Chapter Summaries

Gwen defeated Kevin with Galactic Explosion, then followed Kevin’s advice to seek out Aponia about Alicia. He found Aponia in The Deepest Place wearing a revealing outfit, and asked whether her choice of attire held special meaning.

• Gwen unleashed Galactic Explosion, obliterating the ground and leaving Kevin badly damaged but able to recover as his data reassembled.
• Kevin said Gwen had won and explained that the Kevin outside had helped him through quantum entanglement, then told Gwen to find Aponia about Alicia.
• After Kevin recovered, Gwen left the trial and traveled through the dark corridor to The Deepest Place.
• Aponia said Gwen’s defeat of the being in the darkness had saved her, the Elysian Realm, and the world; Gwen accepted responsibility for ending what had begun because of him.
• Gwen noticed Aponia was wearing the outfit Alicia had mentioned, and asked whether changing into it for their meeting had a special meaning.

Aponia tested Gwen in the Elysian Realm by unleashing her psychic power and trying to impose a Discipline on him, while explaining her failed attempts to change fate and humanity. Gwen resisted her and finally recognized that her influence over his senses had distorted his perception, so he broke the illusion with the Spear of Sunlight.

• Aponia transformed her dress into illusory wings and flooded the Elysian Realm with psychic power to make Gwen return.
• Gwen resisted Aponia’s Discipline, while Klein and Vill-V worked to stabilize the Realm’s increasingly abnormal data.
• Aponia described how she had failed to change fate, human nature, or humanity’s need for companionship, and Gwen identified her attempt to become fate itself.
• Aponia intensified her psychic pressure, warning Gwen not to repeat the tragic mistakes of those who had crossed barriers into the unknown.
• Gwen realized Aponia had influenced his senses, summoned the Spear of Sunlight, and shattered the world he saw.

Gwen passed Aponia’s test and learned that she remained pessimistic about humanity despite caring for those around her. Aponia urged him to protect Aili, and Gwen agreed before preparing to continue onward.

• Gwen broke free of Aponia’s test, and Aponia said she had expected him to escape sooner.
• Aponia warned Gwen to protect himself so his kindness could help others, and Gwen said he pursued strength to protect those close to him.
• Aponia explained that she had seen a light enveloping all fate in Gwen and confirmed that she had been waiting for someone like him.
• Gwen asked whether Aponia truly hated humanity, and she admitted that she believed some people deserved erasure while still caring for everyone.
• Aponia described heroes as people who sacrifice themselves to save everyone and asked Gwen to protect Aili, and Gwen promised he would.

Gwen passed through the glowing door and reunited with the real Alicia, confessing that he loved her. Alicia returned his affection and invited him to explore the dreamlike city with her.

• Gwen told Aponia that she and the others had changed because of Alicia, then left through the glowing door.
• Gwen found Alicia waiting among falling petals and told her he would always love her.
• Gwen and Alicia flirted, embraced, and confessed their affection for each other.
• Alicia took Gwen's hand and led him from the sky island toward the city below, where her treasured memories had been preserved.

Gwen watched Alicia’s life unfold, from her childhood in Vostok-51 to her sacrifice as the Herrscher of Humanity, then awakened a dormant soul and rekindled the world in the void. He reunited with Alicia and promised they would stay together as they began the story again.

• Alicia and Gwen watched the child Alicia grow up in Vostok-51, where she found her name in a picture book and became beloved by the townspeople.
• Alicia left home, traveled the world, made friends, and dreamed of creating a paradise named after herself as the Honkai threatened humanity.
• Alicia spoke with Dr. Mei beneath the stars, then sacrificed herself as the Thirteenth Herrscher and left humanity a farewell message as the Herrscher of Humanity.
• Alone in the void, Gwen ignited with flames, awakened a dormant soul, and declared that he would help Alicia begin the story again.
• Gwen embraced the anxious Alicia and promised they would never part; Alicia comforted him and urged him to smile.

Gwen and Alicia shared a wedding-like moment and reassured each other about their lingering doubts. Alicia explained that her feelings began when Gwen helped Mei fuse with the Gem of Conquest, though she hinted there was more to it.

