Genshin Impact: Transmigrated as Furina's Second Personality

Five hundred years ago, following the calamity of Khaenri'ah, the current Raiden Shogun, Raiden Ei, was plunged into despair due to the successive deaths of her sister and close friends. In her sorrow, she sought an extreme form of eternity.

She believed that the flesh would eventually decay, and even the soul would wear down over time. Thus, she resolved to create a puppet to govern Inazuma, while her own soul would retreat into a plane of meditation.

Scaramouche was the first prototype puppet created by Ei, intended to bear the Gnosis and become a god.

However, upon creating him, Ei discovered that he shed tears in his sleep.

At that moment, Ei realized that whether as a puppet or a human, he was far too fragile.

To enforce eternity, the puppet needed unwavering conviction and a heart devoid of personal emotions. Yet Scaramouche displayed feelings unbecoming of a puppet, disqualifying him for his intended purpose.

As a human, his heart was too delicate, too frail.

This flaw was evident from his so-called Three Betrayals, which provide clear insight into his fragile psyche.

In the Tatarasuna Incident, the blade smiths provided him with food, shelter, and education, teaching him to read and write. Yet when disaster struck, he unhesitatingly believed the Doctor's one-sided accusations without further investigation, concluding that his friends had betrayed him.

Later, he befriended a sickly child, forming a bond of companionship.

But within days, the child succumbed to illness.

First, it's crucial to note that death was not the child's choice—if given the chance, they would have surely chosen to live.

Second, Scaramouche's initial reaction to the child's passing was not grief or a wish for the child's liberation from suffering. Instead, he saw it as yet another betrayal.

His reaction was understandable given his abandonment by Ei after his creation, leaving him with a deep-seated fear of being forsaken.

This fear drove him to believe the Doctor's claim of betrayal without hesitation during the Tatarasuna Incident.

It also led him to perceive the death of the sickly child as another instance of abandonment and betrayal.

Many argue that Ei created Scaramouche and abandoned him, making her guilty of creating without nurturing.

From Scaramouche's perspective, this is undeniably true. He viewed his creator, Ei, as a mother figure, and in this light, Ei's actions could indeed be considered abandonment.

However, looking at the situation from Ei's perspective provides a broader understanding.

At the time, the calamity in Khaenri'ah had just ended. Ei had lost her sister and her dearest friend, Kitsune Saiguu. The aftermath of the disaster left Inazuma in ruins.

Grieving, Ei ascended to the Archon's seat and took charge of Inazuma.

To combat erosion, she sought to create a machine to enforce eternity.

The puppet she created was never intended to serve as a child to care for her in her later years—it was meant to be a machine that could assist her in resisting erosion and managing Inazuma.

In other words, Ei never saw Scaramouche as her child. To her, he was merely a tool.

When she realized he didn't meet her requirements, she chose not to destroy him out of pity. Instead, she sealed him away and even left him with the golden feather symbolizing his identity.

To draw a parallel, it's as if you built a cleaning robot because your house was dirty. But upon completing it, you found that it had developed some semblance of intelligence.

It couldn't fulfill its cleaning duties, and its intelligence wasn't sufficient to make it a fully realized person. Releasing it into the world might harm it—or others.

Out of compassion, you didn't destroy it. Instead, you powered it down and stored it away in the attic.

Later, due to a malfunction, the robot reactivated. Viewing you as its creator, it concluded you had abandoned it.

Your feelings in this scenario would undoubtedly be complex and filled with helplessness.

From this perspective, Scaramouche's Three Betrayals don't hold up to scrutiny.

By his logic, his creator, whom he sees as his mother, Ei, has experienced four betrayals herself.

Raiden Ei: I have endured four betrayals.

First: My dearest friend, the Tengu Sasayuri, perished in battle against Orobashi, forsaking our friendship.

Second: My sister concealed her plans and went alone to the battlefield of Khaenri'ah, where she fell, forsaking our bond as siblings.

Third: My close friend Kitsune Saiguu died in the calamity, abandoning our friendship.

Fourth: My confidant and retainer, Chiyo, entered the Abyss to battle its creatures, only to be corrupted by its dark power. She turned on me, betraying our bond as ruler and retainer.

"Whether as a tool or a human, he was far too fragile." — Raiden Ei

At first, few understood this remark. But now, it's clear that Ei's assessment of Scaramouche was uncannily accurate.

As a puppet for enforcing eternity, his emotional nature made him unsuitable.

As a human, he lacked the resilience and mental fortitude to navigate life.

His Three Betrayals highlight his inability to possess the tenacious and complete heart of a human. His inner world is fragile and overly sensitive, prone to extremes at the slightest adversity.

As a puppet for eternity, Scaramouche was unfit.

As a human, his psyche was riddled with severe flaws.

As his creator, Ei likely understood these deficiencies better than anyone.

With such a fragile heart, releasing him into the human world would only invite hardship and potentially lead him to cause harm through extreme actions.

To Ei, sealing Scaramouche may have seemed like the only viable option.

Born to bear the Gnosis, Scaramouche inherently yearned for it and for divinity.

This is why, in Sumeru's main storyline, after being transformed into a "god," he repeatedly emphasized his divine status.

It explains his eagerness to battle Nahida and his fixation on recreating a "fragment of the Archon War."

Psychologically, this reflects a classic pattern: "The more someone lacks, the more they overcompensate by flaunting it."

It's akin to a child who has never experienced love and, upon entering their first relationship, obsessively flaunts it to others.

Similarly, Scaramouche's obsession with proving himself stems from his foundational purpose as a vessel for the Gnosis and a god.

Rejected for failing to meet this purpose, he yearned to achieve godhood and prove his worth.

