Raiden Shogun Complete Story and Origins Explained

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historia to save ten percent thank you again to esclear studios for sponsoring this giveaway now on with arkon origins ryden a the people of innozuma have always known these constants under and lightning wind and rain light and the sea which surrounds them and finally our almightiness the ryden shogun children born of the nation of eternity grew up hearing tales of the electro archon from ages past those of battles one and archons or deities slain but unlike many other great tales rife with overstated details intended to fill the listener with a sense of suspense and excitement the ryden shogun's tales require no such embellishment the remnants of the god of eternity's resolve to bring about an unchanging eternity to innozuma are clear for all to see like a battle scar inazuma bravely wears these marks as a badge of honor a reminder of her mightiness such that the people trust in her promise that the traditions and inner workings of inazuma will remain forever unchanging passing from one generation to the next while the tales of her glories are renowned the stories which tell of her hardships are not and so by contrast even though to the people the shogun's promise of eternity represents tradition and the knowledge that what one enjoys today will be enjoyed by those that come after them for writing a eternity is defined by what she's lost the arkhan war for many who lived in that time this era was one of horrible loss and tragedy for a and her sister mikoto this would be no different during those trying times azrael was that of samurai the scene of war and death was her dominion and while challenging even for one as powerful as she a resisted the horror of war's after effects in order to protect her sister and those closest to her two sisters approached the arkhan war with their heavenly principle in mind a promise to provide an undying eternity but such a prize could not be won without a great personal sacrifice this would be a thankless existence for a because only a chosen few had any clue that ryden a and ryden makoto were two different people to everyone else they were a single entity the ryden shogun why they carried on this facade is rightfully unknown but it is likely this was a plan they came up with together in order to ensure that they would not have to fight one another for the title of electro archon before the arkhan wars resolution a battle which would result in the death or exile for the loser indeed this would hardly have been a fair contest as the one in these times known to the people as ball was no fighter manifesting the unsharpened musso ision as a symbol of the peace she desired all represented the promise of eternity but it was billsable's power ai's power which brought faith in the ideal to the people of innozuma into unimaginable fear to their enemies if bealzabel was the blade of inizuma ball was its soul kind and gentle she was much more concerned with the here and now compared to a whose outlook was always on what's next on the horizon but this isn't to say that the concept of loss and the erosion which comes with time was not considered by makoto quite the contrary it's precisely what gave her such an appreciation for living in the now the fleeting nature of immortal life isn't unlike lightning it's here for but the briefest of moments and then gone a belief she described time and time again to her sister at the time a couldn't see the forest for the trees but the concept was not totally lost on her this was because mikoto and her friends were very important to a their presence is what gave her such incredible will and for them she would perfect her arts with the blade happily and act as makoto's body double and shadow assassin when it served eternity it was central to protecting in azuma but she did have periods of time where she was able to enjoy a normal life spending time under the sakura tree playing karuta with makoto and their close friends sasuri his character made her a rather predictable player and thus the pastries kitsune saigu prepared for the winners were never a's to enjoy but if there's anything a revels in it's victory following a great challenge and desserts which just so happened to be a's guilty pleasure and so like anything else she dedicated herself to claiming the prizes which eluded her by day if she had the time she would pester mekoto or chio to matches intent on honing her skills the same way she would practice her skills with the blade by night she would recite the poetry inscribed on the cards out loud she did this until at last her efforts paid off one by one beneath that sakura tree she defeated each of them until in an unusual example of a living in the moment she defeated the tengu general sasuyuri and just at that moment they all heard a loud whoop sound which had originated from a surprisingly in her excitement her tough exterior broke down if only for the briefest of an instant causing her arms to shoot into the air as she let out a nearly involuntary cry of joy shocked at the uncharacteristic display makoto and the others erupted into laughter which of course triggered a to bring her arms back down and regain her composure just as quickly and awkwardly as she had lost it her attempt to keep cool was for not however she bit into her sweet prize but its taste was just as satisfying as her victory had been and the smile which began to show on her face again betrayed her composure but they didn't care she reveled in her wind and truly enjoyed living in the moment in the company of those closest to her beneath that sakura tree unfortunately these happy memories for a would become nothing more than a reminder of better times as the arkhan war raged on many gods and deities met their end by her blade but her strike did not always come before the grains of sand found within the glass which embodies the iron-clad rule of time had fallen and since there is no way to go back what is done cannot be undone time is the ultimate enemy of eternity the tengu general was first struck down by the deity of watatsumi island as it pushed its advantage against the lands of eternity what mercy might have been reserved for the serpent god or abbashi was then forfeit and her rage a struck down the creature with extreme prejudice leaving the lands of inazuma forever scarred through this victory eternity was served but it could not bring back what was lost time zero came next for mikoshi chio the battles of the cataclysm were horrific and so too were the monsters of this era a corrupted beast of sin consumed geo during one such encounter but she like a was a tenacious incompetent fighter she killed the creature from the inside cutting