"Phantasmal Secret Room."
The existence known as Seele Vollerei was born in such a place, grew up in the future, and was finally completed and perfected in the story known as Azure Waters, beginning the long adventure of the famous title Honkai Impact 3rd.
This closed room, resembling an iron box, was exactly like the "Phantasmal Secret Room."
Previously, Suke had always wondered why the place where Seele was annihilated in the reincarnation loop would be such a small, enclosed room. Before, he thought it was just a simple overlap and borrowing of elements from a popular contemporary game, but looking at it now, perhaps this was not merely a coincidence.
Because this was Seele's "essence."
The glaringly obvious essence of the story's origin for the one known as Seele Vollerei.
Countless possibilities exist across the heavens and myriad worlds; the diverse timelines and spatial lines are as chaotic as tangled hemp, and the mutually conflicting and contradictory events among them are innumerable.
But they basically exist following a fixed timeline. This was the fixed, unalterable timeline that Mabel had spoken of.
Theoretically speaking, if some accidents hadn't happened, Seele and the other Seeles should have been at peace with each other.
Moreover, even if a crisis of world collision and annihilation occurred where only one of the two could survive, it was indeed exactly as Veliona had said.
If all of this was a choice made by the Seele from the Azure Waters chapter herself, then it was indeed understandable, and Suke had no right to interfere.
But...
"This was not Seele's own choice."
"You bewitched her. You utilized an essence you had no right to use, and lured her into making this decision."
"And even after she chose to disappear, you didn't let her go. You kept her 'body' imprisoned, doing things to satisfy your own selfish desires."
A phantom began to condense behind the black cat controlled by consciousness, retracting the consciousness away. The man whose true body descended into the reincarnation loop cracked his neck joints.
All items in the backpack could now be freely taken out, and all functions had returned to normal.
As if finding release, the black cat raised by the girl let out a final whimper, turning into specks of light and dissipating without a trace within this "Phantasmal Secret Room."
Essence of the Reincarnation Loop — The Binding of Isaac
Just as Veliona did, she made herself the "mother" who bewitched Seele, as well as the existence that Seele herself abandoned. This was despite the fact that she was clearly a part of Seele, serving as one of Seele's "fear" and "shame."
Just as a soul ascending to Heaven must shed both of these:
The Seele who was successfully brought into Stardew Valley had already shed her "fear" and "shame", leaving the shriveled corpse named "shame" in the secret room, while "fear" maintained the reincarnation and operation of the orphanage.
Actually, the story should have ended the moment Seele was brought into Stardew Valley by Tripoka.
What continued afterwards was nothing more than the selfish desires of "fear", committing the same greedy sins as the man known as Yhwach. It was simply self-consolation, attempting to prove that everything she did was not wrong.
[Not true!]
[Seele did nothing wrong, these were all necessary! Seele truly protected everyone, Seele protected everyone!]
[Seele hasn't lost yet... Don't think Seele will be afraid of you like this, Seele hasn't lost yet!]
Veliona originally wanted to struggle. For some unknown reason, she suddenly found that she could use her powers again. She immediately summoned the Nightmare Claws, intending to attack the man dressed like a farmer before her!
—But in the next moment, she suddenly realized something was wrong!
Wait, why...
Why could her power be used in this room too...?
As if sensing some terrifying possibility, Veliona abruptly looked out the window—
The cognitive barrier constructed by the reincarnation loop had shattered the moment the Farmer's true body descended. After the essence was demystified, the negative infinity directed inwards from the mind began to transform outwards.
It was just that the very first moment the restriction cracked, multiple majestic and magnificent auras immediately descended and approached the surroundings of the iron box. Through the room's window, their different appearances and silhouettes could already be seen.
The cloaked Soul Reaper, the Crawling Chaos, the Omniscient and Omnipotent Warlord... and the eternally standing Doorway.
They were like humans outside an anthill, fixing their respective gazes on this iron box in the center of the void space, just waiting for an ant to crawl out so they could crush it to dust with a finger.
Although They could not yet enter the iron box, They had already ensured that not even a single fly could escape from it.
In other words, being blocked at the door by these four simultaneously could perhaps be considered an honor for the one known as "Veliona."
"It seems you have nowhere left to run."
Suke stroked his chin. Actually, he didn't feel much about the so-called shattering of the mind image restriction.
After all, the abilities he could always use were just those few, and the enhancement brought by the Stardrop was permanent, allowing him to examine everything around him from a higher perspective.
His previous inability to normally use the backpack function was because he was "stuck" halfway through descending. He could only let his consciousness, carrying a part of his traits, descend through the black cat's body to explore and discover the essence and truth of this reincarnation loop.
Actually, the moment the truth was demystified and the external mind image scenery protecting this iron box shattered, his true body could already descend.
He originally wanted to give the girl named "Veliona" a chance to turn back, but obviously, the other party did not grasp it.
Then he would do exactly as he promised upon entering this reincarnation loop—
He would definitely torment this Veliona, who loved playing "The Lost" (Wandering Soul), until she screamed "Eugh!" in agony!
But Veliona obviously didn't think so.
As long as They were still unable—oh no, had not yet entered this "Phantasmal Secret Room," she still had a chance...!
[Hasn't lost yet...
Seele hasn't lost yet!]
The wandering soul roared and screamed.
She completely embedded her existence into that essence she had accidentally obtained to imprison Seele's "shame." She chose to turn into a wandering soul, vanishing without a trace within the room, intending to use this "Phantasmal Secret Room" to commit one final act of madness!
She dashed towards the hidden compartment behind the room's ceiling!
As long as she was there, she could disguise herself as "God."
Just as she had summoned "Mother" back then, she would reinforce this reincarnation loop anew and expel all outsiders!
As long as she lured "Mother" over...
As long as she called "Mother" back...!
[Animus, [Gravity], 9 o'clock direction.]
"Copy that!"
Shepherd's Crook taken out. Although he couldn't see where the wandering soul had gone at this moment, Suke only needed to point towards the ceiling based on the information received in the chat box!
[Eugh...!]
An invisible form pressed out a silhouette on the floor. Veliona's cry of grief echoed out; she had forgotten that she wasn't the only one to regain her powers.
"It's time to spit out what doesn't belong to you..."
"And, it's time to go back to where you belong, Veliona."
Taking a deep look at the shriveled corpse still leaning against the toy box, Suke stepped forward, grabbed Veliona's arm, and dragged her towards the "Seele" beside the toy box.
Seele's Holy Spirit had ascended to "Heaven", leaving only "shame" and "fear" existing on the ground.
When "shame" and "fear" merged back into one, which was also when the wandering soul and the corpse merged into one, the "Seele" belonging to that annihilated worldline would be reborn and reappear.
The reincarnation loop acting as a Singularity would shatter with a crash, and this reborn Seele would go on to meet Sin, Bronya, and each and every person who loved her.
[No... No...!]
[I beg you, don't treat Seele like this! Seele's world will be destroyed, whether it's Sister Mei, or Kiana and the others...]
[Oh right, and Elysia! That pink-haired woman, her world will also...!]
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