I'm Not a Flame-Chaser

Kiana's eyes narrowed as she dodged the Spear of the Void, then pointed her finger, and the Spear of the Void shot out from the space!

"Oh? Didn't you hate me the most? Why are you still using this power? This power that killed your teacher and dragged the whole world into the abyss?"

The Herrscher of the Void stood quietly in this world where heaven and earth turned upside down and mirrors shattered, smiling knowingly.

The silver-haired girl stood on the collapsed ground, looking at herself and the Herrscher of the Void in the mirror.

With a flash of light, Kiana's face displayed the Herrscher of the Void's arrogant smile, while the Herrscher of the Void's face showed Kiana's dejection.

The silver-haired girl tilted her head back, strands of hair falling from her ears. In her clear eyes, the figure of the Herrscher of the Void was reflected. "Yes, I hate you, I hate the power of the Herrscher of the Void. You are the one who caused the tragedy of so many people."

"But I am also you."

"..."

The two looked at each other silently.

The golden eyes reflected the resolute figure of a young girl, while the azure eyes held the lost shadow of a queen.

"At the moment you were embraced by your mother, you prayed from the bottom of your heart for another possibility, and that's why I was born."

"The Herrscher of Thousand People is not wrong. I am the Herrscher because I am you."

"If you don't accept all of this, you can't move forward."

Coral's "Reversal": Chapter Twenty-Five - And so a meteor streaked across the sky.

"Accept me? Ha, do you know what you're saying?" The aloof Herrscher of the Void smiled coldly. "Look at that stupid man."

Behind the Herrscher of the Void, a huge screen appeared, showing the scene of Lin and Jiu fighting to the death. The two used all their strength to fight each other. Jiu used her last Honkai Energy create a small barrier, while Lin also released the divine Divine Grace Barrier of the Oath of Judas and the first rated power of the Jizo Mitama to fight against it. The two beasts shredded all the Herrscher of Thousand People involved in the battle into mincemeat.

"They share the same memories as us, and they walk on the opposite path as us. They absolutely cannot accept each other's existence, and neither of them acknowledges that the other is another version of themselves."

Lin punched Jiu in the face, blood splattering everywhere. Jiu retaliated with an elbow strike, knocking Lin to the ground.

Kiana watched silently as the two, their faces contorted in agony, dragged their half-crippled bodies to their feet and continued their brutal fight with their broken fists and feet.

They are the ones who understand each other best, yet they are also the ones who can least tolerate each other.

"Although I hate this man, his willpower is truly terrifying. Even he can't accept another version of himself. Do you think you can be stronger than his will?"

The empty sound echoed endlessly in the space of consciousness, turning into a sarcastic whisper in Kiana's ears.

"Can you accept your identity as Herrscher?"

Inside the Anti-Entropy base, the panic in the eyes of those who brushed past him, and the whispers around him.

"Can you accept that you killed your own teacher?"

Himeko's last gaze kept replaying in my mind.

"Can you accept that you caused a global Great Honkai that led to countless families being torn apart and lives lost?"

In Sky City, the screams of the attacked citizens and their gruesome deaths unfolded one after another.

Everything from the past has become a blade piercing through my already wounded heart.

The Herrscher of the Void scornfully glanced at Kiana, who had her head bowed. She raised her finger, and portals opened around her, from which the Spear of the Void slowly emerged.

"If you cannot accept your sinful past, you cannot walk into the future with your head held high."

"..."

The Herrscher of the Void's fingers froze in mid-air as she looked in surprise at Kiana had raised her head with unwavering resolve.

"I accept that mistake, but I will not forgive that sin!" Kiana raised her hand, grasped the Spear of the Void, and looked towards the past known as Shadow, her azure pupils shining as bright as day. "I am Kiana Kaslana! The Herrscher of the Void! And another Sirin!"

"But it won't be 'you'!"

Everyone was waiting for Kiana.

