Arc 20The Thousand Herrschers
Kiana loses Mei and confronts the Herrscher born from Fu Hua’s memories, then helps Fu Hua return. As the Thousand Herrschers exploit humanity’s despair and trap Kiana in a soul war with Sirin, Benares intervenes on Kiana’s side, revealing the split in Sirin’s soul and leaving Kiana resolved to face her.
- Kevin nearly killed Kiana, but Fu Hua’s consciousness projection delayed him long enough for Kiana to escape before Fu Hua collapsed into a vegetative state.
- Mei accepted Kevin’s offer to save Kiana by absorbing the Changkong City singularity, became the Lightning Herrscher, and left with Raven for World Serpent after striking Kiana down.
- The Knowledge Law User awakened in Fu Hua’s body, killed Otto, and traveled to confront Kiana, who defeated her by showing her Fu Hua’s memories and bonds, and Fu Hua returned as the Herrscher became Fenghuang Down.
- The System introduced the Thousand Herrschers, whose shared minds and puppet bodies spread the Theater of Domination and attacked Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent.
- Einstein and Tesla’s purification strike destroyed half the Thousand Herrschers, but the survivors hid and deceived Anti-Entropy into preparing a trap they intended to exploit.
- The Thousand Herrschers infiltrated the Arctic base, isolated Kiana, and used the Gem of Haste and Himeko’s remnant imprints to draw Kiana’s soul into the Theater of Domination, and Mei, Bronya, and Fu Hua were unable to reach her.
- Kiana faced Sirin in the Theater’s recreation of the Schicksal laboratory, where Benares appeared but chose to protect Kiana rather than attack her.
- Benares shielded Kiana from Sirin, and the Light Screen revealed that Schicksal’s experiments split Sirin’s soul into the destructive Kong Law User and the protective Kiana Kaslana, while Benares stayed loyal to Sirin’s original gentle heart.