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

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Seele met the Herrscher, exchanged a brief conversation, and was then ushered aside. The Herrscher's figure gracefully retreated, standing high in the sky, ready to launch the second half of the battle!

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“Seele, on behalf of humanity, I beg you to become one with the Herrscher and give us a chance to ‘kill the Herrscher’.”

Please give us a chance to kill you.

Ha, how ironic! This made Mebius want to laugh.

Seele mustered her courage: "I understand. Möbius, Yun Fuyu, please calm down and listen to me."

"I will make the best choice and return the power to the Herrscher. Afterwards, I will try my best to fight against the Herrscher's consciousness. If I can regain my senses, that would be best, but if I cannot, please do not show any mercy and kill us as soon as possible."

Even Mebius felt a tremor in his heart and nodded heavily.

Seele then looked at Yun Fuyu: "I'm sorry, Seele kept saying she wanted to leave this place with you, but in the end, Seele broke the promise herself..."

Yun Fuyu rubbed her red eyes, her voice a little hoarse: "It's not your fault. Xi'er, you didn't do anything wrong, it's just... fate is playing tricks on us."

Seele gave a faint smile: "If there truly is a destiny, then let me overcome the Herrscher's consciousness."

A clear look of fear flashed across her face, but the girl remained steadfast in her belief and walked toward the Herrscher.

Yun Fuyu quickly grabbed one of her hands: "Xier..."

"Ok?"

Seele turned around; the light drizzle dampened her short hair, and combined with what she had to do, made the girl look extremely pitiful.

But she still smiled bravely and gently.

Looking at that smile, Yun Fuyu tightened her grip on her hand, but then slowly loosened it again.

Finally, he let go of Seele's hand and forced a smile: "Good luck."

"Okay. Thank you~"

"I...I will watch over you and wait for you."

"Ok, I know."

The girl brushed a stray hair behind her ear, silently said a few words to him, then smiled sweetly and turned to leave.

Actually, I like you too.

When he finally understood what those words meant, his body trembled uncontrollably. He looked up at Seele walking away and couldn't help but want to run after her—

Mebius grabbed his wrist and yanked him back hard, almost causing him to fall.

The green-haired doctor said expressionlessly, "If you don't want Seele's sacrifice to be in vain, then stay here quietly and don't disturb her."

Her expression was puzzled: "Yun Fuyu, didn't you already know that Seele was a Herrscher? You followed her all this way just to keep an eye on her, didn't you?"

The whole story gradually became clear in her mind, and Yun Fuyu recalled her memories from when she was "unawakened".

After graduating early, he joined the Moth of Fire. Due to his talent, he was personally recruited by May and eventually became a member of a secret squad under May.

Because of his "naivety" and talent, he was a frequent visitor to the Möbius Institute. He was actually acquainted with Kevin, Hen, Möbius, and Möbius.

After the Sixth Great Collapse, Mei sent Yun Fuyu, hoping he could find and stop the Herrscher—a mission that was practically suicide, and no one else was willing to do it. But he still came.

So, when Möbius saw him, although he wondered why he had suddenly become less stupid, he always believed that he was staying by Seele's side to delay and monitor the Herrscher, so he tacitly played along—but now it seems that he has really fallen in love with Seele?

Yun Fuyu was stunned for a moment, then her gaze cleared again: "Dr. Möbius, you should know what I used to look like, right?"

Möbius nodded: "Rather...slow, well, slow."

Yun Fuyu said expressionlessly, "Actually, I damaged my brain when I was a child. But after I met Seele, in just one day, she completely trusted me and used the power of the Herrscher of Creation on me—as you can see, I have returned to normal."

Mebius nodded thoughtfully: It seems there's no problem... Since Yun Fuyu had already joined the Fire Moth, it's a good thing that he's returned to normal.

Möbius asked, "Then how can you prove that you are Yun Fuyu, and not something else?"

For example, a humanoid Honkai Beast? A pseudo-Herrscher? Or even another Herrscher? Or even the Herrscher of Death escaping unscathed, with Seele being a fake Herrscher?

Anything is possible. It's just a matter of probability.

Yun Fuyu pursed her lips: "You and Dr. Mei are discussing the topic of having warriors fuse with Honkai Beast genes, and I'm the first sucker in line."

Who told him to be "foolish"? Who would willingly participate in such a surgery with immeasurable side effects unless absolutely necessary?

