<span class="mw-page-title-main">梅比乌斯</span>

"By My Hand"
"Humans... why must they cling to this single form?" The woman's question received no answer. In this dissection room, no one could provide one. What she faced was merely a corpse — no matter how fearsome it had been in life, at this moment, it was nothing more than a corpse in a dissection room. …… Her research was supposed to continue for quite some time, but she suddenly stopped. She turned around, casually letting down the pale green hair that had been tied behind her head, carefully using her body to block the tool she had just been holding. "Elysia? This isn't a place you should be." The other did not answer immediately. She tilted her head, studying the corpse on the dissection table, as if thinking about something. "The Second Herrscher... Mobius, the research application you submitted hasn't been approved yet, has it?" Elysia inconspicuously stood on her tiptoes — she wasn't used to looking up at someone when speaking, even if only slightly. "You're overstepping, Elysia. This isn't your business." Her gaze traveled up and down Elysia's body, and then... she too rose slightly on her toes. "Oh, Doctor... I just don't want to see you go astray." "You're not the only one tempted by a Herrscher. Over the years, we've both seen plenty of people who tried to research the 1st Herrscher through various means." "Fame, power, authority... whatever their starting point, we've both seen where they ended up." "I don't want to see you fall into the abyss as well... Dr. Mobius, that is simply the truth. Unattainable knowledge is no different from a clinging curse." "Tempted? Hmph..." She turned her head and looked back at the corpse behind her. What a beautiful form of life this was. The power it once displayed, the way it wielded its authority... all of it was dazzling. But it looked so much like a present-day "human"... No, it once was "human." Then why... couldn't all humans become such beings? "Ah, right... for you, this indeed wouldn't count as temptation." "But you know, Mobius? I can usually see what's in people's hearts at a glance, but you're different... the colors of your heart are always changing, and that fascinates me." "So, dear Mobius... today, would you indulge this little curiosity of mine?" Just then, some circuitry malfunctioned somewhere, and the dissection room was suddenly plunged into darkness. Only her eyes, sharp as a serpent's pupils, still glowed faintly in the darkness. "What do I want? Elysia... even if I told you, you wouldn't understand. The moment you compared me to those people, you lost any chance of understanding me." "What I want is actually quite simple..." "By my hand... ascension to godhood."
"Good News"
"Many people must have praised you for your brilliance, so I won't bother with those same old compliments." She held a cup of coffee, standing naturally beside MEI. The nameplate on the woman's chest read her name — Mobius. MEI naturally knew who she was. The academic symposium on the Mu continent was world-renowned, and anyone invited to attend would have heard the name. She just couldn't figure out why this preeminent scholar in the field of genetic science would suddenly approach her. Moreover, according to what people said, she had clearly already... "Thank you for the compliment, Doctor." Despite her brilliance, MEI was still just a high school girl at the moment. Coming back to her senses, a faint blush had already appeared on her face. "Hehe, don't be so nervous. I just wanted to have a casual chat with you." "I've read your paper. It's quite good and has great potential for further research. Do you mind if I ask you a few related questions?" As she spoke, she tore a page from a personal notebook, quickly wrote down several numbers, and handed the paper to the girl beside her. The girl took the paper and nodded gently. "First, the first question..." She brushed back her pale green hair and looked down at the slightly bashful face of the girl. "Do you have a boyfriend?" "Uh... huh?" The girl hadn't expected such a question, but considering it came from Dr. Mobius, she didn't question its relevance. "N-no." "Hmm... not a bad reaction. Looks like you do have someone you like. Ah, it's so nice to be young..." "Now, the second question. Have you read any of my papers or research reports before? Do you have any thoughts? Or anything you'd like to say to me, really." The leaps in the other's thinking completely exceeded the girl's imagination, but she still tried her best to keep up. "I've read all your papers. There are some parts I don't fully understand yet... and also..." The girl lowered her voice, seemingly unsure whether she should continue. "And you seem to have been absent from lectures everywhere for quite a long time. So I have some questions..." "Ah, lectures... you