Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

The blonde girl looked at the full-length mirror in the room. Her reflection showed long hair cascading over her shoulders... just like her father's, a soft golden color.

"So...this world is just for me to see this...?" The girl's words were filled with confusion.

[Apocalypse family member detected. Hidden node activated. Node connection in progress.]

A hole appeared beneath the girl's feet.

"...Next time, remember to drive it in front of me, not under my feet—" Before she could finish speaking, the girl fell into it, drawn by gravity.

It plummeted, dangling through the air, until finally caught by a pair of strong arms...

He was a blond, blue-eyed young man.

“Otto Apocalypse…my father,” the girl said, looking at the man who caught her.

"Long time no see, my child."

"...It's been a long time, Father."

After a brief greeting, a short silence fell between the father and daughter.

"Come watch a different kind of drama with me... my child." The man put Snow down from his arms and led his daughter to a rooftop.

Below the rooftop, Honkai Beasts are rampaging through the city, and a white-haired girl in Valkyrie armor stands out awkwardly as she fights her way through the medieval town.

"That's... Kiana Kaslana...?"

“To be precise, she doesn’t have a name, only a code name—Experiment Subject K423,” Otto explained, standing beside the girl.

"She is the most crucial link in the plan. Through her, I can rewrite the fate of your mother, Karen Kaslana, who died over 500 years ago."

"cost?"

"I will disappear... my existence will be forgotten by all, no longer remembered by history—"

"But before that... I want to see you, my daughter—you are the child I owe the most to. Unlike Theresa, I have only truly spent 12 years with you."

"I wasn't there for you during your transition from childhood to adolescence, a time of great uncertainty in your life..."

"And her... what price will she pay..." The blonde girl interrupted her father, looking at the white fur ball still fighting on the ground.

"...She will grow up, become more sensible...more resilient, and more like a Kaslana..."

"...She'll also fall and be smashed to pieces, covered in wounds, and lose her loved ones...right?"

"...Sorry, Snow"

"...Father, you should save your apology for her."

"........."

Chapter Twenty-Four: I Will Wear the Crown

“I can’t do it…child, I won’t have the chance to apologize to them…and I don’t deserve to apologize to them—”

“My former friends…my children…and them…” Otto looked down at K423, who was fighting fiercely on the rooftop, his gaze deep.

"My daughter...a person's life goes through three stages: knowing that things can be right or wrong; knowing that things are not just right or wrong; and, even after knowing right and wrong, still firmly doing what she believes in."

"I am the third party... a villain who knowingly goes against the grain... there is no doubt about that—"

“You’re not like Theresa…you’re more like me, obsessive, stubborn, ruthless—and you also have something I never had…ambition.”

"I still remember the look in your eyes when I first took you to the cathedral at Schicksal headquarters—"

"Unlike the awe and fascination others show when they see the magnificent cathedral of the former headquarters of Destiny... your eyes are filled only with pure desire, the desire to dominate... like a king ruling over another kingdom."

I also remember the look in your eyes when your wish was granted on your 15th birthday—

Like a wolf breaking free of its chains... it eagerly bares its fangs towards the outside world...

“The Apocalypse family itself is a symbol of wisdom and intrigue… a breeding ground and cradle of ambition,” Snow said, looking at her father.

“I didn’t have this at first, Snow—I would just stay in my room tinkering with my little inventions, and Karen would occasionally barge in… Those were my most fulfilling and happiest times…” Otto’s eyes lowered, as if recalling the distant past.

“Father…it’s not convincing at all to say that while wearing the robes of a bishop of destiny—”

"Yes, it's utterly unconvincing... I've become just like my brothers and sisters, the once great inventor turned into a great schemer... a great plotter."

This family itself symbolizes intrigue and power struggles! Otto, my innocent brother, stop hiding in your little room all day playing with those toys. Having inherited this surname, no matter how unwilling you are—you will ultimately be swallowed up by it!

Just as the knights of the Kaslana family are destined to die on the battlefield of Honkai! This is our curse, this is the destiny of the Apocalypse family! The words of advice his elder brother once gave him echoed in his ears.

"Ah...you're the child I worry about the most, Snow—after I'm gone, I can't think of anyone who can stop you...there will never be another Apocalypse in the world."

“Little Theresa only inherited my surname, she doesn’t have my blood… In fact, her surname should be Kaslana… You are the only legitimate heir to the Bishop of Destiny.”

"Perhaps your mother could do it, but given Karen's personality... it's destined that you'd turn against each other. You're connected by blood, yet you've never shared a single bond of kinship..."

"Until Rita told me that you had someone you liked, that you had enough shackles to make you stop, I made up my mind and came to you."

"Your peaceful lives and theirs are destined to be shattered by me. Some of them will be left battered and bruised, while others may even bid farewell to this world forever..."

“And you, Snow, my child… what is your choice?” Emerald eyes turned to the child beside her.

A brief silence enveloped the terrace.

"...It's impossible to draw a conclusion yet...it's probably too early for you," Otto shook his head and sighed.