Mebius coughed awkwardly twice: "Ahem...we'll talk about this later!"

She already believed Yun Fuyu in her heart, so she changed the subject and asked, "What's going on between you and Xi'er?"

Yun Fuyu looked into the distance at Seele, who had voluntarily given up her physical form and merged with the Herrscher, her eyes filled with sadness.

He said, "I guess I've fallen for her."

In the distance, the girl resolutely raised her head and stretched out her palm towards the dying figure in the fierce battle.

The ripples of life began to spread, and the power of creation clung to invisible threads, reaching towards decay. A small amount of milky-white power dissipated, and even this small amount caused flowers and plants to sprout from the broken asphalt roads of the city.

She closed her eyes, her face serene, as if in prayer, and reached out to touch the deity before her.

The power of creation flowed slowly, draping Seele in a milky white veil, before she transformed into light and merged with the Herrscher.

Seele melted away and disappeared.

Yun Fuyu clutched his chest and coughed violently, as if he were coughing up his lungs. His handsome face was wet, it was hard to tell whether it was tears or rain.

The umbrella that Mebius was holding finally tilted a little towards him. She sighed, unable to offer any words of comfort, and could only continue looking in the direction of the Herrscher.

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After Seele merged with the Herrscher, the girl's body slumped helplessly to one side.

Several warriors surrounded the Herrscher, guns pointed at the seemingly frail girl, not daring to relax their guard in the slightest. But deep down, they probably also felt it was cruel.

Gradually, the Honkai energy around Seele began to surge violently, and a Herrscher core began to condense at the stigmata on her chest. The two forces intertwined, and the fluctuations of Honkai energy were sometimes strong and sometimes weak.

Seele kept her eyes closed, her delicate brows furrowed, sometimes clenching her teeth, sometimes breathing heavily, even inhaling the sewage from the ground into her lungs—

Yun Fuyu rushed over like a madman! He helped Xier up, patted her back, and hugged her tightly with heartache.

The Honkai energy emanating from the Herrscher caused strange, light purple patterns to form on his wrist. Perhaps he had already been corrupted by Honkai energy during the long time he spent with Seele, but it was only now that the Herrscher had detonated it.

"Xie'er..."

He cried again.

The girl in his arms trembled slightly. Then, she slowly opened her eyes, her red and blue eyes scanning the surroundings, looking at him who was holding her with a mixture of fierceness and tenderness.

What a warm embrace!

How wonderful it would be if I could enjoy this embrace forever.

Seele instinctively wrapped her arms around his waist and closed her eyes. But the next second, she opened her blood-red eyes, grinned, and the power in her hand condensed into a sharp blade, stabbing directly—

Before Kevin and the others could set off, Yun Fuyu grabbed her hand and roared, "Xier! Wake up! Look at me!!"

The red faded, the blue surged, and the girl's clear eyes filled with tears as she gave a heavy "hmm".

He held the girl's beautiful face in his hands, crying as he said, "Xier, I love you, I've always loved you! I don't want to see you leave, I want to be with you forever!"

The girl's eyes rippled violently, her hands hung limply at her sides, and the power within her body continued to fluctuate and struggle.

His words were broken: "We promised to defeat the Honkai together... but our story has only just begun... you can't just give up on our promise like this!"

Kevin and Hen exchanged a glance and nodded in tacit agreement, signaling the other soldiers around them to keep their distance for the time being. The two then moved closer to the boy and girl who were embracing each other.

Mebius couldn't help but move closer and look at them.

After a moment, Seele struggled to raise her hand, trying to push him away. But he held Seele tightly, refusing to let go no matter what.

Seele seemed to be enduring immense pain, her brow furrowed as she weakly said, "Stay away from me...it will...hurt you..."

He cried even harder: "No! Seele, I will never let go unless you kill me!"

The girl's gaze softened slightly: "...Silly...idiot..."

It was a foolish scene, but it was also the beginning of his struggle against all tragedies as Yun Fuyu.

Xi'er let out a heavy groan, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, clearly suffering unimaginable pain. Yun Fuyu was at a loss, wanting to both wipe the blood away and comfort her with words and actions...

The girl struggled to open her eyes again, looked at Kevin and Hen beside her, and shouted with all her might, "Take him away!! I...I...Ughhhhh!!!"

The pitiful screams were clearly out of character for a young girl, but they further proved that Seele was no longer able to stay conscious!