want to ask why I disappeared for so long, right? Can't be helped, there's been too much to do." Mobius interrupted the girl's answer, showing a rather cheerful smile. "If there's anything you don't understand, just call me anytime. What I gave you just now was my phone number." "Time is short, let's get back to business. If we dawdle any longer, they'll come looking for trouble again." "They...?" "Oh, it's nothing, just some work-related matters. Don't mind them, let's continue our chat." "The next question is: would you become an enemy of humanity for the sake of a better future for humankind?" "Ah... huh?" Everything was happening too fast — her mind was still recalling Dr. Mobius's papers. "I..." She hesitated, for she had never considered such a question. Yet when she looked up and saw Dr. Mobius's eyes, as deep as a serpent's, her hesitation seemed to dissipate. Because the answer had already appeared before her eyes. "If it could truly bring a better future to humanity," she said, "I would." “……” "Very good, then the next question..." An untimely ringtone suddenly interrupted her question. She glanced at it impatiently, clearly showing even greater displeasure — she despised the person on the other end, but she couldn't hang up. "If you have urgent matters to attend to, Doctor, we can continue later." The girl politely excused herself, pointing at the paper and making a phone gesture. Watching the girl's departing figure, Mobius answered the phone, but her thoughts had already followed the girl out. "Mobius, I should have warned you not to leave Fire Moth's managed area without authorization..." "Hey, hold on. I have some good news to tell you. Want to hear it?" "I hope your definition of good news is the same as the general public's." "The person we need... I've found her."
"Emergence"
What it first perceived to be "moving" were the blood vessels. Simply by holding one's breath in silence, one could feel the stinging sensation of blood coursing through the veins. Inhale, exhale, inhale again... It felt as if its body had merged with the external environment, while only thought and consciousness existed elsewhere, silently observing everything like a third party. What followed was an unbearable itching sensation. It came from beneath the skin, yet above the bones, with no way to alleviate it. But soon, the itching disappeared. In its place came a far more distinct pain, much worse than before... as if something was crawling through the marrow, tearing, devouring... It took a deep breath, mustered all its strength, and opened its eyes, only to find nothing but an ink-like void greeting it. No light, no sound, all things devoured within... It too felt as though it was about to lose itself. It had to abandon trying to "see," turning instead to "hear," to "smell," to "touch"... but all was futile. Its five senses had clearly been sealed away. It needed something from the outside to help break this silence. So it decided to stop struggling and wait. It accepted everything with equanimity, even with a kind of scrutinizing perspective, re-experiencing its current "self." "Mo... bius...?" Its perception was instantly ignited. The sealed five senses were released in an instant. The boundless exhilaration made it unable to resist opening its mouth to breathe in the long-missed air. “……Su？” It tentatively produced a sound. Good — it still had organs capable of producing sound. "Mobius... you... what on earth...?" His voice trembled slightly, though his mind had already found the answer to the question he had just posed — even though the full question hadn't been spoken. "That question... shouldn't need me... to answer." "...Mobius, regardless of your purpose, you have severely crossed that line." "I will report this to headquarters truthfully... I hope your mind is still capable of composing an incident report." "Headquarters? Incident report? My, that sounds just like a child running to tattle to the teacher." It gradually adapted to its body, and the words it spoke became much smoother and clearer. "Su... could it be that you're afraid of me?" "Mobius... you had better think clearly about what exactly you are doing." "Of course I'm clear... I've always been clear, Su. The one who isn't clear is you." "Seeing isn't necessarily believing. But at least you've witnessed this moment... That, too, is a good thing."
"Beauty"
