Chapter 13: Honkai Impact - Angel's Fears

Tower of Babylonia - Babylon Lab

Shicksal Research facility

Siberia, Russia

February 2, 2000

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In the snow covered fields of Siberia outside of the Babylon Tower, the largest Shicksal Research facility, a tear is Space-Time had fully opened, allowing a male figure to emerge from it as they landed with such force that a blast of snow erupted from his location.

"Goddammit! Why am I so cold! Completely useless DNA! I have the DNA of 7 different races and I have Angara DNA especially! They are supposed to have the ability to live in Harsh Environments! What kind of shitty advertising is this, I've been completely tricked! Oh well...I suspect it might have to take time to trigger and adapt to the current environment. *Achoo*! For fuck sake!"

Needless to say, this was indeed Raime who had emerged from the Portal.

Raime removed the Corvo mask he had on and placed it inside his system inventory.

There was no need to conceal his face now since he wasn't in the Borderlands Universe for the time being.

"Hmm, I wonder when I am. From what I saw in the Portal before entering was Theresa getting off the Shicksal transport she came in and meeting with Patricia at the Shicksal Babylon Lab, which should be February 1st, 2000 the same day Sirin awakens her Herrscher abilities of the Void. Spatial and Dimensional Manipulation. Isn't that cowgirl Patricia a double agent for Anti-Entropy from what i remember? Shame for Theresa, she thought she dies and grieved for Pat...and then she actually dies for real by the Judgement Class Honkai Dragon Benares/Bella. luckily she escaped and met up with Welt And the others of Anti-Entropy."

Honkai Beasts are beings that are below Herrschers and serve them in destroying Humanity.

Herrschers are naturally the absolute top of the ranking, they are Humans that are corrupted, and tricked by the Will of Honkai/God aka the Prometheus A.I., that possess a Herrscher Core allowing them to connect to the Imaginary Tree and use powers that can warp and control a Aspect or Meta-Physical Concept of the universe.

Next is the Vipralopa Class Honkai Beasts which is below the Herrschers. Only one true Vipralopa Class beast was known in the Previous Era, a gigantic snake like monster called Brahma Kukulkan. Vishnu is a Emperor Class Honkai Beast that can consume other Honkai to become stronger and was once considered to be in this category because of its terrifying ability which is something I want badly, unfortunately no Vishnu Honkai has ever reached this pimicle of its potential and has remained a Emperor Class Honkai Beast. (Basically a Vault Monster level creature)

Judgment Class Honkai beasts are extremely strong. Their appearance is usually tied to the progress of a civilization. To subdue, they require teams of Valkyries, preferably with a few S-ranks in the lineup. Benares, a Honkai Dragon which is utterly loyal to the 2nd Herrscher Sirin. Sirin would later give Benares a Pseudo-Herrscher Core of the Gem of Conquest, which is a weaker and un-evolved form of the Herrscher Core of Thunder which belongs to the 3rd Herrscher. This bestows the ability of Electromagnetism and Lighting Manipulation. (Vault Guardian such as The Watcher, The Seer or The Empyrean Sentinal the guardian of the Vault of Knowledge on Elpis, in terms of power)

Emperor Class Honkai beasts are the second strongest class of Honkai beasts since there is onpy a single Vipralopa Class beast so that category is skipped. They can be subdued with a lineup of A-Rank Valkyries. Parvati, the Honkai Beast that can control Ice is the same one that Kevin Kaslana, the Strongest human MANTIS in this world has the genes of. Vishnu is also in this category. (Mini Boss level beings like Saturn in Borderlands 2 near the Hyperion Info Stockade)

Templar Class are the third strongest class of Honkai beast. They can be subdued with a lineup of B-Rank Valkyries, or by a sole A-Rank Valkyrie. (Badass Enimies)

Knight Class Honkai beasts are the next strongest class of Honkai beast. They can be subdued by B-Rank Valkyries. (Tough regular and common enemy variants in terns of power, such as a Goliath when it becomes enraged)

Seraph Class Honkai beasts are the weakest class of Honkai beast. They can be subdued by B-Rank Valkyries. (Tough regular and common enemy variants in terns of power, such as a Goliath before its head is shot off and it becomes enraged. Would require a group of Bandits or a single tough enemy, or adult Bullymongs to defeat a Seraph Class Honkai Beast)

Zombies are corpses which have been reanimated by the Honkai to act as disposable infantry. They are the weakest of the Honkai-powered enemies, and can easily be dispatched by C-Rank Valkyries. (Bandits such as Psychos have a 40:60 chance at beating a Zombie Class Honkai, depending on the version they are fighting.

Any Honkai Beast that is Emperor rank or above will have a name given to it from Hinduism. Vishnu is a Emperor Class honkai beast, but in Hinduism Vishnu is one of the 3 main deities worshipped in that religion in real life.

Brahma is also the only known Vipralopa Class Honkai Beast, and is yet again one of the 3 main deities of Hindu belief.

As for why the naming sense is like this is beyond me, but they are damn cool not gonna lie.

I looked around and didn't see anything within miles of my range of view.

