Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

Despite her injuries, Seele fought her way through the endless stream of tactical mechs, knowing her time was running out...

Don't change anything for others; Seele should just continue being "Seele."

Covered in wounds, Seele finally arrived at the orphanage. Her sister Bronya was right behind the door; Seele could already see her through it.

But just as she was about to push open the door, Seele's hand vanished in a quantum state... The quantum light gradually spread throughout her body...

"No...no! It was so close...Bronnie."

Bronya seemed to hear Seele's call and turned to look. But she saw nothing, only Seele's hairpin, which had passed through the door and fallen in front of her.

[Whenever Bronya is by Seele's side... courage and hope resurface in her heart...]

Bronya picked up the hair clip, feeling its lingering warmth. Although she had never seen this hair clip before, her intuition told her that it... belonged to Seele...

Tears welled up in her eyes, and finally Bronya lost her temper and burst into tears.

Bronya wants to be with Seele forever...

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A heavy rain began to fall, as if even the heavens were mourning Seele's disappearance. Cocolia returned to the orphanage soaked to the bone. She had made another mistake; Seele was gone... and she had caused the death of another child.

Cocolia saw Seele's final moments on the screen in the lab—how tragic... Cocolia thought Seele had gone berserk and wanted to destroy the orphanage, so she sent out a tactical mech to intercept her... but she never imagined that Seele just wanted to see Bronya one last time...

Not only did he make Seele participate in the experiment, but he also made her disappear in pain and despair before her beloved sister Bronya.

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Water dripped continuously from Cocolia's body as she stood in front of Seele's room for a long time. She wanted to look at Seele's bed, her clothes, and any traces of her existence, but she didn't dare to go in.

Cocolia finally decided to go in. She grasped the handle and tried to push the door open, but something blocked it, and she couldn't open it.

Bronya leaned against the door, her hands clenched into fists, gripping Seele's hair clip tightly. She was blocking the door, not wanting Cocolia's mother to come in.

“Cocolia’s mother…”

“Bronya? Perfect timing... I have something to tell you about the experiment.” Cocolia paused for a moment before remembering that Seele and Bronya were in the same room.

"Seele...where is Seele...I can't find her..."

"...Seele...she took your place in the x10 experiment. But...the experiment failed."

Her body was destroyed the moment she broke through the subatomic level; she no longer exists anywhere in this world.

Bronya gripped the hair clip in her hand tightly; it was Seele's hair clip.

"No...no! Seele is alive...she came...I know, Seele is alive!"

"That's right, she is still alive, but she has entered a quantum state. She can no longer contact us, and we can no longer contact her."

"So if Bronya accepts the experiment... she can enter the quantum level and see Seele, right!?"

"That's impossible! Listen to me, Bronya. Even Seele, who has a stronger adaptability to Honkai energy than you, failed. I won't let the experiment continue." Cocolia shouted sternly. She had already given up on x10; the sacrifice of seven children and Seele had made her realize that this experiment was simply impossible to succeed.

Bronya's mind conjured up Seele's image... If she were alone, that crybaby would probably be crying her eyes out every day...

"What about Seele... are we just going to let her live alone like this?!"

Cocolia remained silent, but she still refused Bronya. "The experiment is over, Bronya. Survival is the most important thing! Think carefully about why Seele participated in the experiment in the first place!"

The door opened, and Bronya appeared from behind it, clutching her hair clip tightly in one hand and holding a knife to her neck in the other, a red light seemingly flashing in her eyes.

"If you want Bronya to live... then let me participate in the experiment!"

"Bronya... okay..."

Chapter 34 The Promised Kiss

At the bottom of Lake Baikal, in the x10 laboratory.

Bronya had the tubes inserted and was ready inside the experimental chamber.

"The child's leg fracture has not yet healed, and the wound will be infected by Honkai energy approximately 310 seconds after the experiment begins. If the experiment is not stopped by then, it may leave incurable trauma... or even be life-threatening."

Cocolia looked at Bronya, who seemed like a puppet, and sighed.

