Honkai Impact: Capturing the Little Herrschers starting with Sirin

(I have combined the three chapters into one to make it a nice chapter number...)

(Okay, I'm just too lazy to score and think about two more title bars.)

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(Hey~)

"..."

"Little Third is dead."

"..."

"Little Second, you've always known, right?"

"The all-knowing God of Memory."

Have you ever seen the wrath of rules?

Even though they were both pioneers, and even with his vast memories and wisdom that were as vast as the universe, this was the first time he saw his elder brother so angry and...

helpless?

The third child died.

He returned to the tree and became the original being before birth.

No, it would be more appropriate to say "return" rather than "become".

From the moment they were born, they never thought that this day would come.

They are not considered living things, but this also makes them nearly immortal.

As long as the tree is there, as long as the rules and order continue, they will not disappear.

But at this moment...their youngest brother is dead.

The youngest who was once the most troublesome, the most noisy, the most lively, and the only one who looked forward to the future...

But he left them so quietly.

I think in the end, He must have felt very sorry that they could not sit at that stone table again, make a cup of tea, play a game of chess, and finally... say goodbye.

So, what does the toast that transcends time contain?

A little pride, a little recklessness, a little joy, and...

Sorry for leaving.

He wanted his elder brother to be proud of him because he had really done something remarkable.

I hope that my elder brother will forgive my recklessness, because He is always like this, so this time... let me forgive Him again.

As for the last part…it’s an apology for leaving without saying goodbye.

If possible, perhaps He really wanted to call Him again as He did before:

"Big brother."

But...the voice that was once the loudest will never be heard again.

"Little Second, I don't want your answer to come from my next question."

"I understand." Facing his elder brother's words, He, who had already been prepared, shook his head.

"do you remember?"

"You once said that I was the only one among the three of us who hadn't changed."

"But you see..."

The memory of the past brings a wry smile, looking at myself now.

"I have changed. I have learned to lie to you now."

"And the third youngest..."

“Perhaps, He is the one who has never changed from beginning to end.”

"Even now, He is still as reckless and willful as before."

"You know, He is full of nonsense and always likes to try to circumvent the rules by lying."

“It was like this before, and it is like this now.”

"The only difference is that He has never deceived the eyes of the rules before, except..."

"This time."

...

“This power…”

Yulandel felt that all the restricted powers on her body were released.

I also found out the real reason why I couldn't be promoted.

Ever since the Apostles of Time created a brand new future with themselves, They have been stepping on this power all the time.

This also means that this power has long become the past, present and future of this world itself.

Therefore, Yulandel could not truly be promoted to the Apostle of Time.

now……

"The predecessor has returned to the tree. Now this power belongs to the tree again. It is no longer an owner."

Originally, the time of the tree turned into the apostles, and now the apostles have returned to the tree. The power including the timeline transformed by the apostles will be bound to the tree again.

But because trees have no consciousness, this power is now ownerless.

Since it has no owner, it can be inherited again.

Whoever inherits this power will naturally become a new, complete apostle of time. At the same time, he will also gain absolute control over the timeline transformed by his predecessor.

"Now, I have to level up."

Yulandel understood that no matter what the reason was, victory or the instructions of her predecessors, she had to be upgraded to a new Apostle of Time.

And now the one who can inherit this power...

But there are two.

Raising her slightly heavy eyes, Yulandel came to the last door.

At the same time, Kiana on the other side finally stepped onto the last step.

He completed this journey.

But there was a step missing before the throne.

This final step has not yet appeared.

At this moment, in front of the last empty step one step away from the throne, Kiana saw the figure who had been waiting for her.

...

Rumble!

The door slowly opened, and Yulandel walked in, and she came to the front of the palace.

Here, she saw the old figure who always sat on the top of the tree.

"senior."

Even though she knew the truth, Yulandel still addressed the senior who had taken care of her with respect.

But unlike before, this time, her steps were steadier than ever before.

What she didn't know was that at this moment, Kiana and her footsteps were walking together again in a strange way.

They came to this final battlefield together, stood together before the last enemy they faced, and as challengers...

"Let's make it a day." x2

Announce your arrival.