"If Dr. Mobius hadn't transformed into her current form, she could surely have become a very popular star too." Under the dim light, she stood behind her, helping comb her pale green hair. "A star... I've never thought about that." "But I remember, you used to be quite a famous star. I've seen your posters — an entire street covered with your art photos." Mobius looked up at Eden's face in the mirror. Since the surgery, she hadn't had much of an appetite, and her face inevitably showed signs of fatigue and weakness. "That's all in the past..." She lowered her head slightly, as if unwilling to face herself in the mirror. “……” "Eden, what's... the most important thing about being a star?" “……” She hadn't expected Mobius to suddenly ask her such a question. "I think... it should be beauty?" "Beauty..." "In your eyes, Eden, what is beauty?" She turned around, looking at Eden, accidentally knocking the comb from her hand. "Would you count? Would the old me count?" Eden didn't answer, only slowly bending down to pick up the comb from the floor. She was silent for a long time, as if searching for an answer that would satisfy the girl. Or perhaps, searching for an answer that would satisfy herself. "Beauty... in my view, it's something that brings joy, that can guide people and ignite hope." "What do you think, Doctor?" “……” She hadn't expected the other to turn the same question back on her. She thought for a moment, then gave her answer. "I think... the most beautiful thing is the course of human evolution." "From a single cell, to an individual, to a group, to that group's survival, reproduction, evolution... Humanity has always been beautiful." "And humanity can become even more beautiful... surely it can. That process, too, is beautiful." "Hehe, Doctor, your sense of aesthetics is quite unique." "Eden, you and I... are also beautiful." Under the dim light, Mobius looked at Eden and, for once, showed a gentle smile.
"In the Shadows"
"Regarding this, Dr. Mobius, do you have anything else to explain?" "Explain? Hmph, what do you want me to explain?" The girl, bound to a restraint chair, stuck her tongue out at the dozens of surveillance screens before her, showing a contemptuous smile. "The truth behind the 'incident'? Or the reason I did it? Or perhaps... what you actually want to hear is how to recreate that 'incident'?" "Mobius!" "Hehe... hahahaha..." "You people, you really should see the looks on your faces right now. Every single one of you is about to explode with anger, yet there's nothing you can do about me..." "Just like children when their parents won't buy them a toy." "No, you're even worse than children." "Children at least admit that what they want is the toy in the window, but you don't even dare say what you want." "You know what we want." "But you don't know what I want." "You can tell us. We'll try our best to accommodate." “……” "I need one person — Dr. MEI. I need you to let her come see me." “……” "Given concerns about Dr. MEI's personal safety, we cannot let you see her right now, Mobius." "Then you will never obtain the method to recreate that 'incident.'" “……” “……” “……” "Contact Dr. MEI and ask for her opinion." "However, even if Dr. MEI agrees... Kevin must be present when she meets you. No objections, Mobius?" "Hehe, of course."
"Death and Rebirth"
Apart from the flash of light when consciousness first sparked, for a long time, only endless darkness and heat enveloped her. "I can perceive" "I can perceive the darkness, perceive the heat" "But... what exactly is this?" "Is it... what they call... the world?" "Someone... get someone here" "Doctor... she's not going to make it" "I can hear" "But this rising and falling... what is it?" "Is it what they call... emotion?" "How could this happen?!" "Resuscitate immediately! She can't just die like this..." "I can understand" "But beyond this..." "Where they are... where exactly is that?" At that moment, the darkness that had always enveloped her vanished. For the first time, she opened her eyes. For the first time, she saw colors other than black. For the first time, she saw the world clearly... a colorful, chaotic world of infinite possibilities. "The world" rushed toward her without warning, and she felt "joy." "I knew it... I just knew it... this is the real world" "I knew it... it wouldn't be merely chaos" "Then... where I used to be, what was that place?" …… She received no answer. A pair of steady hands lifted her and brought her before a frail woman. She saw the woman's face... short pale green hair, a weakened complexion, a rather strained smile... She knew this was a "human," a "human" about to die. She knew this "human" had carried her for ten months and given her "life." She knew this "human" was her "mother." "Cough cough... Not crying, are you... What a strong child..." "What a pity... I... won't get to see... what she looks like when she grows up..." Trembling, the woman removed the earring she had always worn and carefully handed it to the new life before her. "Right... just like I said before..." "Let's name her... Mobius..." The woman on the hospital bed closed her eyes. Footsteps, sobbing, wailing... slowly engulfed the entire room. But the newborn life continued silently observing the earring the woman had given her. Then, a tiny, unfamiliar voice appeared in the hospital room. All the commotion faded, and expressions of horror appeared on everyone's faces in unison. "Mobius... is this... my 'name'?" Yes, this was this newborn life... the very first "sound" she brought to this world.
