Clearly, Kiana in the Light Screen footage remembered everything—she knew about every single thing the Herrscher of the Void had done through her body.
Precisely because of that, Kiana could not accept who she was now. She believed her hands were stained with blood, that her entire being was steeped in sin, and that she should not go on living.
Her identity was fake. Her birth was fake. She was merely a clone who had stolen someone else's identity. She had no parents, no family.
She had brought about the disaster of the Great Honkai Eruption, causing countless people around the world to suffer.
She had hurt the people important to her, leaving both her friends and those she regarded as family homeless.
And she had even caused Murata Himeko to die trying to save her.
One blow after another shattered Kiana's spirit. Even after reclaiming control of her body, she was filled only with the desire to die.
This Kiana was heartbreaking to watch, and painful besides. People hoped she could pull herself together, because those who had witnessed everything knew that none of those disasters had been Kiana's fault. She was a victim too.
Besides, so many people had given so much to bring Kiana back. If she threw her life away like this, how could she face those who had risked everything to save her?
Yet no matter what others thought, Kiana had fallen into a state of self-loathing—lost, confused, despairing, with no idea where her future lay. That was who Kiana was at this very moment.
The carefree cheerfulness she once had was nowhere to be found. All that remained was heaviness, and endless despair that made even living feel like a mistake.
This Kiana truly broke people's hearts.
And in that state, Kiana began to