The ascension of a Genshin to godhood was not an earth-shattering event within the divine hierarchy. The Primary Gods rely took notice for a mont before turning their attention elsewhere.
After all, while Subordinate Gods were indeed gods, they were fundantally different from the Primary Gods. The latter were embodints of laws, whereas Subordinate Gods were born from human faith.
Currently, the number of Subordinate Gods was still too low to spark any major competition for new divine blood.
At least, that was the perspective of the Seven Archons. Other, unaffiliated gods—especially those lacking a following—still eagerly sought out Subordinate Gods of their own.
However, for those still striving toward divinity, this event was monuntal.
Soone had reached true godhood before them.
Even though most divine seats in the expanding Teyvat pantheon remained vacant, the first to ascend would always have the advantage. No one wanted to be left behind.
Naturally, the candidates for godhood erupted in discussion.
The Divine Pantheon Blueprint that Noah had developed wasn't rigid—it had many advanced functions.
One such function was a divine communication system, allowing these god candidates to converse, even if they were in separate worlds.
Through these exchanges, they could better grasp the vastness of the Teyvat Universe.
Of course, strict rules governed this system.
Higher-ranking gods could contact lower-ranking ones at will, but lower-ranked gods could only reach out to their superiors with permission. Moreover, while superior gods could access detailed information about their subordinates, lower-ranked beings could only see their superior's divine title—never their true na.
For example, Zhongli was known only as "Rex Lapis" to lesser gods. His true na, Morax, remained hidden from them.
This structure ensured that respect for higher gods remained absolute.
[Toga: Soone ascended before ?! I was so close! If I had just a little more ti, I would have been the one to beco a god first. What a pity...
[Aka: Becoming a god... how incredible. I've only just lit up my fourth Stella Fortuna.
[Nurarihyon: You Vision holders sure are lucky. The mont you ascend, you beco Second-Tier Gods. anwhile, us youkai can only start as Third-Tier Gods.]
[Fairy Inukimi: Second-Tier? Third-Tier? What's that supposed to an?]
[Kikyo: So people ca up with a ranking system to distinguish different levels of divinity. The Primary Gods are First-Tier, Subordinate Gods are Second-Tier, and Minor Gods are Third-Tier.]
[Toga: Don't envy Vision holders too much. They have to fulfill terrifyingly difficult wishes to ascend. We youkai have it easier in that regard—it's just a matter of climbing step by step.]
[Yae Miko: The little doggy isn't wrong. It's incredibly difficult for Vision holders to fulfill their wishes. Nine out of ten never even light up their fourth Stella Fortuna. And even among those who do, the chances of ascending are still less than fifty percent.]
[Nurarihyon: Oh my, isn't this the esteed Fox Spirit? You're a Second-Tier God yourself, so I assu you ascended through a Vision too? How impressive.]
Inside the Grand Narukami Shrine, Yae Miko, who had been leisurely snacking on fried tofu, montarily froze.
Then, with shaless confidence, she replied:
"Indeed, fulfilling my wish was incredibly difficult—an ordeal spanning centuries."
Imdiately, the chat erupted with flattery from the god candidates.
Basking in their praise, Yae Miko's tails peeked out from beneath her robes, swaying happily.
Ever since discovering the divine chat function, she had spent much of her ti in it, boasting to the aspiring gods from subordinate worlds.
Every ti she spoke, they showered her with admiration, making her so delighted that she often rolled around in her shrine like an overgrown fox cub.
While the people of Inazuma respected her, the candidates in the Divine Pantheon were future gods themselves. Their reverence carried a special kind of satisfaction.
The gods of Liyue occasionally joined the discussions, but they rarely lingered for long.
With her frequent participation in the Divine Pantheon, Yae Miko had quickly established herself as an authority.
[Yae Miko: By the way, the ones who ascended this ti are two girls I once granted my blessings to. Rengoku, why don't you tell us more about them?]
[Rengoku Kyojuro: Greetings, Lady Fox Spirit! I only joined this place half a month ago, so I don't know much. The Butterfly Sisters have been traveling the world, so I've had little contact with them.]
[Yae Miko: Ah, I see. Well, you can just relax then, Rengoku. Right now, those sisters are ascending. I imagine you'll see so major phenona in your world very soon.]
[Rengoku Kyojuro: Understood, Lady Fox Spirit!]
[Kago: Wait, didn't Lady Miko say before that the Butterfly Sisters' world was only a low-level martial world? How did they ascend so quickly?]
[Yae Miko: Foolish girl, the closer a subordinate world is to the main world, the smaller the ti dilation. The farther it is, the greater the ti difference. For the Butterfly Sisters, over ten or twenty years have passed already.]
