Black Seele, White Seele-Call Her Seel and You're Dead!
The morning sunlight streamed through the window, generously shining on the girl. Her brows furrowed slightly as she slowly opened her eyes.
"Hmm, what's wrong with me?" Black Seele stared blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling, at a loss.
"Right, I was ambushed by that bastard, so I'm being held captive now? But why wasn't I tied up?" She threw back the covers and found herself dressed in new clothes. Doubt, unease, anxiety and other emotions spread through her heart.
"My energy has recovered a little, though not much." Black Seele felt her condition and inexplicably found her mouth tasted a little sweet.
The remaining Honkai Energy within her body coalesced into a scythe in her hand. Black Seele threw back the covers and froze for a few seconds after seeing that splash of crimson. "Could it be that I was... No, this isn't my blood, but it seems to have a strange attraction to me, just like that bastard."
She carefully opened the door a crack with a sickle in hand. The fox-eared boy was hunched over the dining table, chewing on the breakfast the Raven had made for him, while the dodo girl sitting next to him was inexplicably moved to tears.
"That bastard wasn't human after all?" Black Seele looked at Xing's fox ears and wagging tail, feeling that her defeat was not unjust, since the other party wasn't human. "If you look closely, he's actually quite cute with his Jotaro. I wonder if it feels good to touch."
"Gurgle—" A gurgling sound came from the girl's stomach, which was particularly jarring in the room. Raven raised its head alertly and looked towards the door, ready to fight at any moment.
Black Seele thought for a fraction of a second. Although her stamina had recovered a little, it wasn't much. If she fought, she would definitely be brutally defeated. It would be better to pretend to surrender first and then launch a sneak attack.
The scythe in her hand crumbled and dissipated. Black Seele imitated White Seele, putting on what she thought was a gentle smile, and pushed open the door. Just as she was organizing her thoughts, Raven pulled her over. "Good morning, little sister. I made some breakfast. Would you like some?"
Black Seele, who had been forcibly pulled over, was forced to sit next to Xing. The two stared at each other, and the atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.
What do you want to do to me?
"Uh, I'll save you."
"Save me?" Black Seele scoffed disdainfully. "I admit you're capable, but I don't need your help."
Seeing the tension between the two, Raven, always eager for Raven, asked, "Little guy, it seems you're having a bit of a relationship crisis with your girlfriend."
P. S.: Both Raven and Seele are from Siberia, so there is no language barrier between them.
"Who's his little girlfriend?!" Black Seele glared at her fiercely, picked up the food in front of her with her fork, and was about to eat it.
Whether it's poisonous or not, if the other party wanted to harm her, they would have done so while she was unconscious. Even if it was poisonous, she wasn't afraid, since strictly speaking, she wasn't exactly a normal human being.
"Hey, wait, don't eat it!" Xing quickly stopped him.
"Ha, why should I listen to you?" Ignoring all advice, Black Seele swallowed it in one gulp, then her vision went black and she fainted.
Raven & Lucky: "..."
"I'm sorry, little one. I forgot that you have a strong constitution, which is why you were able to eat the food I made."
"It's okay, your cooking isn't actually that bad. Kiana's cooking is the worst. Um, I have to go now, I'll transfer the accommodation fee to your card later. Goodbye, Sister Natasha." Sachi picked up Black Seele and was about to leave, but Raven stopped her.
"Little one, I don't want money, I want you—"
Five minutes later, the satisfied Raven, with tears in its eyes, saw Sachi off. Sachi put on her hat, wrapped her trench coat tightly, and left without looking back.
"Damn it, how long will it take before I can revert to my basic form?"
I feel that if I go to the Elysian Realm like this, Elysia will definitely like it.
——Divider——
In a hazy state, the girl felt warmth on her lips, and she instinctively licked it, converting it into the energy she needed.
Black Seele slowly opened her eyes and saw an unfamiliar ceiling and a somewhat familiar face.
Seeing that she was awake, he removed the IV bag and leaned close to her face, saying, "Come on, repeat after me, one, two, three, three, two, one, ah—"
"One, two, three... wait, why should I repeat after you?" Realizing what was happening, Black Seele got up alertly and punched him, but he easily grabbed her arm.
"Please don't act rashly, Miss Seele. I didn't mean to hurt you. If you hadn't attacked me first, I wouldn't have injured you." Xing expressed his intentions, trying to gain Black Seele's trust.
"Ha, it's just sweet talk. Do you think I'd believe your nonsense?" Black Seele said with a look of disdain.
Sure enough, given her personality, she couldn't even feign surrender.
"Oh, then write down this math Olympiad problem."
"Don't come near me!" Terrified, Black Seele retreated to the head of the bed, curling up in fear.
