From the moment they were born, humans harbored intense longing and curiosity toward the world. And that was how the "Raiden Shogun" came to be—she was the embodiment of heaven and earth's lightning, a god!
Before bed, young children listened as their mothers told them legends of the Shogun slaying gods and vanquishing foreign tribes.
As soldiers marched to the front lines, they shouted, "The Shogunate is glorious, Narukami eternal!"
As the people lived and worked in peace, they felt gratitude for the Shogun and the three Commissions under her command, who faithfully fulfilled their duties.
The name "Raiden Shogun" had long transcended the bounds of life itself, becoming a faith passed down through Inazuma for generations.
Under the shelter of that fame and power, people had every reason to believe that their descendants would behold the same sights, build their inner worlds upon the same faith, and carry on that legacy.
This was the eternal paradise the Shogun had promised to the people of Inazuma.
Yet few knew that long ago, Inazuma did not worship eternity, but transience! The Shogunate had been founded for the sake of transience as well.
The Raiden Shogun had never referred to one god, but two—the twin gods Baal and Beelzebul, also known as "Makoto" and "Ei."
Together, they won the Archon War and became Inazuma's gods. Baal believed in transience and founded the Shogunate, while Beelzebul served as her body double, her "shadow warrior," ruling Inazuma alongside Baal.
Before becoming the current Raiden Shogun, Raiden "Ei," though called Thor alongside her sister, was more akin to a mere warrior. She did not think about such matters. All she needed to do was carry out her sister's orders.
The previous Thor, Raiden "Makoto," was weak in combat and could not compare to her younger