"So scary~"
Paimon, trembling and hiding behind Aether, clung to his shoulders with both hands, peeking out her head, her whole body shaking.
"Traveler, your sister is amazing, she can actually suppress the Raiden Shogun."
During the Osial incident, Paimon had also seen Lumine, and even witnessed Lumine effortlessly sever one of Osial's heads.
But that was only a fraction of Osial's power, not a true God.
Not to mention, the Seven Archons, who stood at the pinnacle of Gods.
"Naturally, you shouldn't forget whose sister Lumine is." Aether also focused on the battle high in the sky. With his three elemental powers, he was no longer someone Tartaglia could contend with.
"B-but, compared to your sister, you're so weak, Traveler."
"I… I'm also very strong, okay?" Aether was quite speechless at what the emergency food had said.
"It would be great if Paimon could be your sister's travel companion. She's so strong, I definitely wouldn't have to rough it like this."
"Maybe every meal would be big fish and meat, and someone to serve me too, who knows."
As she spoke, drool flowed from Paimon's mouth.
"Paimon, you're going too far. You're clearly the one who eats the most and the best." Aether's face darkened.
An emergency food that consumed two hundred thousand Mora a month, yet still complained about roughing it.
If you ate less, wouldn't we be able to live better?
Also, I'm not weak, okay?
It's just that my strength hasn't recovered yet.
In the sky, the battle, raging with violent energy, truly astonished Aether.
Although his strength was gone, his insight remained.
Lumine's current combat power was much stronger than when they fought the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles back then.
In fact, if she wanted to, defeating the Raiden Shogun of Inazuma might not even be a big problem.
Moreover…
Aether's peripheral vision glanced at the Abyss Lector beside him, who was protecting him and Paimon with a barrier.
The Abyss Lector named Enjou, his strength was not to be underestimated.
He called Lumine "Princess".
Had Lumine joined the Abyss?
Aether, filled with questions, had tentatively inquired Enjou.
The answer he received was, if he wanted to know anything, he should ask the Princess himself.
He couldn't say, nor did he dare to speak carelessly.
Having no choice, Aether could only suppress his thoughts.
He looked up at the sky, which was rendered extremely eerie by the abyss black mist and lightning.
High in the sky.
Raiden Ei, holding the Engulfing Lightning, stood facing Lumine, who held her six-star exclusive divine weapon.
During the fierce clash, Raiden Ei had consistently been at a disadvantage.
Compared to Lumine's relaxed ease, Raiden Ei's expression was extremely serious.
"Beelzebul, is this your Eternity that approaches Heavenly Principles?" Lumine looked at Raiden Ei and said indifferently, "In my opinion, it's like the precarious Inazuma you govern, on the verge of collapse at any moment."
Lumine vanished from her spot and instantly appeared before Raiden Ei, raising her weapon and striking at Raiden Ei.
The exclusive weapon, imbued with the power of the Abyss, shed its Abyss glow and quickly surged with an elemental luster.
Raiden Ei was suddenly startled and swung her naginata to block.
Clang—
The clash of weapons caused a strong elemental fluctuation to erupt from the blades, engulfing an area of dozens of kilometers with elemental ripples.
In an instant, Raiden Ei was sent flying, the shock still lingering in her eyes.
"H-how is this possible!"
"She has seven elemental powers."
With a swing of her naginata, she stopped herself in mid-air.
Raiden Ei's hand, holding the weapon, trembled slightly, unable to conceal the horror in her eyes.
She didn't have a Vision, and she didn't seem to be a God either.
Not only did she wield seven elemental powers, but she could also use the power of the Abyss.
"Just who are you?"
Although she didn't want to admit it, after a brief exchange, Raiden Ei knew in her heart that she probably couldn't defeat her opponent.
This was the same feeling of powerlessness she had experienced 500 years ago when she learned of Makoto's death and faced the Heavenly Principles directly.
