Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

Bronya searched the entire orphanage but couldn't find Seele, so she decided to go find Cocolia's mother. But when she opened the door, she was stunned. Cocolia wasn't in her office; the only sound in the room was the ticking of the clock.

Cocolia's mother, who's always in the office, isn't there... and Seele is nowhere to be found in the entire orphanage... and there's that lab notification slip by the door...

Bronya felt she knew everything. Like a zombie, she returned to her room and sat silently by the door. She couldn't do anything...

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Meanwhile, during the time Bronya was searching for Seele.

On the coast of Okhotsk, Russia, Cocolia and Hiel also disembarked from the aircraft.

"Mom, where am I...?"

"The Sea of ​​Okhotsk. We built the laboratory for conducting the x10 experiments on the seabed. The seawater can prevent the leakage of Honkai energy and prevent it from being observed by the Destiny Organization."

I'm so sorry, Seele, that this is the first time you've seen the sea, and it's at a time like this. But it's time to go, Seele.

Seele didn't pay attention to what Cocolia's mother said; her thoughts had already drifted far away to the sea.

Is this... the beach that Seele and Bronya went to together? It's the first time I've seen it...

In her mind, she could almost picture herself and Bronya playing happily on the beach. Both of them were wearing cute swimsuits, chasing and splashing around. Bronya was laughing heartily, overjoyed... and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Xi'er? What's wrong with you?"

"No...it's nothing...let's go." The happy scenes in my mind seemed to disintegrate like pieces of a puzzle, then gradually faded away...

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The preparations for the experiment were very thorough. Seele was wearing a lab coat, her body covered in tubes, and she was immersed in the experimental equipment.

"The experiment went very smoothly. The child's body has an unusually high level of adaptability to Honkai energy."

She can now manipulate matter at the atomic level using Honkai energy.

By injecting even more Honkai energy, she could potentially manipulate matter at the subatomic level, or even the quantum level.

The operator reported earnestly to Cocolia.

Although the experiment was going smoothly, Seele's expression was far from relaxed; Cocolia actually cared more about Seele than about the experiment. However, the importance of the experiment made her struggle to make a decision.

Finally, Cocolia gritted her teeth and uttered a few words.

"Experiment...continue...inject another 3ml."

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Seele was unaware of the reactions from the outside world; she only felt immense pain, her body aching and burning, as if it were melting away.

Sometimes things keep flowing into your body...

What will Seele become...?

Just as Seele was about to give up, it was as if a light shone upon her. Bronya's phantom appeared before Seele.

Seele tried to grab Bronya, but the phantom ignored her.

Bronya's fantasy ignored Seele's incessant calls and, under Seele's puzzled gaze, crawled into the box where Seele used to hide whenever she was scared.

Seele wanted to open the box and find Bronya. But the moment she touched the lock, her hand was gripped tightly by another hand, preventing her from going any further.

"Stop. We can't go any further, Seele. The things in that box, the power within the Stigmata, are not something you can control."

Meanwhile, outside, alarms blared incessantly.

"Warning! A sharp increase in Honkai energy has been detected in the experimental subject, exceeding the controllable range!"

The metal sphere in front of Seele was constantly changing under the influence of the Honkai energy leaked from Seele, presenting a ferocious and terrifying appearance.

"Seele... damn it, stop the experiment right now..."

Cocolia frantically ordered the operator to stop the experiment, only to be told that it had gone out of control... Now it was up to Seele to decide what to do...

“Seele…”

Cocolia didn't know what to do and could only helplessly call out Seele's name.

The witch Cocolia always presented herself as a powerful woman, arrogant, proud, and confident, as if everything was done according to her will. But the more proud and confident she was before, the more helpless and pitiful she is now.

She had already lost her own child, and she poured all the maternal love she had lacked for her own child into Seele. Seele was a gift of mercy from heaven, her only salvation...

Cocolia's only obsession is revenge against the Honkai and the children of the orphanage. Although Cocolia also loves the children of the orphanage, all the children in the orphanage combined cannot compare to Seele.

Seele possessed the power of the Stigmata and was among the most adaptable to Honkai energy; Cocolia had never considered that Seele might also fail in the experiment. She could accept the failure of others, but she could never accept Seele's failure, because Seele's failure would mean death. Without Seele, Cocolia didn't know what to do next.

