A Post-Honkai Odyssey/Base

(Strange voice)

Welcome, honorable Sky People. Are you here for...

(Strange voice, querying.)

Progress? I knew it. Don't worry, everything is fine.

Hmm, you wouldn't understand anyway.

(Strange voice)

Oh, right! Let me teach you the human language.

You need to know your target to replace them. And all knowledge starts with language.

You need a name, name, name... a suitable name.

How about Lucheni? Lucheni... is you.

(Strange voice)

This is the name of an assassin. It suits you perfectly, am I right?

I think this is who you really are.

The completion of the plan means my death. Will you be doing it?

I guess so. You're in charge of monitoring me, it's your job till the last minute.

Interesting. I look forward to seeing what kind of death the Sky People have designed for me.

(Strange voice)

Don't you worry, Lucheni. You'll understand this very soon.

Who,

If I cried out, would hear me among the angels' hierarchies?

And even if one of them pressed me suddenly against his heart:

I would be consumed in that overwhelming existence.

...

I believe that poetry is the perfect approach to language learning.

It is simple. No need to learn about the implication or emotions. All you need to do is listen —

Language is like running water. It is intrinsically natural, pure tones.

Therefore, the so-called civilization is merely an artificiality of the natural, a complex formed with the pure.

See, this is humanity, a paradoxical yet concordant existence.

(Strange voice)

Alas. That's why I wanted to teach you. Because I loathe this sound.

Have you ever wondered why I refused to talk in your language?

Because... I'm not you, and you're not human.

Now I finally have the time to take a rest.

But what's the point of that.

I don't want to waste any second.

I had never felt this fulfilled ever since my birth. The happiness I am feeling at the moment,

is the happiness of absolute freedom of mind.

You, me, every life existing within the universe,

we all have our own missions from birth.

No, it's not the same. Just like in a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike.

And no two journeys along the same path are alike. You have your own mission, and I have mine.

My blessing is, I know what is is.

And I know the approach to achieving it, and I'm almost there.

(Strange voice)

Why are you the only one who can hear me?

Oh, Lucheni~ You're really improving greatly and rapidly.

You're already getting my emotions and reacting to them properly within such a short time.

Excellent. I'm getting tired of talking to myself already.

But this also means, I must be more discreet about what I say to you.

Don't look at me like that. I admit, I am putting up my guard against you.

But what I just said is free of plots and schemes.

Trust me, I will be your loyal, humble servant till the completion of the plan.

Look! This St. Fountain is for the burnt offering.

Oh, Lucheni. I feel what you feel.

We're both looking forward to the completion of the Road and the Door.

Open the paths between the stars, and greet the Sky People's arrival into the world — this is my wish too.

No one else but me in this world could have done this, not even if he —

...

He still couldn't have done it. I'm the only one who can.

Lucheni is quite upset. It told me that some humans have sneaked into my city, and killed some of its underlings.

I said I knew nothing about this, and it turned absolutely furious and even threatened to kill me.

Hahaha, I dare it. Amongst the Sky People, it is nothing special but flies a bit higher.

So...

Is that you? Or those kids from Schicksal?

How I wish it was you.

I extended my sincere invitation, please do not ignore it.

I have a plan to share with you. A big plan.

If we join up, we could make it perfect.

If you're hearing this, save yourself the trouble of guessing who I am.

You don't know me. But I know you.

I respect you. Among all the people in the world, you are the only one who shares my ambition —

A world free of Honkai.

Just think, what have you been fighting for?

I doubt you'd say no.

Come, Welt. I'll await you up in the sky.