I concentrated deeply and used my spatial awareness to my current limit to scan the area within 10 km of my current location.

"Hmm roughly aroumd 280 Honkai Beasts judging by their size. And they seem to be fighting against the combat drones of Einstein, ah that reminds me, this world is female dominated since most of the male population died out and is quite low. This world would be perfect for a Harem protagonist, to be honest, there was not a single fanfiction I have not been able to find that didn't have a harem protagonist in a Honkai Impact world. You lucky fucking shitbags! Why is it you get to Reincarnate the same age as the trio heroines but I'm stuck as an adult in a Universe where Bandits try to cut your face off to make a skin pizza every 2 seconds! Fuck you! I cant even enjoy such beauties because im older than them by a decade and id be pervert! Damn it! It should have been me to Reincarnate here! It should have been me!"

I cursed out loud venting my anger full well knowing there isn't anyone listening...except maybe God/Will of Honkai aka, Prometheous A.I. who had ironically diverted from its original purpose to hack the Imaginary Tree to stop the Konkai, to actually commanding the Konkai and creating the 2nd generation of Herrschers ro wipe out Humanity.

Dr.MEI you absolute retard, if it was Era Zero MEI version I would be shitting myself, she was a nut job alternate verse version of Dr.MEI that actually destroyed Earth and all life, absolutely terryfing what her potential is.

Anyway, onto the main matter at hand. I also sensed 3 other figures a few km from my location. They must be Siegfried Kaslana, Theresa Apocalypse and Welt Yang.

In this world there are 3 major factions.

World Serpent, I cant quite remember them well, but they are led by Kevin Kaslana, a absolute savage of a person that was from the previous era and is 50,000 years old. He is the first Kaslana who participated in the MANTIS experiment by Dr.MEI which transfers Honkai Genes to the individual. Kevin leads World Serpent and their goal is simple, to defeat the Herrschers and stop the Konkai. Quite straight forward, but Kevin basically becomes an antagonist to Kiana, Mei and Bronya, the 3 main heroines of the game in a later arc where he tries wiping out humanity so that they can have a restart. Ironic. As of right now he is trapped in the Sea of Quanta.

Shicksal. Led by Otto Apocalypse. Little backstory, Otto was childhood friends with a girl and the Strongest Valerie from 500 years ago, called Kallen Kaslana, the previous wielder of the Oath of Judah Divine Key. Kallen basically stole the past era Herrscher Core of Corruption since Shicksal couldn't be trusted with it, but she ended up in a village where she met a girl called Sakura. Sakura and Kallen fell in love but Sakura was infected by the Herrscher Core of Corruption and became a pseudo Herrscher. Kallen sealed away the pseudo Herrscher in a black box along with Sakura. When Shicksal found Kallen, she admitted to her crime and even confessed her love to a Herrscher, Skaura. Shicksal leadership couldn't allow this so they sentenced her to death. Otto had caused a minor Honkai outbreak in order to save Kallen, but she slapped him for what he had done, before she died saving a child from a Honkai Beast. Onto would become the leader of Shicksal and became obsessed with reviving Kallen that he made many clones of her. One such clone was Theresa Apocalypse who has a child like body, but didn't inherit Kallen's memories as intended by Otto, a failure like all the other clones. But Theresa did inherit Kallen's innate kindness and compassion which made Otto have a change of heart and treat Theresa like his granddaughter. In the future, he would make a clone of the real Kiana Kaslana and implant Sirin's Herrscher Core of the Void into her. Siegfried would save the "kiana" he thought is the real one while the real Kiana had her memory erased and became the legendary S rank Valkyrie Bianka, aka Durandal. Eventually both Bianka and Kiana would learn the truth of their identity and treat each other like genuine sisters which was nice. But Otto Apocalypse is the main Antagonist of Honkai Impact 3rd. He also has a Divine Key called Void Archives, which not only has previous era knowledge in a dimensional library space, but also can imitate other Divine Keys to a weaker extent than the original. However, because Void Archives has been in Otto's possession for so long it has gained sentience and a closeness to Otto. If I took Void Archives, it would rebel against me to fulfil Otto's desire to resurrect Kallen and return to his side. A shame, but I have to pass on the opportunity to aquire Void Archives, although...maybe Angel can hack it for me? Maybe....I'll think about it.

Lastly is Anti-Entropy, led by the Herrscher of Reason Welt Yang, Anti-Entropy was in opposition to Shicksal which used girls and trained them to become Valkyries to fight against the Honkai. This caused a group of Shicksal to split from them and form the organisation known as Anti-Entropy which focuses more on technology and artifical robots to fight against the Honkai.

Honestly, every single one of them are nut jobs. But fortunately I can still become their allies at the moment

I could sense the trio were scowling down, most likely they found Sirin in the cocoon, where she is speaking with Prometheous whom is trying to use memories of Sirin's painful past in order to have Sirin willingly forsake the remnants of her humanity and become a true Herrscher with the intent to destroy humanity.

Sirin was a ordinary girl from a village who lived with her mother. But she eventually fell ill and died, Sirin's grief over the death of her mother was shortlived as all the inhabitants of her village was obducted by Shicksal and experimented on. Primarily the orphan children such as Sirin herself.

