Chapter Summaries

Gwen accidentally entered the Imaginary Tree instead of the Sea of Quantum and emerged in a ruined world destroyed by Honkai. After finding Eden and confronting the Herrscher of Finality, Gwen knocked the enemy to the ground, where Eden recognized the killer of her fellow Flame-Chasers.

• Choukai warned Otto that Gwen had gone toward the Imaginary Tree, but his signal was cut off before the rescue plan could begin.
• Gwen crossed a strange passage, emerged in a ruined world with dangerously high Honkai Energy, and reunited with Alicia.
• Gwen followed a sorrowful song and found Eden, who had been singing an elegy for the lost civilization.
• The Herrscher of Finality attacked Gwen from the sky, and he charged upward to fight her.
• The Herrscher of Finality blocked Gwen's strike with a barrier but was hurled toward the outskirts, where Eden recognized her as the enemy who had killed Pardo, Vill-V, Kalpas, Cosmos, and the others.

Gwen used the Bow of Light in a desperate attack against the Herrscher of Finality while Eden and Mobius joined forces to weaken her barrier. The chapter left Eden facing Gwen’s outstretched hand as he attempted to save her.

• Gwen’s spear strike failed to penetrate the Herrscher of Finality’s barrier, and her power of restraint sharply weakened his energy.
• Mobius identified Gwen through the base’s instruments, but Number 17 refused to search the database because it was preparing the final plan.
• Gwen transformed into a giant and fired the Bow of Light, whose arrow overwhelmed Finality’s attacks but stalled against her barrier.
• Eden attacked Finality to distract her, and Mobius joined in by infusing Eden’s next attack with dark green patterns.
• Mobius shielded Eden from Finality’s counterattack and said she had bought her two more seconds before Gwen reached out to her.

Gwen rescued Eden from the Herrscher of Finality and brought her and a remnant of Mobius into the Main God Space. After stabilizing Mobius and treating his own injuries, Gwen prepared to heal Eden, who asked for his name.

• Gwen seized Eden before the Herrscher of Finality's attack could engulf her, then escaped with her and part of Mobius using the Shield of Paraj.
• Gwen collapsed in the Main God Space, where Eden awakened and Mobius revealed herself as a small remnant of dark green gelatinous matter.
• Gwen gave Mobius one vial of energy medicine, then learned Eden's injuries were severe and her natural recovery was poor.
• Gwen drank his remaining three vials and stabilized his injuries before offering to treat Eden through physical contact.
• Eden accepted Gwen's help and asked his name, and Gwen introduced himself.

Gwen treated Eden and brought her and Mobius food in his Main God Space, where they had only three hours to recover before being expelled. He told them he came from more than fifty thousand years in the future and that Alicia’s soul lived within him, leaving Eden tearfully grateful before he turned to Mobius to continue.

• Gwen used his energy to ease Eden’s injuries and gave her his coat while she rested in the Main God Space.
• Gwen brought out preserved bread and milk, and Eden and Gwen ate while Mobius recovered by absorbing a potion.
• Gwen explained that the space was temporary and that they could remain there for no more than three hours.
• Gwen showed Eden the necklace she had given Alicia and the crystal-flower Stigmata on his back, then said he came from a civilization more than fifty thousand years in the future and Alicia’s soul was inside him.
• Eden asked whether Alicia was still alive, and Gwen assured her that Alicia was a real soul who had helped save them; Eden thanked him through tears.
• Gwen turned to Mobius and said the urgent situation left no time to investigate how Alicia had chosen him.

Gwen explained that the campfire might be an anchor to another world and could help the group recover before facing Finality again. After merging with Eden and Mobius, he approached the fire and touched the Spiral Sword, whose sparks flared as he prepared to repel them.

• Gwen told Eden and Mobius that the campfire might connect to another world and offer a way to recover, while also revealing his Artificial Collapse form and the Mahamayuri Hyper-Evolution Factor.
• Mobius accepted Gwen's plan to proceed, and Eden agreed to support him.
• After spending nearly two hours gathering energy and supplies, Gwen used One-Body Fusion to take Eden and Mobius with him.
• Gwen approached the campfire and placed his hand on the Spiral Sword's hilt, causing its scattered sparks to brighten.
• Gwen felt the heat from his palm and repelled the firelight.

Gwen used the Spiral Sword to reach the world of Dark Souls and discovered that he had arrived outside Anor Londo, where the Shield of Paraj could restore his strength. After resting, he searched the surrounding clouds for a route into the Dreg Heap but found no useful way forward.

