Honkai Impact: Capturing the Little Herrschers starting with Sirin

The smooth crystal wall separates the two worlds. Outside the crystal wall...

no no……

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to use the word "within".

It was a cage, a place of exile.

The crystal walls of the world exiled the ancient malice, which were prisoners who had been defeated in battle and reptiles that had cowardly escaped!

"You have been guarding here for so many years."

"You said that was your origin. As an apostle, you said you were born only for this."

"But... Look, you are left alone here, with only a ridiculous and old puppet left. His appearance is just like your heart now..."

"A candle in the wind."

"It is the last maple leaf that falls from the top of the tree."

Pupils that seemed able to swallow the universe slowly opened from within the crystal wall. The gazes they cast were enough to melt planets, and every layer of consciousness conveyed within them could tear the universe apart.

But this time, they came only for one person.

"The life of the apostle..."

"Look, that sounds so nice."

"But do you...have a meaning that can be called life?"

"No, you don't. You claim to be the highest leaf on the top, but we are the real creatures that exist in this tree and this sea."

"You are just floating by, like clouds hanging on the branches, a tool for pruning the leaves."

"That's all..."

"Hmm? Don't you want to talk to us? Or... you've always known it."

"You actually... know very well, right? An apostle abandoned by his master no longer has any reason to exist."

"So why are you still here? Rules, memories, and you... time."

"Why do you still exist?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Look, you know it very well. Don't you understand it very well?"

"You can't even convince yourselves of your responsibility, so why did you fight that war?"

"For the apostolic duty, or for... a non-existent tomorrow?"

One gaze after another was cast, coming from powerful and indescribable creatures gathered here, just for one person.

"Maybe... you are right."

From the very beginning when it resounded until now, the first response from outside the crystal wall was said in such a self-deprecating manner.

"Hahahahaha~!"

But the young and even overly crisp response was met with laughter from the whole world.

"Let me guess. Since the betrayal of rules and memory and His slumber, the balance between the apostles has been broken."

"A dog without an owner will eventually show its fangs, but we are very curious..."

“Why is “Him”…sleeping?”

"Is this worth your attention?"

“No, no, no…” The creature inside the crystal wall shook its head.

"I don't think you will give that answer, Forerunner 001...Isn't that what he is called now?"

"He, or rather you, are absolutely incapable of piercing His body with that sword."

"So...what brought you to this point?"

"..."

"Silence? Or do you not understand?"

"We are now condescending to talk to you in the language of humans. I think... we recognize you and recognize that you have a decent life that can be called a "life"... "

"Of course, you can choose to remain silent, but I think... "He" will wake up soon, right?"

"I saw it. There... is a gap after the divine monument collapsed."

"We will be back before He wakes up."

"Oh? Look who I see, there's a peeking little bug."

"She has your power. It seems that the body you left behind, a candle in the wind, has chosen a good successor for you."

“Is this creature a human?”

"Fun, interesting..."

Whispers from different creatures echoed in the space.

They were either teasing, or expressing surprise, or whispering.

It has been so long that the sudden appearance of a tiny creature like "human" would make them take a second look.

But I think, if it weren't for the deliberate protection of the young man who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old standing in front of the crystal wall, the little soul would have been annihilated by the first gaze.

As if he had already known the arrival of the person behind him at this moment, the young man looked back, and unlike his slightly childish face, his eyes revealed a depth that was far older than his cognition.

"First meeting, or... a long-awaited farewell?"

That day, He spoke like this.

That day, it was a friendly smile.

But the overflowing gentleness created a different kind of harmony in His eyes.

"I know you have a lot of questions, but this is not the place you should be at right now."

"Go back, I will remember this day."

"Remember only my first encounter with my successor."

"I also hope that... that old-fashioned me doesn't disgust you."

……

"..."

The early morning sun shines on the girl's long golden hair, adding an extra layer of hazy light.

The girl sat up straight, not at all panicked, and looked dazed.

"I just……"

Looking back, Bai Mo beside her was still sleeping soundly, and a slight panting sound was heard slowly, which made the girl's dull mind jump for a moment.

"I had a dream."

Yes, just like Qiana, Yulandel also had a dream last night.

But her dream was a little bit extraordinary.

The crystal wall, the ancient malice, the winner of the war of gods, and the once expelled... the ancient, the God of Collapse.

There are too many things that Yulandel cares about.

For example, who is that lonely figure sitting outside the crystal wall?

He possessed a power that he was familiar with, and even when he saw Him, the power that belonged to the forerunners had a noticeable fluctuation.

It was like seeing that old man.

So...Who is He?

003?

If He is 003, then who is the old man who has been watching him all this time?

It’s messy. It’s a bit messy.

What really concerned Youlandel was a few casual words in the conversation.

At that time, she couldn't speak or even move in her dream.

But even so, she could still hear the conversation, and that sentence.

"I saw the gap after the divine monument collapsed."

"We will be back before He wakes up."

These two sentences made Youlandel very concerned.

If this dream is not just a dream, does it mean that there is a crack in the crystal wall that isolates the ancient malice?

If this crystal wall is broken, the ancient malice will return, the forerunners who have already collapsed, and the sleeping "Him", can they really stop it?

Perhaps that is what He said to Himself at the time.

He will remember this day because He sees His successor.

That is myself.

The new Pioneer 003.

But what can they...or rather, compared with their predecessors, these too weak pioneers do?

"Hoo~!"

"Get up." If you can't figure it out, just forget about it for now. If you can meet that senior one day, go and ask him.

Although she estimated that she would not get the answer, after all, she, the pioneer and senior of the previous generation, was the most irresponsible one.

It is also the least friendly.

After all, she had seen with her own eyes Xilin calling her predecessor a "junk collector."

As for Bronya, although she called him senior and respected him very much, her expression remained the same, although... she had actually regained the ability to control her expression now.

And the senior was deducted from his salary by Theresa because he drank alcohol at work, which made the picture look black and white...

He looked as if he had lost his future. I guess he wasn't this depressed even during the war between gods.

(Ahem, let me remind you again, because this book is a preconceived ending, and Honkai Impact 3rd was not finished when the book was published, so this ending may be very different from the original plot.)

(As you may have seen, I usually create without losing the original plot. But because the ending is already in mind, and Honkai Impact 3rd wasn’t finished at that time, the ending may be very different from the original plot, and there will be many settings about gods, including the war of gods, and Honkai God. The strength of the protagonists will also increase dramatically, so…)

(I will try my best to explain it with the help of Honkai Impact 3rd, and not add any other settings other than Honkai Impact 3rd. But if the explanation is not good, you can just assume that Honkai Impact 3rd is omnipotent??*(?o?╰?╯?o??)??)