that they didn’t see them from several days. Even when they are successfully rescued by the Traveler and a rightfully pissed off Wriothesley, it’s made clear that it would take more time for the members to mentally recover from it, and Wriothesley can only help them the best that he can, as atonement for accidentally letting it happen in the first place.

** The evens of his Story Quest in the present are no better. It’s revealed that the “Beret Society”, an organization to reform criminals that Wriothesly approved of, is actually a Cult-like hell, created by Dougler, where his subjects were manipulated, tortured and even starved to death whenever they stepped out of the line, by being injected with a substance in their brain that lead them to experience their worst memories. They were even isolated from their loved ones, with the latter explaining to the Traveler that they didn’t see them from several days. Even when they are successfully rescued by the Traveler and a rightfully pissed off Wriothesly, it’s made clear that it would take more time for the members to mentally recover from it, and Wriothesly can only help them the best that he can, as atonement for accidentally letting it happen in the first place.

* At the end of his story quest, Wriothesley reveals the crime that initially got him sent to the Fortress of Meropide: he'd discovered that his foster parents were part of a human trafficking ring, selling orphans to the highest bidder while killing those who didn't sell or otherwise caused problems. Wriothesley explains that this also includes children who discovered the truth, noting that he was ''not'' the first one to do so. As a result, he killed them. His fourth Character Story indicates that it was a very violent struggle; not only did blood end up all over the place, but not all of it was the traffickers. He ended up passing out and waking up handcuffed to a hospital bed.

* At the end of his story quest, Wriothesley reveals the crime that initially got him sent to the Fortress of Meropide: he'd discovered that his foster parents were part of a human trafficking ring, selling orphans to the highest bidder while killing those who didn't sell or otherwise caused problems. Wriothesley explains that this also includes children who discovered the truth, noting that he was ''not'' the first one to do so. As a result, he killed them. His fourth Character Story indicates that it was a very violent struggle with blood ending up all over the place. He ended up passing out and waking up handcuffed to a hospital bed.

* At the end of Act IV, the Traveler gets a Vision of Tartaglia’s whereabouts: He is shown to be drifting in what seems to be the Primordial Sea, and when he opens his eyes, he looks up, and sees something that [[HorrifyingTheHorror genuinely horrifies him]]: [[AnimalisticAbomination an entity that looks like a whale]] swimming above him, its size so huge that Tartaglia himself looks like a tiny speck in comparison. Even worse, this entity is implied to have brainwashed Tartaglia into finding it, as he suddenly became obsessed with something "calling out to him" during his time in the Fortress of Meropide.

!! I: Farewell, Archaic Lord

!! II: Omnipresence Over Mortals

!! III: Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana

!! Chapter IV, Masquerade of the Guilty

* At the end of Act IV, the Traveler gets a Vision of Tartaglia’s whereabouts: He is shown to be drifting in what is heavily implied to be the Primordial Sea, and when he opens his eyes, he looks up, and sees something that [[HorrifyingTheHorror genuinely horrifies him]]: [[AnimalisticAbomination an entity that looks like a whale]] swimming above him, its size so huge that Tartaglia himself looks like a tiny speck in comparison.

* At the end of "Act IV", the Traveler gets a Vision of Tartaglia’s whereabouts: He is shown to be drifting in what is heavily implied to be the Primordial Sea, and when he opens his eyes, he looks up, and sees something that [[HorrifyingTheHorror genuinely horrifies him]]: [[AnimalisticAbomination an entity that looks like a whale]] swimming above him.

* We finally have more intel on the Primodial Sea, and it's not pretty. Turns out the Fortress of Meripoede is built upon an entrance to the Primordial Sea and has been keeping it bottled up. By the time Wriothesly shows the Traveler the sluice gate, he notes the pressure has been rising for some time, to the point that some of the seawater has been leaking into the water surrounding the Fortress despite the main gate still being sealed shut. This rising concentration of Primordial Seawater nearly kills Freminent during his search for Childe and he is only barely saved when Clorinde pulls him out of the water. Freminent is only in one piece because the Primordial seawater he was exposed to is diluted by the surrounding seawater, letting him off with Sinthe poisoning. When the real thing finally bursts through the gate, it's all Wriothesly and Clorinde can do just to hold it back until Neuvillette arrives and uses his power as the Sovereign of Water to seal it away once again. While the crisis has been averted for now, this is only a stopgap measure; Neuvillette reveals that none of the Sovereigns possess their full power, having had a good portion of it stolen from them by Phanes and granted to the Archons, and he can only do so much with what he has available. Worst of all, Arlecchnio's prodding of Furina calls into question whether or not Fontaine's Archon actually has a plan to deal with the disaster, or if she's even an Archon, and the Gnosis of Hydro is still MIA regardless. Fontaine is sitting on a time bomb, and it's anyone's guess what will happen next.

