Ena is an Aeon of Order from Honkai: Star Rail universe. Which is a part of bigger Honkaiverse, franshine created by Mihoyo. They are secret antagonist of Penacony story arc of path 2.0 to 2.2.
They believe in Order is the most important thing in universe and will go on extreme attempt to accomplish their goal. They suppressed multiple calamities before their absorption by Xipe. Even after their absorption, their influence is still effect the Path of Harmony by a totalitarian aspect of order. They want to return to life to enforce eternal order where everything will be under their control with the help of a secret worshiper hidden in the Family of the Harmony, Sunday.
History[]
Ena is one of the oldest aeon in existence. According to Herta, they are control freak. There were many civilizations that follow path of Order which help them develop at extremely fast rate. However, the excess order make them stagnates when reach their peak and eventually collapse entirely. Despite that, during their existence, the universe is more safer place. They were worship by faction call Beyond the Sky Choir, dedicate their songs to worship the order.
The Swarm Disaster[]
“ | Who is the dreammaker that pulls and influences the will of transmutation? I shall keep the Order under complete control and eliminate the troublemakers. | „ |
~ Ena explain their plan. |
“ | You have finally accepted my invitation, Qlipoth. The troublemakers go against the rules. Their actions are unpardonable. | „ |
~ Ena to Qlipoth in swarm disaster. Meeting to dicuss how to end the calamity. |
The rise of Tayzzyronth created a swarm disaster that consume everything on their path for the sake of Propagation. Lead them to war with Oroboros of the Voracity. To stop the disaster, Ena the order decide to Ena want to find "dreammaker that pulls and influences the will of transmutation", Qlipoth of the Perservation. The deal is Ena will help Qlipoth destroy Oroboros while Qlipoth must find a way to defeat Tayzzyronth by themselves.
However at some point, new Aeon, Xipe the Harmony ascend. Due to their similar path with Ena, Xipe assimilate them. After that Xipe along with other Aeon such as Akivili, Aha, and HooH, help Qlipoth defeat Tayzzyronth, with part of their body seal in their ember to prevent them form revive. What happned to Oroboros is currently unknown.
From datas reveal by simulate universe. The death of Ena seem to be complicate plan make by 3 Aeons. HooH, the equilibrium, because their influence of order grown too much that it disrupt the natural balance of the universe. Aha, who want Ena gone so they can have more entertainments, they assist Xipe of absorbing Ena. And Terminus, who start the Swarm disaster by whisper to a one person to find his lost self by conquer multiple planet which lead to genocide of Tayzzyronth race and make them ascend to Aeonhood to save their race. The conqueror was later find his lost self from memory bubble to be self-annihilator and erase themself from existence. All for their grand plan of reaching "Finality".
“ | Oh, the mother of all stars! As long as what you want to do is fun enough, even if it's a baton game! Changes happen rapidly. We were still negotiating last time, but this time, Ena already became you. It's a shame, my friend! But I must say Ena makes you look even better. | „ |
~ Aha compliment Xipe of their beauty, which Ena make them even more beauty. |
Main Story[]
Then Wake to Weep[]
Sunday, Robin, and Welt return from the other side of the Dreamscape. They met Sparkle who disguise herself as Robin to give other people the buttons that suppose to destroy Dreamscape when press. Sparkle give them buttons before living. Gopher Wood is the suspect so they integrate him through the use of another Oak family member body as he himself already lose his original body long ago. Gopher Wood ask Sunday to used his power given by Xipe on him to make sure he will not lied. However, Welt suspect both of them because the questions ask by Sunday that Aeon that Sunday and Gopher worship on is not Xipe but Ena. Sunday admit and say that both him and Robin are never meant to belong to Harmony. And he shall steal the power of the harmony to bring order to the universe. Then Sunday use his power to put Welt and Robin to sleep.
After Trailblazer win the tournament, they along with Himeko and March 7th go to meet with Sunday. Sunday say Oak family refuse to help them deal with Sterallon problem which indirectly tell them that they are not on the same side. Sunday say to Astral Express crews that harmony is not enough to bring justice and happiness to everyone, there are strong people and weak people, many times strong people using their strength to directly or indirectly hurt weak people, thus weak people will never truly enjoy the full extent of happiness brought by freedom, and only way to ensure happiness and equality for everyone is the power of order.
Sunday show Astral Express the past, present, and the coming future of Penacony if his plan succeeded through state show. Astral Express then walk to Penacony Grand Theater where Sunday is waiting.
“ | ???: "THEY imbued the world with meaning, perfecting all things in the heavens and on earth. Then, THEY rested from the labors of creation." ???: "Yet, all beings cried out to Ena — 'Under the banner of the Order, you have defined all things in the Cosmos... but this made us realize that we are but puppets in your hands!" |
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“ | "The world is in harmony, the stars shine together, praise be to the Great One!"
