I, Matou Sakura, Third Seat of the Flame-Chasers!

I, Matou Sakura, Third of the Flame-Chasers! Author: Purple Clothes

Introduction:

Once the Third of the fourteen Flame-Chasers, now the Incarnation of Light, and a notorious destroyer.

Kevin: She was once a comrade-in-arms to whom I could entrust my back, but now...

Elysia: Compared to before, I think I prefer her as she is now. A cute girl is the best!

Eden: My brother turned into a sister?

Kalpas: How the hell did this guy turn into a broad?!

Aponia: My lovely child, return to Mother's embrace!

Griseo: Why did Brother turn into a sister...

Mobius: Reincarnation? An interesting subject. I really want to put this one on the operating table again.

Sakura: A surprising change, but she is still that same him.

I. The Former Warrior

Consciousness awakened from that deep darkness, as if breaking through the surface of the water.

The body instinctively gasped for air, then quickly calmed down following instinct.

"I didn't die?"

The first doubt, the voice that escaped sounded somewhat unfamiliar.

"This is not my voice."

Although it was a question, it carried a tone of certainty.

The eyes that had already opened gradually adapted to the environment, such a slow process that it left the mind puzzled.

Why had my own body become so fragile?

Standing up subconsciously, I heard a faint rustling sound.

My vision began to focus, much like a camera.

I saw it: a large swarm of disgusting insects.

Where would insects come from on the Moon?

The power of Finality?

That shouldn't be right.

Wait a minute, this isn't the Moon.

The rapidly accelerating thoughts gradually made her realize what the situation was at this moment.

No, it was no longer "he," but "she"!

The change in gender brought a sense of strangeness, but that was nothing; what she couldn't accept was the disappearance of her power.

Weak, too weak! The current me could be easily crushed to death by that bastard Kalpas back in the day!

Wait a second!

Insects, a place that looks like a cellar...

The Nasuverse?

My brain made a judgment quickly, and then my body began to move.

The raised foot stepped down without hesitation, crushing the insect that had already reached me.

Green blood splattered, but her expression remained unchanged.

The Nasuverse, the Matou Family, and my current self, Matou Sakura.

Good grief, a second transmigration.

I had already prepared myself to die in battle against Finality rather than survive into the second era, but I really didn't expect to be given a second life.

Since that's the case, you'd better wait for me, Finality!

The cute child revealed a hideous expression; at this moment, she was like a wild beast!

Using both hands and feet, the combat techniques honed from countless battles that could no longer be counted appeared once again.

Violent, ruthless, like a cold killing machine.

Green blood splattered onto her clothes and skin.

But at this moment, Matou Sakura didn't care at all.

Don't worry about these things when fighting; even if your hands and feet are crippled, as long as you are still alive, you must tear the enemy's flesh apart, even if it's with your teeth!

However, if that bastard Kalpas saw me like this, I'd probably be laughed to death!

The fierce movements gradually slowed down, but the surroundings were already filled with green blood and the remains of insects.

This weak body was sounding an alarm—a useless body.

Matou Sakura kept a cold face, her gaze sweeping over the Old Worm, who wore an expression of astonishment above.

If not for the fact that she had lost all her abilities, she could have reduced this place to dust in an instant!

She reached out, snatched several flying insects from the air, and tossed them directly into her mouth, ruthlessly biting, crushing, and swallowing them.

This body was far too fragile and was already nearing its limit; it had to be replenished!

Though they were a bit ugly, they were rich in energy and edible.

Besides, as ugly as these things were, they were nothing compared to the anomalies born from the erosion of Honkai Energy.

She had eaten plenty of those things, let alone these little bugs!

Such behavior drew the wariness of the Old Worm hovering above.

This creature could absolutely not be a child of the Tohsaka Family!

Was it a possession?

But when did it happen!

To ensure this child obtained from the Tohsaka Family would be the optimal vessel, he had secretly monitored her; before arriving here, this child had been nothing more than an ordinary girl!

Even a possession required rituals and mediums—what on earth was going on?

Excessive contemplation caused the Old Worm to overlook certain things, and when he finally sensed something, he was shocked to find that the child was only a few steps away from him!

How did she get up here!

Surprise surfaced in those eyes that radiated an aura of decay, and his ugly face gaped slightly.

At this moment, Matou Sakura swallowed the insects held in her mouth once more, silently chanting in her heart the brief, rhythmic tones evolved from Divine Sound technology.

The power of her entire body was mobilized in an instant, her stomach working at full capacity to digest the corpses of those insects with terrifying speed, converting them into energy to fuel her body.

"Don't you dare underestimate me!"

