Hymn of Excelsis/Story
Last updated 2026-03-23
Hymm of Excelsis introduction.
Forging Excelsis Missions
Hymm of Excelsis mission select background.
Prologue
(TBA)
The Fall of Mazarin
Stamina cost: 0
Complete a 25-hit combo.
Clear the stage within 300s.
Trigger evasion skills at least 1 time(s).
The Bishop ordered Durandal to move to the place where the transport plane fell. After clearing the enemies in the area, the Bishop checked three checkpoints and tracked the signal of the goods to the train station. After clearing the enemies around the train again and entering the train, it was found that the cargo was transferred to the enemy's underground base.
Secret Base
Stamina cost: 0
No death.
Clear the stage within 300s.
Take no more than 30 hits.The Overseer ordered Durandal to infiltrate the underground base, bypass the enemies as much as possible, go to the next level, bypass the last wave of guards, and enter the checkpoint.
Mystery Goods
Trigger evasion skills at least 1 time(s).
Do not get knocked down more than 6 times.
Clear the stage within 300s.After defeating the two waves of enemies, Otto orders Durandal to put on new armor, bypassing the patrol drones and entering the elevator.
Trial by Fire
Stamina cost: 0
Trigger evasion skills at least 3 time(s).
Do not get knocked down more than 6 times.
Take no more than 30 hits.Durandal, who was wearing new armor, was chased by the enemy when she left the underground base by elevator. Durandal then has to fight while learning the operation of Bright Knight, and after killing all the enemies, enters the checkpoint to enter the next level.
Imperial Paragons
Deal 20,000 DMG in a single Time Fracture.
Deal at least 66,666 DMG within 3s.
Cast Ultimate skill at least 1 time(s).Durandal went to the Myrkheim Laboratory to recover the two key modules of armor. Durandal took the elevator to enter the lab, obtained the two modules, and entered the next level.
Bright Ascension
Trigger evasion skills at least 3 time(s).
Deal at least 66,666 DMG within 3s.
Cast Ultimate skill at least 1 time(s).
After leaving the laboratory, there were remaining underground forces pursuing Durandal. Durandal defeats both remaining forces and Heimdall underground, and Otto orders her to destroy the entire laboratory.
Epilogue
(TBA)
Stress Test Missions
Only available if player owns 
Bright Knight: Excelsis, required to unlock Top Secret Archives
Development Archives
Hymm of Excelsis R&D Files
Battlesuit Logs
Myrkheim
Log: SSA-MHL-001-B
The Myrkheim* Institute is a research base directly under Schicksal HQ. Although its scale is much smaller compared to the Helheim Labs or the Jotunheim Arsenal, its dedicated research team has made major breakthroughs in some special research fields. Therefore, Myrkheim's existence must be kept strictly confidential.
*Note: In Norse mythology, the literal translation of "Myrkheim" is "the world of darkness". It is one of the Nine Realms, and the home of the Dwarfs.
Project Excelsis
Log: SSA-HDA-007-139
HDA-007, codename Excelsis SPECTER (Self-Powered suit for Emergency Confrontations, Tactical Engagements, and Raids), Prototype 4th Generation Godsbane-class Valkyrie Battlesuit, a self-powered tactical battlesuit developed for dealing with all kinds of confrontations. It has combined and incorporated the tactical modules of the Knight Moonbeam battlesuit, the Shadow Knight battlesuit and the Argent Knight battlesuit.
Although Excelsis is equipped with self-contained power system with a rated energy output far greater than the sum of required energy of all the modules, the entire system's collaborative efficiency is still below standards. All of the tactical modules failed to operate as designed, and what's worse, they even interfered with the operation of the battlesuit's basic module. The optimal solution is to make the user of the battlesuit the medium for connecting different systems and channeling the diversion of Honkai energy.
Thus, a bottleneck appeared — the massive Honkai energy generated by so many tactical modules is too much for all Valkyrie users, which therefore rendered the diversion of Honkai energy impossible. However, HQ has just confidently claimed that they already found a perfectly qualified subject, and requested us to have Mazarin ready for the transfer of the battlesuit.
Handover Complete
Log: SSA-HDA-007-145
The rule in chess called the "Promotion" seems to be relevant to Excelsis. At the moment when Durandal put on the battlesuit, Excelsis was like a pawn that finally reached the other end of the chessboard and was promoted to the most powerful Queen. Durandal later became quite interested in chess too, and often challenged anyone she could find to play chess with her. She also named the two automatic phantoms "King" and "Queen".
Note: Nevertheless, the success of this project proved one thing at least — the reason why a pawn can become the mighty Queen is because there is an amazing team behind it. It's time to give Myrkheim some rewards. Perhaps some cool projects suitable for their capacity.
Top Secret Archives
Tactical Module
Log: SSA-HDA-DD-122
The features of Prototype 4th Generation Godsbane-class Valkyrie Battlesuits include: (1) a new power system that can convert Honkai energy more efficiently; (2) new material such as high-strength Honkai-immersed nano-composite organic rhino hide; (3) tailored, adjustable intelligent tactical modules.
Most of the tactical modules were designed based on the 3rd generation Valkyrie battlesuits, with an additional machine learning system that activates during combat so that the battlesuit could grow adaptive to the user's combat pattern. The adaptive process has been going very well so far — it only takes about 100 minutes of special training for the battlesuit to be perfectly adapted to the user.
Light Wing Module
Log: SSA-HDA-DD-302
Although the 3rd generation battlesuits showed no satisfactory performance in aerial combat, valuable data for future research could still be retrieved. The prototype of the γ particle thruster installed on Knight Moonbeam has demonstrated considerable strength in actual combat, and the burst module of Shadow Knight has further made all kinds of aerial assault tactics possible. As a combination of the two, with a better power system capable of thrust vector control, the performance of Excelsis's lightwing module in actual combat is promising.
The development of Excelsis's lightwing module is not complete yet. Theoretically, with enough power output, Excelsis's speed and range can be comparable to that of a battleship. Of course, a battleship has many other functions, e.g. comfortable bedding, snack supplies, multimedia interactive devices, etc., which cannot be provided by a battlesuit.
Phantom Module
Log: SSA-HDA-DD-507
Particulate Honkai ANimated Tactical Occult Mirage (PHANTOM)
This technology is also named the automatic phantom, which is one of the 4th generation modules developed by the Helheim Labs. Most 3rd generation battlesuits are incompatible with this module, and most Valkyries are incapable of activating this module. It can release large amounts of Honkai particles, causing thermal energy absorption effect that induces hallucination. This module was first applied to the Argent Knight battlesuit, which has been assigned to the Valkyrie specialized in hunting down enemies and stealth kill, however the automatic phantom module has proved to be exceptionally dangerous and lethal rather than its original hallucinating purpose as designed.
As the Realm of the Dead, it is not surprising that Helheim has made a module that can summon a phantom. But Myrkheim believes that they can modify the module to create two synchronized phantoms for both attack and defense. Let's see.