Genshin Impact: I, Heavenly Principle, Will Make Teyvat Supreme

The Imperial Capital stood at the very center of the empire.

Esdeath's million-strong army had reached the outskirts of the city.

The Nation of Justice, named Fontaine in honor of the God of Justice, Furina, had also deployed its combined forces of the Maison Gardiennage and Special Security and Surveillance Patrol from the southern province. Their million-strong army advanced to encircle the Imperial Capital, creating a pincer formation.

During their march, both armies apprehended fleeing noble caravans laden with riches. Among these escapees, not a single one was innocent. Those without guilt had no reason to flee.

The guilty nobles were all executed.

The seven members of Marechaussee Phantom, having completed their previous mission, continued onward toward the Imperial Capital.

Kurome's Teigu had been confiscated and handed over to the Maison Gardiennage for safekeeping after she was subdued.

Akame knew that Kurome would face judgment, but since her sister hadn't willingly chosen to become an executioner for the Empire, she believed Kurome would likely avoid the death penalty.

Chaos erupted throughout the Imperial Capital like never before.

Nobles who had fled to the capital in desperation were now in utter panic, many so terrified that they soiled themselves. With their private guards, they frantically tried to escape the city.

"Ahhh! Those fanatics of the God of Justice! Damn lunatics, damn gods! Run!"

"Get out of my way, you filthy commoners! Don't block the path of someone as noble as me!"

"Guards! Kill anyone who dares block the road!"

"Take my wealth with me! If you lose even one item, I'll have all of you executed!"

"Ahhhh!"

"You sinners! Your end has come!"

The chaos among the fleeing nobles was concentrated in the wealthy district of the city.

Meanwhile, in the impoverished areas, cheers echoed through the streets and alleys.

Countless citizens ran toward the city's gates, welcoming the arrival of the armies. Men, women, young, and old—all offered food and drink, eager to greet their liberators.

At the same time, the sky above displayed a miraculous phenomenon reminiscent of the divine event from days prior.

To the south of the Imperial Capital, a massive ethereal scale appeared, as if suspended between heaven and earth, moving slowly toward the city.

Beneath the scales marched the million-strong army of the Nation of Justice.

The sky glowed with a serene, water-blue radiance, transforming the heavens into a flawless, pure expanse. This pure light advanced steadily toward the city.

On the other side of the city, however, dark clouds loomed ominously.

To the people of the Imperial Capital, the miraculous sight represented justice driving out evil.

Within the Imperial Palace, chaos reigned supreme.

Aside from the loyal Royal Guard, groomed to serve as the Emperor's personal assassins, palace maids, guards, and ministers were all fleeing in panic.

The few loyalists within the Empire had long since been purged by Minister Honest, leaving only those he had personally promoted.

The young emperor, seated on his throne, had never witnessed such turmoil within the palace. Trembling with fear, he shouted desperately.

"Minister Honest, Minister Honest?"

A Royal Guard, clad head to toe in armor, rushed into the throne room and knelt on one knee.

"Your Majesty, Minister Honest left the Imperial Capital yesterday, taking the empire's treasury and Teigu with him."

"Currently, the capital has been surrounded by Esdeath's million-strong rebel army and the forces of the God of Justice."

The young emperor's face went pale as chaos consumed the capital around him.

"And…?"

The news hit the young emperor like a thunderbolt. Even in his ignorance and incompetence, he now understood that the ministers' earlier warnings had been true.

The empire was on the brink of destruction, and the Imperial Capital was surrounded.

Sweat poured down his face as he stammered, "And what?"

"And, Your Majesty, the citizens and palace guards have opened the gates to let the rebels in. Some of the rebel forces have already breached the palace!"

"What!"

Crash!

At that moment, the glass dome above the throne room shattered. Seven figures descended from the sky.

"Burial!"

Akame's blade sliced through the throat of the armored guard as she spun mid-air, then pivoted toward the other heavily armed guards defending the throne room.

The guards were clad in full steel armor, their defenses impenetrable to most Teigu users. However, the divine enhancements granted by the Vision made these elite Teigu users a completely different force.

Against the might of their Teigu, forged from the legendary Orichalcum, the guards' steel armor might as well have been paper.

"Aaaaah!"

"Arghhhh!"

Najenda, Lubbock, Bulat, Leone, Mine, and Sheele charged at the guards with speed and precision.

The throne room's Royal Guards, numbering only two to three hundred, were no match. In under ten seconds, the entire contingent was annihilated.

As the last guard fell, the seven warriors turned their eyes toward the throne.

There, the young emperor sat, drenched in sweat, his face twisted with fear and desperation.

Najenda stepped forward and spoke firmly. "Emperor of the Empire, it is too late for the Empire. The root of its decay and the suffering of its people lies with Minister Honest. You were merely a puppet."

"If you surrender now, we will not harm you."

