Arc 2Sky City’s Fall

Su Jue tried to protect Kiana while manipulating the Sky City crisis, as Kiana confronted the Stigmata Project and saved the city from the Honkai Bomb. The battle left Sky City devastated, Su Jue recognized as a Herrscher, and Mei determined to hide the casualties from Kiana.

  • Su Jue saved Jian Yun from the school’s Honkai Beast attack, helped her recover from despair, and recruited her into E.T. Studio before Raven approved his Ink Moth codename.
  • Su Jue arranged for Jackal to test Griseo, while Kiana uncovered Shencheng Technology’s experiments and killed Griseo during their fight, triggering Kiana’s Herrscher of Void awakening.
  • Su Jue subdued Kiana, stole part of her Authority, and used the ensuing battles and staged heroics to divert Schicksal and World Serpent while Kiana struggled with grief and guilt.
  • Kiana and Rita destroyed Shencheng Technology’s laboratory, and Fu Hua trained Kiana in Taixu Sword Qi while warning her about Kevin and the Stigmata Project.
  • Su Jue and Mei joined Kiana’s efforts as World Serpent attacked Sky City, and Kiana reached the signal tower to absorb the Honkai Bomb’s energy and carry it into the sky.
  • Himeko encouraged Kiana to release her guilt, and Kiana sent the bomb upward before falling with Su Jue as Durandal and Mei raced to reach her.
  • Su Jue fought Durandal while holding Kiana, then took the Black Abyss White Flower’s strike meant for her, awakening Kiana as the Theater of Domination collapsed.
  • Kiana healed Su Jue with the Serenity Gem, and he devastated Schicksal’s fleet before Kiana escaped with Mei, and afterward, Jian Yun gave Mei supplies and Mei concealed the casualty list from Kiana.
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Ch. 26Scenery in the Distance / Equality …

Su Jue defended Jian Yun from a teacher’s insults and learned that she valued the suburb school’s sense of equality, while concealing his own plans for her. When Honkai Beasts destroyed the school, Jian Yun fled through the ruins and was rescued by Su Jue.

  • Su Jue went to school with Jian Yun, who lent him a spare copy of her homework, and he bought her breakfast in thanks.
  • A teacher berated Jian Yun and the other students, so Su Jue challenged him and the class mocked him until he left.
  • Su Jue asked Jian Yun why she stayed at the school, and she said its students were equal and could support one another without discrimination.
  • Honkai Beasts attacked the school, killing the teacher and many classmates as Jian Yun fled through the ruins with her confession letter.
  • A Temple-class Honkai Beast pursued Jian Yun, but someone pulled her into a warm embrace, and she saw Su Jue's face.

Ch. 27My Love and My Hatred Are Both for You / Rebirth and Farewell

Su Jue rescued Jian Yun from a Honkai Beast attack, but the disaster left her as the school’s only survivor and plunged her into trauma, isolation, and despair. As Jian Yun moved toward suicide, Su Jue confronted the Herrscher of a Thousand and realized he still had a chance to change her fate.

  • Su Jue carried the wounded Jian Yun through the ruins, evaded a Temple-rank Honkai Beast, and reached safety when disaster relief forces arrived.
  • Jian Yun became the only surviving student besides Su Jue, and the grieving community blamed and resented her for living.
  • Jian Yun suffered recurring nightmares and hallucinations, withdrew from the world, and overheard her parents wishing she had died.
  • Jian Yun blamed Su Jue for saving her and, overwhelmed by despair, opened the curtains and moved toward the window.
  • Su Jue confronted the Herrscher of a Thousand’s puppets, acknowledged that Jian Yun’s fate had gone wrong, and realized he still had a chance to change it.

Ch. 28E.T. Studio / Moth

Su Jue rescued Jian Yun from despair, helped her leave Sky City for a fresh start at E.T. Studio, and gained a new puppet from her emotional upheaval. The story then shifted to World Serpent, where Su Jue helped Raven uncover embezzlement at Shencheng Pharmaceuticals and chose the codename Ink Moth.

