Then, a new phantom was born.
—That girl was born a Herrscher.
—No matter how hard you try, you can't change her fate.
Himeko still did not respond, and the phantom scattered beneath her attacks once more.
—You still have your own life, your own future!
—Idiot! Don't give everything you have here!
Her desire to survive was ultimately suppressed by Himeko.
As the final phantom vanished, the road ahead gradually took shape.
Himeko sheathed her sword and ran toward the distance.
—Stop! Stop!
As she ran, the red subtitles on the screen displayed an astonishing will to survive.
Yet in the end, Himeko ignored that voice's warnings and stubbornly charged ahead.
At the end of the path, a "her" holding a blood-red greatsword waited silently.
And this phantom was called Flame of Pestilence.
—You're courting death! You'll get yourself killed!
You're so damn noisy. Are you done talking? I know exactly what I'm doing. If it were them, they would have made the same choice. But since it's something I can do, then I'll do it.
The Gem's temptation did not shake Himeko.
With the aid of the phantoms of everyone else, she beat the Gem's phantom until it could no longer fight back.
They're still waiting for me...
Our journey... won't end here...!
With Himeko's response, the phantom was finally defeated.
The screen went dark as well...
Only the subtitles in the center remained, glaringly conspicuous...
Fu Hua: You have defeated your inner demons. As a human, you have temporarily gained control over the power of a Herrscher. With that, my mission here is complete.
Fu Hua: I'm glad... that I could help you one last time...
Himeko: "You're bleeding, Herrscher. So even gods can be hurt?"
After Fu Hua's words fell, the stage was declared complete.