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

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Clouds, wind, rain, snow, flowers, moon, frost, dew, thunder, rainbow, fog, rosy clouds, stars, tide, mist, rainbow, stream, waterfall, rock, valley...

Everything gradually became clear through my own perception.

Kiana, the Goddess of the End, opened her captivating purple-crossed, autumn-blue eyes and quietly gazed upon this world.

This is an imaginary world, but everything around her is materialized into a real scene by her power.

What is ultimately revealed is this ordinary yet incredibly moving scene before our eyes.

"As expected of you."

She exclaimed in admiration, took a step forward, and lingered in this stunning natural scenery.

Sunlight falls upon her, weaving a golden dream; a stream whispers at her feet, telling the truths of nature; butterflies flutter through her hair, performing a silent dance; the fragrance of flowers lingers in her nostrils, leaving a natural imprint.

But in an instant, thunder roared overhead, giant waves howled on the shore; storms raged through the forest, and hail pounded on the ground... Nature's furious scenes were both incredibly beautiful and terrifying.

Kiana's footsteps have traversed the world, and her power has spread here as well. But in the end, she couldn't find even a trace of that person here.

Kiana frowned, muttering to herself, "If not on the Imaginary Tree, where else could it be...?"

There are only two answers: either they sank into the sea of ​​quantum mechanics, or they were imprisoned in Elgins.

Kiana is more inclined to believe the former, since the Sea of ​​Quanta is ideal for disposing of a body. However, the latter possibility cannot be ignored.

With this in mind, she stopped searching and prepared to leave this "world," but suddenly—

A gentle voice sounded in her ear: "Little Tail, long time no see." (Little Tail—the cocoon of the end, linking to the tip of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers)

"?"

Kiana searched everywhere for the source of the sound, but there was no one around, or at least no one she could find.

"Oh, I see. You've found the right person..."

The voice was talking to itself, but it paused for a long time between each sentence, as if it was thinking or trying to process a lot of information.

Kiana asked loudly, "Who are you? Are you Yun Fuyu?"

"Yes...and no."

The voice paused for a long time, and when it spoke again, its originally gentle tone suddenly became hoarse and heavy.

"Little Tail, thank you for coming here, but for your own good, please leave as soon as possible."

"?"

His speech was incoherent and Kiana couldn't understand it at all.

But the next moment, as if sensing her thoughts, a wisp of consciousness suddenly entered her mind—

Finally, thank you for coming here. The humanity you received from Alicia has briefly awakened within me once more. But if you stay any longer, I will devour your humanity completely. For your own good, please leave as soon as possible.

Before Him, the God of the End appeared as frail as a child, and there was even a faint sense of a father-daughter conversation.

She asked, "So, you really are Yun Fuyu? But you can't control your own power, so you can only sleep indefinitely?"

"Yes and no."

He gave an ambiguous answer.

“I am not him, and he is not me. I am him, and he is me.”

“…Alright.” Kiana sighed helplessly, then asked, “How is Yun Fuyu now? Can Seele’s memories be restored? Erinise, what is the truth? Alicia, is she still alive?”

Kiana's question had barely left her lips when she saw the world before her rapidly transform from lush and vibrant to desolate! Flowers and grasses were swallowed by sandstorms, forests were reduced to ashes in wildfires, and clear lakes revealed their dried-up riverbeds...

The voice was no longer gentle, no longer hoarse and heavy, but had become cold and indifferent.

He said:

"The gods are unique in all realms, immortal and indestructible;

Those who have passed away are neither dead nor alive; they endure forever in the universe. (Those lost things will forever remain in the universe, like flowing river water, which seems to have flowed away, but due to the conservation of matter, it will exist forever.)

Those who usurp the gods will face predetermined consequences.

Those who dedicate themselves to their bodies have lost all humanity; there are no more coincidences.

Kiana got the answer and immediately left, not daring to stay there for even a second longer.

Immediately after she departed, that consciousness also quickly fell silent. This illusory world ceased its destruction, and life gradually began to flourish from its depths, but... its full recovery would likely be fifty thousand years from now.

But for Him, fifty thousand years is but a fleeting moment.

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Moon.

Kiana suddenly woke up, startling Mei.

Mei, exuding a mature, wifely aura, gently stroked Kiana's long white hair, pulled the still-shaken girl back into her arms, and murmured words of comfort.

Kiana gradually calmed down, took a deep breath, and buried her face in Mei's broad chest.

It may seem like she just took a trip to the imaginary world and chatted with a certain being, but in reality, she went to great lengths to find Yun Fuyu's whereabouts. When she spoke with that being, she was constantly under terrifying pressure. In particular, the last few chilling replies felt like a small hammer hitting the back of her head, causing her to feel dizzy.

After finally calming down, Kiana spoke up: "Mei, I've found a clue."

Despite being extremely concerned about things related to Alicia, Mei simply replied gently, "No rush, just tell me slowly."

Kiana's eyes were closed, her delicate nose trembling slightly from fear and pressure, but her voice remained steady:

“Yun Fuyu is indeed very special, but we still cannot determine his form of existence. Based on the information I have, he should not be dead.”

"There's a possibility that Seele's memories can be restored, so I'll focus more on that from now on. The Imaginary Tree contains all the information, so I believe there's a chance to help her regain her memories."

"Elinis, perhaps it really was Alicia who did it, and she must have paid a very, very high price, perhaps related to 'humanity'."

Mei listened silently to everything that had happened. But for the last one, Mei immediately asked, "Are you saying that Alicia's humanity has vanished, and that she's the mastermind behind it all?"

“No,” Kiana said, “Although I don’t know what Alicia did, I know that she must be the flawless girl in the story.”

As the "Devoted One," Alicia did indeed make her choice, and thus met her end.

"Humanity is extinguished, there are no more coincidences." Her humanity has been given to the Herrscher. Perhaps there will never be another miracle like Alicia in this world.

Kiana guessed that when Alicia bestowed her humanity upon the Honkai, she also bestowed it upon the Imaginary Tree. However, this supreme god should not have his own consciousness, and his immense power was beyond the control of any single being, which is why his condition was so abnormal, even speaking was difficult for him.

Moreover, the way that being spoke, from gentle to hoarse and heavy, and then to indifferent, might be a manifestation of the fading of humanity. The way that world went from vibrant to desolate and ruined might be a reflection of whether he "had feelings for all living beings."

He would even affectionately call himself "Little Tail," a term that signifies the end of the tree of imaginary numbers. Isn't this proof of the character that Alicia bestowed upon Him, and of His own character?

After a moment of quiet contemplation, Kiana finally opened her eyes and said firmly, "Now, what happened in the past is no longer important! For me, I must find Erinnis, meet the person behind it all, and find out exactly what happened!"

It was Alicia who gave her and everyone else humanity, so she couldn't stand by and watch Alicia's reputation be tarnished!

Mei gently stroked her long hair: "Yes, whatever you say."

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Furthermore, if Yun Fuyu wasn't "thrown" into the Sea of ​​Quanta, he could only be imprisoned in Erinis; there's no other possibility.