……

"As they expected, you finally came here."

Standing up slowly, tapping the ground lightly with his wooden stick, the old man strolled to a place not far from Yulandel.

"I think I don't need to explain anything to you anymore, right?"

The old eyes met the pair of eyes as crystal clear as sapphires. At this moment, for the first time, the old man no longer looked down on the little girl in front of him as a junior.

"Ah."

With one hand clenched into a fist and the other hand on her waist, Yulandel's tone did not show any nervousness or fear, and she was neither humble nor arrogant.

"Where this power will ultimately belong will be revealed by the results."

No nonsense.

Since Yulandel knew the truth, the identity of the person in front of her was self-evident.

He is an alien body created by Forerunner 003.

In other words, Pioneer 003 is not without selfish motives or other ideas.

He simply transformed those selfish desires into an external body and placed it here, allowing Him to deceive everyone on His behalf.

So why didn't the God of Rules recognize that He was not the real 003 when he saw Him?

Because they are one person, just different aspects.

It is a negativity incarnate.

Now, the true apostles of time have perished, and where the masterless power has gone lies. It all depends on their results.

Of course, they may be the only ones in this world who can inherit that power.

So at this moment, Yulandel and He are actually of the same generation.

They are all candidates for the second generation of pioneers.

"That's a nice momentum, but how far can you go since you haven't been promoted yet?"

The struggle for power is actually very pure.

It depends on who has more power.

That's it.

"But you...are not as powerful as you once were, are you?"

Perhaps, Yulandel, who had never fought with this senior who had been "caring" for her, had not truly felt his power.

But from the fact that he can easily crush Kiana and the others, we can know that his power is not something that an ordinary Honkai God can measure.

But now, the power of time has returned to the trees, and they are all affected.

Especially the Him in front of him, his power is naturally not as strong as before.

but……

Even so, He is still God.

when!

The wooden stick tapped the ground again.

The hands of time rise behind the old figure, like a full moon, which cannot spread out, and rushes towards the whole space.

Yulandel stood there motionless.

Let this power pass by you.

This scene happened quickly. When Yulandel felt the confinement from time, her body was completely unable to move.

"Remember I told you it's not time yet."

"But you seemed happy to finally take the risk before you had the ability to do so."

He walked slowly to Yulandel and shook his head.

"But you see, the result is the same as before. You still don't have the ability to compete with me now."

As His words rang out slowly and calmly, Yulandel's body gradually grew older.

The speed is much faster than Kiana and the others back then.

In just a moment, the beautiful woman turned into a haggard old man.

But facing such a nearly crushing situation, Yulandel's eyes remained calm.

And while being suppressed, his body moved a little bit.

"Oh?"

This scene surprised the old man in front of him.

I witnessed with my own eyes that Yulandel's body stopped aging, and even after a moment, it gradually regained its youth and vitality.

The hunched body slowly straightened, the long hair that was about to fall down regained its luster, and the skin that was wrinkled like bitter wood became smooth at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"I think I understand what the most powerful weapon is for me."

Taking a step forward, Yulandel broke free from control and raised her hand decisively and quickly.

bump!

A powerful punch made a dull sound in the air, shattering the shackles in front of him and smashing towards the old man's face.

but……

"it is a pity."

When it was just a few inches away from Him, it stopped.

The eyes were like a deep pool, and the pupils were like the black sun, but deep in the pupils, Yulandel saw a beating pointer.

The old man walked past the girl calmly.

A simple action dispels the constraints of time and space.

When Youlandel came to her senses, she found that she had turned into a child again, and even her hair had returned to its original white color.

She staggered a few steps and landed on the ground, but perhaps because she was too young, even Yulandel's short legs were unable to help her keep her body steady.

pat!

With a sound, he fell to the ground and rolled out like a white ball.

"not enough……"

She stood up and looked at her young hands, but she was not panicked.

With even breathing, a white luster adheres to the body surface.

Little by little, Yulandel grew back.

"Faster than before."

How could He not feel the changes of time?

Yulandel's recovery speed this time was much faster than before.

And it's much faster.

"Let's stop these boring tests. If that's all you do, Senior, I'm afraid it won't be enough to secure your victory."