Chapter Summaries

Su Jue punished Murata Himeko for considering betrayal, then used Chris's puppet to watch Schicksal arrive in Sky City. Rita Rossweisse confronted Gray Serpent over Kiana's photograph and attacked him to force a deal, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Murata Himeko tried to learn Su Jue's plans, but he ordered her to kill Theresa and the others when they came to Sky City.
• When Himeko considered helping them instead, Su Jue tortured her with puppet threads and had a puppet treat her wounds after she fainted.
• Su Jue watched a Schicksal transport plane arrive and identified Rita Rossweisse as its S-Rank Valkyrie.
• Rita killed the attackers who ambushed her in the street and summoned Gray Serpent to demand Kiana's location.
• Gray Serpent questioned Rita's offer, and she slashed his throat, insisting he had no choice but to accept the transaction.

Theresa’s group followed clues to Gray Serpent’s stronghold, while Su Jue manipulated events to obtain the hidden puppet machine. Mei confronted Rita alone and was badly wounded, leaving her at the mercy of Rita’s scythe.

• Theresa’s group found Gray Serpent dead, and Bronya recovered a biological chip that granted access to his hidden intelligence.
• Su Jue warned Murata Himeko that she might have to fight Theresa’s group or Rita, but ordered her not to let anyone see a death.
• Bronya used Gray Serpent’s chip to reach a heavily guarded stronghold, and Mei identified Rita in a photograph and went to scout ahead.
• Mei ambushed Rita outside the stronghold, but Rita blocked her strike and learned the group had found clues through a camera.
• Mei fought Rita with the Pulse Armor: Crimson, but Rita overpowered her, kicked her into a car, and raised her scythe to deliver a final blow.

Kiana investigated the aftermath of Rita’s attack in Sky City with Fu Hua’s guidance and discovered signs that Mei and Theresa had been there. She decided to follow their trail, leaving her conflicted about reuniting with her friends and still concealing her hopes for Su Jue.

• Kiana reflected on how her outlook had changed and told Fu Hua she wanted to transform the imperfect world.
• Kiana spotted Griseo in the central district but left her alone to avoid exposing herself and to investigate the blood scent.
• Kiana found a street littered with corpses and, with Fu Hua’s analysis, suspected Rita had attacked an underground organization seeking information about her.
• Kiana recognized Mei and Theresa’s footprints at the scene and learned from Fu Hua that St. Freya had broken with Schicksal and come to find her.
• Kiana chose to follow the traces of her friends, and Fu Hua directed her toward the next clues.

Su Jue, disguised as Thousand Calamities, cornered Theresa, Bronya, and Mei while demanding the puppet machine, then confronted Kiana after she intervened. His unexpected anger toward the Herrscher of Void left him struggling to separate his own feelings from the role he was playing.

• Kiana started toward the flames, but Fu Hua told her they were not Himeko's power, so Kiana continued toward Theresa and the others.
• Su Jue used the Thousand Calamities puppet to attack Theresa's group and demanded the puppet machine, eventually capturing Mei and Bronya.
• Mei recognized Kiana's star-shaped hair accessory on Su Jue and blamed her own weakness for being unable to protect her friends.
• Bronya urged Theresa to take the puppet machine and escape, then broke free when Kiana's Spear of the Void struck at Su Jue.
• Su Jue recognized Kiana as the Herrscher of Void, converted his confusion into anger, and hurled a collapsed pillar at her as Fu Hua warned Kiana he might know her identity.

Su Jue reflected on the emotional weakness exposed by his battle with Kiana and recognized how it could endanger him as the Herrscher of Domination. He left the puppet [Su Jue] performing alone in the Theater of Domination as he considered the danger of his feelings.

• Su Jue watched the puppet [Su Jue] perform a solitary monodrama in the Theater of Domination.
• Su Jue judged that the operation had gained him more than the puppet machine because it revealed an emotional vulnerability he had not known he possessed.
• Su Jue recognized that his feelings for Kiana could cloud his judgment and eventually lead to his death beneath the sword of Flamescion.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.