The Astral Cosmos
There was no time for anyone to fully process the shock of Bella duplicating Stellarons and blowing up Jarilo-VI.
Because now—
It was time for the Finality Demon God to rewrite causality.
In the vast Astral Cosmos, the destruction of civilizations took many forms.
Setting aside Stellarons, there were countless existences that invaded other worlds.
Wars alone were enough to wipe out all surface life on a planet.
And planet-destroying power was not exclusive to the mysterious, exalted Aeons of legend.
Even beneath the Aeons, there existed beings capable of shattering planets.
Planetary annihilation was rare—but not unheard of.
Cosmic news occasionally reported such disasters.
However—
To perfectly restore a planet that had already exploded, without even the slightest deviation…
That was something no one had ever heard of.
Not even in legend.
Yet the Finality Demon God summoned by Bella had done exactly that.
And the entire Astral Cosmos fell into a deathlike silence.
What had she done?
She had selected a region of space, then rewritten the causality of that region.
Anything that existed within that time window—
No matter what it was—
Could not escape the causality she rewove.
Even more terrifying—
By striking the timeline itself, she had created multiple parallel timelines.
And every single one of those timelines—
Had been devoured whole by the Finality Demon God.
All intelligent life across the cosmos was dumbfounded.
This was not time manipulation.
Not time reversal.
She was literally rewriting the cause-and-effect relationships of everything within a space-time domain—according to her own will.
Such a power was so terrifying it bordered on the inconceivable.
Even Aeons likely could not reach this level.
Chatroom
Kafka:
"Let me ask everyone something—how credible do you believe the future shown by this screen is?"
Cloud Retainer:
"One hundred percent. The Exalted One is currently present in our Teyvat."
Guinaifen:
"Huh? Exalted One?"
Shenhe:
"The Master spoken of by the Valkyries."
Silver Wolf:
"The Finality Demon God… surpassing time and space… able to manipulate causality itself?"
Fu Xuan:
"If such power exists, then wouldn't all divination of the future become meaningless?"
Boothill:
"Well hell—if this thing's real, then it ain't just divination that's useless.
Everything we do becomes meaningless."
Welt Yang:
"If the Finality Demon God can weave all past, present, and future at will, then our lives only have meaning because we believe they do."
Himeko:
"…Sigh."
Black Swan:
"Such an existence—has she surpassed the Paths?
Or forged a unique Path of her own?"
March 7th:
"What is she, exactly?
And what's your relationship with her, people of Teyvat?"
Star:
"I remember—she went to Jarilo to retrieve the Engine of Creation so she could attack Teyvat."
March 7th:
"Yeah! Aren't you scared?!"
Venti:
"It's hard to explain… but didn't you hear her inner monologue?"
Zhongli:
"We, too, only just learned that such power existed in that lord's grasp.
However, Bella made one crucial point—
the Finality Demon God is extremely troublesome to use.
That is why it was discarded."
"…Discarded like trash and left to gather dust?"
Aha froze.
The Finality Demon God's authority far surpassed even that of Aeons.
It could generate countless parallel timelines while rewriting causality itself.
And unwanted timelines were simply eaten.
And yet—
Such a power had been abandoned?
"…Heh."
"If that's the case…"
"What are we Aeons, then?"
"Less than trash—hahahahaha…"
March 7th:
"How is this 'troublesome'?
Wait—are you saying your Master holds the power of the Finality Demon God?"
March 7th:
"And Bella has it too?
What's the relationship between your Master and Bella?"
Paimon:
"No relationship, really.
Bella lives to mess with Master's mood.
She followed his aura to our world, got killed once by Benares,
then got revived by Master's friend—the Astral Overlord, the one behind this screen—
who also granted her even more power."
Welt Yang:
"…Who killed her?"
"Benares?"
Welt Yang's eyes went wide in disbelief.
The sudden reaction startled Himeko.
"You know Benares?"
"In our world, there's a Honkai beast named Benares."
Cold sweat formed on Welt's forehead.
He knew that name all too well.
Benares—
The servant of the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin.
Later defeated and reborn as Kurikara, following Raiden Mei.
He explained this history to Himeko.
Himeko chuckled calmly.
"It's probably just the same name and appearance.
The Master of Teyvat couldn't possibly be comparable to someone like Sirin."
She didn't even need to think about it.
If Bella—already this terrifying—was merely empowered by the Astral Overlord…
And the Master was that being's equal—
Then his level of danger was self-evident.
"A Spiral Force Awakener…" Himeko murmured.
