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

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By the time Seele approached the Möbius Institute, this situation had been going on for an hour. The experiment was proving difficult, and Möbius, disregarding any notion of dignity, summoned May to discuss and experiment with the whole affair.

They don't know much, so naturally they can't draw the right conclusions.

Seele arrived here in a state of great anxiety, only to witness Mei about to enter the research institute. Both Dr. Meis appeared on screen simultaneously, and Seele quickly hid, too ashamed to show herself.

The combination of these two is too intimidating, making it difficult for Yun Fuyu and Xier to pretend in front of them.

After a moment of brainstorming, knowing that time was of the essence, Seele gritted her teeth, decided to walk on the main road, pretend to have heatstroke, and stagger to the ground!

At this moment, Mei had not yet approached the research institute. The exclamations of passersby caught her attention. Mei turned around and instantly recognized that the person lying unconscious on the ground was Xi'er.

"……interesting."

She smiled slightly and instructed Kevin, who was following behind her, to bring Seele over, and together they entered the Möbius Institute.

When Kevin picked up the "unconscious" Seele, Seele was immediately horrified! This guy had "killed" her so many times, Seele really wanted to take this opportunity to stab him!

...Never mind, Yun Fuyu's matter is more important, I'll endure it! Anyway, Kevin is a ruthless and cool man, and women other than Mei are like pieces of wood in his eyes.

Upon entering the research institute, Kevin placed Seele on the sofa in the lounge, closed the lounge door, and continued to follow behind May.

That was enough. A tiny bit of power leaked from Seele's fingertips, spreading outwards along the cracks in the room, avoiding anything that resembled a detector, and approaching May and Mebius.

Fortunately, their discussion wasn't taking place in the lab, but rather in an office in the lobby. If they were in a sterile lab, Seele might not have been able to spread her power there. An office made things much simpler.

"..."

The discussion between May and Möbius was only superficial, focusing more on whether there were problems with the "fusion" step, such as whether the conditions of the real-world factors, such as the medicine, temperature, voltage, etc., were sufficient.

But Seele gleaned something different from their discussion. She knew that Yun Fuyu's origins were unusual, perhaps even related to the End. If he were to fuse with the genes of the Great Free Heaven, who knew what problems might arise?

Take Seele herself, for example. She is the Herrscher of Death. If she were to merge with the genes of the Great Independence, she would probably forcibly take over all of the Great Independence's power, because she is the master of the Great Independence! The Great Independence is her symbiotic Honkai Beast!

Similarly, since Yun Fuyu's fate is intertwined with Seele's and he has an unknown and special origin, could he also have this problem? Could the inexplicable weakness of Da Zizaitian and Seele also be related to this?

After gaining some understanding, Seele immediately put herself to sleep, attempting to enter a dream world.

Successful.

The empty dream contained only Seele, but the flow of energy within it revealed Yun Fuyu's state. Seele followed the energy flow, only to find everything vanishing before a swirling void.

It's like... it's like...

The clear, shallow water was instantly torn into a straight line, and the stars above the water flowed and swirled, as if a giant abyss was swallowing the colorful world.

It was an aura of annihilation and nothingness, as if two worlds had been severed from each other by a god-slaying sword, which then wantonly destroyed the living beings within.

Even the chains that bound Seele and his fate together became ethereal and intangible.

However, it seems that only the chains can prove that he is still alive.

Seele remained silent for a moment, then resolutely threw herself into it! She moved forward along the chains!

……

……

Just as he gripped the chains, it was as if two quantum particles resonated across time and space, and Seele projected her consciousness onto them, passing through layers of illusion.

This is the story that Seele experienced, a story that happened in reality.

Yun Fuyu chose to believe Xier, and most of his doubts were resolved. Now, only one question remained:

Why am I hallucinating?

It is obvious that this illusion has captured Yun Fuyu's memories, and Xier's memories are also here, which is how the story he just experienced was deduced.

Let's look at the whole thing from the beginning. After he merged with the genes of the Great Lord of Freedom, because his fate was intertwined with Seele's and his own existence was special, he usurped the power of Seele and the Great Lord of Freedom, causing Seele, the Great Lord of Freedom, and Yun Fuyu in reality to fall into crisis.

Yun Fuyu's consciousness arrived at this location, completely unaware of the illusion's existence. During this time, he only encountered Möbius, Klein, Seele, and Alicia within the illusion. It was Alicia's explanation of the "authority/status" theory, coupled with the information revealed by Seele, that made Yun Fuyu realize the anomaly.

