Honkai Impact 3rd: I picked up a Seele at the start of the game.

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"At that time, Alicia married a human. So, she carefully prepared a grand banquet to bid farewell to the past."

"But times have changed."

Dressed in ordinary clothes and without makeup, Alicia waited in the private room of the cafe.

Sitting upright.

Waiting quietly.

Let's take this opportunity to tell another story?

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Unlike the previous story where "God gave the girl a chance to resurrect all living beings," the "God" in this story is indifferent to the girl's story.

After the girl made her grand wish, a chariot carrying her on a long wind creaked forward, and a baby sparrow carrying a flower crown landed on her head; gardens all over the world bloomed with vitality for her smile, and hundreds of flowers cheered and expressed their welcome with songs of love.

The beautiful maiden returned to the kingdom of angels. The angels smiled and asked her: "Elysia, God heard your wish; God received your blessing. Is there anything else you wish to ask?"

The girl asked, "Did the deity say anything?"

The angels grinned, shook their heads in unison, and chanted aloud:

Your wishes are not God's concern! Your blessings are not God's concern!

The girl burst into tears: If that's really the case, what's the point of God's existence?

However, the demons responded even louder:

Your questions are irrelevant to God!

In the blink of an eye, heaven and hell can be reversed.

A raging fire burned in the girl's eyes; despair and rage consumed her reason. She abandoned her respect for God, abandoned rational thought, and brazenly blasphemed the divine with her insignificant power, unexpectedly stealing God's power.

Despite being astonished by what she had accomplished, the girl resolutely used this power and her memories to recreate her world, then cast it into hell to lie dormant, hoping that one day she could resurrect all living beings.

The girl who accomplished all this was like a creator goddess who cleaved the heavens and the earth. Her memories and body constituted the people and things of this world, and her soul illuminated the path for all. And she, naturally, like the creator goddess in mythology, was utterly annihilated and vanished.

But in this dreamlike world, everything unfolds exactly as it did before. So, who is the one playing the role of the young girl?

She is not Elysia, but El'yanis (equivalent to Eri'arnyes, the goddess of vengeance + Elysia).

She possesses Alicia's memories, identity, appearance, and blessings; she is a true continuation of Alicia's life, but she is by no means the truly flawless person.

It's her, and it's not her.

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"It might seem strange, but what I'm doing is truly protecting this world."

"Expelling those who are outside of dreams, usurping the power of God... even if hands are no longer clean, stained with dust and tears."

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Upon arriving at the private room of the cafe, Alicia was already inside, and Yun Fuyu couldn't help but feel her heart race.

That's Alicia!

Seele could sense his subtle feelings and said with amusement, "Don't be so nervous. After all, Alicia is just an ordinary girl, just like Seele. Why are you so special to her?"

Yun Fuyu replied, "Maybe it's because this is our first time meeting. Her story is particularly touching in my memory, so I've always wanted to meet her—it's a bit like meeting an idol, you know?"

Seele smiled helplessly: "I don't really understand, but I'll try my best to understand."

Yun: "I have to say this, Seele is also my idol! Seele is the cutest in the world!"

Alicia's voice suddenly came from the private room: "Hey, stop flaunting your love everywhere! Don't you feel ashamed?!"

Xi'er was indeed a little embarrassed. She quickly grabbed Yun Fuyu's sleeve and pulled him into the private room.

Yun Fuyu remained oblivious: "Idols are a dream, Seele is real! You can rest assured about me. Although I still think about Alicia, the only one I love is Seele!"

When Seele pulled him into the private room, he was still smug, thinking his answer was flawless.

However, in the private room, he only saw Seele waving to the air and then turning around to look at him curiously, as if asking: Why aren't you saying anything?

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"Hi~ Seele, long time no see, how have you been?"

Alicia sat upright, greeting Seele with impeccable manners. For some inexplicable reason, Seele felt a chill run down her spine.

She shook her head and greeted me with a smile: "It's not that long ago. Come to think of it, the last time I saw you was only a little over ten days ago."

Xi'er tugged at Yun Fuyu's sleeve: "Come on! My Yun Fuyu has been longing to see you for so long!"

She said in a teasing tone, as if playing with a child, "Ah Yun, it's time to say hello!"

Alicia sat upright, watching them with a smile.

The clouds and rain fell as if from an ice cellar.