She remembered Bella mentioning that term when summoning the Finality Demon God.
Welt, however, still clung to hope and asked in the chat.
Welt Yang:
"Our world has a dragon-like Honkai beast called Benares."
Lumine:
"Benares is also a dragon. It looks like—"
She briefly described Benares' appearance.
Welt's entire body stiffened.
Welt Yang:
"That's it—that's exactly it!
Then is your Master actually Sirin?!"
Welt Yang:
"Benares died, then became a red thunder dragon that followed Mei!"
Lisa:
"Oh my—Bella already told you.
The Finality Demon God is inconvenient.
Life and death are nothing—just a thought to Master."
Yae Miko:
"Watch your words, old man.
Who is this 'Sirin' to be compared with our Master?"
Raiden Makoto:
"You're misunderstanding something.
The universe is vast—identical names and appearances are hardly rare."
Raiden Ei:
"What nonsense are you spouting? That's my sister—Raiden Makoto."
Welt Yang:
"???"
Welt stared blankly.
Same face.
Same surname.
But sisters.
He instantly realized he had mistaken identities.
Himeko sighed inwardly.
The universe is too vast. Coincidences like this are inevitable.
That Master may well have crossed through a parallel world of their home once…
March 7th:
"Alright… my brain hurts.
But why do you call the one who empowered Bella the 'Astral Overlord'?"
Eula:
"We only saw him once.
He tore open space and poked his head through."
Skirk:
"Yes.
A head so large it could only be measured in light-years.
How many, we don't know."
March 7th:
"..."
March 7th:
"…What?"
Back to Jarilo-VI
Bella descended once more.
She looked down upon the fierce battle still raging below.
This time—
She did not interfere.
She listened to Bronya's heart-rending cries over Cocolia's disappearance.
Bella's expression remained indifferent.
Despite complaining about the Finality Demon God's inconvenience—
She deeply acknowledged, and even feared, its authority.
Jarilo-VI had returned.
The people below had no idea—
That moments ago, they had all died once already.
They continued fighting, following history exactly as before.
"…They can't even tell they died once already."
"They really are pitiful."
Bella sighed quietly.
"Big Head was right."
"The evolution of Spiral Force has reached the point where all things become meaningless."
She stared at her palm.
"…Such power should never exist."
"I'll buy you some time.
You must successfully seal Su Xuan."
She recalled the Astral Overlord's words.
If Su Xuan was sealed, the Astral Overlord would seal himself as well.
Bella's gaze landed on Bronya.
"Poor girl… she doesn't realize that saving Cocolia wouldn't matter."
"She's like Keqing of Liyue."
"Privileged. Untouched by reality."
"Full of hope—for humanity, for the future."
"Jarilo's snow won't melt for at least three or four generations."
"She'll fade into history like all the others."
"New Supreme Guardians will rise."
"Words are always prettier than songs."
"Who can guarantee future Guardians will protect Belobog like she would?"
"With her naive personality, she'd definitely suffer if she met Su Xuan."
"And if she annoyed him…"
"Jarilo would probably get kicked around like a ball."
"Another planetary extinction."
"I hate that about him."
"That lofty attitude—deciding the fate of others at will."
Bella snorted.
"…But Jarilo's fate no longer concerns me."
She opened Imaginary Space—
And vanished.
Liyue
Keqing stared at the screen, eyes wide.
Bella's words made her tremble.
"That bastard!"
"She runs off to Jarilo and still finds time to slander me?!"
"What do Bronya and I even have in common?!"
Keqing:
"Shameless Bella! She dares paint Lord Su Xuan as a villain!"
Cocolia:
"Why did she say saving me was meaningless?"
Welt Yang:
"Because she believes your planet will eventually be kicked around by Su Xuan."
March 7th:
"So… we finally know your Master's name—Su Xuan.
But he really kicks planets?"
Eula:
"Don't listen to Bella.
She's the universe's biggest anti-fan of our Master."
Star:
"Then did she see a future where Su Xuan kicks Jarilo?"
Cloud Retainer:
"Nonsense. Her causality weaving doesn't include the Exalted One.
Once he intervenes, everything changes."
Bronya:
"Then why is she so certain he'll come to Jarilo—and clash with me?"
Paimon:
"Because she took the Engine of Creation.
The master will definitely come to investigate."
Qingque:
"So in the end… this is all her fault?"
Clara:
"Th-This has nothing to do with Jarilo… we're innocent!"
Lumine:
"…Then I guess Jarilo should pray."
Bronya:
"…Huh?"
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