Genshin Impact: Template System

"Go somewhere? Where?" Yae Miko was taken aback, her curiosity piqued. 

"To find the remnants of Kitsune Saiguu's consciousness. You don't expect me to conjure her out of thin air, do you?" Akio chuckled. 

"You know where Lady Saiguu's consciousness is?" Yae Miko asked. 

"I've told you, I've observed this world for a long time. I know many things," Akio nodded. 

"Alright, then where are we going?" Yae Miko agreed, though she still had doubts about Akio's origins. A deity from beyond this world, yet so familiar with Teyvat. However, so far, Akio's actions didn't seem harmful to Inazuma. 

"Konda Village," Akio looked at Yae Miko. "Can you fly?" 

"Don't underestimate me! I'm still a great yokai, you know," Yae Miko rolled her eyes. Flying was child's play for her. 

"Alright then, lead the way to Konda Village," Akio nodded. He honestly didn't know the way to the real Konda Village. 

"Let's go," Yae Miko was already impatient, eager to see the figure she had missed for five hundred years. 

… 

A purple streak and a golden streak streaked across the sky. 

"Akio, slow down a bit. I can't keep up," Yae Miko complained, her tone slightly resentful. This guy had no consideration for her. 

"..." Sensing Yae Miko's frustration, Akio's lips twitched slightly. Then, a golden light enveloped Yae Miko. 

"???" Suddenly being pulled into Akio's arms, Yae Miko was completely stunned. 

"Akio! What are you doing?" Yae Miko struggled. Since she was a little fox, no one had dared to be so rude to her. 

"I've already agreed to help you resurrect Lady Saiguu first. Can't I collect a little interest in advance?" Akio looked at the blushing Yae Miko in his arms. Even this mischievous fox lady could blush? 

"Besides, you're flying so slowly. Don't you want to see Lady Saiguu sooner?" 

"..." Hearing Akio's words, Yae Miko stopped struggling, though she still covered her flushed face with her hand. 

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" Akio savored the warmth and softness of Yae Miko in his arms. Her body was incredibly soft, almost boneless. He couldn't imagine how comfortable it would be to sleep while holding her. 

Akio finally understoodu. Who wouldn't be captivated by such a fox spirit? She was fragrant, soft, and impossible to resist. 

With Akio's rapid flight, they soon arrived outside Konda Village, near a weathered Waypoint. 

"Waypoints can only be used by the Traveler, right?" Akio landed gently, setting Yae Miko down. 

The moment the soft, fragrant figure left his arms, Akio felt a pang of emptiness. Indeed, he was a man who appreciated beauty. 

Not far away, in front of a fox statue, a woman dressed in red and white shrine maiden attire stood facing the statue. 

"That's her," Akio walked over. 

"Her?" Yae Miko's expression changed. This was a manifestation of impurity. 

"It's impurity, but it carries Kitsune Saiguu's memories and mission," Akio explained. "Though it's impurity, it has been searching for a destined person to purify it." 

"..." Yae Miko slowly approached, her voice trembling as she looked at the figure. "Kitsune Saiguu…" 

"..." Hearing the title, the shrine maiden turned around slowly. She wore a white fox mask, obscuring her face. 

When she saw Yae Miko's appearance, her body trembled slightly, but she spoke as if she didn't recognize her. "Hello, could I trouble you with something?" 

"My name is Hanachirusato, just an ordinary shrine maiden, not the Kitsune Saiguu you speak of," Hanachirusato quickly said. 

"Under the Kitsune statue, there is a ward. Only the power of Electro can…" Hanachirusato began to explain. 

Before she could finish, Yae Miko rushed forward and, before Hanachirusato could react, removed the white fox mask. 

Seeing the face beneath the mask, Yae Miko's eyes welled up with tears, which streamed down her face. 

Unlike the stunning beauty she remembered, the face before her was now twisted and grotesque. Her once fair skin was marred by jagged purple cracks, emitting faint black mist. 

"Don't look!" Hanachirusato snapped out of her daze, touching her face and suddenly screaming, covering it with her hands. 

"Kitsune Saiguu!" Yae Miko was now sobbing uncontrollably. The woman she remembered had been so radiant, her beauty outshining all others. Yet, for the sake of Inazuma and to purify the impurity, she had been corrupted into this state. 

Could there be a more cruel punishment in the world? 

"I… I'm not Kitsune Saiguu. My name is Hanachirusato," the masked figure screamed. "Leave! Go away! You're not the destined ones! You don't need to be here!" 

"Kitsune Saiguu!" Yae Miko shook her head. She stepped forward and tightly embraced Hanachirusato, sensing the familiar aura within her. 

Despite the corruption, this was undoubtedly Kitsune Saiguu. 

"Go away!" Hanachirusato struggled, but in her corrupted state, she had no strength to break free from the embrace of a great yokai like Yae Miko. 

"Akio! Akio!" As if remembering something, Yae Miko quickly turned her head, her eyes pleading as she looked at him. 

"I understand," Akio nodded. The Abyss Flower appeared in his hand, and he plunged it into the ground. 

To be safe, he needed to unleash the full power of the Abyss Flower to ensure Lady Saiguu's perfect resurrection. 

In an instant, an overwhelming surge of life force filled the entire area. 

"Such immense power!" Yae Miko was shocked by the sheer force, then her expression changed. Such a powerful energy surge in Inazuma would undoubtedly be sensed by the Raiden Shogun. 

Far away in Tenshukaku, the Raiden Shogun, who had been meditating with her eyes closed, suddenly opened them. 

"Such a powerful force has appeared in Inazuma? A variable to eternity!" The Raiden Shogun coldly snorted. "Variables to eternity must be eliminated!" 

With that, she summoned the Engulfing Lightning and transformed into a bolt of lightning, heading straight for Konda Village. 

Akio was well aware that unleashing the Abyss Flower's full power would attract the Raiden Shogun's attention, but this was exactly what he wanted. 

"Miko, step back!" Akio's eyes glowed with a golden light as immense power radiated from him. 

Yae Miko, hearing his words, released Hanachirusato and quickly retreated. 

"Lost soul, heed the melody of life!" 

"By the power of life and death, I grant you rebirth!" 

A blue-white light swirled above Hanachirusato, and endless life energy slowly seeped into her body. 

"Ah!" A painful scream echoed as a black mist instantly dissipated from Hanachirusato's body—the impurity had been purged.