Herrscher of Flames

"Control it, don't succumb to the Honkai."

Looking at Himiko struggling before him, Yoshikage Kira let her attack, but the hand pinning her didn't loosen at all.

"Kira... Yoshikage Kira?"

"Yes, it's me."

"I... I am... Ahhhhhhhh!"

"Yoshikage Kira, I'm fine now."

He summoned his Stand to test Himiko. She didn't react. Yoshikage Kira increased the pressure, ignoring Himiko's cries.

'How much time has passed?'

He didn't know.

'How much longer do I have to hold on?'

He didn't know.

'Should I give up?'

Impossible.

Yoshikage Kira didn't know if Himiko would succeed. It was incredibly difficult to awaken a Stand when one's mind was being eroded by the Honkai.

But was Yoshikage Kira someone who backed down from challenges? Clearly not.

The hymn of humanity is the hymn of courage; the greatness of humanity is the greatness of courage.

Killer Queen blocked all the blade-like flames with its body, simultaneously absorbing the Honkai energy from Himiko to increase her chances of defeating the Honkai.

Yoshikage Kira stood before Himiko, pinning her down, as if nothing could shake him.

Kevin walked across the scorched earth. As far as his eyes could see, there was only fire.

Kevin used ice to clear a path for himself, moving rapidly towards the Australian Dome.

However, the closer he got to the Dome, the higher the temperature became, forcing Kevin to slow down his advance.

After an unknown amount of time, the wound on Himiko's arm, caused by the Arrow, stopped bleeding and instead formed a circular scar.

Himiko seemed to have exhausted all her strength and collapsed into Yoshikage Kira's arms. In her daze, she saw Killer Queen behind Yoshikage Kira and a fiery humanoid figure behind her.

"Welcome back, Himiko," Yoshikage Kira said with a smile, looking at the exhausted Himiko.

Yes, it was a joy like welcoming the first rays of the morning sun with new panties on New Year's Day.

The raging fires across Australia surged towards the Australian Dome, condensing around Himiko's Stand. The Stand waved its hand, and the flames dispersed.

Yoshikage Kira picked up Himiko and walked out.

"..." Kevin had just reached the entrance when he saw Yoshikage Kira walking towards him, carrying Himiko.

Yoshikage Kira walked up to Kevin and said, "Just say you were the one who defeated Himiko, understand? And give me some clothes."

His commanding tone didn't provoke any negative feelings in Kevin; instead, it made him sigh with relief.

Senior Kira was alive, and Senior Himiko seemed to be out of danger.

He wouldn't have to kill the captain he respected with his own hands.

There couldn't be a better outcome, could there?

Kevin nodded, asking no further questions.

'As expected, Senior Kira was helping me from the shadows.' Kevin thought back to the scene with the Herrscher of Death, feeling fortunate.

'Senior Kira is truly strong,' Kevin couldn't help but exclaim.

[You and Kevin successfully returned to the Flame Chasers headquarters]

[Kevin publicly announced that he had defeated the Herrscher of Flames as per your instructions]

[Subsequently, you entered Vill-V's Spiral Workshop, set up in the Flame Chasers headquarters, carrying Himiko's 'corpse']

[Thus, the Seventh Honkai War ended]

[Australia was destroyed, with no survivors. The land, scorched by flames, was rendered unusable]

[But you have good news: how to save a Herrscher? By weakening the Herrscher's Honkai energy yourself, using the Arrow, and combined with their own will, a Herrscher can be transformed into a Stand user with humanity]

[But how many possess strong willpower?]

[As far as you know, among the thirteen Herrschers of the previous civilization, only Himiko seemed to have briefly regained consciousness after being chosen as a Herrscher by the Honkai]

[Everyone else is willingly sinking into depravity]

[Then people like that don't need saving]

[Though you never intended to save them in the first place, after all, the more Stand users there are, the greater the risk of exposing yourself]

Placing Himiko on Vill-V's workbench, Yoshikage Kira felt someone embrace him.

Yoshikage Kira turned around, held Vill-V in his arms, and looked at the girl crying her eyes out. He stroked her hair and said softly.

"I'm back, Vill-V."