strictlysupreme Chapter 204 The End
Chapter 204 The End
Just as the captain and his team reached a stalemate in their discussion, Kiana's battle had already entered a fierce stage.
Although Kiana no longer rejects her identity as a Herrscher, she still cannot compare to the Herrscher of the Void in terms of control over the Herrscher core.
The Herrscher of the Void exploited this weakness to strip Kiana of all her Herrscher power. Kiana was now essentially fighting the Herrscher with the strength of a B-rank Valkyrie. If this weren't Kiana's consciousness space, she might already be defeated.
Even so, Kiana did not give up. Her strong will finally resonated with the Herrscher Core, and she gradually began to wrest control of the Herrscher Core from the Herrscher of the Void.
In an instant, Kiana managed to equalize the power wielded by both of them!
After realizing that she could no longer easily crush Kiana, the Herrscher of the Void's mindset underwent some changes.
"Why! Why were you able to obtain the power of the Herrscher core from me!"
"I've already said that we are of the same origin. Since you can use the Herrscher Core, there's no reason why I can't. It was only because I kept denying my identity that you had the opportunity. Now I won't deny it anymore!"
Looking into Kiana's eyes, the Herrscher of the Void's expression turned unusually ferocious, because she saw a pair of pupils that did not belong to Kiana.
Those cross-shaped pupils that shone with purple light.
"In the end, we still relied on the power of others! If it weren't for those eyes, if it weren't for those eyes!"
Kiana tilted her head in confusion at the Herrscher of the Void's hysterical state, but now was not the time to be confused about that.
Kiana raised her pistol high, and then the pistol turned into pieces of purple single-defense crystals that then reformed and transformed.
Ultimately, it transformed into a greatsword and fell into Kiana's hands. Kiana raised the greatsword high, symbolizing her march towards the future. The next moment, a beam of light shot into the sky, piercing the shattered sky and illuminating the dark world.
The dazzling light attracted the attention of the crowd below. Looking at the bright yet not blinding golden light, everyone knew that this battle should come to an end.
As the golden light fell, the Herrscher of the Void's body was split in two.
"ended."
At this moment, the Herrscher of the Void also calmed down, looking at her body that had been split into two parts with a calm expression.
Kiana responded, "Yes, it's over."
"It looks like you've won this battle, but don't get too excited. What lies ahead is an increasingly difficult road ahead, so struggle with all your might."
After speaking, the Herrscher of the Void disappeared, and the power she had taken from Kiana returned to her body. At this moment, Kiana finally became the complete Herrscher of the Void.
Having gained the power of a Herrscher as a human symbolizes both the success of the Otto Experiment and the formal completion of the final groundwork laid by the pre-civilization.
Kiana, now back on the ground, was dressed in her Herrscher attire, her sky-blue eyes telling everyone that she had won the battle.
This leaves only the issue of the law of consciousness to be resolved, since the law of consciousness has not been sealed on the spot because the container required for the seal is not readily available.
But now she has shed Kiana's appearance and transformed into a pure ball of light, which is currently being held in the hand of the Herrscher of Knowledge.
"If you ask me, you old relic, why don't you just go back into your body? Anyway, Kiana's problem has been solved, and you don't need to be bound to Kiana anymore."
"That's not necessarily a bad thing."
Fu Hua listened to the advice of the Law of Consciousness and began to seriously consider it. In this way, the feather could also be used as a temporary container, so that she would not have to worry about losing control of the Law of Consciousness when she completely returned to her physical body.
"Besides, your body is currently empty. If the Honkai consciousness were to launch a surprise attack and create another Herrscher that we don't know about using your body, it would be troublesome."
The Herald of Knowledge was still trying to persuade Fu Hua, but what she didn't know was that Fu Hua had already made her decision.
"Alright, Xiao Shi, you don't need to try to persuade me anymore. I'll go back."
"That's good! Now I don't have to use your body anymore. You know, I've been living a very free and easy life since I left your body. I wouldn't feel comfortable going back to that body. It's much better now that you're back!"
So the Herrscher of Knowledge first took Feather Dust, which contained Fu Hua and the Herrscher of Knowledge's consciousness, to the Schicksal headquarters, leaving only the Captain and Kiana standing on the ground facing each other.
