Drawing the Sword of Flames! Farewell, Queen! (Continued)

"Burnt toast pizza, non-spicy Sweet Pepper Curry, a parfait for three, feathers shimmering with light, the gates of St. Freya, and her Final Lesson..."

"Everyone who has helped me, guided me forward, and shown me kindness."

"Their smiles, their gratitude, their anticipation for the future, their outstretched hands, the light shining upon me..."

"Just thinking about all this makes it impossible for me to say the word 'give up'."

Burnt toast pizza, non-spicy bell pepper curry, etc., all stab the audience in the heart. No one knows better than them how much of a knife that sentence has hurt them to the point of death.

The entire room fell silent.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

The boomerangs that had flown past now spun back, striking them hard in the heart.

"I have received so much along the way. Courage, blessings, hope... all my most beautiful memories are still here, heavy and always warming me."

"So--"

"I am not without anything!"

The background music suddenly became more rousing, Kiana seemed to forget her pain, venting all her resentment and anger. Accompanied by her inspiring shouts, she once again stirred the emotions of the audience.

"What?!"

The Herrscher of the Void's surprise was undeniable. She truly couldn't believe that Kiana had managed to reclaim her Herrscher Authority from her.

"I want to pass on what I have gained so far!"

"The core of the Herrscher of the Void... should be under my control!"

The Queen of Void was completely panicked.

"I want to bring them to more people; I won't fall here!"

"No! Wait... This is the power of the Plague Gem?!"

She finally realized the source of this power.

"I will carry her ideals, their ideals—and keep going!"

As flames raged, Kiana's body erupted with intense heat, and her clothing changed. With a forceful flick, the flames traveled down her arm and coalesced in her palm into a broken greatsword.

It was none other than the Surtr, Himeko had once used!

Kevin's eyes were practically overflowing with admiration as he watched Kiana wield her flaming greatsword in an attacking stance.

"Alright! Kiana! Let's teach that arrogant Herrscher of the Void a lesson!"

Pardo could hardly contain her excitement, waving her arms excitedly.

After a long time, with Raiden Mei becoming the Raiden Queen, Kiana finally ushered in her own Herrscher form. Her azure eyes proved that she had controlled the Herrscher Authority with her own consciousness.

"Himeko- sensei, were you helping Kiana until the very end?"

Besides excitement, Elysia also felt a sense of sadness.

Upon hearing the Herrscher of the Void say it was the remnant consciousness within the Plague Gem, she paused for a moment, then instantly realized that it was Himeko's consciousness helping her student.

Even though she already knew Himeko's fate, Elysia still refused to believe it. She was waiting, waiting for a miracle.

But this miracle did not seem to favor them.

A pair of clear tears slid down Elysia's cheeks.

It was a feeling of relief, emotion, sadness, and excitement.

"Unexpectedly, Otto's plan actually succeeded. Emotion is a considerable force. Kiana, who has emotional bonds, will definitely not lose to the Herrscher of the Void. This is... killing the Herrscher with love."

Vill-V had to admit Otto's wisdom.

Although some unexpected things happened along the way, the outcome was as planned.

He's a terrifying man. With her intelligence, she couldn't even figure out what method Kiana and the others could use to deal with Otto. Whether it was killing him or imprisoning him, it seemed like there was no way to win.

Unless, of course, Otto can truly resurrect Kallen, at the cost of his own death.

Kiana, recognized by the Plague Gem, wields dual pistols in ranged combat and a greatsword in melee, with every strike accompanied by flames.

Aside from constantly using power transfer and employing the Spear of the Void to fly kites, the Herrscher of the Void seems to have no way to counter it.

Despite once being one of Sirin's six gems, the Herrscher of the Void now acknowledges Kiana, leaving the Herrscher of the Void feeling both frustrated and furious.

"It's just a fragment of consciousness remaining in the gem, why is it resisting? It's already dead, why is it still interfering with me?!"

"Her life was a constant struggle! That was her flame, her color!!!"

Kiana's scream, accompanied by intense fire effects.

The scene made the audience feel excited and their skin crawl.

The Herrscher of the Void clutched her shoulder, utterly powerless to dodge.

Kiana remained with her sword raised, seemingly ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.

"Why? Why do you think you can defeat me? Just because you are the good Sirin and I am the evil Sirin?!"

The Herrscher of the Void's perplexed question.

"That kind of thing never existed! I chose good, and you chose evil!"

The Godkiller Sword began to gather power, and even hotter flames burst forth from the sword. Accompanied by Kiana's roar, a final, powerful slash swept across the Queen of Void's body.

A burst of white light appeared on the big screen.

We won!

Pardo was so excited she almost jumped off her seat and instinctively hugged Sakura sitting next to her.

Sakura also had a big smile on her face.

Ling was the only one who was a little jealous. She had just wanted to hug her older sister, but Pardo beat her to it.

"Finally won. I never expected that Kiana would become the Herrscher of Flame in the end."

Elysia wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Both joyful and sorrowful.

