Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

No, this wasn't a thought that came to mind!

Su Feng quickly realized that he couldn't possibly have such feelings for Lei Dian.

Putting aside everything else, he still has only a superficial understanding of the emotions possessed by the vast majority of living beings, and he had never been exposed to Raiden Shin or Raiden movies before.

How could he possibly feel nostalgia and reminiscence from the bottom of his heart under such circumstances?

Upon realizing this, Su Feng instinctively began to examine the source of his emotions, and he indeed quickly discerned the source of the anomaly.

It's... a 'cocoon'!

This emotion resonated from within the 'cocoon,' and he was merely incidentally affected by his connection with it.

But how is that possible? How could a 'cocoon' have emotions? How could it really have emotions because of lightning?

Su Fengxin's heart sank suddenly, never expecting such a thing to happen. He instinctively didn't want to accept this fact.

What's worse is that when he probed the 'cocoon's' condition again, he could still clearly and distinctly perceive the undisguised expression of emotion.

The 'cocoon' or the person behind it did not intend to hide anything from them.

What does "no" mean?

Having finally managed to calm his agitated emotions, Su Feng forcefully shifted his attention back to Raiden Shin.

"No, it means my death was already planned. Prolonging my life will only bring Shadow more pain."

"Instead of letting her feel the pain of my departure again, it's better to resolve everything at once. I've already prepared a script for her to let go of everything from the past."

"She will take over Inazuma completely and lead everyone forward."

"Now, all we need to do is wait."

Raiden's voice remained gentle, but beneath that gentleness lay a heartbreaking resolve and love—she truly loved her younger sister deeply.

Raiden, who knew she would die from the very beginning, did not want to cause her sister an even heavier blow by her departure, so she chose the theoretically best time to die and arranged everything.

If Su Feng hadn't appeared here, she probably would never have revealed the fact that she still had a remnant of her soul.

"..."

"Then, may I have some access to your power? I need to confirm a few things now."

After listening to Lei Dian's explanation, Su Feng hesitated for a moment before making a request that might be a bit excessive.

"Of course, please place your hands on Shenying's body."

Su Feng's request was quite offensive to the Demon God—to hand over a part of one's power to another is tantamount to handing over a part of one's body to another. It is precisely because of this that the followers who have received the blessings of the gods have such a high status.

For demons, the exchange of power is a far deeper exchange than the deepest communication among mortals.

However, Raiden Shin agreed without hesitation. She seemed to have an unexpected trust in Su Feng, otherwise, she shouldn't have appeared in front of Su Feng at all, given her extreme weakness.

Because if Su Feng wanted to, it wouldn't be difficult to silently destroy her, who was protected by Shen Ying, but Raiden Shin appeared as if she was certain that Su Feng would not harm her.

Even after Su Feng expressed his desire to gain some of her power, she readily agreed. This trust, which seemed to come from nowhere, made Su Feng hesitate.

But he quickly made up his mind again.

When Su Feng's palm touched Shen Ying, a faint spark of lightning was sent into his body.

This wisp of lightning was far too weak. Although it possessed a sublime essence, no matter how sublime its power, it could not demonstrate its strength when there was only a tiny fragment.

Moreover, the remaining power of the lightning was to be reserved for something more important, so she couldn't spare much for Su Feng.

But even this small amount of lightning was enough for Su Feng.

Because of this mere trigger, the gem shimmering with purple light had already appeared inside Su Feng's body—it was the first time he had felt an almost impatient emotion from within the 'cocoon,' clearly indicating that the 'cocoon' wanted Su Feng to master this power of lightning as quickly as possible.

"..."

"So you've been watching all along?"

After feeling the surging power of lightning flowing through his body, Su Feng remained silent for a long time before shaking his head helplessly. At that moment, he finally understood why he was not controlled by the 'cocoon'.

Or perhaps he finally understood why the 'Cocoon' had fallen into a state of unusual silence after arriving in this world, thus giving him the opportunity to seize power.

Perhaps it was by chance, perhaps it was inevitable, or perhaps it was some other accident, but the most innocent princess always cast her gaze upon him, and this is the fundamental reason why Su Feng was able to grow up safely to this point and even begin to gradually devour the 'cocoon'.

"Is it because you saw a trace of your former companion and lover in her that you did this?"

Recalling the information he had gained from the 'cocoon', Su Feng murmured to himself. He didn't expect to get an answer, or rather, the Herrscher of Thunder core within him was already an answer that couldn't be clearer.

"Are you one of the fragments of Istaru?"

After regaining his focus, Su Feng asked this question.

Although it was a question, Su Feng's voice was filled with certainty. In fact, his actions so far had already explained a lot.

The Thunder God, or at least the Thunder God, definitely has an inexplicable relationship with Ishtar, and the most likely possibility is that she is one of the fragments left behind in the mortal world after the fall of the Great God of the Mortal World.

This aligns with Raiden Shin's statement that she would inevitably have her end, and that she even chose the moment of her own demise.

Wendy is also a fragment of Ishtar, but that guy is still alive and well. Why is it that Raiden is destined to come to an end?

"Yes, lightning symbolizes a fleeting moment, and fleeting moments and eternity are both integral parts of time. Therefore, I, who symbolize fleeting moments, will inevitably depart in a fleeting moment. This is an ending that was predetermined at the very beginning of everything."

"My encounter with Shadow was actually an accident—an accident that was preordained."

Lei Dianzhen had no intention of hiding anything from Su Feng; in fact, this was one of her missions, so there was no need to hide it.