Although it wasn't as intense as it was back then, she could confirm that the golden-haired girl in front of her was far stronger than she was.
"Who I am, shouldn't you have guessed by now?"
Upon hearing this, Raiden Ei fell silent, and after a long while, she squeezed out a word from between her teeth.
"Abyss…"
Five hundred years ago, the Seven Archons, excluding Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, heeded the call of the Heavenly Principles and went to destroy Khaenri'ah.
And that was the beginning of all calamities.
The first Electro Archon, Makoto, her elder sister, perished in the war of Khaenri'ah's destruction.
Khaenri'ah launched a devastating retaliation against the Seven Nations, and the Abyss black mist swept across them.
Besides her sister Raiden Makoto, her friend Kitsune Saiguu and others also fell in Khaenri'ah's retaliation.
She couldn't comment on whether the destruction of Khaenri'ah was correct.
But after that, she lost almost everything.
Heartbroken, she wanted the Heavenly Principles to give an explanation.
But… everything was in vain.
To preserve Makoto's last legacy and to prevent Inazuma from being destroyed by the Heavenly Principles, she chose Eternity, because only Eternity was closest to the Heavenly Principles.
"Aren't the events of 500 years ago enough? What else do you want to do to Inazuma?" Killing intent flickered across Raiden Ei's face.
Inazuma was Makoto's last legacy, and no one was allowed to destroy it, not even the Heavenly Principles.
"The former Kagemusha has also changed a lot." Lumine did not attack Raiden Ei, her tone calm, "Compared to the calamities of the Seven Nations, isn't Khaenri'ah even more tragic?"
"Countless people suffered the curse of immortality, even turning into monsters like Hilichurls."
"The pain of the Seven Nations is not even a fraction of the pain of Khaenri'ah's people."
"Khaenri'ah's suffering is far greater than yours."
"Are you from Khaenri'ah?" Raiden Ei scrutinized Lumine. She only knew that the other party was related to the Abyss, but her appearance was nothing like someone from Khaenri'ah, as the distinguishing feature of Khaenri'ah was their eyes.
Special pupils that look like primogems.
"Who I am is not important." Lumine said, "That young man named Aether is my brother. If anything happens to him in Inazuma, then… Inazuma will have no reason to exist."
"You're threatening me!"
As one of the Seven Archons, it was her first time being threatened.
The clouds across the entire sky immediately filled with terrifying lightning, as if ready to strike down at any moment.
"If you think so, then so be it. The Eternity you pursue is meaningless. As long as I wish, even if you try to stop me, I can destroy Inazuma at any time."
Lumine paused in her speech, glancing behind her, and said to Raiden Ei,
"Do you see this Abyss Lector? I have at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, Abyss creatures like him at my disposal."
"How much hope do you think you have of winning?"
Hearing Lumine's words, Raiden Ei fell silent.
The Abyss Lector named Enjou was very strong, even approaching a lower-tier god. If he went all out, it was not impossible for him to fight a lower-tier god due to the unique nature of Abyss power.
A thousand or eight hundred?
If the other party truly had so many powerful Abyss Heralds.
Then, let alone Inazuma, even with Liyue and Mondstadt added, they might not be able to resist being overrun by the Abyss.
"So, as long as nothing happens to this young man in Inazuma, that's all that matters, right?"
Raiden Ei didn't dare to gamble on what would happen to Inazuma if she killed this young man.
"Exactly. As long as it's not you gods, or people related to gods, who lay hands on him, his life or death doesn't matter, and it has nothing to do with you."
"Even if he's killed outside and his body is left to rot in the wilderness, it's just his own fault for being too weak, and I won't blame it on you."
In the distance, upon hearing what his sister said, Aether almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
What did she mean, if he was killed outside and his body was left to rot in the wilderness, it was his own fault?
Lumine, are you really my sister?
How come after not seeing each other for a few hundred years, your personality has become so awful?