Furthermore, it was precisely when Seele projected her consciousness into the illusion of Cloud and Rain that Alicia disappeared.

Yun Fuyu sorted out her thoughts and slammed her fist into her palm: "Alicia, there's definitely something special about her!"

"No, that's not right either! At most, Alicia only helped me comprehend the illusion; she didn't do anything else. It might even just be my illusion!"

"……I see!"

Overjoyed, he quickly grabbed Seele's shoulder and said, "I'm certain that something is blocking my senses! Otherwise, with the power of dreams and your power, I couldn't possibly be completely unaware of the illusion!"

Seele continued as if they were telepathically in sync, "Before I came in, I sensed an aura filled with desolation and nothingness, completely out of place with this 'dream' in the illusion!"

My cognition collapsed in that instant.

Suppose a colorblind person has never known that there are seven colors in the world, would they doubt that there is something wrong with the colors they see? Could they understand that they have colorblindness?

He never will.

Therefore, when Yun Fuyu was unaware that his senses were blocked, he wouldn't doubt the world he perceived. But when he became aware of this, his perception collapsed into reality, and the root of everything gradually became completely clear through his senses.

"go!"

Without a word, he grabbed Seele's hand and started running through the starlit dream. Seele stumbled slightly, then gripped his hand tightly and followed closely behind him.

Everything in sight gradually blurred, the haze of vision seeming to dissolve things from their very source. The falsehoods couldn't keep up with their "speed," and were peeled away inch by inch from the unseen places.

Though I merely waded through shallow water, it felt as if I were traversing fragments of worlds. Though I simply dodged an unintentionally imagined object, it felt as if I were avoiding turbulent currents of time and space.

The moment I leaped, I couldn't help but wonder if my senses were playing tricks on me, but my body had already surged forward, shattering the Mirror of the World with a crisp, melodious sound—

With their feet on the ground, they stood still, one in front of the other, gazing into the distance.

The thing that had clouded Yun Fuyu's senses was right in front of him. It drew its blade, and the mechanical sound of its operation rang out. The metallic weapon was raised high, and the pulleys spun so fast that it propelled its huge body to move quickly, slashing down heavily towards Yun Fuyu!

In an instant, the world spun around, and a thick, inky fog enveloped everything before quickly brightening! The world transformed into a room with meshing gears, and time became the weapon in its hand!

This is the realm of Imaginary Gods - Nihilism!

"—!"

The moment the slash landed, Seele abruptly moved away from Yun Fuyu, clenching her fists in the distance. Crimson vines that covered her vision burst forth from all around her! Yun Fuyu did not dodge. She crossed her arms, assimilating with the power Seele exerted, and pushed outward forcefully!

The nihilistic strike was rebounded by a powerful force, and sparks flew everywhere at the junction of the mechanical arm and the body. Each spark seemed to be a spatial rift, deadly and dangerous yet full of dazzling colors.

Taking this opportunity, Seele leaped forward, and Yun Fuyu jumped up on the spot, one of them pinning down one of Nihilism's arms, trying to knock it to the ground.

Unfortunately, the power of nihilism was not pure "force," but rather a "force" mixed with the power of spacetime. Under the suppression of the two, it only took one step back before swinging its arms again, and the dial of a clock appeared beneath its feet, forcibly stripping a portion of its power from them!

Keep in mind that both Yun Fuyu and Seele are currently at their peak Herrscher level! In the original work, while Nihilism's power surpassed Bebe Dragon's, it was far inferior to that of the Herrscher of Thunder. Yet, the Nihilism they face now possesses power nearly equal to the combined strength of two Herrschers!

Nihilism...

In an instant, countless inspirations seemed to burst forth in Yun Fuyu's mind, and one thought after another collided and intertwined, blooming into countless amazing fireworks of thought—this was the inspiration given to him by the dream!

Taking advantage of being thrown away by nihilism, he quickly said, "Seele, I'll seal off my power first. You go and test its situation!"

Seele was slightly puzzled, but still chose to accept his orders, just as she had done before when she was moving forward and fighting in the ruins of Honkai.

