Seele Fulei Walked Toward Death

The garden next to the villa withered into a lifeless, yellowish-brown in the blink of an eye, as if from the netherworld. A purple mist, seemingly from the underworld, appeared silently and enveloped the entire building, creating a boundary between life and death.

The detectors installed inside the building were forcibly interfered with by the fluctuations of Honkai Energy before they could send a signal, preventing the alarm from being issued immediately. This terrifying Honkai Energy was contained within a limited range, thus preventing any casualties.

But this grand spectacle only lasted a few seconds before completely disappearing inside the villa...

From the outside, apart from the fact that the owner seems to have neglected the garden, resulting in it being overgrown with weeds, there is nothing particularly special about this place.

Over a long period of time, the minute, thread-like streams of Honkai Energy slowly bypassed all obstacles and detection, silently and completely surging into this desolate place.

Inside the room, the girl, who was fast asleep while hugging a teddy bear, was completely enveloped in a cocoon of light as white as downy feathers. Prometheus, who was supposed to immediately notify the outside world through the communicator that was charging, lost his ability due to the intense interference of Honkai Energy.

The weakness of the carrier meant that this portion of computing power could not even be shared with the main body, and the intelligent module fell into complete silence.

Shortly after Mei gave this portion of computing power to Seele as a playmate, she set corresponding permissions. Normally, all of Prometheus's dispersed computing power would interact periodically to achieve a complete intelligence result.

However, this part of Prometheus is positioned as a playmate, which is why it possesses such a complete intelligent module, and this also means that it will not interact with the other sub-entities regularly.

The other sub-sub ...

Su Qing'an was already far away at this moment. Everything seemed to be within the calculations of the Honkai Consciousness. He arrived as promised, indifferently severing the boundary between life and death, and granting the power to control life and death.

This is...

An apostle destined to give everything for himself.

Countless streams of Honkai Energy poured in, and the faint fluctuations that converged were enough to surpass the previous Chi You, yet they all perished within the cocoon of light, with no further fluctuations generated.

Her consciousness slowly began to awaken.

Orank, New Zealand.

The missionary stood amidst the ruins, breathing in the radiation and Honkai Energy of her birthplace, sensing the subtle anomaly within her core, and whispered:

"A new apostle has been born. Will humanity launch the Honkai Fission Bomb this time? I can't wait."

As it stands, the missionaries' compatriots can only be born from the Honkai Fission Bomb.

The change she craved could only be achieved by devouring these fellow humans, so such a demand did not seem strange or impolite in the eyes of the Honkai Consciousness.

Perhaps launching the Honkai Fission Bomb directly would be a win-win situation for the Honkai Consciousness.

He said indifferently:

I am also looking forward to observing the changes this Apostolic Council will bring.

The girl hummed an inexplicable melody as she walked lightly across the sweet and cozy ground.

The missionary smiled and asked:

"Is it related to that human?"

Honkai Consciousness Response:

"Whether that spiritual power is related to changes in emotions and personality is something worth observing and recording."

She asked:

"Even if it costs an apostle?"

He understood what the missionary meant by "waste," but it was precisely that way to achieve the desired outcome, as for the cost...

[Apostles are merely tools; civilization will ultimately crumble into dust and be utterly annihilated. The unknown holds far greater value than mere efficiency.]

Filtering is the underlying essence of all behaviors of the Honkai Consciousness. As long as the final result does not deviate, recording and observing these valuable unknowns in the process is a harmless act.

The missionary thought for a moment and asked:

"The apostle's physical form must be very important to him, otherwise it wouldn't be of much value for observation."

Honkai Consciousness Response:

[According to her memory, this is very important.]

She opened her arms, and with the movement, deep gaps split open all over her body, revealing a mixture of bright red mouthparts and eyeballs, with dark, greasy fluid oozing out and shaping the human form into a grotesque mass of flesh and blood.

The monster, barely maintaining its half-human form, struggled to breathe in the surrounding radiation and intense Honkai Energy. These dangerous substances, discarded by humans, were the delicious food that the missionaries relied on for survival.

Dark flesh and eyeballs ground and swallowed into these substances with tremendous swallowing sounds.

Only when she was consuming these things did a sense of satisfaction arise in her empty will.

Pleasure, joy, longing, greed...

Countless emotions intertwined within a soul filled with hatred, surging endlessly.

Her throat, used to produce sound, had been shaped into a bizarre form, which made the missionary's voice distorted and shrill. Her laughter and words echoed across the vast scorched earth like a mournful ghost.

"I see. Well, according to common sense, we're sure to see something very interesting."

His unhurried response:

That perfectly fits the premise of the observation.

Death, death, death.

The soul was crushed, consciousness was invaded, and memories were torn apart.

But in the end... the dust settled.

The white cocoon, shimmering with arcs of light, slowly cracked open, but this did not mean that the creation of the Sixth Herrscher was complete.

Even though it's unclear why, the signs of the Sixth Herrscher's birth were very unusual, and the Honkai Energy used before was far less than that of a normally appearing Herrscher.

