[Honkai: Star Rail] How Did You Know I'm an Emanator?

Part Two: Emanators!!! For the previous story, [Honkai: Star Rail] Starting as an Emanator and Sending Everyone Flying, check out my profile if you’re interested!

When Akutagawa opened his eyes, there was no ceiling above him.

Ah.

He’d transmigrated again.

He closed his eyes the next instant and decided to go back to sleep.

Wait.

No, why did he say “again”?

Akutagawa had landed straight in the arms of an Aeon, and under the influence of Nihility, he had forgotten most of his memories. Slowly, he sat up.

Where… was this?

Nihility seeped into his nerves. His faint curiosity was instantly buried beneath deep waters.

“…Akutagawa?”

Nihility.

Life is meaningless anyway. Come sleep with me. Surrender yourself to slumber, sleep on, lost child…

The boy known as the Rashomon Hound wandered through the chaotic streets. Bullets and gunfire passed through his body, while his gentle smile remained unchanged.

Weariness lingered at the corners of his eyes and brows, along with a listless boredom.

Wherever he went, all fighting ceased.

“Shh. Nihility doesn’t need a voice.”

“Ran!”

The moment she turned around, the world had already changed.

She remembered her distant past life. There had been someone she liked…

Her memories were lost in the sunlight. She saw a face identical to her own.

“…Who are you?”

Abundance.

A short life is the true affliction. May all your wishes come true. No suffering, no partings. Child, Abundance will protect you forever…

The girl sat on a rooftop, forever waiting for someone right before her eyes. Ignoring the branches twining and growing around her body, she toyed with the bright red cinnabar and watched red and black face off across from her.

Beneath her lay countless longing gazes, so intense they seemed capable of piercing even the towering buildings.

“By the grace of the Medicine Buddha, let the Ambrosial Arbor flourish. The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus are united in purpose. Together, we ascend to immortality…”

The arrow of the Hunt was already nocked.

At dusk, after everything was over, Megumi met a familiar figure on an empty riverbank.

His sister, who should have been dead, had appeared by the shore.

“Tsumiki, ”

Before his call could escape his lips, Tsumiki, who had been about to destroy this planet, paused for just a moment.

Destruction.

Civilization is a cancer. Destruction is the only ending. To welcome a new beginning, you must cast yourself into destruction…

“Return to Destruction…”

“Only through destruction can there be new life…”

“Come on, take my hand.” The brown-haired young man held both hands out to his former self. “Don’t be afraid. We’ll accept you, all of us.”

The child, still reeling from the upheaval of being abandoned by everyone, looked up in confusion. In the end, he chose to reach out and take salvation from himself.

Harmony.

Go, to the paradise that embraces all. Those who have reached the end, join this hymn and feast. We welcome you into our arms…

“Would you like to join the family?”

“Together, we’ll play a symphony. We’ll laugh together and grieve together…”

We will accept you.

“Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening~ This is the tavern~ Welcome, everyone…”

“Of course, the Aeon of Voracity is welcome too~”

Elation

Pure joy is the ultimate truth. Elation is eternal. If we have no joy, what do we have? If we don’t pursue joy, what should we pursue?

“It’s been a long time, my friends.”

“So, would you like to play a never-ending game of Phantasmoon Games?”

Batman clenched his fists.

Erudition

The universe is a puzzle. Everything has a solution. Wisdom and thought, life and ideas. Seek the answer…

Peter had only just become a superhero when, in the moment between life and death, he encountered another version of himself.

Then let us pursue truth and unravel the mysteries…

Akutagawa, an Emanator of Nihility. Ran, an Emanator of Abundance…

The original characters: Don’t come near us!!!

This is the story of a traveler who, after a long wandering, returns home late and opens a familiar door, only to find another version of themselves.

Starting this on a whim, just to please myself. There will be OOC moments, and I’ll take responsibility for them.

Theme: The only person who can save you is yourself