"The Gun Will Fire"
"Anyone can have the chance to see the world's true form and bear its weight — that is what we call sacrifice." "Hehe, well said. MEI, your little follower... actually has that kind of resolve?" Looking out through the one-way glass, the man she pointed at stood alone, head down, inspecting the firearm in his hands, completely unaware of anything happening in this laboratory. — "If a gun appears in a story, then it absolutely must be fired." Mobius had forgotten when she first read that line, but at this moment she felt that perhaps reality was the same. "But, MEI... I'm quite curious whether this resolve comes from himself, or from you?" "And how exactly do you view so-called 'sacrifice,' MEI?" “……” "Dr. Mobius, time is running out. Please focus on the work at hand." Dr. MEI did not engage with Mobius's sarcasm — she didn't want to, and didn't have the luxury to. "We still have time... still have a chance to salvage all of this." "Hmph, if such a chance really existed, how could my opening have been large enough for you to exploit?" "It's a rare opportunity, and the setting is so fitting... MEI, let's have a proper talk, shall we?" "This experiment... it's time for it to end." “……” Dr. MEI did not answer. She continued operating the scalpel in her hand — she clearly wasn't as skilled at this as Mobius, but her technique was equally precise and effective. About fifteen minutes passed before she finally stopped and looked up at Mobius. "Sorry, Dr. Mobius, could you say that again?" "The data that needed to be observed and recorded just now was very important... I was a bit absorbed and didn't catch what you said." "Ah, MEI, I knew it — you weren't trying to save him at all... you just didn't want to miss those critical data points." "As for what I asked you earlier... it's simple, similar to the question I once asked you before." "I want to know: how exactly do you view so-called 'sacrifice'?" “……” "Sacrifice is sacrifice. For humanity to continue existing, we have no other choice." "The reason I came here isn't because I agree with your methods, Doctor, but because I don't want you going too far down a path that's destined to lead nowhere." "'Sacrifice' is nothing new, but 'dying as a human'... that is a line we should never cross." "Hmph... MEI, did I misjudge you? Dying as a human... of course, that is my bottom line as well." "But in your eyes, 'human' is an unchanging concept?" “……” "Well, fine... that's actually why I called you here today. I hope that after today, your thinking might change." "After all... I know that one day, countless people will come to stop me from realizing my ideal. But you are the one person I don't want to be among them." The moment Mobius finished speaking, a roar that only a monster could make exploded like a spark in the center of the laboratory. On the operating table before them, the test subject who should have been in a coma had been completely corroded by Honkai energy. The abnormal power allowed him to effortlessly tear apart the restraint suit and stand up. For Mobius, the timing of its appearance was absolutely an "accident," but its appearance itself was "expected." "Everything has to start somewhere, MEI." "This journey in pursuit of answers — whether it's you or me... we've only just reached the starting line." "You should have a broader perspective, MEI... you should write a new definition for the concept of 'humanity,' rather than letting it drag down your progress." "Otherwise... I'll leave you behind, you know, MEI." A gunshot. The bullet came through the window, shattering the glass, and struck the berserk dead soldier in the laboratory. Just as Mobius had predicted — since the gun had appeared there, it simply had to fire. "Well then, MEI." She removed her glasses and wiped the splattered blood from them. "Since you insist on getting involved in 'Project Stigma,' then..." "Tell me, how does it feel to have blood on your hands?"
"Birthday"