"But if you choose to resist, you will face divine judgment."

The seven made no move to approach the throne. They knew the young emperor was seated on the Ultimate Teigu, National Defense Machine God.

While seated on the throne, the National Defense Machine God would automatically shield him, making it impossible for them to break through its barrier.

The young emperor's face contorted with rage.

"Divine judgment? You traitorous rebels!"

He would not go down in history as the emperor who lost the empire. He would annihilate every last rebel!

With fury, he shouted defiantly, his voice echoing through the chamber.

"I am the Emperor of the Empire—"

The Ultimate Teigu, National Defense Machine God, activated.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The entire palace trembled violently. Ornate decorations shattered, the ground beneath the throne room caved in, and the luxurious palace began to collapse.

Najenda, anticipating this moment, shouted, "Retreat! This is no longer our fight!"

The six others quickly responded in unison, "Understood!"

The National Defense Machine God was a weapon of power comparable to that of a god.

Legend had it that the first Emperor, during its initial testing, unleashed its power with a single strike, obliterating the capital of a western kingdom. Within a day, half of that kingdom's territory and population were annihilated.

In the Imperial Capital, soldiers engaged in fierce battles with the executioners of the nobility turned their gaze upward at the crumbling palace atop the city's highest point.

"What is that… thing?"

"A Teigu?"

A massive, 200-meter-tall steel humanoid slowly rose from the ruins of the palace.

The machine donned a majestic cape of victory, its silhouette resembling that of an emperor returning triumphant from battle.

Inside the control platform of the National Defense Machine God, the young emperor gazed at the chaos enveloping the capital. Everywhere he looked, disorder reigned.

In every direction, dense formations of enemy troops marched toward the Imperial Capital. Some had already breached the city's defenses and were engaging its soldiers.

Above the city, the ethereal scales and the pure blue light of the God of Justice's forces loomed ominously.

A shadow fell over the young emperor's face as despair and madness overtook him.

Millions of soldiers had surrounded the Imperial Capital.

Was the empire truly on the verge of destruction?

Would he go down in history as a fallen emperor?

His mind spiraled as rage and despair clashed within him. Bloodshot eyes lifted to the heavens as fury consumed him.

"This empire, passed down through generations, represents the divine order!"

"To defy the gods is the pinnacle of absurdity!"

His words crescendoed into a hysterical roar.

The National Defense Machine God's crimson gemstone atop its head began to glow brighter and brighter, surpassing even the sun's brilliance until it formed a radiant cross-star.

BZZZZZ—

A deafening hum filled the air as the very atmosphere of the capital seemed to boil.

Suddenly, an energy beam brighter than the sun itself materialized, piercing through the heavens.

BOOM—

The blinding light, brighter than the sun, seized everyone's vision, while the sudden explosion temporarily robbed them of their hearing.

The world became a white expanse, trembling violently under the massive detonation.

Only those wielding Teigu or blessed with a Vision could discern what had transpired in that fleeting moment.

From the head of the Ultimate Teigu, National Defense Machine God, a blinding beam of energy had been unleashed.

A kilometer-wide miniature sun erupted where soldiers from both sides clashed, obliterating everything in its wake. The flames and shockwaves surged skyward, annihilating everything within reach.

Buildings, combatants, fleeing civilians—everything was consumed by the inferno.

This single beam, an ordinary attack from the National Defense Machine God, unleashed the destructive force equivalent to the pinnacle of modern military technology: a nuclear explosion.

A massive red fireball coalesced into a mushroom cloud, its sheer scale engulfing the Imperial Capital.

Even with prior knowledge of the Ultimate Teigu's power, witnessing it firsthand left Najenda in a daze.

Bulat's back was drenched in cold sweat as he muttered, "In an instant, it just…" Regaining his composure, his jaw clenched tightly in rage. "That damned little emperor! How many people did that one strike kill?!"

The sudden, overwhelming destruction filled the eyes of ordinary people with despair.

Leone, whose senses were the sharpest, rubbed her eyes and squinted at the devastation below. "Wait… no way!"

Lubbock blinked in disbelief, shouting, "Everyone's fine! Only the buildings and ground were destroyed! The civilians are unharmed!"

"What? Let me see! How could people survive such an enormous explosion?"

"It's true! They're unharmed!"

"What in the world is going on?"

Najenda looked up, her eyes widening as a smile spread across her face.

Above the Imperial Capital, the ethereal scales, massive and over a kilometer tall, radiated a glow akin to countless fireflies.

These gentle lights descended upon every ordinary citizen in the capital.

The light transformed into a thin, bubble-like membrane, shielding the civilians from harm.

"This is Lady Furina's doing. Only a god's power could protect ordinary people from destruction like that," Najenda said, her voice filled with reverence.

At the site of the explosion, unscathed civilians climbed out of the rubble in bewilderment.

