You may be far off, or forgotten in time. You may have killed many, or have lost much. But trust that I will always be here, and that you can always find me waiting.

Aether was going to find his sister, no matter what it takes. If he had to burn a few cities and murder a few gods along the way, so be it. Lumine was going to find her brother, no matter what it takes. If she had to overthrow an empire and kill a few demons along the way, so be it.

They call me insane, but I know you are there. When I look in the mirror, I can almost see you crawling under my skin. I bit my tongue for years, I choked back every tear - I carry you on my own. Under my skin. You're killing me from within. Are you going to stay a part of me for the rest of my life?

He has travelled far and wide, lead by wanderlust. From the wicked spires of Yharnam to the blighted canals of Veildernam. He had crossed the endless wastes of Loran and voyaged the vast Singing Sea. Alas, there was the ever faithful companion by his side - the Hunt. And now he was stranded in a fractured dream, one that he was soon to find out, was simply a horrid reality.

Below, a broken planet is wreathed in flames. Above, in the starry void, a figure ponders the nature of change. Elsewhere, two starry travellers fleeing from their dead home breaks through a false sky, and try to leave. A story told in short scenes. Mild Honkai crossover, no knowledge of Honkai needed however. Act 2 complete.