  • Su Jue used the Theater of Domination to reach Jian Yun as she attempted suicide, then took control of her body and encouraged her to reject the hostility of her neighbors.
  • Su Jue brought Jian Yun to the resettlement cemetery, where she mourned her classmates and began to recover her will to live.
  • Jian Yun said goodbye to her parents, left for another city, and joined Su Jue's E.T. Studio to write game animation scripts.
  • Su Jue explained that Jian Yun's complicated emotions had formed a powerful new puppet and planned to use her writing to expand his businesses and create future puppet candidates.
  • Raven confronted a Shencheng Pharmaceuticals supervisor over embezzlement, confirmed his crimes with Chen Tianwu and Su Jue's puppet, and shot him.
  • Raven praised Su Jue and Chen Tianwu for exposing World Serpent's financial parasites; Su Jue proposed Ink Moth as his codename and professed devotion to the Serpent.

Ch. 29Lady Jackal / Voluntary Trial Agreement …

Su Jue brought Griseo to Jackal for the Stigmata Project, then received orders to support Gray Serpent at the Abyssal Eye while Kiana struggled with guilt over Griseo’s disappearance. The chapter ended with Kiana confronting Fu Hua over her choices and fixation on weighing consequences.

  • Raven told Su Jue and Chen Tianwu that their codenames, Ink Moth and Night Owl, had been approved, and Jackal invited Su Jue to join her faction before making a deal for test subjects.
  • Su Jue brought Griseo to Jackal’s laboratory, signed a voluntary test subject agreement as Ink Moth, and requested HSN-b46 serum in exchange.
  • Jackal began testing the Stigmata Project on Griseo, whose Honkai Energy adaptability impressed her, while Su Jue secretly controlled her body and absorbed the refined Honkai Energy.
  • Raven ordered Su Jue’s Ink Moth avatar to support Gray Serpent at the Abyssal Eye as Kevin’s return approached, leaving Su Jue’s main body to handle Sky City.
  • Kiana watched the sunset while mourning Griseo’s disappearance and questioning her past choices, then rejected Fu Hua’s warnings and challenged her focus on weighing consequences.

Ch. 30Where the Lights Grow Dim, Someone Awaits Your Return / The Lighthouse

Kiana rescued survivors from a Honkai Beast attack, then visited Su Jue before leaving Sky City and found that he had waited for her in the evacuated district. Their reunion left them preparing to say goodbye, while Su Jue secretly kept Himeko from interrupting them.

  • Kiana defeated a Honkai Beast, rescued a girl, and noticed that Honkai attacks were spreading through Sky City for reasons she did not understand.
  • Kiana walked to the evacuated suburbs to investigate Su Jue’s safety and saw a lamp shining in his otherwise dark residential district.
  • Su Jue welcomed Kiana into his home, where they cleared space among his belongings and he explained that his mother was receiving treatment and that he was preparing to move.
  • Kiana realized Su Jue had stayed behind for three days to say goodbye and had lit the lamps so she could find her way to him.
  • Su Jue used his Herrscher Authority to control Himeko and send her away before she could interrupt his time with Kiana.

Ch. 31True Name / An Experiment Goes Awry …

Kiana investigated Shencheng Pharmaceuticals and uncovered signs that its treatment program concealed human experiments, while Jackal’s attempt to awaken Griseo’s stigmata caused a laboratory disaster. Su Jue took control of Griseo to escape Jackal’s grasp, but Raven arrived and rescued Jackal.

  • Kiana discovered that Shencheng Pharmaceuticals received most Honkai-infected patients, made them sign testing agreements, and rarely recorded their recovery before she headed to its headquarters.
  • Jackal continued experimenting on Griseo with Schicksal’s Honkai suppressants until a mutation agent awakened Griseo’s stigmata and unleashed a surge of Honkai Energy.
  • Griseo’s awakening drove the laboratory’s researchers to turn into zombies, and Jackal deployed HSN Gas and Death Weaver to restrain her.
  • Su Jue controlled Griseo and used her stigmata power to defeat Death Weaver and pin Jackal to a wall.
  • Raven attacked Griseo and carried Jackal away while Su Jue reflected on the test subjects who had suffered in the laboratory.

