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One of the many worlds in the place we all exist in- Teyvat. Ever since the times of the seven archons- the lands was still flourishing to this day. Or at least, in the outside view. Sumeru's akademiya was gaining new knowledge by day...
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Thunder crackled in the distance as she carefully put one foot in front of another in the muddy ground. The woman had to pause for a moment as another rope of thunder struck a tree nearby. Water splattered down from the sky mercilessly, some bouncing off her frame. Unfortunately, most ice-like droplets absorbed and clung onto her garments. Droplets edged out by the corners of the sleeves from her coat due to the amount of liquid it had absorbed.
The previous journey to Tsurumi island was rough to say so, and the article of clothing was tattered from the rough treatment. It appeared the traveling doctor would have to hurry the trip to Konda village. Her coat had absolutely seen better days, but the luxury of stopping by to purchase a new one wasn't available.
'Rain rain go away, come again in another day..'
The silhouette of wooden gates and straw roofs were up ahead, waiting for entrance. It was no doubt a risky decision to visit a village so close to the main city, which contained the palace. The amount of Tenshukaku soldiers increased the moment she had set foot on Narumaki island after wandering around with her face on wanted posters around the nations. It was a hassle going around all of them.
A small group of people were seen by the gates holding torches under umbrellas. She had specifically said in the letter to not wait for herself so obviously...
"Doctor! Welcome, welcome, please come in." Finally reaching the crowd, a sigh left with a small white mist from her mouth. Only now did she finally realize about her body's poor condition.
How ironic.
The warmth from the torches were much more welcoming than the rain and wind, but there was no time to waste. "Allow me to examine the children first, please lead the way."
The male in a basic brown yukata nodded and began walking through the small rocky pathway into the village. Many people peeked through their doors to see the her arrival, parents hushing their curious children. The doctor quietly snorted as two children tripped on each other while trying to squish through the doors. "This is where we keep the sick. But doctor, won't you need some rest before treating them?"
There were a few houses slightly separated from the rest of the village, seemingly built in hurry to contain sick individuals. "The journey must've been exhausting, you should begin the treatment once the sun rises." He spoke worriedly. That was an extremely tempting offer. The past three days were spent with barely five hours of sleep in total. Not to mention having to run half of the journey and hiding from shogunite soldiers.
Y/n grabbed the gloves from the satchel and slid them onto her cold hands, careful to not get any rainwater in. "Thank you for your concern, but I'm alright. Please notify me for any soldiers."
The doors opened to reveal around a dozen people. Only the upper half of her face was exposed due to the mask.
Curse the Raiden shogun. No one deserved this.
Y/n clenched her gloved hand into a fist and thought words that would get her head clean chopped should she ever said it out loud. There was no reasonable excuse for what he was doing. He should feel the pain of the families losing their loved ones to something so small, unseen to the eye. He should know the heartbreak of seeing young children coughing in their beds instead of playing outside.
When will these days be over...
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"Your majesty, the doctor has been spotted moving around Narukami island recently."
What was the soldier's name.. Ichito? Ichako? It didn't matter. He was a faceless, nameless soldier born to serve and die after a few decades. "Narukami island you say?" Placing the goblet down, he grinned sarcastically. "It seems that our dear doctor is sure busy. Traveling through the entirety of Inazuma without ever getting caught... For two years now."
The guard flinched harshly as a fist slammed down onto the wooden table, echoing through the chrysanthemum throne room.
"This is because of you fools! You brainless soldiers had one job of finding a measly doctor, and bring them to the palace alive and kicking. And what do you do?" The poor man helplessly froze up at the shogun's rage, unable to look up from the luxurious floor. "Pathetic, pathetic, PATHETIC! Are you maggots all simply deaf, or just stupid. When did I ever ask for a report of where this stupid doctor is? The next time I hear that she has been failed to be caught.."
The indigo haired male clutched the uniform of the soldier in front of him. His knuckles had already turned pale from his sheer amount of force in the hold.
"I will gladly give you the treatment that I have saved for this doctor instead. Understood?" His victim vigorously nodded, his life flashing before his eyes. Kunikuzushi smiled innocently and let go of the nameless soldier before hopping back to his seat.
"Excellent~ I hope to see improvement from you useless puppets." He hummed. The doors were soon slammed shut by the man who had fled the moment he was released. Usually, Kunikuzhshi would've ordered for him to be killed for slamming the doors with such disrespect after putting him in a foul mood. However, he decided to be generous this one time.
"Oh doctor, why won't you be a nice brat and be caught already?" He grumbled to himself. The royal officials present in the space didn't dare to look up from their feet, neither uttered a single word through the choking silence.
He would sacrifice anyone and everything in his way in order to achieve the divine will. One free from the heavenly principles. Not even this nation mattered. These are merely blind mortals that are pawns to his ultimate goal. He will show his creator that he is capable, and that she was wrong for deserting him all this time. After all, she failed to give her subjects the eternity that had been promised to them.
That he is worthy of the true and prime title shogun.
"Raiden Ei, mark my words." Kunikuzushi mumbled to himself, finding a single sakura petal on his shoulder that somehow landed there. He gently gripped the fragile petal between his index and thumb, caressing it fondly.
"I am now the Raiden shogun, not the 'Kabukimono' you gave birth to in this sorry excuse of a world. Inazuma will remember my name for all of eternity." He crushed the petal in his palm, now ripped and wrinkled.
Eternity she had failed to achieve, which he swore to fulfill purely out of spite.