When the girl walked barefoot across the floor, she made a pitter-patter sound. Like her slender hands, her feet too would show a distinctive pearly white in sunlight, sometimes giving an almost translucent illusion. But in this rather dimly lit room, such a sight was rarely seen. "We too are fleeting, the so-called happy stories, bittersweet, mixed with pain and confusion..." Music drifted from a corner of the room. The girl stood on tiptoe, carefully taking the medicine box down from the cabinet. She expertly measured out the dosage, then ran over and handed the pills to the gaunt man. She watched him silently, with an expression almost like pity, waiting for him to swallow each white pill. Yes, pity... pity for her "father." Such an expression would normally never appear on the face of such a young girl... even if the man truly deserved pity. He had once been a renowned pharmacist, a man who, after losing his wife, always kept her memory alive without being knocked down or falling into despair. To this day, the girl still remembered the gentle tone he used when handing prescriptions to patients. He had always been a gentle man, an excellent father... until that terrible illness found him. Slap — A loud slap, out of nowhere. But the girl did not clutch her face. She was silently analyzing where the blood in her mouth came from — was it the gums or the inner lining of her cheek... She did not ask the man why he did this. She was only thinking about questions like these. She had grown accustomed to it. For this man, tormented by illness for so long, his moods long since unpredictable, he didn't really have a reason for doing this. Most of the time, it was simply a signal — telling his daughter, "you may leave," or rather... "get out." The girl did not blame her father — she knew very well the reason behind all of this. Those pills she had just taken out herself... their names, dosages, effects, even side effects, all surfaced in her mind one by one. Yes, just like the man's former patients, these medications' side effects mercilessly hijacked their nerves and even altered their cognition. The girl suddenly found everything before her eyes so laughable. A single white pill — it looked so clean, pristine, and yet it could so easily destroy a person's entire emotional range and personality, turning them into someone else. Humans... what a fragile, laughable species. How laughable... how absurd... how ugly... Today, the girl did not leave the room as the man's "request" demanded. She straightened her pale green hair, looked up, and showed a rather mocking expression. "You look truly ugly." "I... will never become a human like you." Slap — Another loud slap. Blood seeped from the corner of the girl's mouth, but this time, she stubbornly maintained that mocking expression as she stared at the man lying on the bed. "We too are fleeting, the so-called happy stories, bittersweet, mixed with pain and confusion..." The music looped back — the same familiar part, the same familiar melody. "I... will bring 'evolution' to 'humanity.'" "No matter what kind of disaster, what kind of medication... I will never let them humiliate 'humanity' like this again." "I will never... let them turn into something as disgusting as you..." "Monster." “……” The girl fought through the pain and took a deep breath. "I've said my piece. Go ahead and hit me." — That day was the girl's ninth birthday. And the last birthday she would ever spend at home.
"Shesha"
"What's wrong, Hua? This is just a routine mission. No need to be so tense." “……” "Mm, sorry. I won't get distracted again." The girl struggled to stand up from the ground. Had she not been pushed aside by her companion in time, the impact would have broken at least a few of her ribs. Despite the passage of time, this was still a battlefield. Swarms of Honkai Beasts roamed about, ready to devour any human. But looking at the ruins before her, she couldn't help feeling somewhat distracted. Since that "escape," this was her first time returning to the city where she once studied. This was the first breaking point of her life. And the person who had once saved her from death... was no longer here. "We're almost there, aren't we, Imère?" "Yeah, the Honkai energy reading on the detector is just ahead." "Still, it's best to be careful. Although footage exists in the records of the Third Honkai of it being killed, this anomalous Honkai energy reading... it's hard to say whether a new Honkai Beast was spawned, or if that thing never actually died." "Hopefully, as originally planned, we're just recovering its remains and there won't be any complications." "After all... if it really does have some kind of resurrection ability... Hua, then we won't need to watch each other's backs anymore." "A Judgment-class Honkai Beast... that's not an opponent just the two of us can handle." "Judgment-class... has it been confirmed?" "Yes, Judgment-class Honkai Beast, 'Shesha.'" "Before this anomalous reading appeared, Fire Moth had never been able to find its body." "Shesha..." "Does this Honkai Beast have anything special about it?" "Hm? Hua, didn't you read the materials I gave you before we left?" "As a Honkai Beast bound to the 3rd Herrscher, it also possesses some ability to control lightning." "Then there's that black mud-like substance... Fire Moth still hasn't figured out what it actually is, only marking it as strictly off-limits with a minimum ten-meter safe distance." "Beyond