Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

The girl murmured Jiuxiao's name a few times, then couldn't help but complain, "Jiuxiao? What a strange name, just as strange as you."

"It is not the Nine Heavens, it is the Nine Heavens."

"Oh... then why don't you just say your name is Jiuxiao?"

"When you're out in the world, your reputation is something you earn yourself. Isn't it cool to talk a lot more?"

"I see..." The girl nodded thoughtfully, then awkwardly imitated Jiu Xiao's movements, striking a cool pose.

"Since you have asked so sincerely, I will mercifully tell you. To prevent the world from being destroyed, and to protect the peace of the world, there is the great savior who travels between worlds—Jana."

"Cool!" Jiuxiao gave Janna a thumbs up for her exemplary behavior, then suddenly froze. "What did you just say your name was...?"

"Jana, don't you like it? You can call me 'Cthulhu' or 'Ancient God' as people used to call me, or... do you prefer the title 'Herrscher of the Sea'?"

Janna blinked her big eyes, not understanding why Jiuxiao froze upon hearing her name. Kiana had given her this name, and she really liked it.

Jiuxiao looked at the meat in his hand, then at the huge ray behind him... It's Janna and the Herrscher of the Sea... My god, isn't this the planetary Honkai Beast that Kiana mentioned, whose power is comparable to that of the End?

"Big sister, have some meat." Jiuxiao held the meat in both hands and respectfully handed it to Jia Na.

"What a strange fellow. Humans are still so much fun!" Janna laughed and pushed the meat that Jiuxiao offered back. "I said I wouldn't eat my own, Jiuxiao, you can have it."

Jiuxiao sat to the side, munching on meat while pondering. The presence of Janna meant he had gone to the wrong world. He had specifically searched for worlds with Kiana, Mei, and Kaguya, so how could he have gone to the wrong one…?

While Jiuxiao was deep in thought, Janna, who was beside him, started singing.

“I stare at the space through the starlight, up above the earth so high~

(I gaze at the sky through the starlight, so high and distant from Earth.)

I divide the sea and wait my guest with prosy wind~

(I have divided the sea, and await my guests with the uninteresting wind.)

Jiuxiao lay gently on the seabed, listening to Janna's song. Although Janna's voice was ethereal and beautiful, the song gave Jiuxiao a sense of oppression and sanctity...

When the song ended, Gana closed her eyes and did not continue singing; she simply sat there quietly.

"Incarnation (Janna's character song). A song written by my followers. How amazing humans are! They've never even seen me, yet they can write lyrics that fit me so perfectly..."

"A perfect fit...? It seems Janna's story is very, very long."

"Hmm, do you want to hear it?"

"I'm sorry, if I had the time, I would definitely be your most loyal listener. But I have more important things to do right now; I'm searching for my way home. Janna, do you know where Kiana, the Herrscher of the End, is?"

If the Herald of the End could lure me into that world, then there's no reason why I couldn't send myself in again. Perhaps fate arranged for me to come to this world so that I could find her?

Janna turned her head, opened her eyes, and stared at Jiuxiao for a long time. Then she closed her eyes again, as if recalling the past…

Finally, Janna spoke slowly.

"She's dead. I killed her."

"Huh?!?!" Jiuxiao stood up in surprise, staring at Janna in disbelief. "This...this...this is different from what I know..."

Wasn't Janna supposed to love Kiana deeply? How did she end up killing Kiana? Oh no, is Janna a yandere? No, no, if Kiana's gone, how am I going to get home?

That's not right either. Wasn't the divine Na still waiting for redemption? How could she just disappear?

Janna also stood up and stood face to face with Jiuxiao.

"If you want to see her, then go see her."

hum-

The sea's flow changed, and the temperature shifted instantly. Janna, standing before Jiuxiao, opened her eyes; they were no longer the azure blue of before, but a ferocious crimson. Simultaneously, her clothes and hair changed. Her white priestly robes transformed into tattered red rags, barely covering her body. Her long, bluish-purple hair turned a dark purple.

"We are born from nothingness, and we will return to nothingness."

Janna's body floated up and then merged into the giant red ray. No, it should be said that she returned to her original form...

Swah——

For the first time, Jiuxiao saw the ray's eyes. It wasn't because the ray was too big and its eyes were too far away that Jiuxiao couldn't see them... but rather... the entire range of thousands of kilometers was within her field of vision...

The ray opened its ferocious, blood-red maw and swallowed the heavens and countless seawater into its belly.

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Janna returned to her original body and sank deep into her body... in front of a terminal.

"Long time no see, how is that child?"

"Terminal calculation in progress, approach prohibited." The artificial intelligence Manas of Alaya-vijnana appeared in front of Gana, stopping her from getting closer.