"The Order is dead! The Order is dead! The Order is dead!" |
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Sunday sacrifice Gopher Wood and 107,336 souls of the Oak Family and transform into "Dominicus", one of the many embodiments of Xipe the Harmony, now under control by the Order. And start the fight with Astral Express.
In the moment before Sunday was able to deal a finishing blow to Astral Express, Dan Heng arrive with Jingyuan, general of Xianzhou Loufu to defeat Sunday. Trailblazer later wake up to the real world and found out that the stellaron crisis is solve. IPC agree to stop try to take over Penacony and will instead co-operate with Penacony with the help of Genius Society, Aventurine is save, Sunday is arrest by IPC. Trailblazer meet Boothill the Galaxy Ranger, but for some reason, he can't remember Acheron, and she is nowhere to be found. They return to Astral Express and meet Blackswan. Both Boothill and Blackswan want to travel with Astral Express crew for a time. They vote on which planet they want to visit next and then sit down and wait for the jump. The Penacony chapter of Honkai: Star Rail is ending with happy result and the new journey is about to begin.
However, there is a error in the story. Blackswan tell Trailblazer in dream to answer which point in the story doesn't make sense. The answer is Misha, he's a memeatic entity created from real Mikhail Char Legwork. He shouldn't be able to escape Dream Scape and come to real world. But Trailblazer meet him in The Reverie after come out from the train to check in to the hotel. Which mean they lose to Sunday and what player experience since the start of 2.0 quest is in dream world created by Sunday the whole time. But all is not lose, Black Swan come here to wake Trailblazer up from the dream.
After they wake up, they meet with Blackswan, Acheron, Dan Heng, Robin, and Boothill. Some people wake up from dream world after they realize they are in unrealistic perfect dreams for each individuals, while Acheron was never in a dream to begin with because her nihility power. However, this isn't nearly enough to shake Sunday plan. The dream Penacony and reality of Penacony is slowly fusing by Ena power and if not stop. The entire universe too shall fall to Ena dreams. They make a plan is to used relic given to Acheron by death Galaxy Ranger died in war of defeat Lord Ravager along with many other Galaxy Ranger, she fake her Galaxy Ranger identity to lure out the real Galaxy Ranger that can use the relic which is Boothill. He will use the relic to summon the will of Galaxy Ranger, combined with Acheron nihility power to give people who still in Ena dream a despair that will trick a survival instinct to wake themselves up. Acheron then has one last talk with Trailblazer before start the plan.
“ | Acheron: The golden dream is getting restless. Acheron: In the coming long night, I'm afraid you will face many setbacks and witness many tragedies. |
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~ Cutscene |
All Astral Express member face up against Sunday one last time. The boss has 3 phase. In first phase, Sunday still insist that only order can bring justice for the weaks. When enter the second Phase, he will deal more attack move, before Astral Express get overwhelm, Robin appear with a song to give them more power to defeat Dominicus, which Welt describe both Sunday and Robin songs as Penacony first ,and last musics, disharmony. Player will now get support attack from Astral Express train itself that deal high amount of damage.
“ | "Harmonious Choir" The Great Septimus: Robin, is that you singing...? Robin: Brother, you have heard their cries... This is not the paradise they hoped for. |
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When enter the third phase. Sunday will transform into "Embryo of Philosophy" player must break as many shield from the boss as possible to gain protective shield separate from healthbar. Every seven turns of player character, Sunday will call for Ena and their hand will reach Sunday hand and deal a lot of damage.
“ | O, fallen Aeon... may I honor you. With this seven-day vow, I command you to heed my summon |
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~ Sunday say in his ultimate attack. |
Eventually, Sunday is defeat, he then ask a question to Trailblazer.
“ | Sunday: Why does life slumber? (Trailblazer): Because... someday... |
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~ Sunday ask Trailblazer question, while cutscene show everyone is waking up from Ena dream. |
Sunday fall from the stage floating on the sky of Penacony.
“ | The night is still... too short... | „ |
~ Sunday |
Robin fly to embrace Sunday, he reverse back to his human from.
“ | Brother... The dream... is over. | „ |
~ Robin |
This mark the final end of Ena and their attempt to bring absolute order to the universe. However this time they met their demise with dignity in a fair fight with the Harmony. Some people celebrated, while other mourned. The IPC take over of Penacony seem inevitable as they chant "Everything for the Amber Lord" , and Sunday and Robin was doom for eternal separations. The story of Astral Express both come to the conclusion and a new beginning.
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Trivia[]
- They are inspired by Abrahamic God. Halovian which is race worshiping Ena before change to worship Harmony is inspired by an Angels. Sunday is a reference to real life sunday which according to Christianity is a Sabbath day or holy day that everyone should stop working, relax, and go to church. Sunday also want to make everyone in universe not have to work like every day in weeks will always be sunday.
- Sunday mentions that humanity created Ena in ancient past before get thrown away when humanity replace them with Xipe, could be reference to the fact that humans created the concept of Gods and Religion, which changing and evolve their ideas over times, like how Judaism (Wrathful God Ena) become Christianity (Merciful God Xipe).
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