r/WutheringWaves

Said segue is as good as 3.1. No, I'm not talking about Luuk's segue. It's as good as 3.1's main story quest.

The 2.5 hour runtime? That isn't the amount of time it'll take you to breeze through it. It's how long you'd have to endure the feeling of getting struck over and over with emotional damage. A full-length main story quest's journey of pain "delightfully" compressed into a 2.5 hour segue.

You don't even get any time to ease yourself into it once it begins. I was already crying within the first 5 minutes.

I didn't think they'd be able to match the emotional peak of 3.1's main story quest so soon. It's an incredibly tough act to follow so I thought it'll take a long time. Even the reunion with Aemeath didn't hit as hard as losing her. The feeling of loss is just inherently more impactful.

So what did they do here to hit the highs of 3.1? You've already figured it out.

As I lay in bed last night after listening to Denia's EP, a chilling thought occurred to me.

Denia's boss achievement for defeating her the first time is "dasvidaniya". I thought it was just meant to be a humorous name so I didn't think much of it.

Then came her resonator combat showcase wherein she said this:

"Surprised to see me? Relax, I told you we'd meet again."

Then everything finally made sense with Denia's EP.

The EP isn't a cry for help nor a mere narration of the life Denia lived.

"Bid the light one last embrace."

"God it feels good to pretend."

"Don't look down. Don't look down."

"Until we meet again."

It's her trying to maintain her composure as she bids farewell to everyone she had decided to save after they helped her find meaning in her existence.