Reminiscence of the Black Abyss White Flower

Where... is this place?

Amidst a haze of confusion, she awoke. Her last memory was the instant the human hero pulled the trigger on her, that moment... it really hurt...

That's right, after all, she had already given up at the end. Can a Herrscher coexist with humans? Can they? No, she couldn't control her own desire to destroy and trample everything.

So... is this the afterlife?

There are no boundaries, she can't see anything, even her thoughts have slowed down...

She remembered that she had unleashed her abilities at the very end. She didn't know the result, she only knew that if humans hadn't taken measures, everyone in that city would probably die.

Why did she do that in the end? It must have been anger, right? Anger at this world. After finally finding a new place to settle, she was left alone again overnight. Then she met someone she quite liked, but he could only spend a week with her, and didn't even leave his contact information...

If it were just like this, she might have been able to hope for a reunion someday in the future. But... she became a Herrscher again, and she gradually couldn't suppress her destructive urges, becoming more and more irritable.

"Seele is Seele, the Sixth Herrscher is the Sixth Herrscher."

But... isn't she already the Herrscher he mentioned?

She had thought about killing herself while she could still maintain her sanity, but the other power within her would rapidly heal her injuries whenever she harmed herself. She couldn't kill herself.

Heh... she can't even feel her limbs, only her thoughts are still slowly moving. Is this her punishment? How boring. Let whatever self-righteous god deal with it. It's just a shame... she never got to see him one last time... It's fine though, if she had encountered him at that time, it wouldn't have been as simple as slapping him.

Live well, you blockhead.

As her consciousness grew hazy and seemed to be dissipating, a pleasant voice seemed to pierce through this chaotic world and reach directly into her mind.

"Mmm... Although Black Abyss White Flower is indeed a very powerful Divine Key, but... well, you know, it's still not cute enough for me here, so I'll give it to someone else~"

Black Abyss White Flower? Not cute enough?

What on earth are these things?

"How about... giving it to Feng? He does have a certain fate with the Sixth Herrscher. A Divine Key made from the Sixth Herrscher's Herrscher core might be very suitable for him?"

The Sixth Herrscher... that should be me, right? Feng, that's also that guy's name...

So Black Abyss White Flower actually refers to me? Not... cute?! Does this woman only have a nice voice! No, I don't care about being cute!

Tsk, annoying person...

She started getting angry by herself again, just like before. Her consciousness, which had become somewhat clear, gradually fell back into chaos.

How... how long has she been unconscious? Damn it, in this space where there's nothing, she can't tell how time flows at all... Even now, she feels like she's still very sleepy...

"Black Abyss White Flower... confirmed to be transferred to me?"

This voice is... that blockhead's?

"Mmm... How should I put it? Kevin already has Skyfire, and Elysia returned Black Abyss White Flower because she found it not cute enough. We thought for a long time, and perhaps you, who once had a connection with the Sixth Herrscher, are a suitable candidate."

As expected... Black Abyss White Flower refers to me now, right? That means... that inexplicable woman back then saying it wasn't cute enough was indeed referring to me?!

"Hm?"

"What's wrong, Feng? Eh?! Your hand?!"

"Black Abyss White Flower seems to be rejecting me..."

Who's rejecting you? I just don't dislike you, who's rejecting you?

Wait, could it be that I was angry just now and... accidentally used my abilities from when I was the Sixth Herrscher on him?

...Alright, considering it's probably my fault, I'll reluctantly... make amends. Let me think, try to recall the feeling when I was angry before... Hmm?

It was like a beam of light suddenly pierced her pupils, which had been in darkness for a long time. Her vision suddenly brightened, and she could see, though still a bit blurry.

Looking closer, it was indeed that guy... There seemed to be something black flowing on his hand now. She could feel that it was her power, corroding his body.

Fine, fine, I'll reluctantly save you.

Following her intuition, just as she had casually healed a dying stray cat by the roadside back then, she used her healing ability on him.