Perhaps she was still that fragile little girl who, upon leaving that warm little house, was met with an endless expanse of ice and snow, her tiny hands unable to even catch the falling snowflakes.

But the little girl still made it out of that snowfield.

Even if the past cannot be changed, they will still break through the bottomless darkness. The chaos of the Herrscher of Thousand People or the destruction of the Herrscher of the Void will not be the answer for humanity. Humanity will accept their imperfections, the existence of the Herrscher of Thousand People, and then reach out to the distant hope.

One day, we will surely be able to hold hands tightly.

"Laugh!"

A bright flame quietly ignited on the Spear of the Void, bringing warmth and light to the darkness.

"Aaaaaaahh..."

The girl's silver hair danced in the air as she raised her crimson hope high and roared as she leaped toward the past that once reigned high in the sky.

The Herrscher stood frozen in place, his golden eyes illuminated by the firelight.

Her clenched fingers loosened slightly.

"Hehe... You have a good eye for men."

The silver-haired, golden-eyed girl chuckled softly amidst the flames embracing her, then turned and departed through the shattered mirror.

The girl, her long hair flying wildly as she fell from the sky, gazed at the warm flame. The red-haired woman smiled at her.

Amidst the towering pillar of fire, the girl slowly rose to her feet. Her beautiful, clear blue eyes remained unmoved in the crimson flames, gazing at the Herrscher of Domination were retreating in astonishment.

"Kiana!" Mei exclaimed in surprise as she saw the fallen girl stand up again.

Bronya and the others, who had run out of ammunition and supplies and collapsed on the ground, all showed relieved expressions.

"No... what's going on... why is the Herrscher of Flames's core..."

Ito Kyō looked at his hands in disbelief. The scorching armor that had been covering his body turned into particles and dissipated, and the Herrscher Core of Flame within his body dissolved on its own.

How could this be? The power he had already seized and controlled, why is it going to Kiana's side?

At this moment, the Herrscher of Domination were all stunned in surprise, and then they were horrified to find that their companions were gradually disappearing.

In reality, Welt and his team have already captured their original bodies and severed their connection with this body!

"Those belong to Teacher Himeko, give them back to me!"

Ito Kyō raised his head, and a slender figure, ablaze with flames, instantly closed in, her armored fist slamming into his right cheek!

"Bang!"

Amidst the azure particles scattered by a punch, Kiana grabbed the broken sword!

"You damned Herrscher! Aaaaaaaah!" Ito Kyō resurrected on the edge of the floating island, roaring furiously at Kiana, who was holding a broken sword and looking deep in thought.

"Yes, I am indeed Herrscher, a mistake born by a twist of fate!" Kiana raised her broken sword, her body engulfed in intense heat, and roared at the monster with its twisted and ferocious face, "But someone wants to correct this mistake, wants to embrace my existence! The path ahead of this hope will definitely not be wrong!"

"And you... no one will tolerate you! Whether you are Herrscher or humans! You are just a group of extreme venting! You appear united, but you are just looking for anyone you don't like in a fictional world as your enemy. You have nowhere to belong and can only control virtual characters to do meaningless things!"

"You... can't even face reality!"

Ito Kyō, or rather, the Herrscher of Domination, his facial muscles contorted to the extreme, roared as he raised the Seven Thunders of Retribution of Purification amidst the screaming and dissipating Herrscher of Domination, the pitch-black lightning engulfing his figure.

The girl, gripping the broken sword, rose into the air amidst the flames.

Bronya and Seele reached out to tie up the girl's loose hair and reforged the broken sword.

The Herrscher of Reason and Fu Hua, with their bright eyes, placed gauntlets on the girl and healed her injuries.

Mei and Bella raised their arms together, clearing a path for the girl and removing obstacles.

"What is that...?"

The dying Jiu raised her head and stared blankly at the blazing meteor that tore through the darkness.

Black lightning roared in front of the meteor. The girl gripped her sword tightly with both hands and felt two hands on her shoulders from behind.

She turned around, and the red-haired woman and the black-haired man gently draped a cloak over her shoulders.

