Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"I've always regretted it. If he hadn't called me 'sister' at the end... I would have wanted to punch him a couple more times."

"For Joyce, for Cecilia, for Leanna... well, he's done quite a few bad things?"

……

"The Herrscher of Flame... Is that teacher named Himeko? She looks a lot like Himiko."

"Yes, they are very similar. But just like Mei and Mei, they are still different people."

"Do you think Kevin recruited Mei because of this?"

"Generally speaking, this is called harassment in modern civilization."

……

"Merudina".

"kindness?"

"Sorry……"

"You shouldn't be saying that."

Melutina looked at the sky.

"Let's just treat this as a little interlude at the dance. This time, everyone's here."

"..."

"I won't be discovered by other people, at most two or three."

"Melutina..."

"After all, I lived to see the next era, didn't I?"

Melutina reached out her hand.

"...I've always wanted to tell you this, and this time, I've got it."

"Yes, you are indeed..."

Alicia's expression was a mixture of laughter and tears.

"Did you hold it firmly?"

……

Time goes back to the present

"asshole……"

"Aren't you... too confident?"

A series of icy cages imprisoned the ever-growing Honkai Beasts.

The Thirteen Heroes, the first being Kevin, the Savior.

"Don't be impatient... lost traveler... our ball has only just begun."

The lightning struck and vanished without a trace.

The third of the Thirteen Heroes, Discipline, Aponia.

"Did you hear that?"

"This is the grandest magic show ever!"

"Let me go!"

Music, magic.

This is a grand performance, because the performers are the most brilliant stars of the pre-civilization era.

Thirteen Heroes, fourth in rank, Gold, Eden.

The fifth of the Thirteen Heroes, Spiral, is Vilvi.

"Come! Herrscher! March towards death! March towards me!"

The flames transformed into pillars of light, their intense heat consuming all living things.

Thirteen heroes, the sixth, perished after a thousand calamities.

"That's not enough. Let me lend you a hand."

"And me too."

Sword blossoms transcend time and space, blooming amidst the flames.

The seventh of the Thirteen Heroes is Tianhui, Su.

Thirteen Heroes, the eighth, Setsuna, Sakura.

"Witness the end of the stars, this is the end!"

Lightning struck and crashed to the earth.

Thirteen Heroes, the ninth, Purgatory, Melutina.

"Why don't I tamper with your data too?"

The Herrscher, severely injured, finally became so distorted that even his physical form became twisted.

Thirteen Heroes, number ten, Infinity, Möbius.

“I brought the crystal flowers with me.”

"Feather Crossing Dust, first rated power."

"There are six flowers in total, for Alicia's little sister."

"Taixu Sword God."

Thirteen Heroes, Eleventh, Starlight, Gretchen

Thirteen Heroes, the twelfth, Fusheng, Hua.

"Although we can't be of much help... oh well! Let's get the canned goods!"

"Meow!"

Thirteen Heroes, the thirteenth, Kongmeng, Padofilis.

And finally...

"What beautiful dance moves! In the end... of course, it's up to me, the former number one, to close the gap!"

The first Herrscher, no...

The flawless Alicia blossoms amidst the crystal flower.

The second of the Thirteen Heroes, the True Self, Alicia.

"I almost forgot, I can't be the last one!"

"Impossible! Impossible! I will defeat you, I will survive, and I will take back your data!"

"Your strength doesn't seem as remarkable as you claim."

"you……"

"Roar, Kurikara!"

"Raiden...Mei!!!"

Chapter Twelve: I Have a Date with Gretchen

"So, as long as we compress the data of Paradise..."

"Aunt Mebius, how long have you been planning this?!"

"Don't call me Auntie, Vilvie, this is just one of my countless plans..."

"Okay, okay, really, you're going to split the Paradise data, right? Organize the data of the Thirteen Heroes into separate blocks, and separate it from the eroded areas."

But restoring her to her former self won't be easy. Are you planning to exhaust Melutina, my junior?

"Restore? Why do such a thing... What I want to do is expand. A new world entirely formed by data, where data and matter can be transformed into each other, thus completing the first step towards infinity."

And then after that…

"I think you should complete the first hundred steps of the first step first, Aunt Möbius. Where should we put this block?"

"I told you, don't call me 'Auntie' anymore!"

……

"Mébius is really reliable at times like this."

Alicia said,

"But... a data planet? She really dares to dream big, Melutina. Won't she cause you a lot of trouble?"

"I'm a researcher myself, by the way."

Melutina shrugged.

"Yes, the scientist who bears the mark of [Heaven]."

Raiden Mei glared at her.

"This isn't a lie, you should understand that by now, right?"

Melutina smiled and said.

"But is Melutina from Paradise... truly beyond redemption?"

Raiden Mei frowned.

"It's a rare and hard-won victory against the Twelfth Herrscher, and while it may sound extravagant... I truly don't want any casualties."

"Oh, not necessarily."

Melutina looked at Alicia.

"It seems someone is hiding something from me."