• Alicia accepted Gwen’s hand, and they entered the empty open-air chapel together, promising to protect each other and remain together forever.
• Gwen asked whether Alicia still worried that he minded her identity as a Herrscher, and he told her he saw her only as Alicia, the purest and kindest girl.
• Alicia asked what troubled Gwen and recognized that he was belittling himself; Gwen admitted she had stirred those old thoughts and declared he would bear her affection forever.
• After they kissed, Alicia said she had first begun to look forward to Gwen when he helped Mei fuse with the Gem of Conquest, then added that this was not the whole story.

Mobius searched for Gwen after learning he had been in The Deepest Place for months, but he returned with Alicia before she could find him. Gwen reunited Ling with Sakura, and Ling agreed to stay with him while asking to test whether Sakura could enter his stigma too.

• Mobius asked Klein where Gwen was and learned he had last appeared in The Deepest Place months earlier.
• Sakura told Mobius that Aponia had said Gwen would return once everything was over.
• Gwen and Alicia returned to the Elysian Realm, and Sakura reunited with Ling through Ksitigarbha's Soul.
• Ling agreed to stay with Gwen at Sakura's request but said she wanted to see whether Sakura could join her in his stigma.
• Ling thanked Gwen and asked him to experiment with letting Sakura enter the stigma, explaining that it was changing and could help him more.

Gwen considered whether Sakura could leave the Elysian Realm by entering his stigmata, but Ling’s Erosion Authority could not solve the risk to the Realm on its own. He decided to ask the Flame-Chasers what they thought about leaving, and Alicia began assessing how they might respond.

• Gwen considered Sakura as a candidate to enter his stigmata, but Sakura knew no way to transfer herself there.
• Ling suggested using the Authority of Erosion to move Sakura’s data, while Sakura worried that separating it could damage or destroy the Elysian Realm.
• Gwen concluded that the three of them could not solve the technical problems and decided to ask everyone in the Realm whether they wanted to leave.
• Mobius pulled Gwen into her research institute for an examination, then sent him sliding outside, where Alicia caught him.
• Gwen told Alicia about his plan, and she said she hoped everyone could live together while noting that Eden and Vill-V might welcome a chance to leave.

Gwen and Alicia discussed how to help the Flame-Chasers leave the Elysian Realm, then Gwen spoke with Kalpas and persuaded Aponia to consider a future beyond the Realm. The chapter left Alicia curious about the plans Gwen and Aponia had discussed.

• Alicia and Gwen planned to ask the Flame-Chasers about leaving the Realm, and Gwen explained that Prometheus could store their data in his summoner.
• Gwen asked Kalpas whether he wanted to leave; Kalpas reacted with murderous enthusiasm, and Gwen suggested a more peaceful approach to dealing with evil people.
• Gwen asked Aponia to leave the Realm and argued that her role could support Alicia's effort to build a paradise.
• Aponia listened to Gwen's ideas and brightened as they discussed what to do after leaving the Realm.
• Alicia joined Gwen and Aponia, noticed their unusual mood, and asked what they had discussed.

Gwen and Vill-V prepared the Elysian Realm’s plan to transfer its residents’ data and potentially free Aponia, while Mobius confronted her memory copy. The chapter left Gwen facing Mobius after witnessing her vulnerable state.

• Alicia led Gwen and Aponia to Vill-V’s Spiral Workshop, where Vill-V researched Gwen’s summoner with Prometheus’s help.
• Gwen explained that Vill-V’s Soul Steel Cloth could connect with his Cosmo, though its usefulness for training Saints remained uncertain.
• Vill-V confirmed that the summoner could store consciousness and that its algorithms could help transfer willing residents’ data and free Aponia from the Elysian Realm.
• Vill-V adapted the new algorithm for the Realm’s equipment, completing most preparations for the transfer plan.
• Gwen connected Mobius to her memory copy, and the two argued before synchronizing their memories.
• Mobius asked Gwen to speak after he witnessed her in a vulnerable state.

Gwen collected Mobius's research notes and began the plan to transfer the Flame-Chasers, while Vill-V and her personalities synchronized Extreme Evil. After Sakura and the others were prepared for departure, Gwen left the Elysian Realm, and Alicia became active in his mind again.

• Gwen reassured Mobius, took her notes from the library, and studied her research on souls and Rodland's technology.
• Alicia reunited with the grown-up Mobius and teased her about her former height and little dress.
• Pardo completed the first step of leaving by placing her consciousness in a summoner, with Can accompanying her from Vill-V's workshop.
• Vill-V's personalities agreed to synchronize Extreme Evil, and all eight completed the information transfer.
• On July 22, 2016, Gwen left the Elysian Realm carrying the summoners, while Sakura's consciousness transferred into his stigmata and Alicia became active in his mind.