* We finally have more intel on the Primodial Sea, and it's not pretty. Turns out the Fortress of Meripoede is built upon an entrance to the Primordial Sea and has been keeping it bottled up. By the time Wriothesly shows the Traveler the sluice gate, he notes the pressure has been rising for some time, to the point that some of the seawater has been leaking into the water surrounding the Fortress despite the main gate still being sealed shut. This rising concentration of Primordial Seawater nearly kills Freminent during his search for Childe and he is only barely saved when Clorinde pulls him out of the water. When the real thing finally bursts through the gate, it's all Wriothesly and Clorinde can do just to hold it back until Neuvillette arrives and uses his power as the Sovereign of Water to seal it away once again. While the crisis has been averted for now, this is only a stopgap measure; Neuvillette reveals that none of the Sovereigns possess their full power, having had a good portion of it stolen from them by Phanes and granted to the Archons, and he can only do so much with what he has available. Worst of all, Arlecchnio's prodding of Furina calls into question whether or not Fontaine's Archon actually has a plan to deal with the disaster, or if she's even an Archon, and the Gnosis of Hydro is still MIA regardless. Fontaine is sitting on a time bomb, and it's anyone's guess what will happen next.

* After her meeting with Furina and the Traveler, Arlecchino reveals that she actually went after Furina's life earlier to see if she had the Hydro Gnosis. Furina was completely at Arlecchino's mercy due to being alone and totally defenseless, despite how she normally has bodyguards like [[OneWomanArmy Clorinde]] around. And while Arlecchino spared Furina's life since she didn't have the Gnosis, it's frightening how she ''easily'' was able to corner Furina in the first place. What's more, Furina recognizes Arlecchino from the encounter, but is too terrified of her to speak against the fourth Harbinger and too much of a SlaveToPR to admit that [[AintTooProudToBeg she was forced to beg for her life]]. It draws a disturbing parallel to real life situations where people have been assaulted and are too scared to name their attacker.

* Then, later on, Navia invites the Traveler and Paimon to have a meal, during which Paimon accidentally drinks Navia's Fonta. Said Fonta ''was spiked with Primordial Seawater''. If [[PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo Paimon hadn't had it]], Navia would've been dissolved just like what happened in the opera house.

* Then, later on, Navia invites the Traveler and Paimon to have a meal, during which Paimon accidentally drinks Navia's Fonta. Said Fonta ''was spiked with Primordial Seawater''. If Paimon hadn't had it, Navia would've been dissolved just like what happened in the opera house.

* First, Lyney talks about the ominous prophecy that all of Fontaine will dissolve, and how sea levels around the country have started rising like how the prophecy described. However, the threat isn't treated seriously by most Fontainians...until the reveal of the existence of Primordial Seawater that is able to dissolve any Fontainian, leaving nothing but a puddle and EmptyPilesOfClothing. Everyone present in the opera house also gets a public demonstration of how quickly it works, with the victim screaming in pain before dissolving just a moment after.

* The lead up to Marcel's KarmicDeath by the amalgamation of his victims is both cathartic and chilling. The Traveler's previous meetings with the Oceanid presented them as a lost, gentle soul in mourning about being StarCrossedLovers with Vacher...then when Marcel finally reunites them they reveal their true intent. The spirit of every individual victim appears, calling out Vacher's name in various haunting tones. They all look up with a CollectiveDeathGlare and sentence him to '''''Drown''''' in his lover's voice, proceeding to mob Marcel's vision as he can only scream helplessly for one final moment.

** Lyney recounts how Lynette and a few girls were a victim of HumanTraffickers and Fontaine for all its numerous laws couldn't protect them nor bring the guilty nobles accountable due to LoopholeAbuse. Their only option was to rely on Arlecchino (who is a Fatui Harbinger with her own agenda) and the House of Hearth in order to regain the safe environment that they needed. His wording also implies that the issue is still ongoing in the present.