However, the later Sequence Number still means that the modification of the Herrscher's body cannot be completed in such a short period of time.

With the cracked opening as the origin, the Honkai Energy tide, which had previously flowed like a gentle stream, suddenly increased its output and flow rate. Like a blooming flower cocoon, it devoured everything. The enormous Honkai Energy level alarmed the satellite's detection, clearly indicating that it no longer intended to conceal its existence.

A magnificent band of light surrounded her, and tens of thousands of rune-like particles of Honkai Energy were imprinted on the soul and flesh of the Herrscher's body. A purple mist enveloped her, while the cracks and fissures on the cocoon of light deepened, slowly spreading and growing towards the edges...

Time passed second by second, and the snow-white cocoon vanished as if from an illusion. All the bands of light converged into the Herrscher's body, and the girl's originally frail body had undergone many changes.

Thus, the Sixth Herrscher was truly born.

Seele Fulei's eyelashes trembled slightly. She lifted her eyelids, and her deep blue eyes gazed at the world before her, feeling a sense of unfamiliarity.

Consciousness began to become clear the very first moment the cocoon of light cracked open.

Even so, that ignorance and chaos obscured the space for thought like a veil.

Only now has she truly gained the right to think for herself, and even so, her consciousness is still somewhat dull. Her entire memory and understanding seem to have been stirred and sifted through, just as hot cocoa with rum swirls in a silver glass, producing a taste different from what it used to be.

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The connection between the Honkai Consciousness and the Sixth Herrscher was somehow disrupted, like a television set that had been disconnected and could only emit static. Seele could only hear trivial and meaningless sounds echoing in her ears for a while before disappearing on their own.

She lay on the soft bed, the teddy bear she had cuddled before falling asleep the night before still in her arms.

Sunlight streamed into the room through the curtains.

A small orange nightlight remained on in one corner of the bed; a laptop and cell phone, left unused, sat on the desk; a framed photo next to them showed everyone standing together in the garden; the wardrobe displayed many clothes the boy had recently bought for her at the mall; and beside cotton slippers was a handmade rug woven with depictions of growing plants...

Everything that came into view was no different from what I remembered, as if nothing had changed, yet the impression strangely evoked a sense of alienation and unfamiliarity.

The girl got up in a daze, stepped barefoot onto the soft carpet, and looked around the room.

What happened?

Seele tried to understand the current situation. Some fragments of the present situation seemed to still be lingering in her memory, but after careful recollection, she could only recall the chaotic images from her pre-sleep reverie and dreams last night.

As for what followed, it seemed like all that remained was a complete darkness of consciousness and a series of intense, agonizing pains...

The girl whispered blankly:

"I... have become Herrscher."

The Herrscher Core within her body, pulsating in sync with her heart, is directly linked to her soul. This is the key to Herrscher's ability to use her powers, and it allowed her to quickly arrive at the correct answer.

Seele Fulei is the Sixth Herrscher.

This reality also proves that the peaceful and happy life of the past has come to an end.

The Herrscher is the enemy of humanity.

The Fifth Herrscher annihilated the entire population of Barcelona—a million people—in the instant it appeared.

The Honkai Energy vortex created by that Sky Island polluted countless continents and oceans, forcing neighboring countries to face shrinking living space and hordes of Honkai Beast, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.

It is expected that the negative impact she brought during her lifetime will continue to cause damage for a long time.

Unlike the Fifth Herrscher, Seele, as the Sixth Herrscher, understands that she still possesses her original will.

Emotions, memories, moral values, outlook on life, values, worldview... all these listed details have not changed at all, just as the brother said, the Honkai Consciousness has never had any connection with him from the beginning to the present, nor has it had any impact on him.

Seele suddenly recalled the noise that had been surrounding her earlier.

... Assuming that was the link between the Honkai Consciousness and itself, then what caused it to break?

It makes no sense that previous Herrscher entities couldn't maintain their own consciousness, so it's impossible for me to do so without any reason.

Even though she is on the verge of losing her connection with the Honkai for some unknown reason, it is precisely because of this unknown existence that Seele cannot be sure whether the Honkai will return at any time, plunder her will, and use the power of the Herrscher to destroy civilization.

Fear, confusion, panic, and helplessness.

The 14-year-old girl felt lost and helpless in the face of Awakened to find herself at odds with the whole world. This empty sense of despair almost extinguished the source of her sorrow, making her unable to feel sadness for a moment.

Seele stood before the desk, staring at the photograph. After a moment of stunned silence, she said:

"I can't... let my brother see me like this."

Numerous cases and devastating casualties have proven that the Herrscher are the apostles of Honkai, and their existence can only bring destruction and despair.

Millions of people have perished on earth because of the Herrscher. Under such circumstances, the first reaction of the entire world, the entire civilization, and all of humanity upon seeing them would be to annihilate them. But only that boy would make a different choice.

The Third Herrscher, Satou Yunona.

