The Gods' Limits

Teyvat Chapter Interlude Teaser: The Gods' Limits was a video released by official Genshin Impact media on July 9, 2025. It teased the upcoming Archon Quest storyline and marked the first in-person appearances of all the Four Great Rulers of the Heavenly Principles along with a preview of Nod-Krai.

Description

In the council of gods, no mortal voice is ever heard.
And thus was the fate of the world arbitrarily determined.
We know that such is the way of the world.
But do the gods act out of contempt...
Or have they at some hour begun to act out of fear?

VA:
"Ruler of Death" Ronova — Aiden Dawn
"Gold" Rhinedottir — Ivy Dupler
"Ruler of Life" Naberius — Ivy Dupler
"Ruler of Time" Istaroth — Erika Harlacher
Director of the Fatui, "The Jester" Pierro — Richard Tatum

Chinese Voice-Over Video: https://youtu.be/juStpsdYU24
Japanese Voice-Over Video: https://youtu.be/ndhNZ0ue0kE
Korean Voice-Over Video: https://youtu.be/wqTyuEvx42U

Transcript

(In a lush field with a big tree, an elderly woman sits under the tree's shade and starts reading a book to the students gathered around her.)

Elderly Woman: This world has always been so

(Naberius is shown)

Elderly Woman: Life abides no reason —

Elderly Woman: For none are born by their own consent

(Ronova is shown)

Elderly Woman: Death abides no reason —

Elderly Woman: For it cannot be defied

Elderly Woman: Even by those who see it coming

(Istaroth is shown)

Elderly Woman: Time abides no reason —

Elderly Woman: For it deprives us all equally

Elderly Woman: Yet brooks not a second to be reclaimed

(Asmoday is shown)

Elderly Woman: Space abides no reason. The...

(A gust of wind disrupts her narration. She convulses as if she were being struck by an invisible force, much to the students' alarm. The woman's eyes turn black as she continues narrating. Two stars representing the Traveler and the Traveler's Sibling duck and weave between chains, transforming into two hands that reach for each other before being torn apart.)

Elderly Woman: The Ruler of Space stopped the golden-haired twin travelers

Elderly Woman: And mercilessly t—t—t—tore them apart...

(A beam of red light falls from the sky, destroying the tree and turning the sky red. The woman's body twists and shreds into nothingness as her book falls to the ground. The screen cuts to black.)

(A crow flying in the red sky is killed and absorbed into Ronova as she descends upon the destroyed tree.)

Ronova: Nabe— Mm, no

Ronova: This looks more like Rhinedottir's doing

(The woman and students have been reduced to small white, flaming orbs. The Rhinedottir picks up one up from the ground.)

Ronova: Please don't litter other people's spaces with your bizarre creations

Rhinedottir: Unsurprisingly, all life here has been rendered unstable

Rhinedottir: Tainted by the Ruler of Space

Rhinedottir: I have seen enough to know that repeating this experiment would be fruitless

(Right after Rhinedottir destroys the white orb, Naberius confronts her inside their mind, depicted as a blue space filled with screens.)

Naberius: You seem to wield my power as if it were nothing but a plaything for your amusement

Naberius: Although merging with you has stripped me of agency

Naberius: I shall still continue to voice my disapproval

Naberius: My dear Rhinedottir

Rhinedottir: ...You have my respect, Naberius

Rhinedottir: Your nagging is one of the only things that can get under my skin

(As Rhinedottir's consciousness returns to reality, Ronova turns to Istaroth, perched on the dead tree.)

Ronova: And you, Istaroth...

Ronova: Why did you bestow history upon "them"?

Istaroth: I had to find some way to pass the time, did I not?

Istaroth: After all

Istaroth: It's clear that Asmoday is not here

Ronova: Well, perhaps you could share your input a little earlier next time

Ronova: But you're right —

Ronova: There's no trace of Asmoday here

Ronova: Where has she gone...

Ronova: ... Anyway

Ronova: It's time I put this space out of its misery

(As the space is destroyed, the cube that once encompassed that space disintegrates.)

(Istaroth descends the steps to a dark chamber illuminated by a golden, swirling light.)

Istaroth: These meetings are just a formality

Istaroth: Does it really matter that only three of us are here?

Ronova: ...I, for one, think that we should find her

Ronova: Since the Heavenly Principles cast us as Shades

Ronova: Not one of us has ever missed a meeting

Istaroth: What if...