"You..." x2
The two spoke in unison and then laughed at the same time. In the end, the captain gestured for Kiana to speak first, which ended the misunderstanding.
"Captain, the mission was a complete success. May I receive some praise?"
Seeing Kiana's expectant look, the captain found it hard to refuse. He knew that if things continued like this, he might really lose Kiana in this world, but what could he do? She was Kiana after all.
The captain simply couldn't resist Kiana's coquettishness, so he gently stroked Kiana's head, whispered a few words of encouragement, and then quickly removed his hand from Kiana's head.
Although somewhat dissatisfied with the captain's perfunctory attitude, Kiana's puffed-up cheeks flattened down when she thought about the captain's background and the fact that he also had someone he liked.
At the same time, she felt embarrassed by her behavior, and beneath her blushing cheeks were Kiana's pupils, which had turned into a spiral pattern.
In the end, it was the captain who broke the awkward atmosphere.
"Now that it's over, let's get back to reality."
"You're right! Let's go, Ashin!"
The captain was taken aback for a moment, then smiled helplessly. He hadn't expected that she could remember the name he had only mentioned to her once. He had to admit, she was truly worthy of being Kiana.
Upon opening his eyes, the captain looked at the unfamiliar ceiling and felt a pang of melancholy. He had clearly spent at least several months in the illusionary world, but in the real world, less than half a day had passed.
Judging from the surrounding noise, Mei should have become a complete Herrscher by now, since Kiana is arguing with Mei right now.
Even if the captain didn't listen carefully, he could guess the gist of the argument: Kiana was upset that Mei became a Herrscher without consulting her, and if Mei hadn't been lucky, Kiana might have woken up to find Mei's corpse.
Without a doubt, if Mei loses to the Herrscher consciousness, Kevin will indeed kill her. However, what others don't know is that Mei's Herrscher consciousness is not the kind of Herrscher consciousness that everyone traditionally understands.
This is not only reflected in the fact that she does not show an irreconcilable attitude towards Mei, but also because she is actually Mei's Stigmata consciousness.
Because of his childhood experiences, Raiden Ryoma sealed Mei's Stigmata, along with her newly formed Stigmata consciousness.
Until the third Honkai erupted in Changkong City, Mei, who was chosen as a Herrscher, had a massive amount of Honkai energy enter her body, and the seal was eventually broken, releasing the Stigmata consciousness within.
However, because it was only a newly formed consciousness, she had a distorted perception of herself and thought she was Mei's Herrscher consciousness. As a result, she unconsciously devoured the newly formed Herrscher consciousness.
This realization wasn't awakened until the Stigmata Project was launched, at which point she became aware of her true identity.
However, none of this matters. Although it might become a hidden danger when the Stigmata Project is launched in the future, given her level of affection for Mei, she won't do anything about it. Moreover, her affection for Kiana is also at its maximum. She will unconditionally contribute her power to Mei for use as long as anything poses a threat to Kiana.
The argument continued for a while, and the topic even shifted to asking Kiana to go back, but the captain stopped it in time.
After all, it's absolutely impossible to let Kiana go back now; Kevin would never agree, and he might even invite Mei to join World Serpent.
However, considering the subsequent Honkai events, especially those caused by the Herrscher of Domination, even though Kiana has now joined World Serpent, there is no guarantee that the Herrscher of Domination will not launch an attack on Anti-Entropy.
After all, Kiana and Mei are now complete Herrschers, but Bronya is not. Without having undergone metamorphosis, she is simply not a good match for an opponent like the Herrscher of Domination, whose power is directly proportional to strength. If Mei also joins World Serpent, then Anti-Entropy's combat strength will be at the very bottom.
In order to maintain a relative balance and to prevent Anti-Entropy from being destroyed in the subsequent Herrscher of Domination event, the Captain advised Mei not to act rashly.
Of course, the captain spoke these thoughts frankly, since the world's direction had begun to develop in an unknown direction due to his interference. So the captain simply compiled his knowledge into intelligence to persuade them.
Although it was unbelievable, Tesla eventually accepted the captain's explanation. Even she herself didn't know why she accepted it; a voice inside her kept telling her that the captain's words could be trusted.