that... it should just be its appearance, I suppose? Anyone who's seen the footage would never forget. That Honkai Beast looks like an enormous..." "Snake, right?" The sudden voice made both of them stop in their tracks, instantly on guard. If it had been an unfamiliar enemy, it might have been better — they recognized this voice. And that was precisely why they instinctively felt alert. — Just like when a person hears the hissing of a snake in the darkness. "Dr. Mobius..." "Ah, hello there, young warriors." "You're a bit late. Just now, I've already taken care of the anomalous situation here." Before them, the woman with pale green hair stood with her hands behind her back, smiling at them. "Dr. Mobius... why are you here?" "And... how could a researcher alone possibly..." "Hehe... don't jump to conclusions so quickly." "Check your detector — are there still any anomalous Honkai energy readings?" "...Indeed... they're gone." "Judgment-class Honkai Beast, Shesha..." "Just now, I have completely erased it from this world." "What...?" "No need for any recovery, warriors. Your mission is over. Head back." "The remaining cleanup... I'll handle by myself." "Cleanup...?" "Ah, is that what I said?" "Um... what I actually meant was... investigation... yes, that's right, just some very simple... investigation." No one noticed that the hand she kept behind her back was tightly gripping a peculiarly shaped sealed container. Inside it was a large quantity of viscous, shadow-like, dark-green fluid. And submerged within it — an eyeball... a "serpentine" eyeball.
"Klein"
Klein was trembling. Before her, paper documents were piled high as a mountain. But they did not make her feel the slightest oppression — she was used to that. What truly filled her with fear and suffocation were the mocking laughter and painful shrieks that occasionally came from behind her... She should have been used to these by now. After all, this wasn't the first day. But... she still felt afraid. Always. The "culprit" behind all of this, the only "Doctor" in this laboratory, would occasionally leave the operating room for a brief rest. Each time, she would pass by Klein, glancing carelessly at her work, reaching out to offer a few pointers. And every paper she touched would immediately be stained with thick red... occasionally, other colors too. "The figure here should be 4200. It's critical — don't get it wrong." “……” "Doctor, please wait." "Hm?" "Doctor, I can help with what's going on in there too." "Oh?" The girl called Doctor stopped, observing Klein with great interest. She noticed that Klein was trembling... clearly a sign of nervousness and fear. "Klein, do I need to emphasize this again? You don't have to stay by my side." "Ah, Tanzhu, that gossip... I know you've heard quite a few stories about the past from her." "But, Klein... you don't need to become the Klein of the past. The work that suited her may not suit you." "But... I've already made up my mind, Doctor." "Although the others in Fire Moth can't understand you, that's how all revolutionaries in history have been. I believe..." "Alright, alright, stop reciting. Tanzhu helped you write that, didn't she? I just saw her secretly editing it during work hours yesterday." “……” "Well, Klein... if you really want to get involved, I won't stop you." "I've told you before — the freedom I give you is absolute. But before that, I want you to think clearly about why you want to do this." “……” "Because... you gave me life, Doctor." "And?" "I've created other artificial lives too, but you're the only one who stayed." “……” "Nothing to say? Then just stay outside. I'm going back in — the surgery isn't finished." "...But, Doctor..." "As for a reason... what's your reason, then? Why... do you do this?" "You conduct life-threatening experiments on yourself nearly every day... What's your reason?" “……” "Done?" "Yes." "Then come with me." "Huh?" "If I don't put your mind to rest once and for all, you probably won't be able to focus on your work out here either." "Besides, this is your own choice... I don't want to force my will on you." "In any case, come with me... just this once." …… …… …… Inside the operating room. In the cylindrical chamber lay a man wearing a strange mask. He seemed quite displeased at the two returning to the operating room, letting out a cold snort like a scoff. "Alright, Klein, come assist me with the rest of the surgery." "Of course, if you want to back out now... I won't blame you." She wasn't expecting anything. She knew "Klein" far too well. She knew Klein would choose to give up at this point — and that was why she brought her in. But the result... surprised her. As she expected, Klein was indeed still trembling, even more so than outside. But at the same time, she was rapidly assessing the situation in the operating room. She quickly