Chapter Summaries

Raiden Mei traded three special Thousand-Man Herrscher cores to Jackal for research and learned that the puppets feared her greater power. Determined to enter their network before they grew stronger, Mei forced Jackal to activate an unfinished device and crossed into the Theater of Domination, leaving her fate uncertain.

• Jackal used her research knowledge to explain that the Thousand-Man Herrscher seized Herrscher authority and avoided targeting Mei because its puppets were too weak to overpower her.
• Mei offered Jackal three unusual Thousand-Man Herrscher cores in exchange for her research findings.
• Jackal built a device to open a fissure into the Theater of Domination using the cores and warned that the process needed more preparation.
• Mei noticed the cores were being consumed by the apparatus and ordered Jackal to activate it immediately.
• Mei entered the fissure as the cores vanished, while Jackal left to report to the Lord.

Raiden Mei overwhelmed the Thousand-Man Herrscher in the Theater of Domination after realizing the puppets were trying to stall her while Kiana fought elsewhere. The footage left Bronya embarrassed by her reputation as a weak Herrscher, and Kiana and Bronya argued over their own records.

• Jackal called Kiana and Bronya incomplete Herrschers, and Kevin offered to help them awaken their powers.
• The group questioned how Fu Hua had lost her authority to the Thousand-Man Herrscher, but Fu Hua said she did not know why.
• Raiden Mei fought through the Theater of Domination and realized the Thousand-Man Herrscher was holding her back because Kiana was fighting elsewhere.
• Raiden Mei paralyzed and cut down the puppets, dismissing their pleas and declaring that their information about her was outdated.
• Kiana mocked Bronya for being defeated by the Thousand-Man Herrscher, and Bronya retorted that Kiana had also been fighting her.

Bronya’s Herrscher Core Tracker exposed Teacher Welt as a Herrscher, and he revealed that he was Anti-Entropy’s leader spying at St. Freya Academy. Welt explained that he had supported Anti-Entropy’s Radical Faction because he feared the organization would be left powerless as Schicksal and World Serpent rose.

• Bronya followed the tracker to Kiana’s classroom, where it first pointed at Kiana and then at Teacher Welt.
• Welt admitted that he was Anti-Entropy’s leader and had come to St. Freya Academy as a spy, shocking the assembled group.
• Elysia teased Himeko about possibly becoming the Flame Herrscher because of her compatibility with the Gem of Haste.
• Welt described Anti-Entropy’s conflict between its Conservative and Radical Factions and said its mech research lacked the foundation of Previous Era technology.
• Welt argued that radical action was necessary because Schicksal and World Serpent would soon dominate the changing world, leaving Anti-Entropy vulnerable.

Otto identified Anna Schariac as the Herrscher of Ice, while Durandal set out to retrieve her and stabilize her with the Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum. The screen showed World Serpent investigating Anna’s outbreak as her ice-covered threat advanced toward the city center.

• Otto answered that Anna Schariac was the Herrscher of Ice, earning the Scepter of Duat as his reward.
• The screen revealed that Anna had become a Herrscher during the Honkai outbreak, killed her fellow Valkyries, and left the site where she transformed.
• Elysia explained that a Herrscher who had lost control could potentially be stabilized, and Durandal recognized the Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum as a possible solution.
• Durandal rejected Otto’s suggestion to transfer Anna to headquarters and flew to Southeast Asia to retrieve her in person.
• Raiden Mei, Raven, and Chen Tianwu investigated Anna’s outbreak as Alvitr reported that the Herrscher was moving toward the city center and had disabled monitoring equipment.

Raiden Mei, Raven, and Chen Tianwu set a trap for the Herrscher of Ice, but Chen Tianwu betrayed them, leaving Mei caught in the trap and Raven unconscious. The footage ended with Owl taking Raven’s weapon, and the onlookers discussed his motives and World Serpent’s lack of loyalty.

• Raven explained that the Scepter of Duat could disrupt the Herrscher of Ice’s connection to Imaginary Space, and the team finalized their plan to weaken and restrain her.
• Raiden Mei and Chen Tianwu approached the Herrscher while Raven prepared to provide cover; Chen Tianwu revealed that machinery had replaced seventy-four percent of his organs after a Honkai outbreak.
• Raven cleared a path as Mei lured the Herrscher of Ice toward the trap, but Chen Tianwu did not respond when Mei called for him.
• The Scepter of Duat activated beneath Mei, and the Herrscher of Ice attacked her while Raven spotted the apparent betrayal.
• Chen Tianwu knocked Raven unconscious with a tranquilizer dart and took the Seven Thunders of Retribution, prompting the onlookers to discuss his betrayal and his debt to World Serpent.

