'The Road Not Taken' Animated Short | Genshin Impact #GenshinImpact #Aether #Lumine #Animated

...But,
At least you're still out there, somewhere in the world.
That trail of the comet that once streaked across the sky,
Is now the untrodden path by which I seek you.
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Music Production: HOYO-MiX
Composer: Ziyu Che @HOYO-MiX
Singer: HOYO-MiX feat. Aimer

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Traveling in the nights you've left me in.
I feel you in the last blow of wind.
Even nowhere I can find you out,
The answer is not far off now.

This journey of ours has been bittersweet.
Close my eyes wondering what you would have dreamed.
If you were here standing next to me,
Would you know how I feel,
And see what I see?

Know that I'll always try.
Finding your rhythm and rhyme.
Though the nights are long and dark, I'll see you shining bright.
And no matter where you are, you've come with me this far.
Showing the way when all else falls apart.

When the snow all melts away,
And the ice finally breaks.
Have you taken off, are you already on your way?
No matter where you are, I've come with you this far.
I'm never really lost.
Our paths will surely cross.

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[IzzahMalas]

THE HAIR BRAIDING, THE FLOWERS ON LUMINE'S HEAD, THE WAY THEY PLAY WITH EACH OTHER 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️

[tannieoclock]

heart hurts bc there's such a major difference between Dain's relationship with Lumine vs Paimon's relationship with Aether. both Dain and Lumine are going through so much, they don't even comfort each other the way we always see Aether and Paimon do 😭

[EMlNENCJA]

I *LOVE* how Aether’s path is shown as overall much brighter:

He waked up, in the darker place, yet at the end, he is travelling with Paimon towards the rising sun, while Lumine wakes up in a brighter setting, yet ends up walking alongside Dainsleif into the nightfall.


Aether set out on the journey with hope of finding Lumine. During this journey, he is getting more and more hints that he can not only find her, but that she is actually still alive (even in spite of that 500 years of time distance between their awakenings).


Imagine now, how it must’ve looked from Lumine’s perspective:

She might’ve woken up a bit more hopeful, having known the location of her brother’s imprisonment, but grew more and more desperate trying out and seeking all of the different ways of freeing him - all futile.

Eventually, (after 500 years of trying) when she finally finds a way to free him in that godless, underground kingdom of Khaenri’ah, all her hopes are crushed once again, as it gets struck with Genshins *even more literal* equivalent _Rods of God_ superweapon, forcing her to flee & watch *everything* collapsing all around her, threatening her to get buried in a rock, just as we were…


Aether’s road is paved with increasingly ever so brighter beacons of hope, while that of Lumine is more akin to an ever so crushing treadmill of despair.


This entire thing operates on such sublime, hermetic symbolism, it’s really hard not to enjoy it once the connections are made 💜

[arnoldschwarzeniagara]

Now, it makes sense why both of the siblings can be the canon MC. It all depends on which companion they go with and the amount of burden they have to go through, not to mention any hope of seeing your sibling for 500 years. One companion has lost all of their people and is a straightforward person versus a best friend who's always there to cheer you up and try everything they can to help you.

[jaguh]

Someone mentioned in the live stream, Lumine's 'light' is the same through out the whole video while Aether is the only one getting new elemental powers in every new region.
Nice detail there.

[Tiberius-vswc]

What I find interesting is the idea that while Paimon is guiding Aether, the time of day is dawn, but while Lumine is guided by Dain, the time of day is nightfall.

[idonotmakevidsyet]

The poem "the road not taken" is about a man confronted with 2 paths in the woods. He took one path but still regrets not taking the other one as he doesn't like missing out things. Its cool that hoyo used this connection.

[TheFoolAltAccount]

"Wake up. It's time to go."

The vast dichotomy between Paimon and Dainsleif saying this immense.

[noitavlas]

The opening images of Lumine waking up at dawn and Aether at dusk were so beautiful.

[Jackson-ubuv]

It's incredible how well Genshin makes you feel that the twins will never _truly_ be happy until they reunite; they can still find joy in other places, but they'll always feel like something's missing.

[prismagaming]

I noticed something different. In the music album cover, Arther is awake while Lumine is sleeping, but in this one, Lumine is awake and Aether is sleeping.

[hannahnolasco]

This made me remember why I decided to play Genshin. It's not because of the characters or the graphics, but their stories. I remember wanting to understand more about the spoilers I had read, and so, because of that curiosity, I decided to play the game. And until now I'm still in love with it. Also, the reason why I prioritize playing story quest among other quest.

[allanlugo]

Lumine smiling is the most heartwarming moment but seeing her suffering is the most heartbreaking moment 😭

[ThatOneDork]

I LOVE that Mihoyo sticks to their original storyline and shows that the twins miss each other very much and the cinematic combined with the music not only shows how they are feeling, but also helps the players sympathize their longing to meet again.

[beninglintang]

Watching this after the latest quest is just too fridging hurts 😭😭😭

[leahfukuhara]

Returning here after doing the Archon Quest personally hurts even more

[Merrillon]

Can't believe they got Aimer to sing in a Hoyo game.

Damn this was unexpectedly emotional.

[lowquality]

love how at 1:59 when lumine walks in aethers reflection it shows that lumine stopped but aether kept on going. such a cool detail 😭 i wonder what her journey was like

[DanielCastillo-dfdd]

Lumine woke up 500 years before Aether and during that 500 years, she experienced the darkness of Teyvat while Aether woke up 500 years later and only experienced wonderful memories that's why he didn't know why Lumine changed

[_Choco_]

The new 4.7 quest has given me depression 😭 watching this video doesn't make it any better.