[Amidst the corrosive black mist, just as Amber—her arms eaten away—was about to collapse from exhaustion, Otto arrived. "...Lord Otto, why are you—"
"Don't speak.
Mimicry: Black Abyss White Flower."
Otto silenced the astonished Amber, extending his left hand. A flash of golden light later, the Black Abyss White Flower materialized, purifying the black mist released by the pseudo-Herrscher of Death nearby. Otto first sent the severely injured Amber back, preparing to personally negotiate with the Herrscher of Death. However, faced with Otto, who could effortlessly dispel her black mist, the little girl trembled in fear. But for Otto, whose deception skills were maxed out, this was no issue at all. He conjured a Honkai Beast plushie and held it out to the girl. "This... is so cute..."
The girl couldn't resist the allure of the yellow rabbit plush. But the moment she touched it, it corroded away completely under her sorrowful gaze.]
[Bronya Zaychik]: "Such a cute Honkai Beast!"
[Bronya Rand]: "Why... do I also find this plushie adorable?"
[Bronya Zaychik]: "Bronya knew Bronya could never resist a Honkai Beast!"
[Kiana]: "So many Bronyas!"
[Theresa]: "I don't know what Grandpa is planning, but right now he looks like a kidnapper!"
[March 7th]: "Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang! Do you know about Honkai Beasts too? That plushie is so cute!"
[Honkai Star Rail - Welt]: "Uh, of course I do. It's a cultural phenomenon-level comic."
No way I'm telling them that your Mr. Yang is actually the creator of this Honkai Beast, Welt thought. Then, using his remaining authority, he materialized two plushies for Stelle and March 7th.
[Seizing the moment of the Herrscher's panic, Otto embraced her from behind. With a voice full of tender concern, he dismantled her defenses while simultaneously manifesting Fenghuang Down.
A golden feather drifted past as Otto entered her consciousness. "Impressive~ You slipped into her mind so easily."
"But... what exactly is he?"
Void Archives took on the form of Otto's childhood self, circling the dazed Herrscher with amusement. Just as he was about to say more, golden chains materialized out of nowhere, hoisting the boy? upside down from the ceiling.
Yet, he still couldn't keep his mouth shut: "Her power isn't even half of what the records say a Herrscher of Death should be. But that all-consuming black mist is definitely a Death Herrscher's ability~"
Otto stared at the girl before him in disappointment—she was merely a puppet infused with the Herrscher of Death's power. Within her consciousness, there was no method to revive Kallen. At this realization, all pretense of gentleness vanished from Otto. He thrust his hand straight through the Herrscher's abdomen, ripping out her core. "Then I'll just have to study the Herrscher of Death's core myself and find a way to bring Kallen back."
Otto crushed the core in his hand, realizing it too was a fake—the real one was still in the hands of the Second Herrscher. Watching as a pale giant hand reached out to reclaim the puppet, Otto reshaped Void Archives into Judgement of Shamash once more. The twin pistols merged into a greatsword. Blazing flames, carrying five centuries of Otto's obsession, slashed toward his foe! "Second Herrscher! I will come for you soon!"
"No one can stop me from reuniting with Kallen!"
"Not even God!"
Otto planted Judgement of Shamash into the ground, his expression domineering and his gaze unshakable.]
[Theresa]: "Grandpa... so cool!"
[Kevin]: "Otto..."
Kevin envied Otto—he envied that Otto could do what he himself could not.
[Honkai Star Rail - Welt]: "Otto, for the sake of reviving Kallen, you've committed atrocities beyond counting. How do you think Kallen would see you?"
[Otto]: "I don't care. None of it matters to me."
The real Otto had died five hundred years ago. What remained was nothing but an illusion sustained by obsession—his life had long lost all meaning. So long as Kallen could be revived, even if he were to die without a grave, it wouldn't matter in the slightest.
[Mei]: "I remember... Void Archives' AI was also Prometheus... Why... has it become so... questionable?"
[Void Archives]: "First Divine Key—Void Archives, greeting all you valiant warriors. After all this time, isn't it reasonable that I've grown a little?"
[Prometheus]: "I don't recall my programming turning out like this."
[Honkai Star Rail - Welt]: "You call becoming 'Otto-fied' growth? Five hundred years and you've molded into his shape?"
[Void Archives]: "Shut up!"
[Judgement of Shamash
The Divine Key with the greatest destructive power.
When its Zeroth Power [Judgement of Shamash Release] is activated, the ensuing flames reduce both wielder and foe to ashes. Over fifteen hundred years, twenty-three warriors of the Kaslana family have sacrificed their lives wielding it to protect humanity...]
[Vill-V]: "Back then, we modified it into dual pistols precisely because Judgement of Shamash was too hard to control."
[Mobius]: "Little assistant~ Your descendants aren't cut out for it if they can't even withstand Judgement's release—let alone its Override form."
[Pardofelis]: "Seeing how Boss Kevin uses Judgement like a basic attack almost makes you forget that its release is an indiscriminate nuke."
[Kiana]: "Grandpa Kevin... is seriously strong!"
[Within the Soul Steel, records faithfully preserved that battle. The final battle against the Honkai unfolded on the moon. Facing the Herrscher of Finality, humanity deployed its last and strongest eight warriors.
The power of Finality was beyond measure—the warriors' attacks barely left a scratch. Within just five minutes of combat, two warriors had already fallen. Yet this did not shake Dr. Mei's resolve in the slightest. While the warriors drew Finality's attention... The Selene system in geosynchronous orbit locked onto the Herrscher.]
[Herta]: "Fascinating. Truly fascinating! Your world's Honkai operates on principles entirely unlike any known method of harnessing Imaginary energy in the universe!"
[Kiana]: "Wait! Don't tell me that battleship from the first video was Selene?!"
[Tesla]: "Of course not! There's no way it could last fifty thousand years!"
[Einstein]: "This is Anti-Entropy's recreation based on intel from the Second Eruption. Unfortunately, it falls far short of what the Previous Era wielded in their final battle."
[Vill-V]: "Naturally! This was the greatest weapon ever created by the world's most magnificent magician and her comrades!"]