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Chapter 516

[] And everyone lived happily ever after. []

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Play Now and Get Up to 10 Special Passes! Imbibitor Lunae and Fuxuan are finally here in the Space Fantasy RPG Honkai: Star Rail. Step aboard the Astral Express and embark on a thrilling interstellar journey!

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The Dragon Returns Home

Loosely based on a poem by Qin Guan (Song dynasty), Immortals at the Magpie Bridge.

For JingHeng server Qixi event.

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🦁🍁 + 「 破绽百出 」

Jing Yuan and Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae sharing the phrase during their weakness break and enhanced basic attack 2 respectively.

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Jing Yuan + 🍁 (asked by @cendamyr)

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Jing yuan discovers Dan Heng’s hobby 😳 (the sequel)

(Part 1)

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at the end of this starbound path (i will be waiting for you) (4/4)

Fandom: Honkai: Star Rail Pairing: Genfic, strong Jing Yuan/Dan Heng Summary: "Cease your tears, Dan Heng. For as long as I am in your care, I won't let this affliction get the best of me." "You can't promise that," Dan Heng said. He buried his face in Jing Yuan's shoulder, breathing in his scent, committing it to memory. "You don't know that." "But I do," Jing Yuan said. "Didn't you hear? They call me the Divine Foresight at Xianzhou. So, allow me to give this piece of foresight to you: when I do leave this mortal world, it will not happen on this train, when I am still under your care. That, I can promise you." - Freeing Dan Heng from the shadow of Dan Feng turns out to be far more complicated than just signing a pardon. Or: Jing Yuan takes a long-earned vacation amongst the stars, Dan Heng has an identity crisis, and Yanqing finally gets to wrangle criminals within his own paygrade. Link to Ao3

It all began with a simple piece of news.

The circumstances of its arrival were hardly notable. The Astral Express had been bustling with activity, its crew preparing for departure for the next world. Pom-Pom was rushing about, doing whatever conductors do on trains as mysterious as this one. Himeko was sitting on a table, poring over train schedules and supply lists, and Welt was quietly discussing routes and planetary conditions with her.

On the table, the radio crackled away, ignored.

March and Stelle were clustered by the window, taking a last look at the grand Xianzhou ship. The two had greatly enjoyed their time on the Luofu, and they were now chatting excitedly, trading pictures as they discussed the incredible events they had been involved in. Dan Heng did not partake in their conversation. His mind was too full of memories, particularly of the last time he’d left Xianzhou Luofu in a small starskiff, too many years ago to count.

Back then, he had left without taking a single glance back.

Breaking news from the Xianzhou Alliance, the radio announced, as if discontent with the utter distraction of its audience. Jing Yuan, the Arbiter-General of the Xianzhou Luofu, has been assassinated. Reports speak of unrest amongst the Vidyadhara—

"What???" March screeched. "But we just saw him a couple hours ago!"

"Why?" Stelle's eyes flicked to Dan Heng's. "He returned a hero. He risked his life to save the Luofu."

"Jing Yuan is the leader of an entire Xianzhou ship," Dan Heng said, suddenly feeling very tired. "A position like that comes with enemies. And... he’d been more injured than anyone could see."

Thanks to me, were the words he thought of but could not utter. The spear throw had been a precision strike; it had left no physical marks, but it had overloaded Jing Yuan's spiritual pathways badly enough to damage Phantylia in turn. Dan Heng had counted on the other Vidyadhara to restore him to full health, but...

...the Luofu Vidyadhara denied all involvement, the radio announced, almost mockingly. However, with the rise of the Dragon Palace as well as rumors of Imbibitor Lunae's exile—

Click.

Welt's finger remained firmly pressed upon the radio's power button, but his eyes were fixed on Dan Heng. "Do you wish to delay our departure?" he said. "General Jing Yuan had been... an ally. But with the assassination, we may end up being involved in Luofu's internal conflict again."

"If that happens, we might not get the opportunity to leave for quite some time," Himeko sighed. "Well, it's your home, Dan Heng. What do you think?"

"I..."

In his heart of hearts, he would like to stay. The Luofu had been home, and even though the Astral Express had taken up the role in all senses of the word, there was something within him that still longed to come back, like waves returning to shore. Inevitable. Inexorable. Everlasting.

And despite Jing Yuan's unwelcome arm-twisting at the Dragonvista Rain Hall, Dan Heng was aware that the man had always treated him as kindly as he could. Despite his displeasure at being made to bear another's sin, something in him understood—even sympathized—with Jing Yuan's concessions in the face of duty. What a glorious thing it must seem, to hold such power in your hand. What a heavy burden, to always weigh the lives of your people in your palm.

There are things that I wish I did not have to do, and yet, I must.

"I would like to pay my respects," Dan Heng said, quietly. "If at all possible."

"Then let's stay for a bit," March said. "We didn't do anything, after all. Nothing too bad should happen... right?"

"This feels like tempting fate," Stelle said. "But alright. Let's stay."

"Unnecessary," came a haughty female voice, "Take him with you. We'll see how much you feel like respecting him after you get involved in yet another one of his schemes."

