Chapter Summaries

Kiana fused with the Gem of Stillness to gain power and challenged the Herrscher of the Void in her mental world, pushing herself to the brink. Gwen returned in time to empower her, and Kiana defeated the Herrscher before collapsing into his arms.

• Gwen returned to Schicksal’s experimental grounds while Kiana underwent a fusion experiment with the Gem of Stillness.
• Kiana fought the Herrscher of the Void in her mental world and summoned Fire of Heaven’s Judgment, but could not break through her opponent’s defenses.
• As Kiana prepared a final attack that threatened to burn her away, Gwen broke into the testing ground and his power flooded her mental world.
• Kiana’s sword transformed into the Fire of Annihilation, and she struck down the Herrscher of the Void before losing consciousness.
• Gwen caught the sleeping Kiana and took the Fire of Annihilation from her, while the Herrscher of the Void recovered in the damaged mental world.

Gwen returned with the unconscious Kiana and confronted Sirin, using Bella’s condition to persuade Sirin to negotiate a reconciliation. Sirin agreed to talk, and Gwen began by asking her not to interfere with Kiana’s use of her Authority.

• The Herrscher of the Void escaped Gwen’s attack, but Gwen returned carrying Kiana and challenged her.
• Gwen showed the Herrscher of the Void an image of Benaless, explained Bella’s poor condition, and claimed he could restore her into Bella.
• Gwen argued that Bella would want her queen to be happy, provoking Sirin with the prospect of Bella calling Kiana her queen.
• Sirin initially refused to reconcile, but she asked Gwen how he wanted to do so as he prepared to leave.
• Gwen asked Sirin to stop interfering with Kiana’s use of her Authority, and Sirin replied that Kiana could not properly use it while Sirin remained the body’s true master.

Gwen negotiated a contract with Sirin to keep the gems safe, stop her from fighting Kiana for control, and protect her and Bella from Otto’s harmful research. After Gwen returned to the test grounds, Raiden Mei rushed to embrace him, relieved that he was safe.

• Gwen proposed that Sirin leave the other gems alone for ten years, stop fighting Kiana for control, and refrain from harming humans when she came out; he also promised to speak to Otto about her and Bella.
• Sirin challenged Gwen to make Otto listen and agreed to the conditions if Gwen could confront him; Gwen accepted and showed her a soul contract.
• Sirin signed the contract, binding them to their agreement, but Gwen provoked her by joking about punishing her if she broke it, and she attacked his afterimage with Void Lances.
• Gwen transformed back from his giant form in the test grounds as Yolandale, Rita, Fu Hua, Raiden Mei, Kiana, and Otto watched.
• Raiden Mei rushed into Gwen’s arms and cried with relief, while he held her and apologized for making her worry.

Gwen returned to Schicksal, reunited with Raiden Mei, Yorktown, Yolandale, Rita, and Fu Hua, and brought the restrained Benaless with him. In Otto’s office, he revealed that the person controlling Kiana’s body was Sirin, the Herrscher Otto had pursued for years.

• Raiden Mei welcomed Gwen back, then Yorktown rushed into his arms and kissed him before Yolandale and Rita could greet him.
• Gwen greeted Fu Hua and Otto, then agreed to discuss matters with the Bishop.
• Gwen transported everyone and the restrained Benaless to Schicksal headquarters, where Sirin stroked the Honkai Beast while the others noticed Kiana’s unusual behavior.
• Rita invited Gwen to a welcoming lunch, and Gwen followed Otto to his office with Sirin.
• Otto asked whether the girl was Kiana, and Gwen identified her as Sirin, the target Otto had pursued for more than a decade.

Gwen killed Otto in his office to vent his anger, triggering a lockdown at Schicksal headquarters. Otto resurrected, turned Amber’s response into a security drill, and accepted Gwen’s truce with Sirin while asking him to protect her.

• Otto praised Gwen for negotiating a temporary truce with Sirin, but Gwen punched Otto and blew open his head.
• Amber detected Otto’s apparent assassination, locked down headquarters, and mobilized Schicksal’s forces.
• Otto awakened in another body, called Amber, and ordered her to treat the deployment as an anti-infiltration drill.
• Gwen poured orange juice for Sirin while they waited, and Sirin drank the entire bottle as the office doors unlocked.
• Otto returned to his office, accepted Gwen’s agreement with Sirin, and asked Gwen to keep her safe during her stay at Schicksal.