But she forgot that she knew nothing about Stigmata, forgot that she was the one who brought Seele to conduct the experiment, and forgot that she was too eager for quick results and asked the operator to inject an extra 3ml, which led to the current consequences.

Chapter 31 Seele

"I never expected to meet you in this way, my host."

Inside the Stigmata Space, two people sat facing each other, a treasure chest sandwiched between them. Seele looked at the person in front of her who was identical to her in every way except for the eyes.

"You are... the voice that keeps appearing in my mind!"

"Yes, it's me. I am the memory engraved in the stigmata. Tens of thousands of years ago, I was transcribed into the human genetic material to pass on the power left by the previous generation and... the resentment towards 'God,' which is 'Honkai.'"

I was born because of you, I am the opposite of your will, I am your stigmata consciousness, I... am you.

My memories are in sync with yours, but I have a deeper understanding of the sacred marks on my body, as if they were instinctively etched into my mind.

That box contains technology, knowledge, and power far beyond your time. But you cannot control it now; once you open it, you will be devoured by its contents.

“But… Bronya is inside, I have to rescue her!” Seele firmly retorted to the other Seele.

"Bronya? How could Bronya be here? Are you even listening to me? You might die if you open this box!"

"But..."

Seele was still hesitating; she clearly saw Bronya inside the box.

"How naive! If you die, I'll disappear too. Don't drag me into this!"

Another Seele, disguised as Apricot, tackled Seele to the ground and shouted at her in an attempt to scare her away.

"Crybaby Seele! You can't do anything right, how could you possibly succeed in the experiment? Stop daydreaming!"

“Xing…” A hint of confusion and fear flashed in Seele’s eyes, but then her gaze hardened as she stared at Xing, pushing her away. “Seele…no…I won’t be afraid of you anymore!”

Anzu's lips curled up slightly, then transformed into Cocolia's appearance.

"Xier, this experiment is too dangerous. Mom doesn't want to lose you, please come back."

Seele hesitated for a moment, but in the end she made up her mind to reject the fake Cocolia.

"Mom...I'm sorry, Mom. I've made up my mind."

“Seele...you’ve grown up.”

The fake Cocolia affectionately stroked Seele's head, then transformed back into the person Seele most wanted to see.

“Seele!” Another Seele transformed again, this time into Bronya, and then hugged Seele tightly.

"Bronya will always be with Seele, even if Seele does nothing. Bronya will protect Seele. Bronya doesn't want to see Seele disappear..."

Seele's eyes widened, and tears began to stream down her face. She understood now; it was all a hallucination conjured up by another version of herself, one she didn't want to open the box. It was so real, so real that it terrified Seele...

Because these are the true thoughts of Cocolia's mother and Bronya's sister...

Seele tried hard not to cry, although tears were still streaming down her face, but she was no longer afraid.

Seele pressed her head against the forehead of another Seele-transformed Bronya, and the two intertwined their fingers.

"If...Seele's experiment fails, then Bronya will have to undergo the experiment, right?"

Seele hugged the other Seele and rested her head on her shoulder.

“Every time Seele hides in the toy box and cries, Bronya will hug her like this.”

After hugging like that for a while, Seele sat up straight and, while crying and laughing, spoke to the other Seele.

"No... I'm sorry... These words of evasion can make me feel at ease... but this time I won't run away anymore. I will never again let my dearest sister Bronya get hurt because of my weakness."

Bronya smiled at her, then transformed back into her original form, Seele.

"Seele is such a kind child. I really can't do anything with you, my host."

The two Seeles looked at each other face to face, and finally reached out and held each other's hands.

"I can't take it anymore. Fine, fine, I don't care what happens next."

But Seele... no matter what lies ahead... I will walk with you.

Because... I am you.

The two held hands and opened the treasure chest together. A burst of light shone forth, and Seele saw Bronya as she had hoped, smiling at her.

"You finally found me, Seele—"

0.2s. The space around the experimental subject begins to distort.

0.6s. The metal sphere under its control burst into a dazzling light.

0.8s. The metal sphere vanished into the quantum world. The distortion ceased, and everything returned to calm.