Honkai Impact 3rd : This is My Revenge-Chapter 43 - 042 : Honkai Impact 3rd: Reburn

Once, Ling ke saw his initial foolishness, his self-righteous clownish behavior, as the "arrogance of a transmigrator."

Now, years later, as all his plans fell into place and the destined moment approached...

"The Previous Era, the Current Era."

"I decide who lives, and who dies."

This was the true, more domineering "arrogance of a transmigrator" that he now embodied.

He was no longer the naive youth who believed that as long as he gave his all and treated others sincerely, the story would unfold as he wished, leading to a better ending.

Now, he also believed that the story’s direction would follow his will.

Simply because he "allowed" it.

No deviations permitted.

Those who opposed would be annihilated.

And at this moment...

Outside.

Not just in the Sahara Desert of North Africa.

But... all over the world, across mountains, rivers, and seas.

Whether it was the once-bustling cities or the remote, silent wilderness.

Or the eternally frozen ice fields, the primitive habitats.

Spatial gates connected to the Dominator Theater opened high above.

Then, one after another... tens of thousands of golden figures stepped out, standing in mid-air, walking with purpose.

They were all clad in golden armor, their crimson, serpent-like eyes coldly observing the chaos below, the scorched earth.

"Looking at it this way, it’s truly ugly." ×N

As they spoke, the golden figures raised their right hands.

In their palms, they held a key-shaped "sword" forged from gold.

According to the original owner’s words, this oddly shaped "sword" was a "tangible covenant" he had once forged.

As for the true name of this golden figure’s original self...

[Game Character Template: Gilgamesh]

[From: Fate/Grand Order]

[Character Traits: Leveling System, HP System, Infinite Stamina, Indestructible Equipment, Archer Class...]

[Game Skills: Enuma Elish, Charisma, Golden Rule, Collector, Magic Resistance, Independent Action, Divinity...]

[Background Talents: King of Heroes, Heaven’s Wedge, Gate of Babylon, Sha Naqba Imuru, Spirit Form...]

[Related Introduction: In life, he was the demi-god king who ruled the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. Not the Heroic Spirit’s true body, but summoned in the Archer class...]

Without a doubt, this template was currently the "strongest combat power" in Ling ke’s possession.

And it was precisely by relying on its background talents that...

"The more unstable the space, the easier it is to manipulate, right?"

"In other words: the final step of the ’Branch-Cutting’ Plan requires a massive ’singularity’ with a range large enough to cover the entire Earth."

Originally, Ling ke’s Plan A was to use the authority of the Herrscher of Void plundered from Kiana to slowly create one.

Just like Otto had done in Kolosten in the original storyline.

That man had taken an extremely long time.

Ling ke, on the other hand, had only needed thirteen hours.

Those thirteen hours, Ling ke would have done everything to delay.

The meteor shower was just one part of it.

But that was in the past.

Because, after he drew "Gilgamesh"...

"Heh~"

The countless golden figures sneered. "Rather than going through the trouble of creating a so-called ’singularity,’ why not just shatter the entire world (the space Earth occupies)?"

This ruthless, violent approach was quite in line with the original’s way of doing things.

Thus, as he spoke...

Hum~

With the golden key-shaped "sword" in his hand as the focal point, intricate crimson patterns appeared in the air, like countless streams converging into one.

This scene played out simultaneously across the world.

In North Africa, Kiana, Raiden Mei, Bronya, Seele, the A-Twins, Durandal, Rita, Theresa, Fu Hua...

In Northern Europe, Welt, Einstein, Tesla...

And... the remaining billions of people.

They all witnessed...

"What is... that?"

As the second "Welt," whose real name was Joachim Nokianvirtanen, he was no longer the Herrscher of Reason.

Nor did he possess the immense combat power he would gain in the future after stepping onto the "Path."

He could only stand before a weapons console, looking up at the sky.

Instinctively, as he gazed at the golden figure, the phrase "tyrant of the heavens" flashed through his mind.

He even overlooked...

Beside him, a machine designed to detect energy levels globally... on its screen, which displayed a world map, was now densely covered with red dots symbolizing high-energy warnings.

At this moment, in the sky...

---

As the crimson patterns faded, a golden figure... one of the "Domination Puppet: Gilgamesh" clenched its right fist in the void.

A "sword" of even more peculiar form was then drawn out, manifesting in this world.

The moment it took shape, the surrounding space became highly unstable.

This was the Noble Phantasm wielded by "Gilgamesh".

