Honkai's Thousand Laws: Starting by Abducting Kiana

"Calm down."

"Shut up! I deliberately spent an entire day freezing just to wait for you. Why the hell did you only show up now, you bastard?"

With a flash of light, several Spears of the Void materialized in Kiana's hands, crossing over to pin Su Jue's hands to the floor. Her freed hands pressed down on his shoulders as she sat up and straddled his stomach.

Su Jue, unable to move, tried to struggle, only to see Kiana's Herrscher eyes light up. The Honkai Energy he had just gathered was instantly absorbed clean. By then, how could Su Jue not understand? This had clearly been a trap set specifically for him.

High-level hunters often appeared in the form of prey.

"Wait, what are you doing?" Seeing the flushed girl gradually lower herself, Su Jue finally panicked. Especially since she wore only a thin nightgown, and the soft sensation left him, who had never experienced anything like this, completely at a loss.

But just as Kiana was about to succeed, someone knocked on the door.

"Kiana, are you feeling better? Your teacher bought you something you like to eat..."

: The Girl Toyed With by Fate 3 Complete

Auntie Himeko, it seemed I had wronged you.

The moment Su Jue heard the door open, he suddenly relaxed. He truly had no way to handle this kind of unexpected situation. No matter how thorough his plans and contingencies were, he could never have anticipated crashing and burning like this.

Hearing Himeko's voice, Kiana paused mid-motion, seemingly caught in a struggle.

Just as Su Jue thought she was about to give up, Kiana answered, "Ms. Himeko, I'm not in the mood to eat right now. Just leave it outside. I'll eat it later."

However, Himeko had clearly misunderstood something. She softly comforted her, "Kiana, I know you're not in the mood right now. I never expected him to leave in that way either. But you can't keep wallowing like this. If he were still alive, he definitely wouldn't want to see you like this."

Himeko's words made Su Jue nod repeatedly. Indeed, this was not the ending he wanted.

"I understand, Ms. Himeko, but I really have something I need to deal with right now. Could you come back later?" Kiana helplessly cut off Himeko's persuasion, fixing Su Jue with a dangerous gaze that warned him not to think about escaping again.

But Su Jue had been a villain for so long—how could he simply surrender? Even if he had to expose the secret that he was still alive, he could not let himself be finished here. He prepared to call out and attract Himeko's attention. As long as Himeko was there, no matter how angry Kiana was, she could not possibly do anything excessive right in front of her.

Yet the moment he opened his mouth, before he could even cry for help, one hand covered it, and the back of his head slammed into the floor with a thud.

"Mm." In the end, that brief syllable was all that came out.

"All right, later Bronya and the others are going to..." Outside the door, Himeko was carrying a cake box when she suddenly heard the thud. Sharp as she was, she immediately realized someone had fallen.

"Kiana, don't do anything foolish!" Worried that Kiana might give up on herself, she did not hesitate before reaching for the doorknob.

"Sorry, Ms. Himeko."

Kiana's voice had not yet faded from her mind when Himeko suddenly felt her vision blur for a moment. When it cleared again, all she could see was a vast expanse of white.

Huh?

Following the boundless snowfield with her eyes, she saw Sky City's landmark building.

At least it was not somewhere like Antarctica. For some reason, she felt relieved.

Filled with confusion, Himeko looked around to confirm where she was, only to suddenly realize that this place seemed rather familiar.

"This looks like the spot where that bastard Herrscher sent me away when he first met Kiana."

She still clearly remembered freezing outdoors for an entire night, only to come home and find all her snacks eaten. Surely she had not been heartlessly abandoned again and left to freeze outside, right?

After dealing with the nuisance, the anger in Kiana's eyes grew even stronger. That guy had actually tried to escape just now.

She directly tore off the scarf around Su Jue's neck and used it to bind all four of his limbs. Then she tore off a piece of fabric from herself and stuffed it into his mouth, leaving him unable to make even a sound.

With his limbs bound and his Honkai Energy absorbed by Kiana, aside from his physical strength, Su Jue had no means of resisting.