Otto and the others uncovered Chen Tianwu’s connection to Anna and learned that Owl was the Herrscher of Earth. Rita was sent into a challenge stage to face Sakura, whose overwhelming speed made the fight look grim as it began.

• Bronya revealed that Chen Tianwu had betrayed World Serpent because Anna had saved his life during a 2015 Honkai outbreak.
• The Q&A identified Owl as the Herrscher of Earth, and Rita received a penalty to challenge Sakura of the Signet of Setsuna.
• Rita asked about Sakura’s weakness, and Chakravartin explained that only greater speed or absolute power could counter her.
• Sakura moved faster than Rita could see and brought her blade down toward Rita’s face.

Rita was swiftly defeated by Sakura in the challenge space while the on-screen battle between Raiden Mei, Durandal, Chen Tianwu, and the Herrscher of Ice ended with Anna resisting the Herrscher’s control and asking Chen to let her die. Raven spoke up for Chen afterward, but Kevin remained indifferent to his betrayal.

• Rita activated Star Platinum, but Sakura moved beyond her reach and defeated her with Blade of Setsuna, sending her back to Schicksal Headquarters in seconds.
• Raiden Mei and Durandal confronted Chen Tianwu and the Herrscher of Ice, and Chen defended Anna as the fighters clashed in a blizzard.
• Mei hesitated after seeing Chen protect Anna, but the Herrscher of Ice unleashed a cold front that let Chen escape with her.
• Chen rejoiced when Anna briefly regained consciousness, but Anna said she could no longer resist the Herrscher and asked him to let her die.
• Anna froze Chen in place and walked away, while Raven argued that Chen’s loyalty deserved mercy and Kevin said his punishment made no difference to him.

Chen Tianwu awakened as the Herrscher of Earth after reliving the death of his sister, while the group debated how to contain him and Anna. Raven volunteered to handle Chen Tianwu, and a quiz asked what he would do after awakening.

• Chen Tianwu remembered Anna Schariac abandoning his little sister during a Honkai disaster, and his despair gave birth to the Herrscher of Earth.
• Otto explained that Anna had survived the disaster as the only member of the original Snow Lotus Squad and asked Theresa what she would do about Anna’s future awakening.
• Durandal volunteered to bring Anna to Schicksal Headquarters, while Raven agreed to deal with Chen Tianwu using Jackal’s Honkai Energy Activator.
• The quiz asked what Chen Tianwu did after awakening, and Raven prepared for a dangerous confrontation as Durandal hurried to Southeast Asia.
• Elysia suggested that overwhelming negative emotions could drown out a Herrscher’s humanity, unlike Herrschers such as Bronya who retained control.

Otto correctly identified that Chen Tianwu still cared for Anna and gave her his Herrscher Core, transforming her into the Herrscher of Rimestar. Raiden Mei and Durandal defeated her, but the destruction of Coral Island and the deaths left Mei unable to call it a victory.

• Otto chose the answer that Chen Tianwu would give Anna his Herrscher Core and received a Virtual World Bubble, which he gave to Rita.
• Chen Tianwu removed his Herrscher Core and entrusted it to the dying Anna, awakening her as the Herrscher of Rimestar.
• Raiden Mei and Durandal fought the Herrscher of Rimestar, and Raiden Mei severed her body after disrupting her connection to the Imaginary.
• Chen Tianwu disappeared after asking Raiden Mei whether he had been wrong to want to see Anna again, and Raiden Mei ended his suffering.
• Raiden Mei surveyed Coral Island's ruins with two Herrscher Cores while Raven told her she had succeeded, but Mei said it was not a victory.
• Raiden Mei called the outcome a failure, Kevin said she could only accept the world's reality, and Durandal insisted she could prevent it from happening.

Durandal took Anna Schariac from the Schicksal branch, while Raven captured Chen Tianwu so the group could prepare the Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum. The group discussed how to make Honkai medicine affordable, then Otto won Panacea pills in a quiz and left their use to Amber.

• Durandal knocked Anna unconscious and carried her away, ordering preparations for the Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum.
• Raven captured Chen Tianwu, and Amber argued that a widely available, inexpensive Honkai treatment was essential.
• Otto explained that Schicksal had developed Honkai treatments but could not mass-produce them cheaply, and he urged the next Bishop to take on that work.
• Otto answered that Sirin had obtained the four Herrscher Gems on the moon and won ten Panacea pills.
• Otto told Amber to decide whether to store the Panacea pills or research them.

The screen revealed how Schicksal’s Babylon Laboratory tortured Sirin and her companions, driving Sirin to kill all 322 researchers. Elysia and the Flame-Chasers demanded justice, and Otto admitted Schicksal’s wrongdoing while defending his own role and pointing to Anti-Entropy’s actions.

