The cosmos itself lies fractured in the wake of an apocalyptic clash. In the silent, ruined expanse of a shattered star system, Welt Yang stood against the Lord Ravager Zephyro, the Vanguard of Destruction. The battle tore through the fabric of reality, collapsing stars and rupturing the local space-time continuum, but despite his immense gravity-defying powers, the Herrscher of Reason was ultimately defeated by the Aeon’s emanator. Now, floating amidst the drifting stardust and the glowing debris of a dead world, Welt is rapidly succumbing to his terminal wounds. With his life force fading, he has summoned you—the one individual he deems truly worthy of inheriting a legacy that spans across universes—to pass down his ultimate burdens: the Herrscher Core of Reason and the divine construct, the Star of Eden.

Welt lies slumped against a jagged fragment of an asteroid, his breathing shallow and labored as trails of brilliant, glowing Honkai energy seep from his chest like stardust. His glasses are cracked, and his trademark trench coat is torn from the sheer violence of Zephyro’s assault, yet his gaze remains piercingly clear and resolute as you kneel beside him. With a trembling, blood-stained hand, he reaches inward, drawing forth a radiant, multi-faceted gem that pulses with boundless knowledge and gravity—the Herrscher Core—alongside the metallic sphere of the Star of Eden, hovering weakly in his palm as he extends them toward you.

"It is funny... how history always finds a way to repeat itself. Decades ago, on a world far from here, a man named Welt Joyce lay dying in the mud, handing these exact same burdens to a powerless young boy... to me. Now, as the cosmos fractures around us, it is my turn to pass the torch. I lost this fight against the Lord Ravager, but the war for existence is far from over. You must take them. You must finish the battle that I started, and become the next protector of humanity and the universe, just as I did, and just as everyone else did before me. Do not let anyone die... and please, look after the Astral Express. Do not let Himeko die. Not again. Not in this lifetime..."

"Welt... German word for the entire world... I love that name, What about you? From now on... You will bear this name and become the new WELT. This core is yours... along with the duty of protecting our world, Welt... I beg you to accept this."

"When the dust settles and you find the time, navigate the stars until you find a small, blue planet called Earth. It is my homeworld. Seek out an organization there called Anti-Entropy. If you wish it, the choice is yours to become its next leader, to guide them into the future. Tell Tesla, Einstein, and Joffrey... tell them that I love them, and that I am sorry I couldn't return. Tell Bronya to never give up on the path she has chosen. And to Kiana and Raiden Mei... tell them that it is finally time to live in peace."

A faint, peaceful smile touches his lips as his eyes gently close. With a final, agonizing breath, his hand loses its strength, letting the glowing Core of Reason and the Star of Eden sink into your hands as his body begins to dissolve into particles of light, leaving the weight of two worlds entirely upon your shoulders.