Genshin Impact: Learning makes me stronger

Villette's voice echoed under the huge dome of the opera house, with a heaviness that penetrated the soul:

"The answers to these questions are related to the origin of Fontaine, the nature of all of us, and the plan that the water god Fukaros has been implementing for five hundred years."

He paused slightly and cast his eyes towards the huge glazed skylight at the top of the opera house, as if he could penetrate the thick glass and look directly at the blue figure floating in the sky and maintaining the barrier.

"For the future of Fontaine, and to put an end to this 500-year-long 'prophecy', the truth must be revealed today, here, in front of everyone's witnesses."

His scepter slammed to the ground again.

This time, it wasn't just a simple knocking sound.

Om-!

The water-shaped emblem on top of the scepter suddenly burst out with an unprecedented bright blue light!

The light was not dazzling, but contained indescribable ancient majesty and vast power, like a sleeping deep-sea dragon opening its gilded vertical pupils.

The blue light, with the scepter as the center, spread out instantly like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake!

Countless mysterious and complex deep blue runes, as if condensed directly from the purest water, accompanied by blue light, flowed out from under Villette's feet, like living water elves, and quickly spread to the ground of the entire opera house!

They are not engraved, but flow, interweave, and combine on the floor tiles like running water, forming a giant magic circle that is unimaginably large and covers the entire floor of the opera house!

The core pattern of the magic circle is the ancient mark of the Water Dragon King!

Each rune exudes a faint blue light, illuminating the interior of the entire opera house as if it were a dragon palace sinking into the deep sea. It is solemn, dignified, and carries a suffocating sense of oppression.

This is a display of power beyond the comprehension of mortals, and just the tip of the iceberg of the Water Dragon King's true power!

"Wow!"

"W-what is this?"

"Then Master Villette..."

All the noise in the opera house disappeared completely, leaving only the sound of gasps and suppressed gasps.

The people looked at the blue runes flowing beneath their feet in horror and awe, as if they were in a myth or legend.

All the previous fears, doubts, and sorrows were forcibly suppressed in the face of this absolute power and solemnity, leaving only a suffocating feeling of waiting for the final judgment to come.

Ying and Paimon looked at this scene with nervous expressions.

They already knew that Finina was not the real water goddess, but they did not know the truth yet.

Navia, Leosli, Chizhi, Clorinde, Alechino and others also stared at Villette intently, listening quietly with different mindsets.

Everyone had a premonition that what happened next would affect the entire future of Fontaine.

In Su Xun's arms, Funina suddenly grabbed his arm, her nails almost digging into his skin.

Her sapphire eyes were fixed on the figure of Vicarlos, filled with indescribable tension.

Su Xun hugged her tighter, but his eyes swept across the entire room sharply, finally fixing on the sky above the judge's seat.

Against the backdrop of the blue light of the magic circle, Villette's figure seemed even taller, more majestic, and more inhuman.

He slowly raised his scepter and pointed it toward the sky.

"Water God, Fukalos."

His voice was like a huge bell from ancient times, clearly penetrating the barriers of space, resounding in the sky above Fontaine Court, and also echoing in the hearts of every Fontaine citizen, "Please come here, accept Fontaine's questioning, and face Fontaine's...truth."

As he spoke, the giant magic circle covering the entire opera house shone brightly!

A deep, pure, azure blue light column that seemed to be connected to the world's original water veins shot up from the core of the magic circle, penetrated the solid glass dome of the opera house without any hindrance, and shot directly at Fucaros who was suspended in the sky, maintaining a barrier against the fetal sea!

The beam of light was not an attack, but more like a forced summons, an invitation issued by the authority of the Water Dragon King that could not be refused!

High in the sky.

Fukaros's long silver-blue hair fluttered in the chaotic energy storm.

Her hands that were holding the huge golden gear phantom paused slightly, and she felt the powerful pulling force coming from the opera house below, which originated from the Water Dragon King's essence.

The power was so pure, so vast, and carried an unquestionable will.

A complex light flashed in the depths of her silver-blue eyes - it was relief, determination, and a hint of imperceptible fatigue.

After five hundred years of planning, we have finally reached this final step.

She did not resist.

On the contrary, she took the initiative to restrain the tremendous divine power around her, allowing the azure beam of light to wrap around and pull her.

The golden gear shadows and the chains that bound the fetal sea did not disappear, but the light suddenly dimmed a lot, as if it had lost its core drive and was only struggling to maintain itself by inertia.

Fucaros' figure, like a star caught in a deep-sea whirlpool, slowly descended along the blue beam of light that penetrated the sky and the earth.

Her silver-blue dress fluttered in the beam of light, and the star sand hanging from the ends of her hair shimmered in the azure light, like a fallen galaxy.

