Five hundred years ago, the Schicksal Saint Kallen rebelled.
Before escaping, she took the crucial Black Box that Schicksal was researching and fled to the Far East, where she also met the person she wanted to protect and save.
“And that Black Box is actually the Herrscher of Corruption from the Previous Era.
After she was defeated, Dr.
Mei sealed her inside the box.
If we can eliminate her resentment, then we can obtain the strongest weapon to deal with Otto.”
At night, Kiana walked alone on the streets.
Her body passed through walls like a ghost as she searched for the place where Yae Sakura slept.
“Key of Corruption, right?
But have you ever thought about it?
The Previous Era was over fifty thousand years ago.
How can you be sure you can eliminate the resentment of a Herrscher that has lasted fifty thousand years, Kiana?” The Herrscher of the Void floated beside Kiana, her words filled with disapproval.
In her opinion, it would be better to just beat the Old Timer from the Previous Era until she handed over her power, rather than foolishly trying to reform her.
“Why not?
Isn’t the fact that I can have you standing by my side the best proof?” Kiana tilted her head slightly to look at the Herrscher of the Void, her index finger tracing her lips.
The Herrscher of the Void felt her earlobes flush red at the sight, and she turned her head away, refusing to look at her.
“Sweet talker.
If it weren’t for back then—forget it, nothing to say.” The Herrscher of the Void lowered her eyes, recalling how that little child had beaten her down, reformed her in another way, and made an unbreakable vow with her.
Now, what Kiana was about to do was similar to what she had done to her.
“Although we only have one Core of the Void left, it’s enough to deal with an Old Timer from the Previous Era.
After all, she’s likely been blinded by resentment for ages; she can’t possibly be our match in terms of controlling authority.
Besides…
it would be embarrassing to lose two-on-one.”
The Herrscher of the Void analyzed the combat strength gap, feeling that victory was guaranteed, and couldn’t help but feel arrogant.
“Not necessarily.
After all, we don’t know much about the Previous Era—found it!” Kiana looked at the giant cherry blossom tree, sensing the Honkai Energy fluctuations coming from below.
She snapped her fingers lightly, and the space where Yae Sakura and the Black Box were located was replaced in front of Kiana.
“Is she a fox or a rabbit?
No, maybe a donkey?” The Herrscher of the Void raised an eyebrow, looking at Yae Sakura’s ears, curious about the body structure of this Pseudo-Herrscher.
“Alright, dear sister, help me restrain her so she doesn’t wake up, and then~” Kiana picked up the Black Box and smiled, her sky-blue eyes filled with determination.
“I will have a nice chat with this senior.”
Kiana and the Herrscher of the Void’s actions went unobserved.
After all, by replacing the space around Kiana with the space in reality, she could create a state where she could see the surroundings, but others would treat her as invisible.
Don’t underestimate a transmigrator’s imagination regarding space-based abilities.
If necessary, Kiana could even pull off something even bigger.
“Go ahead, go ahead.
I’ll keep an eye on this Pseudo-Herrscher.” The Herrscher of the Void waved her hand.
Only when Kiana placed the Black Box against her forehead and passed out did she reach out, the Spear of the Void turning into ribbons woven into a bed, allowing Kiana to lie down comfortably.
“Good luck, Kiana.” The Herrscher of the Void’s golden eyes locked onto the unconscious Yae Sakura.
The tenderness she had for Kiana was gone, leaving only the arrogance and indifference belonging to the Queen of Honkai.
…
Stigmata Space, within Yae Village.
“Is this a welcome for me, Herrscher of Corruption, Higokumaru, or should I say—Rin, the younger sister of Setsuna?” Kiana’s words made the master of this space unable to resist appearing.
The beautiful five-tailed white fox opened her mouth wide and hissed at Kiana: “Who are you?
How do you know that name?!”
“I am the one who knows everything.
You were imprisoned by the Previous Era because Herrscher fluctuations were detected, and in the end, you were killed by soldiers.
You awakened as the true Herrscher of Corruption due to resentment, destroyed the last three cities of humanity, and were sealed by Dr.
Mei during the battle with your twin sister, little Rin?”
Kiana’s words shocked Higokumaru.
In her memories, there was no sign of this person, so why did she know so much about her?!
Higokumaru couldn’t help but carefully size up Kiana.
Her white hair and blue eyes reminded her of someone, that terrifying man…
A bold thought appeared in Higokumaru’s mind, making her subconsciously blurt out: “Kevin, did you have a sex change?!”
“Although I know you’re full of resentment right now and probably don’t have much intelligence, it’s truly unexpected that you could say something so brainless.” The smile on Kiana’s face was struggling to hold.
She couldn’t understand how Higokumaru could think she was Kevin after a sex change.
“Then who are you?” Higokumaru stared at Kiana vigilantly.
Kiana had already collected her thoughts, looked at Higokumaru, and answered again: “Didn’t I say, I am the one who knows everything.”
Watching Higokumaru’s vigilant appearance, Kiana simply took a plate of fried tofu out of the space.
After all, in her memories, Higokumaru loved eating this.
“Fried tofu!” Higokumaru’s eyes lit up.