He turned his head stiffly, staring intently into Seele's eyes, and said, "Seele, I didn't see Alicia at all."

"……Eh?"

Seele gasped briefly, not doubting that Yun Fuyu was joking, and immediately looked at Alicia: "What's going on?"

But in Yun Fuyu's eyes, it was as if Xier was talking to thin air, as if there really was someone there, which was extremely eerie.

Alicia smiled and said, "My dear Seele, as someone from the future, you don't actually believe that time travel exists, do you?"

Seele seemed to have received some answer, and couldn't help but take a step back, a look of surprise on her face: "So... Alicia, could it be that you've already...?"

"Hmm? Perhaps you should ask yourself: Am I really Alicia?"

From Seele's perspective, the usually cheerful pink-haired girl's radiant smile suddenly became extremely subtle. Her beautiful blue eyes abruptly transformed into diamond-shaped pupils, coldly gazing at them with an indifferent and sinister air.

Xi'er couldn't help but take a step back and bumped into Yun Fuyu's arms.

Danger...danger!!

It felt as if every single one of my senses was trembling, every cell screaming to its owner: Danger! Danger! Death is imminent!!

Seele's jaw clenched, trembling several times, as she asked incredulously, "Alicia, what's wrong with you? What do you want to do?!"

"Me? ...I just wanted to ask you to rest in peace."

Alicia rose, and her clothes suddenly transformed into a beautiful dress with a flowing hem. She slowly walked to Seele, who was trembling, and gently stroked her delicate cheek with her slender fingers.

He laughed strangely: "Seele, don't blame me. This is your punishment for shattering my beautiful dream."

Alicia murmured inexplicably, "They are my everything. I won't allow anyone to destroy my paradise, not even you, not even all of you..."

"Seele? Seele?"

Yun Fuyu pressed down on Xi'er's shoulders; she seemed to be trembling with fear.

Seele suddenly turned around, forcefully shoved him out the door, and screamed, "Get out of here!!!"

Turning around again, she resolutely unleashed her full power, something she hadn't done in a long time! The Herrscher armor materialized on her body out of thin air, and the dying crimson power erupted violently. Endless red thorns flooded her vision, and her pale red eyes, filled with longing, withdrew their gaze, turning fiercely towards the void!

Before Yun Fuyu could figure out what had happened, all the strange phenomena of the Herrscher of Death were annihilated and vanished into nothingness in the next instant.

When her vision cleared again, Seele lay limply on the ground, as if she would die at any moment.

"..."

Alicia walked steadily to Seele, squatted down, and pinched her cheek. But this time, it was not an expression of affection, but a victor's humiliation of the loser.

She sighed, "Overestimating themselves."

“Seele, if this is your era—or rather, your current civilization. If this is the power and determination of your current civilization, then I will not show any mercy.”

Seele turned her head slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but when her gaze fell on her, it was as if a scythe suddenly pierced Alicia. The power of her consciousness and the last bit of strength in her body still tried to struggle in her death throes!

呲.

The scythe of spirit slices through flesh and blood, then swiftly dissipates in the wind.

Alicia gently touched the wound on her face, frowning slightly: "A beautiful girl's perfect appearance can't be hurt."

When she lowered her hand, the wound had already healed. Alicia smiled and said, "Seele, I won't blame you, and I didn't want to hurt you. Please get a good night's sleep, and forget this nightmare when you wake up. It's better for both of us, isn't it?"

Seeing that Yun Fuyu had reacted and rushed over, Seele seemed to still want to struggle. Alicia sighed again and placed her hand on Seele's head.

laugh."

Yun Fuyu barged into the private room again, but Xi'er was nowhere to be seen.

Alicia turned around and stood in front of Yun Fuyu, clasped her hands together and pressed them against her face, and smiled sweetly at him.

"Hi? How does it feel to talk to an unseen ghost?"

"..."

He looked around blankly, and stubbornly tried to activate the power of the Origin Link, but there was no one on the other side of the link, as if everything he remembered about Seele was just an absurd dream.

Alicia patted Yun Fuyu's face, but her invisible body couldn't touch him at all. She sighed softly, a hint of regret in her voice, and confessed her feelings to him, who couldn't hear her—

"Our combined strength has built this dream world. You are the only one who can see the flaws, and also the only one who cannot see me. To be honest, it's a bit of a regret."

