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

Chapter 20 Perilous Fate

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Seele: "A shared destiny?"

The Herrscher glanced at her and suddenly said, "Aren't you too trusting of me? I am a Herrscher, a Herrscher who does all sorts of evil. I have the thought of destroying the world at least once every three seconds, and that's already considered kind of me."

Seele was somewhat embarrassed: "But according to you, I'm also a Herrscher..."

The Herrscher looked around, then suddenly blocked Yun Fuyu's senses of this place, and quickly said to Seele, "You and I are destined to become one, I am not lying."

"Now, humans will inevitably kill me, but as long as you live, I will live. Unless you and I become one, and the life of the Herrscher is combined into one person, then they will have a chance to kill the Herrscher."

"But so what? When the real Herrscher arrives, our power will increase many times over, and that white-haired guy outside will definitely not be able to deal with us."

Seele: "...What are you trying to do by telling me all this?"

The Herrscher, or rather, the withered Seele, smiled faintly, mimicking Seele's: "I want to live, it's that simple."

Creation is immortal, death is immortal. Creation returns to its rightful place, the Herrscher descends. This is a perilous dilemma.

Even if they just stall for time like this, Seele's consciousness will inevitably be assimilated by the Herrscher, gradually becoming unlike herself. It is far too difficult for humans to resist the Herrscher.

Seele: "But... I seem to be unable to do anything..."

"Yes, you're just a weak half-body, what can you possibly do?"

The dying Seele gave a cold laugh: "You can only stay with me. This is my last act of mercy towards you. From now on, prepare to face each other to the death."

Because of the Cloud and Rain, Seele's control over creation cannot be taken away by the Herrscher. However, the Herrscher also stated directly: unless they merge into one, there is no possibility of killing the Herrscher.

She was forcing Seele to choose death and obediently hand over Creation to her.

Ken explained all this to Seele because it was her last act of pity for her fellow human beings.

The Herrscher waved her hand, restoring Yun Fuyu's senses. Her figure floated backward, and the dream shattered instantly under the Herrscher's power. At this moment, the Herrscher stood high in the sky, about to launch the second half of the battle!

Yun Fuyu rushed over: "Xi'er, are you alright?"

As Seele looked at his attentive care, a strange feeling suddenly flashed through her mind—unlike before, when Seele was delighted by his concern, she now felt inexplicably disgusted, as if he were a clueless clown who dared to show concern for her, a goddess, as a human.

"..."

No, that's not right. In the short few minutes she spent with the Herrscher, Seele's consciousness had already uncontrollably slid towards the abyss. Although she was still maintaining her sense of self under the anchor of Cloud and Rain, no one knew when the mountain of her consciousness would collapse.

Xi'er understood. She didn't respond to Yun Fuyu's concern, but said calmly, "It's okay, don't worry about me."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she noticed something unusual on Yun Fuyu's arm (because Seele was wearing his coat, while Yun Fuyu was always wearing short sleeves) – purple patterns caused by Honkai energy erosion.

This kind of thing, if you're not careful, you'll die on the spot.

Seele suddenly grasped his wrist, frowning as she sensed the corrosive aura emanating from him. This must have been left by a Herrscher, yet it wasn't entirely unrelated to Seele.

Oh, right, Seele is also a Herrscher.

During the week they spent together, it seemed that Honkai energy had been gradually seeping into his body. It wasn't until today that it was detonated by the Herrscher.

Seele suddenly snapped at him angrily, "Why did you come near me! Are you out of your mind?!"

Yun Fuyu had only just discovered these circumstances. After a brief moment of fear of death, she thought, "So what if I die?"

He wasn't even from this world to begin with, so he got a free trip and even got to travel with a beautiful girl like Seele. It was a win-win situation.

Young people are at the age of high spirits and vigor; when have they ever feared death?

He gripped Seele's wrist tightly and asked in a deep voice, "Seele, what did the Herrscher say to you?"

Seele's tone of voice changed a lot, making one wonder if the Herrscher was behind it.

Seele turned her head away: "It has nothing to do with you."

Yun Fuyu: "Xi'er, I'm very worried about you."

He hesitated for a moment, then emphasized, "We've come all this way, trying to escape the Honkai as far as possible, but you walked right into their trap after learning about the Herrscher. And now you're hiding something from me... You make me feel like a clown on a stage, indulging in wishful thinking."

Seele's heartbeat suddenly stopped.

She wanted to say, "That's not how it is... I..."

But she said nothing, only silently turning her gaze to the distant, fiercely battling sides.

The white-haired man, Kevin, certainly possessed a higher level of power than an incomplete Herrscher, but even after death, a Herrscher could repeatedly recover to their peak condition. The effect he caused was merely a slight dizziness in Seele, not a serious one.

Kevin also noticed the abnormality and tried to severely injure the Herrscher and capture her alive, but the Herrscher would always choose to commit suicide when she was severely injured, and then return to the battle in full force.

If this stalemate continues, there are only two possibilities:

First, Kevin was dragged to his death by the Herrscher who could resurrect infinitely. The Herrscher, who had no limit to life, could cause devastating damage to humanity by spreading plagues and diseases all over the world, even if it was just plowing the land little by little.

Second, through repeated resurrections, the Herrscher gradually extracts the power of creation, successfully condensing the Herrscher Core, and can still resurrect infinitely. At this point, she will only become more difficult to deal with.

Mebius had already told May about Seele's situation: Seele is the other half of the Herrscher; if Seele doesn't die, the Herrscher doesn't die. (Creation is immortal, Death is immortal)

Combined with the situation at the battle site and the energy flow detected by the detectors, Mei quickly grasped the second half of the sentence: Seele returns to her place, the Herrscher descends. (Creation returns to its place, the Herrscher descends)

Mei slammed her fist into the monitor, thankfully without shattering the screen. She took a few deep breaths and quickly made a decision—

“Mebius, go and persuade Seele to… do her best to help humanity.”

Möbius was somewhat surprised, then laughed sarcastically: "Möbius, I thought you would have some good ideas, but in the end you're just like those previous high-ranking officials, choosing to make others sacrifice themselves?"

When the Fifth Herrscher descended, the Moth of Flame, due to the power of the Herrscher of Fear, dispatched the squad containing Kosma and Hen to carry out a suicidal mission, and only told Hen the truth.

(Unfinished)