Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

In that 0.8 seconds that embodied Seele Voller's courage and resolve—the experiment was a success!

Seeing the data return to normal, Seele woke up. The researchers stood up excitedly, shouting with joy, some even shedding tears.

Seele smiled excitedly. She had succeeded; this time, Seele had protected Bronya.

Seele gave Cocolia's mother a knowing smile as she ran up to her. Cocolia was also very happy. She was just about to speak to Seele when, before she could even finish saying "Seele," Seele vanished from her sight.

Cocolia was stunned, then slammed her hand on the table in front of the operator in a fit of anger.

"What happened?! Why did Seele's body suddenly disappear?!"

It is impossible to determine the exact nature of the experiment. Based on the detection data, the material structure of the experimental subject is collapsing.

Although it sounds a bit like a fantasy, the test subject is being quantized!

At this point, Seele was not yet fully quantumized, but her form was already invisible to the naked eye. The inner Seele, naked, floated behind Seele and gently embraced her.

"As expected... your body still can't withstand the power inside the box."

Seele...you'll soon disappear from this world.

"I want to see Bronya one more time..."

"Alright, alright, before we disappear, let's go see Bronya one last time. Embrace your power, Seele."

The inner personality used Honkai energy to conjure a blue and white off-shoulder short dress for Seele. The stigmata on her chest stood out starkly against her fair skin, and blue stockings with white stripes tightly encased Seele's legs.

Illustration.

She wore an exquisite hair clip inlaid with sapphires and rubies, and there were three petal-shaped decorations in black, blue and white on the side.

Illustration.

Then the inner personality transformed into a giant scythe—Nursery Rhyme—which Seele held in her hand. Seele's eyes changed from blue to scarlet, but this time it was still the outer personality Seele controlling her body.

Seele brandished her scythe, sliced ​​open the container in which she was soaking, and then disappeared into the laboratory.

Chapter 32 Don't spank me!

The moment Seele opened the treasure chest, she, being a Stigmata herself, sensed it.

Someone has opened Pandora's box; fate will begin to turn from this moment on.

"Stop talking nonsense, speak like a human." Jiu Xiao shook his hand helplessly. Ever since he got Cortana, the Holy Mark consciousness had also asked him to give her a subprogram.

At first, Jiu Xiao thought that the Holy Mark's consciousness had discovered something was wrong with Cortana, but it turned out that this guy was using Cortana as a holographic projection, watching dramas and reading novels there every day.

She used to apologize for her mistakes and words, but now she's increasingly becoming a riddle teller. Whether she said or did something wrong, don't ask; it's fate's choice, anyway, she's not wrong.

The Stigmata in this world are different from ours. Someone forcibly activated the sealed power within the Stigmata, but unfortunately, that person couldn't control that power. The Stigmata terminal was forced to activate, and more and more people in this world will awaken their Stigmata in the future.

"This is a good thing. Are their Stigmata the same as mine? Wouldn't it be easier to fight against the Honkai?"

[Go to sleep and dream about anything. What kind of status do I have? How can those Holy Marks activated by the Holy Mark Terminal compare to me? They can't even compare to naturally occurring Holy Marks, how could they possibly compare to me?]

It's both a good thing and a bad thing. Having Stigmata allows them to survive the Honkai's corruption. However, these mass-produced Stigmata don't grant them immense power; they merely increase their Honkai energy adaptability and lifespan. The emergence of a large number of ordinary people with extremely high Honkai energy adaptability means that if they die in the Honkai, a large number of high-ranking Honkai Beasts or assassins will appear, and even Herrscher bodies and pseudo-Herrschers will continuously emerge.

Rejoice, you who have awakened your own Stigmata, for you will all receive the gifts of destiny. Lament, for your path against the Honkai is overgrown with thorns. Friends will no longer be friends, enemies will no longer be enemies...

While speaking, the Holy Mark Consciousness secretly flipped through several books out of Jiu Xiao's sight. The books contained a bunch of chuunibyou (delusional) statements, all of which the Holy Mark Consciousness had secretly learned online.

Jiuxiao held Kiana and thought for a while, finally realizing that there seemed to be nothing he could do. So Jiuxiao.exe stopped thinking again; there was no point in thinking too much anyway, he could only improvise and deal with whatever came his way.

Jiu Xiao held Kiana as they lay on the bed, gently stroking her slender waist. Kiana's waist was very delicate, with a beautiful curve. As the saying goes... the three treasures of Honkai Impact 3rd: Kiana's waist, Bronya's buttocks, and Mei's back...

As for why Kiana is in her own bed... that's a question worth pondering.

Kiana and I each had our own bedroom. On the night I moved in, I was sound asleep when Kiana sneaked in, jumped up, and kicked me awake.

Then, with Jiuxiao still half-asleep and looking completely bewildered, Kiana burrowed into the covers and squeezed herself to the side.

"What are you looking at? Go to sleep!"

"Go to your own room and sleep! Why did you come over and kick me?"

"Hmph~ I couldn't sleep alone... Speaking of which, I get angry! I was suffering over there, unable to sleep, while you were sleeping so soundly. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got, so I kicked you." Kiana pouted, acting just like a spoiled child. "Never mind, let's go to sleep!"

"..."

Jiu Xiao was speechless for a moment. Could he really blame himself for this?

That makes sense, though. The two of them have been sleeping together in each other's arms for the past few months. No wonder I felt like something was missing before I went to sleep. Turns out, I was missing the ultimate, invincible, adorable Kiana body pillow!

