When a meteor streaked across the sky, people made wishes one after another, simply because its light was so dazzling.
But that star had once lost its way too, trudging alone through the night. Yet she kept flying, striving to cross that cold, lonely endless night.
This was her story—the journey of a meteor toward dawn!
When they first met, she was everyone's little ray of sunshine, somewhat willful, with the temper of a young lady.
She shouted about wanting to drink Mei's m-juice! If she got back too late, Bronya, that little runt, would steal Mei's food.
To everyone back then, Kiana—K-423—seemed like someone who would never have any worries. After all, they thought she was a rash, impulsive, single-celled paramecium! Just a child who never grew up, overflowing with energy every day.
Yet who could have anticipated that, in just a few short years, so much would happen... a series of events she had no time to react to.
From a reckless and immature child, she had been forced to become a reliable warrior. Yet the price of that growth was difficult to accept.
Compared to an outstanding warrior, if possible... many people would rather she never grew up and kept that innocent smile forever.
The first time she had declared, "Auntie Himeko, I'm going to become the strongest Valkyrie!"
Looking back now, her smile then only felt beautiful and moving...
Kiana's growth had not been beautiful.
She had been afraid, watching everything she cherished be destroyed bit by bit by her own hands. The roars of Honkai Beasts, the panicked cries of students, St. Freya Academy gradually swallowed by blazing flames...
The terrified looks in her loved ones' eyes, their grim expressions. And the hand wrapped around her best friend's throat... Yet she could do nothing,