Gwen left the Elysian Realm and agreed to help Gray Serpent bring Kevin back, but a Schicksal alert forced him to return before World Serpent could revise its plan. At Schicksal Headquarters, a mysterious woman using Fu Hua’s body fought Kiana, Raiden Mei, Wendy, and Bronya, while the real Fu Hua said she did not know what was happening.

• Gwen met Gray Serpent and asked World Serpent to suspend the first version of the Stigmata Project, then agreed to help retrieve Kevin.
• Gray Serpent began explaining that Gwen’s help would simplify the plan, but Gwen received an alert that Schicksal Headquarters was under attack and left.
• A woman claiming to be Fu Hua ravaged Schicksal Headquarters and fought its defenders, injuring Bronya before Wendy took her to the hospital.
• Kiana, Raiden Mei, and Wendy confronted the woman, who attacked them and criticized their use of their Herrscher powers.
• Kiana asked the real Fu Hua what was happening, and Fu Hua said she did not know why her body had begun moving.

Kiana fought the mysterious “Fu Hua,” who overwhelmed her while destroying Schicksal Headquarters in an effort to eliminate Otto’s spare bodies. After Fu Hua and Gwen urged Kiana to steady herself and control her Herrscher Authority, Kiana began drawing in the chaotic Honkai Energy, leaving the battle poised for her next move.

• Fu Hua warned Kiana not to provoke “Fu Hua” into killing, while Kiana demanded that she stop damaging Headquarters.
• “Fu Hua” defeated Wendy and fought Kiana, displaying superior skill and using a feather whip to knock Kiana down repeatedly.
• Mei carried Wendy to the hospital, where Wendy told her that most of her Authority had not worked on “Fu Hua.”
• Mei and Kiana concluded that “Fu Hua” was likely a Herrscher, while Sirin urged Kiana to surrender control of her body.
• “Fu Hua” took Fire of Heaven's Judgment from Kiana and challenged her to use her Authority; Kiana steadied herself, and the chaotic Honkai Energy began flowing into her.

Kiana awakened her Herrscher power but remained outmatched by the Herrscher of Sentience until Gwen returned and stopped their fight. He then confronted “Fu Hua” with an estimate of the damage she had caused, leaving her stunned by the costs.

• Kiana climbed through the air and transformed into her Herrscher battle dress, drawing Otto and Gwen’s attention as they recognized her awakening as humanity’s victory.
• Gwen left Otto’s office, while Otto pulled up a classified document from North America and watched Kiana continue fighting the Herrscher of Sentience.
• The Herrscher of Sentience found openings in Kiana’s attacks and pressed her with Remnant Fire Black Feather, prompting Raiden Mei to prepare to intervene.
• Gwen appeared between Kiana and the Herrscher of Sentience, redirected both attacks, and comforted Kiana as she recovered.
• Gwen called Cang Xuan to estimate headquarters’ destruction and reconstruction costs, and the figure of over ten billion euros left “Fu Hua” flustered.

Gwen reunited with Kiana and Raiden Mei, showed them the damaged golden Cloth, and explained that Hades had shattered it in a war of gods. He agreed to test his strength against "Fu Hua," but Otto's arrival shifted her attention toward justice—and beating Otto again.

• Gwen returned to Kiana and reunited with Raiden Mei while "Fu Hua" examined his cracked golden armor.
• Gwen summoned the full Cloth and explained that Hades had defeated its original owner, who had fought to protect the earth.
• Gwen and "Fu Hua" agreed to spar, and Gwen suggested moving the fight to space to protect headquarters.
• Otto arrived and explained that spare bodies had allowed him to survive, prompting "Fu Hua" to threaten to destroy them all.
• "Fu Hua" declared that she would enforce justice and tear apart every one of Otto's hidden bodies.

Gwen followed the angry "Fu Hua" into space and started a fight to help her vent and test her strength. Their battle escalated as her unusual Authority created multiple real attackers and Gwen countered with lightning and a powerful punch.

