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

Chapter 145 - Saving All the Slain Girls

Rumble—

The ground cracked apart, and everything that came into contact with the expanding black sphere was annihilated.

This was a spatial explosion caused by the distortion of the ley lines' spiritual energy.

Had this occurred in a lower-dimensional world, that world would have been torn asunder without a doubt—an unquestionable apocalypse.

Indeed, the three wizards—Isaac Wescott, Elliot Woodman, and Ellen Mathers—had intended to bring about the end of the world.

They were the last surviving wizards in existence.

Their village had been discovered, and the local government, fearing their power, had ordered its complete destruction. The three of them had survived only because they had been away at the time.

Consumed by hatred, they resolved to make the world that feared them witness their true power—to exact vengeance on humanity.

The black sphere expanded at an alarming rate. Within moments, it engulfed the entire grassland.

The first city was drawn into its abyss—a metropolis home to a million people was erased in an instant.

Had there been a being present who understood the laws of reality, they would have noticed something extraordinary—the very moment the annihilating force was about to reach the people, they vanished into thin air.

But they were not obliterated.

They had been transported—thirty years into the future.

Eventually, after consuming a tenth of the Eurasian continent, the black sphere ceased expanding and gradually faded away.

At the epicenter of the spacequake, a humanoid figure of pure light emerged.

Under the astonished gazes of the three wizards, the entity was unable to sustain itself within space-time and was immediately devoured by the fractured reality surrounding it.

Noah and Kurumi Tokisaki observed the events unfolding below.

Kurumi lowered her gaze to the arm wrapped around her waist, her cheeks slightly flushed. She playfully tapped her lips with her finger. "So, are you going to wait for all the Spirits to manifest? But..."

She knew the truth.

The only reason Spirit Crystals could even be used was that countless girls had already been sacrificed.

Originally, Spirit Crystals were incompatible with human bodies. To refine their violent energy, they had to pass through numerous girls, each acting as a filter.

And those unfortunate girls, unable to withstand the corruption, would turn into monsters.

Her best friend from her school days, Sawa Yamauchi, had been one of those filters.

Kurumi vividly remembered how she had once been attacked by these monstrous girls. The Spirit of Origin had saved her and deceived her into believing she was a hero tasked with purging the monsters.

Back then, still wrapped in the delusions of youth, she had truly believed she was a magical girl destined to save the world.

Until one day, she realized that the monster she had slain had taken on the form of her dear friend—Sawa Yamauchi.

Only then did she learn the horrifying truth.

And then, the Spirit of Origin wiped her memories and sealed her within the Neighboring World.

It was only much later, using Zafkiel, that she was able to recover her lost memories. From that moment on, she had devoted herself to gathering time, hoping to return to the past.

Now, she had encountered this enigmatic Creator searching for the Kabbalah.

Looking back, even if she had managed to collect enough time to travel back, she would never have been a match for the Spirit of Origin. She would have been killed.

After all, Spirit Crystals were mere fragments of the Spirit of Origin's being—pieces of the Kabbalah itself.

Noah looked down at Kurumi. "Next, we're going to save the girls who were turned into Spirit Crystal filters."

Warmth bloomed in Kurumi's heart.

She had expected this Creator to be distant and indifferent.

But instead, he was kind.

"Thank you."

Noah chuckled. "Thank me? I suppose you should—but from now on, you're mine. No need to say those words anymore."

Kurumi Tokisaki's soft, sakura-petal lips curved into a playful smile. "Ara, ara~ I thought Creators were supposed to be serious. I never expected you to be so frivolous."

Noah smirked at her teasing. His hand, which had been wrapped around her waist, slid twenty centimeters lower and gave a squeeze.

"A true Creator embodies the totality of the universe—including all aspects of human nature. Emotions, after all, are part of the sum of all life."

Kurumi's brows twitched slightly as a blush crept up her cheeks. "Is that so?"

Behind Noah, the Ouroboros Ring flickered briefly.

"Well then, let's continue."

In an instant, Noah and Kurumi vanished from the scene.

They reappeared in Tengu City.

Utilizing the power of the Ouroboros Ring, the two of them left no trace in the world—like beings that existed outside the fabric of time itself.

Together, they silently observed history unfold.

The Spirit of Origin would occasionally descend from the void, manifesting in the world.

