"...I have an idea."
Kiana took a deep breath and revealed her final trump card. "If we're lucky, we might be able to save Izumo."
"Then do it."
The White-Haired Oni did not even ask what would happen if she failed. He stated firmly, "The future can't possibly be worse than the present, right?"
That wasn't necessarily true...
93
Chapter 93: Rising from Certain Death.
An unnatural expression appeared on Kiana's face. The obvious change naturally did not escape the White-Haired Oni's notice.
He immediately fell into deep thought.
Could things get worse?
They knew the truth and their enemy, but that was precisely why they felt even more desperate.
Because the one who had caused everything had not even targeted anyone. A mere trace of power had been enough to send two worlds toward destruction.
That pitch-black Black Sun.
The White-Haired Oni knew that the chances of continuing were practically zero. Moreover, they had no clue how to break the cycle of reincarnation. In the future, everything they had experienced might even happen again.
Could the outcome Kiana spoke of really be worse than all this?
"Using Honkai to fight the void will cause something even worse?"
"I don't know."
"...The unknown? I see. Indeed, the unknown is often the most unsettling and terrifying thing."
"No, you misunderstood."
Kiana shook her head. "I can become a Herrscher. And in that form, I can accomplish many incredible things."
"But I don't know whether I'll be able to remain rational in that state. If I can't, then I might very well kill everyone before the void devours the world."
She did not know whether she could control herself or remain rational after forcibly becoming a Herrscher.
If she couldn't...
She remembered the famous scene of the Finality wiping the battlefield clean.