So Jiuxiao reached out and hugged Kiana, and Kiana hugged him back, and the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms. After that, Kiana still didn't sleep in his own bedroom, and every night she would come and sleep with him.

Time returns to the present.

As Jiuxiao was touching her, he noticed Kiana staring at him intently. Seeing that Jiuxiao had noticed her gaze, Kiana lightly punched him.

"Stop touching me...it tickles..."

There wasn't much resistance; they were both used to touching each other anyway. Kiana was taking a nap and was woken up by Jiuxiao's touching.

He rubbed his face against Kiana's; it was soft and felt very comfortable.

"I just heard some news. From now on, people will continue to awaken Stigmata. They might become our allies in the fight against the Honkai, or they might just be ordinary people, or they might be corrupted by the Honkai and become enemies that are difficult for us to deal with... Kiana, what do you think we should do?"

"I don't know. But as long as they're not our enemies, I'll do my best to protect them. If they become part of the Honkai faction, if they become our enemies, I won't hesitate to retaliate!"

Kiana held Jiuxiao in her arms, listening to his pounding heartbeat. It didn't mean anything in particular, but it made her feel at ease. Her afternoon nap had been interrupted, but so what? Should she get up? Of course, she'd go back to sleep—and slowly, Kiana drifted off again.

[I truly envy this girl, having you by her side. In her original memories, no one could be by her side; her happiness was too fleeting, so fleeting that compared to her current hundreds of millions of years of memories, it's not even a drop in the ocean.]

"Really? Then why don't you tell me about your true form? I hear about your true form all the time, you must have a lot of stories to tell, right?"

[I won't say. I'm afraid she'll come running over through the internet and beat me up. I'm just a Holy Mark consciousness; if she really beats me up a few times... I won't die, but the Holy Mark will record the whole thing, which means it'll be engraved on me. That's like I'm getting beaten up every single moment. I'd better just forget it!]

"You're being too humble... Are all the Holy Marks of Gods the same as you?"

"How could that be? What is my status? What is my position? I am second only to one person and invincible in the world. The main thing is that she is too powerful. She influences the Holy Mark, not the other way around. It's different from you people who rely on the Holy Mark."

Furthermore, this world is somewhat unique. If I was merely an undefined consciousness before, I became a mature adult after entering this world. The rules of this world allow Stigmata to develop self-awareness, which is truly amazing. Many people in my world possess Stigmata, but only one or two Stigmata possess self-awareness.

Let me tell you a little secret: your alternate-world counterpart, the Nine Heavens of Penglai Temple, doesn't actually have a Saint Mark consciousness. It's all the original body impersonating it. When it's in a good mood, it'll exchange a few riddles with that Nine Heavens, making him all suspicious and paranoid. It's hilarious! Hahaha... um... can I pretend I didn't say anything? What are you planning to do with that weapon?!

"Ask my spear what it has to say."

As Jiuxiao listened, Shenghen's voice trailed off, followed by a continuous series of screams, including a few words.

"I'm sorry! Don't spank me!" "How can I face anyone after this?!" "Sister?! Mom?! I'm sorry, please spank me somewhere else..."

According to an anonymous source, the Stigmata's consciousness was pinned to the table by her main body, who was constantly hitting her buttocks with a spear.

Chapter 33 The Vanished Seele

"Sister Bronya, what does the sea look like?"

Seele and Bronya sat side by side, each holding a beloved children's book, "The Little Mermaid," which they had read countless times.

"Has Seele never seen the sea?"

"No, I've been in the orphanage since I was old enough to understand things," Seele gave Bronya a sweet smile. Although she was an orphan, she had her mother Cocolia and her sister Bronya, who were both very kind to her.

“How should I describe it?” Bronya thought for a moment, then looked into Seele’s eyes.

"The sea...it looks just like Seele's eyes. By the way, Seele, summer is almost here. Why don't we...go to see the sea together!"

This was a promise Bronya made to him a week ago. Now he couldn't keep it, but before he disappeared, he wanted to see Bronya one last time...

Clutching the nursery rhyme, Seele flew at breakneck speed across the sea, sonic booms constantly appearing behind her, creating one large crater after another that took a long time to heal.

"The experimental subject breached the outer wall and has now escaped the laboratory."

The target has moved out of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk waters!

It's moving southwest at an extremely high speed! That direction... is Lady Cocolia's orphanage!"

"Seele... what exactly are you trying to do!?" Cocolia stared at the flashing signals on the instruments, then waved her hand dismissively. "Deploy the tactical mech units immediately! Stop her!"

Bronya thinks... anyone who has seen the sea will fall in love with it.

It embraces all things, nurtures everything, and brings a sense of peace and warmth.

Along the coastline, rows of tactical mechs appeared, firing incessantly at Seele as she sped away.

But when the life it protects is in danger, the sea will unleash giant waves... revealing its immense power.

Seele wielded her scythe, and the tactical mechs were sliced ​​down like wheat.

Bronya sat behind the door, hugging her knees and crying incessantly.

Seele...don't mind what Xing said, Seele is not stupid.

Bronya knew the strength within Seele.

Although Seele could cut through a row of mechs with each swing of her sword, there were still too many mechs, and Seele was still hit by missiles one after another.

Because Seele is like the sea—she has a gentle and kind heart.

"No...don't get in my way!"