• "Fu Hua" left Otto and flew into the sky, and Otto urged Fu Hua to guide her.
• Gwen followed "Fu Hua" after reassuring Kiana and Raiden Mei and warning them to rest and prepare lunch.
• Gwen spoke with "Fu Hua" about Otto, Kalpas, and the Elysian Realm before challenging her to a fight.
• "Fu Hua" attacked through six real figures and struck Gwen, but he answered with a Spear of Sunlight that dispersed them.
• Gwen punched "Fu Hua" across space, and she recovered and sent a feather-sword and an array of weapons toward him.

Gwen continued to overpower the newborn Herrscher of Sentience, who grew stronger as she absorbed Fu Hua’s memories. The two gathered their strongest attacks in space, preparing to decide the battle with one final clash.

• Gwen used his speed and Holy Cloth to turn the fight around, while the Herrscher of Sentience calmed herself and drew more skill from Fu Hua’s memories.
• Tesla brought an emergency satellite report to Einstein and Raiden Ryoma, who identified Gwen as Schicksal’s Apocalypse Knight and the opponent as a newborn Herrscher.
• The Herrscher of Sentience and Gwen agreed to settle the fight with one attack each, forming the Tai Xu Sword God and the Ultimate Light Arrow: Storm.
• Anti-Entropy’s leaders noted that the fighters’ energy levels were dangerously high and that their clash would devastate a large area if it happened on Earth.
• The Herrscher of Sentience unknowingly allowed her Authority to passively strengthen the consciousness-damaging power of her Tai Xu Sword God.

Gwen defeated and healed Herrscher of Sentience, then helped her consider how to sort through Fu Hua’s returned memories. Little Herrscher decided she wanted to train Kiana, but Gwen’s question about the destruction she caused left her searching for money to repay the damage.

• Gwen’s arrow pierced Herrscher of Sentience and destroyed her giant sword, after which he treated her wound.
• Gwen and Alicia discussed gradually helping Herrscher of Sentience accept the truth about her identity as a Herrscher.
• Herrscher of Sentience said that memories she had burned away with Feather of Dust had returned and left her mind jumbled.
• Gwen suggested that Kiana and the consciousness preserved in her feather could help Little Herrscher sort through her memories.
• Little Herrscher proposed taking Kiana as her student and training her to surpass Yolandale, and Gwen asked how she would pay for the damage to District Six.
• Little Herrscher began searching her memories for assets to help cover the losses.

Little Herrscher worried about her lack of money and considered who could help guide Schicksal, then learned that Gwen had brought Alicia back in projected form. Alicia and Gwen’s closeness shocked Little Herrscher, who then discovered Gwen had brought many people from Elysian Realm back as well.

• Little Herrscher realized she was penniless and planned to claim bonuses for her past missions from Otto, while Gwen suggested Otto had already kept records.
• Little Herrscher weighed possible leaders for Schicksal and proposed that Mei develop her research and administrative abilities, but Gwen said the choice should be Mei’s.
• Gwen presented Alicia as his gift, and Little Herrscher recognized her as the real Alicia from fifty thousand years ago.
• Alicia teased Little Herrscher about challenging Kevin for first place, then embraced Gwen and left Little Herrscher stunned by their intimacy.
• Gwen explained how Alicia had returned, and Little Herrscher concluded that he had brought back more than half the people from Elysian Realm.

After returning to Schicksal, Gwen learned that a rising Honkai eruption had struck Coral Island and that Anna was caught in its core, so he set out with Raiden Mei and Little Herrscher to help. On Coral Island, Yolandale and Rita fought through frost Honkai Beasts while searching for Anna and Yorktown.

• Gwen and Little Herrscher returned to Earth after discussing how she would learn about the Current Era, while Anti-Entropy executives watched their arrival and Tesla wondered whether Fu Hua had become a Herrscher.
• Amber told Gwen that a renewed Honkai eruption on Coral Island had reached 2,000 HW and that Anna was in its core; Gwen asked Amber to investigate Chen Tianwu and Chen Tianwen before leaving.
• Raiden Mei and Little Herrscher insisted on joining Gwen, and he took both of them toward Coral Island.
• Otto reviewed a document bearing Anna Schariac's name and spoke with Void Archives about his memories and motives.
• Yolandale and Rita fought frost Honkai Beasts together, with Yolandale's strike clearing their path as they advanced toward the eruption's core to find Anna and Yorktown.