Her red eyes looked at him with disgust, and once again she wanted to kill him!

Kevin and Hen tried to pull Yun Fuyu away, but they couldn't budge the idiot no matter what they did. Although he didn't say it, it clearly indicated one thing—even if he died, he wanted to die with Xier!

The sharp blade of Honkai energy pierced through Yun Fuyu's waist, then sliced ​​across his thigh, forcing him to loosen his embrace!

Leaving his embrace, the black-haired, red-eyed Herrscher sneered, standing in mid-air, a red scythe materializing in her hand, and coldly sweeping it down at him!

"Qiang!"

At the critical moment, Kevin threw the gun in his hand fiercely! The weapon that Soul had just made was no less fragile than the weapon of the Herrscher. With Kevin's strength, the scythe deflected and narrowly grazed Yun Fuyu's face, taking away only a layer of flesh and a few strands of hair.

Even so, her profile was almost completely disfigured.

His face was filled with pain, but it was not from physical pain, but from grief for Seele.

However, don't forget that he was also a warrior of the Moth of Fire.

Yun Fuyu stood up, wiped his cheek with his sleeve, and forced his eyes wide open to look at the Herrscher. The Herrscher seemed enraged by his gaze, flashing forward and swinging his scythe at him!

In the instant before being struck, he lunged forward, deflecting the scythe hilt with his elbow! As the hilt slipped from his grasp, the Herrscher swiftly dodged to the side, avoiding Yun Fuyu's attack, and then drew the scythe back into his hand. But at that moment, Kevin and Hen were already upon him, both attacks simultaneously aimed at the Herrscher's back!

Yun Fuyu staggered a step, but quickly adjusted his position. The flesh of his injured leg and the wound on his waist tore open again. He moved with perfect balance, and the burst of power made him turn sharply. In addition, the Herrscher was ambushed, and he tackled her to the ground!

The scythe fell to the side, Kevin and Hen's attacks missed, Yun Fuyu held Xier and rolled around in the mud a few times, finally pressing down on her shoulders and roaring her name!

"..."

The rain lasted all night, and now it's gradually weakening.

Xi'er's body trembled violently, and her clear, dark blue eyes reappeared. She was anxious and flustered, and immediately began to treat Yun Fuyu's wounds, but the power she released was only halfway through before it dispersed due to uncontrollable fluctuations.

"Seele, please, you must live..."

The massive blood loss and strenuous exercise gradually blurred Yun Fuyu's consciousness. He and Xi'er were both covered in mud and water, like two withered flowers that had fallen to the ground and were being trampled on.

Xi'er's eyes darted around nervously, her breathing became rapid, and her body trembled. She reached out and touched Yun Fuyu's wound again, unsure whether to treat it or to harm him.

And he whispered his last words weakly in her ear:

"I really want to... see the sunrise and sunset, the moonrise and sunset with you."

"..."

He lost consciousness completely, his body went limp and collapsed, falling beside Seele.

Step, step.

The sound of Kevin and the others' footsteps treading through the mud gradually drew closer. Seele's fingers trembled, but in the end, they didn't land on Yun Fuyu; instead, they slipped to the side.

I'm so sleepy, I just want to close my eyes and take a nap...

"Xie'er..."

Even in his unconscious state, he continued to murmur her name.

"Xie'er..."

Hen frowned, and Kevin blinked hard to clear the mist from his eyes; both had complicated expressions.

"hope……"

"...I'm here...I'm here..."

Suddenly, the rain stopped and the sky cleared.

A blinding beam of light pierced through the dark clouds and fell upon Seele. She was bathed in light, and in an instant, it was as if a hundred flowers bloomed and a hundred birds sang. Flowers and grasses sprouted from the mud and water on the broken land around her, sweeping away the ruins and making the girl appear exceptionally pure and holy.

The girl had short, black hair that faded to deep blue, and eyes as blue as the sea. Dressed in the gorgeous attire of a Herrscher, she was breathtakingly beautiful under the sunlight.

Seele hugged him tightly: "I'm here... I'm here..."

The power of creation flowed endlessly like a tide, healing his wounds. He seemed to feel warmth even in his dream, his expression becoming much more relaxed.

When the rain stopped, people finally realized that the water stains on her face were actually tears.

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With your help, Seele overcame the Herrscher's ferocity and hatred.

This is true from any perspective.

So, thank you. And, I like you too.

I like you a little more than you like me.

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