She was afraid that her monster form would hurt Mei and Theresa, and she was also afraid... that they would look at her with hostility.
Kiana couldn't imagine what would happen if her former comrades also saw her as a monster...
Kiana dared not look at her family and friends at this moment; her usually confident and radiant eyes were lowered.
Kiana in the scene, just like her, trembled and involuntarily backed away.
However, Celine's sarcastic remarks, like knives piercing her heart, continued.
"The only way to deal with you now is... to eliminate you."
"Look, they're coming after you!"
As if echoing Sirin's words, the shadows of Mei and Theresa in the picture suddenly came to life.
But they weren't as friendly as usual; the weapons they held were pointed at Kiana.
"I'm sorry, Kiana, we had no choice but to do this."
Both Kiana in the video and Kiana in front of the light screen experienced a violent tremor in their eyes at the same time!
Kiana felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, staring blankly as she watched herself on the light screen being chased and fleeing by Mei and Theresa, only to be met with the blades of her former friends and acquaintances.
Just as Kiana's mind trembled in front of the light screen, Mei's shout suddenly woke her up!
"Kiana!"
Kiana stared blankly at Mei beside her. Mei's eyes were full of worry, reflecting her own dazed expression.
Mei gently touched Kiana's forehead, soothing her mind.
Fu Hua, who was standing nearby, explained to Kiana that what was in the picture was not real.
"Don't be afraid, that's just a nightmare that Sirin is putting on to seduce you and break you down."
"That's right, we would never lay a hand on you, Kiana."
Mei and Theresa made a firm promise to Kiana together:
We will always be your partners, always standing behind you.
To Theresa, Kiana was Cecilia's beloved niece entrusted to her, and also her student, who was the headmistress of the academy.
As a warrior fighting against the Honkai, how could she possibly lay a hand on Kiana, who is fighting against the Herrscher?
For Mei, Kiana's importance is self-evident.
"Kiana... have you forgotten what happened in Changkong City?"
Mei held Kiana's hand tightly, their eyes meeting as they reminisced about the past.
"You saved me from being bullied by everyone, and you also saved me from wanting to commit suicide."
"Back then, I also thought of myself as a monster, harming innocent lives."
But you still held my hand and pulled me out of the abyss.
Mei didn't want to recall that painful past; that suffocating period was a living nightmare for her.
Even in such a nightmare, a white-haired fool was like sunlight streaming in, chasing away the awful darkness for her.
"Didn't we promise to grow stronger together at St. Freya Academy, to become Valkyries who fight against the Honkai, and to control the power of the Herrscher together?"
"You said that as long as we face it together, even a Herrscher is nothing but a defeated opponent."
"You saved me as a Herrscher, and even if you become a Herrscher yourself, how could I possibly abandon you?"
Kiana stared blankly at Theresa and Mei, who stood beside her with unwavering faith in her, her lips trembling slightly.
"Auntie...Mei..."
She was actually just like the person she saw on the screen, filled with fear and insecurity, terrified that her most trusted friends and family would see her as a monster.
But Theresa and Mei are standing right here, showing Kiana through their actions that they are comrades.
Recalling the promise she and Mei had made together, Kiana couldn't help but smile wryly.
Yes, she had said so firmly before that she would stand behind Mei and face and defeat the Herrscher together, so why did she become cowardly when it was her turn?
How could she look down on Mei and Theresa so much, thinking that she would be abandoned by them once she became a Herrscher?
Just as Himeko risked her life to save her, Theresa and Mei were also her most trustworthy companions.
"Fool, we're all behind you, don't be afraid."
Himeko gently patted the silly boy's head and smiled in greeting.
Kiana looked at Mei, Bronya, Himeko, Fu Hua, and Theresa in front of her, and most of her unease subsided.
Encouraged by everyone, Kiana squeezed Mei's hand and mustered her courage to continue looking at the light screen.
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In the scene, Kiana, being chased by Mei and Theresa, stumbles and falls. The person in front of her transforms into Fu Hua, the strict and serious class monitor in her training uniform.
"Do you still remember this hideous face, Kiana?"
Sirin gave a cold laugh, seemingly particularly hostile towards Fu Hua.
Sirin accused Fu Hua of her crimes to Kiana, seemingly much more vehemently than before, almost as if she were accusing an old enemy.
