Honkai Impact 3: Deadwood

The night is so long and the day is so far away.

In order to break through the darkness, either he or his comrades beside him are willing to burn themselves and give hope to others who deserve a future.

But just like the day that has arrived but no one sings about it, those lives that should not have disappeared in the long night...

Even if their tears of regret really turn into blessings and farewell smiles for the living, for the poor people who have survived, will such suffering and farewell one day truly serve as a guide to a tomorrow without tears? Where are the lights?

In any case, for them who are still young and not mature enough, this kind of growth is still a bit too cruel...

……

That's right...

Therefore…

Only then will he choose to face "death"...

In this worst ending, he has done everything he can do now. Even if he does not go with him as the "captain" on the next road, at least they who survive safely will still be there. Be able to swallow this pain and move on.

However, doing everything you can do now does not mean you have to give up everything you have...

If possible, he didn't want to burn the people who valued him with the tears shed because of parting with him, but he also valued them.

If this kind of farewell will eventually become a foregone conclusion, then why doesn't he choose to go one step further and simply put everything that a human being as a "branch" has on the scale called "destiny" in exchange for a life that only he can The ending that I happily accept...

Perhaps at this point, as a human being, I am also very "selfish"...

Just for his own ridiculous and pitiful selfishness, he chose to embark on a path that would eventually hurt everyone who cherished him... an irreversible path.

but…

If that person knew the choice she wanted to make now, what would be the expression on "her" face?

Will you be disappointed with him...?

Or…

……

"Cough, cough!? Uh-huh..."

The wounds on the chest and abdomen, as well as several new burns on the body... all kinds of pain from all over the body stimulated the captain's nerves, forcing him to wake up from the coma again.

After finally allowing his consciousness to regain control of his heavy body, the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was not a scene of heaven or hell, but a small blue fluorescent light.

"Butterfly?"

Maybe it was just an illusion. When the captain's vision gradually became clearer, he noticed that the fluorescence in front of him was not a group of light, but a strange butterfly with blue wings.

Seeing the captain wake up, the butterfly hurriedly flapped its beautiful wings and flew to the side. The captain looked along the direction in which the butterfly flew. What was reflected in the starry sky of the captain's eyes was another pair of wings. An even more bizarre sight.

Countless square bricks were randomly formed into shapes, floating around in no order. Between those stones, several giant rings composed of more stones were rotating in the deep sky of nothingness, as if they could never be reached. Spiral of truth. In the distance, a giant cherry-colored tree stood erect, emitting bursts of sad light...like a delicate memorial left by someone, or like...a cold tombstone.

"..."

Withdrawing his gaze, the captain glanced at his own body. Most of the armor on his body had been completely dissolved. It just barely maintained its shape and covered the body. Some of it was completely dissolved due to the beam bombardment of Benares. The parts that fell off inevitably left severe burns.

Seeing the burnt skin on his arm and the solidified soul steel liquid sticking together, the captain just calmly closed his eyes again.

The captain was not actually surprised by this space with strange sights, or in other words, vaguely, he already had his own answer.

Before he swung the sword with all his strength and completely lost consciousness, he knew that he would probably be sent to a place similar to his current situation.

Because space itself was completely destroyed, a rift was created in the sky there that would lead to a "hyperspace" called the "Quantum Sea", about which humans still know almost nothing.

The concepts of time and space are not really universal here. After all, they are just the laws that make the world exist, and this is not the world.

Therefore, the captain cannot judge how long he has been unconscious. However, combined with the knowledge learned in the previous generation and long-term experience in his memory, generally speaking, if he rushes in without the corresponding "compass", There is a high probability that you will get lost in the quantum sea... This rule should also apply to yourself who has exhausted all the remaining energy in the "Key to Space".

But the space he is in now is undoubtedly a small world with a relatively stable structure. Although it seems that except for the huge cherry blossom tree in the center, other parts of it appear to be very disordered and chaotic, but compared to the quantum world, The complicated "ocean currents" in the sea... It's a bit too lucky to be able to fall directly here.

"..."

After thinking for a short time, the captain slowly reached out and touched his collar, but the familiar smooth touch did not come as expected, and the "God Key"... disappeared.

Maybe it was left in the world over there, or maybe it was dragged into the space crack with itself and fell somewhere in the quantum sea. After all, the energy in the core has been completely exhausted... There is nothing you can do if this happens. .

But no matter which situation happens, it may not be a good thing for the current captain.

"hiss…"

Enduring the even stronger pain that came from his trunk and limbs as his sense of touch fully recovered, the captain grabbed the rocks beside him and tried to stand up, but the blue butterfly that had just flown away returned without knowing when. It fell on the captain's shoulder: "Well, please don't move. You're seriously injured. It's best to rest here first..."

"?"

Young, frail...a little timid, but a soft girlish voice that did reveal goodwill. This made the captain have to open his eyes wide and turn his head to look over his shoulder. When he opened his eyes, he found that he had arrived in this strange space. , or a little butterfly that can speak human language surprised the captain even more.

"...Yes...did you save me?" The captain reluctantly spoke in a weak voice. The almost endless continuous fierce fighting and the wounds so severe that it was unbearable to look at had made him almost unable to support his body.

"Ah... um, um, but I only accidentally discovered that there were beings who didn't belong here who broke into the quantum sea while wandering, and I found you there..."

"I see...then you brought me into this dimension?"

"Well, judging from the results, that's right...I..."

"Is that so...thank you for saving me, kind-hearted...Miss Butterfly?"

"No, it's okay, you're welcome! I haven't seen anyone else for a long time...ah, no, it's nothing..."

"..."

Seeing that the other party seemed a little unsure of how to respond, the captain did not rush to ask any more questions. Instead, he sincerely expressed his gratitude, but... there seemed to be more mystery in this "Miss Butterfly" than he thought. Is it more, or is there something unspeakable?