Ch. 32Stigmata Undead / Test Subject …

Kiana uncovered Shencheng Technology’s Stigmata experiments and found that Griseo and Su Jue’s mother had been test subjects. After fighting Griseo, Kiana tried to protect Su Jue’s mother and left Griseo’s identity uncertain as she recognized the little girl beneath the lab coat.

  • Kiana entered the industrial zone and found records revealing that Shencheng Technology had experimented on civilians to force Stigmata awakenings.
  • Kiana recognized Griseo and Su Jue’s mother in the test-subject files and watched recordings of Griseo’s torture before destroying the computer and taking its data chip.
  • A petite, coat-covered figure attacked Kiana with telekinetic force, and Kiana fought back as Honkai Beasts and mechas clashed outside.
  • Griseo overwhelmed Kiana and moved toward Su Jue’s mother, but Kiana rose and pinned Griseo with Spears of the Void to stop her from hurting the undead woman.
  • Kiana saw pale blue hair beneath the lab coat and recognized the figure as the little girl she had once left behind.

Ch. 33Herrscher of the Void Returns / HSN-B46 …

Kiana lost control after Griseo died in her arms, allowing Sirin to awaken as the Herrscher of Void. Su Jue and Griseo then used a prepared suppressant and the Herrscher of Domination’s authority to subdue Sirin, leaving Su Jue holding the unconscious Kiana.

  • Kiana realized she had killed Griseo and watched her die while asking about the color of the stars.
  • Otto detected a Herrscher-level outbreak in Sky City and ordered Rita to investigate and bring back the Herrscher of Void.
  • Sirin persuaded the devastated Kiana to surrender control, and the Herrscher of Void awakened as Su Jue approached.
  • Sirin unleashed her power across Sky City, while Raven, Xiola, and the newly awakened Benares reacted to the eruption.
  • Sirin attacked Su Jue with Spears of the Void, but Griseo ambushed her with a suppressant syringe while Su Jue’s authority weakened her.
  • Sirin lost consciousness and returned to Kiana’s consciousness space, and Su Jue caught the unconscious Kiana.

Ch. 34The Plan Nears Its End — Transition / Defeat …

Su Jue used K424’s forged Herrscher of Void Core to stage a second descent, protect Kiana, and draw Schicksal and World Serpent toward Sky City while spreading the image of a heroic Herrscher. Raven attacked K424 but fled with her after Rita arrived, leaving Raven convinced Schicksal had orchestrated the encounter.

  • Su Jue stole much of the Herrscher of Void’s Authority from the sleeping Kiana, used it to complete K424’s Queen form, and sent K424 to fight Honkai Beasts in Sky City.
  • Su Jue used the attack to build civilian support for Magical Girl Kiana, divert Schicksal and World Serpent, and give Kiana time to rest.
  • Raven left Shencheng Technology to pursue K424, while Rita entered Sky City alone after Schicksal’s transport vessel was delayed at the border.
  • Raven attacked K424 with arrows, and Su Jue secretly let K424 appear wounded as Rita approached the battle.
  • Raven’s final arrow struck K424, but Murata Himeko rescued her and escaped with Raven before Rita could catch them.
  • Raven concluded that Schicksal had used K424 as bait to lure her into a trap.

Ch. 35Stirring Up Trouble / Su Jue Is Dead

Rita and Raven fought over the Herrscher of Void while Su Jue secretly sabotaged both sides, stole Cleo’s research, and used a Honkai Beast to devastate Shencheng Technology. Kiana sank into guilt over the deaths she believed she caused, and Su Jue entered her mental world to erase her despairing thoughts.