determined what stage the surgery was at, what instruments would be needed next... even the test subject's current physical condition. Mobius was suddenly stunned. For some reason, she suddenly recalled something from long ago... until Klein's voice brought her back to reality. "Doctor, here..." She had already prepared the next instrument and was handing it to Mobius. "Heh..." Mobius showed a rare, self-deprecating smile. Of course — Klein had already found her own answer long ago. All along, the one stubbornly insisting that Klein hadn't found her own path, that she shouldn't walk the path "Klein" once walked — that person was Mobius herself. Even if she herself couldn't explain why she felt that way... even if Klein truly walked the exact same path as the "Klein" of the past — so what? This was her — the Klein of now — her own choice. "Mobius, when is the MANTIS surgery going to end?" However, the man in the chamber didn't seem to appreciate the sudden silence in the operating room. "Ah, don't worry, Kosma..." Mobius took the instrument from Klein's hand. The smile on her face didn't disappear — if anything, it grew a touch more cruel. "The surgery... will be over very soon."
"The Girl Charon"
The music gradually faded — the singer's final hymn, a farewell to the era. In six minutes, the cryopods would descend underground, heading toward a new era. They were the seeds humanity had planted, and the last embers of this age. The snake-eyed girl gazed out at this world, long since devoid of all life, recalling what it looked like when she first saw it. Struggles... battles... all the joys and sorrows... the vain defiance of gods... "Is this what brought humanity to its current state?" The girl bent down, scooped up a handful of yellow sand, and watched it slowly slip through her fingers, like everything in this world. "In the end, is this all we have left? How pathetic..." Countdown... five minutes. The sand ran out. The girl was about to withdraw her hand when she was surprised to find grains still clinging to her palm. Even turning her hand over, they stubbornly remained, refusing to fall. "These grains of sand... I'm just like them." — the girl thought. After giving that recording to Klein, she was certain she had no more attachments. But standing here, like the grains clinging to her palm, she finally recognized the terrible stubbornness that had always lurked deep within her heart. "Sigh... Kevin, what you said back then was absolutely right. Humanity is indeed bringing about its own destruction." "But... you and I are different. When you made that judgment, you didn't yet know the full 'truth.'" …… Countdown... four minutes. The song in the distance had not yet faded. Eden still walked and sang in the apocalypse, awaiting the arrival of the end. But the girl was not as carefree as Eden — quite the opposite, she was growing anxious. "Please, Eden... leave a bit faster. Otherwise... what I need to do won't be in time." The girl silently calculated the time until the cryopods would close. She didn't want to go back there... she simply didn't want anyone to stop her — not Kevin, not Fu Hua, not Eden... She didn't want anyone to stop her... she no longer had the time or energy to explain or fight them. "Troublesome... so troublesome..." "Why is it always like this... why are there always things only I can do... problems only I can solve..." "Truth that only I... can wield." Countdown... three minutes. The music stopped. She suddenly felt a tightness in her chest... something like sadness. But this feeling... hadn't appeared in her for a very long time. "Eden... I'm sorry, my farewell to you was really just a stop along the way." "But... I must admit, the 'respect' I hold for you is absolutely genuine." Countdown... two minutes. "Alright, it's already come to this — the cryopods will not be opened again no matter what." "Next... let's hurry." Only now was the reason for Mobius's presence here finally revealed. Before her, the sand in this dead silence had begun to slowly shift. Beneath the sea of sand, something seemed to be slowly rising from within. Countdown... one minute. After passing through a dark, narrow corridor, the girl finally arrived at her journey's final destination. In her now slightly clouded snake-like pupils was reflected a sheet of crystal-blue light. "Ha... it's been... a while, hasn't it?" "Not going to say hello...?" "Prometheus?"

Introduction

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History

Previous Era

Childhood

Fire Moth

MANTIS

Thousand-Herrscher Incident

Artificial Honkai Eruption

Thirteen Flame-Chasers

Herrscher of Corruption

The End

Elysian Realm

Flame-Chaser Trial Chapter 1: In the Shadow of Infinity

Flame-Chaser Trial Chapter 2: To Another Me in This World

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