Gwen and Sirin left Otto’s office after learning that his apparent death would not truly kill him, then returned home to find Choukai waiting. Sirin went to sleep to recover from their soul’s injury, while Choukai asked Gwen to compensate her for the exhausting work she had done trying to bring him back.

• Sirin threatened to destroy Schicksal, but Gwen and Sirin left Otto’s office without further conflict.
• Gwen bought ice cream for Sirin, and they returned home, where Choukai was waiting.
• Choukai began planning who might take over Schicksal until Sirin explained that Otto could revive himself after Gwen put a hole in his head.
• Gwen learned that Choukai had exhausted herself working to find a way to bring him back, and he comforted her as she rested on his lap.
• Sirin withdrew to her room and fell asleep so her soul could recover from the damage caused by Kiana’s final effort.
• Choukai asked Gwen to compensate her for working overtime to bring him back.

After a drill delayed Rita’s welcome for Gwen, he hosted lunch with the others and explained that Kiana had battled the Sirin consciousness inside her and reached a temporary truce with her. The group learned that Gwen had promised to help Sirin restore Benaless, and Yorktown asked how they should handle Sirin; Gwen had not yet answered.

• Gwen comforted Choukai at home before the others returned from the drill.
• Rita, Yolandale, Anna, and the others went to Gwen’s home for lunch, where Gwen had prepared dishes to suit everyone’s tastes.
• Yolandale asked about Kiana’s strange behavior, and Gwen revealed that Kiana had fought the Herrscher consciousness inside her and agreed to a ten-year truce.
• Gwen explained that Kiana and Sirin were split continuations of the original Sirin, and that he had promised to try to restore Benaless in exchange for the truce.
• Gwen reassured Yolandale that Kiana’s injuries were minor, and Yorktown asked what precautions they should take when dealing with Sirin.

Gwen told Otto about entering an unknown higher-dimensional passage, meeting the Previous Civilization’s Herrscher of Finality, and visiting a world fifty thousand years in the past. Otto speculated that she had traveled through the Imaginary Tree, and the chapter ended with him asking what effect creating a World Bubble inside Gwen would have on her.

• Gwen reassured Anna and the others that they could treat Sirin normally as they continued lunch.
• Gwen visited Otto and described meeting the Herrscher of Finality, Dr. Mobius, and Eden in the unknown passage.
• Otto listened to Gwen’s account and proposed that she had traveled through the Imaginary Tree to a branch of the Previous Civilization.
• Gwen shared her memories with Otto through an imitation Feather of Dust, but Otto concluded only that the passage was not any observed part of the Sea of Quantum.
• Gwen explained that she could not control her destination precisely or bring the two rescued Fusion Warriors out of Anor Londo.
• Otto inferred that Gwen was constructing a World Bubble within herself and asked what effect the process would have on her.

Gwen discussed his energy-draining World Bubble and showed Otto how Unclaimed Souls could strengthen him. He then tried his miracles on Kallen without reviving her, leaving Otto hopeful that Gwen might eventually succeed.

• Gwen explained that his World Bubble was consuming his energy, but he would wait before consulting Choukai.
• Gwen gave Otto Unclaimed Souls, and Otto absorbed them in a flesh-and-blood body, feeling younger and stronger.
• Otto asked Gwen to use his miracles to heal Kallen, and Gwen tried each one while Otto monitored her condition.
• Gwen's miracles produced no visible change in Kallen, but Otto remained hopeful and encouraged Gwen to keep training.

After returning from the past exhausted, Gwen spoke with Eden through the World Bubble and fell asleep to her music. He woke from a troubling dream about Alicia, then joined Bronya, Raiden Mei, and Yorktown for morning training, still unaware that two of the girls had watched over him overnight.

• Gwen left Otto after teasing him about Schicksal's budget cuts to Kallen Fantasy.
• Gwen contacted Eden through the forming World Bubble, and she played music that helped him fall asleep.
• Mei and Yorktown entered Gwen's room separately at midnight, found him sleeping safely, and stayed beside his bed together.
• Gwen woke from a dream in which he called out to Aili and wondered whether Alicia had reached him, but he decided to wait before seeking answers in the Elysian Realm.
• Bronya, Mei, and Yorktown greeted Gwen the next morning, and he invited them to begin training.

Gwen reunited with the girls and began recounting his journey, revealing that he now had an unfinished World Bubble inside him. He left them eager to hear how he recovered after being stranded and injured, but only hinted that drifting clouds held the key.

