Before the Endless Dream Ends/Story/Bubbles

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Last updated: 6 November 2023

Characters Present

Captain

Delta

Bronie

Sirin

Rita

Kasumi

Start

Delta

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What's the matter with you? Aren't we supposed to go to the Crescent Moon District? Why did your GPS lead me here?

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Bronie

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Sorry, it's just a little inaccurate, think of it as an exercise.

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Sirin

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This isn't a little inaccurate!

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Rita

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Hehe!

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This place was still some distance away from the Crescent Moon District. Sirin led the way, while the Miracle Stone in her waist pocket glowed ominously.

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Sirin

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How's TeRiRi doing?

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Bronie

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Her vitals are stable, the same as before.

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Sirin

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We may not have much time left. I feel the balance of power can tip at any second, and TeRiRi… may not hold out much longer.

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Sirin

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After we get to TeRiRi's home, you wait outside. I just need to find something, it'll be quick.

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Rita

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But Miss Sirin, I don't quite understand. Why are you going to find your stuff in TeRiRi's home?

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Sirin

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…

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Sirin

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When we neared graduation, TeRiRi said she'd give me something that'd make me super powerful. Since she doesn't have it with her, it can only be in her home.

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Sirin

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If I find that thing, I may have enough power to…

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Delta

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Don't tell me you want to trade yourself for TeRiRi! How do you think she'd feel when she wakes up to the sight of you sleeping with a stone in your arms?

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Sirin

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…

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Delta

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Don't do anything stupid, Sirin.

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Sirin

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This isn't stupid! You don't understand! This is all my fault, if I got there earlier, if I talked with TeRiRi, maybe none of this would've happened!

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Delta

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Shut up, this is stupid!

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Captain

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It's no use bickering, we'll see what happens. Watch your step.

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They looked away angrily without a word.

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Sirin seems to know her way around the neighborhood. She led us through one empty street after another without stopping to think.

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But the closer we get to our destination, the stranger it gets.

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According to Sirin, some of the last magical creatures lurk in this area, and are highly aggressive. Yet the few magical creatures we met on our way only scurried past us uninterested.

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Captain

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They seem to want to go somewhere. Look.

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I blocked a magical creature's way, but it only paused and went around me.

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Delta

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Oh?

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Rita

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These primitive magical creatures aren't intelligent, only phototactic. Unless…

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We looked in the direction of the Crescent Moon District tacitly.

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Captain

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You couldn't position accurately the last time you came, could you?

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Rita

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Of course not. During this positioning, the marker kept drifting. It was like trying to poke a big, slippery jelly.

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Captain

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Maybe… this district is actually enveloped by a jelly like that.

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Sirin

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Such as Magic Security Bureau's light curtain.

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Captain

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I see. That explains what the positioning is off.

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Sirin

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The light curtain requires a hefty amount of energy to be defensive, so it's only activated in extreme situations. We were still at war with the Dark Lord when I last saw it.

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Sirin

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At the time, the idiots at the bureau only activated the light curtain partly to save energy.

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Captain

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Won't there be an opening?

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Sirin

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An opening? Fufu, it's filled by magic girls, of course.

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Sirin picked up her pace and walked into the woods.

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Sirin

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This way, it's shorter.

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< 3 Archangel spawn. >

< 2 Void Erinyes spawn, followed by 2 more via Fissile Spirit. >

< After defeating the enemies, interact with the waypoint and head down the elevator. >

Before the Endless Dream Ends Context 28

< 3 Chariot spawn. >

Delta

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Hey, the last time we were here, were there so many magical creatures?

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Sirin

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Ha... maybe the Magic Security Bureau has reached its limit.

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Captain

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Watch out, they're attacking the barrier. Part of it is already feeble.

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Rita

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If left unchecked, this might lead to a crisis. What's to be done, Magic Girl Sirin?

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Sirin

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That's obvious…

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Sirin

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As much as I love to see the Magic Security Bureau stumble, I can't stand idle watching the civilians suffer.

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< 2 Archangel spawn. >

< Alloy Chariot spawns. >

Delta

Kasumi

Sirin

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So we really can't access the Crescent Moon District? If we use magic to attach a small barrier on the light curtain to create a passable space…

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Rita

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Regrettably, we can't do it again. That light curtain was already fragile and wouldn't last long. Besides, your power is severely drained by those few seconds.

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Kasumi

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The city is tightly defended. Even if you breach the light curtain, you'll be confronted by a horde of Boulder Guardians.

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Expressionlessly, the ninja looked at Sirin who was in despair.

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Sirin

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How can this be…

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Kasumi

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As you can see, after the Miracle Stone was taken out of this bubble universe, the magical creatures that occupy the castle have been looking for a light source everywhere as if they were in perpetual darkness.

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Kasumi

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So the Crescent Moon District where people live became a giant light source that attracted them.

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Delta

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Wait, the amount of energy that could constitute an Ether Anchor wasn't detected on this stone.

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Rita

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Isn't that mostly because those magical creatures were drawn in by Miss Vollerei's power?

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Rita

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The moment Miss Vollerei dissipated, the light that was strong enough to attract magical creatures went out. Miss TeRiRi isn't as strong, so she's less attractive to them.

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Delta

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Which is to say we haven't found the real Ether Anchor yet?

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Kasumi

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It's the opposite. It's in our hands.

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Kasumi

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Remember that piece of info? "The Ether Anchor is only obtainable through the powers of a magical girl." My investigations tell me there's some truth to it.

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Kasumi

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This Miracle Stone is an Ether Anchor, only not activated. The condition to activate it is…

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Sirin

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"A magical girl must become the Dark Lord."

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Kasumi

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You already know.

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A long silence.

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The night wind was chilly. The light curtain enveloping the Crescent Moon District was like a huge, wobbly soap bubble that could burst any second.

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Bronie

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I think I get it by now. If we activate that rock, we'll have a chance to awake TeRiRi and take out the Honkai Beasts outside the city, but Sirin will probably be corrupted into the Dark Lord.

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Bronie

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If we don't, the balance of power will tip soon, and TeRiRi will become the new Dark Lord.

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Bronie

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It's devastating… It seems neither choice can end this tragic cycle.

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Captain

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For you, the new Dark Lord is also an Ether Anchor. We can complete our mission by taking her back, right?

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Kasumi

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Sure.

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Sirin didn't speak. She kept her head down, being as lonely and stubborn as when I first met her.

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She tighted her body, as if helplessly trying to refuse something.

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The Miracle Stone gleamed eerily. Unlike the name it was given, it could not bring a miracle.

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Kasumi

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Time to make your choice, Miss Sirin.

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End