: Damn! And I supported Sparkle all this time!
: Ugh! Why is Sparkle such a mean person!
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The audience was completely baffled by Sparkle.
Her motives were unclear. Her actions were unclear.
Yet she insisted on stirring up trouble here.
The once perfect ending was suddenly filled with variables.
The audience was deeply worried. They didn't want Firefly to suffer an even more tragic fate here.
On the screen, Stelle felt the same way.
For this, the atmosphere was slightly warm.
"This is the best solution for now, after all, such a long story should have a perfect ending."
"Let me share with you something Miss Acheron once told me."
"She said that what seems impossible is merely something yet to arrive."
These words sounded familiar to the audience.
Many people realized.
Wasn't this what the warden had said before?
One could only say that some people may be dead, but they still live on.
But at this moment, no one dwelled on who actually said it.
Everyone just looked at Firefly on the screen.
This girl looked so different from when she first arrived in Penacony.
The urgency in her eyes had turned into calmness.
"There are so many impossible things happening right now, but are they truly impossible?"
"Whether it's a literal ending, or pain like death, they're no different."
"And I can already make many choices, and I firmly believe."
"In the moment we make a choice, the answer already exists in our hearts."
"It's not fate that shapes us, but we who shape fate."
A realization belonging only to Firefly resonated deeply in the audience's hearts.
But before they could savor the meaning of her words.
Firefly stepped out of the pool, taking a step still as herself, but when her foot landed, she had already turned into SAM.
"The Astral Express and the Stellaron Hunters, are like light and shadow."
"We walk different paths, intertwined, moving forward together, wishing for a brilliant future."
"Maybe the destination is certain, but… definitely not now!"
SAM's body emitted blazing thrusters. Like a meteor streaking through the sky.
Penacony's night, the stars, and Firefly soaring toward the horizon formed a dreamlike, surreal painting.
The third death… Was still coming after all!
Fans held their breath, their hearts in their throats, staring at the screen.
When Firefly flew beyond where the naked eye could see.
A huge flash engulfed the entire screen.
It also made the audience's hearts sink to pure whiteness.
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: Damn it! MiHoYo, your heartless!
: The night, the starlight, SAM burning up… did you really have to use this composition?!
: Damn space tragedy! Damn it!
: Where's the promised happy ending, where is it?!
: Firefly's voice was so gentle, but this scene is just too tragic.
: I swear I'm going to blow up Sparkle!
: Sparkle really is never reliable!
: I want to cry so badly…
...
The already overwhelmed audience vented their powerless rage in the comments.
But then.
As the white light appeared, musical notes cut through the sky, and Robin's singing began to echo.
That explosion caused by the white light was not flames but a huge smiling face of Sparkle!
???
Just moments ago, immersed in grief, the audience was suddenly dumbfounded.
They had been tricked again!
But now many viewers would rather be tricked by Sparkle!
Because this meant that Firefly's third death wouldn't end badly!
Amid the overwhelming fireworks, the great director Sparkle hopped over to Stelle.
"If you care so much about others' safety."
"Why not get a closer look?"
With that Sparkle somehow pulled out a huge pink hammer and smashed Stelle away!
At this moment, the song reached its most beautiful melody.
Falling through the air, Stelle was caught by SAM, who flew toward the ship.
The once-dark night was illuminated by fireworks, turning into a colorful, oil-painting-like beauty.
In this gorgeous, dreamlike night sky the two rose higher and higher.
Firefly had already lifted all restraints, and together with Stelle, holding hands, facing each other, they spiraled in the sky.
"We came here with our own goals, only to fulfill them in an unexpected way."
"Whether the outcome is sweet and dreamy, or bitter and realistic, it is the answer we longed for."
"So, why does life chose to slumber, I think, just like you said."
"Because in the end, we all have to wake up from the dream."
The camera followed Firefly's words and lingered, showing everyone in Penacony once more.
In the VIP seats, Jade was toasting and celebrating with Topaz.
By the pool table, the defeated Boothill wore a dark expression, secretly drawing his gun, while Argenti raised his hands, obviously singing, celebrating his victory.
Black Swan hidden among the crowd.
Aventurine looking up at the sky.
One scene after another, together with the dazzling and fantastical fireworks, illuminated everything brilliantly.
The audience's hearts were completely immersed, leaving only pure emotion.
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: Wuwuwuwu, I didn't expect the ending to actually be like this.
: It's like a dream, absurd yet beautiful, but isn't that exactly in line with Penacony's nature?
: This scene is so beautiful, Stelle, Firefly, and everyone from Penacony.
: This is the true atmosphere of an epilogue, a truly wonderful ending!
: Everyone appeared one after another! I can't believe such a wonderful story is coming to an end.
: All the memories came flooding back at once; maybe this is the meaning of traveling, to always encounter different people and things.
: I'm so moved! Wuwuwu, I will always be grateful!
: A dreamy story, a dreamy ending, I can still remember every little detail of Penacony.
: Seeing everyone safe and sound is truly wonderful!
: Wuwuwu, I saw Robin, she must be up there watching over us!
: Once again, I'm amazed at how Honkai Star Rail made the story so refined, characters, plot, effects, visuals, all impeccable.
...
After the truth was revealed.
Accompanied by Robin's singing, the audience could finally relax completely.
Many fans already had tears in their eyes.