Like most viewers, she was fantasizing that Himeko would return as the Herrscher of Flame, but seeing the Plague Gem acknowledge Kiana, her last glimmer of hope vanished.

"Kiana has truly become Herrscher. Wait, how many Herrscher Core does Kiana have in her body now?"

Kevin suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Herrscher of the Void Core, Core of the Herrscher of Death, Herrscher of Flamescion Core, at least three cores, what's going on?"

Mei tilted her head in confusion.

"Mei, do you still remember why Raiden Mei came to 'me' in the first place, and what solution 'I' gave her?"

Upon hearing Kevin's words, Mei instantly realized what he meant, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

It was because Kiana couldn't suppress the three Herrscher Core that Mei sought out Kevin, enabling herself to become the Herrscher of Thunder again, thus reducing the number of Herrscher Core within Kiana.

Now, Kiana has become a triple-core Herrscher again, which is both laughable and frustrating.

But if Mei could see this, she would be very gratified, because when she left Kiana, it wasn't just because of the Herrscher Core, but because she wanted to change Kiana's mindset.

Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, Yaqing couldn't smile.

It wasn't because of any complicated emotions about the Herrscher of the Void's departure, but rather because when the audience laughed, the Ghost of Sorrow stopped laughing, and when the audience stopped laughing, the Ghost of Sorrow would start laughing—that was an ironclad rule.

In the pure white space of consciousness, Kiana and the Herrscher of the Void looked at each other, neither of them speaking first.

"It's over."

"... Yes, it's over."

Faced with her own failure and the core choice, the Herrscher of the Herrscher of the Void spoke with utter indifference, while Kiana stated that she would bear the consequences of her sins.

A person's words are good when they are about to die.

The Herrscher of the Void reminds Kiana that the path she has chosen is not easy. She will have to bear the sins, sorrow and despair of Sirin, and the contradiction between good and evil that all humanity must face for the rest of her life.

"... I will work hard to ensure that there will never be another Sirin in the world."

"Alright, stop it. I don't need your sympathy."

The Herrscher of the Void seemed somewhat moved, but remained stubborn.

"The winner stays and the loser disappears. That's the rule, and I have no objection."

Her tone betrayed her exhaustion.

"Goodbye, Herrscher of the Void; goodbye... to the other [Sirin]."

The white light disappeared, and the Herrscher of the Void looked exactly like Kiana but had a completely different aura, reappeared in the frame. Her golden pupils seemed to be looking at Kiana, or perhaps at the audience.

"I won't agree with your idea, but since you've won, just keep going down your path, what do you say?"

The Herrscher of the Void reached out and stroked the giant dragon beside her.

"Ha, struggle to the very end, do your best... Kiana..."

Accompanied by golden particles, the Herrscher of the Void and Benares vanished together.

At this moment, the Queen of Void officially departed.

If you turn on the bullet comments at this moment, you will find that the sea of bullet comments completely covers the plot of the screen, and the whole screen is filled with "Farewell, Queen" or "Rest in peace, Queen".

The oppressive feeling brought by the Herrscher of the Void at the beginning was unparalleled, completely pulling the audience from the comfortable school atmosphere back to the cruel Honkai. The Queen's Arrival was deeply imprinted in the hearts of every viewer.

Kiana has always been at a disadvantage against the Queen of Void, and it is only now that Kiana has truly defeated the Herrscher of the Void that viewers still feel as if they are in a dream.

"The Herrscher of the Void... is she really dead?"

Feeling lost and disappointed.

Previously, Pardo couldn't wait for the Herrscher of the Void to leave the stage, but after that final dialogue, she had mixed feelings about the Herrscher of the Void's departure.

If you lose, lose honorably.

The Herrscher of the Void did not wallow in self-pity in the end, but readily acknowledged Kiana's victory, thus maintaining the dignity befitting a queen.

At least, Kalpas's opinion of her changed slightly.

"Yes, the Queen of Void even 'blessed' Kiana in the end, didn't she?"

Yaqing said with a smile.

After all, there were no smiles on everyone's faces right now; the smiles wouldn't disappear, they would just transfer to Yaqing's face.

"Huh? You call that a blessing?!"

Kevin looked shocked.

"Yes, doesn't struggling to the end mean surviving to the end?"

Yaqing looked completely at ease.

"But... Himeko still died..."

Elysia looked somewhat dejected.

"Elysia, don't rush."

Yaqing's words were like an Elysia person grasping at a last straw.

"Yaqing, are you saying that Himeko... still has a chance..."

Elysia's eyes are heartbreaking.

But she was facing Yaqing.

Especially when she felt Mobius's little hand touching the soft flesh of her waist, Yaqing.

A firm and righteous refusal.

"Elysia, give up. I'm not going to tell you that Himeko will appear again later."

"Great!"

Elysia excitedly hugged Mobius.

Yaqing successfully escaped a disaster.

Anyway, Himeko will reappear soon even if he doesn't say anything, so it's better to leave Elysia in suspense, and then... hehe.