"TSKK." A loud Tsk sound could be heard throughout the entire arcade
"Oh damn, Bronya and Z are taking it seriously huh?" Kiana spoke to X, her tone a mix of playfulness along with 'fun'
"Haha, let them have their fun" Y said as she placed one of her hands near her mouth, for some reason she seemed to exude a mature and elegant mother like aura, Acheron on the other hand only gave a small smirk
"So? What should we do?" Y asked
"Me and Kiana'll go find a fun game for us too—Wait. Kiana look" X continued
"Hm~? Oh—Damn." Kiana spoke, a glance and one could tell she herself was hooked,
"Let's go?" X asked to which Kiana only replied, "You don't need to tell me twice"
WHOOSH
"And they're gone…"
"Let them be,"
—
The screen glowed with a bright glow, it was written with the title,
HONKAI IMPACT 3RD STORY MODE
"Didn't expect the company to actually let it be placed in an arcade" X said with a slightly surprised tone, to which Kiana replied, "I wonder how accurate is it though…"
"I'm sure you'd know best right Kiana? It is your life after all—"
"Kiana?"
"Ehhh, somethings aren't exactly the same but we'll see" She said with a smile, and at that moment X seemed to have a single thought.
Huh? She thought to herself, but chose not to think much about it.
—
Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap
Mayy alll the beauty be blesssedddddd~
…
"Shit's too peak…" Kiana spoke to which X replied with "I know right" while she tried her best to wipe some of the tears coming from her eyes, They had just finished playing the part where Kiana turned to the Herrscher of Flamescion and defeated the Herrscher of Domination.
"I remember playing this back in the day, I cried so much back then"
"I know righttttt, I remembered crying when I had to voice this section" X continued, though at the time she didn't really realize it, as we continued to play through.
[You Win.] Kevin Kaslana's voice seemed to echoed through the screen
[So… This is the end?] The Kiana of the story asked Kevin a question, to which Kevin replied
[Yes. This is the end.]
[The Remnants of Project Stigma will also be under your dominion… You will become the true Goddess of earth] He spoke as the Cocoon of Finality seemed to move ever so slightly, it's thoughts unknown, then Kiana spoke.
[I have no interest in that.]
[But this is the first step, for humanity to cross to Finality.] He said as he moved, yet Kiana's next reply was also not one Kevin expected.
[Right. Let's not talk about gods anymore.] She said as she summoned a bat in this unknown place
Step Step
[What about the opposite? Would you like an interaction between humans?] She spoke as she pointed her bat to Kevin.
[Heh. That's interesting too.] As he pulled out a bat,
[After all we're Kaslanas!] She spoke as she
THWACK
[Kiana.]
[We don't know each other well…]
THWACK THWACK
[But… If given the chance…]
THWACK THWACK THWACK
[You're a friend whi's definitely worth befriending]
THWACK THWACK
[What're you talking about?]
THWACK THWACK
[Aren't we already sort of friends right now?]
THWACK THWACK
[Then… do you need me to teach you some baseball techniques?]
THWACK THWACK THWACK
[I don't need it! You might not beat me!]
THWACK THWACK THWACK
[Alright then, it's time for some tricks of the trade] He spoke once more, his body glowing ever so slightly.
THWACK THWACK THWACK
[Good! I Like it]
THWACK THWACK THWACK THWACK THWACK THWACK
And at some point.
THWACK
Crumble Fwshhhhh
Then—The screen turned white, before a dialogue appeared right before their eyes.
[…]
[… Is this it?]
[Yeah, this is it]
[With the cocoon as witness… You shall take over and protect the complete authority of Finality]
[…This will do]
[…]
[Then, what about you…?]
[It's time for me to go]
[To where they are]
[…]
[There's no need to feel regretful, this is also my wish]
[Now, I can finally tell them with pride]
[…]
["Everyone, sorry to have kept you waiting."]
For a moment the screen stayed white, Kiana and X both didn't speak a single thing, perhaps at that moment, both were too focused on the story in front of them, neither noticed the tears that had fallen through.
One had brought life to the character, becoming her, voicing her, feeling her. The other had inherited her body, powers, memories.
And soon a Cinematic scene roled, the ending scene in a way was thoughtful yet painful, and in the end of the scene, one could see Kevin laid down in the grass with someone familiar, yet different
[We won't ever leave you on your own again.]
[…]
[…Haha]
[What beautiful weather.]
…
The screen soon turned white once more, before another text box appeared along with it Kiana appeared to in her Finality form.
[This world is in your hands, Kiana] spoke a mysterious voice
[…]
[(Yeah)]
[(Not just mine, but everyone else's too.)] Right after those words, the screen faded to black, then it was narrated by the 'Narrator'
[She felt like she had much to say, but also felt like this was enough]
[What she wanted to do was completely different; but what they wished for was strangely same]
[This was anticipation.]
[An anticipation for the victory of humanity]
…
…
Drip
"Ah." Kiana was the first to speak, "Uhm—Should we not continue?" She asked, perhaps at that moment she herself was flustered.
"Ah. I'm sorry" X said, trying to wipe her tears.
…
…
Silence
Then—
"Hey." X suddenly spoke once more. "Can I—Hug you?"
"Ah?"
…
For a moment, both were silent, only to be cut by X's embarassed reaction
"Ah—forget I ever brought that up, that was rude of me—" Yet before she could continue that sentence.
