My final review for the entire Amphoreus arc:
10/10.
Through Cyrene, she sacrificed everything to be the writer of our story as she concludes the final chapter, making it the perfect ending.
A story of romance out of the love for her people, making the ultimate sacrifice to prevent irontomb’s reascension. It’s the textbook definition that no matter what happens, what circumstances, what is at stake, your actions for those you love will never need a reason nor justification.
A story of sacrifice when everything she dreamed of and wanted was to be with her friends and even take the path of trailblaze with the astral express, which is also etched in every single CH as “Losses are a constant on the flame chase journey.” While the memories and code of CH might sprout in “New Amphoreus”, she will never be in the same plane with us ever again as she ascends to Aeonhood and takes on the infinite recurrence.
A story of existence because what matters is not whether Chrysos Heirs and this tale was real, fake, sad, happy, it’s that this story will exist through the millions of players who have played Amphoreus in real life, and we the players breathe life into this arc with our own creations. This is why while Cyrene is “gone”, she will never be forgotten as she stays alongside our journey as seen from her shadows in RMC’s splash art.
But alas, everything in Amphoreus has and always will be a story, a story written by the author, yet the author can never be with their creation. Amphoreus has been written long ago, with the ending preordained before the final chapter. While it will only exist as a story to be remembered, it is the people of tomorrow that will breathe life to its memories by experiencing it. When the 4th wall breaks as HSR players are now the readers, that is...
When tomorrow becomes yesterday.
This is one of the greatest pieces of story I have ever consumed in my life and I wish everyone can get this absolute cathartic experience.
(yes this made me get X blue again, and yes I lowkey teared up while writing this at the gym.)