"Raiden... is that my name?" the Lady on the beach murmured to herself, looking at her reflection in the seawater.
It was a Lady with pale purple eyes and pale purple hair.
No, a name appeared in her mind, Makoto, she should be Makoto, Raiden Makoto, or perhaps Raiden Makoto.
He had become her.
But those memories had long since vanished over the long years, leaving only the name etched in her heart.
She was Raiden, and also Raiden Makoto.
"Sister! Sister!" The voice that emerged from behind her was even more childish to her; it was her younger sister.
Beelzebul.
She and her younger sister had been born from endless thunder over the long years.
"Little sister..."
As Raiden turned around, she saw a figure identical to her running from under the cherry tree behind them, a smile gracing her face.
"Sister." When Beelzebul hugged Raiden tightly, Raiden rubbed Beelzebul's small head.
"I found... traces of humans over there." Beelzebul's small face showed a hint of interest. "They're really fragile."
"Humans?"
From the moment of her birth, Raiden knew that the place where she was located was called Inazuma, and it was currently an era filled with chaos.
"Mmm-hmm."
"Those humans seem to be fleeing a disaster, I don't know what happened."
"But the food they make... it smells so good... I really want to eat it!" Beelzebul's eyes sparkled, and she swallowed.
"Sister..."
Beelzebul looked at Raiden with anticipation; her sister's cooking was also incredibly delicious, and she was getting a little greedy.
Raiden's gaze shifted to the sword in her hand, which had been born with her. She was born with a sword; was that heaven telling her to fight?
But ever since her birth, no matter what she did, she couldn't sharpen that sword.
"Musou Isshin." Raiden murmured, looking at the gleaming sword. Raiden also wanted to sharpen her companion weapon, but she couldn't.
Another ancient saying appeared in her mind: When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility upon a man, it will first test his resolve... She didn't know where that saying came from, but she knew that she bore a great responsibility.
Musou Isshin, it should refer to more than just her dreams.
She and her younger sister were Gods born from the thunderstorms in the outer seas of Inazuma; they were naturally endowed with a mission.
"Little sister, we must establish our own nation... a nation that carries the dreams of those humans."
"I'll listen to everything Sister says."
Compared to her sister, she might not know how to do anything, but she... could fight! She could protect her sister!
That was enough.
"Let's go see those humans."
At this moment, Inazuma was still a very primitive place, and precisely because of this, cherry trees were everywhere.
But Inazuma had several Gods. From the moment Raiden was born, she knew that there weren't only her and her sister as Gods in the world; there were many Gods in Inazuma.
When her sister said that those humans were fleeing a disaster, she fully understood that under the rule of other Gods, humans were not living well.
Where cherry blossoms bloomed, the scenery was beautiful, yet in that beautiful place, pain and disaster were hidden.
And before Raiden and Beelzebul was one of the human settlements, probably a tribe of dozens of people. Those people looked somewhat sallow and emaciated, and from their expressions, it was clear they were living hand-to-mouth.
Most of the humans had expressions of despair on their faces.
And after Raiden and Beelzebul appeared, several scantily clad people immediately surrounded them.
Their faces bore a crazed look, and some even revealed a fierce glint in their eyes.
However, the next second, a dazzling light emanated from Beelzebul, and those ill-intentioned individuals instantly turned charcoal black and fell to the ground.
When Beelzebul performed this miracle, the remaining dozens of people in the tribe all knelt on the ground.
"Sister..." Beelzebul didn't want to do this either, but she wouldn't let those humans harm her sister.
"Humans... need to be enlightened..." A hint of pity appeared on Raiden's face. She turned to Beelzebul, "Little sister, together, we will enlighten those humans."
"Let's create a nation that belongs only to us." A hint of longing appeared on Raiden's face. In her impression, humans should live in peace and contentment.
For some reason, another phrase appeared in Raiden's mind.
To establish the mind for Heaven and Earth, to establish the life for the people, to carry on the lost teachings of the sages, to establish peace for all generations.
"I'll listen to everything Sister says."
"Sister, then we should also take human names, right? That way, we'll also be like humans..." Beelzebul, like Raiden, also harbored a longing for a nation that she and her sister would share, a nation that belonged only to them.
"We were born from lightning... how about taking the surname Raiden?"
"My name is Raiden Makoto." That name naturally appeared in her mind, as if it should have been her name all along.
"Where lightning flashes, a shadow is cast, so you shall be called Raiden Ei?" Raiden Makoto rubbed Raiden Ei's small head, and Raiden Ei obediently lowered her small head, allowing Raiden Makoto to rub it.
She was obedient and cute.
She would always be her sister's good little sister!
"Raiden Ei?"
She liked that name! Sister was indeed the most cultured among them.
Beelzebul could never hide her thoughts, and as the person closest to Beelzebul, Raiden Makoto naturally understood her sister even better.
She also had to protect her sister.
"Mmm-hmm."
"Sister... what should we do now?" A curious expression appeared on Raiden Ei's tender young face; she didn't know what to do next.
All along, she had simply followed her sister's lead.
"Enlighten those humans and create a brand new nation for Inazuma." A voice in Raiden Makoto's mind was also telling her to do so; they were to create a brand new nation.
"I'll listen to everything Sister says."
"I'll do whatever Sister tells me to do."
While the dozens of humans were still kneeling, Raiden Ei hugged Raiden Makoto, and began to sway Raiden Makoto as if pouting.
"Sister! I want to eat... grilled meat made by Sister!"
"Mmm." Raiden Makoto dotingly pinched Raiden Ei's small cheek, a gentle smile appearing at the corner of her lips. Of course, she would fulfill her sister's request; after all, she only had that one sister.
"I'll also teach those humans, so they can cook for you in the future..." In truth, Gods didn't need to eat at all, but she knew that her sister was a foodie.
And she seemed to be a natural at cooking.
"Yay!"
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