Then give her a gentle push on the back.

A shooting star, burning brightly, streaks across the sky.

Coral's "Reversal": Chapter Twenty-Six - Virtual Reality Cannot Illuminate Reality

What am I, really?

Looking back on his past, Ito Kyō reflects on his mediocre and unproductive life, his boastful personality, and his own inability to even see himself clearly.

He is nothing.

He simply manipulates an Ito Kyō day after day, walking in a world devoid of reality.

No different from anyone else.

On that day, after being rescued by Jiu, he felt for the first time that the world was actually somewhat alive. And when he saw the software on the computer, opened the game, and entered another body, he truly felt his own reality.

In a false world, I found the true feeling of being alive.

Here, he can join those around him in raging about everything that doesn't go his way, trampling on things that others care about, making everyone pay attention to him, and making everyone's eyes be on him.

To control everything at will—that should be him.

But.

Those who live here are the Herrscher of Domination.

It's not Ito Kyō.

That Ito Kyō is still just an empty shell.

Nothing has changed.

He also did not try to change.

"..."

"..."

With her brows lowered, Jiu stood silently beside Ito Kyō, who had lost all four limbs and was gazing up at the collapsing space.

"Boom..."

The rubble from the floating island fell around them, turning into dust, and small stones hit them with a soft thud.

As the battle between Kyu and Rin reached its final moment, the floating island shattered, and Rin was taken away by Kiana using the power of the Herrscher of the Void.

Thus, only Jiu and Ito Kyō remained in this space.

"... I genuinely wanted to be your friend, and I truly wanted to thank you for saving me." Ito Kyō stared blankly at the destruction of this space, then turned to gaze at Kyu's expressionless face. "When exactly did things go wrong?"

"Boom..."

Another stone crumbled into dust beside them.

"From the very beginning," Jiu said calmly, "Perhaps the real Ito Kyō had thought about all of this, but you are just lying. Just like you are neither human nor Herrscher, all your thoughts are just to find an ambiguous excuse for your aimless venting and chaos."

"That woman... Kiana Kaslana, she accepted her identity as Herrscher and a human, so she was able to defeat you who neither accepted your identity Herrscher nor your identity as a human."

Ito Kyō murmured, "Can Herrscher... really say such a thing?"

"Only Herrscher can say such a thing."

The two stared at each other in silence. Ito Kyō complicated expression, while Kyu remained remarkably calm.

Why did you save me back then?

"It was just an accident." Jiu turned around indifferently, dragging his leg slowly towards the rift. "Human, don't even think about becoming friends with Herrscher like me. Instead of turning into nothing but noise, you should focus on your own lives. At least that way, I'll look at you with a little more respect when I destroy your civilization."

The figure of the Herrscher of Binding disappeared into the rift.

Ito Kyō in thought, and before the next piece of gravel could fall, he transformed into azure particles and dissipated into space.

The commotion caused by the Herrscher of Domination has ceased. With the help of the Feather of Dust of the Thousand-Headed Dust, which Welt Fu Hua left behind before her departure and which is imbued with the consciousness of the Qianqi Dust, Welt and the others successfully arrested all the Herrscher of Domination's original bodies at the location found by the Herrscher of Reason's reverse invasion.

These people were originally ordinary humans. After being chosen to become Herrscher of Domination, they secretly replaced their original bodies with Herrscher bodies with the help of some of the three major organizations, while their original bodies were transferred to a secluded deserted island.

What corrupts these people is software similar to a computer virus. The power of the Herrscher of Domination contained within it affects their consciousness from the moment the host body is opened, constantly interfering with their cognition, and ultimately turning them into the form of the Herrscher of Domination.

After destroying all the computers with the software, the host body returned to normal. However, strangely, Anti-Entropy did not find any Herrscher Core during the investigation. It could not be found inside the host body, on the computers with the software, or even on the internet.

It's as if the Herrscher of Domination never existed in the first place.

Or perhaps, it will always exist.