Chapter 74 [Evernight Pyre: Act 33]
[Elysia]: "There'll be a twist, there has to be!"
[Vill-V]: "According to this Great Magician's analysis, a reversal is inevitable! How could a key character exit so easily?"
[[]]: "Let's lighten the mood next!"
[Kiana]: "...Your credibility is already rock bottom!"
[[]]: "Relax. The next one will definitely be a cheerful, happy, sunshine-filled video. Trust me, okay?"
[Stelle]: "Just serve it up already! I'm not afraid of knives!"
[Sunday]: "No! I want to see what happens next! What ultimately became of my sister? Who's the real culprit?"
[[]]: "[] doesn't know~ Not listening, nya~"
[Next Play: Thousand-Star Journey PV - "Evernight Pyre: Act 33"]
[Kiana]: "Is this about that Everflame Monarch that Mei killed?"
[March 7th]: "Could it be his backstory?"
[Guinaifen]: "Whatever it is, let's watch first!"
[Before the visuals appear, a sonorous voice booms forth: "
[Planet of Festivities]
Penacony, cradle of dreamers, resting place for the cowardly."
"The Family sets their banquet, guests arrive by invitation."
"[Destruction's] golden blood shall flow together, offering grand sacrifice to Him!"
"Children of flame, this is your rite of passage..."]
[March 7th]: "Is this the Everflame Monarch's recorded rant after receiving the invitation?"
[Stelle]: "Must be. Though he died halfway without even arriving."
[Sampo]: "Sis, doesn't that make it even funnier?"
[Phantylia]: "What a bunch of clowns!"
[March 7th]: "Says the one who didn't dare approach the Xianzhou in person, only shouting threats from afar!"
[Blazing Wind]: "All clowns! Disgraceful!"
[Stone rings materialize on screen, framing a giant eyeball burning with pale flames. "Akash, my most sensitive child, I ignited your eyes and taught you to pluck strings—"
"You shall silence [Harmony's] hymns with four-stringed melodies."
"Precisely my intention, old man."
The giant eyeball responds.]
[Robin]: "Is he declaring war on [Harmony]?"
[Herta]: "Exactly! How audacious!"
[Jing Yuan]: "He's got more than one child."
[March 7th]: "Is he planning to fight multiple factions simultaneously? Even the Emanators of Destruction aren't this bold!"
[Aha]: "What entertainment! Pity our world's 'Prison Duke' died too fast—before declaring war! Otherwise Aha would've granted a Masked Fool's blessing!"
[An apple falls into dark waters, its flesh corroding. "Dubra, my wisest child, I ignited your body and armed you with blades—"
"Quench your scythe in sulfur to wound [Elation]!"
"Let actors' blood and tears flow into the Styx!"
"As you command, Father."
A childish voice replies.] [Aha]: "This is hilarious! Actually planning to fight Aha's Elation?"
[Aha]: "If you weren't already dead, Aha would join you!"
[Sparkle]: "Too bad he died en route. Sparkle can't have fun with them now~ Sob~ So sad!"
[Sampo]: "Ah yes, truly heartbreaking!"
[Kiana]: "You Elation folks! (pointing accusingly)"
[Honkai Star Rail Welt]: "Admittedly, very on-brand for Elation."
[Flames melt through vault doors constructed from countless gears. "Katrina, my bravest child, I ignited your heart and filled you with boiling blood—"
"Use your fury to breach [Preservation's] treasuries and smelt their gold."
"To forge effigies for our Patron!"
"Say no more, old man."]
[Topaz]: "Did I hear correctly? Declaring war on [Preservation]?"
[Jade]: "You heard right. He's truly remarkable."
[Aventurine]: "I'm at a loss for words."
[Aha]: 'Aha will ask that dull construction worker for you'
[Aha]: "Aha is pitiful Qlipoth ignores me! Waaah~"
[Pom-Pom]: "[Preservation] not smiting you immediately is already merciful, Pom!"
[Layers of purple petals bloom in void before withering in violet flames. "Finally, Constance..."
"My most ambitious child, my finest creation. I've nothing left to teach you."
"Just remember—wither Penacony's midnight, take all you cherish."
"Leave only [Remembrance's] mausoleum!"
The Everflame Monarch sits enthroned as his four children listen attentively.] [Black Swan]: "This... counts as declaring war on Remembrance?"
[Fuli]: "Declaring war on four Paths without Aha's instigation—worthy of recording!"
[Kiana]: "Aren't there many Paths? Why target just these?"
[Sparkle]: "Exactly! I wanted to see them challenge [The Hunt], [Abundance], [Nihility], [Erudition], [Finality] too~"
[Silver Wolf]: "Because the Xianzhou Alliance and Galaxy Rangers would actually fight back."
[Herta]: "War with Erudition? I wouldn't mind more research specimens."
[Elio]: "Are we Stellaron Hunters pushovers?"
["Hahaha! She won't need to act—I alone suffice!"
A red-haired bombshell declares arrogantly, foot planted on a meteor hammer. "Katrina, perhaps we should be pessimistic?
We might all die?"
A black-haired beauty in white evening gown gently cautions.
Akash plays his violin: "Since when do destruction's outlaws fear death?"
"But we should prepare... Father..."
A white-haired loli collapses mid-sentence—revealed as merely a puppet. "This venture is perilous. What's our retreat?"
The shadow controlling the puppet inquires.] [Fu Xuan]: "At least the other children show some rationality compared to warmonger Katrina—they plan escape routes."
[Acheron]: "If he truly sought retreats, he wouldn't be himself."
[Stelle]: "Popcorn time! Let's see what other jokes they've got."
[The Everflame Monarch walks past his four children, cane in hand: "Retreat? As always—none exists."
"[Destruction] is one glorious instant!"
"To grovel for survival makes life unbearably long."
"Enjoy Penacony. Enjoy her invitation. Let this dreamscape prepare—"
"—to welcome her new master from Tophet—"
"[The Everflame Monarch]
Afreet!"] [Stelle]: "They did come to Penacony... just in pieces."
[March 7th]: "That's some dark humor!"
[Phantylia]: "No wonder our Lord wouldn't gaze upon them—such impure destruction."
[Phantylia]: "Destruction is simply destruction. Nothing more."
[Honkai Star Rail Seele]: "In a way, the Everflame Monarch worships [Destruction] rather than embodying it."
[Otto]: "Precisely why Destruction's gaze never fell upon them. How ironic."