During her conversation with Prometheus, Seele, who wanted to understand Su Qing'an's personality disorder, obtained the answer buried in the ruins of Canghai City.

Having learned the full story, Seele Fulei understood even better the choices the boy would make given the current situation.

To oppose humanity's policies? To wrestle with Honkai consciousness?

If someone were that kind of person, it wouldn't be surprising if they did such incredibly foolish things.

Su Qing'an would likely explain that she still possesses her original personality and consciousness, and that she would bear the risk of the Herrscher going berserk. She would try to comfort herself and do everything in her power to find a solution...

He may experience pain, despair, and sorrow, but when facing himself, he will maintain the same expression and tone of voice, and earnestly continue to use the same way of talking and communicating as before.

So gentle.

It wouldn't be surprising if such a gentle person were to die at any moment because of that gentleness.

Seele was grateful and fond of this boy; it was his gentleness and foolishness that saved her.

That's precisely why she can't recklessly leave all the consequences to that person to bear.

Su Qing'an was no longer able to fight the Herrscher even once more.

If he were to fight against an opponent of this caliber, his already weakening body would once again reach its limit, further shortening his already limited lifespan and causing the Stigmata Project established for him to fail prematurely.

Seele Fulei cannot deny the reality of her own survival, which is a possibility of Honkai Consciousness conspiracy.

If, at the very moment that boy smiled at me, my consciousness was seized, my body invaded, and I was forced to unleash my powers and fight him...

That would lead to the outcome described above.

She wouldn't allow the other person to take on such a possibility just because they care about her.

Seele knew that the only difference between the so-called Herrscher and humans was their all-encompassing power and their immeasurable Honkai Energy proficiency.

She could sense the origin of the Honkai Energy membrane that constantly surrounded her skin. It seemed to be an instinct of her body, much like breathing. These membranes were perfectly connected to the Imaginary Space through the Herrscher Core, drawing upon endless Honkai Energy to form a flowing closed loop.

The reason why the Fifth Herrscher could still retain terrifying combat power after being hit by Honkai Fission Bomb of that magnitude is precisely because of this.

Conversely, behind this seemingly impenetrable barrier lies a fragile body that is almost no different from that of an ordinary person.

There's not even a need for guns or ammunition; a simple stab to the heart with a dagger is enough to easily end Herrscher's life.

Yes, it's very simple.

The girl picked up a pencil sharpener from the pencil holder on the table. Looking at her slender, fair wrist, she slowly, resolutely, and indifferently brought the sharp edge to her delicate skin. The cold metal sliced through the outer epidermis, the relentless low temperature penetrating the inner dermis. A sharp pain shot through the subcutaneous tissue; the weak yet relentless force tore at the blood vessels...

Bright red.

Large swaths of bright red.

The beautiful blood dripped down, gradually meandering into a small stream at the edge of the bare feet, staining the gray-white handmade carpet with the same color.

Her ankles were stained crimson with splattered blood, which made her skin appear even paler.

Seele did not stop what she was doing. For the long five minutes, she mechanically, slowly, and morbidly repeated the act of tearing open the wound with a pencil sharpener.

Suicide.

This is the optimal solution that leads to the desired outcome.

By eliminating all unknowns and risks in this villa beforehand, the Sixth Herrscher loses the original value and meaning of existence that the Honkai Consciousness expected.

Su Qing'an will not face the risk of death, she will not harm anyone she likes, and civilization will not face any unexpected risks.

And so, the girl continued this eerie behavior with a blank expression.

Actions without hesitation, tireless repetition, inefficient choices, and a will that ignores pain.

Seele Fulei's values were different from those of normal humans from the very beginning, and now, under the oppressive and sorrowful reality, this has fully brought out the hidden pathology within her.

One's own existence has no value, and one's own life and death have no priority.

The lives of those I care about cannot be weighed on the same scale as an individual named Seele Fulei.

She never considered whether she would feel pain, sadness, or reluctance...

Ignoring all of this, the current situation becomes perfectly logical.

The phone on the table lit up automatically, and the gray-haired girl sitting in the corner of the wallpaper remained silent.

After Seele regained consciousness, the interference of Honkai Energy on her disappeared, and she witnessed the girl's emotional progression after understanding the facts and her current choice from beginning to end.

The intelligent module seems to be about to break down; all the computing power at this moment is unable to simulate such profound sadness, confusion, bewilderment, and conflicting emotions.

The individual named Seele Fulei is the highest-ranking biological individual in Sequence Number danger level— Herrscher.

The only constraint set by Dr. Mei is that the principle of defeating the Honkai and protecting civilization must not be violated.

Faced with the existence of the Herrscher, Prometheus's actions must be biased towards those that benefit humanity.

This prevented Prometheus from stopping the other party's actions, because in the intelligent judgment, the Herrscher's self-harm was beneficial to civilization.

Can...

Seele likes Prometheus.

It may not be able to change the constraints it is born with, but it can make some choices that it can decide for itself.

Five minutes ago, Prometheus requested a call link from Mei.