The civilization before the collapse, heroes and heroes are reborn with me

"It's been five hundred years, Kallen, and we can finally... meet again. However, I am no longer the great inventor who will save the world with you." Otto looked up at a big tree in the courtyard and said. This tree is certainly not the original one. The original one died a long time ago, and this one was transplanted later and looks similar.

After a long silence, Otto looked away from the tree branch and looked in another direction: "In the end, I was neither a great inventor nor a sage... Just like at the beginning, I was just a complete fool."

"It's been five hundred years. The memories that should have been blurred a long time ago are still crystal clear to me. I remember every trouble we've ever gotten into together, every dessert shop we've eaten at together, and every book we've read together in the library."

"When we were little, you always liked to drag Eleanor and me around to get into trouble. You would do it again even if we were caught by our parents. When we were eating dessert together, you would always tell Eleanor to eat whatever she wanted and there was no need to calculate whether she would get fat. And when we were in the library, you would always fall asleep while reading, and Eleanor and I couldn't wake you up even if we called you..."

"Time flies by so fast... Really, it's like a dream. Now I wonder if everything that happened at that time was just an overly clear dream. What a beautiful dream, isn't it? But dreams always end. Even if my plan succeeds... we can never go back to that time."

The people standing under the tree at that time were a timid and unconfident boy from the Apokalis family, a lively girl who did not look like the eldest daughter of the Kaslana family, and a girl from the Shaniyat family who always wanted to act like a eldest daughter but always failed in the end.

As time went by, the scenery was still similar to that time, but he was the only one standing under the tree.

And the boy is no longer the same boy he was before.

Chapter 36: The Beginning of the Disintegration of Daily Life

In the student dormitory of St. Freya Academy, in Kiana's room.

The various thoughts during the day made Kiana choose to go to bed early, and now she is experiencing a dream.

In the dream, Kiana held the Hammer of Thor and cooperated with Cecilia to kill the Second Herrscher. Although she only played a supporting role in this battle and the main force fighting against the Second Herrscher was still Cecilia who held the Sixth Divine Key, the Black Abyss and White Flower, she still felt exhausted.

It can only be said that the oppressive feeling of the Second Herrscher is much stronger than that of the Fourth Herrscher she had fought before. Although both of them are Herrschers, the Second Herrscher Sirin can easily crush the Fourth Herrscher Wendy.

"It's all thanks to you, Kiana." Cecilia came to Kiana with a gentle smile and extended her hand to Kiana who was half-kneeling on the ground. "You are really an excellent Valkyrie."

"What are you talking about... I'm still far from you, Lady Cecilia." Kiana said with a wry smile, then reached out and held Cecilia's hand, and stood up with the help of the other.

"I never thought that there would be a Valkyrie with the same name as my daughter..." Cecilia's eyes fell on Kiana, as if she was looking at her daughter's future appearance through her. "Looking at you, I always feel like I'm looking at my own daughter's future appearance."

I am your daughter's future...

Kiana subconsciously wanted to say this, but suddenly her expression changed. For some reason, a chill spread from her heart, making the words she wanted to say choke in her throat and she couldn't say them at all.

Kiana Kaslana, is this really my name? Am I really the daughter of Lady Cecilia?

Seeing Kiana's sudden strange expression, Cecilia thought her words were offensive and said quickly, "I'm sorry, your names and hair and eye colors are so similar that I couldn't help but say these words."

"No, it's nothing. I... don't mind..." Kiana shook her head and said, "By the way, that... Lady Cecilia, you said that when you saw me, you thought of your daughter. Can you tell me a little story between you and your daughter?"

"Oh, of course," Cecilia said with a smile.

Kiana listened quietly to Cecilia talking about the past events. The more she listened, the colder she felt in her heart. The stories Cecilia told were completely different from the stories her father Siegfried told her.

For example, Cecilia had never been to Houmland with herself and her father. Of course, she had never been there as far as she could remember. She had only heard her father Siegfried talk about it.

But if I am not Kiana Kaslana, why do I have the same appearance as that "Kiana Kaslana"? Why does Cecilia feel at first glance that she looks like her daughter in the future?

So, actually I am Kiana Kaslana, right?

As Kiana thought about this, she suddenly raised the gun in her hand and pointed it in a certain direction. She said calmly, "You are the one who caused this dream, right?"

There was nothing where she pointed her gun. Cecilia was surprised by Kiana's appearance and asked, "Kiana, what are you talking about? Dream..."

"It's impossible for people to go back to the past, so this can't be reality." Kiana's tone was calm, "Every time Feng is not around, the voice that always appears in my dreams, and the guy who disappears when Feng appears, is you?"

"Ah……"

The scene around her collapsed in an instant, turning into an empty dark space, and the Thor's Hammer in Kiana's hand also disappeared.

