Chapter 355
The meaning of the Herrscher of the Void's descent is destruction and revenge. Humanity caused Sirin pain and made her lose everything, so she must bear her wrath.
Memories flooded back once more.
This time, after Sirin's death, K423 was born from the Experiment Pod, marking the beginning of her life.
She was confined to a cold laboratory, her fate manipulated by others; poor Sirin could not even rest in peace in death.
But there are still people who want to change all of this, Z Siegfried, who tried to stop Otto's plan, but at the cost of his family being broken apart.
He could only pin his hopes on his new daughter, becoming a wanted criminal and facing the inevitable pursuit of Schicksal.
Until Eastern Siberia, the Herrscher of the Void awakened, killing all the Valkyrie who were hunting Z Siegfried and cutting off one of Z Siegfried arms.
"This is all your fault. Don't you feel any remorse? Love! Happiness? You don't deserve these things, because you only bring disaster upon yourself," the Herrscher of the Void sneered.
Kiana clenched her fists. "I feel guilty, but Dad has always treated me like his daughter. Without Dad, I wouldn't be who I am today."
"But weren't you the one who ruined everything?"
With a wave of her hand, the Herrscher of the Void unleashed a flood of memories, and they found themselves on the deck of the Hyperion.
This is where Himeko Murata fought Benares, and also where she is buried.
"After her death, St. Freya fell apart, the school was deserted, and you had a chance to end it all. You knelt in the inferno of Sky-Piercing City, raising your gun to end my life and your own."
The Herrscher of the Void gently persuaded, "But you didn't. She saved you, but left a curse in your heart. Her obsession is still here."
The flames ignited and transformed into a bright red gem.
The Gem of Haste, one of Sirin's core gems, symbolizes a blazing fire.
Kiana shook her head. "You just hate Teacher Himeko."
"No, Kiana, for the past six months, I've watched your every move through your eyes. You risked your life to save strangers, alienated your friends, and yet you were still feared, terrified, and gossiped about by them."
The Herrscher of the Void said coldly, "This is the fate of the Herrscher. Humanity has never accepted you; they have only feared your power."
"Those you saved will still be crushed by the world's malice, and in the end, they will blame their misfortune on you."
"Those who idolize you are merely using you to get close to you and achieve their own goals. This is the result that Himeko Murata paid with her life."
"You can't save anyone, because humanity never wants to be saved."
Faced with such a world, can you still shamelessly utter beautiful words about fighting for all the good things in the world?
The Herrscher of the Void didn't ask that question, but the expression on her face said it all.
"I'm willing to believe it," Kiana said in a deep voice.
Now they both understand that there is no room for them to get along, and no possibility of mutual understanding between them!
The Herrscher of the Void raised her arm, Void Lance shot out. "It seems there's no need for further dialogue."
Come on, I'm not afraid of you!
With a bang, a bullet imbued with spatial power struck the Herrscher of the Void, only to be crushed mid-air by a sub -Void Lance.
Chapter 576 The Queen's Farewell
The Herrscher of the Void snorted coldly, and another Void Lance shot out, flying over Kiana's head and unfolding into a chain.
Kiana stepped back and teleported into the Imaginary Space, only to be forcibly pulled back by the Herrscher of the Void.
Kiana fired a shot, forcing out another Void Lance from behind the Herrscher.
She then leaped forward, appearing behind the Herrscher of the Void, and kicked her neck, sending the Void Lance that was blocking her way flying.
The Herrscher of the Void's beautiful eyes turned cold, and the remaining Void Lance formed a circle, stabbing at Kiana from all directions. Kiana dodged with a leap, successfully avoiding the attacks by using the space around her.
"Enough!"
The Herrscher of the Void roared.
Suddenly, Kiana felt the Honkai Energy rapidly leaving her body—no, it was the power of the Herrscher of the Void Core that was draining away.
In just one exchange, she lost the power of the Herrscher of the Void.
She was shocked. "Huh?"
"What? The power of the Herrscher of the Void originally belonged to me. You were merely borrowing it. Did you become so accustomed to using it that you started to consider it your own power?"
The Herrscher of the Void laughed.
Several Void Lance then pierced Kiana. Having lost the power of the Herrscher of the Void, Kiana was much weaker than before and quickly succumbed to her attack.
The Kaslana Family's bodies are indeed formidable, but that's relative. For an ordinary Valkyrie mecha to face the Herrscher of the Void of the Void would be far too much pressure.
"There's a limit to how much you can pester someone. Rather than pointlessly persisting, you might as well surrender early, and I'll give you a quick death."
The Herrscher of the Void transformed her spear into a whip, lashing out at Kiana and leaving a scorching, burning scar.
"Perhaps it's true, I have almost no strength now. It would be a waste of my energy. I can't even stand up, let alone fight you."
Kiana wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said with difficulty.
"But whenever I fall to the ground, in so much pain that I want to give up, I think of so many things, and no matter what, I can't bring myself to say the word 'give up.'"
"Along the way, I've received so much; all the beautiful moments have warmed my heart, so I've never been without anything!"
Rumble!!!
The blazing fire burned, and the power of the Herrscher once again appeared on Kiana. Honkai Energy surged into her body, as if she had inexhaustible power.
The power of the Gem of Haste.
"Why did the Gem of Haste acknowledge you?" The Herrscher of the Void asked in disbelief.
You're wrong, it never belonged to you!
The greatsword was filled with flames, burning the space and the atmosphere, causing the entire Theater of Domination to churn with heat.
