Recaps

Su Jue reunited with Kiana while building his power in Sky City and drawing the factions searching for her into conflict. His encounter with Kiana revealed that his feelings for her could compromise his plans, leaving him aware that they might ultimately lead to his death.

• Su Jue found Kiana feverish at home, and she stopped him from leaving before he brought her through a repaired Stargate to Earth.
• Kiana and Su Jue traveled together before a Honkai Beast attack led them to Sky City, where Kiana fought to protect civilians and Su Jue rescued her.
• Su Jue awakened Griseo and recruited other puppets, including Chris, while Kiana’s friends and Schicksal converged on Sky City.
• Su Jue found Murata Himeko in the Imaginary Space and made her a puppet, while Himeko investigated his illness and challenged his control over her.
• Rita and Mei fought over clues to Kiana’s whereabouts as Theresa’s group searched Sky City and Kiana followed their trail.
• Su Jue attacked Theresa’s group with the Thousand Calamities puppet, captured Mei and Bronya, and confronted Kiana when she arrived to stop him.
• Su Jue realized the operation had exposed his emotional vulnerability and that his feelings for Kiana could cloud his judgment and lead to his death beneath the sword of Flamescion.

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.