• Gwen retraced the strange fluctuations that had brought him to Kozukuri Town and vanished from the Main God Space while holding the Spiral Sword.
• Gwen halted his fall in a fogbound world, flew above a vast circular wall, and recognized the distant city as Anor Londo.
• Gwen received energy from the Shield of Paraj, recovered alongside Eden and Mobius, and restored Prometheus by replenishing his mental energy.
• Gwen rested outside Anor Londo, woke from a forgotten dream in a melancholy mood, and talked with Prometheus until he felt better.
• Gwen flew around the circular walls searching for an entrance to the Dreg Heap, but the Shield of Paraj's energy supply stopped beyond an invisible boundary and he found no useful information.

Gwen brought Eden and Mobius to Anor Londo after sharing what he knew about the world, and chose to approach the city through its official entrance under the name Walter. The three reached the vast platform before the city, where a giant waited across the way and the threat of spirit archers loomed.

• Gwen found no trace of the Dreg Heap and grew closer to Eden before Mobius awakened and teased them.
• Gwen shared information about the Dark Souls world with Eden and Mobius, then crossed the barrier into Anor Londo.
• Gwen chose to follow local customs, took the name Walter, and led Eden and Mobius to the official entrance.
• Gwen released his transformation, restoring Eden and Mobius to human form, and promised to find Eden suitable clothes in the city.
• Gwen, Eden, and Mobius descended the long slope and reached the stairs before the enormous platform, where Mobius questioned whether the distant figure was a giant.

Gwen, Eden, and Mobius encountered the Giant Judge and Ringed Knights in Anor Londo, then were knocked toward the church where Hila might be. As they searched for an entrance, Gwen revealed that Alicia had succeeded in preserving the humanity of later Herrschers, though their choices could still turn them against humanity.

• Gwen used a barrier to shield himself, Eden, and Mobius from the Giant Judge’s summoned spirits and communicated with it telepathically using the Spiral Sword as proof of their intentions.
• The Giant Judge told Gwen to find Hila, who served Princess Filianor, then struck the group into Anor Londo as Ringed Knights attacked them.
• Gwen led Eden and Mobius to the church, where they found no entrance and considered using the Herrscher of the Void’s authority to get inside.
• Gwen told Eden and Mobius that Alicia had succeeded in preserving the humanity of later Herrschers, but warned that exposure to humanity’s darkness could still make them seek its destruction.
• Eden closed her eyes and breathed deeply as she reacted to Gwen’s news about Alicia and the Herrschers.

Gwen, Eden, and Mobius entered Anor Londo and convinced Hila to help them reach the sleeping Princess Filianor. After leaving Hila’s church, they faced the Abyss-corrupted city on their way to the princess’s bedchamber.

• Gwen used the Herrscher of the Void’s authority to bring himself, Eden, and Mobius into the church without alerting the patrolling knights.
• Hila challenged the three strangers, questioned Gwen about the gods, and agreed to explain Anor Londo’s condition after verifying that he was neither Undead nor Hollow.
• Hila told Gwen that the Abyss had spread into the city, corrupted many Ringed Knights, and left the gods’ forces and the Pygmies in a fragile truce.
• Gwen persuaded Hila to help them reach Princess Filianor, and Hila agreed so she could return to serving her mistress.
• Gwen transported the group out of the church, and Hila explained that they had to cross the city district and cemetery to reach the princess’s bedchamber.

Gwen and his companions flew to the palace, where Hila reunited with Argo, the Giant Judge guarding Princess Filianor. Gwen insisted on meeting the princess to seek hope for the fading world, and after Abyss-corrupted forces attacked, Hila offered to contact Filianor before either side fought.

• Gwen flew with Hila, Eden, and Mobius over the guarded city and knocked down the Ringed Knights outside the palace with lightning.
• Hila opened the church doors and reunited with Argo, who refused to let anyone disturb Princess Filianor's rest.
• Gwen showed Argo the ember-speckled Spiral Sword and explained that he sought Filianor because the First Flame was fading.
• Ringed Knights, Abyss-corrupted Haland Knights, and Abyss-tainted slaves attacked, so Gwen blocked their Lightning Spears and fought them back while the others entered the hall.
• Argo offered Gwen and his companions a place to rest but continued to bar the way to Filianor, while Gwen said he would force his way through.
• Hila proposed contacting Filianor herself and said she would try to reach the princess before Gwen and Argo resumed their dispute.

