Kallen Kaslana

In the legends of the Míng Empire, it's unknown how many years that Immortal had guarded the Land of Shenzhou, but it's certain that traces of the Immortal's existence could be found among the remnants of humanity on the Land of Shenzhou.

She also guarded the Land of Shenzhou alone from the erosion of the Honkai.

When she arrived on the battlefield, even the Destiny knights who risked Honkai Energy erosion by using Honkai Energy weapons were like ants facing a dragon, utterly defenseless. The Honkai Energy weapons that Destiny prided themselves on were like toys in the hands of the Immortal, fragile and useless.

In their panic, Destiny deployed their last resort.

Also, a single person.

Destiny's strongest Valkyrie from the Kaslana family—Kallen Kaslana!

Wielding Destiny's strongest weapon, on par with the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire only qualified to be used by the head of the Kaslana family—the Oath of Judah, Destiny's final trump card.

When Kallen Kaslana stood on the grassland, facing the Divine Land's Immortal, she realized the immense pressure this enemy before her exerted.

Although she wasn't sure if Destiny's conquest plan was right or wrong, facing such a formidable foe, she decisively cast everything aside and focused on the battle with the Divine Land's Immortal.

However... her focus didn't bring about even the slightest change in the outcome.

The Divine Land's Immortal's power had completely surpassed Kallen's. In just a few exchanges, Kallen was defeated by the Divine Land's Immortal.

The Divine Land's Immortal didn't make another move against her, nor did she even harm her, yet Kallen had undeniably been defeated by the Divine Land's Immortal—those gauntlets were only a few centimeters from her throat at that moment.

Kallen had no doubt that if the Divine Land's Immortal hadn't held back, she would already be one of the corpses on that battlefield.

"The weapon in your hand exists to protect humanity. Those who have not resolved to 'protect' cannot unleash its true power."

This was the only thing the Divine Land's guardian said to Kallen.

Later, due to Destiny's human experiments, Kallen fled with the Black Box. Fleeing eastward, she arrived at Mount Taixu, said to be where the Immortal resided, hoping the Immortal could help seal the Black Box.

But when Kallen reached Mount Taixu, she found only devastation. The once beautiful Mount Taixu... had become a ruin.

And the Immortal who lived there had vanished without a trace.

In her shock, Kallen searched the ruins of the Floating Clouds Temple on Mount Taixu, hoping to find a way to suppress the Black Box she had taken from Destiny.

Finally, Kallen found a green Jade Ring amidst the ruins.

As she held it, Kallen could clearly feel the erosion from the Black Box weakening slightly.

Later, to escape Destiny's pursuit, Kallen had no choice but to take a ship to the remote Far East...

Yae Village.

Many years had passed since Rin's death.

And Yae Village, under the protection of the Yae Shrine's Miko, Yae Sakura, lived in peace and prosperity... or so it seemed.

But what Yae Sakura did most often was to be alone, ignoring everyone in the village.

Or occasionally, she would sit on a deserted hillside, softly humming a simple song...

Then one day, while bathing by the river, she noticed the river water had a faint red tint.

"...Blood?"

Following the trail of blood, Yae Sakura found a woman in a black and white nun's habit, unconscious by the river.

In her arms was a black box she clutched tightly, and a green Jade Ring was pressed firmly against the Black Box.

"A girl?"

Perhaps out of pity, perhaps out of kindness, or perhaps out of her duty as a Miko, Yae Sakura eventually brought the girl in the nun's habit back to the Yae Shrine.

As she bandaged the girl's wounds, she noticed the Black Box placed nearby.

And... she picked it up.

While unconscious, Kallen heard a voice echoing in her ears.

"Nun?"

"Is it Kallen?! Kallen Kaslana?!"

"Save Sakura... you are the person destined for her..."

"Don't let her continue..."

"No... wait... this feeling is... my heart?!"

The sounds that followed... Kallen didn't hear them.

When Kallen woke from her unconsciousness, she felt the pain from the wounds all over her body.

Those wounds were inflicted by her former colleagues, the Valkyries of Destiny, during her pursuit.

Upon opening her eyes and seeing an unfamiliar ceiling, Kallen cautiously looked around.

A small room, the bedding covering her, and a girl holding medicine, feeding it to her, dressed in what was called a Miko's attire in Japan.

"You're awake?"

Seeing the Miko feeding her medicine, Kallen pushed the Miko's hand away, retreated a step, and watched her warily.

After Kallen slapped her hand away, the Miko sighed helplessly, lowered her head, and held the prepared medicine in her mouth. While Kallen was still in a weakened state, she pulled Kallen closer and… kissed her?

Xu Yanwu: Even though she grew up in a small mountain village, where did Sakura learn such a bold move…

Feeling the bitter medicine being pushed into her mouth by the other party's tongue, Kallen's eyes widened in disbelief, her thoughts in a jumble.

Moreover, as they kissed, the Miko's hands skillfully began to unbutton Kallen's clothes…

It wasn't until Kallen started to react to the kiss and her clothes were more than half undone that she pushed the Miko away, her eyes wide and her face flushed with shyness. "You, you, you, you… What exactly do you want to do!"

The violent movement tore at the wound on Kallen's arm. The little lioness who had just pushed the Miko away now whimpered, clutching her wound like a kitten. "Ow… it hurts…"

"Don't move around, or your wound will reopen."

The Miko gently massaged Kallen's wound to alleviate her pain, saying, "Don't misunderstand, your body is covered in bloodstains. I was only taking off your clothes to clean you up."

"So please let me clean you up, okay?"

The Miko's smile, at this moment, actually seemed… a little embarrassing to Kallen?

Kallen quietly averted her gaze, blushing, and said, "O-okay."