her way to freedom but the damage was done the darkness contained within the creature's blood combined with the horrors she had witnessed took her mind and transformed her body until she turned her blade against a in the ensuing fight geo's sword arm and one horn were cloven likely she only survived as a result of a's unwillingness to deal the final blow and so she retreated to the forest tormented by her newly twisted form and the pain of her wounds chio's final fate is not known but her defeat helped to ensure the ideal of eternity but it would not bring back what was lost time's cruelty knew no bounds and its gaze next was cast upon kitsune saigu much of the details of her disappearance are completely unknown but it is said that she was consumed by dark will breaking down her body and her mind but as the darkness consumed her physical form she pleaded for her memories to be spared so her memories became one with the earth giving a brief existence to another centuries later saigu as the fox priestess was highly mischievous in life but her final words to a were meaningful though we know not for certain if they ever reached her ears do not be blinded do not waver keep walking the path that you believe in and with those words eternity was once again served but could not bring back what was lost time relentlessly marched forward and its insatiable hunger continued with saigon's loss still fresh in her mind a barely given time to process her grief she found the musso-ishan in her hands passed to her by her sister as she lay dying that very day the blade which represented peace would taste the crimson life force of those who oppose eternity but it would do nothing to quench the thirst of aids grief there would be no funeral no ceremony no closure to the people of inazuma the ryden shogun was a single entity so tragically none would warn the death of their gentle peace-loving archon a alone would bear this grief as the mantle of archon passed on to her her resolve now all the stronger in lieu of all that happened if eternity is not achieved jio sasuri saigu mikoto died for nothing and thus eternity was served once more but will not bring back what was lost a had become the arcana vinozuma the ryden shogun and yet she was still the shadow assassin perhaps this is why she chose to wear the ornamental fan once belonging to makoto behind that of her own hair ornament and flowers a resolute way of honoring her sister's memory and a reminder of why she must strive forward towards eternity there was now nothing between the archon and time's gaze there was only her in time as a had learned the iron-clad rule of existence cannot stop it and if she were not destined to be killed in combat despite all she is capable of erosion will eventually claim even her so a spent a great many years concerned of how to overcome even the intangible concept of time then as if by a stroke of good fortune or perhaps it was fate the answer appeared before a mysterious technique lost to time provided the promise of creating an undying puppet it could be designed identical to a such that eternity could be served through that vessel for all time and no one would be the wiser replicating an arrangement similar to that which a and her sister had fabricated so long ago this was eternity this was the solution the guarantee that the ryden shogun could preside over in azuma for eternity so her research began countless experimentations ensued failed prototypes were discarded immeasurable time and resources were consumed but finally a successful prototype was designed it was built male given the name kuni kazushi a locked its abilities and cleared its memory releasing it into the world as an ordinary human with hopes he would live out a normal life using what she had learned with her successful prototype a at last created the perfect puppet there it sat on the table a blank slate listening to a talk about eternity in azuma its people and about makoto the ryden shogun puppet would be tasked by a to defend inazuma from all enemies of eternity even if this meant she may become an enemy of eternity herself it would be worth it so long as zinozuma would be safe because where there is progress there must be loss each passing generation would know the same in azuma their customs traditions even the swordcraft techniques developed and passed on by a herself and they would all know the glory and protection of the almighty ryden shogun with eternity's solution now prepared his plan was to use the art of soul binding taught to her by the peculiar and clever yay miko through this technique she would forsake her physical form and bind her consciousness to the mussoisian and reside alone in a state of solidary meditation within the plane of euthymia but there was still one final matter to attend to the gnosis she would have no need for it in her isolation it could not be left behind without great consideration her first thought was to modify the gnosis into a device not unlike a battery but despite her greatest efforts all attempts to alter the gnosis failed modification was impossible so her only option was to entrust it to someone or if not trust at least someone who knew the value of it well enough not to sell it to the highest bidder yaimiko was certainly not someone to ever lose out on a transaction and there was at that time no trade one could make in a's mind which would be equal to the value of the gnosis and so the gnosis of the electro archon was left in the care of the new high priestess of the narukami shrine when a returned to the ryden shogun puppet it had but one question for her there is no turning back from forsaking your form do you regret nothing not one to stand on ceremony they responded your existence is my answer and transferred herself into the sword leaving the mortal plane behind in her eternal meditation a has spent the centuries with her focus turned to preventing the natural erosion of time upon her being she will not allow herself to forget all which came before the good times and the bad but since the good is far more forgiving to recall she often thinks of her days beneath that sakura tree though none remain now to sit beneath its branches playing karuta renee remembers those days she wishes that time might stop forever and that's the origins of ryden a if you enjoyed the video be sure to leave a like subscribe and hit the bell icon so that you are notified when my next video goes live and check out my twitch stream to join in on lore discussions and share your theories thanks for watching tavod historia may the seven guide you travelers [Music] [Music] you

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Length: 19min 37sec (1177 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 30 2021