Elymei

Elymei is the femslash ship between Elysia and Raiden Mei from the Honkai fandom.

Elysian Realm
Mei enters the Elysian Realm and is greeted by Elysia’s sim as her guide. She answers Mei’s questions and tells her about the Realm, often with a bright and flirtatious attitude. Elysia also shows interest in touching Mei's horns, though Mei refuses. Eventually, when Mei is more familiar with the Realm and other Flame Chasers, she realizes that there is a dark side to the Realm. All these secrets point to Mobius, who Elysia has avoided introducing her to so far. Mei asks Elysia about her, and Elysia agrees to guide her to Mobius.

Elysia has Mei go through a trial and grants her all of her signets. She then fights Mei as a way to prepare her for confronting Mobius. After the fight, Mei asks Elysia what the true purpose of the Elysian Realm is. Elysia has a complicated answer; it means different things to different people, but to her, it’s a storybook that reveals the humanity in the Thirteen rather than just their bleak legacy. She hopes Mei can find her own meaning and inspiration in it as well. Elysia grants Mei a crystal flower and sends her off.

After Mei’s confrontation with Mobius, Elysia is the one to help her out of the collapsing lab Mobius trapped her in. Elysia congratulates her for defeating Mobius. Mei states that now she knows that the Realm has Flame Chasers with hidden agendas, and wonders if Elysia has any. Elysia replies that she’s just quietly appreciating the changes Mei has brought to the Realm.

Elysia helps lead Mei and Raven to the Deep End to find Aponia. Mei comes back to her when she encounters Kosma in the Dream of Decipter instead of successfully entering the Deep End. Elysia apologizes for the misunderstanding and tells her that she needs to cross the Dream of Decipter to reach the Deep End. When Mei plans to defy Aponia’s prophecy by putting herself in a deadly fight with Kalpas, Elysia shows worry for her. When Mei comes out, Elysia was waiting, preparing to save Mei if needed. She advises Mei not to provoke Kalpas again in the future.

Once Mei defeats Aponia, she reveals that her prophecy wasn’t true and this was a test if she were ready to meet the 13th Herrscher. Aponia leads Mei to Elysium Everlasting, a place made of Elysia’s memories. Elysia is waiting for her inside, where she reintroduces herself as Elysia of Ego and the 13th Herrscher.

Quotes
"Mei, why do you suddenly… look like you are “determined to die”? And don’t give me that “you got it right” look. It worries me."

- Elysia, Elysian Realm Chapter 3.

"Mei, I care about you far more than you think."

- Elysia, "About Kalpas 4" dialogue.

Fanon
Elymei is a very popular ship in the fandom. It is not as popular as Kiamei or Elyeden. People who ship Elymei usually ship those as well, though there have been disagreements between those who prefer Kiamei or Elymei. It is liked for the dynamic of an energetic, flirty girl and an uninterested girl who eventually warms up to the other. Some see them as semi-canon because of Elysia's flirting interactions with Mei.

Elymei has 130+ works on AO3.

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Trivia

 * Shaoji, who is in charge of HI3's creative concepts and writing, has Elymei fanart on his desk.

Variations

 * Elykiamei refers to the ship between Kiana Kaslana, Elysia and Raiden Mei