• Gwen, Raiden Mei, Yorktown, and the others began morning training without Kiana, who was recovering from an earlier injury.
• Yolandale noticed Gwen had grown stronger and asked him to share his recent experiences.
• Gwen told the group that he now had a World Bubble inside his body, though it had not fully taken shape.
• Gwen recounted traveling fifty thousand years into the past, nearly dying to Finality, and reaching an unknown world while badly injured.
• Anna pressed Gwen to explain how he recovered, but he teased the group by stopping his story at a cliffhanger.
• Raiden Mei deduced that drifting clouds were the key to Gwen's recovery, and Gwen praised her insight.

Choukai examined the incomplete World Bubble inside Gwen and warned that it was consuming most of his power, leaving its completion far off and making it a dangerous burden. Further tests showed that activating its flame boosted Gwen’s attributes but restricted his usable energy; meanwhile, Rita revealed she had begun mastering Willpower.

• Choukai found that the World Bubble inside Gwen was stable but fragile, with less than one-tenth of its outer shell formed and most of his energy sustaining the world within it.
• Gwen reassured Choukai that he would keep the World Bubble for now but would not cling to it if it became too dangerous.
• Yolandale observed Gwen’s training and recognized that activating the flame increased his physical abilities while the energy drain limited his output.
• Prometheus calculated that Gwen’s attributes had risen and that the flame’s activation added an average increase of fifteen percent to most of them.
• Rita revealed that she had initially mastered Willpower while Gwen had been missing.

Gwen’s World Bubble grew more slowly than expected, while Fu Hua advised him and Yolandale to balance their attacks with patience. After Raiden Mei examined Gwen, the results suggested the delay could become indefinite, though his energy activity had increased.

• Fu Hua evaluated Gwen’s spar with Yolandale and warned them that relentless attacks could leave them vulnerable to counterattacks.
• Gwen and Yolandale visited Institute St. 1504, where Raiden Mei examined their World Bubbles.
• Raiden Mei’s examination found that Gwen’s World Bubble was growing five percentage points more slowly than projected.
• Choukai told Gwen and Yolandale that his World Bubble’s completion could be delayed indefinitely, despite some data, especially his energy activity, exceeding projections.
• Choukai warned Gwen that the prolonged growth process could eventually wear him down.

Gwen and the others discussed whether to use the Gem of Plague to manage his growing energy needs, then received an emergency mission to rescue Theresa Apocalypse and Murata Himeko in Nine Nether. The team departed aboard the Prometheus with Fu Hua, who recognized the mission’s possible connection to Chi You.

• Gwen proposed using the Gem of Plague to make a bracelet-type semi-Divine Key, but Yolandale said Schicksal could likely build a power supply with existing technology.
• Gwen argued that he could still handle the Herrschers and suggested saving the Core for Kiana, while Yolandale agreed to prepare the proposal as a contingency plan.
• Mei arrived, and Gwen told her that his energy feedback and consumption had both increased, though the situation remained manageable.
• Gwen summoned the Fire Moth squad and said Theresa Apocalypse and Murata Himeko had gone missing while exploring Nine Nether, where Anti-Entropy traces had appeared.
• Gwen invited Fu Hua to join the rescue mission because it might involve Chi You, and she agreed before the squad boarded the Prometheus.
• Prometheus cleared inspection and launched toward Nine Nether as Kiana and Fu Hua remarked on the warship’s speed and capabilities.

Gwen’s team drove back Anti-Entropy’s forces, captured Xie'er, and used the Titan Mechs to scout a route into Chi You. Theresa and Himeko were found alive inside the creature, but Chi You continued toward the northern mainland as the team worked to rescue them.

• Kiana questioned Fu Hua about Theresa, and Fu Hua explained that Theresa’s ideals conflicted with Otto’s.
• Gwen’s team attacked Anti-Entropy’s Titan Mechs, and Fu Hua knocked out Xie'er while Bronya seized control of the Titans.
• Gwen learned that Theresa and Himeko had been swallowed by Chi You, and Mei opened a passage into the creature.
• Chi You lunged at Mei, but her lightning attack damaged its mouth and left a route for the Titans to enter.
• Theresa told Gwen that Himeko was in poor condition, and Gwen sent the Titans to find them while Theresa defended Himeko inside Chi You.