[Yae Miko: In that ti, their wishes were likely fulfilled—or if not, the sheer magnitude of faith they received must have pushed them into lighting all six Stella Fortuna.]
[Ningguang: Lady Yae is correct. Vision holders have two paths to godhood. The first is fulfilling their wish through normal ans. The second is accumulating such overwhelming faith along the way that they are forced into divinity.]
[Keqing: The Butterfly Sisters must have taken the second path. Even they probably don't realize how many lives they've saved.]
[Toga: Being forced to beco a god... Wow. I'd love to have such problems.]
[Mitsuri Kanroji: It's happening! The sky is turning into a rainbow of colors—oh wow, I can hear singing from the heavens!]
[Kago: Mortals ascending to godhood... I wish I could see it. But I can't...]
Dressed in a sailor uniform, Kago swept the shrine grounds, filled with curiosity.
Even though she was a shrine maiden favored by the Creator, much of the world's mysteries still eluded her understanding.
[Yae Miko: An ascension scene looks more or less the sa every ti.]
Yae Miko said this, but inwardly, she was dying of curiosity.
After all, she hadn't experienced a grand ascension like this. When she beca a god, Lord Noah had simply handed her the divine authority.
...
Demon Slayer World
Twenty-three years had passed since the great battle in Tokyo.
With the corrupt noble families purged, the Ubuyashiki Clan had taken control of the nation. Now, the entire country devoted itself to worshipping Narukami and the Fox Spirit, fostering a society that cherished peace.
History had also shifted drastically. Across the sea, a certain nation never experienced its period of darkness, instead advancing rapidly.
anwhile, in Europe and the Middle East, knowledge of the existence of gods had gradually quelled wars.
Moreover, thanks to the Butterfly Sisters, the entire world had gained insight into the vastness of the universe.
The Cross religion directly regarded Noah, the Creator, as God.
Tokyo
Brilliant auroras stretched across the sky like celestial ribbons. From the heavens, a divine hymn echoed across the Eastern Hemisphere, beginning in Tokyo and spreading outward.
People gazed skyward, witnessing two figures slowly rising, enveloped in golden radiance.
Excitent, reverence, devotion, faith, and sheer ecstasy filled the hearts of the people.
"The Butterfly Immortals are ascending to Takamagahara..."
"Our Immortals are leaving us. I don't know whether to rejoice or mourn."
"My mother told that when I was a child on the verge of death, the Butterfly Immortals saved ."
"Butterfly Immortals, please bless my child with good health."
"Butterfly Immortals, please protect my wife for all her days."
Prayers and faith surged from all directions, flowing into the bodies of Shinobu Kocho and Kanae Kocho.
They could no longer control their ascent, rising toward the heavens like the legendary flight of Chang'e to the Moon.
As they ascended, they could feel their bodies transforming.
Bathed in the prayers and blessings of the people, their consciousness reached the divine throne.
"Sister! We've beco gods!"
"Yes, my dear sister. We are on our way to Takamagahara."
Kanae Kocho gently held her younger sister's hand and said, "We always knew this day would co, but I never thought it would be so soon."
Shinobu Kocho, listening to the countless blessings echoing around them, bead with joy. "Sister, can you hear them? The ones blessing us now are the very people we once saved."
Before them, countless golden threads wove together, forming their divine authorities.
A golden peony and a golden butterfly.
The Butterfly Sisters cradled their newfound authorities as an endless stream of faith transford into divine power, pouring into their bodies.
Their mortal forms rapidly evolved into divine bodies under the influx of power.
But it didn't end there. The faith surrounding them wrapped their figures, gradually morphing their clothing into divine vestnts—garnts shaped by the imaginations of those who had received their blessings.
Their outfits seamlessly blended Eastern and Western aesthetics, a testant to their travels across the world and the millions they had healed.
In the Eastern Hemisphere, they were revered as the Immortal Healer and Immortal Apothecary.
In the West, they were venerated as the Goddess of dicine and the Goddess of Healing.
Shinobu Kocho held her divine authority close. Every Second-Tier God possessed three divine authorities.
Since she and her sister had traveled the world treating illnesses, she held dominion over dicine. As a forr Demon Slayer, she wielded the authority of Exorcism. And due to her deep affinity with insects, she commanded Insect Manipulation.
Kanae Kocho's authorities were Healing, Exorcism, and dical Arts.
In the eyes of Tokyo's citizens, the Butterfly Sisters slowly ascended to the heavens.
The sky, bathed in multicolored radiance, revealed a sacred torii gate.
All of humanity prayed fervently.
"That's the gateway to Takamagahara!"
"Beyond it lies the realm of the gods!"
"May the gods bless us!"
Within a temple that sheltered orphaned children, Gyoi Hijima clasped his hands together and gazed at the heavens. "Ah... how wonderful. Our forr comrades have finally achieved their dreams and ascended to the heavens."