Kiana looked at her hands, her expression didn't change much. She just looked in the direction where her gun had just pointed. A purple figure whose shape could not be seen clearly appeared in front of her.

"It seems that you are smart. I didn't expect that Siegfried didn't make you stupid. Or maybe he made you too smart?" The figure said with some sigh.

Kiana was silent for a moment, then asked tentatively: "Second Herrscher?"

"Oh? Have you figured out my identity so quickly?"

"During the Second Collapse, Kiana Kaslana didn't go to the frontline at all, and it was impossible for her to go to the frontline. Mother... the things that Lady Cecilia experienced were not something I could have dreamed of." Kiana calmly stated her reasoning process, "And according to the diary I found in the Babylon Tower, combined with the existence of the other protagonist in this dream, your identity is not difficult to guess. Am I right, the Second Herrscher, Sirin?"

“Hehe… hehe… hahahahaha…”

The other party suddenly burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" Kiana frowned.

"You just wanted to call Cecilia mom, right?" The Second Herrscher said with amusement, "You've also realized it, right? You're actually not Kiana Kaslana at all. You don't have the qualifications to call Cecilia mom."

Kiana's eyes were slightly cold, and the five fingers of both hands were quietly folded. She just stared at the figure of the Second Herrscher without saying anything. She was forcing herself to calm down. For some reason, her guilty conscience was already chaotic enough. After coming out of Teacher Grayshu's studio, she became even more uneasy and had difficulty concentrating...

"Stop lying to yourself, saying that you and Cecilia are very similar to what her daughter would look like in the future, and think that this can be used as evidence that you are Kiana Kaslana. You don't even know the answer, do you? Otherwise, why did you change the way you address Cecilia from 'Mom' to 'Lady Cecilia'?"

Kiana just stared at the Second Herrscher in silence. After a while, she said, "You said I'm not hers, but what evidence do you have to prove that I'm not hers?"

"Oh, so you're asking me for evidence? That's perfect. I'll show you the so-called evidence..."

The surrounding scene changed again.

Because the surrounding scene was pitch black before, Kiana subconsciously covered her eyes with her hands when the scene suddenly became bright, and waited for her eyes to adapt to the surrounding light before putting her hands down.

At this moment, she was standing in a laboratory. Before she could observe the surrounding situation, a voice sounded not far away: "How is the condition of experimental subject K423 today?"

Kiana looked in the direction of the voice and saw a blond man with his hands behind his back, looking at a child in a container and saying, "That's the current bishop of Tianming, Otto Apokalis. Kiana knew him."

An experimenter standing behind Otto said: "After the Herrscher Core of the Void was implanted, K423 began to have fluctuations in his thoughts, while the other test subjects did not."

"As a replica of Kiana Kaslana, with the bloodline of both Shaniyat and Kaslana, she is the most suitable vessel for the Herrscher's core." Otto said with a smile, touching his chin.

Kiana's eyes fell on the child immersed in culture medium in the container in front of Otto. She walked forward, raised her head and looked at the other person carefully.

"So that's how it is..." Kiana lowered her eyes and gave a helpless smile.

The child in the culture medium looks only seven or eight years old, and she "just happens" to have no memory before the age of eight. The so-called past belonging to Kiana Kaslana does not exist at all, so how can she have memories?

k423... a copy of Kiana Kaslana...

This is really a surprising truth...

However, since she had guessed it before, Kiana was not that surprised when the truth was revealed by the Second Herrscher and laid out before her.

Kiana Kaslana... I have occupied this name for so many years, but where is the girl who actually owns this name now?

"What if I told you she was dead?"

Kiana's pupils shrank, she turned her head sharply to look at the figure of the Second Herrscher, and said in a cold voice: "What do you mean?!"

"That's just what it means~" The Second Herrscher spread his hands and said, "She died because of you!"

Because... me?

The scene changed again. The laboratory, which was originally so quiet that only the sound of the operating instruments could be heard, now had an alarm blaring. Kiana watched Siegfried, who was not as decadent as she remembered, rush into the laboratory. Next to Siegfried was a girl with a face similar to her in the container.

"Is this... the real Kiana Kaslana?" Kiana looked at the little girl who was not even as tall as her legs are now. She really wanted to know what happened back then and why she didn't see her during the days when she and old... and Siegfried lived together.

The Second Herrscher said that the real Kiana had met with an accident. In fact, Kiana herself had some guesses about this matter. When Kaede was away, the Second Herrscher repeatedly reminded her of the past before she had a name, trying to emphasize to herself that Siegfried did not like her.

Kiana silently watched Siegfried operate on the experimental table, removed the restrictions of the container, and brought herself out from the nutrient solution. She watched Siegfried and her two children board the plane to escape from the headquarters while being chased by the Valkyries of Destiny.