After all, she had been sealed for so long and hadn’t tasted fried tofu for a long time.
Now, that alluring fragrance was constantly drilling into her nostrils.
“Want to try some?
Consider it a small gesture from me.” Kiana’s fried tofu was bought.
As for why it still looked like it was freshly cooked, it was because Kiana had placed the fried tofu into the Imaginary Space the moment she got it, and looped the space where the fried tofu was freshly cooked, so it could always maintain the appearance of being freshly cooked.
“What is your purpose?” Higokumaru’s heart was complicated.
After all, Kiana was the first person who didn’t look at her through colored glasses and knew about her resentment.
“For your power.” Kiana’s first sentence made Higokumaru snort, thinking that she might be the same as the people five hundred years ago who studied her power, but the next sentence resonated with Higokumaru.
“I have a half-self…
or rather, a sister.
She is the Second Herrscher, but the reason she became a Herrscher was the deception of Schicksal.” Kiana recalled the Babylonian Laboratory in Sirin’s memories, and the flames in her heart burned more and more fiercely.
“Her tragedy and death, one could say, are all related to that Archbishop of Schicksal…
Actually, you also know him.
He’s that blond old guy who studied you five hundred years ago.
He is not a good thing.
He fools friends, fools the world, deceives others…
I want to help my sister take revenge, but he has too many ways to save his life.
I don’t know how many Soulium bodies he has, so I can only come to seek your power.”
Kiana looked at Higokumaru, pouring out Sirin’s story and her story with the Herrscher of the Void.
Higokumaru lay on the grass, eating the fried tofu and listening quietly to Kiana’s narration.
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“Right?
So, can you please lend me your power?
I promise you, I won’t be like the others who want to use you.
Instead, I will treat you as a partner to whom I can entrust my life, and furthermore…” Kiana looked into Higokumaru’s eyes and made a promise that could be said to be very difficult.
“I will find a way to resurrect your sister and let you sisters live the happy life that should have belonged to you.”
The sincerity in Kiana’s words made Higokumaru’s pupils tremble.
It was precisely because she had seen many people that she could tell Kiana’s sincerity.
The other party didn’t want to treat her as a tool, nor as some monster, but like her sister, just treating her as Rin, as a poor little girl…
And, and she even said she would resurrect her sister…
“How can I believe you…” Higokumaru’s words meant she was already hesitating.
Kiana stepped forward two steps, stretched her fist towards Higokumaru, and said: “I can’t give any contract, nor can I forcibly bind our lives.
My words depend on whether you are willing to believe them.”
“Call it empty promises or call me a liar, I don’t care how you see me, but I still want to say, Higokumaru—Rin, can you please hand the rest of your life over to me?
We will become a Community of Fate.
Even if the seas dry up, the stars fade, and the universe perishes, it won’t shake the bond between us.
I will spend my whole life researching ways to resurrect your sister and will find ways to help you take revenge on those who hurt you…”
Kiana’s sky-blue eyes met the eyes of Higokumaru, or rather, Rin, who had already turned into a human form.
Even though it sounded like empty, grandiose words, Rin felt that the little girl in front of her was serious.
“…My resentment will not subside, but, for the sake of the fried tofu you gave me, I will help you once.” Rin turned her head, speaking in a somewhat tsundere tone.
In the Stigmata Space, the gray sky was gradually replaced by sky blue and pure white, and that ten-thousand-year resentment was temporarily suppressed.
The black box began to transform into the shape of a long sword.
“A beauty that is majestic and full of evil charm.
The black, gold, and red color scheme highlights the nobility of its power.
Is this the 12th Divine Key, the Key of Corruption · Jizo Mitama?
It’s as beautiful as I imagined.” Kiana’s sincere praise made Rin wag her Tail triumphantly.
After all, who doesn’t like sincere compliments?
“I have already given you the power.
As you said…
we are companions now.” Rin looked at Kiana, hesitated for a few seconds, then stepped forward and gently touched the back of Kiana’s hand.
The Stigmata · Higokumaru mark was hidden under Kiana’s skin.
“Don’t let me down.” Not giving Kiana a chance to speak, Rin kicked Kiana out of the Stigmata Space, as she was also a bit shy.
“I absolutely won’t—I will definitely keep my promise!” Kiana’s voice echoed in the Stigmata Space.
Rin didn’t actually tell her that during the just-concluded contact, Rin had already connected her heart with Kiana’s and could feel the sincerity in Kiana’s heart.
“Even though her name is Goddess of Moonlight, only after meeting her did I realize…
she’s like a little sun.
And sister, she is a bit like you…” Rin sat under the cherry blossom tree, no longer interfering with Yae Sakura, but quietly tasting the plate of fried tofu Kiana had brought.
She didn’t know why she felt Kiana was very similar to her sister, that Flame-Chaser [Setsuna], Sakura.
It could only be said to be a kind of Herrscher intuition.
After all, both of them were actually equally gentle, and…
Kiana had never treated her as an enemy.
In her eyes, there was no Herrscher of Corruption, no Higokumaru, only an ordinary girl who had been persecuted to death.