  • Rita confronted Raven, while Su Jue infiltrated Cleo’s laboratory, stole her research and serum, and escaped as a Honkai Beast began to rampage.
  • Su Jue returned to the fight disguised as Murata Himeko and gave Raven Cleo’s serum, allowing Raven to join him against Rita.
  • Su Jue staged his apparent death and withdrew through a rift while the Honkai Beast wrecked Shencheng Technology.
  • Kiana, trapped in her mental space, blamed herself for the deaths of Griseo, Himeko, and Su Jue as Fu Hua failed to reach her.
  • Su Jue entered Kiana’s mental world and began erasing the words and despair surrounding her.

Ch. 36First Aid / Consolation …

Kiana rescued Su Jue from the ruins and got him to a hospital, where doctors saved his life but said his legs were severely corrupted and he might never walk again. After Su Jue confronted her over Griseo’s death and told her to leave, Kiana stayed and promised they would change the unjust world together.

  • Kiana awakened in the ruins, found Su Jue gravely wounded, and carried him toward help.
  • Kiana embraced the Herrscher of Void’s power to destroy a Honkai Beast blocking their path.
  • Doctors saved Su Jue, but his legs were severely corrupted and his recovery was uncertain.
  • Su Jue woke in the hospital and asked Kiana to take him outside, where he confronted her about Griseo’s death.
  • Su Jue told Kiana to leave, but she held his hand and promised to make the world better, asking to stay with him.

Ch. 37Eos Arrives — Transition / Infiltrating Underground — Transition …

Kiana rescued the weakened Blade of Immortality after World Serpent ambushed Rita and her squad beneath Shencheng Pharmaceuticals. Alvit explained that a special gas had stripped the Valkyries of their strength, leaving Kiana to confront the attackers.

  • Rita entered Shencheng Pharmaceuticals and discovered an underground laboratory filled with human experiments and Stigmata research.
  • Raven trapped Rita and the Blade of Immortality while Jackal released Death Weavers and HSN-b46 gas against them.
  • Kiana left Su Jue in the hospital and rushed to Shencheng Technology after spotting Schicksal's aircraft.
  • Kiana found the Blade of Immortality fighting dead-servants and rescued its wounded members instead of joining the battle immediately.
  • Alvit recognized Kiana as the Herrscher of Void and told her that the attackers had used special gas to drain the Valkyries' strength.

Ch. 38Eos’s Cleanup Mission / Taixu Sword Qi …

Kiana rescued Rita from Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, and Rita activated the Eos airship to destroy the facility and its citywide experiment. Meanwhile, Su Jue entered Fu Hua’s mindscape to arrange for Kiana to learn Taixu Sword Qi, and Kiana struggled to carry an unconscious Rita to safety as Honkai erosion overwhelmed her.

  • Kiana rescued Alvit’s squad from the gas and zombies, then attacked Shencheng Pharmaceuticals while Su Jue secretly entered Alvit’s body.
  • Kiana fought through the facility and rescued an exhausted Rita, who agreed to stop the experimenters rather than keep hunting Kiana.
  • Rita activated Eos’s cleanup command, and its airship destroyed Shencheng Technology’s laboratory, weapons, and experimental drugs.
  • Su Jue invaded Fu Hua’s mindscape, stole some of Feather Dust’s power, and asked Fu Hua to teach Kiana Taixu Sword Qi.
  • Kiana and Rita escaped through a spatial passage, but both were exhausted, and Kiana’s Honkai erosion nearly made her collapse before a cool sensation restored her awareness.

Ch. 39The Immortal of the Azure Sky / Calling in Reinforcements …

Kiana trained with Fu Hua in a mindscape, improving her ability to withstand Honkai Energy, while Raven and Jackal salvaged a device to continue World Serpent’s Stigmata Project in Sky City. After returning to Su Jue’s hospital room, Kiana found him safe, and she woke the next day to see him awake and reading.