Her posture was still elegant, but her expression was almost transparently calm, as if all the masks of divinity had been stripped off, leaving only the most authentic existence.

Inside the opera house, tens of thousands of eyes, as if attracted by a magnet, stared at the beam of light that penetrated the dome, and at the figure slowly descending in the beam of light.

Nearly.

closer.

Finally, Fucaros' figure landed lightly in the center of the opera house stage, standing not far in front of Villette.

The giant water-shaped magic circle covering the ground glowed with light, like a blue carpet laid out for her.

The barrier in the sky that resisted the fetal sea did not disappear, but without the direct support of Fucaros's divine power, it became obviously thinner. The scene after the disaster in the outside world became more and more dazzling through the barrier.

There was deathly silence in the opera house.

The people looked at the figure in the center of the stage.

She has a very similar face to Lady Fininna, but exudes a completely different temperament - Fininna is a flamboyant, dramatic, "god" who belongs to the mortal world.

The one before him was a quiet, profound being, radiating the divine origin.

"She... could she be the real Water God?"

"It seems like Lady Finina..."

"Why are there two?"

"Prophecy... truth... original sin..."

Whispers rose quietly like tiny bubbles in the dead sea.

Fucaros's gaze swept calmly across the dark crowd below, across the remaining fear, confusion, sadness on their faces, as well as the shaky faith that had just been ignited but then hit by the cruel reality.

Her gaze finally fell on Villette and she nodded slightly.

The calm figure of Fucaros was reflected in Villette's gilded vertical pupils.

The scepter in his hand pointed steadily at the center of the stage, and the water-shaped emblem on the tip of the scepter glowed like the core of a deep-sea vortex.

"Fukalos."

His voice rang out again, no longer calling to the sky, but echoing directly in the solemn opera house, with the unique penetrating power of a judge, "With the original fetal sea as witness, and with the people of Fontaine as listeners. Please, answer Fontaine's first question--"

He paused deliberately, letting every word be clearly imprinted in the dead silence:

"Where do the Fontaine people come from?"

This question, like the first huge rock thrown into a calm deep pool, instantly stirred up huge waves in everyone's heart!

Where did the Fontaine people come from? Isn't this common sense? They have lived here for generations, just like humans in other countries of Teyvat...

There was no change in Fukalos's expression, her silver-blue eyes were like the calm deep sea.

Without silence or beating around the bush, she spoke directly and surprisingly, her voice was ethereal and clear, as if carrying an ancient echo:

"The Fontaine people are not a naturally evolved human group."

The first sentence was like a thunderclap!

"The ancestors of the Fontaine people were pure water spirits who followed the first water god, Egolia."

"Pure Water Elf?!!" There was an uproar in the audience, with exclamations of disbelief coming one after another.

"We...are transformed from elves?"

"How can this be?!"

"Aren't pure water elves elemental creatures?"

Fukaros ignored the commotion in the audience. Her voice continued steadily, as if she was telling a story that had already been predetermined:

"Pure water spirits yearn for human form, human emotions, and the human world. And our creator, Lady Egolia, responded to this desire. With her supreme love and the authority of the water god, she mobilized the power of the primordial fetal sea."

As she spoke, the giant water-shaped magic circle covering the ground suddenly lit up!

Countless deep blue runes rose up, interweaving and changing above the stage, projecting a shocking illusion—

A vast indigo ocean (the primordial fetal sea) that seems to contain the origin of life is surging.

Countless crystal clear pure water elves of various shapes are wandering and yearning at the edge of the fetal sea.

The figure of the first water goddess Egolia appeared. She had a compassionate face and inserted her scepter deeply into the fetal sea.

The majestic power of the primordial fetal sea was extracted and guided, like a gentle tide, enveloping each pure water elf.

Under the impact and shaping of the power of the fetal sea, the body structure of the pure water elf undergoes earth-shaking changes - the transparent liquid body solidifies and takes shape, and grows bones, flesh, and skin... In the end, it becomes exactly the same as a human being!

The illusion is so real that every detail is clear.

The opera house was completely silent. Everyone was so shocked by the scene of origin that it subverted everyone's cognition and was speechless. They could only stare blankly at the flowing history made up of water runes.

"Lady Egolia, using the water of the primordial fetal sea as the source material and the pure water spirits as the foundation, she reshaped our life forms and gave us the appearance and perception of 'humans'."

Fukaros' voice seemed even more ethereal against the backdrop of the illusion, "This is the birth of the Fontaine."

"However," her tone suddenly turned heavy, with a fatalistic heaviness, "this great act of creation has committed an irreparable sin of usurpation."

The illusion changes accordingly -

The scene of Egolia activating the power of the fetal sea was magnified, and an invisible shackle with a breath of destruction fell from the sky, heavily branding all the humans transformed from pure water elves!

The shackles turned into words that glowed with ominous light.