And Kiana's athletic instincts were exceptionally sharp. For Su Jue, whose constitution was comparatively weak, the odds of escaping her grasp were vanishingly small. He was completely under her control.

"Good. Let's see what tricks you have left now."

"Mm! Mmph!" Su Jue struggled desperately. As he watched the girl draw closer and closer, his eyes widened in panic.

Knock, knock.

Someone knocked on the room door again. Su Jue keenly noticed Kiana's breathing grow rapid. When she removed her hand from his face, her voice carried a trace of chill.

"Who is it?"

"Hm? Kiana, you're home? Have you seen Ms. Himeko? She said you've been staying in your room all day. She was worried you might do something rash, so she asked us to come keep you company." It was Bronya's voice.

"No need. I feel fine."

"But you don't sound fine at all. I brought the latest game. We can play together." Noticing Kiana's unusual coldness, Bronya sighed as well. Back when she had been used by Cocolia, she had been the same way.

Even now, what happened with Cocolia remained a thorn in Bronya's heart, so she absolutely could not let Kiana follow her old path.

She twisted the doorknob and found it locked, but a lock of this level could not stop Project Bunny.

"Project Bunny, fire..."

Huh?

Where was this?

The energy gathered at the cannon's muzzle froze in place as Bronya stared blankly at the endless snowfield.

Half a second later, she realized that Kiana seemed to have teleported her away.

But why?

Unable to make sense of it, she could only first determine her location. Then, while using Project Bunny to scan the surrounding environment, she found Murata Himeko crouching in the snow, poking at it with a little twig.

After sending Bronya away, Kiana glanced at the door. Being interrupted twice in a row had made her impatient, and the ferocity in her eyes became increasingly sharp. When she looked back at Su Jue, she carried a faint air of wanting to devour him alive.

"Don't think I'll let you go just because of this. Himeko, Bronya, and the others have all left. This time, no one can save you."

Knock, knock.

The instant the knocking sounded, Su Jue could not hold it in any longer. Amusement gathered in his eyes, as though he were mocking little Kiana for thinking she could control him.

"Big Sister Kiana, did Big Sister Bronya come here just now? Seele suddenly can't sense her presence... anymore."

Huh?

Before Seele could even finish speaking, she widened her eyes and stared blankly at Himeko and Bronya, who were facing her with equal bewilderment.

"Seele, did Kiana send you here too?"

"Too?"

Good. The three of them finally understood why they had suddenly appeared in the snowfield for no reason.

"Come to think of it, in a situation like this, could that guy have come back?"

"..."

"Then Mei will..."

Seele had also been sent away. The laughter in Su Jue's heart nearly spilled onto his face. It seemed luck was favoring him today. After being interrupted so many times, Kiana should have accepted her fate by now, right?

But what greeted him was not Kiana's angry expression. A tear fell onto his cheek and slid down his face.

She was crying.

"Why? Why? Why?! Why is everyone stopping me?" The girl supported herself on her arms and looked down at Su Jue lying beneath her, tears falling in large drops.

Grievance, unwillingness, pain.

Her forcefulness had been worn away by the repeated interruptions. The courage she had painstakingly gathered could no longer be maintained.

"Go ahead and laugh at me. Again and again, whenever I think you're dead, you secretly hide behind the scenes and watch me. Whenever I cry in pain, you bastard must have been laughing at me the whole time. You treated me like an idiot and kept playing with me.

Is it fun? Is it amusing?

I told you, you won't get away this time!"

Knock, knock.

There was another knock at the door, but Kiana ignored it and forcibly lowered herself.

Click.

The door opened.

: The Moon, a Gift

"Ms. Himeko said that stars lived for a very long time, so no matter how deep and dark the night sky was, the stars would continue to shine as usual. Yet even the Moon, the celestial body closest to Earth, was separated from it by a distance that was impossible to cross."

The boundless black universe was like a curtain, setting off stars that ranged from bright to dim. Without an atmosphere in the way, the girl only had to tilt her head slightly upward to see the Milky Way stretching like silk across the distant sky.

