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GENSHIN IMPACT CHARACTERS: AMBER

“he was once a good friend of mine.

one day, he asked me about a sword art of which he had heard: the musou no hitotachi.

i told him: ‘it can only be witnessed when divine punishment is administered. it is the pinnacle of the raiden shogun’s skill—a symbol of ultimate power.’

but he replied: ‘there must be one who can withstand it. there will always be those who dare to brave the lightning’s glow.’

then, the vision hunt decree arrived. people’s aspirations were stripped away as the raiden shogun began to construct her ideal of eternity.

while i was fleeing from place to place, i heard that my friend had challenged the vision hunters to a duel before the throne—a solemn yet brutal challenge. the defeated faced divine punishment, while the victors gain a second chance.

perhaps he thought he—of all people—should make a stand; coming face to face with the musou no hitotachi was all that he truly desired, after all.

when i arrived at tenshukaku, the duel was over. i heard his sentence of divine punishment, his severed blade hitting the ground. perhaps that was the glory he had yearned to witness.

(in his last moments, what expression was on his face?)

before i knew it, i had stepped forward and snatched the dying vision, and was running from the scene. all i knew was that i mustn’t let his hope which burned so brightly become buried among the ice-cold statue of a god.”