She was subjected to multiple Honkai experiments in order to improve what is known as a Stigmata. A Stigmata, long story short is what a Valkyrie has and makes them weild superhuman strength and abilities. But natural born Stigmata are rare, like insanely so, its kinda like having a ancient Bloodline of a God in a Cultivation world.

And then there is a Artifical Stigmata, something that a well known character called Murata Himeko had. It had negative effects which can cause decreased lifespans and weaker results, but Himeko took the experiment all the same voluntarily to become a Valkyrie at such a old age, which gave her only 2 years to live, where she died by over exerting herself in her battle against the Clone Kiana who was possessed by Sirin in the game.

Sirin eventually awakened as the Herrscher of the Void sometime at the end of January and February 1st of the year 2000 where many of the 200+ staff members had begun to go missing. And on February 1st, Theresa arrived, but shortly after Sirin had absorbed the Honkai energy from the Honkai Reactor in the Babylon Tower giving her even more power.

On February 2nd, which is now, Prometheus had helped Sirin to escape by summoning 500 Honkai Beasts just like now, so she can flee and reach the cocoon where Prometheus had led Sirin to so she can fully awaken as a Herrscher.

I need to reach them quickly if I want to take advantage of this situation.

I focused my mind and in the next moment, my 4 Siren Wings made from energy appeared on my back, I unfurled them with just a thought and in an instant I soared high into the sky.

Good thing I practiced inside a cave how to use my wings in secret, but now I can use them freely here without an issue. Much better than teleporting since it consumes a lot of Siren Energy.

I didn't waste anymore time and be-lined it towards Theresa, Welt and Siegfried whom was approaching Sirin's cocoon.

If I can make it in time before Theresa touches it I can seize the opportunity to influence Sirin into giving up her hatred towards Humanity, if not then I can always follow the plot like in the comics and obtain the Judgement of Shamash Divine Key from Siegfried as well as his Kaslana DNA that has the dormant Parvati Genes inside of it.

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Angel pov:

Angel was in full panic mode as of the current moment from when she saw Raime jump into the Portal that was dangerous like she warned him.

She had learned his name from her evasdroping on the conversation between the Vault Hunters a few days ago when he made his reveal as a Male Siren.

She had tried using everything she had at her disposal to find any kind of information regarding Raime from Facial Scans to even mentions of his name across the Galaxy but absolutely nothing came up.

She didn't know how strong he was which was why she had warned him not to go to the Portal in Skag Gully. She didn't want to see him put himself recklessly in danger...and what does he do?

"That Idiot! He's going to get himself killed! What can I do? Think Angel, think...there has to be something I can do to make sure he's alright."

Angel muttered her wirries to herself as she was filled with worry that her first friend that would genuinely converse with her like a person would end up dead.

She couldn't stomach the thought that he would die, and she was forced to trick him into pursuing the Vault because of the commands of her father. She wanted to tell him the truth and apologise for what she has done so far, and wanted to confess that she truly was his friend despite the commands of the Control Collar she is forced to obey.

Angel bit her the knuckles of her hands, causing droplets of blood to fall to the floor of which she floated above with her Siren wings whivh were in constant use.

Wait...what if he is in danger?! Who's going to help him?! Dammit! I'm so useless! I can't even get free from dad let alone actually help him, without any technology for me to control I can't do anything but be a useless target for him...if I even can reach him that is...wait!

Angel had just had an idea 💡

"Vault Hunters, I bring urgent news. Your companion, Spectre is in danger! Not long ago, a Spatial Wormwhole had opened up in Skag Gully behind Spectre, pulling him inside of it. He may have ended up in an unknown place, please you must help him. You are his only allies in an unknown place he has been sucked into."

Angel could hear the overlapping voices of the 4 Vault Hunters, Roland, Mordecai, Lilith and Brick in her head as she was still connected to them via her Telepathy thanks to her Siren powers.

She wasn't afraid of using this ability with Lilith as Angel had viewed Lilith's life before arriving in Fyrestone and knew the capabilities of her and the extent of training Lilith had in mastering her powers, and Angel was 100% confident Lilith didn't know how to use her own Siren Telepathy yet unlike Angel herself, which is why she was so bold in using it with her.

She was able to understand what they all were saying, despite them shouting over each other in her head.

Angel continued to converse with them and told them of the coordinates of the Spatial Wormwhile in the hopes that they would go to save Raime in her place.

She felt bad for lying to even them, who she also considered her friends, but she has no choice. She can't reveal the truth that he willingly entered it, she needed them to go and save him 100%. She knew that if she told them that Raime went on his own accord, they would respect and trust his choice, but that isn't something she could allow!

She needed-no, she wanted him to be safe!

The only light she has ever known, the only light she ever saw through the bars of her prison, the only one to treat her like her mother did, a ordinary person, the only one that didn't need anything from her but to make cringy lines all the time.

She needed him to come back...to her...and free her from her loneliness, even if she would never be free physically. She had never felt happier when she spoke with him...

She was afraid she would lose him...

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