Floating debris, a rolling sky.
Inside the shattered World Bubble, irregular spaces were everywhere.
Except for a winding track that had not yet been annihilated, all the surrounding land had been ground into fragments.
At the dome, strange colorful lights drifted out, accompanied by a booming roar.
Running on the track, the wailing of space seemed audible to their ears.
Without a doubt, this space was about to be destroyed!
Bronya held Seele's hand, not even daring to waste time to breathe.
They gave it their all, squeezing out every bit of strength in their bodies, running toward the path of life that was collapsing step by step!
One must know that Bronya's body was already suffering from the erosion of the Herrscher of Reason core and was already riddled with holes. Yet she still overran her life, squeezing the remaining strength from her soul and body, racing without any reservation.
"Huff~ huff..."
Besides the sound of rapid breathing, there was only the symphony of heartbeats.
The violent sound of heartbeats seemed so insignificant amidst the rumbling tearing of space.
"Boom!"
Seele looked toward the sky in a daze. In her peripheral vision, a massive crack suddenly tore open!
A terrifying white light unscrupulously devoured every existence surging up from the ground!
This World Bubble on the brink of destruction could no longer withstand the onslaught of the Sea of Quanta and was about to be entirely consumed.
The palms where the two were connected were squeezed until they hurt. Sweat drenched their palms, and even their fingers ached, but even so, they didn't dare to use any less force.
Ahead was a winding path; as long as they ran through this path and escaped this world—
Seele's chaotic mind was empty, thinking of only one sentence.
Must not be separated!
Their palms must absolutely not be separated!
Seele's body could feel a bone-chilling cold that could instantly freeze hot water into ice!
The elegy of space's demise made all temperatures sluggish, seemingly able to freeze thoughts.
Just a slight influence or a moment's hesitation would mean falling into the weirdness of this World Bubble and dying along with it.
As they ran, the path ahead grew brighter, as if light were struggling to fill in from the cracks in the sky.
They would be able to escape soon!
Soon, just a few more steps!
Seele could already vaguely see hope; as long as they ran through the shattered path ahead, they could escape this World Bubble!
But just then!
She suddenly heard a violent rushing sound, as if something was charging from behind.
Before she could react, Seele could only see deep purple tentacles extending from the bottom of the World Bubble, then grabbing her back heel.
"Ugh!!"
She cried out and immediately fell to the ground.
Pain came from her legs; the impact of the fall felt like red-hot iron bars piercing her knees.
The tentacles pulling her heel seemed to have tons of weight, dragging Seele toward the back of the shattered World Bubble!
Originally, she only needed to take a few more steps forward to get out, but Shuhu, she raced backward; Seele's knees rubbed against the hard ground, her delicate skin was scraped raw, and blood flowed freely.
In this moment of crisis, Bronya shouted: "Seele!"
She let go of her body's balance, like a bird that had lost its wings, falling toward where Seele had fallen!
Upon reaching her, Bronya grit her teeth and grabbed the clothes on Seele's back with lightning speed, while simultaneously pressing the soles of her boots against the end of the path to shed momentum.
As the soles of her boots screeched against the ground, the downward momentum finally came to a halt!
Without time to worry about her damaged Exoskeleton Armor, Bronya took out a short dagger, gripped the hilt, and forcefully stabbed at the tentacle pulling Seele's ankle!
"Swoosh!"
The sharp blade violently cut through the frenzied tentacle, but not even a trace of blood seeped out.
These tentacles were the final madness of this piece of space that was about to shatter.
They were all remnants transformed from Honkai Energy, only wanting to keep the two here and fall into the abyss together!
Bronya's pupils constricted as she suddenly noticed a sharp rushing sound. Looking up, she found thousands of tentacles emerging from the colorful, eerie chasm, targeting the fallen duo. The deep purple that stretched like an endless night seemed to emit infinite malice before dawn.
There was no time to waste with them!
If they got entangled, they would only be destroyed along with the space.
"Seele, go quickly!"
Bronya roared, quickly grabbing Seele's wrist!
The two didn't waste a single second. Ignoring their pained bodies, they continued to run toward the path of light ahead!
Behind them, the infinite and pitiless tentacles formed from Honkai Energy were like a sea of malice, chasing their figures with all their might!
If they were pulled in, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Run!
Run!
Run without stopping!
Seele's eyes were drenched in sweat, and her soaked bangs obscured her vision, gradually making it impossible to see the road.
But with Bronya leading the way, she could only mechanically run forward!
There was no fear; as long as she was with Sister Bronya, she wouldn't be afraid.
Just a little bit more!
Just the last little bit!
Her fingertips could almost touch the faint light!
Escape this desolate world!
Seele had already thought about what to do after getting out!
She wanted to go see the sea with Sister Bronya, to see the cherry blossoms in spring together, to be companions with whales together, to watch the sunset and dusk, or to do nothing at all, just sitting quietly together, waiting for time to pass.
But looking back!
Hope was shattered... Unbeknownst to her, countless tentacles had already submerged her layer by layer, and the point of light was getting further and further away!
It turned out all hope was in vain.
In Seele's dazed vision, everything gradually became blurred.
Sister Bronya was by her side; she could easily break through that layer of light.
Go quickly.
Just let go of her.
She had long since grown accustomed to everything here.
"..."
"The sea, it looks just like Seele's eyes."
"Bronya knows... the strength within Seele's heart. Because Seele is like the sea, with a gentle and kind heart."
"By the way, Seele, it will be summer soon. Why don't we... go see the sea together?"
"This is our first promise."
"When we meet next time, remember to return it to me."
"Yes, Bronya, it's a promise with Seele."
In a daze, Seele remembered the promise of the girls' reunion in reality.
Yet in a backward glance, her cowardly self stood in the darkness, staring helplessly at her.
Beauty is not eternal; when daily life fell off track, she wandered within the quantum.
The magnificent world turned into bubbles, and the azure crown would become pitch-black thorns.
Having lost her kin and drifted far from her homeland, wandering through countless worlds, she seemed to have been abandoned by the entire world.
"Anyway, no one would expect anything from someone like me, right?"
Always speaking self-deprecating words with a gloomy expression, she wavered between cowardice and withdrawal.
The starry night sky carries dreams and hope; wishing to seek and strive, to chase the light within.
The past promise was vivid in her mind, yet her cowardly self always held that person back.
Just let go like this.
Dragging herself layer by layer into the abyss.
Cowardly as she was, she had long known this would be the outcome.
Suddenly, in her despair, Seele felt her body grow light, and when she saw the world before her clearly again...
She discovered that, at some point, she and her sister had swapped places.
Now, it was her sister being pulled tight by tentacles, seemingly falling into the abyss.
And she, she only needed to sever the tentacles connecting her to Bronya to escape this sea of suffering!
Seele's pupils constricted instantly; she found Bronya smiling, her azure eyes glistening with silent light, as she used a knife to slash the tentacles separating them.
"Seele... I'm sorry."
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