Senpai Mei also told Kiana why she had chosen to give up on treatment.
Not long ago, she had sensed another self existing within her. That Raiden Mei was violent and self-centered, but Senpai Mei had learned from her that she had become a monster known as a Herrscher. Even if she did nothing, the Conquest Gem within her would slowly raise Changkong City's Honkai Energy until it reached a critical point and triggered a Great Honkai. Raiden Mei would then naturally become Honkai's emissary—the Third Herrscher, Queen Mei—causing untold devastation.
Mei had been terrified after learning the truth. She might have resented those around her, those who had once admired and flattered her but now hated and hurt her for no reason.
But that did not mean she wanted to take it out on everyone in Changkong City!
Although she had suffered countless cold stares during this time, Mei had still received a small amount of kindness. Yet because of various circumstances and emotional knots, she had been unwilling to get close to anyone.
As for why Kiana had been able to enter her heart, it had all begun one day when Kiana followed her target, Senpai Mei, to this secret base where Mei hid from everything because she just wanted some peace and quiet.
Once Senpai Mei discovered that someone was following her, her pent-up resentment erupted. She had already hidden from them, yet they still refused to leave her alone!
Thus, in her extreme fury, the Herrscher of Thunder's will temporarily synchronized with Mei and launched a fierce yet adorably savage attack on Kiana.
Of course, Senpai Mei had still only been a swordsmanship master at the time. She could neither use the Honkai Energy in her body to strengthen herself nor wield the Herrscher of Thunder's