At that moment, a faint smile curled Otto Apocalypse's lips. In his hand was the Skyfire Greatsword, simulated by the Key of Revelation [Void Archives]. Molten-gold flames of searing heat surged skyward, condensing into a blade.
It seemed that every time An-Utu was unsheathed, it was for the one he loved most.
"Let the wicked cut down the world's malice!"
In another time and space, Saint Kallen stepped onto the execution platform. She took a deep breath and voluntarily... slipped the noose around her neck.
She calmly accepted the death that was about to come.
Back with Otto Apocalypse, he gripped the Skyfire Greatsword and ran forward. Then... he leaped into the air and slashed at the remnants of the Imaginary Tree.
The greatsword crashed to the ground, smashing vast numbers of the Imaginary Tree remnants to death!
But even more appeared around him. Otto swung his greatsword with all his strength, plunging into battle with them.
[This is the distance between her and tomorrow. This is the world's merciless retaliation against her. But her believer will never give up because of it.]
This was probably the first time Honkai readers had seen Otto fight in person.
Before this, as the one who controlled Schicksal, as its ruler, he rarely acted himself! It was always the Valkyries beneath him.
[Come on, Bishop!]
[For once, I don't want Otto to lose!!]
[Every time Skyfire is unsheathed, it is for the one he loves.]
[Life is long, but an epitaph is short.]
[Otto, you're a real man...]
[Five hundred years of sacrifice, all for victory in this one battle. Come on, Lord Otto.]
The comments streamed across the screen. They were no longer green every time Otto was mentioned, nor were they urging him to die sooner.
This time, they all