Kiana lay on the soft, fine lunar soil and gently reached out, trying to touch the planet reflecting a faint pale-blue glow. The enormous Earth rested quietly in the girl's palm, but when she closed her hand, all she grasped was an empty illusion.

Of course. This was the Moon, more than four hundred thousand kilometers from Earth. How could she possibly catch a celestial body so far away?

The unreal sensation of that touch left Kiana somewhat despondent. She stared blankly at the blue sphere and silently lowered her raised arm.

"Su Jue."

"Mm, I'm here." The boy's voice was as it had always been, flowing gently into Kiana's ears like spring water.

Her withdrawn, icy hand was clasped in a warm palm, gradually melting the loss in the girl's heart. Kiana turned her head and met a pair of eyes watching her.

The girl lay on the ground with her head resting on the boy's lap. Su Jue sat quietly beside her, looking at the planet she watched and listening to the stories she told.

Even though the stories between them had already been told countless times, he still listened quietly.

Time rushed past on Earth, yet remained forever frozen on this dead Moon. Although many human structures had survived, over the years the two of them had already explored every corner of this planet.

To them, this world abandoned by time had long since lost all novelty.

Yet whenever they looked at one another, the memories worn down by unchanging time remained as they had been when they first met. They were still the same as before.

"Su Jue, if children on Earth look up at the Moon, do you think they'll see us?"

"Of course they can. Maybe when you're looking at Earth, countless children are looking back at you." With a smile at the corner of his lips, Su Jue joked, "After all, the legend of the Princess of the Moon has always been passed down. Every day, countless people gaze at this bright planet."

"If you feel happy, countless people on Earth will be happy with you. If you feel sad, many people will be sad with you as well. People's joys and sorrows can sometimes be connected. We're never alone."

"I see." Kiana looked at Earth and spoke thoughtfully.

Even at night, that planet was still illuminated by brilliant lights.

"With so many people together, I really shouldn't feel lonely." A smile appeared on the girl's face, but Su Jue, who had long known her so well, naturally saw the regret between Kiana's brows at a glance.

He understood very well that after being separated for so many years, even the strongest girl would inevitably miss home.

Su Jue tightly laced his fingers through hers, then said softly as if he had only just remembered, "Oh, right. I prepared a gift for you today."

"A gift?" The empty Moon retained only the traces left behind by that battle. Where could there be any gift?

But the girl did not ask. Instead, she followed Su Jue's lead and let him pull her toward the core of the lunar base.

The ruined lunar base bore many signs of repair. Those were the two of them's handiwork from when they were bored. Yet dense Honkai Energy saturated this place, making it impossible for either electronic equipment or cultivation machines to create anything novel.

The two arrived at the core area. There was only a dark, empty factory here. Aside from the occasional anti-gravity meteorite floating through the air, there was nothing else.

"Try snapping your fingers?" Su Jue looked at the girl and spoke encouragingly.

Half-convinced, Kiana raised her hand and lightly rubbed her fingertips together.

Snap.

The crisp sound echoed through the factory, repeatedly bouncing off the walls.

From somewhere within the darkness-covered space came the faint crackle of electric arcs. Pale-blue light joyfully emerged from the air, like children at play, swiftly gathering into a spacetime vortex that resembled a mirror.

"This is... a Stargate?" Surprise appeared on the girl's face, as though she were in a dream. "Wait, wasn't the Stargate completely cut off? It can't be repaired."

"So it's only an incomplete Stargate. We still can't leave the Moon, but today, we can try crossing back to Earth."

"Crossing over?"

"Come on. Today is..."

Su Jue did not mention how long it had taken him to repair this Stargate. It was not important. Holding the girl's hand, he quickly led her into the Stargate.

The pale-blue light flashed and vanished. When the girl opened her eyes again, the shock in them could no longer be concealed.

The flowing traffic, bustling shops, pedestrians talking to one another, and this city she knew better than anything else.

There was no doubt about it. This was home.

Earth.

"We... came back?" Her joy lasted only briefly before worry quickly appeared on the girl's face. "No, the Honkai Energy I carry can never return to Earth again. I..."