Semyang Pema

**Semyang Pema** (Dzongkha:་ པདྨ *Padma*), or **Druk Gyaltsuen** (Dzongkha: *Dragon Queen*), also referred to as the **Watatsumi Omikami** (Japanese: 海祇大御神 "(Great) God of the Oceans"), was the guardian deity of the land upon which the Asase Shrine is now found on. She was slayed during the last month left in the Archon War, fiercely defending Serai Island from the corrupted Mikoshi Chiyo, which ended both of their lives in the process. Her death caused the death of the island's inhabitants and as a result, the Asase Shrine now searches for Semyang's reincarnation, hoping that her reincarnation's divine power can drive off both the Thunder Manifestation roaming the land above the island but also the corruption that seeped into the land after the corrupted Mikoshi Chiyo died there. Serai Island formed a huge bulk of her worshippers and after her death, the island has only Fatui soldiers roaming the landscape. At the peak of the island's existence, Semyang had been ruling well before the birth of the two Inazuman Shoguns: Raiden Ei, and Raiden Makoto. She was the sole "nemesis" of Kanna Kapatcir, the guardian deity of Tsurumi Island, often engaging in conflicts against her. In reality, Kanna considered her to be a close confidante of her's.

A Hydro Elemental Dragon and the first of her kind to be found anywhere in the world of Teyvat, she formed an unbreakable contract of everlasting protection for Morax and Guizhong's people, though her death and subsequently that of Guizhong broke the contract. Deeply devastated by her death, Kanna raged against Raiden Ei and Raiden Makoto whom she considered to be duly responsible for the cause of Semyang's death and was killed by Ei in response. Her grief, specks of her blood, and her uncontrollable rage caused the Thunder Manifestation to be given life. Morax was also greatly affected by her death, to the point where he declared that Semyang's reincarnation would be placed underneath his protection, if she was discovered.

The remnants of Semyang's Dragon Form, which she assumed during her last battle and final confrontation with Mikoshi Chiyo, can be seen in the middle of Serai Island, with it's skull located near the entrance to the Asase Shrine. Cradled in it's coils, is the bones of Mikoshi Chiyo. Semyang's release of divine power resulted in the Evanescence, a phenomenon on the island that causes fleeting and fast-moving natural disasters and can trap people in dreams, consisting of their memories.

The undercover Fatui agent Nathan, was actually a devout worshipper of Semyang and enlisted in the Fatui, in order to get to Inazuma's islands, in order to revive Semyang, his actual God. Nathan is later revealed to be descended from the main clan of Semyang's divine priests and priestesses, though parades as an undercover Fatui agent in order to draw attention on himself and allowing his fellow worshippers to revive their shared God and drive out of the Fatui from Serai Island. Nathan's deceit is eventually revealed to Pierro and the 1st of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers comes to Inazuma to execute him and his associates from defecting from the ranks of the Fatui. He is saved from his impending execution by Jetsun Pema herself, Semyang's reincarnation and along with his associates, swear his absolute allegiance and loyalty to Jetsun.

Certain factions in the ranks of the rank-and-file Fatui fanatically worship Semyang and her reincarnation, Jetsun, to the point where they even betrayed their original organization to travel to Serai Island and reinhabit it again.

## Profile

> The Hydro Dragon Queen, greatest of her kind and whom stood at the pinnacle of her own race was a fierce guardian of Serai Island and it's people.
> Though time is finite for the humans of Serai Island, dreams were what fueled her decision to defend them for the brief flashes of true eternity as she experienced mortal joys and woes alongside her people.
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> Description from the God of Serai Island artifact series

### Appearance

According to legends, Semyang appeared as a gigantic sea-blue-coloured dragon with glowing fluorescent scales, as well as a massive wingspan that spanned the entirety of Serai Island, as noted by the Hydro Dragon Queen Painting gifted to Lumine/Aether by Nathan.

She was also noted to have a human form, though information about her appearance as a human, was destroyed after the Asase Shrine sealed away all information relating to it.

### Personality

Semyang was gentle, caring, greatly curious and a fiercely protective deity. A divine being who existed since before humans arrived on Serai Island. She thought of humans as strange curious creatures and sought out their knowledge, though thought of them as weaker than her, due to her divine powers and abilities. Extremely benevolent, she accepted the rejects of Inazuman society on Serai Island and due to this, her people greatly revered her. The Asase Shrine was commissioned by two of her fellow gods: Raiden Ei and Raiden Makoto to honor both them and her, long after her own death, the shrine continued their worship of her. Kanna Kapatcir called her a "god not meant for this world" and "overly pure in heart, mind, soul, and body" - indicating that Kanna saw her as a gentler god not meant for warfare. However, this description is not completely accurate considering that she faced and dueled the corrupted Mikoshi Chiyo for several centuries while the Archon War was still raging, before finally slaying her in their final confrontation with each other.

