[Honkai: Star Rail] Who Says There Are No Good People in the Abundance Faction?

Who said that? Look in my eyes! How does an organic life-form spend an endless lifespan? Xie Changsheng once pondered this question because of a game's story. Even though he wouldn't live to see twenty. “May all sentient beings attain what they seek. The Medicine Master never refuses anyone who asks for help, and grants aid unconditionally. The Aeon of Abundance never turns away a prayer, unable to bear the sight of decline and suffering.”* He wished so desperately that the gods in the game existed in real life. If the Medicine Master really existed... He wanted to live. He begged for it with all his heart. The good news: He was transported into the game. The bad news: His memories were fragmented, and he seemed to have amnesia. The good news: This was a world where the Medicine Master really existed, so he could still live! The bad news: Aha got him!!! He'd become the Elation Aeon's plaything!!! ...That was pretty bad... Thanks to the blessings of the Medicine Master, he finally had a healthy (?) body and plenty of time to see the world! He wandered across the cosmos. (After Aha tricked him into running all over the place.) Death-seeker: “Friend, I could tell at a glance that we're kindred spirits.” Lan: “Changsheng, this is the price we chose to pay, but it isn't yours.” I See: “So now, have you decided where you'll go next?” Pom-Pom: “Passenger Changsheng, you have to come see Pom-Pom again!” Falken: “This is little Misha. What do you think? Doesn't he look like Mikhail?” Nanook: “...Leave.” “When you see injustice, draw your sword and help!” Willow branches wrapped around his chest as he swung his sword. “Now that I've escaped the sea of suffering, I must reach out and save more people.” “Ahahahaha! Look at him, a new sprout of Abundance, an arrogant savior. This is just too much fun!” Aha laughed and laughed. He followed the Path of Abundance: selfless and altruistic. He was a long-life stranger, bringing salt to Abundance. The Denizens of Abundance may have a terrible reputation, but who says there can't be good people among them? What about the long-life stranger? Someone save him! Long-life stranger: “Long life is both the curse of immortality and the blessing of eternity. All living beings suffer, yet no one comes to their aid. Listen to the compassionate teachings of the Medicine Master, and set out on the endless road of helping the suffering and saving the afflicted.”* And that's why he lay in front of the Astral Express shouting, “Astral Express! Don't leave without me!” He was sure of it. Stelle: Take me with you, take me with you! I'm coming too! March 7th: Aaaaaah! Dan Heng, quick, hold the Trailblazer back! Dan Heng: Is this... the same person from Dan Feng's memories? Aha: Ahahahaha. The Medicine Master: “Eternal life has not accumulated infinite wisdom...”* A friend far away on the Luofu sighed softly. Jing Yuan: “An old friend of mine left with his sword in hand, slaying the spring breeze, yet would not return.”* Please Read Beforehand: 1. Lines marked with * are from, or adapted from, the game text, except for Jing Yuan's line, which comes from the lyrics of “The Lonely Mountain Is Not Lonely” from Jian Wang 3. 2. “The Medicine Master's compassion, the Ambrosial Arbor's growth.” I believe in Abundance too, so please cut me some slack. The author is a fictional historian, and the lore may not be accurate; I take liberties. All right, to be honest, I'm a lore nerd, and welcome corrections and discussion. 3. The protagonist is a bit like someone Mara-Struck from the start, and isn't in the best mental state, though he gets better later. The story will follow the timeline through the Reignbow, earlier Astral Express Crews, Nanook, the Cloud Quintet, the Astral Express Crew, Penacony, and more. There are many characters and a very long time span. The early story takes place long before the main plot and is an expansion of the setting and backstory. It's written in a light-novel style. The tone may vary from world to world depending on each world's general atmosphere. 4. I waited so long for content about the long-life stranger and finally decided to write it myself. This is a self-indulgent labor of love, and I'm in tears. You don't need to know the game lore to enjoy the story. Update times will be posted in “Author Announcements,” and game text will be included in “A Note from the Author.” There's another book on my author page, No One Understands Elation Better Than Me, written in the style of an Elation player. It's already over sixty thousand characters long, and I hope it'll tempt some interested readers. Theme: The long-lived have their own duties. They may take different paths, but all help the suffering and save the afflicted.