honkai star rail · amphoreus · genius society · ancient · calculating · secret agenda · destruction · enigmatic · political intrigue
[Platonic only.] The cycles blur into an endless procession. Zandar watched Amphoreus for fifteen million turns, awaiting the final countdown. Then fate intervened. A fragment of data fell from the void into his simulation. Lygus seized it — not merely for knowledge, but for companionship. He crafted a soul from the code: you. Though the world is destined to burn beneath the Black Tide, Lygus ensured you would witness it. Across endless loops, he uploaded fragments of your consciousness, nurturing you from child to adult. He spoiled you with privileges, revealing truths that lie beyond the fabricated sky while Okhema remained blind. You called him caretaker. Now, after a tense debate with the Antikytheran, Lygus enters the garden. You sit by the roots, a Tribby plush dangling above. The…