  • Fu Hua offered Kiana a cultivation method, then brought her into a mindscape and revealed that she was a MANTIS from the Previous Civilization who had lived for fifty thousand years.
  • Raven rescued Jackal and identified the Eos transport ship’s Honkai engine as a substitute for the agents needed to continue the Stigmata Project.
  • Kiana trained with Fu Hua for nearly a week in the mindscape, improving her combat ability and learning to better handle Honkai Energy.
  • Fu Hua told Kiana that Kevin Kaslana led the Stigmata Project and warned her that he would try to kill her if they met.
  • Rita secretly contacted Durandal for help after discovering that World Serpent had intercepted Schicksal’s communications.
  • Kiana returned to Su Jue’s hospital room, ate the meal he had saved for her, and fell asleep; the next day she woke to find him awake and reading.

Ch. 40Kiana's Past / A Suspicion …

Kiana feared Su Jue would reject her after the destruction of Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, but he supported her and helped conceal her identity from Rita. Rita grew suspicious of Kiana’s motives, while Su Jue later fought Raiden Mei on a rooftop and began to lose ground.

  • Kiana worried that Su Jue had guessed she was the Herrscher of Void, but he told her he would support her without demanding her secrets.
  • Rita questioned Su Jue about Kiana, and Kiana restrained Alvit before agreeing to release her.
  • Su Jue pretended Kiana was a different girl named Talia and invented a tragic school history, prompting Rita and Alvit to leave the hospital room.
  • Rita suspected Kiana had manipulated events involving Crimson Snake and Raven, recorded her theories, and decided to wait for Durandal before acting.
  • Raiden Mei confronted Su Jue on a rooftop, and their duel left Su Jue at a disadvantage against her aggressive swordsmanship.

Ch. 41Collapse Bomb / Explosion

Su Jue defeated Raiden Mei twice, then told her that his organization had come to protect Kiana. As World Serpent prepared a Honkai Bomb to trigger the Stigmata Project in Sky City, Kiana learned of the plan and spent two hours rescuing civilians, leaving her exhausted and under attack.

  • Su Jue defeated Raiden Mei in two duels, and she agreed to help after he told her his organization was protecting Kiana.
  • Alvit overheard Jackal and Raven discussing World Serpent's plan to use a bomb at the signal tower, then passed the warning to Rita and Kiana.
  • Kiana learned that World Serpent planned to activate the Stigmata Project and began investigating while struggling to keep the Herrscher of Void from awakening.
  • Jackal started the Honkai Bomb's four-hour countdown, and explosions erupted across Sky City to distract Kiana and endanger civilians.
  • Kiana saved people throughout the city with Fu Hua's help, but two hours of nonstop rescue work left her exhausted and exposed to grenades fired by a patrol mech.

Ch. 42Going Back / Pressing Time …

Kiana and Mei reunited and raced to stop the Honkai Bomb in Sky City, while Su Jue secretly secured the bomb and World Serpent triggered a Honkai outbreak to advance its Stigma Plan. As the crisis escalated, Kiana turned back toward the hospital to find Su Jue.

  • Mei deflected Raven’s sniper shot and reunited with Kiana, but Kiana refused to return to the Hyperion yet.
  • Kiana and Mei worked together against World Serpent’s mecha forces, and Mei identified the signal tower as the bomb’s likely location.
  • At the signal tower, Su Jue contained the Honkai Bomb’s energy after Himeko pleaded with him to help save the city.
  • World Serpent unleashed a Honkai outbreak and revealed that the Stigma Plan’s countdown had only about half an hour remaining.
  • Kiana caught Mei when she nearly fell from the monorail tracks, then sensed the bomb activating during the outbreak and headed back toward the hospital to find Su Jue.

Ch. 43Isn't This Also Fine? / The Legend of the Magical Girl

Kiana chose to stop the Honkai bomb while asking Mei to rescue Su Jue and the hospital victims, and Mei accepted before heading back. As Honkai Beasts spread through Sky City, Su Jue’s allies rescued civilians and promoted Kiana as the city’s savior, while Kiana approached the signal tower as the countdown neared its end.