This is a true secret that even Raiden Shin has never revealed to his own sister.

"..."

"So the so-called Twin Thunder Demons are actually incorrect. In reality, there should only have been one Thunder Demon, and you were the one who was added later?"

Many things are not complicated once they are explained. Raiden is indeed a fragment of Ishtar, a fragment that was arranged long ago.

Perhaps Ishtar had long anticipated her inevitable demise. In that case, she might as well make some arrangements using the fragments scattered after her fall. This was not a difficult task for someone who manipulates time.

Now it seems that this arrangement, which is almost like playing with oneself, is not unacceptable to this being who controls time; he may even be happy with it.

Long before Istar was born, he had already arranged everything, and all Raiden Shin could do was make a tiny, insignificant choice within this predetermined script.

Knowing and choosing when to leave this world is the only thing Raiden Shin can do, and it is also a manifestation of Ishtar's negligible kindness and unusually strong sense of wickedness.

That guy really doesn't even spare himself.

"Then perhaps I can be of some help to you."

Su Feng remained silent for a long time after Ishtar's actions before recovering and placing his palm on the Divine Cherry Tree again. Then, the power of the Herrscher of Thunder was injected into the Divine Cherry Tree.

With the infusion of such high-quality power, the Divine Cherry, which had been burdened with so much filth, seemed to become more active and relaxed at this moment.

"This is... how is this possible?"

The sudden infusion of power into the Divine Cherry made Raiden exclaim in amazement. She could feel this power slowly merging into her remnant soul, and then her remnant soul began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Wait, wait, at least not now... at least not now is the time!"

Su Feng's power was far beyond Raiden's imagination, but Raiden quickly realized what was happening and chose to refuse the power, or at least she prayed to postpone accepting this kindness.

Unexpectedly, Lei Dianzhen actually refused her, causing Su Feng to frown. However, as she had hoped, she temporarily withdrew her power.

"You should be able to see that I can replace your essence, so that you can continue to exist after handing over the fragments of Ishtar, and may even be resurrected again."

"This is a good choice, and it's something I have to do now that I have this power."

Lightning's refusal puzzled Su Feng, as he couldn't figure out why the other party was rejecting him.

Indeed, for ordinary demons, power and authority mean everything. If the foundation of their power is changed, they can basically be considered as different people.

That is why, even with another demon god providing Raiden Shin with enough elemental power, it still couldn't change her final fate.

Because when Raiden Shin handed over the fragments of Ishtar, his true origin, rooted in time, meant that even if he continued to live with the power provided by other beings, he would at most be a completely new individual who still retained Raiden Shin's memories and personality.

This is also why Raiden really doesn't want to be resurrected again with the help of his sister's power—because in the end, all that will remain is a completely new individual, and such an ending would only be more painful for Raiden's movies.

But now things have changed.

The Herrscher of Thunder power provided by Su Feng is not as simple as the elemental power possessed by the Demon God—the Herrscher power, which is derived from the combination of the power of the Light Realm and the Herrscher authority, is essentially no different in rank from Ishtar's power.

One of the most convenient aspects of the Aura Force is that it can exhibit a wide variety of properties simply by slightly changing the frequency. Therefore, theoretically, as long as the right method is found to utilize the Aura Force, one can convert any power and authority possessed by Teyvat.

Yes, that's true in theory, but obviously it's not that easy in practice.

However, as long as Raiden Shin receives the power of the Herrscher of Thunder from Su Feng, she can recreate her original essence by relying on this power of thunder derived from the Light Realm, while surrendering her true nature.

This was not a difficult task for Raiden Shin, who had long understood his own nature; at least it was not something he couldn't do.

This can basically be considered a win-win solution.

Even so, Raiden Shin is essentially in a completely different body, but considering that her sister simply turned her body into a doll, it's probably acceptable to just change bodies, right?

So Su Feng couldn't figure out why Lei Dian would really refuse this matter?

"Um... let me resolve Ying's inner conflict first. When that time comes, I humbly request that you grant me enough power to revive."

“After that, I will pay a price to thank you for your help—even if I don’t know why you helped me.”

After hesitating for a long time, Raiden Shin still said the same thing.

Faced with the savior appointed by time, Thunder, who only knew a few fragments of his story, made a great effort to accept this unexpected kindness.

She is still unsure whether this is the original body's last act of kindness or yet another twist of time and cruel manipulation.

But having come this far, she had no other choice. Now, all she could do was follow the original script, make arrangements for her younger sister, and then bravely face the unknown future.

Chapter Ten: What Price Can the Heart of God Be Sold For?

Su Feng was puzzled by Raiden's idea; he really couldn't understand why Raiden insisted on making things complicated with the Raiden movie.

In Su Feng's view, once she is resurrected, she can completely regain control of the entire Inazuma region. At that time, Lei, a pure martial artist, will have no need to continue serving as the God of Thunder.

After all, handing Inazuma over to Rai Movie when there are other options is somewhat irresponsible.

Could it be that this guy is also starting to learn how to slack off?

Although he couldn't see what Raiden Shin looked like now, for some reason Su Feng suddenly had this thought—maybe he was too influenced by Wendy, he always felt that Raiden Shin wanted to cultivate Raiden Shin to maturity so that she could continue to work while he could slack off.

This idea is a bit excessive, because according to records, the original Thor was not a lazybones like Wendy. Under his leadership, Inazuma was quite prosperous.

Otherwise, General Raiden wouldn't have such a high status in Inazuma.

General Thunder's current status and prestige are largely due to the efforts of Thunder True.