The pointer at Nihilism's feet ticked away, its own damage repaired frame by frame. Yun Fuyu sealed off all her powers related to creation and decay, watching as Seele flashed forward. The crimson vines, using the same trick, wrapped around Nihilism's arms, invading every crevice of its massive body, while simultaneously whipping it fiercely in the opposite direction!

Unexpectedly, Nihilism was knocked to the ground by Seele, his arm was pierced into a funnel shape, and the rotation of the pointer on the ground suddenly slowed down!

Seele controlled nihilism with one hand and gave Yun Fuyu a questioning look.

Yun Fuyu approached Seele, subtly leaking power from his fingertips, and invaded Nihilism's body along the vines Seele had cast.

"..."

After verifying his conjecture, he said, "This guy is after me. As long as I use your authority, its power will increase dramatically."

Seele: "So what do we do?"

Yun: "I guess it was during my fusion surgery that my consciousness and body lost resonance, and then, along with the power of the Great Free Heaven, it invaded your authority. With the catalysis of the power of dreams, it was born and this strange dream world was born."

If we apply the "Alicia" theory of authority/status, then Yun Fuyu used the power of dreams to usurp the authority of the Herrscher, causing a bug in the world, which led to the birth of nihilism.

Afterwards, the power of nihilism combined with dreams directly led Yun Fuyu's consciousness into a non-existent illusion. At the same time, because nihilism blocked Yun Fuyu's perception, the previous story unfolded.

Finally, nihilism's mission was to end this "bug." When Yun Fuyu directly closed off the Herrscher authority he controlled, the bug weakened infinitely, and its power also weakened.

This kind of usurpation of power is no joke. Both Seele and Da Zizaitian felt a sense of impending death. If Yun Fuyu really succeeds in usurping the power, who knows what will happen!

Yun Fuyu: "Now, let's destroy it, and this illusion should dissipate."

Seele gradually understood everything and nodded: "I'll come find you after we leave."

"Ah."

The crimson vines instantly contracted, almost coalescing into a tiny "point" after severing the body of nihilism, and then suddenly exploded and bloomed according to Seele's will!

The sound of shattering rang out again, and everything was swept into unknown darkness.

……

However, Seele knew that Yun Fuyu's actions were not a case of "usurping" power through "scheming against superiors." Perhaps he was connected to the End, and his actions were a case of "encroaching" through "scheming against inferiors"?

The power of dreams is so unique; even those currently known to possess the ability to traverse illusions, imaginary spaces, pre-civilization worlds, and the quantum sea. It's incredibly versatile. Aside from the End, Seele can't think of any other explanation.

Moreover... this is the second time a bug has appeared in the world. The first time was when the separation of creation and death allowed death to revive infinitely. Isn't this bug appearing far too frequently?

So, perhaps the power of dreams is related to the concept of "world"? Modifying the etheric singularity, causing a bug in the world...

Ugh, this is so annoying! Can't they just give us a straight answer?!

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"But things aren't as complicated as you might think."

The pink-haired girl woke up from her dream and playfully wagged her finger at her reflection in the mirror.

"When someone integrates the genes of the Great Self-Existent One, due to his own special nature, he not only gained power, but also directly invaded the level of the Imaginary Tree—that is, the companion Honkai Beast of the Herrscher of Death."

"But in reality, he is—hmph, his own status is no lower than that of the Great Free Heaven, but is on par with Seele, or even slightly higher."

"Therefore, a huge conflict arose between the three of them. Their existence, authority, and power became twisted and intertwined, and the power of life and death was distorted, plunging all three of them into a crisis of existential collapse."

"That's why nihilism exists, determined to eliminate all conflict in the world. Aren't nihilism and existence perfectly aligned? If it weren't for a beautiful and kind girl who took the initiative to help him see the true nature of power, they would probably be in a terrible, terrible state, wouldn't they?"

"Finally, we are left with only one last question—what exactly is the special nature of Yun Fuyu, or the so-called 'dream'?"

She gently stroked the mirror, and the person in the mirror also gently stroked the mirror, smiling gently at her.

"That's right, all their guesses are correct. The power of dreams can carry the authority of the Herrscher, and it is related to the End, the Origin, and even more so to the world. But that's not comprehensive enough."

"Argona 'The Tower', Rayadon 'Dragon/Collapse', Erinis '******/Eternal Joy and Happiness'..."

"Hmm~ guess which one it is?"

The girl stepped out of her room and strolled into the distance in the afternoon sunlight, continuing her search for things that would bring her joy.