Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

She looked around and found herself in what seemed to be a cozy cabin, a well-arranged little house.

Standing by the window, one can see the beautiful snow scene outside. However, this is only true for people who rarely see snow. For Xilin, who has been accustomed to wind and snow since childhood, this beauty is just a familiar sight from the past.

"...I remember we had just entered the world bubble, and then we lost consciousness..."

While Sirin was still pondering what was going on, the door outside was pushed open, and a woman wearing a cloak, still covered in snow, walked in. When she took off her cloak, revealing her long, flowing purple hair, Sirin was completely stunned.

"Mother……"

"Sorry, little Sirin, I'm a bit late. As a gift, Mom bought you your favorite candy. How is it? Are you happy?"

The face, which was already somewhat blurry in my memory, was pressed against my face. The familiar temperature, the familiar feeling, the familiar voice—all of these reminded me at this moment how real the person in front of me was.

"Why are you standing there dumbfounded? Are you still angry with Mom? Well then, let's go out together tomorrow."

"...Mommy...can I hug you?"

"Ah, so you really missed me."

With a gentle smile on her face, Xilin's mother hugged her daughter tightly.

Feeling the warmth and embrace that she had almost completely forgotten from her memory, Xilin couldn't help but become immersed in it, and tears slowly flowed down her face.

"Mom! I miss you so much... I really... I really want to be with you... But, but I know, you've already..."

Xilin choked up and couldn't speak anymore at this point.

"Mom knows that Celine has grown up, has someone she loves, and has someone she wants to protect. She no longer needs Mom's protection. You must still have things to do, and people you want to continue to be with, right? Then go, don't stay here with a phantom of the past like me."

"Mom... I want to stay with you a little longer. I want to tell you about everything that has happened over the years... I also want to tell you what kind of person your daughter has fallen for."

"Okay. I also want to know what kind of person my daughter has chosen to spend her life with."

In a golden world...

A man dressed in Chinese clothing, squinting, calmly raised his head and looked at the nearly withered Bodhi tree in front of him.

Am I about to give up too?

Chapter 227: Wouldn't eternal peace be better?

"Hello, does this stranger need any help?"

Kevin looked at Cheng Xing, who was walking up and seemed hesitant to speak, and said kindly... with a slight smile on his face.

Looking at the smiling Kevin, Cheng Xing recalled that time when Kevin was a sunny boy who hadn't experienced so much.

"...I've been asked to take you to a mysterious place."

"Oh, I see, it's Vervi."

Kevin understood immediately and nodded to indicate that he complied.

Why do I feel like you've experienced this kind of thing many times?

"It has happened many times. Every time a new person comes, Velvet always pulls this stunt. I remember the last time it was the Herrscher of a Thousand, and the time before that it was Otto. This kind of thing happens frequently, and I'm already used to it."

"Alright, here's the map. I won't keep you any longer."

"I'm also quite curious to see what kind of thing she'll come up with this time."

Kevin left with a faint smile. Although Cheng Xing had seen Kevin before when he was still warm and sunny, he was used to the cold and aloof image he had in his mind. Seeing Kevin now, who had become somewhat sunny again, Cheng Xing felt inexplicably uneasy.

Hello, newcomer!

The pink fairy came to Cheng Xing's side, and said with her always approachable and cute smile, "Hi! I'm Alicia! This is my good friend Mebius. Don't be fooled by her mad scientist act, she's actually a kind and gentle person at heart."

"Alicia!"

Mebius looked helpless.

Cheng Xing looked at the two people who appeared in front of him. For some reason, some words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them, but he still had a calm smile on his face.

"Hello, my name is Cheng Xing."

"Cheng Xing? Hmm, I don't seem to remember him."

Alicia thought for a long time but couldn't remember ever hearing that name before.

"That shouldn't be the case. Everyone who comes here is connected to some extent. Why would there be someone I have no recollection of?"

Mebius also felt strange. Logically speaking, all the characters who could appear here should be characters who appeared in the original story. Why did he have no impression of this person at all?

Hmm, you asked why the original plot is appearing in your own words? Didn't I already say that? This is the set after filming wrapped.

So it's normal, right? Don't worry about such a small thing.

“I’m not like you. I’m just an insignificant nobody, not like you heroes who fight wholeheartedly for the fate of humanity. Maybe it’s just a blessing from heaven that I’m here, that they want me to see you great heroes for myself.”

Cheng Xing said with a smile.

"The way you put it makes me blush. You must be someone who's really good at talking to girls."

After Alicia finished speaking with a smile, she saw the two people grilling meat in the distance and became interested again. She then pulled Mebius, who was still thinking beside her, and ran towards them.

"Alicia! Stop dragging me along!"

