Y/N, THE 14TH MEMBER OF THE FLAMECHASERS: An [Honkai Impact 3rd] Mini-Story

32. ELYSIAN REALM: "MEETING THE MOTHER SERPENT"

The eighteenth space.
This has been the most spaces Mei has traveled so far.
Instead of the intimidating, pink, and dark space she was in...
This space was completely empty.
She continues to step over the threshold and walked deeper into the shadows.

Mei looks around.
Mei: "Where am I?"

???: "Oh my."
???: "We don't usually entertain your kind."

Mei: "Who's there?"
Mei turns and looks above.
She looks to see a slim lady dressed as if she's a serpent with green hair.
The lady was three times her size, as if looking up to a giant.
She is a small figure yet she was holding the threshold Mei was on with a sinister smile.

???: "Ms. Herrscher..."
???: "Let's have some fun, shall we?"

Mei: "..."

???: "Come on, don't be nervous, Miss Herrscher."
???: "I don't bite."
???: "Or, are you thinking about how to bite me?"

Mei: "Sorry, I don't do that."

???: "You're so cold."
???: "But I've been watching you since the moment you entered this realm."

Mei: "Watching?"
Mei: "More like stalking me."
Mei: "Don't you think, Mobius?"

Mobius: "..."
Mobius: "Tsk, you're no fun."
Mobius: "I was trying to make a good impression on you."
Mobius: "Wait, maybe you're not into this kind of thing?"
Mobius: "It's so dark here..."
Mobius: "I'm scared..."
Mobius: "Can you take me out of this place?"

Mei: "..."
Mei: "Enough."

Mobius: "..."
Mobius: "Herrscher..."
Mobius: "Didn't anyone tell you to show some respect to your host?"

Mei: "Host?"

Mobius: "You know who I am, right?"
Mobius: "Or they told you nothing about me except for my name?"

Mei: "They didn't tell me too much about you."
Mei: "But everyone told me to watch out for you."

Mobius: "If so..."
Mobius: "Why are you here and why are you talking to me?"

Mei: "...!"
Mei suddenly realized something, but it was too late.

Mobius: "Come, my lovely lab rat..."

A shadow crept up Mei's skin and tempting whispers slithered into the fissures of her mind like a snake.
Mei: "Mobius, you..."

Mobius: "Come here."
Mobius: "Yes, go deeper..."
Mobius: "It's right there..."
Mobius: "The Signet of Infinity..."
Mobius: "I will give it to you."
Mobius: "If..."
Mobius: "You take another step forward."
Mobius: "Just one step."

From there, the pressure was getting deeper into the herrscher's mind.
The tempting whispers deepened...
The shadow was engulfing her even more.

Mei:  "Hah... hah..."
She breaths deeply, as if she couldn't breathe properly.

Mobius: "Come here."
Mobius: "Yes, go deeper..."
Mobius: "It's right there..."
Mobius's words repeated continuously in her mind.

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Mobius: "Come here."
Mobius: "Yes, go deeper..."
Mobius: "It's right there..."
Mobius: "The Signet of Infinity..."
Mobius: "I will give it to you."
Mobius: "If..."
Mobius: "You take another step forward."
Mobius: "Just one step."
These words kept repeating itself into Mei's mind.

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...

Mobius: "Come here."
Mobius: "Yes, go deeper..."
Mobius: "It's right there..."
Mobius: "Come here."
Mobius: "Yes, go deeper..."
Mobius: "It's right there..."
Mobius: "The Signet of Infinity..."

...
...
...

Mobius: "I will give it to you."
Mobius: "If..."
Mobius: "You take another step forward."
Mobius: "Just one step."
Mobius: "The Signet of Infinity..."
Mobius: "I will give it to you."
Mobius: "If..."
Mobius: "You take another step forward."
Mobius: "Just one step."

Mei:  "Guh...!"

Mei held her head and chest and clutched her grip.
Her mind was exploding in pain.
Her body couldn't move.
It felt as her body wasn't her own.
Controlled.
It was very agonizing.
She still had her consciousness, yet it was so hard to keep it intact, especially with all the commotion bunched up at her all at once.

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...

Mobius: "Come here."
Mobius: "Yes, go deeper..."
Mobius: "It's right there..."
Mobius: "The Signet of Infinity..."
Mobius: "I will give it to you."
Mobius: "If..."
Mobius: "You take another step forward."
Mobius: "Just one step."

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...
...

Mobius: "Come here."
Mobius: "Yes, go deeper..."
Mobius: "It's right there..."
Mobius: "The Signet of Infinity..."
Mobius: "I will give it to you."
Mobius: "If..."
Mobius: "You take another step forward."
Mobius: "Just one step."

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...

Mobius: "Come here."
Mobius: "Yes, go deeper..."
Mobius: "It's right there..."
Mobius: "The Signet of Infinity..."
Mobius: "I will give it to you."
Mobius: "If..."
Mobius: "You take another step forward."
Mobius: "Just one step."

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...

Repetitively, repetitively, repetitively, repetitively, repetitively, repetitively, repetitively...
Repetitively, repetitively, repetitively, repetitively, repetitively, repetitively, repetitively...

It repeated, and repeated, and repeated.
It repeated again, and again, and again.
It repeated once more, once more, once more.
It continued to repeat, repeat, and repeat.
It was a nonstop cycle.

When will it end?
When will it end?
When will it end?
When will it end?
When will it end?
...It just wouldn't end.

The more it repeated, the more pressure it engulfed Mei into its submission.
Mei was on her knees now, her sword stabbed to the ground as she held her grip, keeping her support as much as her little energy she has now.
But unfortunately, her grip was loosening.
The more it whispered to her, the worse her posture had gotten.
She was losing her grip to stay strong.
Sweating bullets.
Her eyes that used to be clear were already blurry.
She deeply frowns in pain, her eyelids were quickly dripping down she was also losing her sights.

Deep breaths had deepened.
Pants after pants...
Her body and mind...
She was losing her consciousness.
Every second of it.
She couldn't hold it much longer.
It was too much for her.
She couldn't take it anymore.

Mei: "Hah... hah... hah..."
Mei:  "I..."
Mei:  "I can't take it... any... longer..."

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Unable to take the pressure any more longer, Mei fell to the ground with a brisk thump...
And blacked out.