Though surprised by the abnormality of his opponent, the Old Worm's reaction was not slow.

Following a simple syllable, a Water Magecraft was already formed.

Although he had switched to Worm Magecraft, the Water Magecraft he had learned initially had not vanished.

But Matou Sakura had long since known of these things, and she had made various assumptions before reaching the Old Worm.

The tone she chanted in her heart suddenly shifted, becoming rapid, and all the energy in her body concentrated on a single point in an instant.

The figure that had appeared slow vanished from the Old Worm's sight in a heartbeat.

Where?

The question had barely surfaced before it was answered by a powerful gust of wind from a punch coming from behind.

The aged body was pierced through the heart by a delicate arm stained with fresh blood.

Matou Sakura's expression remained icy, and she did not stop there.

The Divine Sound resonated in her heart once more, the cadence even more rapid this time.

Her body was overdrawn; beneath the blood-stained face, wrinkles that should not exist at her age appeared, and the black ends of her hair, yet to undergo magical modification, turned an aged white.

Head, limbs—she retracted her fist, clenched it again, and swung it out fiercely. A violent sonic boom erupted, smashing the Old Worm's crippled body into a pile of mush.

Squelch!

The arm that had thrown the punch burst into a mist of blood, then hung limply at her side.

The intense pain brought on by her weak body constantly stimulated Matou Sakura's brain, causing even her spirit, which had already endured countless agonies, to knit its brows slightly.

The body was too fragile; if she were in the Honkai world, she would have made Mobius give her a full set of modifications. As it stood, this arm was effectively ruined.

But now was not the time to consider that; she had to leave this place first.

Although the overdrawing of her body through Divine Sound allowed her to unleash the power to destroy the Old Worm's body, he would soon recover if she did not destroy the Life Worm he had hidden away.

She had to leave here quickly, before the power brought by the Divine Sound vanished completely!

Gritting her teeth, she chanted the initial tone in her heart once more, concentrating the remaining power into a single point and bursting forth with a speed only slightly inferior to before.

Inside a compartment behind the wall of the Matou Family's master bedroom.

Following a dense rustling sound, countless black insects crawled slowly out of the pitch-black boxes placed around the room, converging in the center and gradually forming a human shape.

Before long, a brand-new body had been formed.

The Old Worm slowly opened his eyes; his pitch-black pupils appeared calm and rippleless, but beneath that surface, they were filled with fury!

"Whoever you are! I will make you die in the most cruel of tortures!"

A tone bordering on madness echoed repeatedly in the compartment before slowly subsiding.

The Old Worm then left the compartment and arrived in the living room. He looked at the two corpses lying on the floor—his useless son and grandson—his gaze incomparably cold.

"I shall make you feel boundless pain before I kill you!!!"

II. A Belated Miracle

In a small grove, Matou Sakura arrived just before the effects of the Divine Sound were about to fade.

Her bent knees slammed hard into the solid earth, tearing the skin and drawing blood.

But at this moment, Matou Sakura could not care less; she kept adjusting her breathing, using a unique rhythm to mitigate the influence brought about by the Divine Sound.

In the past, she had never needed to rely on the Divine Sound, and even when she did use it, she never had to worry about its Side Effects.

The powerful body she had gained from fusing with the genes of a Dharma-Ending-class Honkai Beast allowed her to fight at will, ignoring all manner of Side Effects like a machine capable of endless slaughter.

But that was no longer the case; her current body was far too fragile, so fragile that even a common illness could claim her life.

Having been reborn, she had no intention of dying just like this before she could give the Finality a proper beating.

Fortunately, back then, because of those people, she had learned many techniques that were useless at the time but were now exactly what she needed.

Her overdrawn muscles were recovering, but only by a fraction.

Although this special breathing technique could mitigate the Side Effects caused by the Divine Sound overdrawing her body, that only worked when she had sufficient energy.

For instance, the nearly omnipotent Honkai Energy.

But this was the Nasuverse, not the Honkai world; she had no way to acquire Honkai Energy here.

As for the Magic Power of this world... through the Divine Sound, she could perceive the Magic Power in the air, but it was too scattered and filled with impurities; absorbing it to repair her body would only make her condition worse.

The best method now was to replenish her energy through food!

Relying on the Divine Sound, she could perfectly absorb the energy from food and further repair this body, which was showing signs of aging due to the physical overexertion.

Her breathing gradually calmed, and her gaze shifted to her right hand, which was now completely ruined.

This arm was useless, and because the high-intensity overexertion of the muscles from the Divine Sound had caused it to begin rotting, she had to deal with it as soon as possible.