During this period, the three wizards had established DEM Industries, a global organization dedicated to tracking down the entity they had created—the very being born from the spiritual ley lines.

Every time the light of the Spirit of Origin appeared, private armed forces would be deployed to capture her.

A year later, in Tengu City, the luminous entity finally adapted to her power. However, she was also weakened and, in her vulnerable state, collapsed near a household.

There, a girl named Shiori Itsuka found her.

As the radiant glow surrounding her faded, a young, childlike girl—innocent and unaware—was revealed within.

Shiori Itsuka gave her a name: Mio Takamiya.

Mio learned quickly. Within a single day, she had acquired the knowledge of a fully educated adult.

However, the peaceful days were short-lived. DEM Industries eventually tracked her down and came to take her away.

Of course, Shiori Itsuka refused to hand Mio over to these obvious villains.

During their escape, Shiori was shot and killed.

Witnessing her dearest friend's death, Mio Takamiya lost control. Her overwhelming spirit energy erupted, triggering the first-ever spacequake in Tengu City.

However, the scale of this spacequake was relatively minor, only destroying the nearby residential area and annihilating the armed forces pursuing them.

As for the innocent bystanders?

Noah, who had been silently observing, had already transported them thirty years into the future.

Noah and Kurumi continued watching as Mio Takamiya attempted to reverse time on Shiori's corpse—returning her to an earlier state, embedding her within herself, and re-conceiving her.

Due to the existence of time paradoxes in this world, truly reviving the dead was impossible.

However, if Shiori became a Spirit like herself, she could circumvent fate and bring her back to life.

Thus, she split off pieces of her power to create Spirit Crystals.

Mio Takamiya began bestowing Spirit Crystals upon innocent girls. Yet, the raw power within the Crystals was too much for them to handle, turning them into monstrous beings.

And each time, she would slaughter them, reclaiming the Spirit Crystals.

Of course, Mio would always cast a barrier over the city during these events—warping people's perceptions so that no one would ever know the truth.

Yet, behind her, Noah was working in secret.

Every girl she killed—Noah resurrected.

Each of them was sent thirty years into the future.

This cycle repeated itself over a thousand times.

Finally, they reached the most crucial moment.

Mio Takamiya encountered a girl who had inadvertently wandered into her domain—Kurumi Tokisaki.

"...Who are you? Why are you here?"

The newly saved Kurumi Tokisaki blinked innocently. "My name is Kurumi Tokisaki. I was just on my way home..."

"You wandered in naturally? Perhaps you have compatibility after all."

Kurumi Tokisaki gritted her teeth as she watched the scene unfold before her. Her crimson eyes burned with hatred, filled with an overwhelming urge to rush forward and kill Mio Takamiya.

Noah could tell that if he weren't holding her waist, she would have already charged ahead.

His voice was gentle as he spoke.

"Kurumi, I will save everything. Mio Takamiya is the companion Spirit of the Kabbalah—the archangel who guards Eden. Once everything has been restored, let go of your hatred."

Once he finally subdued Mio Takamiya, his courtyard would become the true Eden.

Mio's potential for growth was immense.

By that logic, she was the overseer of the Kabbalah, just as Phanes was the overseer of Alaya.

Humanity's collective wishes form the foundation of Human Order, and another name for Human Order is the Power of Alaya.

In Noah's grand vision, such an existence would be the Holy God—one born to be a sacred ruler.

So once Mio was brought under his control, he would bestow upon her the divine title of Holy God.

Kurumi's expression was complicated. "That's true. If no innocent lives are lost and no tragedies exist, I suppose I won't have a reason to hate her anymore."

Then, with a seductive tone, she added, "Ara, ara~ Such a benevolent and compassionate Creator. Are you truly as loving as God himself?"

Hearing her teasing voice, Noah couldn't help but give her a playful squeeze.

"Of course, I am quite benevolent. I cherish all the beauty of humanity. But I already told you—I am the most emotional being in the cosmos, including my desires. If you keep teasing me like this... well, you wouldn't want to be devoured the moment we met, would you?"

Kurumi froze, her cheeks flushing red. Though she had accepted being with him, even if he was absurdly handsome, she wasn't quite ready to give herself to someone she had known for less than twenty-four hours.

"But... my voice just naturally sounds like this..."

