Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

To rescue a soul already riddled with wounds from despair.

"I'll repent as many times as you want..."

Kevin's twin pistols transformed into a greatsword, wreathed in dazzling flames.

"But I still want to stop you from falling into hell."

"There are no innocent people...no one..."

The being, neither human nor dragon, turned its scarlet pupils toward him, and a white corrosive force froze around the man.

"You're right, there are no innocent people."

Kevin silently gripped the Judgment of Heavenly Fire, the seventh divine key, the strongest divine key, held only by the strongest.

“I will not advise you to turn back, nor do I have the right to blame you, but I must save you before you are completely lost. Heavenly Fire Judgment, Annihilation Form.”

The Key of Destruction transcended its original form and transformed once more—a power that only Kevin was permitted to use, the privilege of the strongest.

“I never imagined I would use this power against my companion, let alone do it to save her.”

Kevin looked at the white in his field of vision, raised the Heavenly Judgment aloft,

"Heavenly Fire, unsheathe."

.........

On the satellite projection, after hours of fighting, a black figure lay on the ground, covered in wounds, and the only two witnesses remained silent.

"...Delete it, Velvet."

Mebius paused for a moment, then spoke.

“I think I will do it… but before that, Möbius, you have to tell me what it is?”

Vervi crossed her arms over her chest.

"It's fortunate that Kevin arrived early. If the second collapse had been completed, Kevin might not have been able to bring this girl back. You couldn't possibly be unaware of such incredible power, having performed the surgery on her yourself."

“I really don’t know… Vilvi, you know me, I like gambling, and even though I’ve won, I know very little about ‘that’.”

In fact, I only learned today that Melutina can undergo a second collapse.

Mebius was also somewhat helpless.

"You dare to use a Honkai Beast that you don't understand at all? That's your dear assistant."

Vilvi was well aware of how good Möbius was to his assistants. Normally, even if Möbius experimented on himself, he would never use his assistants as test subjects.

"Faced with such a unique miracle, do you think I can control so much?"

Mebius nodded.

"...Well, as a scientist, I have to admit, it's very tempting."

Velvi shrugged.

"Then Dr. Möbius, I'll take my leave now. As for the recording... feel free to do as you please."

"..."

Möbius ignored her, her eyes fixed on the screen, watching the girl. Unusually, however, she didn't have a single thought about that mysterious power.

"...It seems I won't see her smile next time. That child, she's actually quite cute when she smiles."

Then she reached out and pressed the delete button without hesitation.

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I couldn't hold back my tears after watching the whole plot.

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Chapter Thirty Interlude: Afternoon Tea in Apocalypse

"Hmm, what a beautiful day today, it seems perfect for exploring the past."

Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Otto Apocalypse, the Archbishop of the Honkai Organization - Schicksal.

As someone dedicated to fighting against the Honkai... huh? You're saying I'm lying?

Haha, why would I lie, my friend?

I am indeed fighting against the Honkai, but before that, I added a "small" purpose.

"Hey, did you call me over here just to tell a story?"

Opposite Otto Apocalypse, ten-year-old Bianca Atagina crossed her arms.

"Haha, my lovely Bianca, don't rush. This is an afternoon tea to deepen the bond between teacher and student."

But you know, every afternoon tea should have a topic, and today, I've specifically chosen a young girl's story from the vast sea of ​​tales from pre-civilization times.

Otto poured Bianca a cup of black tea and then had his secretary Amber bring over some cookies.

"Pre-civilization era? You mentioned to me before that humanity had a civilization tens of thousands of years ago, but it was destroyed due to collapse."

Bianca reached out to pick up the cookie, but her hand abruptly changed direction and picked up the tea instead.

Seeing the girl's cute, mature act, Otto didn't call her out on it, but continued:

"That's right. The powerful weapons that only S-rank Valkyries of Destiny can use, such as the Black Abyss White Flower, the Oath of Judah, and the Judgment of Heavenly Fire... are all products of the previous civilization."

"Even such a powerful pre-civilization era fell before the Honkai. Bianca, you should be prepared; what we face is truly terrifying."

"Once I become an S-rank Valkyrie, I will definitely defeat the Honkai."

Bianca clenched her fists tightly.

"hehe."

Otto smiled, neither denying nor confirming.

"In the previous civilization, many horrific events occurred. Among them were even instances of humans slaughtering each other."

"Humans... slaughtering humans? Is... is this allowed?"

Bianca's eyes widened.

"Nothing is forbidden; under certain circumstances, it can be an act of justice."

Otto picked up his teacup.

"In the pre-civilization era, in order to fight against the Honkai, scientists mixed the genes of humans and Honkai Beasts to create powerful warriors called Fusion Warriors."

Although they fight for humanity, they are not trusted because they are "alien beings," and people fear them, sometimes no less than they fear the Honkai itself.

Among these fusion warriors, one stands out as particularly powerful. In the previous civilization, she caused a massacre, slaughtering two hundred thousand civilians in a city, resulting in the horrific "Hela Massacre"... Bianca, do you believe this was just or evil?

"Slaughtering civilians...of course it's evil!"

Bianca replied without hesitation.

"Then it seems this lesson was indeed valuable. Now, I'll tell you why."

Otto wasn't surprised by Bianca's answer. He stood up, admiring the flowers in the courtyard, looking indescribably...

He deserves a beating.

"At that time, the Honkai organizations of the pre-civilization era were engaged in a power struggle because they were divided into two factions due to their different perceptions of the future."

One faction, in an attempt to undermine the other, deliberately had a fusion warrior kill innocent civilians, instantly thrusting this warrior into the eye of the storm.

A hero can fall into murder, even if he is innocent and has done nothing wrong, but simply becomes a political sacrifice by chance.

"..."

For Bianca right now, this was indeed hard to accept, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

"This is not uncommon in human society, Bianca. On your path to becoming an S-class Valkyrie, you will see a lot of ugliness."

Even if you never accept it, that's fine, but this kind of sacrifice has truly existed in every stage of human history.

Otto smiled and continued,

"Let me start with a question, Bianca: if you were him, what would you choose?"

"Huh? I... um, my words..."

Bianca hesitated for a moment, then said,

"I'll try to prove my innocence... but it doesn't sound like it'll be that easy."

“That’s right. The key is not the truth. The purpose of this incident is to undermine the trust between humans and fusion warriors in order to achieve their political goals.”

Otto nodded.

"And this soldier was very intelligent; he understood this and committed suicide a few hours after the incident."

"..."

Bianca's expression immediately turned indescribable upon hearing this.

"Very noble, very selfless, and very touching."

Although Otto delivered these lines, they clearly lacked persuasiveness coming from him.

"If the story ended here... it would be a touching story of self-sacrifice, but the final result is astonishing."

"Is this related to the massacre you mentioned?"

Bianca realized the point.

"That's right, sacrificing that innocent soldier's life and even labeling him a murderer after his death is tantamount to simultaneously depriving him of both his life and reputation."

This is rational, yet despicable. So the next protagonist enters the scene; she is this soldier's captain, his comrade-in-arms, his fellow soldier.

Otto returned to his seat, his arms crossed.

"...This is...revenge?"