"But if I leave you alone, you'll definitely find a corner to huddle in, which isn't good. You need to spend more time with everyone!"

Isn't this world a wonderful place?

Cheng Xing stood on the beach, calmly gazing at the beautiful scenery.

There is no strife, no fighting, everyone lives the life they want, everyone can live a peaceful and tranquil life, and everyone will never die again, living forever in this happiest time.

Just imagine, what would the world be like if it weren't such a wonderful place?

A new scene seemed to appear before Cheng Xing.

Alicia wore her usual smile, but her chest was pierced by a greatsword burning with flames, while the white-haired man in the trench coat standing in front of the girl had frozen ice beads on his face.

"Kevin, so your tears really do freeze when you cry."

Mebius sat alone in the cold, silent laboratory, gazing at the corpse of his comprehension, at the crowds that had drifted far away from him, at the disappearances one by one of his once beautiful and warm companions, leaving him alone to live on in solitude and eternity.

Loneliness will be the eternal melody.

"Is this the price of eternity?"

Padofelis stood trembling before the god-like monster. She was terrified, truly terrified.

She could have chosen to ignore everything, she could have chosen to live, she could have chosen to escape, so why did she choose to stand on this final battlefield?

"I really don't want to die."

With a look of deep regret, the girl perished on that final battlefield.

The mask was shattered, the body was mutilated, and the man was covered in blood and wounds, but he was still burning himself, burning away his last bit of strength, burning his body, his reason, and his will, turning them all into his final power, and crashing down heavily.

However, he gained nothing in return, only a brief glance from the gods, before turning to ashes with a powerless sigh.

The blue-haired girl stood in the cold and lonely room, gazing at the same starry sky she had seen countless times before. Her already empty emotions grew increasingly faint and indifferent.

The paint palette had long since run out of color, and the canvas, devoid of color, would naturally remain a blank expanse of white.

Of course, you can also choose to use your own blood to paint the last picture of your life. But what could you paint?

The cherry blossom-colored assassin lay on the ruins, his eyes lifeless, his body stained with blood—it was unclear whether it was his own or that of a loved one.

Oh, it must be her own, because the weapon in her hand has pierced her own heart.

She committed suicide.

"Rosalia... Sister, live on, live well with my share."

"Lilia! Lilia! Don't sleep, don't sleep! Lilia!"

"Bella, in the end I still didn't accomplish anything... Let's go, our story has come to an end."

"This world has never been a good place! People never trust each other, and other people's happiness is always built on the suffering of others! You can't change anything!"

"Live on, Karen..."

"This is... the final lesson."

Do you want to keep watching?

Cheng Xing closed his eyes, and the noisy sounds disappeared, leaving an eerie silence around him.

Then he opened his eyes, and the silence vanished, replaced by the bustling and peaceful scene. No one cried or grieved anymore; everyone lived their peaceful and tranquil lives. There would be no more fighting, no more torment or suffering.

They have always enjoyed this eternal peace.

Wouldn't it be better to just keep wallowing in this time of time?

Or do you want to expose everyone's inner thoughts once again, so that they can see their scars again?

Something was whispering these words in my ear; the voice was unusually hoarse, unusually repulsive, and filled me with inexplicable fear.

And that thing itself knew exactly what it was.

Chapter 228: Uncovering Everyone's Wounds

The moment Cheng Xing turned away, the beautiful scene collapsed and vanished, leaving only a chaotic darkness.

Standing behind him was a humanoid creature shrouded in shadow.

"Are you finally going to face me directly, Cheng Xing?"

That's what the creature asked itself.

"Ah, the anomalies brought about by this world bubble have finally forced me to confront you directly... Fiddlesticks."

The moment the name was uttered, the human figure that had been shrouded in shadow was covered, its form and appearance transformed into a withered and fragile scarecrow.

However, this scarecrow exudes an inexplicable sense of malevolence and terror. Its wide-open mouth and the scythe it holds serve as a constant reminder that it is an extremely dangerous monster.

"Ah, let me think, you have my abilities that bring love and hope to others... Ah! How disgusting! I'm about to throw up! What are you doing? Using my abilities just to spread love and justice to this world? My compatriots! A dark, despicable, and vile person like you actually thinks about bringing peace and beauty to this world? Did your brain break down after that death?"

"So it really was because the electric shock damaged his brain, right? Hahahaha!"

A harsh jeer reached his ears, but Cheng Xing remained unfazed as he stared at the laughing scarecrow. After the latter had been laughing for a while, he finally spoke: "Are you done? Federtic, no, you're just your self from Federtic's time. We are not qualified to be the true masters of fear, so there's no need to pretend to be like that."

"Oh! Look at you, why are you telling such a blunt truth?"