EX-rank, Anti-World Noble Phantasm—Ea.

At the same time, in North Africa...

"Another new form!"

At this moment, Raiden Mei and the others, still entangled by thousands of "Domination Puppets: Sparkle", also witnessed the anomaly in the sky.

"What he’s holding in his hand..."

Bang~

Her thoughts were interrupted by a sword strike from "1% Kevin" attacking from the side.

However, the corresponding impression had already been etched into her mind.

An extremely ominous feeling arose in the hearts of Raiden Mei and the others.

They desperately wanted to break through the defensive circle formed by the "Domination Puppets: Sparkle".

But whether it was the "1% Kevin" transformed through disguise or the illusions of the swimming fish, they were all too troublesome.

To the point where, let alone breaking into the World Serpent headquarters, with the Herrscher powers of Raiden Mei, Kiana, Bronya, and Fu Hua being successively restricted, they could only huddle together around the four S-rank Valkyries led by Durandal, barely maintaining their numbers.

They were merely managing to avoid casualties.

Of course, they naturally didn’t know that even this was intentionally orchestrated by Ling ke.

After all, they were all "guests".

Inside the Domination Theater...

"I must say, compared to the current situation, the ’release incantation’ in my memory that maximizes the power of the Noble Phantasm is quite fitting."

"What a pity, I don’t want to walk alongside the ’people’ here, otherwise... I could have tried borrowing Enkidu’s Noble Phantasm release incantation for a Honkai version of that famous scene."

"After all, this is also the ’Tree’."

Ling ke’s true form, sitting alone on the throne, briefly entertained a harmless whim, which then faded.

He brought his hands together in front of him.

A cluster of golden-orange imaginary energy was gradually taking shape.

It resembled a delicate, oval, egg-like scenic sphere, inside which a miniature leafless tree of light was slowly growing.

It was as if it was a super small version of the Imaginary Tree.

"Alright."

Suddenly, Ling ke felt inspired.

At this moment, all hearts... gathered as one.

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And so...

"The day of parting has come..."

Ling ke: "To celebrate the timely arrival of this final ’banquet’, we present the most magnificent performance..."

The collective golden figures: "Ea, sing to your heart’s content!"

Boom!

Outside, under the distant gaze of the sun, a resonating sound echoed across the entire third planet.

The music of causality, transformed into the theme of calamity, was performing a symphony of annihilation.

As the bizarre "sword" with its counter-rotating blades began to spin, creating faults... and even strange wind pressures of the fault world, survivors all over the world simultaneously saw the dense, red star cross in the sky.

What followed were violent lightning and a tornado...

Clouds churned, fog rolled, sand flew, and stones were tossed.

Torrential rain poured down.

Even in the perpetually arid Sahara Desert of North Africa, this spectacle was no exception.

Raiden Mei and the others struggled to raise their hands to shield their eyes.

Judging from the trajectory, the attacks from the sky weren’t aimed at them, who were like drifting boats in the fierce wind, barely managing to keep their footing without falling to the ground.

But the heart-pounding sense of danger continued to erode them like a tide.

This scene needed no other flowery descriptions.

It was the "World-Ending".

And it wasn’t happening in just one place.

It was global, enveloping the world...

Thousands upon thousands, simultaneously!

Now, billions of "people" no longer qualified to walk with the gods could only cling to each other for warmth, and... tremble helplessly as this judgment hour arrived.

In the next instant, Ling ke’s true form, with a thought, like an elegant conductor, waved an invisible baton with his soul...

The golden kings in the sky all began their full chants in earnest mode:

"I Will Tell You of the Beginning..."×N

(TL/N: The beningging 🤣)

"Heaven and Earth Split, Nothingness Cogratulated Creation..."×N

"And My Sword Cleave the World!..."×N

"Mortar of the Stars..."×N

"Heaven’s Hell is the Eve of Creation’s Celebration!"×N

As the passionate declaration resounded through heaven and earth, the thunder, wind, and rain all intensified.

Finally...

Crack... crack~

Cracks appeared in the surrounding space.

The last survivors around the world watched in horror as this unfolded.

There was no way to resist!

The cracks... continued to expand.

From the Moon, hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, the Earth’s surface, connected by countless strange "red spots" filled with an annihilating aura, looked like it was covered in an irregular spider web.

At this moment, the innocent planet was mourning due to the false sinner.

"This..."

In the nearly shattered world, Welt (World) and everyone else found their bodies devoid of strength.

Most people even dropped their weapons and various auxiliary equipment to the ground.