The Penacony story arc wasn't very long, but for everyone, it felt like a long journey.
A journey full of danger, but also full of hope.
All the emotions brought out by the story were, at this moment, fully satisfied and healed.
And it was at this moment that many people spiritually understood what Firefly had just said.
Different people came to the land of dreams. And because of various events, they found their own answers.
Figures appeared one after another in the minds of the audience.
At this moment, fans didn't need commentary or analysis to understand every detail:
Aventurine, with his strong self-destructive tendencies, found meaning in existence here, reconciled with his past self, and moved toward a better future.
Acheron met many fates here and personally resolved an old sealed incident; the intense emotions she experienced during this period would surely benefit her greatly.
Stelle and March 7th also found traces of the Former Nameless, drawing from their path and strengthening their own journey forward.
Robin and Sunday, the twin siblings, through their confrontation, completed an ideological reintegration.
These characters intertwined to form the story of Penacony, mixed in with destiny, philosophy, and ideology.
This is what amazes Honkai Star Rail fans the most. With one story, so many vivid characters were created, and through them, so many meanings were conveyed to the audience.
Just as everyone in Honkai Star Rail's story found their own answers, fans also gained insights and experiences they could absorb.
This is satisfaction.
And now, it's time to say goodbye.
The Nameless are parting ways with Penacony, which also means the audience must temporarily say goodbye to these vivid characters.
That's why everyone feels reluctant.
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: So touching, although the process was tough, the emotional ending made even an old guy like me tear up.
: And this sadness isn't because I'm heartbroken, but rather because I'm happy, happy for such a beautiful ending and beautiful story.
: I'm so excited… I can't wait to see where the next main story will take place, and whether there will be another heartwarming story like Penacony.
: I'm feeling so reluctant right now; I really hope MiHoYo can show us more of everyone's daily life in Penacony, I don't want to say goodbye so soon.
: Hahaha, in another show, they'd definitely drag this out for dozens more episodes, but this is Honkai Star Rail, the story ends where it should, and isn't that exactly why we like MiHoYo?
: Anyway, while waiting for the next chapter, I'm going to rewatch the series endlessly, see the Nameless again, see Acheron, Jingliu, and Aventurine.
: This will be a classic story remembered in film history!
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Besides the moving and reluctant comments on the screen.
At the same time, many people, after realizing what happened, also began to apologize to Sparkle.
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: Now the truth is out! It turns out Sparkle came to save people!
: Damn, apologize to Director Sparkle! Sorry, Miss! I didn't recognize you just now!
: But anyway, every time I see these joy-seekers, I always get played by them!
: This guy's purpose in coming to Penacony was to blow up Firefly in a dream!
: Joy is all good people!
: Damn, the previous comment, you can't say that, get it together, don't embarrass yourself in front of Aha!
: Aha: Hahaha, look at these people, fooled yet still thankful.
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Various kinds of comments flooded the screen densely.
On the screen, with Firefly's third death completely over.
Sparkle's purpose was also revealed to the audience through Sparkle's own words.
From the very beginning, the Stellaron Hunters were very concerned about this script.
For some reason, Silver Wolf contacted Sparkle and had Sparkle personally handle Firefly's three deaths.
And made the cost of these three deaths extremely low.
In other words, from the first episode, everything Firefly encountered was fate, no, it was secretly arranged by Director Sparkle.
The final goal was to let Firefly die, and at the same time, perfectly align with the official script.
We can only say, once again, thank you, Director Sparkle.
And with this reminder, the audience also recalled, it seemed that throughout all of Penacony, only Sparkle had been telling the truth having never once lied!
Hmm…
The thoughts of these joy-seekers were, at times, truly beyond comprehension.
After filling in the last missing piece, Stelle said farewell to Firefly on the rooftop most memorable to her, and agreed to meet again next time.
After that, the Nameless' last stop in Penacony was Dreamflux Reef.
Aside from meeting Mikhail, there was also a familiar yet unfamiliar person waiting there.
It was Acheron.
After everything was over, Acheron honestly reintroduced herself to the Express in her own words.
A Self-Annihilator cursed by Nihility, whose homeland had perished long ago, her entire world destroyed under IX's shadow.
To resist the fate of self-destruction, she embarked on a journey, and after a long period of searching, her goal gradually focused on the Horizon of Existence that separates reality and Nihility.
Lying there was a secret called the "Device IX".
Perhaps that was the key to resisting self-destruction.
"Go forward, on the road toward the ending, we can measure the weight of our bonds."
"And the ending will therefore reveal a different meaning."
In this final farewell, Acheron showed a warm and subtle smile never before seen.
For the first time, this Self-Annihilator revealed her own emotions.
And the colors on her body became even richer as a result.
Just like that, the Nameless, with no more regrets, returned to the Express again.
There, besides Pom-Pom who was waiting for news, there was also an uninvited guest.
It was Black Swan!
This mysterious veiled woman stood leisurely in front of the train window, watching Penacony's scenery.
"You, why aren't you coming over through the door again."
Seeing Black Swan, Pom-Pom immediately stomped angrily.
"Oh, sorry Conductor."
Black Swan apologized without the slightest hint of guilt, then straightened up and said: "I have something very important to tell you all."
"What thing?" Pom-Pom asked suspiciously.
"It's better to wait until everyone's here before I explain."
"For now, I can only tell you, Conductor, it's a world even Akivili has never reached."