Gwen fought Argo’s summoned Spear of the Church, then won permission to meet Princess Phylannor. Hila led him to the sleeping princess and revealed that the Abyss was steadily worsening as Phylannor struggled to maintain its seal.

• Argo admitted he had detected lies in Gwen’s account but agreed that the city needed new possibilities and challenged him to prove his strength against the Spear of the Church.
• Gwen struck Argo’s summoned Spear of the Church into a wall, and Argo ended the confrontation and apologized.
• Hila returned and told Gwen that Princess Phylannor would see him alone, so he placed protective marks on Eden and Mobius before leaving with her.
• Hila explained that Phylannor relied on sleep to stabilize the seal while the Abyss continued to grow despite Midir devouring its darkness.
• Hila led Gwen into Phylannor’s bedchamber, where he saw the sleeping princess holding a cracked egg and noticed signs of deathly corruption on her body.

Gwen spoke with Phylannor, who explained that Anor Londo sealed the last fragment of the Lord Soul and that the Abyss had corrupted the seal while its pressure created Remnants of Time. Gwen agreed to absorb the remnants, though he warned that this would only delay the Abyss’s growth, and Phylannor suggested her mother might be able to restore the seal.

• Phylannor recognized Gwen’s name and accepted that he shared it with her father, the Sun King.
• Phylannor explained that her father had sealed the last fragment of the Lord Soul beneath Anor Londo, but the Abyss had warped the seal.
• Phylannor revealed that the seal’s pressure created Remnants of Time, which she had been unable to clear as the Abyss weakened and eroded her.
• Gwen confirmed he could absorb the Remnants of Time but could not promise to clear them all or prevent the Abyss from growing.
• Phylannor said her mother might have enough power to restore the original seal.

Gwen met Phylannor, who could not restore the seal alone, and received her authority to enter and leave the sealed area along with an offer to teach him miracles. He returned to his companions and prepared to go absorb more Remnants of Time, while Hila met him on the elevator stairs.

• Phylannor told Gwen that her weakened body and limited power prevented her from reinforcing the seal, then suggested he might be able to help.
• Gwen declined Phylannor's invitation to protect the world's future but agreed to absorb Remnants of Time and ease the seal's burden.
• Phylannor granted Gwen free passage in and out of the sealed area and offered to teach him miracles when he needed help digesting absorbed remnants.
• After Gwen left, Hila apologized for bringing him to Phylannor, who reassured her that her choice had brought them a turning point.
• Gwen returned to Argo, Eden, and Mobius, explained his next plan, and headed back up to absorb more energy.
• Gwen encountered Hila on the stairs, where she glared at him before suppressing her anger and speaking stiffly.

Gwen absorbed Remnants of Time and rapidly learned Phylannor’s combat techniques while Eden settled into life in Anor Londo and grew close to Gwen and Phylannor. As Gwen continued training and Eden prepared to help Mobius, Hila began to sense that something was wrong.

• Gwen used the Ultimate Armor to absorb Remnants of Time and increase her energy capacity.
• Phylannor trained Gwen, who learned the Spear of Sunlight and Storm Lightning Strike and quickly mastered more of Phylannor’s techniques.
• Eden played music for Gwen, and the two grew familiar while Eden befriended Phylannor and Hila.
• Eden declined Gwen’s invitation to absorb energy and went to assist Mobius with experiments.
• Hila, Phylannor’s knight and Midir’s friend, began to feel that something was wrong.

Midir, corrupted by the Abyss, attacked Phylannor’s bedchamber and shattered Gwen’s barrier, but Gwen arrived in his Giant of Light form and drove Midir away with a lightning-charged strike. As Gwen faced the Abyss, Phylannor recognized him as both Gwen and light, while Hila watched in shock.

• The Abyss corrupted Midir by overwhelming him with the wills of the living dead and drove him toward Phylannor’s bedchamber to break the seal.
• Gwen sensed danger and rushed back as Midir struck the bedchamber barrier a second time, shattering it and enveloping Phylannor and Hila in darkness.
• Gwen appeared in a radiant Silver Giant form and struck Midir with a golden-lightning punch, sending him crashing into Anor Londo.
• Phylannor identified the giant as Gwen and as light, while Hila struggled to believe what she was seeing.
• Gwen attacked Midir from the sky with a lightning-filled flying kick, and he and Mobius agreed that the Abyss had become an enemy of all life.