As a water god, Semyeng was also incredibly cunning but could become extremely wrathful depending on the situation at hand. Upon learning of Orobashi's intentions of invading Serai Island, Semyang became extremely wrathful and killed several of Orobashi's people in defense of Serai Island and it's people, eventually calling upon the aid of both Kanna Kapatcir, Raiden Ei, and Raiden Makoto in order to defeat Orobashi. Likewise, her worshippers were so enraged by Orobashi's actions, that Nathan, one of her most fervent and devout worshippers had trouble controlling his fury at being held in prison by members of the Watatsumi Army, even shouting at Sangonomiya Kokomi and Gorou that Orobashi intended on invading Serai Island and that he was "nothing more than a greedy god". As planned by him, this statement immediately placed suspicion on Nathan rather than his associates, whom he sent to Serai Island to revive Semyeng.

## Story

### Early Archon War

Semyang was an entity that lived long ago. Her age is not known, but she was given a name by "her," although she had forgotten both it and the person who gave her the name.

### Death

Years later, the corrupted Mikoshi Chiyo clashed with Semyang for the last time and in the ensuring divine battle that continued uninterrupted for several centuries, in the end the people of Serai Island witnessed the slaying of both gods by each other. Soon after, Raiden Ei arrived on Serai Island and found it destroyed, those people who had been evacuated had been taken to Snezyhana, due to a deal made between the Cryo Archon at the time, Alexandra and Semyang. A consequence of this battle, was that Kanna Kapatcir became far more vengeful, with Semyang's death forming such a strong hatred within Kanna's body that it manifested as the first of several Thunder Manifestations. Many other gods, including two members of the original Seven Archons were also deeply affected by her death. The descendants of the survivors of Serai Island who had escaped it's destruction, burned with vengeance and grew into a ruthless military family who held long-entrenched ties to the Fatui but never forgot their original Inazuman roots, located at Serai Island. The Tsaritsa remained unaware that she had traitors within the lower ranks of the Fatui, only becoming aware of that fact, after Tartaglia and Pierro bring her photographs and identification papers of the defectors.

### Legacy

With Semyang's death, her remaining power manifested the Evanescence, a phenomenon on the island that causes fleeting and fast-moving natural disasters and can trap people in dreams, consisting of their memories being played over and over again in front of their eyes. The civilians and military personnel who had chosen to remain the island itself alongside their god were killed in the subsequent shockwave of divine energy, and reportably when Kanna Kapatcir learned of the news from her own worshippers, she even threatened to kill both Raiden sisters herself in revenge for the death of her fellow god. The survivors of Serai Island became extremely wrathful and swore to slay the Electro Archon for her friend's death in slaying their original God, never truly holding loyalty to the Tsaritsa, though they held a slight reverence to the original Cryo Archon, Alexandra.

## Trivia

### Basic

* She is the only upcoming historical God, that is actually deceased prior to the game's events.
	+ Alexandra doesn't count, as she is already a playable character.
* Yelan is descended from an existing female branch of the Vanderbilt Dynasty, the original ruling dynasty of Khaenri'ah before they were overthrown by the ---. A large majority of the dynasty's members immigrated from Khaenri'ah and settled on Serai Island, becoming the direct ancestors of the Pema Dynasty and the dynasty to which Yelan belongs - Arcadia.
	+ Dainsleif appears to be aware of Yelan's Khaenri'ah descent, as well as her ancestors' allegiance to the guardian deity of Serai Island, Semyang.
		- He has noted to both Lumine/Aether and Paimon that "she has mysterious ways, don't attempt to ask her questions, it will bring more questions than answers".
			* He also seems to be aware that Yelan has inherited Semyang's blessing bestowed on Yelan's ancestors and warns both Lumine/Aether and Paimon of the danger of touching her.
* Kuki Shinobu and Miyuki have an late older sister - Kuki Kanae - a high-ranking soldier from the Inazuma Shogunate's massive forces and the beloved mentor of Kujou Sara. Kanae's death is what caused the divide between Shinobu and Miyuki, to the point where Shinobu refuses to speak to Miyuki at all and shuns her completely.
	+ Kanae was a devout worshipper of both Semyang, as well as Raiden Ei and carried an amulet with Semyang's divine prayers inscribed on the inside, with a picture of both gods glued on the inside.
		- Kujou Sara, her beloved student inherited this amulet from her on the day of her death, being devastated by her death. The mere mention of Kanae's death brings her pain. Venti mentions hearing pained cries from Inazuma at night, eventually learning the cause of