White light appeared on his hand, engulfing the flowing black light. His expression and that of the other person became somewhat strange.

"...Did you just use Black Abyss White Flower to heal yourself?"

"No..."

The other man's expression suddenly became a little teasing. He patted the blockhead's shoulder and said, "Don't you think Black Abyss White Flower is just like when you were investigating the Sixth Herrscher before? I wasn't there at the time, but I heard others mention it. Is it throwing a tantrum at you?"

"...Did Vill-V add some strange functions to the Divine Key again? The Third Divine Key has its own temper, and even turns into a bouncy ball when it's unhappy. Sakura must have been troubled by that too?"

"After all, geniuses always have some unusual ideas... And isn't Sakura's cooperation with the Third Divine Key going well now, with no problems?"

Who's throwing a tantrum?! I was just reluctantly using my abilities to make amends for the mistake I accidentally made, and I wasn't aiming for you in the first place.

Her vision began to blur again. It seemed that actively using her power this time was already her limit. Sleepiness also surged like a tide, and she fell into a deep sleep once more.

She was suspended in the air, able to see her surroundings but unable to touch that guy. To be precise, she couldn't touch anything. After all, she should be in a soul state right now? She looked at her own body in that guy's hand. Even if she was a soul now, she couldn't stray too far from Black Abyss White Flower, which should be her body.

Tsk, boring.

She then looked at the woman standing opposite that guy, whose hair was split into two colors, one dark and one bright, starting from the middle. Speaking of which, no matter how many times she saw it, she found this woman's clothes strange...

And, she didn't like this woman either.

The reason being...

"Vill-V, can you remove the function where Black Abyss White Flower sprouts a small flower during combat?" Deadwood was as direct as ever, but she felt Deadwood was right. What kind of design was blooming? Could you imagine how it would feel if a flower suddenly bloomed on your own body?!

Is it fun to have grass growing on your head? Why don't you set such a function for yourself?

"Eh? I think it's great. This is my most satisfying design for this Divine Key." The woman had no intention of changing it at all.

? What do you mean, this is your most satisfying design for this Divine Key? If I were the Divine Key myself, could I say I'm not satisfied?

But she knew she could only think these words to herself. She couldn't even make a sound if she spoke. At most, she could only make some small movements to protest when that woman called Vill-V touched her, but her main body was currently held in Deadwood's hands...

"I don't deny your thoughts. As an unparalleled genius, although your ideas are not understood by the masses, they all have their own reasons. It's understandable for geniuses to have unique thoughts about their work."

What do you mean, understandable? Deny it! Don't you remember what your expression was when your weapon suddenly bloomed while fighting those few monsters? What do you mean, understandable? I completely don't understand the point of blooming!

The woman seemed very satisfied with this answer. She said, "I knew it. Yu Feng, you still have good taste."

"But, can you at least not let it bloom during combat, or perhaps, change it to bloom after combat ends?"

As you suggested at the beginning, just delete this boring function. What's the point of this function? Using your own abilities to bloom a flower on yourself? What kind of person would think of such a function?

Her own abilities. She had been with this Deadwood for some time and understood her quite well. It was destruction and repair. Her ability, which Deadwood said could restore someone on the brink of death to their peak condition, was being used to bloom flowers?

She wasn't like Seven Thunders of Purification, a Divine Key without any integrity. That guy was actually quite satisfied with his lipstick form?!

Speaking of Divine Keys, the only Divine Keys with consciousness, besides herself, seemed to be Seven Thunders of Purification. However, that guy's consciousness, rather than having... it was more like that of a one-year-old child...

Is the Third Herrscher a one-year-old child?

And then there was Skyfire in Kevin's hand. Although she didn't feel anything from it, when Deadwood occasionally acted with Kevin, and Kevin swung Skyfire, she could feel the will to fight transmitted within it... She was certain there was no human consciousness in it, but that will... it did seem like something left behind by someone...