Theresa’s team joined Gwen inside Chi You, where Gwen identified two crystals as parts of the seal and ordered them removed, awakening Chi You. At the true heart, Himeko began fighting Black Ji Lin with the Xuanyuan Sword, while Gwen trusted her to resolve their connection.

• Bronya’s Titans arrived, and Himeko chose to remain inside Chi You while Gwen led an investigation team into its body.
• Bronya detected two major Honkai Energy points, and Gwen identified the crystals there as parts of Chi You’s seal rather than its heart.
• The Titans removed both crystals, breaking the seal and fully awakening Chi You as Gwen treated Himeko’s worsening condition.
• The group found Black Ji Lin at Chi You’s true heart, and Gwen asked Himeko to use the Xuanyuan Sword to end her suffering.
• Himeko began battling Black Ji Lin and, despite falling behind at first, used her armor to withstand the charges and learn her opponent’s strength.

Himeko defeated Black Ji Lin and received the power she left behind, but Chi You continued advancing toward East Asia. Gwen brought Chi You into the Meta Field to keep the battle away from the coast, then asked Mei to destroy its body while sparing the marked areas.

• Himeko knocked Black Ji Lin from her horse and defeated her, freeing Ji Lin from her long loneliness and gaining a warm current of power from the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Bronya warned that Chi You was still moving and would reach East Asia in two hours, so Gwen told Theresa and Himeko to withdraw while he and Mei stayed behind.
• Theresa and Himeko left aboard the Titan Mech, while Gwen asked Fu Hua to protect the two sealing crystals.
• Gwen transformed, pierced Chi You with the Spear of Sunlight, and used his power to transport the colossal creature into the Meta Field.
• Gwen set Fu Hua and the crystals down, then told Mei to destroy Chi You everywhere except the areas he had marked.

Mei defeated Chi You, and Gwen used the remains and Soul Steel to revive Danzhu and Cang Xuan. Fu Hua recognized the twins but remembered little beyond their names, and broke down in tears as they comforted her.

• Mei took control of the giant body and swiftly cut Chi You into seventeen pieces, which Gwen's electromagnetic fields destroyed.
• Gwen purified two marked pieces of Chi You and used their energy and the Soul Steel crystals to create two light cocoons.
• Fu Hua sensed consciousnesses forming within the cocoons and began to cry as memories stirred without returning.
• Gwen revealed Danzhu and Cang Xuan, and Fu Hua recognized their names before breaking down as he placed the twins in her arms.
• Danzhu and Cang Xuan woke and comforted Fu Hua, who eventually stopped crying; Danzhu then teased her about her figure.

Fu Hua reunited with Danzhu and Cang Xuan, who learned that five thousand years had passed and that Gwen had revived them in Soul Steel bodies. Gwen explained their situation and prepared to leave the combat subspace, while Kiana grew impatient aboard the Prometheus.

• Cang Xuan asked Fu Hua about the era and the land deeds, then asked what had happened to the Book of Cang Xuan and Little Cang Xuan.
• Fu Hua apologized for being unable to remember, and introduced Gwen and Raiden Mei to Danzhu and Cang Xuan.
• Gwen told Danzhu and Cang Xuan that five thousand years had passed, explained that he had revived them with his abilities, and warned that their memories might be blurred or missing.
• Danzhu and Cang Xuan accepted the limits of their revived lives and promised to keep the combat subspace secret.
• Gwen said they would return to reality and answer their questions somewhere safe, while Kiana fidgeted aboard the Prometheus and Bronya told her to stop.

After the Chi You crisis, Gwen and Fu Hua returned to the Prometheus with Danzhu and Cang Xuan, who reunited with Prometheus and discussed restoring their human-sized forms. Fu Hua then prepared them for meeting Otto, prompting Danzhu to distrust him.

• Kiana sensed Gwen returning and rushed to greet him, while Anna lifted the ship’s alert after Prometheus detected no Chi You activity.
• Theresa invited Gwen to visit St. Freya, but he declined because Fire Moth and Immortal Blade had duties at headquarters and abroad.
• Danzhu and Cang Xuan were surprised to see Prometheus alive, and Prometheus explained that few sub-units had survived the passage of fifty thousand years.
• Cang Xuan asked Prometheus for startup money to obtain Soul Steel, but Danzhu warned that her past stock-market losses had left them short of funds.
• Fu Hua told the sisters that they would need to share information with Otto for their safety, and Danzhu said he did not sound like a good person.