Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

Kiana didn't understand why her father was willing to teach her to fight, yet wouldn't let her fight herself. Every time her father went out to fight, Kiana could only stand foolishly behind the door, waiting for Siegfried to return. This way, when Siegfried came back, Kiana could help him immediately, and Siegfried would see her right away.

That night, Siegfried returned home weakly, his face full of exhaustion, and then collapsed straight in front of Kiana.

Siegfried's father was wounded in battle again. Kiana silently bandaged his wounds and helped him to bed to rest. The bed wasn't very big, and Siegfried's strong body took up the entire bed. Kiana brought over a chair and sat down beside him, watching Siegfried.

After an unknown amount of time, her phone beeped again, indicating that a Honkai Beast had been detected. Kiana picked up her phone and glanced at her father, who was still unconscious.

"I can't let my injured dad continue fighting. I want to prove to him that I can also become a warrior who can stand on my own."

Kiana picked up the Judgment of Heaven's Fire - Dual Gun Form from the table and turned to leave.

As dawn broke, Kiana followed the directions on her phone and spotted a Honkai Beast. It was a Temple-class Honkai Beast, a monster Kiana had never seen before. It was several times larger than herself, its left arm a shield that covered its entire body, while its right arm resembled a threatening knight's lance.

As the sun rose from the horizon, Kiana raised her Heavenly Judgment and aimed it at the Honkai Beast, only to find that she couldn't use Heavenly Judgment at all. Meanwhile, the Honkai Beast had already raised its spear and charged towards her.

Kiana closed her eyes, accepting her fate. But the expected death did not come. When Kiana opened her eyes, she saw a spear stopped in front of her, with a weapon on it. She grabbed it tightly.

"What do you want me to do to my daughter!" Enraged, Siegfried crushed the spear in the hand of the Temple-class Honkai Beast with his bare hands, then punched the Honkai Beast repeatedly until it was a pile of lumps.

After defeating the Honkai Beast, Kiana thought she was going to be scolded by Siegfried.

"I'm sorry... Dad... I just didn't want to see you get hurt anymore... I... wanted to protect you too."

Siegfried looked at Kiana, and tears welled up in his eyes. He smiled, knelt down, and hugged Kiana.

"By the way...it's your birthday today, right? I've never properly celebrated it for you before. I'm such a bad father..."

Let's go buy a big cake and celebrate properly! Let's go... Kiana...

My most prized daughter, Kiana Kaslana!

That day, I received the best birthday present from my dad—my name.

Then my dad and I made a deal.

No matter how the world changes, I will give my all to protect the people I love most.

Because this is the responsibility that the person who inherits the name Kaslana must bear.

Ever since the day I found my name again, my dad has been like a different person. He can't do housework but insists on learning to cook, saying he wants me to taste the flavors of home... As a result, every time we finish eating, the two of us end up lying on the sofa, daydreaming.

Sometimes she would force me to drink, saying that once I learned how to drink, she would start teaching me how to flirt with men. As a result, every time I took a few sips, I would get drunk and pass out.

I know... Dad is loving me in his own way, clumsy but warm.

But what makes me happiest is that I can finally fight alongside my dad to protect others.

Kiana still remembers the way her father fought, and I'm just like him... willing to do anything to protect the people I love most.

After Siegfried accepted her, those were the happiest times for Kiana, when she could laugh happily every day.

Kiana wished her happiness, like something out of a fairy tale, could last forever. But reality was cruel; their blissful days lasted only a year. Like a fleeting bubble, it burst at the slightest touch. Just over ten days ago, Siegfried vanished, taking with him all the evidence that proved his existence.

It was as if this person didn't exist in the world, but there was a black card on the table—the Kaslana family's black card, with unlimited credit, which proved that Siegfried had existed.

Kiana initially thought Siegfried was joking, but he didn't show up for several days. Finally, Kiana decided to go find him, to confront him and ask why he had suddenly disappeared, whether he had abandoned her...

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Jiuxiao, after being patted by Kiana, didn't intend to do anything more and simply fell asleep. However, Kiana beside him was far from asleep. Although her eyes were tightly closed, her flushed ears and cheeks indicated that she was not asleep.

"Did he call me 'wife'?" "Does he like me...?" "He even confessed his feelings today..."

Ugh, this is so annoying. Finally, Kiana gave up thinking, grabbed Jiuxiao's hand, bit it hard, and then, completely ignoring Jiuxiao's screams, turned over and went to sleep.

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As soon as a middle-aged man wearing a coat got off the aircraft, he rushed towards Siegfried, grabbed Siegfried under his armpit, and began to vigorously spin Siegfried's head with his fist.