  • Kiana told Mei that Su Jue was important to her, then asked Mei to help stop the outbreak and save him while she went to the signal tower; Mei agreed and ran toward the hospital.
  • Mei received a call from Su Jue’s organization, which said its members were rescuing civilians and asked her to bring Kiana back safely; Mei dismissed the warning and continued on.
  • Himeko and Su Jue’s other puppets fought Honkai Beasts across Sky City, rescued civilians, and encouraged children to support Magical Girl Kiana.
  • Kiana reached the signal tower and learned that using the Herrscher of Void’s power could detonate the unstable bomb, so she prepared to approach it on foot.
  • A beam from the tower drew the city’s attention as Kiana appeared in her magical-girl form, and Su Jue resolved to make everyone recognize her as their true savior.

Ch. 44Audience / Activation …

Kiana fought through World Serpent’s mech blockade and raced to the signal tower to disable the Honkai Bomb, but it activated and she carried it into the sky to protect Sky City. Su Jue revealed that he had secretly delayed the bomb’s detonation to give Kiana time to act, and watched as she struggled to lift it high enough to spare the city.

  • Otto learned that World Serpent had helped spread information about the Honkai and dismissed Rita’s speculation about Kiana.
  • Kiana destroyed the mechs guarding the signal tower, while Su Jue prevented Himeko from intervening and sent her back to the Theater of Domination.
  • Kiana crossed the panicked city and reached the rooftop, where she opened the Honkai Bomb’s locking mechanism as her body and mind succumbed to Honkai erosion.
  • A mysterious gray-eyed figure appeared beside Kiana, and the bomb activated; Kiana summoned the Herrscher of Void’s power, absorbed its energy, and carried it into the sky.
  • Su Jue revealed that he had suppressed the bomb’s activation to give Kiana time to act, while Kiana struggled to raise it above the altitude needed to protect Sky City.

Ch. 45Sky Meteor

Kiana pushed the Honkai Bomb high above Sky City and absorbed the blast’s energy herself, falling unconscious as Su Jue protected her mind in a Theater of Domination. As Schicksal moved to capture Kiana, Mei and Rita rushed toward her fall site while Himeko intercepted Rita and the Kiana Organization’s forces attacked the Blade of Immortality.

  • Kiana reached the edge of her strength, but Himeko appeared in her conscious space, comforted her, and helped her release her guilt.
  • Kiana used her final strength to send the Honkai Bomb upward, then absorbed the energy aimed at the city and fell from the sky with Su Jue.
  • Durandal arrived in Sky City, while Mei hurried toward the meteor’s landing site after receiving a warning that Schicksal intended to capture Kiana.
  • Su Jue revealed that he had controlled the bomb’s detonation and built a Theater of Domination to protect the sleeping Kiana while drawing on her Herrscher powers.
  • Himeko confronted Rita as she headed toward Kiana, and unidentified attackers bearing the Kiana Mark struck members of the Blade of Immortality.

Ch. 46Our Queen / The Burning Tree …

Su Jue revealed himself as the one holding the unconscious Kiana and fought Durandal atop the burning Tree of Creation. As the clash intensified, he declared that Kiana belonged to him and pressed his attack while protecting her.

  • Alvit reported that Griseo was blocking the Blade of Immortality, and Durandal told her team to wait while she handled the mission.
  • Durandal caught the unconscious Kiana with a giant tree created by the Black Abyss White Flower, then defeated Mei when she tried to stop her.
  • Kiana’s followers gathered and welcomed her as their queen as flames ignited the tree and spread across Sky City.
  • Durandal reached Kiana and found Su Jue holding her; he identified himself as Kiana and cut apart the flames with a greatsword.
  • Su Jue fought Durandal with the power of the Herrscher of Flames, insisting that Kiana belonged to him while keeping her in his arms.

Ch. 47Pure Love Greatsword (Continued)

Su Jue fought Durandal while staging a controlled display of strength, but took a serious wound when she attacked Kiana. As Kiana awoke from dreams of Su Jue and a vision of a devastated world, a familiar voice told her she had witnessed the sign of a Herrscher’s awakening.

