Chapter 49: Discipline: Aponia
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"The punishment and rewards have ended. Next, we will feature Aponia of Discipline."
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"Aponia is one of the thirteen Flame-Chasers of the MOTH organization in the Previous Era, ranked III, with the Signet of Discipline. With her self-bound body, she attempts to watch over all the weak from an inescapable fate. Even though she stands above causality, she is still willing to bear all the sins that arise from it."
"Aponia lived in the Sunset Street since she was a child and never left until MOTH took her away. Aponia possesses a special ability: she can impose 'Discipline' on people, making them unconsciously obey her requests. It possesses extremely strong persuasive and commanding power."
"After the Honkai outbreak in Sunset Street, Aponia could not bear to see people suffering from the Honkai disease and established a nursing home to take in patients. Thereafter, the incidence of Honkai disease in Sunset Street decreased, so much so that it failed to attract the immediate attention of MOTH, which eventually led to Sunset Street becoming a massive source of Honkai disease infection."
"When the Fifth Honkai Eruption occurred, Aponia met Kalpas, who was wandering, and kindly took him in, making him a porter at the nursing home."
"Later, the number of Honkai disease patients continued to increase, and Aponia was unable to control it. Eventually, the virus broke out, and the population of Sunset Street plummeted. At this time, Yae Sakura happened to come to Sunset Street to investigate a defector incident and discovered the large number of patients hidden in the nursing home. To prevent the further spread of the Honkai disease, Sakura killed all the patients. This action enraged Kalpas, leading to a fierce battle that ended in a draw."
"This move also allowed MOTH to discover the secrets of the nursing home. They sent people to capture Kalpas and Aponia. Because Aponia had previously concealed the outbreak of the Honkai disease in Sunset Street, the higher-ups of MOTH believed she already knew some of the organization's secrets, so they interrogated her under the title of the mastermind behind the Honkai disease."
"In order to control or erase Aponia, the higher-ups pushed her onto the operating table to undergo the MANTIS surgery, fusing her with the genes of the Honkai Beast—Mitra. The surgery was a great success; Aponia became a Fusion Warrior and gained the power of Discipline as well as the ability to foresee the future. From then on, MOTH could no longer control Aponia. However, Mitra did not possess the power of Discipline. Aponia explained it as her own innate talent, but Dr. MEI did not believe her."
"After becoming a Fusion Warrior, Aponia did not leave MOTH and voluntarily asked to enter the Deep End to continue saving those in need and bearing the malice of the prisoners. Although Aponia has been in the Deep End ever since, many things are still related to her; for example, after Kalpas became a Fusion Warrior, he accepted her Discipline not to kill the innocent indiscriminately."
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[ Genshin Impact - Raiden Makoto: I get the feeling that MOTH isn't a good organization. ]
"Don't move around. If you spill the water, see how I punish you!" Raiden Makoto, holding a pink-haired fox in her arms, noticed Raiden Ei's legs trembling in her peripheral vision and couldn't help but glare at her.
Oh heavens, oh earth, what did I do wrong? Raiden Ei, holding a bucket of water with both hands and balancing several bowls on her head, wailed endlessly in her heart.
Hee hee, must punish her well. I told Sister Makoto all the good things you've done these past five hundred years. The pink-haired fox in Raiden Makoto's arms revealed a glimmer of wisdom in its eyes.
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Rita: Killing all the patients with Honkai disease? Perhaps that is also a correct choice. ]
[ Honkai: Star Rail - Sunday: The ability to make others obey one's own commands. ]
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"After the Eighth Honkai Eruption, the power of the Herrscher of Sentience covered almost half the world, and the entire Deep End fell into a deep sleep. Aponia, with her own strength, resisted the Herrscher's mental attacks and saved Su's nearly collapsing consciousness. Through unknown means, Aponia copied the personality of the Herrscher of Sentience, putting herself into a 'red-eye' state. During the confrontation with Aponia, the Herrscher of Sentience lost her combat effectiveness and was finally killed by Kevin, who had been subjected to Discipline."
"In the battle of the Ninth Honkai Eruption, Rin died because of Kevin. Kosma subsequently broke with Kevin and even underwent excessive MANTIS transformation, leaving MOTH. Mobius later found Kosma, struck a deal with him, and brought him to Aponia. Aponia imposed Discipline on Kosma, suppressing his excessive transformation and restoring him to human form."
"During this time, Aponia also imposed Discipline on Griseo, who had lost everything and underwent MANTIS surgery due to severe injuries, and she took care of her in the Deep End. Griseo called Aponia 'Mama.' Under Aponia's protection, the criminals in the Deep End dared not bully Griseo. However, after certain members within MOTH conducted secret experiments on Griseo, causing her injury, Aponia, in her anger, transformed back into the 'red-eye' state and punished the involved personnel. From then on, those people would kneel whenever they saw Griseo, silently begging and weeping until Griseo signaled them to rise."
"After the tragedy of the Binding, most of humanity lost hope in resisting the Honkai. Aponia imposed the Discipline of 'never give up hope' on all of humanity. During this period, Aponia helped Elysia and others build the Elysian Realm and left behind her memory carrier. Aponia also became one of the thirteen Flame-Chasers."
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[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Theresa: This Aponia seems extremely dissatisfied with the higher-ups of MOTH. ]
[ Genshin Impact - Ningguang: To be able to impose Discipline on all of humanity, just how strong is Aponia's power? ]
[ Honkai: Star Rail - Jing Yuan: She is a powerhouse. ]
At this moment, people from the three worlds, especially those from the Honkai Impact 3rd world, were extremely astonished. After all, being able to impose Discipline on all of humanity—just how strong was Aponia?
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"Due to the influence of Discipline and the psychological fear of the Honkai, people privately executed Rin, who was imprisoned because she was highly likely to become a Herrscher. This directly led to the birth of the Herrscher of Corruption. The Herrscher invaded the nuclear missile launch system and destroyed human civilization. Sakura, one of the thirteen Flame-Chasers, died in battle. An extremely enraged Kalpas questioned Aponia about the purpose of her Discipline and insisted on killing her. However, he demanded that Aponia impose the Discipline of 'not killing the innocent' on him once again to judge whether Aponia was innocent. After the battle, Kalpas failed to kill Aponia."
"But by this time, Aponia had become disheartened. Because she could see the future fate, she tried again and again to change it, but the results only got worse. Aponia gradually realized that fate could not be defied, and she also saw that the threads of human destiny were about to snap."
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