Never mind, it's not important. She just wanted to delete the blooming function now.

"Mmm..." Vill-V seemed to be thinking very seriously about Deadwood's words. "Since you say so... perhaps blooming during combat is indeed not good for you. Then let's set it to bloom after combat ends..."

? Deadwood, you should insist!

"That's settled then."

Deadwood!!!

Vill-V looked at Deadwood's hand. "Yu Feng, does Black Abyss White Flower still have a rejection reaction towards you?"

None of your business! Deadwood herself doesn't mind!

For some reason, she suddenly felt that Vill-V's gaze towards her main body seemed to become quite unfriendly.

"It's okay, maybe it's just... being temperamental again? Speaking of which, I've always wanted to ask you, did you base Black Abyss White Flower on Seven Thunders of Purification when you made it? I feel like Black Abyss White Flower has its own temper, just like Seven Thunders of Purification."

Don't lump me in with that one-year-old child, okay?

"I didn't participate in the design of Seven Thunders of Purification; it was mainly handled by the experts and the Conductor. I did participate in Black Abyss White Flower, and the blooming function was the result of discussions among all of us at Vill-V. I'll ask the experts and the Conductor about it later... Divine Keys with their own temper..."

Vill-V's gaze at her main body became meaningful.

"It is indeed very interesting..."

Deadwood! This guy is not normal, hey!

Suddenly, a familiar dizziness struck again...

Damn it, why now...

Before losing consciousness again, the last thing she saw was Vill-V reaching out and taking her main body from Deadwood's hand.

She looked coldly at the nun in front of her and snorted, "I didn't expect you to have consciousness within a Divine Key..."

What does that Deadwood want so many Divine Keys for?! Wasn't she strong enough? Kevin, who wielded Skyfire, was defeated by you and me together, so why do you still need so many Divine Keys?!

And this nun...

"So, you are the Sixth Herrscher, aren't you?" the nun said calmly. "During the time Feng obtained Black Abyss White Flower, you were also watching him, weren't you?"

"So what if I am?" She tilted her head slightly and said, "In Fire Moth, when Kevin is mentioned, it's Skyfire. When that Deadwood is mentioned, it's naturally me."

She had been partnered with Deadwood for a very long time. That unscrupulous woman with silver hair, Lilith, had only been with her for slightly longer. The time that woman drugged Deadwood and prepared to do something, she had just woken up and could do nothing but watch. In the end, it was that guy Vill-V's surveillance that played a role.

She had a slightly better impression of Vill-V then.

"He never uses your life authority," the nun said.

"He doesn't need that kind of thing," she frowned and said. "Those who oppose him should all be torn to shreds!"

The nun did not reply. She just looked at the silver-haired youth and said, "I know, he does not love the world, and the world... has no right to award him. He will crown himself, needing no world's recognition. He is the morning star of dawn."

That's why she hated nuns. Whether it was Aponia, whom she found annoying every time she saw her, or Michael, who lectured Deadwood every time they met, they always spoke cryptically...

She turned her head away, too lazy to look at Michael anymore. She looked at the silent youth holding Divine Grace Judgment. She originally wanted to lash out, but then she remembered that she was the only one left by Deadwood's side who had followed him all the way. So she reluctantly suppressed it... What was that woman called Elysia doing? And that Divine Grace Barrier, she was forcibly put into hibernation shortly after entering. When she woke up, Deadwood's hair had turned this way.

Lilith and the others were all gone...

That nagging nun was still saying something, but she no longer cared. Anyway, she was the strongest Divine Key, and her wielder was the strongest warrior. Just an Eleventh Divine Key...

She looked at the youth and after a while, she let out a soft sigh. How long would this battle against Honkai continue... He, like her back then, had lost everything...

However, at least she would continue to walk with him. Although she couldn't convey what she wanted to say to him, companionship was the only thing she could do.