Kevin had no objection to this either. After all, Alicia had only asked him to bring a Herrscher with humanity, whether it was one or two, as long as one Herrscher met Alicia, the agreement would be fulfilled.
So the group, having barely reached a consensus, began post-disaster reconstruction, but it was more of an inventory than a reconstruction.
Now that the World Serpent has finally settled the accommodations for these children with the identity of Holy Mark Awakeners, it will naturally not allow these children to continue living here.
At least until the Honkai is completely over, Changkong City, a city thoroughly contaminated by the Honkai, is not suitable for human habitation.
Therefore, evacuating these children as soon as possible has become the immediate priority. Tesla had also mentioned that Anti-Entropy could provide a suitable living environment, but this was rejected by Raven and Kevin.
Although the three organizations have reached a consensus and the world has ushered in a brief period of peace, distrust remains among them, which is why Raven would never agree to Tesla's suggestion.
Needless to say, Kevin considered these children excellent test subjects. Although Raven had made it clear that these children could not be subjected to those inhumane human experiments, he had agreed to this.
However, this does not mean that data cannot be collected from them. Although it may not be as efficient, the sheer volume of data can still provide considerable assistance to the progress of Project Stigmata.
Therefore, Kevin would not agree to Tesla's suggestion, and Tesla knew that there was no room for negotiation when he saw Kevin shaking his head.
So she had no choice but to put aside her own thoughts and start preparing for her return journey, and before she knew it, it was late at night.
Inside a room, someone opened their eyes.
Her purple eyes gleamed faintly in the darkness. She looked around and sensed the power within her body, finally a smile appearing on her lips.
"Bronya, report the current situation."
"Yes, Doctor." A mechanical voice sounded from beside her.
"It has been about 250,000 years since our civilization was destroyed. Doctor, your body has now become the body of a Herrscher according to the original plan and has successfully unlocked all the functions of the Godslayer Armor."
"Just as I suspected, the power of the Herrscher is not uncontrollable by humans. However, I feel like there are other foreign elements mixed into my Stigmata?"
"It's probably because the stigmata on your body now aren't the original stigmatata you developed back then," Bronya speculated.
"Oh?"
"Dr. Mei, your isomorph, also initiated the Stigmata Project in a pre-civilization roughly 50,000 years before the present civilization. However, she did not propose the Stigmata Project herself, so she was not the one who developed the Stigmata. Instead, she was the decision-maker for the project. Your Stigmata should have recorded this."
"Well."
She shifted her attention to the stigmata, and after reviewing the information, she opened her eyes again.
"Okay, that's true. But then the Stigmata Terminal should be completely destroyed, right?"
"Yes, after I was awakened by the current civilization, I tried to contact the AI of the Stigmata Terminal, but it did not reply. I guess it was because there was not enough Honkai energy supply and the internal parts were completely damaged due to being shut down for a long time."
"The good news is that your Stigmata have been preserved because they are of the highest priority, allowing your body to be recreated every time civilization restarts, but..."
"But this might be the last time, right?"
"Yes."
"I'm really lucky! But I didn't expect that even though I placed the Stigmata Terminal in the deep sea, the plan would still fail because of the lack of Honkai energy supply?"
She covered her head and said with some distress, "I had made thorough preparations, but I never expected my plan to fail in this way. Anyone would feel distressed after knowing this."
"I should have asked that guy to keep an eye on things back then."
"Excuse my bluntness, Doctor, but Honkai Beasts are not trustworthy. Even though she has shown intelligence and emotions no less than those of humans, she is still a Honkai Beast and will ultimately be influenced by instinct. Don't forget that our civilization was ultimately destroyed by her."
"Forget it, I'll find an opportunity to go to the Stigmata Terminal later. I need to figure out exactly how the terminal broke down. Besides, the Stigmata Terminal is essential if I want to fully control this body, so I need to find a way to fix it."
"Understood, this matter has been recorded in the itinerary."
"That's all for now. I'm heading back. If there's anything you need me to do, remember to find me inside the Stigmata. You shouldn't have lost the specific instructions, right?"
There is no doctor.
After receiving an affirmative answer, she closed her eyes, and the room fell into darkness once again without the faint light from her eyes.
Tonight's conversation is destined to remain unknown.