"Did you hear that, Bronya? You only have less than five minutes left. In five minutes, I will stop the experiment... Bronya... You must come back alive."

"Got it, Mom."

Bronya nodded mechanically, but dared not look Cocolia in the eye.

"Inject Honkai energy into the experimental chamber!"

"The experiment begins."

Bronya closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she saw Seele, the crybaby, sobbing not far away. She staggered over and hugged Seele.

"Sister Bronya..."

"Seele... I've finally... I've finally found you!"

Bronya hugged Seele tightly, tears streaming down her face, but Seele remained calm.

"Why is Bronya here... Could it be... that you participated in the experiment too?! No, Bronya, go back quickly, or you'll disappear too!"

"Whether it's an experiment or disappearance, it doesn't matter anymore... because Bronya has already seen Seele."

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"Alarm! Time's up!" The laboratory alarm began to sound.

"The physical structure of the experimental subject's legs has been damaged!"

"Stop the experiment immediately!"

Cocolia hastily ordered the experiment to be stopped.

"Aborting... Unable... Unable to disconnect! The subject's brain is reacting strongly; she is resisting ending the experiment!"

"Her brain is being continuously damaged... If this continues, the test subject's brain tissue will be severely damaged!"

The laboratory alarms kept ringing, and the staff kept reporting bad news. Cocolia looked at Bronya, who showed no signs of waking up.

"Bronya... I knew it... that was your plan from the beginning..."

From the moment she chose to come here, Bronya never thought of going back.

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“This time, I will never be separated from you again. Bronya... will always be with Seele.”

I once read about a mysterious plant from the far East in a book; it blooms for a thousand years, then withers for a thousand years, its flowers and leaves never meeting. Seele thought, perhaps this is what she and her sister Bronya are like...

Hearing Bronya's declaration of never being apart, Seele cried tears of joy. But that's enough... Bronya shouldn't be here.

Seele, suppressing her reluctance, pushed Bronya away. "No... Bronya, please go back. Otherwise... you'll disappear too!"

“No, I won’t go!!” Bronya cried, grabbing Seele’s hand. “The fear and pain of waking up from a dream to find Seele not beside me, Bronya never wants to… never wants to experience it again!!”

"Sister Bronya... before you came to the orphanage... I waited for who knows how long in this world where there was nothing..."

But no matter how lonely I felt, I always firmly believed that if it was Bronya, she would definitely find me.

No matter what danger Seele encounters, no matter who tries to bully her, Bronya will always come to her rescue and help her, no matter what.

"In Seele's heart... Bronya is the bravest and strongest!" Seele's emotions began to surge, her azure eyes fixed on Bronya.

"Bronya is Seele's hope! But you gave up hope and chose to run away. Seele... doesn't want to see Bronya like this!"

Am I... running away? Yes... I'm Seele's older sister... how could I...

“Seele is right.” Bronya hooked Seele’s little finger with hers, just like they had made countless promises before, and made a promise with Seele once again.

"Then it's a promise... no matter how slim the hope, Bronya will find a way to rescue Seele."

Bronya will never give up until she finds a solution!

After all, Bronya is Seele's sister (Hope). Bronya couldn't stop her tears from falling, but she still tried to smile at Seele.

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"8% brain damage rate... The amygdala of the experimental subject has been damaged! Emotional circuits are severely damaged!"

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Bronya suddenly froze, then fell straight down. Seele quickly caught Bronya.

"Why... can't Bronya feel sadness anymore...?"

Seele saw the Honkai energy erosion marks beginning to appear on Bronya's face and knew it was too late.

"Sister Bronya, it's time to go... or it will be too late."

Seele stretched out her hand, and a shield-like object appeared on it.

"This is... the power of rebuilding that Seele found in the treasure chest." He placed the shield against Bronya's chest. "May this power continue to protect Bronya in the real world."

Heaven has endowed you with perseverance.

But you smiled at me.

Seele lifted Bronya's face and gave her a kiss. Then, smiling, she said to Bronya, "This is our first kiss. When we meet again... remember to return it to me, okay?"