Snap
…
Hugggg
Time seemed to continue to pass, who knows how long it had actually been when X had finally returned back to a at least somewhat semi-professional state.
"I'm sorry, that was rather unprofessional of me." She said still wiping her tears,
"Oh it's alright~ I can understand where you're coming from" Kiana replied
"Uhm, you can let me go now?"
"Nah."
Hugggggggggggg
This itself continued for a while, before X finally insisted that she was fine, only then did Kiana actually let her go.
…
…
Silence
For a while neither of them spoke, they merely stared at each other, quietly, resolutely, with X being completely oblivious with her surroundings, as she was looking down, embarrassed after what just happened between them, and finally.
"You're not the Kiana I remember."
…
…
…
"Ho~? What makes you think that?" For a moment, everything seemed rather—Cold. Frozen in place, her smile that was warm now looked cold.
…
"See, the Kiana I remembered wouldn't do that, I think."
"?"
"Honestly, I didn't notice it at first, but I guess the first clue was how you acted with Bronya and Acheron."
"Kiana is after all in love with Mei, no matter which Mei, it's an open secret in the Honkai Impact 3rd Community after all." X spoke with a warm smile, as if reminiscing of a past
"On the other hand, you and Bronya's interaction were also different."
"…"
"I used to voice you after all, back then I had to truly become you so I could deliver a great performance. There's no way I wouldn't notice the difference in your dynamics."
"…"
"I'm sure—You've also had your own struggles,"
…
"And hey, if you ever want to talk about it…"
"I'm here."
…
…
"Heyyy, why are you avoiding my face"
Swish
Swish
"Kiana…"
Swish
Swish
—
Who knows how long had it been, but a certain X finally noticed a rather uncanny detail…
"Wait, I just realized—Why is it dark?"
"Cuz we're at the moon dummy."
…
…
…
…
"WHAT?"
"Damn, you must've been soo focused you didn't notice huh~?" Kiana spoke with a smirk, yet even that went unnoticed by X as she was…
"I NEED TO POST THIS IN ONE FEED"
"Pffft-"
"KIANA!"
"I'M SORRY—"
"Alright c'mon let's take a quick snap!" X said as she took out her phone, fully intending to post it in Onefeed right that instant.
Click
Only to realize—There was no signal, this confused X rather greatly as she muttered, "Huh, why's there no signal" She said as she looked at the picture she took, at that moment it seemed like X's brain suddenly started working again as she realized something.
…
"WE'RE AT THE MOONNNN" One could not know was this X's true personality, or was it X trying to cheer Kiana up but—It didn't matter.
"Honestly I thought you'd be more curious how you're alive" Kiana spoke, a small smile appearing in her lips, yet the answer coming from X itself was something Kiana didn't expect as well. "Ehhh, I doubt you'd let me die~ I trust you."
"…"
"Haha."
"What's so funny?" X asked, her cheeks slightly puffed,
"Let me show you around." Kiana said with a smile. Of course, later on X shared this experience with both Y and Z as a rather memorable event. But for now, she was just enjoying the moon
—An Unknown amount of time later…
"We should head back" Kiana said with a smile, a different smile, nonetheless, still a smile as X only replied with a nod this time, after all neither wanted to worry their friends. as such, a single snap was all it took
Snap
The first thing the both of them noticed was the fact that Bronya and Z were still playing that game, Kiana could tell both hadn't even move an inch, thus—They had a rather… 'Great' Idea, after all "Great minds think alike~"
"Oh look Bronya and Z are still playing that game" Kiana spoke in a slightly teasing tone
"Should we surprise them?" X continued, yet before Kiana could reply a recognizable voice stopped them in their steps
"Just let them be" It was Acheron, as Y soon continued her sentence "They're having fun" She said with a smile
"Oh? Acheron, Y welcome back" X said with enthusiasm
"Where'd you guys go?" Kiana asked
"To Antartica," Y was the one who answered with a smile, at the same time she looked at X as if telling her how about you? To which X replied, "The Moon" with a smile, Acheron and Y seemed to look at them both before nodding in unison.
"Y." X spoke
"Yes yes we'll share those stories later alright?" Y said with a smile, to which X replied with, we need to show Kiana and Mei what a real 'couple' should act like" earning a smile from both Kiana and Acheron as they both looked at each other, seemingly talking without talking.
And at some point…
LEVEL COMPLETE.
"Oh?" Acheron spoke
"Finally done with the game?" Y continued as she gave a rather warm smile,
"Yes." Bronya was the one who answered, still with a stoic face—Well until…
"Didn't know you'd play until you forget time eh Bronya~?" Kiana decided it was a good idea to tease her
"I did not." Bronya said trying to defend herself
"Well the time says other wise though~" X replied with a rather huge smirk on her face, yet it was soon interrupted by a—
GROWLLLLL
…
Silence
Z's stomach echoed rather loudly… her face turning red as she tried to cover it up with her arms, thankfully however…
"Well, if you're hungry, I know a good place for us to eat?" Bronya spoke, looks like she was trying to change the attention
"Sure" Y and Acheron said simultaneously, at the same time Kiana and X somehow managed to say the exact same thing, in the exact same tone.
"Ohh~? Bronya's got a place in mind?? Let's goooo" They both said in unison, to which Bronya only nodded, then her eyes glowed blue ******
WHOOSH
As what looked like a teleporter appeared in front of their eyes.
"Let's go~"