Just as Kapatcir beat her great wings and left Tsurumi Island, which had brought her such sorrow, and flew toward Seirai Island, Kapatcir did not notice that the terrifying lightning she had unleashed on Tsurumi Island was still surging across the land.
The lightning power even began to penetrate deep into Tsurumi Island's underground, where it encountered the Ley Lines, which were already in a state of disorder.
It merged with the disturbed Ley Lines, forming a very special power that radiated endless life energy, bursting forth from beneath Tsurumi Island, rushing up to the surface, and surging into the mist.
Under the influence of this miraculous power, Tsurumi Island, which had been destroyed by the Thunderbird, began to recover at an astonishing speed.
Almost only half an hour had passed before the scorched earth slowly returned to its former state, as if the disaster had never happened.
Not only the ground, but the villages destroyed by lightning gradually restored themselves.
The houses damaged by lightning regained their original shape.
The dead crops took root and sprouted again in the fields.
Even the villagers who had already died all returned to their original state, rising one by one from the ground.
These "resurrected" villagers looked at each other in confusion.
Had they truly come back to life?
It must have been the guardian deity who revived them!
Just as the people were rejoicing at their resurrection, a voice suddenly interrupted everyone.
"Wasn't I sacrificed?"
"Why am I alive again?"
"Is the ritual over?"
"Has Lady Kapatcir appeared?"
"Was Lady Kapatcir satisfied with me?"
It was Aru's voice.
Under the mysterious power of the Ley Lines, Aru had also miraculously "revived."
Seeing Aru alive again, the people around him grew panicked.
"What's going on?"
"Wasn't Aru sacrificed to the guardian deity?"
"Why is he alive too?"
"Could it be that the guardian deity was dissatisfied with Aru?"
"Impossible. The guardian deity must have been very satisfied with Aru. I saw her shed tears of emotion."
"I understand the guardian deity's meaning. She wants us to hold another ritual!"
"Aru, for the safety of the tribe, are you willing to be the sacrifice?"
"Aru, good child, the hope of Tsurumi rests on you."
"Three days from now, we will hold the ritual!"
Under the miraculous power of the Ley Lines, Tsurumi Island, which had been destroyed by the Thunderbird, had "recovered" as if by miracle.
The villagers had "revived."
Aru had also "revived."
But a new ritual was about to begin.
Poor Aru was about to endure the torment of repeated sacrificial cycles, the agony of repeated deaths.
But Aru did not regret it.
If Lady Kapatcir was dissatisfied with the ritual, Aru was willing to repeat it over and over, until Lady Kapatcir was satisfied.
But what exactly needed to be done for Lady Kapatcir to be satisfied?
Aru did not know.
He could only endure the pain of sacrifice again and again, praying that Lady Kapatcir would come to him and end this painful cycle.
Aru did not know that as he was being sacrificed again and again on Tsurumi Island, and being revived again and again by the power of the Ley Lines beneath Tsurumi, under the influence of the Thunderbird's power, at that moment, on the road to Seirai Island, the Thunderbird Kapatcir, whenever she thought of Aru's death, would fall into a maddened state, unable to accept the outcome.
Along the way, she attacked the sea, venting the rage deep within her heart.
She attacked fishing boats off Seirai Island, filled with hostility toward humans, those insignificant ants.
It was the human ants of Tsurumi Island who had killed Aru.
At this moment, the powerful being who had once roamed between Tsurumi and Seirai had become the fearsome beast spoken of by the people.
The people of Seirai prayed to the Raiden Shogun, begging her to appear and slay this vicious beast that plagued their land.
The Raiden Shogun did not appear, but her younger sister, Raiden Ei, came to Seirai Island in person.
When the enraged Thunderbird wreaked havoc on Seirai Island and destroyed fishing boats along its coast, the mighty Raiden Ei finally appeared before Kapatcir.
Ei did not know much about Kapatcir, but she had heard legends.
In those tales, the Thunderbird had defeated the god of Tsurumi Island and become its guardian deity, creating an age of peace.
It was a gentle beast.
That was why, after the Raiden sisters had unified Inazuma, they had left it alone.
But now, the Thunderbird's deeds were nothing like the legends.
Not only had she destroyed Tsurumi Island, but she had come to Seirai Island to cause chaos.
Unforgivable.
Even Ei, as the Raiden Shogun's sister, could not suppress her anger upon learning of all the Thunderbird's atrocities.
She looked at Kapatcir's massive form and spoke in fury.
"Thunderbird, you dared to destroy Tsurumi Island and now come to Seirai to cause chaos!"
"In the name of my sister, the Raiden Shogun, I sentence you to death!"
At this moment, Ei was truly enraged.
She had never imagined that after the Archon War, in this age of peace, there would still be beasts or gods bold enough to terrorize the world.
Kapatcir roared in fury.
"I am not called Thunderbird! My name is Kapatcir! Kapatcir, Kapatcir..."
That was the name Aru had given her.
The next moment, without waiting for Ei to carry out her sentence of death, the enraged Thunderbird, her heart burning with fury, launched the first attack.
Her great wings beat fiercely.
Countless bolts of lightning gathered and shot toward Ei like a barrage of terror.
Not only that, Kapatcir's massive body, her claws, and her fangs were already upon Ei.
But unfortunately, Ei was the Raiden Shogun's younger sister.
She possessed the same power of lightning as the Shogun, and her combat ability was even greater than Makoto's.
Ordinary lightning had long since ceased to affect her.
Just as Kapatcir's massive body and claws came hurtling toward Ei, about to collide with her small form, Ei grew angry.
She had fought through the Archon War and slain countless gods.
A mere Thunderbird dared to act so recklessly before her.
With a cold gaze, as if looking at a corpse, Ei watched the Thunderbird approach.
She raised her arm and swept it lightly at her side.
From somewhere, she produced a bow and arrow.
She drew the bow and aimed without hesitation at the Thunderbird, the arrow carrying a warm, fragrant aura.
In an instant, all the Electro energy around Ei gathered into that single arrow.
She released it.
The terrifying bolt of lightning pierced the sky.
It also pierced Kapatcir's massive chest.