No one expected that Otto, who became the agent of the Honkai Will, would be defeated!!
What no one expected even more was that the defeat of the false god Otto Apokalis had been part of his plan from the very beginning!!
On the screen, five hundred years ago, inside the cathedral of Kolos Teng Town—the headquarters of Destiny—
Otto Apokalis's body had already been completely shattered, leaving behind only his soul.
He looked at the Valkyries inside the cathedral, those who fought for a better tomorrow for mankind.
Otto Apokalis's voice became extremely gentle.
"To be honest, from the very beginning, I hoped that all of you would stand against me and treat me as an unforgivable person!"
"Although the former was successful, the latter also failed!"
"Oh, should I feel upset, or relieved?"
Within the empty church, Otto's soul let out a soft sigh.
But he immediately continued speaking.
"No matter what, you did defeat me, and at that moment, you also defeated Him behind me."
"This is a remarkable achievement. I believe that you will eventually defeat the collapse and bring lasting light to the world you cherish!!"
"And I have finally obtained the opportunity to do something for the world I cherish as well."
"To be precise, I am handing a long-lost flame to my beloved!!"
As these words echoed through the cathedral, the expressions of all the Valkyries changed instantly.
"Could it be that..."
Within the empty church, Otto's soul chuckled softly.
He spoke lightly.
"Haha, it seems you have all guessed the answer, haven't you?"
"That's right... Before you crushed me, although I was infinitely close to God, I was ultimately only a slave of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers!!"
"I was firmly bound within the Eigenworld. Although I possessed authority comparable to a god, I had no freedom at all!!"
"So when I first encountered the Honkai Will decades ago, I placed such a bet!"
"I bet that human will can create miracles in an instant, and that it can cause the laws of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers to fall into disorder for a single moment—and be conquered by it!!"
"I placed my final hope of resurrecting Kallen on this."
"And it turns out that I won the bet!!"
As these words resounded across the Teyvat Continent, the Honkai Impact 3rd World, and the Star Dome Railway World,
Otto Apokalis's five-hundred-year-long plan was fully laid bare!!
During the Second Honkai,
Otto Apokalis encountered the Honkai Will—the Honkai God.
The Honkai Will promised to resurrect Kallen using the authority of the Herrscher of Death.
But Otto Apokalis, who had already thoroughly studied Herrscher powers, knew very clearly that the Herrscher of Death could only resurrect a girl who merely resembled Kallen.
That was not the real Kallen.
The Kallen resurrected by the Herrscher of Death—
He could easily use her cells to clone thousands of individuals.
Yet Otto Apokalis still knelt in submission before the Honkai God.
At the moment his head touched the ground,
A mad scheme—to deceive the world and deceive Honkai itself—was born in Otto's eyes.
To resurrect Kallen, who had died five hundred years ago,
He needed authority and power nearly equivalent to that of a god.
Thus,
Otto Apokalis chose to become the agent of the Honkai Will—to become a slave of Honkai.
Because only in this way could he obtain infinite power.
However, the most crucial step in saving Kallen was yet to come.
That step was to acquire infinite Honkai power—without obeying the will of Honkai!!
In other words,
Otto intended to break free from the Honkai Will the very instant he obtained divine authority.
Therefore,
Otto created clone K423—Kiana Kaslana.
He guided and compensated Kiana step by step, allowing her to grow into the Herrscher of the Void.
And he intended for Kiana to wield Herrscher power with human will.
In the final step of his plan,
Kiana, the Herrscher of the Sky, would kill him—the false god.
After death, only his soul would remain, and at that moment, with divine authority but no body, he would no longer be bound by Honkai.
And now—
All the plans of the man named Otto Apokalis had been completed!!
When this realization dawned,
The audiences of the Tiwata Continent, the Honkai III world, and the Star Dome Railway world fell into stunned silence.
On the screen,
Otto Apokalis delivered his final farewell to the Valkyries within the cathedral.
"Thank you… for allowing me to witness the miracle that belongs to her and me at the final moment of my life~!"
"I will perish together with all my sins."
"And for those of you who continue to move forward—"
"The staircase that conquers the collapse has now revealed its first steps to you, even if the road ahead is twisted and nearly impassable!"
"But at the end of it…"
"There is light!!"
"Farewell, Heroes!!"
At that moment, the artifact known as the Thousand Worlds One Vehicle radiated with brilliant light.
Otto Apokalis's soul departed for the final battlefield of his life—
The Tree of Imaginary Numbers.
When this scene appeared clearly, the emotions of the three worlds could no longer be restrained.
Boom!!
Whether ordinary viewers or extraordinary individuals, all erupted with emotion in an instant.
[Extraordinary Chat Group]
[Padochilis]: I'm stunned. The moment he obtained divine power, he instantly broke free from the Honkai Will's restraints. Otto actually did it—he played the Honkai Will like a chess piece!!
[Blade]: I will remember this name—Archbishop of Destiny, Otto Apokalis. You achieved something that Yingyue and I could not!!
[How many sins must a man commit to bring his beloved back from the depths of hell? How far must one walk to reach his original self at the end of time?]
[Jing Yuan]: If I were from the Honkai Impact 3 world, I would despise Otto Apokalis to my core. But even so, at this moment, I offer my highest respect to the Otto Apokalis who is about to stand before the Tree of Imaginary Numbers!!
[Fu Xuan]: Madman! A madman to the extreme!
[Kafka]: Five hundred years of obsession. Five hundred years of madness. Otto Apokalis—I hope you obtain what you desire!!
[Ying]: Otto Apokalis can no longer be defined as righteous or evil. He is a small man, a wise man, and a fool!!