"Siegfried, you've lost an arm, never mind that. Why did you ask me to meet you in this freezing weather? Couldn't you have just called? You bastard! I have to teach my precious daughter swordsmanship tomorrow. I only get to see her on holidays. If she doesn't see me when she gets home tomorrow, and then doesn't see the Sword Saint Houmu at the dojo, how heartbroken she'll be! Siegfried, you're truly wicked."

Chapter 10 Conversation between Fathers-in-law

Siegfried didn't resist much, after all, the guy next to him was an even more obsessed father than himself. Siegfried patted Raiden Ryoma's arm, signaling him to let go of him.

After Ryoma released Siegfried, Siegfried looked into Ryoma's eyes and said seriously.

“Thunder Dragon Horse, you should understand that I don’t trust Anti-Entropy. They deceived me, causing me to lose the person I love most. You are the only one I can trust now. The phone call will be intercepted by Anti-Entropy’s people, so it’s better to talk face to face.”

"Trust me that much? Too bad, I really dislike you, you frivolous fellow. Touching every Valkyrie's butt, huh?" Ryoma said, taking a step back to increase the distance between himself and Siegfried.

"That was a rumor spread by Shigure Kira to get revenge on me for marrying Cecilia. How can you believe it?"

"Although I'm not a member of the Destiny faction, I know that the Destiny faction hasn't objected to these rumors. Some people are even clamoring to say that you touched her butt. Plus, with your lewd look, I think it's true."

"My mother also thought it was true at the time, and almost led people from her clan to storm Schicksal to clean up Kaslana's house. I really didn't expect that all the Valkyries of Schicksal liked Cecilia, and that they would even abandon their own innocence to ruin my reputation."

They thought Cecilia would leave me because my reputation was ruined, but Cecilia didn't care about the rumors and even gave me a lovely daughter. You have no idea what their expressions were like when they found out Cecilia was pregnant—they all had that "dead Otto look" face. But as you'll see later, not long after, the Second Honkai Impact 3rd broke out…”

Siegfried's mood soared as he spoke. Raiden Ryoma patted him on the shoulder, thinking, "That damned guy made me think of my wife too. We're both unfortunate." "But I still have my daughter," Siegfried muttered, clutching his bottle of liquor.

"Stop arguing and just tell me why you called me here. I need to get back as soon as possible."

When it came to serious matters, Siegfried became serious as he touched the Heavenly Fire on his body, preparing to draw his gun.

"Was that girl next to Kiana sent by Anti-Entropy or by Schicksal?" (Poor Siegfried thought the protagonist was a girl.)

"Kiana? Are you crazy? Tesla and the others told you to give that clone a name, and you're going to give her your daughter's name!" Raiden Ryoma exclaimed in shock. "What are you thinking? Have you finally gone mad from missing your daughter so much? You've gone mad way too late!"

“Watch your words. Even if she’s not your biological daughter, she’s still a member of the Kaslana family. Besides, I’ve already come to regard her as my real daughter.”

Siegfried smiled slightly, his eyes burning like fire.

"If it's Anti-Entropy, then I think Anti-Entropy is doomed sooner or later. The Herrscher of the Void awoke just minutes ago, and the Schicksal forces were already on the scene. You're only sending people now. But if it really is someone from Anti-Entropy, then I'll have a serious talk with Welt about the power of Skyfire. You've already deceived me once, causing me to lose my beloved again. If you're planning to attack Kiana this time, then we're all finished!"

Raiden Ryoma helplessly raised his hands, looked into Siegfried's eyes, and said, "Don't forget, our leader is also a Herrscher. He must have noticed the Herrscher's awakening, but he didn't give any orders, so naturally we didn't do anything significant. However, the radicals might have done something. Tell me more about that little girl." (Walter: Brother Ryoma, you overestimate me. I'm still hiding and recovering.)

"Purple hair, red eyes, looks about fifteen or sixteen years old... Has strong Honkai adaptability, and physical fitness is not much worse than Kiana's..." Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the out-of-control Raiden Ryoma, who grabbed her by the neck.

As Raiden Ryoma listened to the description of the appearance, he continued to filter through possible people in his mind, but he became a little emotional as he heard the later parts.

"Honkai adaptability is very high, physical fitness is comparable to the Kaslana family. Siegfried, I'll fucking swear! Do you know I sacrificed this week of time with my daughter! Anti-Entropy now has us executors and leaders doing everything ourselves, and you actually think we have such good Valkyrie prospects! And you didn't even dare to say this over the phone! You made me fly from the Far East to Siberia, and then listen to you mock Anti-Entropy face to face!"

Then Ryoma combed Siegfried's two middle fingers, calmed himself down, and began to analyze the situation.

