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BellaSirin is the femslash ship between Benares and Sirin from the Honkai fandom.
Canon[]
Second Eruption[]
Bella, along with Avrora and Agata, was one of Sirin’s friends and fellow test subjects in the Schicksal Babylon Labs. Bella had Honkai energy injected in her, and she grabbed Sirin, screaming in pain. Sirin embraces her, telling her not to leave, but Bella’s corpse is eventually dragged away.[1]
Once Sirin becomes the 2nd Herrscher, the Judgement class Honkai beast Benares is born and assists Sirin in her fight for revenge against Schicksal.[2] She nicknames the dragon Bella.[3] Both are subdued while battling Welt Yang, though Otto Apocalypse stops him before he can defeat Sirin, giving them the chance to escape to the moon.[4]
On the moon, Sirin worries about Bella’s wounds.[1] After meeting the Will of Honkai, she gives Bella a Pseudo-Herrscher Core, granting her human form resembling the human Bella she once knew, as well as a soul. Bella referred to Sirin as her queen and served as her loyal subject, stopping the bombs Anti-Entropy launched at the moon. Bella questions Sirin’s order of monitoring the humans rather than destroying them, and Sirin explains that they have to plan around the technology humanity has and destroy them one by one.[5]
- “I came into this world as a Honkai Beast. I lacked awareness at first. There were only two things on my mind. To serve my Queen, and destroy the hated human race. I was wounded in a fight... and I used what remained of my strength to save my Queen. I thought that was the end of my life... I was given a new life. My Queen spent a great fraction of her powers to heal me. But that was not enough. She then fashioned a Pseudo-Herrscher Core... to give me a new heart. The Core granted me a human form... and a girl's soul. But it was the new name that mattered most to me. Though my enemies call me Benares, my true name is Bella, the Queen's Dragon.”
- — Bella's narration, Second Eruption Chapter 54.
Bella assists Sirin in her second fight against Welt Yang on the moon.[6] Welt attempts to detonate their Herrscher cores, which Bella is affected by because of her connection to Sirin. Sirin thwarts his attempt by taking the Core of Reason and returns to Earth.[7] She orders Bella to wipe out the humans at the Tower of Babylon.[8] Bella ends up facing against Shigure Kira and Shub-Naggurath, who manages to crack her Pseudo-core. Bella thinks about her history, and doesn't want to become a mindless Honkai beast again, seeking out Sirin to fix her core and be by her queen's side once again.[9]
Bella, in her Honkai beast form, falls unconscious, frozen in Siberia. Sirin feels Bella's defeat from the Fenghuang Down dream world. In her last moments, Bella says she has failed her queen and not to mourn her useless servant. Sirin attacks Siegfried and resolves to avenge Bella.[10]
As Sirin is subjugated to the Oath of Judah's Zeroth Power, an image of Bella reminds her that she can still utilize the Herrscher Cores.[11]
Main Story[]
Once the Herrscher of the Void takes over Kiana, Bella awakens from her slumber and returns to fighting by her queen's side. The dragon remained loyal to Kiana.
ELF Academy[]
In the spinoff series, ELF Sirin and Bella live together and attend ELF Academy. Episode 4 starts with Sirin angrily blasting Bella through the door for nuzzling up against her while playing games, and Bella swoons. Bella becomes jealous when Sirin starts bonding with Selune’s Elegy and Tesla ZERO, vowing to win her queen’s heart back by making her favorite food, chicken wings. Sirin remains oblivious to Bella’s plight, treating her in her normal dismissive manner. Bella reaches her breaking point once seeing Sirin snuggle with Selune. She is about to attack T and Selune, until Sirin leaves and surprises her with a birthday cake. Bella is overjoyed that Sirin remembered her birthday and embraces her saying that Sirin is the one she loves the most.
In Episode 7, the Herrscher of Sentience scams Bella into buying the in-game item Friendship Points, saying, “With this trinket, the one you love will be yours forever!” Bella gleefully daydreams about receiving Sirin’s love.
Quotes[]
- “I sensed something strange while fighting it. It felt like... human sorrow, pain, and guilt. Instinct drives Honkai beast to gather around Herrschers. But this one wants to protect her. I didn't expect Honkai beasts to have such feelings. It reminds me a lot of you.”
- — Raven to Mei about Benares, Chapter 16.
- “She has been flying ever since she woke up. Benares. Honkai Beast. Monster. The people below cried for their lives. Yet she could not hear them. She could only hear the trembles of her heart. To serve the queen. To protect the queen that calls her "Bella." She flew across the snowfield, over the mountains. Through the stars, even transcending the world we know... In the end, she fell, for she could no longer fly. When the dragon perished with her memories, in her heart, only one voice remained. 'My queen... How I wish to... be called by you once more...'”
- — Kiana's narration, Chapter 17.
Fanon[]
BellaSirin is a rarepair in terms of content, but is overall a popular ship in the Honkai Impact 3rd fandom. The majority of the fandom agrees on its canonicity because of Bella's undying loyalty towards Sirin, and Sirin's trust in Bella as her right-hand woman.
On AO3, BellaSirin is the second most written ship for Sirin and most written for Bella. There are currently 20+ written works.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Bella/Sirin tag on AO3
Trivia[]
- In the ELF Academy outro, Sirin’s shirt says "贝拉爱心" which translates to "Bella love."
Gallery[]
Manga[]
Game[]
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