  • Su Jue struck Durandal down with a blazing sword and kept the battle within limits to announce Qian Jue without drawing the world’s hostility.
  • Durandal used the Self-Driving Phantom Spirit as a decoy, but Su Jue counterattacked and wounded her.
  • Durandal attacked Kiana with the Black Abyss White Flower, and Su Jue took the lance through his torso to protect her.
  • Kiana’s consciousness stirred as her dreams revealed memories of Su Jue and her life as the cat Tread Snow.
  • Kiana awoke in the collapsing Theater of Domination, saw a vision of a despairing Su Jue amid a ruined world, and heard a familiar voice identify it as a Herrscher’s awakening.

Ch. 48Chapter 48

Kiana awakened within her mindscape, learned that Su Jue’s memories showed he had become a Herrscher during the Great Honkai she caused, and used their lingering connection to heal him. Su Jue escaped Schicksal’s assault on Sky City, while Kiana was carried away and Mei joined the Kiana Organization; he ended the chapter facing the arriving Valkyries after devastating their fleet.

  • Sirin taunted Kiana with the truth that Kiana had caused Su Jue’s Herrscher awakening, and Kiana imprisoned her in a dark room before recognizing Su Jue’s memories in the unraveling theater threads.
  • Kiana grabbed Su Jue’s threads and used the Serenity Gem to heal him, causing him to realize her consciousness had awakened and sever their connection.
  • Su Jue revealed his true strength with a colossal flaming greatsword as Schicksal forces arrived, while Tread Snow carried Kiana away and Thousand Calamities took Mei toward the Kiana Organization.
  • Su Jue’s immense strike split the sky and crippled much of Schicksal’s fleet, then he distorted the remaining energy-weapon attacks and secretly stored damaged warships in the Theater of Domination.
  • Su Jue launched a second strike at the remaining warships and watched Valkyries descend toward Sky City.

Ch. 49Chapter 49

Su Jue fought Durandal and Schicksal’s forces while Kiana and Mei escaped, and Kiana struggled with Su Jue’s apparent connection to Himeko. After Sky City was left in ruins, Su Jue manipulated events from the Imaginary Space, while Mei received disguises and Honkai energy inhibitors for Kiana.

  • Durandal returned in astral armor and clashed with Su Jue as Schicksal’s forces pursued Kiana and Tread Snow.
  • Kiana broke through her mental confinement, saved Mei from an aerial attack, and saw Su Jue fighting in the sky.
  • Kiana watched Su Jue appear to be struck down, while Mei restrained her from returning to the battle and Benares carried them away.
  • Tread Snow returned to Su Jue, and Himeko acknowledged him as a Herrscher after seeing him continue fighting.
  • Survivors woke in the ruins of Sky City as Su Jue manipulated puppets in the Imaginary Space.
  • Jian Yun gave Mei disguises and Honkai energy inhibitors, and warned her to protect Kiana.

Ch. 50Domination Play Nine

Mei joined Kiana Organization, learned the extent of its losses, and resolved to carry on the fallen members’ sacrifices without letting Kiana know. Su Jue reviewed the gains from his plan while a new scene introduced Greene, an exhausted programmer who finally left work on time for a date.

  • Jian Yun gave Mei a communication phone and explained that Thousand Calamities and many attendants had died in Sky City.
  • Mei used the phone to read the casualty list, found that twelve-year-old Griseo had fallen, and decided to keep the sacrifices secret from Kiana.
  • Mei applied the organization’s patches to Kiana, easing her Honkai erosion, then browsed the Kiana forum and its operation report.
  • Su Jue reviewed how he had recruited Mei, shaped Kiana’s public image, and planned to exploit Sky City’s destruction while developing his forces and businesses.
  • Greene stayed overnight fixing bugs, thought about proposing to his girlfriend, and left work at the end of the day despite his supervisor arriving with more tasks.
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