With that, they turned their attention back to the unfolding events.

The younger Kurumi had been deceived by Mio Takamiya, granted a Spirit Crystal, and led to believe she was a magical girl. She was tasked with slaying the monstrous girls who had been transformed by the Spirit Crystals.

She went on to kill over a hundred such "monsters"—until she learned the truth.

Upon realizing the reality of the situation, the young Kurumi nearly succumbed to inverse corruption. However, through sheer willpower, she resisted, shocking Mio Takamiya.

Mio erased her memories and sealed her within the Neighboring World.

One year later, after sacrificing tens of thousands of girls, Mio finally succeeded in purifying the Spirit Crystals and began searching for suitable hosts.

...

Noah and Kurumi arrived at the doorstep of a small house.

From inside, shouting could be heard.

"You ugly freak! Do you think I took care of you out of kindness?!"

"Don't steal food from the fridge! Mikino! Mikino! Just hearing your name makes me sick!"

Kurumi frowned and peered through the window.

Inside, a green-haired girl stood trembling as her mother screamed at her, pointing a furious finger at her face.

Though the girl was already around fourteen or fifteen, malnutrition had stunted her growth, making her look no older than twelve. Her hair was dry and brittle from poor nourishment.

Kurumi scowled. "All this... over a single piece of bread? Why would a mother treat her own daughter this way?"

Noah extended his hand and gently tapped Kurumi's forehead, sending a stream of information into her mind.

Natsumi Kyouno's mother had been a mistress who had given birth to an illegitimate child.

The only reason she had kept Natsumi was to extort child support from her father.

And yet, every penny of that support had been squandered on her own indulgences.

She never prepared meals for Natsumi, never bought her new clothes—only ensuring that she wouldn't starve to death, as that would cut off the child support payments.

If not for the government's mandatory education laws, she wouldn't have even allowed Natsumi to attend school. Even with this obligation, she frequently abused her, both physically and verbally.

The happiest moment of Natsumi's day was receiving her free school lunch, which she would eat alone in the bathroom.

With no access to games, manga, or pocket money, she had nothing in common with her classmates, leading to her being ostracized and isolated.

When she reached middle school, her father passed away, and with no more child support, she became nothing more than a burden to her mother. One night, when she was nearly strangled to death by her own mother, Mio Takamiya appeared.

At this moment in time, there were ten days left before Mio would arrive.

Kurumi was stunned. "How can a mother be so cruel?"

Noah sighed and shook his head. "The depravity of human nature is truly repulsive."

...

Natsumi walked down the street, her head lowered, carrying the same worn-out backpack she had used since elementary school. Her lips were dry, and her heart felt heavy with resentment.

She had only taken a tiny piece of bread from the fridge—just a small bite because she was starving.

Yet, her mother's enraged voice still echoed in her mind.

Her stomach growled loudly.

Natsumi clutched her belly.

Please stop growling. Just a little longer until lunchtime, and I'll get my school meal.

Unlike her classmates, who complained about attending school, she loved it.

At least there, she wouldn't go hungry.

She hated holidays. Her mother forbade her from eating anything at home. If she so much as touched the food, she would be beaten black and blue.

On days she couldn't endure the hunger, she would mix soy sauce, sugar, and other condiments just to trick her stomach. If she was lucky enough to find a bit of leftover butter, the taste would improve.

Touching her cheek, Natsumi felt relieved. "At least she didn't hit me today."

If she had visible bruises, the teachers would ask questions. And if her mother was called to the school, she would be beaten even worse afterward.

As she passed by a park meant for elderly exercise, a firm voice called out from a nearby bench.

"Hey, you. The girl with the green hair."

Natsumi froze and looked up.

A woman in a red dress sat elegantly on a bench. Beside her was a steaming box of freshly made fried chicken.

Her stomach twisted painfully. She swallowed instinctively and hesitantly pointed at herself.

"Are you... talking to me?"

Kurumi smiled. "Yes, little one."

Natsumi furrowed her brows. "Why? What do you need?"

Kurumi sighed dramatically and gestured toward the fried chicken. "I need your help."

"You see, I've been feeling unwell lately and can't eat the meal my darling prepared for me. But it would be such a waste to throw away his thoughtful gift."

"Could you do me a favor and take it? You can eat it or toss it—I don't mind."

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