At the question on the Delusions, he only pauses a moment before answering— and the pause is clearly for how he might explain it adequately than hesitant. Afterall, as much as he would like to claim he knows everything there is to know about them, Il Dottore is like most gifted researchers: uninterested in sharing his complete findings and data to those that do not seem worthy, aka incapable of understanding and appreciating such things. ]
They're manmade replicas of Visions, which are the most coveted sources of power in Teyvat for humanity. [ Childe will unclip his own Vision from his belt and toss it over to Silco to catch. Hell notice that the orb of the Vision not completely gray but it is extremely foggy and there is no pulsing light. If he turns it around he'll not something strange fused to the back of it with a specific symbol, which he may have noticed as an insignia for the Fatui on either the soldiers themselves or one of the other Harbingers. There's nothing that easily tells that what is in the opposite side is his Delusion, though. Silco will have to ask, especially since it doesn't look like the Delusion that was floating around La Signora or the one that Dottore pulled from one of the corpses. ]
Unfortunately, just wanting a Vision isn't good enough, and the gods have to feel you worthy of hiding you with one. The popular theory is that those that come face to face with death and have a stronger desire to live than die in that moment are granted these gifts, but that's just hearsay. No one knows exactly how or why they are granted. The Doctor is an incredibly intelligent man that has dedicated himself to all kinds of research, but particular that which elevates humans closer to gods. There are very few vision users in the Teyvat, but if you had a small group of holders under your command, they could fell armies and obstacles several times their numbers and beyond the limits of normal humans in a military. Delusions allow those that wish to have power to harness such without the approval of the gods.
I don't know the mechanisms exactly, but when a Vision is given, it uses divine energy to link to the user's soul. That's part of the power. If a vision user dies, their vision will turn gray and lose all its associated power.
Delusions also use divine energy in the same way, but from the fallen remains of evil gods that were felled by the ones that bestow the Visions. It also at least temporarily links to the soul in some way to allow them use of an elemental power they had no prior access to.
Ironically, the one who endorses the Doctor's work... is the same Divine being that gifted Kaeya his Vision. She has seen the inequality that the distribution of Visions has caused and aims to assist in remedying that.
Of course, there's still a small imperfection or two still— other than for a particular few, the Delusion drains the life energy of the user when it is worn. The vision doesn't do this despite using the soul link for energy, too. Still, most that desire power for war and to make a difference for those they care about and stand for what they believe in don't care about the price it comes at. Nevertheless, it definitely makes an issue of having able bodies to deploy.
The second is a little more troublesome, in my opinion... I can't say why for sure but assume that it has to do with the volatile nature of the fallen gods and their energy: it sometimes glitches. Instead of conjure the power outwardly into whatever element it is, the Delusion causes that energy to backfire into the user and kills them. [ he knows Kaeya would not have hid his vision from Silco, but he doesn't know if Kaeya would have ever mentioned the Delusions and what they did to Kaeya's adoptive father. So he leaves it at that, because he doesn't want Kaeya OR Diluc getting wind he's taking about things that are personal to them and have nothing to do with him. ]
But, personally? I think they're great. Not only do they let those that have been left behind be able to become powerful through their own convictions, but it negates favoritism of divine beings that don't deserve to make the decisions on who and who isn't worthy to begin with. It's not just for military, either. You can't grow up to be an adventurer that will become well known and make a difference without. A lot people people grow up dreaming to do this only be disappointed or otherwise limited through no faults of their own. it can't be used for the general public as is since it's harmful... but I don't see why it's wrong to perfect it so little kids can keep their hopes and dreams of going out and being heroes themselves.
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[ Childe nods in agreement.
At the question on the Delusions, he only pauses a moment before answering— and the pause is clearly for how he might explain it adequately than hesitant. Afterall, as much as he would like to claim he knows everything there is to know about them, Il Dottore is like most gifted researchers: uninterested in sharing his complete findings and data to those that do not seem worthy, aka incapable of understanding and appreciating such things. ]
They're manmade replicas of Visions, which are the most coveted sources of power in Teyvat for humanity. [ Childe will unclip his own Vision from his belt and toss it over to Silco to catch. Hell notice that the orb of the Vision not completely gray but it is extremely foggy and there is no pulsing light. If he turns it around he'll not something strange fused to the back of it with a specific symbol, which he may have noticed as an insignia for the Fatui on either the soldiers themselves or one of the other Harbingers. There's nothing that easily tells that what is in the opposite side is his Delusion, though. Silco will have to ask, especially since it doesn't look like the Delusion that was floating around La Signora or the one that Dottore pulled from one of the corpses. ]
Unfortunately, just wanting a Vision isn't good enough, and the gods have to feel you worthy of hiding you with one. The popular theory is that those that come face to face with death and have a stronger desire to live than die in that moment are granted these gifts, but that's just hearsay. No one knows exactly how or why they are granted. The Doctor is an incredibly intelligent man that has dedicated himself to all kinds of research, but particular that which elevates humans closer to gods. There are very few vision users in the Teyvat, but if you had a small group of holders under your command, they could fell armies and obstacles several times their numbers and beyond the limits of normal humans in a military. Delusions allow those that wish to have power to harness such without the approval of the gods.
I don't know the mechanisms exactly, but when a Vision is given, it uses divine energy to link to the user's soul. That's part of the power. If a vision user dies, their vision will turn gray and lose all its associated power.
Delusions also use divine energy in the same way, but from the fallen remains of evil gods that were felled by the ones that bestow the Visions. It also at least temporarily links to the soul in some way to allow them use of an elemental power they had no prior access to.
Ironically, the one who endorses the Doctor's work... is the same Divine being that gifted Kaeya his Vision. She has seen the inequality that the distribution of Visions has caused and aims to assist in remedying that.
Of course, there's still a small imperfection or two still— other than for a particular few, the Delusion drains the life energy of the user when it is worn. The vision doesn't do this despite using the soul link for energy, too. Still, most that desire power for war and to make a difference for those they care about and stand for what they believe in don't care about the price it comes at. Nevertheless, it definitely makes an issue of having able bodies to deploy.
The second is a little more troublesome, in my opinion... I can't say why for sure but assume that it has to do with the volatile nature of the fallen gods and their energy: it sometimes glitches. Instead of conjure the power outwardly into whatever element it is, the Delusion causes that energy to backfire into the user and kills them. [ he knows Kaeya would not have hid his vision from Silco, but he doesn't know if Kaeya would have ever mentioned the Delusions and what they did to Kaeya's adoptive father. So he leaves it at that, because he doesn't want Kaeya OR Diluc getting wind he's taking about things that are personal to them and have nothing to do with him. ]
But, personally? I think they're great. Not only do they let those that have been left behind be able to become powerful through their own convictions, but it negates favoritism of divine beings that don't deserve to make the decisions on who and who isn't worthy to begin with. It's not just for military, either. You can't grow up to be an adventurer that will become well known and make a difference without. A lot people people grow up dreaming to do this only be disappointed or otherwise limited through no faults of their own. it can't be used for the general public as is since it's harmful... but I don't see why it's wrong to perfect it so little kids can keep their hopes and dreams of going out and being heroes themselves.