The Truth of Divine Knowledge
In the villa, Luo Chen continued speaking.
"Do you still remember the Divine Knowledge Capsules mentioned earlier?"
"Those are actually connected to the residual consciousness of Greater Lord Rukkhadevata within Irminsul."
"Because that consciousness was contaminated by Forbidden Knowledge, it carries extremely dangerous corruption."
"That's why scholars who connected their minds to Irminsul sometimes lost their sanity."
"In other words…"
"The scholars who went mad were influenced by Rukkhadevata's corrupted consciousness."
He paused before continuing.
"Fortunately, in the original future, the sages never managed to implant that knowledge into the artificial god."
"Otherwise…"
"The Traveler and Nahida wouldn't have faced a chuuni Scaramouche."
"They would have faced a mad god with divine power."
"And if that had happened…"
"Sumeru would have suffered a catastrophe."
"Even if it were eventually resolved, the cost would have been devastating."
The Root of Everything
Everyone watching finally understood.
The Withering and Eleazar existed because Irminsul was corrupted.
The mad scholars were affected by the contaminated consciousness within the World Tree.
And that contamination all came from—
The Forbidden Knowledge was released during the catastrophe five hundred years ago.
Rukkhadevata couldn't completely erase it.
Not because she lacked power—
But because she herself was part of Irminsul.
To erase corruption completely…
She would have to erase herself.
The Paradox
Luo Chen explained further.
"Rukkhadevata is the avatar of Irminsul."
"Erasing the corruption inside the World Tree would mean erasing herself."
"But no one can erase themselves."
"It's a paradox."
"Like how even the strongest person cannot lift themselves."
"So she needed help."
Nahida's Origin
"To solve the paradox…"
"Rukkhadevata broke off the purest branch of Irminsul."
"She allowed it to grow into a new existence."
"And left clues behind."
"That branch…"
"Is Nahida."
Everyone Realizes the Truth
The chat exploded in shock.
The long-standing mystery was finally answered.
Nahida was not Rukkhadevata reborn.
She was the purest branch of the World Tree.
Lumine scratched her head.
"So Nahida isn't Rukkhadevata after all… guess I was wrong."
Paimon nodded.
"That explains why Nahida feels so pure and kind!"
Barbara hesitated.
"But the screen said she's a reincarnation, right?"
Venti laughed.
"Same origin, different person."
Zhongli explained calmly.
"Like a fallen tree whose branch grows into a new tree."
Makoto added an example.
"Similar to Kitsune Saiguu and Hanachirusato."
Yae Miko nodded.
"Hanachirusato came from Saiguu's memories but is not the same person."
Furina summarized dramatically.
"They share the same essence."
"But not the same memories."
"So they're more like…"
"Mother and daughter."
Alice clapped happily.
"That actually fits perfectly."
Everyone quietly agreed.
Nahida looked thoughtful.
"So that's our relationship…"
After a moment she whispered softly.
"Having a mother like Greater Lord Rukkhadevata…"
"…sounds wonderful."
The Terrifying Guess
Then Nilou asked a simple question.
"What clue did Rukkhadevata leave?"
Alhaitham answered calmly.
"Based on previous hints…"
"The clue should be: 'World… forget me.'"
Cyno suddenly froze.
"…Wait."
The chat slowly went silent.
Everyone realized the horrifying implication.
If Rukkhadevata needed Nahida to erase her…
And the clue was 'Let the world forget me'…
Then the meaning could only be—
Nahida had to erase Rukkhadevata from existence itself.
Nahida's face turned pale.
She stared at the screen.
"Please…"
"…don't let it be that."
Her small hands clenched tightly.
Lumine and Paimon could only watch silently.
The Cruel Truth
Luo Chen sighed.
"Rukkhadevata planned everything."
"She created Nahida so that one day…"
"Nahida could come to Irminsul and erase the corrupted consciousness."