Dan Heng turned. By the door was Fu Xuan herself, looking rather rumpled as she strode into the carriage. Her heels clicked against the floor in a tense staccato, and her lips were curled in displeasure. Behind her, she was dragging along a figure in a hooded brown cloak.

His face was covered in shadows, but Dan Heng would recognize those golden eyes anywhere.

"Lady Fu," Jing Yuan sighed. With one hand, he swept the hood off his head. "Must you?"

"I would apologize, General, but I have found you half-dead twice in this past week. While it is my opinion that you should retire as soon as possible, I would prefer that you do so through a less permanent method than death."

Relief crashed upon him in an unrelenting wave, and before he knew it, Dan Heng was rushing to their side. "Why is he not with a healer?"

"Because an unknown faction has recently infiltrated the Seat of Divine Foresight," Fu Xuan said. Her eyes met his, blazing gold. "The Vidyadhara—"

"—are occupied with their internal matters," Jing Yuan said. His lips curved into that familiar smile. "I'm afraid I will have to heal the old-fashioned way."

Together with Fu Xuan, Dan Heng guided Jing Yuan to the nearest seat. His heart sank as he noticed the wound on Jing Yuan's side, still bleeding sluggishly. Noticing the direction of his gaze, Jing Yuan gave him a small, reassuring smile. With a careless flick, the wound vanished under the cloak once more.

"I've put him on mandatory leave until he fully recovers," Fu Xuan said sourly. "So if the Astral Express could take him in, we would be in your debt."

"You could do that?" March wondered. "I thought he's your boss."

"He can't be anyone's boss when the entire Xianzhou thinks he's dead," Fu Xuan said. "And it's imperative that things remain that way. Considering that you have successfully sheltered Master Dan Heng until his return to the Luofu, I'm sure you won't have any trouble ensuring he rests undisturbed."

"I've always wanted to become a galaxy ranger," Jing Yuan mused. "I guess joining the Astral Express means that I got to fulfill my childhood dreams, at the end."

Fu Xuan's lips thinned. Her next words were quiet, almost forlorn. "Enjoy your vacation, General."

Jing Yuan smiled gently. It didn't seem to reassure Fu Xuan in the slightest. "I will. More importantly, Lady Fu, my last edict..."

"I will see it done," she promised. Her eyes flickered over the Astral Crew's. "Thank you for your service, Pathstriders of Akivili. Until we see each other again."

Without waiting for a response, she turned around and strode out of the carriage.

"We haven't said yes, you know!" Stelle called out after her. In the distance, they could hear the train door slamming shut.

Under their feet, the Astral Express slowly whirred to life.

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#jingheng #jing yuan #dan heng #honkai star rail #mine #my fics #JinghengQixi2023

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Really loving how ever region now got some kind of cute creature that could help u with something, inazuma a dog (that one time), sumeru the aranara and now fountain otters, when we go back to mond i want to get an eagle thanks  

#babie birb xiao!!!!

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↘ East of the Sun, West of the Moon

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Very brave of me to make a set of illustrations that's 90% hands

Anyway. This is about my personal theories/headcanons about the vision requirements

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Catching up with old friends

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And with that, Ari's top 5 songs of 2022 is over. Six months late. But it's over.

Yes, it's all Honkai Impact 3rd. No, I'm not kidding. My Spotify Wrapped came out a few weeks (?) after I decided on the songs and it looks like this:

Saturn doesn't count since it's made the top 5 list for literal years. Yes, I'm a predictable woman. My life is full of unpredictable things, so I'd like my relax time to be predictable, thank you.

Anyway, @sandreeen, thank you for tagging me! <3

#ari's rambles #ari's top 5 songs #honkai impact 3rd #i'm managing two different jobs atm so #all i have for fandom is scraps of free time so expect my presence to be sporadic at best #sigh #but as always i hope you're all doing well out there my dear friends acquaintances and followers #i hope you're all chasing your dreams as i am doing right now

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Regression | 1/5 "This is the most selfish thing one can do."

#this thing is late by six months #WHATEVER. #honkai impact 3rd #regression #thus spoke apocalypse #otto apocalypse #kallen kaslana #ottokallen #i guess #mine #my gifs #ari's top 5 songs #hi3rd spoilers #that little plane really fucks me up #nobody ever saw value in it #but it was flown again with Kallen's encouragement #it spent most of its flight alone #and finally landed at the sunset of his life #where adult Otto looked at it and did not allow it to take flight again #she protected and encouraged that brilliance #and he decided it would only be used in service of her dreams #because without her it *would* have died long before it could flourish #what a waste though #what a complete and utter waste #you could've been anything and instead you threw everything away for someone who was already at peace with her own destiny

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Sometimes, I flip through some old drafts that made me want to reach out through time, shake myself, and shout, "WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU GOING WITH THIS AND WHY DID YOU NOT FINISH IT"

#ari's rambles #dcmk #in honor of m26 i'm back on my detcon streak #but i'm starved for gen content as usual #if this goes on you will see me on ao3 #writing #dead fandom you say? don't care. need food.

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hey ao3 can you like give the extra $38k you made from this month’s funds drive to charity