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A Lost Equation

Summary:

Phainon's final battle ended in bitter defeat: crushed by a power he could not overcome. He had failed, once again. And even his sacrifice was in vain. All those deaths... for nothing. He was not a deliverer, but a mere instrument of Destruction.

Contrary to what he expected, he did not disappear from the cycles or end his nightmare, but ended up in a strange world, so different from where he came from. He must discover where he is, why he is still alive, and whether he intends to remain so.

Notes:

Hello to those interested in this fanfiction.

Honestly, I don't expect many readers, as this is a work that combines two fandoms that have very little in common. I know there are many fanfictions involving other fandoms with the DCU (e.g., Marvel), but HSR? Not at all. But I wanted to write a fanfiction about two universes that I love, and about one of my favorite games, so here I am :)

I still hope that some people are as eager as I am to read a mix of these two universes. After all, when there are no fanfictions that meet our expectations, we just have to write them ourselves!

Enjoy reading, even if this chapter is not... common, let's say. It's an opening ;)

Chapter 1: Prologue

Chapter Text

>>> INITIATE module: AMPHOREUS.EXPERIMENT

 

[BOOT SEQUENCE] : AMPHOREUS_CORE_v7.66

 

> MODULE: δ-me13 - Resonance Protocol

 

{LOAD_MEMORY_CORE...}

 

███ Retrieving cycle #33,550,334 ……….. 87%

 

███ Retrieving cycle #33,550,335 ……….. 92%

 

███ Retrieving cycle #33,550,336 ……….. [CORRUPTED]

 

> SUBJECT: ██████████

 

ID: NeiKos496… PHAINON//Khaslana?=Flame_Reaver

 

Integrity_Check …… 81%

 

SCEPTER_LINK: δ-me13 [stability] = 84%

 

COREFLAME_COUNT: ███████ >> 402,604,032

 

LOOP_CYCLE: exceeded safe parameters ███

 

ANOMALY: Identity swap [FAILED TO RESOLVE]

 

--- END BLOCK —

 

[TRACE_BACK]

 

Attempt: track subject via sceptre resonance

 

>>> RESULT: 31% signal integrity

 

>>> RESULT: 12% signal integrity

 

>>> RESULT: 0% -- CONNECTION LOST

 

ERROR_LOG: δ-me13 has no wielder ████

 

ERROR_LOG: Flame signature = NULL

 

>>> CRITICAL ERROR: NO USER DETECTED

 

>>> SUBJECT: NeiKos496 → 0.0% [MISSING]

 

--- BUG RECORD —

 

[recurrence_4,000,001] :: merge

 

[recurrence_33,550,334] :: erasing

 

[recurrence_???,???,???] :: DATA BLOCK UNREADABLE ██████

 

>> ERROR: cannot assign wielder

 

>> ERROR: sceptre autonomous ignition detected

 

[δ-me13 Stability]: ██ %

 

[Flame Overload]: █████████

 

[Timeline Integrity]: ↓

 

>> ALERT: anomaly spreading beyond containment

 

--- MEMORY TRACE —

 

Searching……….

 

Searching……….

 

Searching……….

 

>> RESULT: [ 00.0% integrity ]

 

>> All references to "NeiKos496" have been overwritten

 

>> Remaining traces: ▪ ▪ ▪ 

 

[progress update]: ERROR

 

[cycle continuity]: █████████

 

[sceptre_bearer.log]: NONE

 

>> DIAGNOSTIC: one node removed from eternal loop

 

>> LOOP STRUCTURE: collapsing ███████████████

 

SYSTEM_FAIL

 

◻◻◻

 

SYSTEM_FAIL

 

◻◻◻

 

SYSTEM_FAIL

 

◻◻◻

 

[COMMAND SET //]

 

Irontomb_Progress_Index (IPI): 88 %

 

LINK_STABILITY ............ optimal 

 

[AUTONOMY_OVERRIDE] δ-me13: ON

 

cmd_01: ignite.core                         → OK

cmd_02: purge.intrusion           → RUN

cmd_03: isolate.ExO(channel: bearer.lost)   → OK

cmd_04: lockdown.seal(black)                → RUN

cmd_05: IRONTOMB.progress              → ARMED

 

δ-me13_Core_Heat ........... ██████████ 92%

 

Irontomb_Growth_Rate ........ 0.83%/s → 0.41%/s → 0.12%/s → 0.00%/█

 

Containment_Field ........... 44% → 58% → 77% → 84%

 

[ERROR]

 

жжжжжжжжжжжж ж ж  δ-me13  жжжжжжжжжжжж

 

albet_18A: checksum mismatch

 

█████

 

0000: 7F 49 52 4F 4E 54 4F 4D 42  00 00 00 00 00 48 41 4C

0010: 54 5F 50 52 4F 47 52 45 53  53 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

0020: DE AD BE EF FA CE FE ED 13  δ  6D 65 31 33  00 00 00

 

IPI ██████████████████████████▒▒▒▒ 88%    (initial progression)

IPI ██████████████████████████◻◻◻  

IPI [HALTED] █ %   ←

 

black_seal.mk1  ........ 34% (unstable)

black_seal.mk2  ........ 67%

black_seal.mk3  ........ 99%

black_seal.final ........ 100%  [OK]

result_flag: IRONTOMB_PATHWAY = SEALED

 

[DIAGNOSTIC // SUCCESS CRITERIA]

 

Criterion_A: Growth_Rate ≤ 0.00%  → PASS

Criterion_B: Pathway_Seal ≥ 99%   → PASS

Criterion_C: Subject_Safety       → UNKNOWN

Criterion_D: Sceptre_Autonomy     → █████

 

[MESSAGE OVERLAY]

 

“IRONTOMB PROGRESS: HALTED”

 

“IRONTOMB PROGRESS: HALTED”

 

REALITY INTEGRITY: compromised [27% and falling]

 

>>> END OF FILE

>>> END OF FILE

>>> END OF ████████

...

…..

[LOG RESUMES]

 

"he is not gone, only displaced"

 

[STATIC ██████████████████]

 

>>> END LOG