"For Nahida…"
"This was unimaginably cruel."
"She worshipped Rukkhadevata her entire life."
"And now she had to destroy her."
He continued quietly.
"If it were only destroying corrupted knowledge, it might be bearable."
"But the problem is…"
"Irminsul stores all memories and history of Teyvat."
"Erasing Rukkhadevata from Irminsul means…"
"She would be erased from all history."
"It would be as if she never existed."
"That is the method Rukkhadevata always used to remove Forbidden Knowledge."
"This time…"
"She used it on herself."
"The full message she left was simple."
"Let the world completely forget me."
Their Final Meeting
"In the original future…"
"After defeating Scaramouche…"
Nahida obtained his Electro Gnosis.
Using two Gnoses, she and the Traveler entered Irminsul.
There—
They finally met Rukkhadevata's remaining consciousness.
Because most of her power had already been used…
She appeared as a small child.
That fragment existed for one reason only—
To tell Nahida the truth.
And ask her to erase it.
Just like how Hanachirusato once disappeared.
But unlike Hanachirusato—
Rukkhadevata would be forgotten by everyone.
The Hardest Choice
It was Nahida's first meeting with Rukkhadevata.
And also their last.
Rukkhadevata explained everything.
Nahida searched for answers for five hundred years.
She never expected the truth to be this cruel.
She didn't want to do it.
But for Sumeru…
For the people they both loved…
Nahida wiped away her tears.
And erased Rukkhadevata's consciousness.
To destroy the existence of the one she admired most—
There is no greater tragedy.
The Result
With Rukkhadevata gone—
All Forbidden Knowledge disappeared.
Irminsul was saved.
The consequences were enormous.
For Sumeru:
Dreams returned to the people
The Withering stopped spreading
Eleazar patients were cured
For Teyvat:
History itself changed.
Everyone believed there had only ever been one Dendro Archon.
Nahida.
They thought she became small because she exhausted her power during the catastrophe.
Greater Lord Rukkhadevata—
Was completely erased.
No one remembered her.
All her achievements were attributed to Nahida.
Only One Witness
Except for one person.
The Traveler.
Because she came from another world—
Irminsul's memory rewrite didn't affect her.
Luo Chen spoke softly.
"Venti, Zhongli, and Ei once told the Traveler something."
"Traveler, when you continue your journey, remember the meaning of the journey itself.
Teyvat's birds, poetry, cities, the Fatui, and even monsters are part of your journey.
The destination is not everything.
Before reaching it, observe the world with your own eyes."
He continued.
"The Traveler is a witness."
"A recorder of history."
"As long as the Traveler remembers…"
"Rukkhadevata still exists somewhere."
Even if Teyvat one day disappears—
The Traveler can carry those memories to another world.
And in that way—
Rukkhadevata will never truly vanish.
Teyvat's Reaction
When the video ended—
The entire world fell silent.
Now they understood why this was the turning point.
An Archon had disappeared from history.
Sumeru citizens began crying.
Rukkhadevata gave everything—
Her life.
Her existence.
Her memory.
All for them.
Dunyarzad trembled.
"If this was the price for curing Eleazar…"
"I don't want it."
Rahman clenched his fists.
"I spent years blaming her…"
"I deserve death for that."
Across Teyvat, people spoke together.
"Though she was Sumeru's god…"
"She saved the entire world."
"I, a citizen of Mondstadt, offer my deepest respect."
"I, a citizen of Liyue, offer my deepest respect."
"I, a citizen of Inazuma, offer my deepest respect."
"I, a citizen of Fontaine, offer my deepest respect."
"I, a citizen of Snezhnaya, offer my deepest respect."
Finally, Sumeru's people placed their hands over their hearts.
"Thank you, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata."
"From the people of Sumeru…"
"We offer our highest respect."
Across the nation—
Voices of gratitude echoed.
It was the most sincere tribute the people could give their forgotten god.
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