• The screen showed Sirin enduring painful experiments as her companions Aurora, Agata, and Bella died, until hatred awakened her power and she killed 322 researchers.
• Elysia, Sakura, and Chakravartin reacted with fury, and Elysia demanded justice for Sirin on behalf of the Flame-Chasers.
• Durandal said Schicksal’s actions violated its principles and asked Otto for an explanation.
• Otto apologized for Schicksal’s failure but argued that he had not ordered the experiments and had once saved Sirin from being killed by Welt.
• Einstein challenged Otto over the casualties caused by letting Sirin live, and Otto jokingly announced that he would resign.

The group watched Sirin receive four Herrscher powers on the moon and attack Earth with meteorites, then debated the Second Honkai War and its terrible cost. When a quiz asked what the Thousand-Man Herrscher used to drive Kiana to despair, Elysia guessed the Gem of Haste, and the answer was confirmed.

• Sirin followed God's guidance to the moon, received four powers, and hurled meteorites at Earth, causing tsunamis.
• Otto explained that Sirin could have destroyed humanity but spared it, while the group remembered those who died in the Second Honkai War.
• Fu Hua rejected Otto's attempt to excuse his actions and said she would hold him accountable for Cheng Lixue's death.
• Gray Serpent raised the approaching threat of the Thousand-Man Herrscher, and the quiz asked what she used to torment Kiana.
• Kiana speculated that the Herrscher might have killed Siegfried and stolen Fehu, while the others considered what could shake her.
• Elysia proposed the Gem of Haste as the answer, and the quiz confirmed she was correct.

The Thousand-Man Herrscher used the Gem of Haste and Himeko Murata’s death to try to break Kiana, but Kiana resisted and the gem triggered the return of the Herrscher of the Void. After the footage ended, the others debated whether the awakened Herrscher was Sirin, and Otto’s explanation left Einstein pointing out a contradiction.

• The Thousand-Man Herrscher showed Kiana the Gem of Haste and declared that Himeko Murata was dead, but Kiana refused to react as she had hoped and took the gem.
• The Thousand-Man Herrscher’s plan caused Kiana to lose control and awakened the Herrscher of the Void, who appeared before her and called her a vessel.
• Kiana and the others reacted to the Herrscher of the Void’s return, while Einstein explained that the Honkai Energy Serum had only weakened her rather than killed her.
• Elysia questioned whether the awakened Herrscher was Kiana’s consciousness or Sirin’s, and Bronya argued that the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s use of the name Sirin supported the latter possibility.
• Otto insisted that Sirin was dead but that the Herrscher of the Void was also Sirin, prompting Einstein to point out the contradiction.

Otto explained that Kiana and the Herrscher of the Void were extensions of Sirin, then admitted he had caused Cecilia and Z Siegfried’s family tragedy. On screen, Kiana accepted that she and the Herrscher were both born from Sirin’s desires and challenged the Herrscher’s belief that Sirin had only been shaped by hatred; their confrontation continued over the meaning of Sirin’s memories.

• Otto identified Kiana and the Herrscher of the Void as extensions of Sirin, prompting Kiana to fear that she was responsible for Cecilia’s death.
• Otto told Kiana that Sirin was dead, took responsibility for Cecilia’s death and the destruction of her family, and said emotions could leave a continuation behind.
• Otto received the Incomplete Golden Rule, prompting Pardofelis and Tesla to envy the reward while Otto remained unhappy.
• On screen, the Herrscher of the Void confronted Kiana and argued that Kiana could not overcome the burden of Sirin’s hatred and her own painful memories.
• Kiana accepted that she and the Herrscher of the Void were both extensions of Sirin, then argued that Sirin had retained beauty and warmth despite her suffering.
• The Herrscher of the Void recalled Sirin’s lost friends and rejected Theresa, Z Siegfried, and Cecilia as proof that humanity had tried to save her.

Kiana defeated the Herrscher of the Void by drawing on the Gem of Haste, and the Herrscher vanished with Benares after entrusting Kiana with Sirin’s hatred and her own final advice. The onlookers argued over Sirin’s fate, and Chakravartin attacked Su in anger before Kiana admitted she could not speak for Sirin.

