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[1470. Pandora's Box was opened in Europe. The spread of the Black Death claimed countless lives. In the name of protecting the populace, Schicksal intervened in the politics of European nations to combat the Honkai.]
[The expansion of its influence brought Schicksal greater prestige and power—but at the same time, it gradually corrupted the heart of its leaders.]
[The original resolve to protect humanity from the Honkai slowly gave way to ambition and greed.]
[Soon after, in order to bring more nations under its control, Schicksal's leadership planned a massive eastern campaign.]
[The knights of Schicksal, having conquered all of Europe, were brimming with confidence. Hardened by war, armed with exquisite martial skill and weapons capable of combating Honkai beasts,]
[they believed that fighting mere humans would be effortless.]
After the Black Death,
Schicksal's reputation spread across the whole of Europe.
But with the expansion of power came swelling ambition—
faith corroded by authority.
Schicksal's first large-scale war of aggression officially began:
the Eastern Campaign.
"Otto, thank you for seeing me off."
"Don't worry. Whether this campaign ends in victory or defeat, I'll do everything I can to make sure everyone comes back alive."
Kallen said with a smile.
Standing before her,
Otto was already the familiar figure everyone knew—
dressed in noble attire, elegant and handsome.
And yet, his gaze never left Kallen.
"No. I've already applied to Father. This time, I'll be going with you."
"…Huh? You've never been on a battlefield before. Is that really okay?"
"Don't worry. I won't be on the front lines—just an intern medic. But… you know this. No matter what, I want to make my own contribution."
Otto's eyes were gentle.
"Do you remember? When we first met as children, you told me—
that when we grew up, you'd take me with you to save the world."
For this campaign,
to keep pace with Kallen,
to contribute even a little of his own strength,
Otto had applied early to join the Eastern Campaign as an intern medic.
[Furina]: Even going to war together… with Otto's physique? Isn't that dangerous?
[Sparkle]: Keeping Otto away from Kallen? Heh—might as well kill him.
[Hu Tao]: Saving the world together—that was Otto and Kallen's promise.
[Keqing]: As expected… once people gain immense power, most lose their original resolve.
[Silver Wolf]: Schicksal's bishop? That's… Otto's father, right?
[Jing Yuan]: Using a religious order to seize political power, huh.
[Honkai · Himeko]: The Eastern Campaign? If I remember correctly, Schicksal ultimately failed.
[Durandal]: Armed with Honkai-powered weapons, Schicksal's forces did conquer many nations with ease at first… until—
[March 7th]: An unjust war of aggression is doomed to fail!
[Tesla]: That's not really about justice. It's more that they ran into a real monster.
[Honkai · Himeko]: An immortal who crushed Schicksal's army single-handedly!
[Xianyun]: Hm? An immortal? Who?
[Fu Hua]: …
As Otto and Kallen set out on the Eastern Campaign,
Kallen shared many of her inner thoughts with him, questioning the righteousness of the war.
"But… Otto, this might sound inappropriate coming from someone about to go to war—
yet I feel that war is never an effective way to save the world."
"You know how the Honkai threat keeps resurfacing. Thanks to Schicksal's deep involvement in governance across nations, disasters like the Black Death could be contained in time."
"But… by intervening so deeply in matters we shouldn't have touched, Schicksal itself has begun to change."
"Your father used to care deeply about the people's suffering. He personally checked whether disaster relief supplies reached their destinations each year."
"But now? Court secrets from across Europe pile up on his desk. The time he spends meeting spies has replaced the time you and he once shared."
"This isn't right. It's not normal. Don't you think?"
Because it involved Otto's father,
Kallen hesitated—but ultimately voiced her doubts.
Only a few sentences,
yet they struck straight at the heart.
Schicksal's transformation,
its original mission of protection eroded by power—
all of this had been plainly visible to Kallen.
"My only wish is to support you as much as I can. I haven't really thought deeply about those things."
"Otto… I truly don't have confidence that this campaign will end in victory."
Kallen sighed softly.
"War is a duel wagered with lives. Bringing everyone home safely—that's my greatest wish right now."
"You'll be able to do it, Kallen. I believe in you."
Until the very end, before the war began,
neither gave the other a satisfying answer.
Kallen questioned the righteousness of the war.
Otto thought only of supporting Kallen, paying no heed to anything else.
Both hesitated.
Kallen sought deeper spiritual reassurance from Otto,
yet Otto didn't know how to respond—
he could only dodge the question.
Because he knew Kallen was right.
And for Kallen, that truth itself was dangerous.
At first, the Eastern Campaign went smoothly.
Ordinary human armies posed no threat to Schicksal at all.
But on the road of conquest,
Schicksal encountered an unprecedented challenge.
The Ming Empire, entrenched across the land of Shenzhou.
[1475. Schicksal and Shenzhou clashed in a decisive battle on the Kipchak Plain.]
[At the outset, the two sides were evenly matched.]
[To break the stalemate, Schicksal ordered its soldiers to use Honkai-powered weapons secretly developed by the organization.]
[Bearing the risk of Honkai corrosion, the knights wielding Honkai's power became unstoppable, and victory began to tilt toward Schicksal.]
[But no one realized that, inadvertently, Schicksal had already violated a taboo.]
[—The tide of battle was reversed by her arrival.]
Before the astonished eyes of everyone in the chat,
on the vast battlefield of the Kipchak Plain—
several seemingly insignificant
crimson feathers drifted slowly down.
At that moment,
everyone understood who "she" referred to.
[No one knows her true identity—only that the empire's soldiers reverently call her an Immortal.]
[Legend says that across endless ages, she alone guarded the land of Shenzhou against the Honkai.]
[Before her, even the power of the Honkai was insignificant.]
[To stop her, a panicked Schicksal deployed its final measure—]
[Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie: Kallen Kaslana.]
[Though she harbored doubts about the righteousness of the war, as captain of the Valkyrie Corps, Kallen ultimately chose to fight for Schicksal.]
[Schicksal's strongest warrior, wielding the only weapon she could use—]
[the Divine Key: Oath of Judah. This was Schicksal's final trump card.]
On the battlefield,
the Red Kite Immortal—Fu Hua—stood silently.
Yet the vast Schicksal army dared not advance a single step.
The sheer pressure was so overwhelming
that it stole the breath from everyone present.
And at that very moment,
Kallen appeared on the battlefield,
bearing the Oath of Judah upon her back—
standing opposite Fu Hua.
Elsewhere,
upon hearing this news,
Otto rushed toward the battlefield like a madman.
A being capable of crushing Schicksal's army single-handedly—
Otto knew all too well
what kind of terrifying power that represented.
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