They couldn’t understand why, in the records of the previous civilization, the "Herrscher of Domination" who was "not particularly strong in individual combat" would be so... terrifying in this era.

They (humanity)... had already welcomed their own "End".

In just a fleeting moment...

"Enuma Elish!!!"

It was the extreme leading to the opposite.

The world, from constant noise, instantly turned to extreme silence.

With the shattering of space, sound no longer had a medium to propagate.

The "true name" from another realm did not reach the ears of the local inhabitants.

They were all in a silent world, watching as one after another "tyrant in the sky", laughing maniacally as if watching a farce that pleased him, mercilessly swung down the sword of judgment.

Almost at the same moment, inside the Domination Theater...

"A shattered (unstable) world is indeed easier to manipulate..."

Hum~

Ling ke, unwilling to become a companion of "people", held in his hand a cluster of golden-orange imaginary energy showing a tree-like silhouette, which had now become a "Throne of God".

Using it as a foundation...

「Corruption」

And then...

「Binding」

The two authorities not yet born in this era, as wedges, descended into the Domination Theater (Rebirth Chamber) with Ling ke’s permission.

This was not the plundering of authorities.

But the integration of something more fundamental... into his true form.

At this moment, his voice, filled with divinity, began a cold countdown...

"Ten (Dominance)."

The puppets resonated, all hearts as one.

"Nine (Stars)."

Gravity surged, annihilating all things.

"Eight (Sentience)."

The spirit is indestructible, the dream eternal.

"Seven (Flame)."

Burning mountains and boiling seas, ultimate destruction.

"Six (Death)."

Creation and withering, in the blink of an eye.

"Five (Ice)."

Absolute zero, all things stand still.

"Four (Wind)."

Ideal fluid, nothing it cannot break.

"Three (Thunder)."

The cornerstone of the universe, the medium of the world.

"Two (Void)."

The eternal wedge, space reigns supreme.

"One (Reason)."

Ultimate truth, omniscience... is omnipotence.

They are all reflections of the "End".

And finally...

"Zero (Human/Origin)."

Inside the Domination Theater, Ling ke’s true form slowly opened his lifeless eyes.

Now, within his pupils, a vast starry sea was revealed.

"So, this is the power of ’Human’ and ’Origin’."

Once, before crossing over, Ling ke could not understand what the authority of Elysia, the "First Herrscher", symbolized.

Now, he knew.

The authority of the Herrscher of Human is—Connection.

And the authority of the Herrscher of Origin is—Restoration.

The latter can return the world to its original state.

Not a reversal of time, but... the most fundamental world, unaffected by any supernatural factors.

This is precisely why, in the original story, Elysia was able to interrupt the Herrscher of Corruption’s ability to reset in the "Elysian Realm".

It is also the fundamental reason why the Herrschers of the current era have the opportunity to reclaim their humanity.

Because, to a certain extent, they have all been "restored".

Restored to the time before they were chosen by the Honkai.

As for the authority of the Herrscher of Human...

"A core component to communicate with the Finality?"

Ling ke could only think of this description.

For some reason, he thought of Elysia.

The Herrscher who truly loved everyone...

In the end, he sneered, "Cocoon of Finality, oh Cocoon of Finality, you can create the most perfect kind on your own, so why pursue those embellished, superficial imitations?"

"Wouldn’t a flawless ’True Self’ be more deserving of a future than a group of ’fakes’?"

At this very moment, as he uttered this conclusion from his personal perspective, with the "arrogance of a transmigrator"...

Hum~

An invisible wave of energy, like roots crawling across walls, began to spread across the entire Earth.

At this moment, the "Destroyer of Worlds" sitting on the throne thought of a certain demon king named ZERO, with wings flashing in his eyes.

"I destroy the world (Present era), and... created a new(Previous era)."

Heaven bless the king~

The day of light is coming~

Let us bathe in your glory and triumph~

A silent requiem transformed into a primordial blessing.

This is a story (tragedy) born because of me.

This is the moment (miracle) that belongs entirely to me.

World...

"It has long needed to be healed."

Inside the Domination Theater, Ling ke’s true form stood up from the throne, "Then, let’s wrap this up..."

He instantly connected with all the Domination Puppets in the external reality.

Then, using them as anchors...

Ling ke’s true form clapped his hands together, as if to crush the cluster of golden-orange imaginary energy showing a tree-like silhouette...

As if crushing the entire ugly world (Present era)...

"Heal (Time Reversal)!!!"

(TL/N: Keyaru is that You!? 💀)