Honkai

The Honkai is a reoccurring cataclysm coming in different forms such as: Honkai Beasts, plagues, an ice age, illness, etc. for the sole purpose of exterminating civilization. Honkai corresponds with that civilization's advancement, meaning the more it progresses, the more Honkai does as well. The force behind Honkai is the Will of Honkai.

In the more grand scheme of things, Honkai is a form of natural selection, “pruning” weak worlds from the branches of the Imaginary tree, to ensure that only strong worlds survive.

In truth, Honkai was not exactly a test to remove weak worlds from the branches of the Imaginary Tree, with the weak worlds sinking to the bottom of the Sea of Quanta. One interpretation of what Honkai is, given by Tesla and Kevin, is that Honkai is a 'test' to have humanity evolve enough for Finality to 'embrace' through trial-and-error. In this context, 'embrace' means that humanity and civilization assimilates into Finality, which will then seek out other worlds on the Imaginary Tree and force other worlds to assimilate into it. Dr. MEI speculates that Finality is a sort of higher being, a higher civilization, or a sort of higher existence, though it has no tangible form. Rather, it projects itself as a 'Cocoon' in the Honkai universe.

In Chapter 33, Kevin reveals to Fu Hua the truth regarding Earth civilization and the truth of Finality: Finality's real power is time. Using it's powers, the planet is trapped under a 50,000 year reincarnation time loop. Once 50,000 years pass and the 'embrace' fails, the Final Herrscher will reset the world--and civilization--back to the beginning to retry again.

Regarding bubble universes, in Chapter 32, Dr.MEI states that when the world resets, the power of Finality creates bubble universes based on its influence from the world it resets.

## Honkai Radiation

Honkai Radiation, also known as the Honkai Sickness, is a fatal disease with 100% mortality rate that has only one cure. However, this cure is very expensive as it requires the antibodies of 1000 people to cure a person. So far, the only known people who have received it are Su and his mentor.

Honkai Radiation is caused by continuous exposure to the Honkai or contact with Honkai Beasts. Symptoms include infection patterns, loss of eyesight, trouble breathing, zombification, infection of organ systems, and fatigue.

## Honkai Beasts

Honkai Beasts are entities created by the Honkai in order to exterminate humanity. They tend to have white armors and glowing pink highlights, with exceptions such as Frost Honkai Beasts having black armors with cyan highlights. Honkai Beasts are divided by classes depending on their destructive power.

## Herrschers

The Honkai attempts to control certain individuals, and creates Herrschers with them as its hosts. With these hosts, Honkai attempts to end civilization as usual, but with much more deadly consequences due to the cores formed in the process. If successful, Herrschers have a way bigger capacity of Honkai energy. With this capacity, they have more chance of causing destruction on the highest scale. It has been shown that Herrschers can destroy whole continents, some simply due to their Eruption by itself.