They looked around at the devastated ruins, then at their unharmed bodies, before lifting their eyes toward the sky.

It didn't take long for them to realize that they had been saved by a divine power.

Overwhelmed with gratitude and fervor, their belief in the God of Justice grew even more devout.

"God, thank you for protecting us."

"Thank you, our righteous deity."

"Divine Lady Furina…"

The soldiers, shaken but resolute, offered brief prayers to the divine before returning to the battle. The civilians, meanwhile, clasped their hands in reverence, finding solace in prayer during the ongoing crisis.

BZZZZ—

The oppressive hum of superheated air echoed once more as the National Defense Machine God, driven by the young emperor's madness, fired another nuclear-like beam.

BOOM—

Another section of the Imperial Capital erupted into a fiery sun.

But once again, though the buildings and land were destroyed, the people were unharmed. Those caught in the blast's shockwaves were gently enveloped by the protective bubbles, carried to safety.

BOOM—

Another explosion shook the city.

Amidst the chaos, Furina's massive scales in the sky continued to radiate protective light, shielding the innocent from harm.

This was no longer a clash of armies or Teigu—it had become a divine spectacle, where justice sought to shield the helpless from the destructive tantrum of a dying empire.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

One area of the Imperial Capital after another was struck, as colossal, crimson mushroom clouds rose into the sky, stretching for kilometers.

The ground quaked violently, as if experiencing the most catastrophic earthquake in history.

The blinding light from the explosions made it impossible for anyone to keep their eyes open.

Not only was the capital itself engulfed by the attacks, but even the armies surrounding it were caught in the destructive radius.

Yet, these soldiers were unharmed, shielded by the divine power of the God of Justice. No matter where they were in the nuclear-like blasts, they remained untouched.

Within the cockpit of the National Defense Machine God, the young emperor raged, channeling his despair into the Ultimate Teigu's destructive power, desperately trying to deny his fate as a fallen emperor.

"All traitors, vanish! Disappear! All of you, disappear!"

"Ahhhhhhh!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

In less than a minute, one-third of the thousand-year-old Imperial Capital's streets and land had been reduced to scorched earth by the National Defense Machine God's attacks.

The Imperial Capital, sprawling over an area of more than a hundred kilometers and housing roughly one-thirtieth of the empire's population, had been endlessly expanded outward to accommodate its ever-growing populace.

Unlike modern cities with towering skyscrapers capable of housing thousands, the capital's buildings rarely exceeded five stories. Its vast footprint was an architectural testament to its age and tradition.

This was the young emperor's first time wielding the National Defense Machine God. Its tremendous power drained both physical and mental strength, leaving him visibly fatigued.

He paused his assault, gazing out at the destruction he had wrought.

Seeing the once-bustling Imperial Capital reduced to ashes filled him with a pang of guilt and regret. But his remorse turned to shock when he realized something astonishing.

Despite the devastation, neither civilians nor rebel soldiers were harmed.

His pupils contracted as he looked skyward at the colossal scales, a shimmering mirage many times larger than the National Defense Machine God.

Muttering to himself in a daze, he asked, "…A god… Is it truly a god?"

"No… Even if it is a god, what of it? I am also a god! This empire, passed down through generations, is the divine order itself—"

The young emperor roared in defiance, directing the National Defense Machine God to attack the celestial scales above.

BZZZZ—

The atmosphere trembled as crimson beams of energy shot into the sky.

The scales, a manifestation of pure faith, were intangible. Every attack passed through them harmlessly, puncturing massive, circular voids thousands of meters wide in the cloud cover.

A serene voice, calm yet resonant, suddenly overpowered the chaos, filling the skies.

"It is over."

The voice reached every corner of the capital, silencing the turmoil.

Everyone looked upward, searching for the source of the voice.

From the edge of the Imperial Capital, a blue figure emerged.

Walking as though on an invisible path in the sky, the figure radiated a soft, water-blue glow. Each step exuded elegance and authority.

Though distant, everyone could clearly see her face.

Her voice, gentle yet commanding, resonated in their minds, quelling both fear and fervor, and drawing their complete attention.

"Listen!"

"People gathered here today."

"No matter your birth or status. No matter the suffering you have endured."

"No matter the sins you have committed or the harm you have caused others."

"All of you who now stand in opposition, swords drawn, lay down your weapons."

"I am Furina de Fontaine, Queen of All Waters, Kindreds, Peoples and Laws, the God of Justice. At this moment, I convey to you the will of the divine."

"Speak to the divine of your hardships. Repent your sins before the divine. The divine shall render fair judgment upon your deeds."

Holding a small blue scale in her right hand, Furina walked gracefully through the air, approaching the rampaging National Defense Machine God.

Her every word was earnest, addressing every soul in the world.

"For when the Creator fashioned humanity, the Creator decreed: all are born equal."

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