Gwen restrained Abyss Midir and tried to purify the Abyss, but discovered that Midir had been completely corrupted and could not be saved. He then unleashed a full-power light arrow to destroy Midir and the Abyss within it, leaving Anor Londo devastated.

• Gwen bound Abyss Midir with lightning-wreathed light ropes and carried Phylannor and Hila to inspect it.
• Hila recognized Midir beneath the Abyss and grieved, while Phylannor asked Gwen whether he could purify it.
• Gwen tried using purification light, but the Abyss adapted quickly and he concluded that Midir was already beyond saving.
• Gwen sent Phylannor and Hila to safety, then powered up his Ultimate Armor and formed the Ultimate Light Arrow: Storm.
• Gwen's arrow struck and engulfed Abyss Midir in an explosion that destroyed its body and left a massive crater in Anor Londo.

After Gwen destroys Midir, he and Phylannor search Anor Londo for remaining Abyss corruption but find none. Phylannor accepts that her father's broken seal cannot be restored and begins giving Gwen a mysterious gift by sharing her power with him.

• Gwen reassures Mobius and Eden that his injuries from using Ultimate Light Arrow: Storm are already healing.
• Gwen brings Phylannor and Hila back, then follows Phylannor to search Midir's nest and other sites for Abyss remnants, finding nothing.
• Phylannor restores her ruined bedchamber with a miracle, but the shattered egg that served as the seal's core remains broken.
• Gwen tells Phylannor that the Abyss will never end unless the situation changes, and she agrees to let the broken seal's consequences unfold.
• Phylannor gathers the egg fragments and golden power from the clouds, presses it into Gwen, and kisses him as a golden cocoon forms around the bedchamber.
• Hila tells Mobius that Phylannor is sharing her power with Gwen.

After completing his fusion with Phylannor, Gwen met Ashen One and Gael, who had come to Anor Londo seeking the Dark Souls to help the Young Lady paint a world for after the First Flame faded. Ashen One gathered the Dark Souls from the Dwarf Kings and prepared to return with Gael, while Phylannor’s decision about returning to Rodland remained unresolved.

• Phylannor helped Gwen complete his fusion, and Gwen demonstrated that he could summon the Spear of Sunlight.
• Gwen found Ashen One and Gael assisting Mobius with experiments and learned they had come seeking the Dark Souls.
• Ashen One explained that the First Flame could no longer be restored and that he wanted to help the Young Lady create a world for those who survived its fading.
• Princess Filianor agreed to let Ashen One and Gael seek the Dark Souls, and Ashen One collected nearly all that remained on the Dwarf Kings.
• Ashen One’s blood turned dark enough to serve as the Young Lady’s pigment, and he and Gael prepared to return to Rodland after he asked Phylannor to come with them.

Gwen severed Anor Londo’s world from the Dark Souls world and merged it into his body, then returned to his own world exhausted. Inside the new World Bubble, a bonfire appeared, and Gwen prepared to recover before facing the Herrscher of Finality.

• Phylannor refused Ashen One’s invitation to leave, while Gwen stayed behind to help her and prepare his plan.
• Gwen used the Silver Sword to cut the world containing Anor Londo free and merged the incomplete world into his body.
• Ashen One and Gael saw Gwen succeed, then left to begin their journey home.
• Gwen sent the Spiral Sword into his body, and it appeared inside Anor Londo as a bonfire that Filianor thought might one day become a new First Flame.
• Gwen returned to his world, cursed the Main God, and fell asleep after using Solace Ray to heal himself.

Gwen returned from the time passage and found Benaless flying toward an unknown destination, so he subdued the beast and suspected Otto had caused trouble for Kiana. Yorktown sensed Gwen's return, and Otto asked for him to come to the testing ground.

• Prometheus woke Gwen, who transformed into Nexus, entered the time passage, and followed his mark on Rita back to the present.
• Gwen emerged near a flying Benaless, identified it as a Judgment-class Honkai Beast, and bound and smashed it into a mountain.
• Suspecting Otto had caused a problem for Kiana, Gwen threatened Benaless with keeping it from seeing Sirin, and the beast stopped resisting.
• Yorktown sensed Gwen's return and told Raiden Mei, who had been worried about his disappearance.
• Gwen contacted Schicksal through its communications network, and Otto ordered that he be brought to the testing ground.