Now in his middle age, he watched the Butterfly Sisters remain unchanged in their youthful forms. His Vision faintly glowed at his waist.
For over twenty years, he had dedicated himself to taking in abandoned children, yet he had only illuminated two Stella Fortuna thus far.
anwhile, the Butterfly Sisters had healed millions worldwide, becoming immortal legends.
Inside the nation's Cabinet Office, Kagaya Ubuyashiki watched the two ascending figures outside his window and offered his blessings. "Congratulations, Butterfly Sisters, Immortal Healers. You deserve this honor. If you et the Lady Fox Spirit, please send my regards."
At the magistrate's office, Obanai Iguro calmly looked up but remained silent.
For over twenty years, he had served as a judge, delivering justice to tens of thousands. Yet, he knew his work was far from complete.
At a bustling fruit market, Shinjuro Rengoku coughed before chuckling. "Those little girls from back then have now beco gods. Ti truly flies—I'm already a fifty-year-old man. Cough cough."
Kyojuro Rengoku: "Father, I've told you to let handle the business, but you never listen. Now you've caught a cold."
Shinjuro Rengoku: "Hmph, brat! So now that you're a god candidate, you think you can lecture ?"
Kyojuro Rengoku: "That's not what I ant!"
Shinjuro Rengoku: "Bah, go take care of my grandson instead!"
...
Hand in hand, the Butterfly Sisters stood before the towering gates of Takamagahara, their hearts pounding as they stepped onto the sacred stairs.
Kanae Kocho whispered nervously, "The Lady Fox Spirit once told us that all newly ascended gods must first enter the Divine Realm, a domain co-created by the Primary Gods. Only after passing through the Divine Realm can we enter the nation of Narukami-sama—Inazuma."
Shinobu Kocho took a deep breath, her youthful sixteen-year-old face filled with excitent. "Now that we've ascended as gods, the Divine Covenant allows us to bring our family to reside in the Divine Realm."
Kanae Kocho nodded. "Yes, once we et Narukami-sama, we'll request permission to bring Kanao to live here with us."
Shinobu glanced at her sister. "Kanao still looks just like us, frozen in ti. This is all your fault, Sister."
Kanae's face filled with guilt. "I only wanted to cure Kanao's ntal trauma—I never imagined the dicine would have side effects, keeping her body locked in the mont she took it."
Although Kanao had long reached adulthood, she still appeared no older than thirteen or fourteen. No one wanted to marry soone who looked so young.
As a result, Kanao had remained unmarried—but she never blad Kanae. Instead, she saw it as a blessing that allowed them to stay together forever.
Hand in hand, the Butterfly Sisters stepped into the Celestial Realm under the watchful eyes of the entire Eastern Hemisphere.
The sacred gates slowly closed behind them.
Once sealed, the gateway to the heavens faded away, and the multicolored auroras in the sky gradually dispersed, returning the heavens to their usual blue serenity.
But across the world, an uproar had already begun.
In this era, caras and recording devices existed, allowing newspapers worldwide to rapidly publish headlines.
Footage of the two sisters ascending to godhood and entering the Celestial Realm spread like wildfire across the globe.
Though Vision holders were relatively rare, they were far from few. In particular, the vast Far East accounted for nearly forty percent of all Vision holders worldwide.
With living proof that a Vision holder could beco a god, the status of Vision holders everywhere skyrocketed.
...
The Divine Realm
This was Inazuma's Celestial Realm—often referred to as Takamagahara—a realm imbued with the essence of Inazuman culture.
However, aside from its lush flora, fauna, and the grand Tenshukaku palace, the Divine Realm was eerily empty. Not a single person walked its sacred grounds.
The Butterfly Sisters had already learned about the Divine Realm from Yae Miko.
Most gods rarely resided here; instead, they lived among their people in their respective nations.
Just as Amaterasu Ōmikami had ruled over Ashihara no Nakatsukuni, Lord Narukami ruled over Inazuma.
But Amaterasu Ōmikami was no longer present, leaving her divine throne vacant.
How she disappeared was a question they dared neither ask nor ponder.
Upon their arrival, the sisters found themselves at the foot of Tenshukaku's grand staircase, the very palace belonging to Lord Narukami.
From within the Tenshukaku, a faint yet overwhelming divine presence radiated outward. They knew imdiately—it was the presence of Lord Narukami.
"Newborn gods, step forth to the divine throne so that I may see you properly."
A calm yet commanding voice drifted from within the palace.
Shinobu and Kanae's hearts pounded in their chests—excitent, nervousness, anticipation, and awe swirled together inside them.
The sisters exchanged glances, then, gathering their courage, ascended the steps toward Tenshukaku.
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