Istaroth: She just switched sides?

Istaroth: Finding her would do more harm than good

Rhinedottir: Now there's an interesting idea

Rhinedottir: Better than being "devoured"

Ronova: "Just switched sides"?

Ronova: You make it sound like such a trivial affair

Ronova: We are Shades

Ronova: Shadows of the Heavenly Principles

Ronova: It's unthinkable...

Ronova: Unless...

Ronova: ...She loves her new master more than her own self...

Istaroth: Ronova...

Istaroth: Do you know that you're being watched?

(Ronova, alarmed, casts her gaze around the floor.)

Ronova: By whom?

Ronova: Whose gaze could pierce this far?

(Ronova finds the source of the gaze: Pierro, who defiantly gazes up towards the heavens with a scowl.)

Ronova: I remember those eyes...

Ronova: It was just before I placed the curse of immortality...

(During the Cataclysm, Pierro and Ronova lock eyes as Ronova casts the curse of immortality on Khaenri'ahns. Even as her powers stir up debris all around them, Pierro's glare never leaves her.)

Rhinedottir: Ah yes, he's an old acquaintance of mine

Rhinedottir: I'm sure that working for the Tsaritsa has helped him let go of his past obsessions

Ronova: The Cryo Archon?

Ronova: With her paltry powers

Ronova: She dares set her gaze on the Heavenly Principles?

Rhinedottir: The Heavenly Principles have yet to awaken

Rhinedottir: If I were her

Rhinedottir: I wouldn't pass on that opportunity either...

(Naberius appears through a hologram behind Rhinedottir.)

Naberius: My dear Rhinedottir

Naberius: You know I cannot allow you to think that way

Rhinedottir: It was purely hypothetical, Naberius

Ronova: For lack of a direct order

Ronova: I say it's time we intervened

Ronova: ...Of course

Ronova: To the extent permitted by the "rules"

(Istaroth reacts with trepidation. Rhinedottir gives an amused smile.)

(Back in Nod-Krai, Pierro breaks his gaze and departs, followed by his bodyguards. Various locations are shown in the background as he contemplates.): Pierro: The gaze of the gods has always been considered a blessing; Pierro: Hence the origin and meaning of "Visions"; Pierro: People have always yearned for the gaze of the gods...; Pierro: And yet...; Pierro: It is said that when mortals look directly upon the gods; Pierro: They invite their wrath and retribution; Pierro: Hmph, and what of it?; Pierro: Lives will be lost; Pierro: A nation brought to ruins...; Pierro: ...So be it. It is nothing I have not endured before; Pierro: "I already know the price of gazing upon the gods..."; Pierro: "So tell me —; Pierro: What is the price of killing a god?"; Pierro: The god stays silent; Pierro: As if the thought had never once crossed his mind; Pierro: To all those who dare not look up to the heavens, Her Majesty the Tsaritsa says this:; Pierro: "Behold, even the gods have their limits"

(Scene transitions from the Genshin Impact logo to a Fatui military station)

Fireblade Shock Trooper: Inspection over

Fireblade Shock Trooper: Return to your posts!

(A Thunderblitz Gvardiya hands a document over to a lower-ranking oprichniki soldier)

Thunderblitz Gvardiya: Make sure the Frostmoon Scions don't pose a threat

(As the soldier reads his orders, a glitching screen shows Columbina standing alone in a space full of white flowers)

Soldier: Per the "Palestar Edict"

Soldier: We are to retrieve The Damselette from Nod-Krai, whatever it takes

Other Languages

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	The Gods' Limits	—
Chinese (Simplified)	神的局限性 Shén de Júxiànxìng	Gods' Limitations
Chinese (Traditional)	神的侷限性 Shén de Júxiànxìng	Gods' Limitations
Japanese	神の限界 Kami no Genkai	Gods' Limits
Korean	신의 한계 Sin-ui Han'gye
Spanish	Los límites de los dioses	The Gods' Limits
French	Les limites des divinités	The Deities' Limits
Russian	Божьи границы Bozh'i granitsy	God's Boundaries
Thai	ขีดจำกัดของเทพเจ้า
Vietnamese	Giới Hạn Của Thần Linh
German	Die Grenzen eines Gottes	A God's Limits
Indonesian	Keterbatasan Dewa
Portuguese	Limitação do Divino
Turkish	Tanrıların Sınırları
Italian	I limiti delle divinità

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