In this battle of minds and wills, Kiana, wielding the power of the Gem of Haste, truly suppressed the Herrscher of the Void this time.
"Why, why do you think you can defeat me? Just because you are good Sirin and I am evil?" the Herrscher of the Void questioned.
"No, that kind of thing never existed. It's because I chose good, and you chose evil."
Kiana wielded her greatsword and slashed it down high, unleashing a raging inferno.
With the Herrscher of the Void's consciousness and body severely damaged, the outcome was already clear.
"It's over."
At the moment of her death, the Herrscher of the Void felt little sorrow, but rather a sense of liberation.
She glanced at Kiana: "You could have lived without knowing anything, or died as an experimental subject, but you chose this path."
"The blood that stained Sirin, her sorrow and despair, the malice humanity inflicted upon her—you will have to bear it for the rest of your life."
"I will work hard to ensure that there will never be another Sirin in the world," Kiana promised.
"Stop it. I don't need sympathy. The winner stays, the loser goes down. I have no objection."
A queen is a queen; even in her final moments, she remains magnificent.
She patted Benares's head, giving Kiana her final advice.
"I won't agree with your ideas, but since Sirin's hatred has ended with me, then let's continue down your path."
The golden light dissipated, Herrscher of the Void vanished along with Benares, falling like a feather from the sky without leaving a trace.
The video ends here.
Pardofelis: "What's going on? What exactly happened? Kiana defeated the Herrscher of the Void, but I just can't feel happy. It's been like this lately!"
The Herrscher of Ice, the Herrscher of Earth, the Herrscher of the Void.
They all stood on the opposite side of humanity, becoming true Herrscher.
The Herrscher's defeat and humanity's victory should have been a cause for celebration, but the recent emergence of Herrscher is just unsettling.
Elysia: "Sirin's hatred, Sirin's love, she must be a very lovely girl, right?"
Otto: "I told you, she was a kind girl. The Herrscher of the Void failed, and with her demise, Sirin's hatred vanished."
Chakravartin: "Disappeared? High-sounding, utterly despicable! She's not Herrscher at all; she's a human with a soul! Do you even realize what you've done?! Huh?!"
Anger, an unnamed rage, burned within him.
Chakravartin is a reasonable person. The Herrscher destroy humanity, and humanity defeats the Herrscher. This is a universally accepted rule, and there is no right or wrong in it.
The Flame-Chasers of the Previous Era did not deny it.
But Sirin is different, and even the Herrscher of the Void is different!
One of them is a genuine human being, a kind human being!
The other one is nothing more than the hatred left behind by a poor little girl at the moment of her death, the evil consequences that humanity in this era has brought upon itself!
Chakravartin: "Damn it, filthy, beastly, utterly disgusting! He deserves to die!!!"
Su: "Chakravartin, Sirin's heart is not filled with revenge; she yearns for beauty. Hatred can bring her nothing, she..."
Chakravartin: "Shut up! Her heart isn't just filled with revenge, so what have you all done? I understand now, as long as you kill her, you can extinguish the Kindling Project of hatred. That's your logic, isn't it?!"
The blazing fire ignited the air; anger and wailing burned away the unhappiness in their hearts, transforming the brewing emotions into a volcanic eruption.
Chakravartin thought of many things.
Without hesitation, he flashed in front of Su and punched him in the face.
Chakravartin: "It's always been like this. You high and mighty, self-proclaimed kind and clever people have always been like this. Perfect, today I'll send your twisted logic to hell!"
Su: "Sumeru World-Bubble!"
It turned out like this after all.
Su shook her head, constantly dodging Chakravartin's attacks, letting him vent his anger.
Pardofelis: "We can understand why humans defeat Herrscher, but Sirin is human, and the Herrscher of the Void inherited Sirin's hatred. Using violence to subdue hatred, isn't Sirin a bit too pitiful?"
Sakura: "I understand that revenge can't resolve hatred, but we also need to distinguish right from wrong!"
Sakura still can't get over what happened with Rin.
She knew that was the cause of the Honkai; once the Herrscher of the Previous Era were identified, they were destined to stand on the opposite side of humanity.
Even bells are no exception.
Sakura can temporarily set aside her hatred and turn her attention to the culprit, namely the Honkai.
But Sirin is different!
Chapter 577 Bishop Otto's patience finally ran out
Sakura: "Sirin's hatred stems from humanity itself. Conversely, it was the Honkai that gave her the power of revenge; otherwise, the girls in the Babylon Laboratory would be the innocent victims, and many more similar things would have happened!"
Otto: "That's why I said it's the world's fault."
Elysia: "This... sigh."
I'm so annoyed.
Even knowing how much hatred Sirin harbored and how unjustly she suffered, she still undeniably caused the deaths of tens of millions of people.
The Herrscher of the Void is destined to be humanity's enemy.
Elysia wanted to find a compromise, but found that it was always a matter of black and white.
Kill the Herrscher of the Void to end the hatred, or let the hatred continue.
There is no way to have the best of both worlds.
"Forget it, "Elysia shook her head after thinking it through. "Let the Current Era the mess they created themselves."
All she could do was seek justice for the deceased Sirin.
Raiden Mei: "Kiana, you are an extension of Sirin. What do you think now?"
Kiana: "Me? I dare not think about it. Otto is right about one thing: I am an extension of Sirin, yet I am not Sirin. Because I cannot empathize with Sirin's experiences, my views cannot represent Sirin."
Memorable reading and personal experience are always different.
Without empathy, one cannot truly understand Sirin's heart, how much she hates and how much she longs for warmth.