Born with Stigmata-Yae Rin, Parts One, Two, and Three

Yae Rin disappeared.

Instead, it has been replaced by a completely new shell that perfectly replicates the real world.

But before he could think carefully about Rin's whereabouts, a burning sensation on his back pierced his nerves, and his consciousness was pulled into the deep sea at that moment. A suffocating discomfort blocked his throat and chest.

Su Qing'an found it hard to breathe for a moment.

Is it Stigmata!?

The Stigmata are reappearing on this body.

He realized the answer.

The patterns, drawn with the sharpness of an iron pen, were slowly painted onto the boy's back, each stroke a painful test of his nerves.

As if recalling the moment when the Artificial Stigmata was implanted, the phantom pain that the boy subconsciously experienced and the real pain he was experiencing at this moment intertwined to create a unique symphony.

The blood inside his body was boiling restlessly, like a clown out of control in a circus, laughing and trying to break free of his body, spill out into the outside world, and rise into the sky.

The body's organs wailed and roared under the pressure of the Stigmata, and the intense rejection reaction oppressed the soul.

[Potential] is unconsciously activated; this is the powerful Soul Essence resisting unpleasantly.

In the emotional storm generated by painful stimulation, [the force] successfully interfered with a part of reality.

The weeds at the boy's feet were bent over by the weight of the grass, and then ground into powder little by little.

Su Qing'an spread his hands expressionlessly, quietly looking at the lines on his palms, his back straight.

The pain and his consciousness were clearly inseparable, but the boy's behavior seemed to be forcibly separated, as if he was completely unaware of it.

He was in pain, of course; in such a world, every sting was clear and inescapable.

However, through repeated practice of [Thousand Stars], Su Qing'an's pain tolerance unintentionally increased.

That's how people are; after being constantly scarred, they either become soft and fragile, or they become as hard as iron.

He said calmly:

"Get back there."

So when the last stroke on the back was completed, all the abnormalities vanished into the endless abyss, never to be heard again.

Taking a deep breath, Su Qing'an sensed the changes in her body and said:

"Rin, are you still there?"

Immediately, a soft, sweet voice cautiously sounded in my ear:

"I'm sorry, it must have hurt a lot, but if we want to kill the evil within, simply manifesting your original body and power isn't enough."

The boy felt the reconnected Honkai Energy cycle. He no longer had any problems using the Void Sword Qi, but what was completely different from before was the speed and quality of the Honkai Energy response.

Su Qing'an created a Honkai Energy sword aura, which was unstable and flowed back and forth between illusion and reality. The boy's palm held the sword aura, and his fingers were unharmed.

The sword energy was easily dispersed by him, during which it was obedient and docile.

Adaptability to the drastic Honkai Energy.

In the past, Su Qing'an was like a small boat sailing on a stormy sea.

Now, he felt as if he were in a calm, peaceful tourist area, relaxing on a deck chair on a luxury cruise ship, basking in the sun, feeling the sea breeze on his face, and everything around him was delightful.

The whispers were different from before.

Even though she understood that everything in this world was just an illusion, Su Qing'an still felt a sense of disorientation. All along, the Honkai in their eyes had been something so gentle.

Even if it's just a little bit, he might be a little envious.

He asked:

"Rin, did you forcibly convert my original Artificial Stigmata into a natural Stigmata?"

"... Yes. So it's just that it hurts a lot, there's nothing we can do about it."

Rin's small voice seemed to hide a hint of guilt.

Su Qing'an sensed the girl's little scheme and found it somewhat amusing. He then asked:

"What's your current situation? Are you living inside my body?"

Upon hearing this, Yae Rin replied:

"Big brother, don't you feel it? Rin is now your Stigmata!"

The little girl's voice was no longer timid and hesitant; she said with some joy:

"Now the Stigmata on big brother's back has a cherry blossom pattern, isn't it beautiful! Rin specially chose it!"

Su Qing'an remained silent. After Lin revealed this fact, he noticed that the temperature of the Stigmata on his back would subtly change as the other person spoke.

It's quite interesting in many ways... Was this child this cute 50,000 years ago?

But the Stigmata with the cherry blossom pattern...

It's a bit of a shame; the mystery of the unknown pattern is gone, and it just looks like an ordinary background image from a ukiyo-e print.

Su Qing'an nodded and said:

"Yes, it looks great."

To make her happy, he lied without hesitation.

Even though Yae Rin acted like a fool and believed the boy's words, laughing happily.

The boy was silent for a moment, then gripped the hilt of the sword.

That was the [Calming the Tempest] that appeared on her waist along with the Stigmata.

He said:

"Let's go then, Rin."

Time is running out.

The frequency of temperature changes in the Stigmata suddenly increased, as if indicating Yae Rin's emotional shift.

Su Qing'an keenly sensed this and stopped in his tracks.

He asked with concern:

"What's wrong? Are you scared?"

The girl responded:

"No! I wasn't scared..."

Her once-loud tone suddenly turned low, and the boy could easily imagine her dejected expression.

Yae Rin continued:

"I just wonder, does my older brother really have to go?"

"I have a way to send you back. Big brother doesn't need to participate in the battle, and Rin can kill the evil spirits inside herself."

The girl uttered an undeniable lie, words that were both incredibly naive and obsessive.

Rin alone is unable to extinguish the evil within the Tenshukaku.

Even though she knew that she absolutely could not fail for her sister's sake, Rin still said something that might greatly reduce the chances of success.

What an idiot!

Su Qing'an felt somewhat helpless. This remaining existence, separated from the Herrscher's consciousness, was perhaps exactly the same as the little girl from 50,000 years ago before she became Herrscher.

He said earnestly:

"Rin, my lifespan is inherently short. You should be aware of my physical condition when you become my Stigmata, right?"

"For me, going all out has never been a difficult decision."

"Let's go, we can't delay any longer."

After saying that, the young man stepped into the Tenshukaku.

Yae Rin remained silent. She truly understood Su Qing'an's physical condition; in fact, Su Qing'an herself might not have understood it as well as she did.

His physical form here is a replica projection of his real-world body.

As she transformed into Stigmata, she also saw Su Qing'an's life force being constantly drained and the almost ubiquitous hidden injuries within her body.

Whether it was the injury he sustained when facing Ganesha, or the organ damage during the transplantation of Artificial Stigmata, these were all reasons for the formation of hidden injuries, in addition to the continuous absorption by the Artificial Stigmata.

Su Qing'an's lifespan was indeed very short, just as he had said.

However... this practice of digitizing one's own life to measure its pros and cons.

Rin dislikes it very much.

My older brother is such a good person, why can't he cherish himself a little more?

Even if this older brother doesn't collapse here...

It will eventually collapse.

Rin didn't like that kind of future, but she understood that success or failure would be the outcome.

She... could not save this boy.