Seeing how frightened Black Seele was, Xing couldn't help but fall into deep thought. If things turned out like this on their first meeting, it would be much harder to win her over later.
"Do you believe me now? If I really had ulterior motives towards you, you should be keeping quiet right now."
Although Black Seele didn't know what he meant, she still felt very scared.
Shouldn't I be the bad guy? Why am I the one being bullied by bad guys now?
Xing stretched out his still-bleeding wrist to her. "Alright, alright, come on, want to drink some more of my blood? It should be very beneficial for you."
"Wh-what?" Black Seele licked her lips, the taste of blood filling her mouth. So, he had just been feeding me blood?
Seeing the beads of blood, she licked her lips longingly and took a bite.
"Ouch! Ouch! Be gentle!" Hearing Xing's cries of pain, Black Seele felt extremely pleased. She had absorbed energy, and Xing had felt pain. She had killed two birds with one stone.
She sucked with ecstasy, seemingly wanting to drain the other's blood dry. Seeing that Black Seele had no intention of stopping, Xing shrugged helplessly and simply lay on the bed, letting her suck him, deciding to see if he could recover faster than her.
Half an hour later—
Having recovered about half of her strength, Black Seele reluctantly released her mouth. That bastard had been silent for a while; she must have drained him dry, right? However, when she saw Xing sleeping soundly, she was furious and summoned her claws, intending to tear him in two. But when her claws reached for the young man, she forcibly stopped them, as she needed his power to start that big locomotive and couldn't kill him for the time being.
When she saw the fox ears, a devilish smile appeared on her face, and Black Seele reached out and quickly grabbed them.
However--
"I'm sorry, I've been touched too many times these past two days. Please allow me to refuse." Xing opened her eyes, and a large number of golden chains shot out from around Black Seele, binding her tightly in the blink of an eye.
"Don't struggle in vain. The Key of Binding can make your power disappear, turning you into an ordinary girl. If you don't want to lose your power, it's better not to even think about attacking me." Sachi flicked the ahoge on her head and teased her by putting a finger to her lips.
The girl, who was being bonded and played with, bit down hard, but the boy dodged in time, leaving her only able to glare at him fiercely.
"Don't be so hostile towards me. I told you I meant no harm; you attacked me first." Xing was a little exasperated; Black Seele, with her volatile temper, was a bit difficult to reason with. Hmm, what would White Seele have done in this situation?
"Aren't you curious? Last night was clearly our first time meeting, so why could I accurately recall your name?"
Black Seele thought for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "You... know me?"
"Yeah, more or less. I know you, but you don't know me." Xing nodded, took out his terminal, clicked a few times, and brought up a photo of him and Bronya. He then held the screen up to Black Seele's face. "Your sister, Bronya Zaychek, has mentioned her sister in the orphanage, Seele Vollerei, to me many times. She's also shown me your photo and the iconic Stigmata on your chest. That's why I recognized you at a glance."
Fortunately, he took off his gloves and showed her the Stigmata on his right hand, saying, "Don't be afraid, I am a natural Stigmata bearer, just like you."
"A friend of Onee-sama?" Looking at Bronya and Sachi's Stigmata in the photo, whose smiles were genuine, Black Seele's hostility lessened considerably. "What's your relationship with Onee-sama?"
"Well, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we'll eventually get married together." — Honest Happiness
"Huh?" Black Seele's eyes widened in disbelief.
"If you don't believe me, I'll call her. Hello, Bronya, it's me." Sachi dialed Bronya's number.
"Hey, Sachi, where have you been gallivanting off to again? Don't come back looking half-dead again!" Bronya's angry voice still made their eardrums vibrate even without speakerphone.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful. Remember to stay up less late playing Yugi lately, or you won't grow to be as tall as Himeko- sensei."
"Mind your own business, bye!" Bronya was silent for a while, then uttered these words in a fit of grief and indignation.
"Bye-bye, be careful on your mission." Xing hung up the phone and looked at the astonished Black Seele. "Do you believe me now?"
"Why won't you let me talk to my older sister?"
"Knowing her as I do, if she knew you were here, she would rush here in a panic. I don't want her to get involved in this dangerous rescue."
"Rescue?"
"That's right, rescue. Rescue your other personality, or rather, the other Seele who is currently trapped in the Quantum Sea."
Black Seele's eyes widened in surprise. "How did you know?"
"It was the person who sent you out of the Quantum Sea who told me that you, or rather, you are Bronya's sister, and I have a responsibility and obligation to lend you a helping hand." Xing made up a reason; if he told Black Seele that he had directly seen her memories, she would probably fight him to the death.
"I will do everything in my power to help you. If you still have doubts, then this is my greatest sincerity." Xing unlocked Judah's chains, lifted her sharp claws, and placed them against his heart. "Is this enough?"