"First of all, they're definitely not from Anti-Entropy. We conservatives wouldn't send a young girl to approach you. As for the radicals, they're even less capable. Besides shouting in meetings, they can't do anything else, and I control the finances. They have neither funds nor manpower to command."

Ryoma seemed to suddenly remember something, and looked at Siegfried with a sigh.

"It seems that your Archbishop Otto of Schicksal is doing the same thing he did when he personally performed the Valkyrie ritual for young Cecilia. He's now personally performing the Valkyrie ritual for a blonde little girl. I bet the girl next to Kiana is one of Otto's people too. After all, only Otto is so rich and generous that he likes to play with raising girls. Aren't all the Valkyries of Schicksal nurtured by him from childhood?"

Siegfried thought for a moment, then put down his gun. He took two bottles of wine from the side, handed one to Ryoma, and then drank it himself.

"If it really was Otto who sent people, then I might feel a little more at ease, since Otto wouldn't make a move against Kiana right now."

Do you know, the betrayal of you Entropy back then led me to meet Otto again in the end. Although I really wanted to kill Otto, this world just couldn't do without him.

Otto hates betrayal more than anything, especially since I betrayed him twice, and he wanted to kill me. But in the end, he let Kiana and me leave, telling his subordinates that it was because my mother was still kneeling in front of Schicksal's office.

But he secretly told me that love could change a Herrscher, and that I was one of his bargaining chips.

"Otto is such a jerk. He could have just kept quiet and let me foolishly follow his plan without knowing anything. He knows me too well; he knows I can't kill Kiana, and I certainly can't kill him either."

So Otto told me all about the plan. Because of the existence of you, the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, Otto became even more convinced that human love could overcome all obstacles. Even the Honkai would be affected by human emotions. Otto believed that humanity was the ideal that could defeat the Honkai.

So he'll let me stay with Kiana in peace, allowing her to have a happy childhood. Then, after the Herrscher of the Void awakens, he'll have her kill me and the other most important people to Kiana.

This is to awaken Kiana's suppressed humanity, allowing her to wield the power of the Herrscher of the Void and become a Herrscher fighting for humanity.

Chapter 11 Journey

As Ryoma listened, he unconsciously downed two bottles of wine and looked at Siegfried, saying...

"So, if that girl was sent by Otto, then she'll become the sacrifice for Kiana's final awakening, just like you?"

"Hmm... I guess so... I should have died long ago. Cecilia and my daughter are waiting for me on the other side. What keeps me from dying right now is Kiana and defeating the Honkai. Rather than letting Kiana become a Herrscher and then be killed, I'd rather trust Otto and take a gamble. If it fails, it'll just be me taking Kiana to see Cecilia and 'Kiana'. But if it succeeds, Kiana will have control over her power, won't have to worry about the Herrscher personality erupting at any time, and will have the power to survive in this messed-up world. And I can go to see Cecilia with peace of mind."

"This is too cruel for Kiana. Even if she succeeds, she will live in the shadow of you dead people for the rest of her life." (In the game, Kiana lived in Himeko's shadow until she became the Herrscher of Fire.)

"Sigh, this world is never beautiful. All I know is to fight, fight... but in the end, I can't protect anyone... It's cruel, but it's enough that Kiana survived. Living is better than dying."

Ryoma shook his head helplessly. He didn't have any good ideas either. It wasn't his problem anyway; he couldn't possibly become a sacrifice for the Herrscher. Oh, wait, to put it more nicely, let's call it a "humanity anchor." He'd go back and ask Welt if he had any good ideas. (Mei: Oh right, Dad, I'm going to give up now.)

"You should know I would report back to Walter, right?"

"Well, after all, you're from Anti-Entropy. Tell Walter, he'll know what to do." (Walter: Actually, I not only knew about this plan, but six years later I also gave your daughter a Moon Throne.)

"By the way, what happened to your arm?" Ryoma curiously poked Siegfried's severed arm with a wine bottle, only to be met with a glare from Siegfried.

“There may be a trace of Sirin’s hatred for me that has been passed down. The Herrscher personality of the Void has a lot of resentment towards me. When I’m around Kiana, it stimulates the Herrscher to awaken. Kiana lost control once, and I hesitated at that time, and she tore off my arm.”

"Tsk tsk tsk, such a loving father and filial daughter. My Mei is so well-behaved. I'll make Mei a good knife when we get back, so she'll be safer in the future. By the way, come to Anti-Entropy, I'll build you a mechanical arm."

"Let's talk about it later. I need to protect Kiana's safety. I'll come find you after I've confirmed her safety."

"OK..."

After a long while, Ryoma returned in his flying vehicle. Siegfried stood there silently drinking his wine. He picked up his phone, intending to call Otto to confirm, but then changed his mind.

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