⠀⠀ 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 ... 〉 𝙆𝖺𝗳𝙠𝖺 * ( 🎻 ) —— ᨒ 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝑵͟𝑬͟𝑻 . ☆ ͡ heavily 𝐌𝐃𝐍𝐈 . ⠀

|| his voice changing as his mental state degrades more and more 😔

⠀ “ alrght ... i am sorry , i was just messing around ... won't do it again if it hurts you , i promise. ” arms open wide with a smirk on his face. ⠀

⠀ “ perhaps— i never really tried, but certainly not in this form. ” ⠀

⠀ “ wouldn't it be better if you named a price straight away than beating around the bush , hoping to may be get what you are looking for? ” ⠀

⠀ phainon is ( almost ) certain cipher would NEVER want to hurt him physically, after all she cares for the guy, no ? finally, turning around to face the other — not wanting to possibly explore that remaining one percent. “ cipher— hello. ” his lips curled, forming a smile. ⠀

‍ “ how would i be able to compensate you ..? i have never been rich. ” ‍

⠀ her footsteps are heard, he is aware a certain someone is behind him and yet ... still no reaction from him. ⠀

⠀ would she do that to HIM ? ⠀

⠀ right in front of her apparently. ⠀

⠀ catnip, huh. ⠀

|| lmao

⠀ “ after cyrene and i figured the truth behind amphoreus thanks to lord lygus, we agreed to protect everyone beyond amphoreus' false sky by fooling the system and creating an endless flame-chase journey that would be reset with every era nova, after i collected the 12 coreflames instead of the

⠀ she wants his attention so badly that she's purposely failing at stalking ? how cute. ~ he's going to pretend that she's good enough, and he hasn't figured it out.

⠀ “ i am more surprised they forgot to mention i apologized and even made sure it would be fixed the very next day ... ” he couldn't help, but frown. ⠀

|| after pulling on saber's banner i lost the 50-50 to a 5* i didn't have before (not great, not terrible. fu xuan) then, i got saber in like 20 pulls. and then i did 13 pulls on her LC banner, got nothing, then got another 40 pulls from the starlight embers, but accidentally wasted a 10x pull

⠀ “ which i also had to kill countless times, just so the black tide didn't take the coreflames .... ” phainon said and lowered his head, in reality there was nothing for cyrene to be jealous of, it seemed. ⠀

⠀ phainon nodded, though he did not mean what she meant by being able to relate to some extent, he could only guess something similar had happened to her ? he could only speculate though. closing his eyes, the barrier around her vanished in an instant. from this point and on, +

|| fate x hsr collab starts tomorrow, i am so excited! fate muns, reminder you are always welcome to interact with my phainon!!

|| thinking about making mikhail char legwork (not misha).

⠀ khaslana dreamed of people like her showing up and changing amphoreus' fate for good, and yet he could only try to prevent this one from accessing that was because someone else already was taking care of that, and should not be interrupted * unless further assistance was required. + ⠀

⠀ “ of course, your memories do not carry over to the next cycle ... but maybe thanks to the arrival of the trailblazer, amphoreus will have a real 'era nova.' ” ⠀

⠀ “ not really ... makes me wonder though, would it take real magic to turn me into a proper, physical being ? ” ⠀

⠀ a soft sigh escaped left his lips. ⠀

⠀ a golden yet almost translucent barrier appeared around them, preventing them from walking any further towards any and all directions. khaslana would make the decision for them. this was not a safe place for someone like her to be in. “ another one from beyond the sky ? ” the man's voice + ⠀

⠀ “ ... i never blamed or hated you, cyrene. your death was not unnecessary, it was a noble sacrifice, which i have honored for the past 33,550,335 cycles ... ”

“ 33, 550, 335 cycles, consequently the amount of lives i've lived, each of them a flame-chase journey, promising to bring era nova. sounds familiar ? ”

phainon watched silently as her expression changed, he raised his hand, gently touching her face, thumb brushing her cheek.

⠀ “ what do i think about magic ? when i was a kid i would visit the fairies and play with them ... ” ⠀

‍ distracted by the beauty of the sea in front of him, her voice calling out his name made him snap back into reality. “ sorry ... i think i got carried away with thoughts. yes, miss herta ? ” ‍

|| apologies for taking a bit longer with replies, i've been going through a lot with my mental health... i will try to reply to everything when i feel ready.

⠀ ( khaslana lowered his head and closed his eyes as his body went up in divine flames and resulting to his transformation ). ⠀

no, you don't understand a thing. you have no idea, and i am not sure for once if i tell you what is the path it's going to lead me to. you have been inconsistent and i'd like to avoid conflict.

⠀ i am sorry, i can't. ⠀

⠀ delighted phainon strolled around aedes elysia with herta, he could recount childhood memories in almost every corner of it. after hours and hours of exploration, phainon decided it would be a good time to end this session by leading her to a wheat field near the docks, with the vast and + ⠀

⠀ i see ... well, looking for an answer there isn't one. ⠀

⠀ there is no need to worry yourself with * such questions. ⠀

⠀ yes, of course. his little home village is where everything began, but she already knows that information ... this is, but a faithful recreation of it directly from his memories, and roaming around is completely safe. ⠀

⠀ what a perfect timing ! phainon wanted to show her around aedes elysiae for a few hours. ⠀ ⠀

⠀ “ this world is not real, it is a laboratory for a certain god of destruction and their lackeys, they want to bring annihilation, chaos and destruction to the cosmos. it's not safe for you or me ... or anyone else, unless you have a means to remain unaffected by it. ” phainon tried to + ⠀

‍ secretly missing @hertaisthegreatest.bsky.social . ‍

‍ ‍ in silence he stood. ‍ ‍

⠀ ⠀ phainon is having a hard time dealing with all the "new" memories he has in his head. he's sitting down on the floor of the vortex of genesis, arms wrapped around his knees almost resembling a peson curled up to a ball. ⠀ ⠀

⠀ “ i remember everything ... cyrene. ” he could never forget her or anything about her, or his past 33 million lives. these memories, they were all in his head right now.