"She's always been very strict with you at school, always saying it's the class monitor's duty. Do you think she's just cold-hearted?"
No, that's not the case.
"It's because she knew your true nature as a monster from the very beginning, and treated you as such from the start, constantly monitoring and guarding against you."
In the end, she ruined your life with her own hands.
In Sirin's words, Fu Hua was practically an unforgivable villain, someone she hated so much she wanted to tear Fu Hua apart with her own hands.
She channeled this hatred into Kiana, attempting to make Kiana see Fu Hua as her enemy—
"Look, she's coming after you again."
The image of Fu Hua in that nightmare corridor actually started swinging her fists and feet, launching a fierce attack on Kiana!
In the scene, Kiana is seen crawling and tumbling, desperately trying to escape everyone's pursuit!
Unlike Kiana, who was encouraged by everyone in front of the light screen, the Kiana in the picture was isolated and helpless, her mind trembling as she was being chased!
Just then, Fu Hua's admonition suddenly rang out—
"Kiana, she's trying to break you down. Don't let her words control you."
In the scene, Kiana, struggling in the Nightmare Corridor, hears Fu Hua's warning from the outside world; the Feather of Destiny is trying to pull Kiana back.
Kiana in the scene seemed to have stabilized somewhat after Fu Hua's reminder, but the appearance of another figure in the next moment shook her again—
A blond man in a bishop's robe stood with his hands behind his back, slightly raising his head as if staring at something important.
Although the phantom of Otto couldn't be seen looking at anything in the scene, everyone could clearly hear the murmur coming from his mouth:
"Experiment K423: The donor cells are direct descendants of the Kaslana and Shaniat families, and have been transferred with the genetic material of the Second Herrscher."
"Similar to previous experimental questions, although the embryos had completed development, they were in a vegetative state with no ability to move independently."
"However, this time, after the Herrscher core was implanted, K423's EEG began to show regular waveforms..."
Otto's whispers seemed to have something more to them, but Kiana in the scene was no longer able to hear them.
The girl knelt weakly on the ground, no longer even bothering to evade the phantoms of Mei, Theresa, and Fu Hua who were chasing her; she had fallen into utter despair.
Her eyes were filled with disbelief, as if something precious in her heart had been shattered.
Just as Kiana was trying to deny what she was seeing, Sirin's sarcasm struck her ears like a heavy hammer!
"That's right~ This is your birth~"
"To be precise... it was the day I was brought back into the world."
Sirin mocked Kiana as she circled around her, utterly shattering all of Kiana's previous beliefs!
Her duties as a Valkyrie, her status as Cecilia and Siegfried's child, and her existence as a "human" were all denied!
"This...this can't be real!"
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When their true identities were fully revealed, not only was Kiana trembling in disbelief on screen, but Kiana outside the light screen was also shocked!
Although she knew that she possessed the Herrscher Core of Sirin, the Herrscher of the Void, within her, she was actually a product of Otto's experiments?!
"The donor cells came from direct descendants of the Kaslana and Shaniat families..."
"Does that mean... I'm not my parents' child?"
Kiana murmured the words that had just come out of Otto's mouth, then became even more confused:
"Transferred into the Second Herrscher's genetic material... what does that mean?"
"Cirin's genetic material... cells from the direct descendants of the Kaslana and Shaniat families?"
Seeing Kiana's confusion, Fu Hua stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder, signaling her to remain calm after hearing what was to come.
Now that the light screen has revealed Kiana's background, Fu Hua no longer needs to hide those minor details.
“Kiana, you are Siegfried and Cecilia’s child, but… to be precise…”
"You were born from the cells of Siegfried and Cecilia's child, fused with Sirin's genes."
At that moment, Kiana's worldview seemed to collapse.
"I...I am the real child of Kiana and Sirin???"
Hearing Fu Hua's words, not only Kiana, but also Mei, Bronya, Theresa, and Himeko beside her showed expressions of astonishment.
Is this even possible??
Is this some kind of melodramatic family drama? And it even has science fiction elements mixed in?
While everyone was in shock, Kiana frowned and fell into deep thought...
When did she receive the name "Kiana" when she lived with her father Siegfried and her mother Cecilia?
Kiana's childhood memories are faintly resurfacing, it seems...
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