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Overview

New Helios is a city in the world of Neverness to Everness, separate from but related to Hethereau. It is the location where the catastrophic Hypervortex event occurred, an incident that serves as the central backstory event of the game's narrative.

The Hypervortex Disaster

At dusk, citizens of New Helios were preparing for a torrential downpour when a far more devastating catastrophe arrived: the Hypervortex, a Class VII anomaly that was "both magnificent and devastating." The Hypervortex nearly destroyed all of New Helios, and members of ETD-4 from the Bureau of Anomaly Control immediately departed from Hethereau to handle the disaster.

Connection to Zero

The protagonist Zero was found with no memory at the ground zero of the Hypervortex event. Zero demonstrated knowledge of the Hypervortex's Nexus (its weak point), leading to their recruitment: "How did you know about its Nexus? ... Looks like you're coming with me... back to the BAC." After the incident, Zero was brought to Hethereau and placed at the Eibon Antique Shop per the Bureau's arrangement.