"I'm just like you... paranoid, stubborn, and ruthless—"

"My father, didn't you already have the answer in your heart from the very beginning?" the girl continued, looking at the somewhat bewildered blond man.

"I will don your formal attire, take your scepter... and kick you off the Sky Island of Schicksal headquarters—"

"Then I'll go and sketch out the grand vision and world I want..."

"Only adults make choices... Kids want it all... You should think about how you're going to apologize when things end up like this!" The blonde girl punched her father in the face, who looked utterly bewildered.

The battle below the rooftop was now drawing to a close, and the recording of this historical event had come to an end.

"Hahahaha—! Then go ahead and do it! My child! I'll think about apologizing! But—whether I can use it or not depends on you!"

Otto Apocalypse, who had just been punched in the face, laughed maniacally and disappeared from the girl's sight as the recording ended. The next moment, the girl's consciousness returned to the room where it all began.

"Feels nice... but what's so special about this? Dad's steel face is creaking under my hand?" The girl shook her head and took off the virtual machine on her head. Bronya and Kiana were still lying quietly on the sofa beside her.

It seemed Kiana's studying wouldn't be finished before nightfall. Snow shook his head, opened the door, and headed towards his room.

She still had many things to deal with; kicking that dear old man off Fate Island and into the Mediterranean Sea below was no simple matter, not just something to talk about...

"Looks like you got some rest?" Snow pushed open the door, and Penglai Temple Nine Sou was sitting on the bed fiddling with a controller.

"Kill it! Krishna!" On the screen, a blonde Valkyrie rode a warhorse charging towards the monster. The purple-haired girl seemed engrossed in the game and didn't notice Snow entering through the door.

"...I saw my father," Snow said with a hint of helplessness, looking at the Nine Heavens of Penglai Temple, who were engrossed in the creation of the world.

"Oh... Ah? Who is it?" Jiu Xiao seemed to realize what was happening and shifted some of his attention to his companion.

Otto

"...Who did you say?" The girl's eyes, which had been fixed on the screen, completely turned around, and she stopped using the controller, her face showing a bewildered expression.

“Otto, Otto Apocalypse—Bishop of Destiny,” Snow repeated to the bewildered Jiuxiao.

"Am I still asleep, or are you still asleep..." Jiu Xiao murmured unconsciously, looking at his companion standing at the door.

"...Although your bewildered expression and unwillingness to accept reality is cute...this is reality."

"—Otto Apocalypse, the Bishop of Destiny, is my father...my biological father—"

"Holy crap...?" Jiu Xiao's bewildered expression gradually turned into one of utter disbelief.

Then I said to my father—

"I will don his robes, take his scepter, sit on his throne... and kick him off the Sky Island where Schicksal headquarters is located—"

Before Jiuxiao could fully process the previous information, the person in front of him dropped an even more bombshell—she planned to seize power.

"Hōrai-ji Kyushō, my companion, my partner...would you like to join me?" The girl reached out her hand to her companion.

"...Since He has made up his mind, who can renege on it? His hand has been stretched out, who can turn it back—" Jiuxiao stood up from the bed and looked at the golden-haired girl.

“I know what you’re talking about… but please speak like a normal person normally—” Snow’s eyebrows twitched.

"I agree. Speaking of which, does this count as beating up my father-in-law...?"

"Then I should be considered a model of filial piety and parental love."

"Signal Axe, the Deceptive Sword, or Frostmourne? Want to pick one?"

"Beating someone up doesn't mean killing them."

"cut--"

Chapter Twenty-Five: For the Big Plan.jpg

Inside their bedroom, the door was locked, the projector was turned on again, and a complex mind map appeared on the screen.

“Generally speaking, our plan won’t change much; we’ll just add Kallen Kaslana to the list of those who can be resurrected.” Jiu Xiao tapped the table, picked up his water glass, and took a sip.

"K423's hardships were a necessary part of her growth and transformation, and your father was right about that."

"—She will grow up, become more sensible...more resilient, she will be more steadfast in her beliefs, and more like a warrior of the Kaslana family."

"On this point alone, none of the three of us have any objections..." Jiuxiao nodded.

“Because in the face of this cruel and even desperate trial of civilization, naivety and weakness are nothing.” Snow looked at the core of the plan board, the white-haired Valkyrie.

"—They don't even have the right to live, let alone the right to create a better future," Jiu Xiao said, shrugging.

"And then there's Himeko," Jiuxiao tapped another part of the screen, where a picture of the red-haired Valkyrie was displayed.

“She will live, that’s my promise—but she’ll have to say a brief goodbye to her beloved student,” Snow said, looking at the labeled photograph.

"Our difficulties mainly lie in those foreseeable futures, or you could say the plot. They aren't static; they might be largely the same, but the minute details sometimes differ... like the notification of exam results. According to the original 'plot,' Mr. Yang wouldn't have come to visit at all..." Jiu Xiao looked at the mind map filled with lines and annotations, his fingertips tapping out the details and events noted in tiny print.

[Reverse Entropy Invasion]

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Walter Young

【God-killing Armor】