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

EX. SINGER'S MEMORY [4]

Eden noticed something she didn't remember having within her data currently as of now.
It was not a pleasant memory.
Before Eden could process it, a certain successor made her way into the lounge, making her way towards Eden.

Mei:  "Eden, can I ask you a question?"

Eden:  "Yes, of course, my friend."

Mei:  "I don't understand why you would join the MOTHs and become a MANTIS."
Mei:  "It's hard for me to connect this decision with your background."

Eden chuckles.
Eden:  "You're right."
Eden:  "I didn't know I' set out on this path either."
Eden:  "I only learned of the existence of the MOTHs after the great fire in Australia."
Eden:  "I lost everything and was taken to their base as one of their survivors."
Eden:  "There I received treatment and support for a long time, and I got to know some of the MOTHs soldiers."

Mei:  "That's when you met Elysia, right?"

Eden:  "Yes, she was the first friend I made there."
Eden:  "The first one that asked me to join them."
Eden:  "And of course, I didn't turn her down."

Mei:  "...Why?"

Eden:  "Because I realized something."
Eden:  "The singer Eden died that day in the fire, along with the rest of the old world."
Eden:  "Her starlight had gone out."
Eden:  "But as a MOTH, Eden could still shine bright in the world."
Eden:  "While I'm still alive, I'll live my life to the fullest till the last moment—that's what I told myself."
Eden:  "So I became a MOTH and participated in the MANTIS program."
Eden:  "Just like Y/n-san said to me when we became friends for seven months, at the time after the flame-chasers were made..."
Eden:  "She said to me..."
Eden:  "The light shines brighter the sooner you realize it."
Eden:  "Until then, you take your opportunity, or you let fade as if it never happened."
Eden:  "Since then, those words resonated with me."
Eden:  "It was thanks to Ellie and (Y/n)-san..."
Eden:  "Their courage and words made me realize, that I have made the right choice."

Mei:  "...Impressive."

Eden:  "Maybe, Even Ellie was shocked when she learned I was to become a MANTIS."

Mei:  "Hard to imagine someone would accept the surgery voluntarily."

Eden:  "But I couldn't allow myself to stand idle."
Eden:  "I couldn't watch the light of Eden die."
Eden:  "So before undergoing the surgery, I asked her if I could choose the Honkai Beast to be used for fusion myself."

Mei:  "You could do that?"

Eden:  "No, normally you couldn't."
Eden:  "The surgery had to factor in the recipient's physical attributes and how they matched the Honkai Beast genes."
Eden:  "But if there were multiple matches..."
Eden:  "Ellie said the doctor would give me a choice."

Mei:  "So..."
Mei:  "What did you choose?"

Eden:  "I said to her: 'If there is a choice...'"
Eden:  "Choose the most dazzling one for me."