Black Seele's expression shifted rapidly. She gritted her teeth and stared at Xing for a moment before finally making up her mind. "I'll trust you for now. If I find out you dare to make a move on me and her, I guarantee you'll die a horrible death!" She withdrew her claws and placed her hand on the mark on his chest that was identical to hers. The girl's body decomposed into red particles, which flowed into his body and adhered to the Gem of Stillness.
Black Seele's voice echoed in his mind, "I will continue to parasitize you until I find my other self. Don't try anything funny, or I'll tear you apart from the inside!"
Fortunately, she recalled the Nightmare Demon's words, "Alright, alright, I understand, Seele. Hmm, speaking of which, there seems to be another Seele. How about this? To make it easier to distinguish, I'll call you Black Seele, and the other one will be called White Seele, okay?"
"Hmph, whatever. But if you dare call me Hill, you're dead! Speaking of which, you don't seem surprised at all by my dual personality?" Black Seele didn't care about that; she was only concerned about Seele's name would be mispronounced.
Fortunately, she casually replied, "Oh, Bronya mentioned before that her sister might be showing signs of a split personality. For example Seele usually loves sweet Canned Food tomatoes, but sometimes she'll eat Canned Food chili peppers, which are hard for most people to accept. Also, Seele is a diligent and studious person, but sometimes she'll fall asleep while reading, and she'll even drool on the pages..."
The mortal Black Seele roared at him in grief and anger, "Enough! Stop talking!"
Fortunately, remembering Yae Sakura, he added, "By the way, you're not the only resident in my body. Stay in the core and don't cause any trouble."
For some reason, Black Seele felt like she had been tricked.
——Divider——
Einstein rolled up his sleeve, revealing the quantized section. Sachi placed her hand on it, and tiny red particles floated out, which she absorbed, and her body returned to normal.
"Hey, if you absorb that, then won't you..." Tesla grabbed his hand nervously, "You don't need to go to this extent."
"Don't worry, it's not me that's being absorbed." Xing stretched her body to prove to them that she was perfectly fine.
Yae Sakura looked at him suspiciously, sniffing lightly. Strange, why did she feel that Sachi had brought a new girl back even though there was no particular smell?
"Well then, I'll have to excuse myself for now, Doctors. If I'm lucky, I might give you the Second Divine Key when we meet again." After returning Yae Sakura and Hiyokomaru to their Stigmata Space, Yuki bid them farewell and left, with the two Armed Doll following closely behind.
"Hey, what did you say? Explain yourself!" Tesla tried to chase after him, but Einstein stopped him.
"Dr. Tesla, don't worry. There are some things he doesn't want to tell you, perhaps because he's afraid you'll be in danger. Besides, if you're really curious, you can just check the Tesla Zero's data records when he gets back, right?"
——Divider——
Relying on the quantumization ability temporarily gained through symbiosis with Black Seele, he managed to reach the location of the Thousand Worlds by passing through the folded space.
The puppet Kevin, who was supposed to be guarding this place, has disappeared without a trace. Fortunately, seeing the simple and exquisite locomotive, he activated the Honkai Energy within the Herrscher Core and placed the Jizo-Mitama on the locomotive.
"Jizo-Mitama, Forced Hacking. Key of Eternity - Thousand Worlds, Rated Power Unleashed, Open the Gate to the Quantum Sea!"
Having expended about half of his Honkai Energy, and feeling somewhat exhausted, he placed the Thousand Worlds into the space of the Guidance Module and stepped through that illusory door.
The moment he entered, countless fragmented images flashed before his eyes, but he ultimately remembered only a few.
The blonde Nun knelt on the ground, cradling the white-haired girl whose abdomen had been pierced, tears streaming down her face. The next second, the white-haired Nun's body vanished from her embrace like a burnt-out candle. A dazzling light shone in the Nun's hand, but her dissipation did not slow down in the slightest.
On the desolate moon, a girl with white hair and golden eyes gazes forlornly at the lifeless planet, her eyes filled with nothing but despair and numbness.
The white-haired girl, bound by silk threads, watched in despair as her companion was manipulated at will by the doll. She struggled to swing her sword, and under the doll's mockery, the four gems—blue, purple, red, and blue—inlaid on the hilt gradually lost their luster.
Countless Valkyrie surrounded five wounded Honkai Beast, and in the middle of the Honkai Beast, a little girl cried out and threw herself onto the body of Honkai Beast, shedding tears for the heroes who protected her.
What are these?
Author's Note—
Among the discarded cases, there was one where someone transmigrated and became Seele's third personality.
PS: When taking Little Te and Little Xuan out, Xing Hui will use the Key of Consciousness to add a cognitive filter to them.