[Farosan]: Otto is right. No matter whether by cloning or other means, the resurrected Kallen is not the real Kallen. Only the Kallen who died five hundred years ago can truly be resurrected!!
[March 7]: Although I cannot accept Otto's wanton trampling of life, at this moment, I still hope this sinner can succeed and bring an end to five hundred years of tragedy!!
[…..]
As the audiences of the three worlds continued typing, the screen shifted.
Otto Apokalis—blond-haired, blue-eyed—had tied his long hair into a single ponytail draped over his left shoulder. He wore a priest's robe, a golden cross resting upon his chest.
His figure appeared within a crimson desert.
Black structures floated throughout the desert.
At its far end stood a colossal red energy tree, branches innumerable.
This was Imaginary Space.
And that red giant tree was the origin of all life—the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.
Otto Apokalis had reached the end of his five-hundred-year journey.
When the scene became clear, the three worlds fell utterly silent.
All eyes were locked onto the screen, afraid to miss even the smallest detail.
In the red desert,
Otto Apokalis clutched his wounded chest with his right hand.
He staggered forward, step by step, toward the immense tree.
At the last moment of his life,
Within this desolate Imaginary Space, Otto Apokalis's hoarse voice rang out.
"Life… what a fragile thing."
"When I was young, my sister died on the battlefield. They told me her soul was immortal."
"Generation after generation, humans have always been willing to deceive themselves with such lies."
"They believe in the afterlife. They believe in eternity."
Plop!
Within the red desert,
Like a candle in the wind, Otto Apokalis collapsed to one knee from exhaustion.
But he stood again and pressed onward.
The hoarse voice continued.
"They pretend that death does not exist…"
"Until death suddenly arrives and steals away those they love."
"Even then, they deceive themselves even more…"
"They believe love transcends everything. They believe love is eternal."
Otto Apokalis let out a bitter laugh.
"Oh, indeed…"
"Love, and even greater emotions, can bring forth miracles."
"But only the living can create miracles."
"As someone deceived by these lies…"
"I once believed the human soul existed in a higher dimension."
"I believed my beloved might one day return, live again, and walk into a brighter future."
"But the world does not operate that way."
"Death is the annihilation of consciousness—the end of all things."
"We cannot move forward. The stars have already gone dark."
"Unless…"
"We reverse time."
"Awaken the silent island of graves."
"Inject the evergreen water of life into the past that buried everything."
"Only then will the road of divergence reopen—life and death splitting into two worlds."
"The price…"
"It is merely the death of one man."
"The destruction of one man…"
"And the collapse that was meant to end us all."
When this scene unfolded, hundreds of millions of viewers across the three worlds realized—
This man understood death better than anyone.
They also understood Otto Apokalis's true intention.
He sought to use divine authority to reverse time itself.
On the screen,
Within the red desert of Imaginary Space,
Otto Apokalis had already dragged himself more than halfway forward.
He collapsed once more—and stood again.
His hoarse voice sounded again.
"Unfortunately, by the time I realized this truth…"
"Otto Apokalis had already become a world-renowned villain."
"He had long been hated by the very power he needed."
"But that is fine."
"She proved that…"
"Hatred born of love possesses the same power as love."
"And behind such a hero—Theresa, my dear granddaughter—you are growing into a great leader…"
"In time, the world will forget your grandfather."
"My sins and merits will fade into history."
"Only…"
"Remember to eat vegetables other than bitter melon."
"You stay up too late. Your body needs better nourishment."
"Did you know… Grandpa personally sewed the Archbishop's scapular for your coronation tomorrow?"
"If you don't like it…"
"Use it to begin your own era."
"Wash away the stains Grandpa left behind."
"Theresa…"
"My old friends…"
"Red Kite Immortal, Ruler of Reason—they are good people and will help you find your own path."
"My last student…"
"I manipulated your life, planned your destiny, nurtured you with real affection, yet treated you as a pawn."
"Everything I showed you in the last ten years was merely so someone might one day erect a wordless monument for me."
At St. Freya Academy in the Honkai Impact 3rd world,
Principal Theresa stared at the image of her grandfather struggling forward.
Tears welled in her eyes.
To the world, Otto Apokalis was a villain.
Even to her, he was the man who killed her dearest friend.
Yet beyond those cruel memories—
She remembered the man who raised her, played with her, and watched her grow.
Human emotions were never simple.
She hated Otto Apokalis.
Yet he was also her only family.
At that moment, upon the sky-wide screen,
All viewers saw that Otto Apokalis stood extremely close to the red tree.
Its trunk and endless branches radiated blinding light.
At this moment,
Otto Apokalis resisted the final will.
"I do not need anyone's judgment…"
"These five hundred years—long yet fleeting—are merely the price of one man's selfish wish."
"He has reached the end of his journey."
"What he seeks, what he wishes to witness, what he desires to redeem…"
"They have already taken root within the Tree of Imaginary Numbers."
"They await only the final messenger."
"At that moment, neither early nor late, it shall become a requiem beyond death."
"A hymn for miracles."
"For a single moment, the world will turn for one person…"
"Let imposed sins vanish."
"Let extinguished wills move forward."
"I will take my meanness into the grave."
"But I will extend light into the future—for you."
"I deceived my friends."
"I deceived my loved ones."
"I deceived the world and its laws…"
"Only to give the real you a second life."
"I'm home…"
"Kalendo."
As Otto's voice faded, the screen once again showed the night from five hundred years ago.
Before Krosten Cathedral,
Kalen Kaslana stood upon the execution platform.
And this time—
Within the crimson desert of Imaginary Space—
Otto Apokalis charged madly toward the giant red tree.
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