Ever since the Trailblazer and Dan Heng crash-landed on Amphoreus, the Honkai Star Rail story has blown me away, and the version 3.4 Trailblaze Mission, ‘For the Sun is Set to Die’, brings everything to a head. This isolated world with no concept of Paths or Aeons is so different from every other location we’ve visited so far, and with a countdown to the end of the world, the stakes are higher than ever.
I got the chance to hop into the new Honkai Star Rail update a little early to experience the most recent story quest and try out Phainon’s combat abilities. Naturally, it’s pretty difficult to discuss this lore-heavy update without major spoilers, so here is your official warning. Turn back now, dear reader, unless you don’t mind finding out the true secrets of Amphoreus before diving in yourself.
Pretty much as soon as you start the new story quest, Screwllum appears to explain that Amphoreus is an entire world made from memoria, and it’s all an experiment to birth a new Lord Ravager of the Destruction to kill Nous, the Aeon of Erudition. The Astral Express should never have been able to land there, but somehow, we fell through the cracks. Screwllum asks the Trailblazer to remain on Amphoreus, against Phainon’s wishes, and we become an integral part of his story.
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