Honkai Impact 3: Deadwood

The man's words made the captain's mind seem to go back to fifty thousand years ago...the day when their era ushered in the "end" judgment and the last day.

In the decisive battle on the moon and the "Herrser of the End", relying on the power of the "Key of Space" and the help of a certain companion, Zhi Zeng, as an ordinary human, successfully went deep into the interior of "The End", and there... met Him—

———"Honkai Will", or what they call "God".

Why did the collapse happen? Why did the collapse destroy humanity? Why did it destroy our world? Why must it take away everything we cherish? Is the existence of human beings really wrong? Is the life and will on this planet really meaningless?

As a person who witnessed his own civilization go from glory to destruction, from having the most ordinary happiness of a human being to being left with nothing in the end, he should have many questions to ask "God".

But he did not do so, because the moment he truly saw "God", he seemed to have received the answer. At the same moment, all the reluctance, anger, sadness, and pain in his heart disappeared because of the relief after understanding the truth, leaving only a kind of sadness and loss with no end in sight.

"God" did not give him any answer, but walked forward, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and hugged him.

…as always.

At that time, He, "God", did convey something to the poor person in front of Him and to Himself.

But when he realized it, he had returned to his own world, above the pale moon, trapped by the pink crystals that gradually covered his body and the meteorites that the Herrscher of the End summoned. In the last moment before he completely lost consciousness, he only saw the different emotions in the eyes of his friends at that time, and the man who raised the giant sword wrapped in the flames of salvation in his hand and launched a full-strength attack on the enemy that even he, who was called the "strongest", could not defeat without hesitation...

A long, long time ago, mankind's ancestors learned to use open flames. They learned to use fire to keep warm and cook food. They also learned to hold torches high in their hands and use the flames that represented civilization and wisdom to drive away the darkness and the attacking beasts.

That was the beginning of human civilization.

When the last flame of humanity, which could be seen from hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, was extinguished by a man with all his strength, humanity's struggle against "Honkai Impact" came to an end. He who was sealed in the stone was blown away by the impact of the Burning Sky Flame along with countless meteorites floating in space - drifting into the vast deep space between the Earth and the Moon's orbit.

Like a star that has lost its home.

And what happened next?

Their world ultimately could not escape the fate of the end. The splendor of civilization and the glory of mankind forever slept beneath the desolate grains of sand, becoming a silent coffin representing the fate of their world.

One day, one month, one year...

Ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years...

Time passed, the stars rotated, and after tens of thousands of years, all things came back to life, and the seeds of civilization sprouted again on this small planet...

Not long after the story of "civilization" and "collapse" had just begun to write a new chapter, at the dawn of a certain day, after tens of thousands of years of drifting, a star that had long been forgotten by this new world quietly lit up the deep and dark night sky and fell on a piece of land on this planet that was later called Shenzhou.

Thus, in this new chapter of civilization, someone's long footprints slowly began to remain.

"Zhi, I understand what you are seeking, and you are willing to use up the life she gave you for this. But even if you break free from the embrace of the Origin and embrace the fate of the End, you will never be able to relive that day."

"..."

"The end of the world is not something that humans should face today, nor is it a miracle that you should seek."

The End of Days…

When Kevin mentioned this word, the captain couldn't help but sigh. He didn't expect that he even knew this...

The Day of the End... This does not refer to the day when human civilization comes to an end. In fact, its full name in the pre-civilization era should be the Day of Awakening at the End.

As the name suggests, it is the day when humans confirm that the "Hersher of the End" has begun to awaken. In fact, this day itself does not have much significance for humans at that time, because not long after, the fully awakened "Hersher of the End" will truly come to the world, and everything will return to silence.

But for those who knew the situation at that time, especially for Zhi at that time, this day had another very special name: "The Day of Lost".

That day, while the other surviving rebels were busy confirming the energy reaction of the "Hersher of the End" that might be born on the moon, Zhi, who had truly felt that she had lost everything, spent a meaningless day numbly in the home that should have been theirs, with the "new life" she had just given her, feeling hopeless.

From day to night, from waking up to falling asleep, several of his and her friends came to visit out of concern, either to comfort them, or to remain silent, or to accompany them.

Time passed slowly in their company until the stars set and the silver moon rose, casting pale light on the desolate world.

If everything went as she had originally expected, the one who would be accompanied by her friends at home on that day... would be the one left alone after her death.

This feeling is actually not much better than being dead. Fate is really a cruel thing. In the end, no matter who lives or dies, the person left behind must taste this pain alone. Yes, no matter... who survives.

But at that time, Zhi felt that if it was her who survived, at least, she would not be as depressed as herself. She would continue to smile, walk with a cheerful pace, and greet the arrival of a new day with everyone. Just as everyone said... her existence itself is something as beautiful as hope.

This kind of thing should not have existed in me at that time.

With these thoughts in mind, he let his consciousness fall into the silent night until... the dawn of the "next day".

On the morning of the second day, at the same time as yesterday, one of his friends who had said yesterday that he might not have time to visit him later came to visit again, which made Zhi feel a little strange.

However, even though his mind was numb, he immediately noticed the weirdness.

His friend said the same words as yesterday, and held the same souvenirs as when she came yesterday. He knew that this close friend who usually treated him like a close relative, would never have the energy to play such a joke on him after witnessing her passing.

The crystal pendant around his neck was flashing a little brighter than usual, but even though he calmly told the other party about the abnormalities that had already happened to him once, the other party still found it hard to believe.

But soon, the next friend came to visit him at the same time and said the same words as he said, and this time, his best friend had no choice but to believe it.

Contact and verification began at the same time. After multiple confirmations and obtaining the most critical evidence, they came to an absolutely reliable but incredible conclusion -