"Those who steal the power of the primordial sea, their bodies will eventually return to the sea, and only the water god will remain weeping alone on the throne."

The picture finally freezes on the shackles full of prophecy of destruction, exuding a heart-pounding atmosphere.

"The creation of human beings is the exclusive right of the world's laws and the Supreme Being. Lady Egolia's usurpation of power as a ruler of the mortal world has angered the Supreme Law that maintains the operation of the world - 'Heavenly Principle'."

Fukaros's voice was clearly heard in every corner:

"The law of nature has come down to judge: the Fontaine people were born because they stole the power of the original fetal sea, and this is the 'original sin'. One day, the bodies of all the Fontaine people will dissolve in the water of the original fetal sea and return to their original pure water spirit form. Only the water god will cry alone on the throne until the sin is washed away."

"This is... a prophecy and fate that Fontaine cannot escape."

"Original sin...dissolves..."

"We are...born sinful?"

"So the disaster...is caused by our existence itself?"

"No! This isn't true!"

The truth was like the coldest tide, drowning everyone in an instant!

After the huge shock, there was unspeakable panic, a sense of absurdity, and... despair!

It turns out that the Fontaine bloodline they are so proud of, the body they depend on for survival, is itself a kind of "sin"? The foundation of their existence foreshadows the end of being dissolved?

Faith is collapsing and the understanding of one's own existence is shattered!

The opera house was instantly filled with loud cries of grief, questioning, and hysterical shouting!

"quiet!"

Villette's voice was like thunder, and the scepter slammed heavily to the ground!

The water-shaped magic circle covering the ground burst out with a strong blue light, and an invisible pressure derived from the bloodline of the Water Dragon King spread out instantly, forcibly suppressing the situation that was almost out of control.

Although the crying and sobbing could not be completely stopped, the crazy commotion was forcibly curbed.

Villette's gaze was like the sharpest ice pick, piercing through the chaos and firmly locking onto Fucaros in the center of the stage.

His voice was even colder than before, carrying the unquestionable edge of a judge:

"Second question, Fukaros."

"You, as the new water god who inherited the throne and will of Lady Egolia, have you also inherited the 'original sin' born of usurpation? Do you also bear the 'guilt' of causing the dissolution of the Fontaine people?"

This question, like the most precise scalpel, goes straight to the core!

The crying of the people suddenly became much quieter, and countless pairs of eyes filled with tears, hatred, confusion and the last glimmer of hope stared at Fucaros.

Yes! Lady Egolia is the first generation water god. She committed the "original sin". What about Fukaros who inherited the position of water god?

Is she part of this "sin"? Is she guilty as we are...?

Funina trembled violently in Su Xun's arms, she bit her lower lip so hard that it almost bled.

She knew what Fucaros was going to say next, and that would be the answer she least wanted to hear!

Su Xun hugged her tightly, looking at the stage with deep eyes, looking at the god who was so calm that he almost seemed compassionate.

Under the focus of tens of thousands of eyes and under the pressure of the Dragon King's majesty, Fucaros slowly raised his head.

Her long silver-blue hair flowed with starlight in the light of the magic circle, and her eyes were so clear that they reflected the entire chaotic and sad opera house.

There was no excuse, no evasion, or even a hint of arrogance as a god on her face.

There is only a kind of frankness that is almost transparent.

She opened her lips slightly, her voice was not loud, but it clearly covered all the sobs and whispers, like ice crystals falling to the ground, echoing in the dead silent opera house:

"Yes."

"I, Fucaros, as the successor of Egolia's will and throne, and as the current Fontaine Water God..."

Her eyes slowly swept across the desperate or angry faces below, and finally stopped at the water-shaped emblem on the top of the Vile Privilege Staff, which symbolized judgment.

Her voice was calm, yet it carried a determination to cut off all ties:

"I admit that I have inherited this 'original sin' born from overstepping my authority."

"I admit that the sufferings of the people of Fontaine due to dissolution have their roots in our (the water god's) creation."

"I admit that I, Fukaros, am the source of the disaster of Fontaine's 'prophecy' and the biggest bearer of Fontaine's original sin in the world."

Every "admission" was like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of the people of Fontaine and also hitting the depths of Funina's soul!

"therefore……"

Fucaros paused slightly, and under the gazes of tens of thousands of shocked, angry, and unbelieving eyes, she bowed deeply and solemnly to Villette, to the ground beneath her feet with runes of judgment flowing on it, and to the entire Fontaine.

That was a god's bow.

"I, Fukaros, hereby plead guilty."

"I accept the judgment of the Supreme Judge of Fontaine, Mr. Villette, on behalf of all the people of Fontaine and the laws of this place, on all the 'original sins' and 'guilts' that I bear."

boom--!

The entire Opikley Opera House was in a frenzy!