Alicia looked at the boy's face, which bore a slight resemblance to her own, and her complexion grew even paler as she couldn't find any proof of Seele's existence.

She said apologetically, "If Seele were just a wisp of consciousness that descended into the dream, I wouldn't have banished her like this. But she projected her entire consciousness through your weakness, made a vow with you, and touched the core of the world (the Origin Land)."

She chuckled, "You must understand, right? This is Erinis, the fantasy world I created, Alicia's lifelong dream. So, I will not allow you to destroy this place. Not even Seele, not even you."

The pink-haired girl concealed her dejected expression, stepped forward, and embraced him.

This time, she touched not his body, but the core of his power.

Over the past few days, Alicia has traveled all over the world, repairing the rifts, etching her own power, and erasing Yun Fuyu's traces... all for this moment, to devour his power completely and utterly annihilate his consciousness.

Her pleasant voice spoke slowly:

"Sleep, sleep now, my dear."

"The warm ocean envelops you, and the fairy's song lulls you to sleep."

Yun Fuyu's consciousness suddenly ceased.

A pale purple halo enveloped the dream world, yet everyone continued their lives as usual, unaware of anything amiss.

That gentle voice is still telling its story.

"This is my blessing to the world, a gift from God—'love'."

A gentle voice hummed a fairytale lullaby in my ear, plunging the world into an endless, dark abyss.

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The shadowless "Dream World" continues to wander in the Sea of ​​Quanta, evading the spying from the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

Its name is El Innes.

This is the "world of dreams" created by Alicia, the "eternal and beautiful flawless paradise" that she has always longed for.

The founders of this world are Alicia and Yun Fuyu. More precisely, Alicia usurped the power of the supreme god, thus creating this world where truth and falsehood are indistinguishable.

The Origin Land absorbed the power of the highest god and is the core of the Dream World.

Its name is Argona, the Tower of the World.

However, because Seele had shattered this world, a rift appeared in the Dream World. As a result, strange powers from this world leaked out, infecting and distorting all the world bubbles they touched along the way.

Its name is—Shadow of Darkness.

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———Current Civilization, World Bubble, Sage's Tower———

"Sleep, sleep now, my dear."

"The warm ocean envelops you, and the fairy's song lulls you to sleep."

Seele suddenly opened her eyes, and her rapidly regaining consciousness took in everything before her. This was not the training room of the previous civilization, but her residence in the Sage's Tower in the World of Bubble!

That is, the scene before she "entered the dream".

Why...why is this happening?

Just as Seele was feeling lost and helpless, she suddenly shuddered, rushed out the door, and her light blue figure quickly leaped to the top of the tower, gazing at the distant sky.

A terrifying black shadow streaked across the top of the world bubble, plunging the entire world into darkness.

Under that terrifying pressure, Seele took several heavy breaths. Her intuition told her that it was something unimaginably large, the cause of everything.

She defied the oppressive force and soared into the sky, attempting to touch the invisible elephant-like entity ahead—

late.

The shadows receded, the oppressive aura dissipated, and nothing remained on the outer edge of the world bubble.

"...'The Shadow of Darkness'?"

Seemingly sensing something, Seele's body trembled involuntarily, and her consciousness quickly sank into a dream, hoping to find Yun Fuyu's trace through the link to the Origin Land.

But his figure was nowhere to be found in the primordial land shrouded in pale purple mist; that connection of fate seemed as ethereal as a dream.

"Seele? How did you get in?"

Suddenly, Mei's calm voice came through, her tone filled with undisguised surprise.

Seele stared blankly at Mei, who was wearing the Herrscher of Origin armor, and after a long while asked in a low voice, "Is this the 'Land of Origin' that Mei-neechan mentioned?"

The purple-haired girl nodded, looking at the distracted Seele with a puzzled expression, and tentatively asked, "Kiana said you were ambushed by something higher. Seele, are you out of danger?"

Seele nodded, then silently shook her head, and suddenly choked up, saying, "I don't know... I don't know..."

Although no one answered, she had already found the answer within herself—

The link of fate has been broken.

The power of the oath has dissipated.

He is not present in the history of the Origin Land.

The dream... is over.

The story in my dream seems to have been forgotten.

In an empty world, a girl with an empty heart unconsciously cries because of her own confusion, until in the end, she forgets why she cried.

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