Thus, his declaration during battle, "Beelzebul, I have ascended!", encapsulates his desperation.

More than anything, he sought validation from his creator, Raiden Ei, to prove he wasn't a flawed creation.

He wanted to show that Ei was wrong to abandon him, that he was indeed fit to become a god.

Ultimately, Scaramouche is a hollow, fragile, and sensitive being—forever striving to prove his worth. His self-doubt and pride make him simultaneously pitiable and tragic.

After clarifying Scaramouche's character, we can delve into the main event.

The Gnosis has always been something the Tsaritsa desired. As one of the Fatui Harbingers, Scaramouche had a duty to seize it.

At the same time, he harbored an innate craving for the Gnosis, yearning to prove his worth and validate his potential to become a god.

Now, before him was a seemingly innocent and carefree Archon, wandering alone in a foreign land—and possibly carrying a Gnosis.

What would happen next was all too predictable.

Watching Furina stroll through the wilderness, Scaramouche hesitated.

Why did he need to prove himself? Because he wasn't a god yet, and that need for proof stemmed from his own insecurity.

Scaramouche was acutely aware that he wasn't yet a god. Facing an actual god, his apprehension remained, fearing he might not be Furina's match.

Thus, he chose to stay hidden, observing Furina from the shadows.

He followed her for nearly an hour.

Through this extended observation, Scaramouche reached an unbelievable conclusion—even to himself.

The Hydro Archon before him appeared simple-minded, her gaze lacked the authority of a god, and there was no trace of danger emanating from her.

If not for knowing she was a god, anyone's first impression would have been that she was just an ordinary girl out on an excursion.

As someone created to achieve divinity, Scaramouche harbored both hatred for gods and an innate reverence for them—while simultaneously desiring to become one himself.

This contradictory psychology left him inexplicably infuriated upon seeing Furina.

This fragile-looking girl, riddled with openings, qualifies as a god? Then what about me? Am I not more capable, more deserving of divinity than her?"

Jealousy, his longing for the Gnosis, and his desire to surpss a gods all mingled into a deadly resolve.

He turned his gaze to the unsuspecting Furina, and without hesitation, resolved to strike.

At that moment, Furina stood amidst a field of wildflowers, admiring the blooms. Suddenly, a flash of purple appeared beside her.

The newcomer bore an insane grin, launching a vicious, lightning-charged kick toward her head.

The attack, aimed directly at the left side of Furina's skull near her temple, showed no mercy.

Furina had little combat experience and a straightforward personality. Her duel in the Opera Epiclese against the Trial Agent had merely been for control over her powers to ensure her daily life wasn't disrupted.

Scaramouche, on the other hand, was a puppet created by Raiden Ei with divinity in mind. He had a solid foundation of combat training, honed further by years of service to the Fatui.

Claiming he possessed strength on par with Liyue's adepti would not be an exaggeration.

After all, being the Sixth Harbinger of the Fatui was no trivial title.

Caught off guard by Scaramouche's ambush, Furina had no chance to defend herself.

Boom!

A deafening thud echoed as lightning exploded near Furina's ear.

It felt as though a mountain had been hurled at her temple, the immense force crashing into her body.

She was sent hurtling hundreds of meters away, a streak of black against the horizon.

Crash!

Her body slammed into a mountainside, shaking the earth and dislodging massive boulders.

Due to gravity, she slid down the mountainside before collapsing on the ground.

"Who... who are you?"

"Why are you hurting me?"

Her head throbbed from the blow, leaving her disoriented. She struggled to her feet, barely able to stand as she questioned her assailant.

If Scaramouche had worried this might have been a trap, those concerns vanished entirely.

After all, this was a god! Yet he had landed a direct hit on her vital point with a single strike.

To be dominating a god in combat filled Scaramouche with an intoxicating satisfaction, gratifying his long-repressed emotions.

Looking at Furina as she questioned him, his face twisted with open disdain.

"After being attacked, your first reaction isn't anger, nor is it to retaliate. Instead, you ask me why?"

"This naïve attitude of yours makes me sick!"

"Someone like you dares call themselves a god?"

He showed no intention of sparing Furina, launching another assault.

Confronted with the unexpected attack, Furina fell into panic.

For nearly five hundred years, she had played the role of a god.

Her experiences over these years had impressed upon her the depth of her own powerlessness. She had relied on an exaggerated façade to maintain her divine image, but the more she postured externally, the more inadequate she felt internally.

"I'm so useless."

"I can't accomplish anything. I have no strength."

"I'm pathetic and incapable of helping anyone."

"I lack divine power, unable to protect Fontaine. I'm not even intelligent—I have to leave all state matters to Neuvillette."

Her time as a mortal occupying the throne of a god had deeply ingrained a sense of inferiority and helplessness within her.

These thoughts had become second nature, shaping her instincts and habits over centuries.

Now, faced with danger, her primal instinct was to flee.

She ran blindly, driven by terror and desperation—a survival mechanism deeply ingrained in humans when confronted by overwhelming threats.

Even though she now possessed power, five centuries of experience had conditioned her to react this way.

When blood trickled from a wound on her forehead, dyeing her vision red, the fear of death consumed her completely.

Her pupils trembled, her body shook, and she fled in a frenzy.

Scaramouche, seeing her panic, laughed maniacally, pursuing her relentlessly.

He wasn't in a hurry to deal the killing blow; he reveled in the thrill of chasing down a god.

Once deemed unworthy of divinity, he now found himself hunting a god.

In this moment, he felt as though he had proven his worth.

The pursuit itself was intoxicating, granting him unparalleled satisfaction and euphoria. He no longer cared why she, such a coward, could ever be a god. It didn't matter anymore. There was no need for such a useless Archon to exist, one who couldn't even defend herself.

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