"What a cold and heartless guy, parasitizing my body yet so resistant to me. What an ungrateful bastard~" Ignoring Mona's warning, Janna walked to the terminal on her own.

Mona once again stood in front of Gana, preventing her from touching the terminal.

"Final warning: We are in a symbiotic relationship. The agreement is still in effect, and you have no room for objection."

"Ugh, you're so annoying. If it weren't for the promise with that child, none of this trouble would have happened." Janna shrugged helplessly and turned to leave.

"The person I just brought in wants to see that guy who's hiding away and escaping reality. Take him there."

"Please wait... Is this creature called Jiuxiao? Wait, Penglai Temple Jiuxiao... Who is this?" Mona searched Jiuxiao, which was sent in by Gana, and unexpectedly discovered a creature that shouldn't exist.

“Jana, who is Penglai Temple Jiuxiao! She should not exist in the process of civilization.”

"Who knows? Anyway, I didn't do it."

Chapter 242

Underground, a hidden train is speeding along, heading towards a secret base unknown to anyone.

Nine Heavens, who had been swallowed whole by Janna, was now sitting unconscious on the train.

"Guest, are you still alive? Please wake up, we're almost at our destination."

The train attendant robot, Houmu, reached out to push Jiuxiao to wake him up, but it couldn't budge Jiuxiao's body at all, and there wasn't even a trace of deformation on Jiuxiao's skin...

After shoving it didn't work, the Houmu robot reached out and pinched Jiuxiao's nose. Hmm... A Herrscher isn't such an inconvenient creature; they don't need to breathe anymore!

After numerous unsuccessful attempts, the Houmu robot resorted to its last resort.

pop- pop-

The next moment, Jiuxiao's eyes glowed red as he flew through the air, staring straight at the Houmu robot.

Sensing the danger emanating from the red light in Jiu Xiao's eyes, the Houmu robot immediately raised its hands and shouted at Jiu Xiao, "Relax, guest! This train is very important, please do not use violence."

"Who are you, and where is this place?" Jiu Xiao withdrew his heat vision and returned to his seat.

It was pitch black outside the train window, and there was no useful information to be seen. Looking around the train carriage, all that could be seen was himself and the homu in front of him.

"Hello passenger, I am 'Guide No. 5,' manufacturing number HM, the train attendant of carriage number five, responsible for escorting you home."

"Going home?... Huh? What does this mean? Why do I remember being swallowed whole by Janna... Did Janna kill me and send me to another world?"

Jiuxiao pressed himself against the car window once more, looking out through it, trying to find what he wanted to see to verify his guess.

Unfortunately... the train was running underground, and Jiuxiao couldn't find anything to verify it.

"Do you need me to explain in more detail?" The Houmu robot noticed Jiuxiao's confusion and asked.

"unnecessary."

"Okay, I'll answer your question right away." The Houmu robot ignored Jiuxiao's refusal and continued to explain the current situation.

"The current time is April 18, 2019. The world was destroyed by the Herrscher during the Third Great Collapse five years ago. We are currently in the ruins of Changkong City, and the train is heading to the Human Resistance Base."

"Wait a minute. The Third Great Collapse... the world is destroyed? This..."

Jiuxiao was stunned for a moment, but then he thought that this was not his own world, so it was normal for things to be a little off... what a load of rubbish!

"Yes. The global Great Collapse triggered by the Herrscher destroyed human civilization, and the Honkai energy explosion that occurred at the same time as the Great Collapse led to the mass extinction of surface life."

Following the subsequent global climate anomalies and the effects of residual Honkai energy dead spots, the Earth's surface has lost the conditions necessary for life. After the three-year catastrophe that followed, the global population survival rate was less than 0.00006%, and you are one of the precious survivors.

The train crew found you asleep amidst the ruins. After confirming your vital signs were normal, the crew unanimously decided to take you "home." Please don't mind our decision.

"..."

Each time Jiuxiao enters a different world, the world issues him a "pass" and assigns him a suitable identity.

So this time... am I a survivor?

"Is your memory damaged? Judging from your reaction, you seem completely unaware that the world has been destroyed."

"Well, how should I put it... never mind, just assume I have memory problems."

Jiuxiao really wanted to say that his memory was probably not the problem; he just lacked memories related to this world…

But thinking about it, I decided against it, because it's pointless. Why would I tell a robot I'm a world traveler when I don't even know how I got here or how I'll leave?

That wouldn't be helping to cure Jiuxiao's memory loss, but rather binding him up to investigate whether he's gone insane under the pressure of the apocalypse...

"Then I'll assume you've suffered memory loss. If you recall anything, please tell me, and the train crew will do their best to help you recover your memories." After saying that, Houmu handed Jiuxiao a piece of paper and began to ask Jiuxiao about his situation.

Guide Number Five: "Do you still remember your name?"