• The Herrscher of the Void drained Kiana’s borrowed authority and defeated her, but Kiana’s memories and the Gem of Haste restored her strength.
• Kiana overpowered the Herrscher of the Void and promised to prevent another Sirin from suffering the same fate.
• The Herrscher of the Void rejected Kiana’s sympathy, advised her to follow her own path, and disappeared with Benares.
• Pardofelis, Elysia, Otto, Chakravartin, Su, and Sakura discussed Sirin’s humanity and the injustice that had shaped her hatred.
• Chakravartin attacked Su over his reasoning, while Su dodged and let him vent his anger.
• Kiana told Raiden Mei that she was Sirin’s extension but could not truly share or represent Sirin’s experiences.

Otto learned that Life Coins could only be used by the dead in the Death Space, leaving him to search for another way to fulfill his five-hundred-year wish. Kiana reunited with Himeko Murata in a memory world, where Himeko recalled how Captain Ragna had guided her into becoming a Valkyrie.

• Otto correctly recalled the two sentences he had said to Ragna and received the Moonlight Throne Concept Blueprint.
• Otto smashed the table after realizing he had never received a Life Coin, then asked why the Flame-Chasers could use them.
• Kiana explained that Life Coins could rewind a person's life and required the user to be dead and in the Death Space.
• Kiana met Himeko Murata in the memories of the core and walked with her through St. Freya Academy.
• Himeko told Kiana how she had joined Schicksal to investigate her father's death and how Captain Ragna had helped her find purpose as a Valkyrie.

Kiana heard Himeko Murata share Captain Ragna’s letter about the purpose of protecting people, while the group discussed the Previous Era’s failures and the importance of preserving human goodness. Otto disappeared from Schicksal, then reappeared at World Serpent’s base to meet Kevin as Kiana hesitated to leave the memory space.

• Himeko Murata read Kiana Captain Ragna’s letter, which described how a bishop taught her that disaster relief upheld Schicksal’s convictions and helped nurture hope.
• Elysia, Su, and others discussed how the Previous Era’s aggression and vengeance had eroded humanity’s compassion, and Elysia said they would prepare for the Tenth Herrscher.
• Amber discovered Otto had vanished from Schicksal Headquarters, and Durandal ordered the Valkyries there to remain on highest alert.
• Kevin denied that World Serpent had abducted Otto, who appeared beside him through a spatial rift and proposed discussing their shared goals.
• Otto produced Void Archive, and golden light enveloped him and Kevin as Kiana watched Himeko Murata tell her the road ahead was hers.
• Kiana asked whether everything in the memory space would disappear if she opened the door, but she could not bring herself to reach for it.

Kiana said goodbye to Himeko Murata’s memory and broke down in Himeko’s arms, burdened by guilt over Himeko’s suffering. As the group discussed the newly awakened Thousand-Man Herrscher, Gray Serpent revealed that Kevin had disappeared too, leaving them to suspect a conspiracy.

• Himeko Murata comforted Kiana and urged her to leave the memory, promising to watch over her as a star.
• Kiana opened the door and left the memory, then hugged Himeko Murata and cried over her guilt.
• Apponia warned Kiana about the weight of inheriting the Herrscher of the Void’s fate, while Gray Serpent explained that humanity’s hatred might shift toward a stronger threat.
• Gray Serpent announced that the Thousand-Man Herrscher had awakened, and the group discussed how their fighters could counter her powers.
• Gray Serpent revealed that Kevin had disappeared within thirty minutes of Otto’s disappearance, prompting the group to suspect that the disappearances and the Herrscher’s awakening were connected.

Kevin entered the Theater of Domination and fought the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s puppets, who attacked him with accusations about his past and his place in the current era. After destroying them, he mourned his lost companions and walked toward a door deeper inside the theater.

• Kevin entered the Theater of Domination and froze the puppets that welcomed him.
• The puppets staged a trial and taunted Kevin about his companions, Elysia’s death, and the Stigmata Project.
• Kevin grew furious, shattered the theater, and killed the puppets as they continued to mock him.
• Kevin defeated the last puppet, sat among the ruins, and said he missed his companions.
• Kevin stood and walked toward a door deep within the Theater of Domination.

The group debated Kevin and Otto’s disappearance as the Thousand-Man Herrscher quiz began, and Kiana wrongly guessed that she had used five gems. Punished with a challenge against Durandal, Kiana was swiftly beaten while the screen showed her confronting the Thousand-Man Herrscher and its emerging theater of malice.

• Pardofelis, Welt, and the others worried over Kevin and Otto’s disappearance, while Einstein urged them to prepare for the Thousand-Man Herrscher.
• The quiz asked how many gems Kiana relied on, and Kiana incorrectly guessed five.
• The system sent Kiana to a challenge instance, where Durandal defeated her in their sparring match.
• The screen showed Kiana reject the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s claim that people were all puppets driven by evil.
• The Thousand-Man Herrscher raised a theater filled with corrupt emotions and gathered them into Dominus.