Everything up to this point was normal, except that Kiana didn't quite understand why Siegfried didn't have anyone to pick her up before taking her and the real Kiana on the plane. Wasn't this a bit too risky? It seemed like there were no backup measures...

Although the two children were not seriously injured, Siegfried was seriously injured by a man from the Shaniat family who looked very powerful.

If I were to come up with such a risky defection plan, Feng would definitely scold me to death, for sure...

Everything before boarding the plane was normal, and nothing happened to the real Kiana, so the only thing that could go wrong next was the plane.

It is difficult to get rescue if any accident occurs on the plane.

Kiana watched in silence as Siegfried tried to fly the plane despite his serious injury to avoid the pursuit of Skyfire behind him, but when he found that he couldn't get rid of the opponent, he decisively activated the autopilot and tried to fight back with the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire.

After a period of competition, a missile suddenly came from nowhere and hit the side of the plane, causing the entire fuselage to vibrate violently.

Then, Kiana saw that the real Kiana was rushing to fasten her seat belt tightly around herself, but she herself had no time to reinforce her seat belt which had become loose when the missile hit the wing of the plane. With a violent vibration, she was thrown out of the plane.

Kiana reached out to grab her, but found that her hand just passed through her body. She could only watch her fall into the seemingly endless darkness.

This place is... several thousand meters high...

Kiana looked at Siegfried again. At this time, Siegfried's expression was full of despair and sadness. He shouted his daughter's name hoarsely at the endless darkness, but there was no response, and there could be no response.

So... is this the truth of the past...

The scene in front of her changed again, and Kiana returned to the original "small black room".

"So, do you understand? After all, you are just an impostor, a fake who has lived for so long under a name that does not belong to you." The voice of the Second Herrscher sounded in his ears.

"So what?" Kiana suppressed the sadness in her eyes and looked at the Second Herrscher coldly, "What does this have to do with you?"

The Second Herrscher seemed surprised by her reaction: "How could it be... why did you..."

"You think I should be sad and despair, right?" Kiana lowered her eyes and said, "Indeed, I am sad because of this truth, but... I also think that I am not qualified to despair."

"?!"

"Just as Otto said, I am your vessel. My despair will bring you awakening. This is your goal, right? Second Herrscher." Kiana stared at the Second Herrscher and said, "But you told me the truth, which did make me sad, but so what? The real Kiana exchanged her life for my survival. Dad Siegfried gave me the name Kiana, so I can't fall here. I am your vessel and your prison. Don't even think about getting out of here!"

"A mere container—"

"What about the container?" Kiana said with her arms folded across her chest, "If you really have a way to seize control of my body, why are you tempting me here and trying to make me despair? In the final analysis, it's just that you can't do it. You couldn't do it when Feng was here, and you can't do it when Feng is gone!"

The Second Herrscher was furious at Kiana's counterattack. She had never expected that Kiana's heart would be so strong. However, she clearly felt that Kiana's heart was on the verge of breaking. The only thing that supported Kiana to fight against her was her sense of responsibility. However, she had no way to disintegrate this sense of responsibility.

"Since this is also my consciousness, my dream, then I can naturally... hm?"

Just as Kiana was about to concentrate her mind to expel the figure of the Second Herrscher, she suddenly found a gray pigment rapidly spreading over her heart, gradually forming a cocoon that wrapped her up.

"What's this?"

At this moment, more information continued to hit her mind as the gray paint spread.

"Kiana, this is not your sister."

"The Shaniyat family's long-cherished wish for thousands of years will be realized today and in the near future!"

"Our glorious ancestor Lucifer will eventually return, and K423 is his perfect vessel!"

Lucifer... Maple...

Beyond dreams.

Kiana opened her eyes, but now her pupils glowed golden.

"I don't know what happened, but I finally..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly looked up at her side as if she realized something. Fu Hua was looking down at her with her arms folded across her chest. She greeted her calmly, "Hello."

Chapter 37 Theresa's Hesitation

"Kiana, class is almost about to start, don't sleep anymore." Mei knocked on Kiana's door gently, but unlike usual, Kiana did not answer her this time, which made Mei feel a little uneasy.

After knocking on Kiana's door several times without receiving a response, Mei couldn't help but knock on the door again, but still no response.

In desperation, Mei could only try to turn the doorknob of Kiana's door. Fortunately, it was not locked, so Mei opened the door easily.

"Kiana?" Mei looked around. Kiana's room was a little messy, but Kiana, who was supposed to be lying in bed, was not on the bed. Mei looked at Kiana's desk again. Her schoolbag was still on it, which meant that Kiana did not go to class early with her schoolbag.

Mei had a bad feeling in her heart, so she immediately went to the principal's office to find Theresa. During this sensitive period, she had no choice but to go to Theresa.

The Fourth Herrscher incident had just ended, and the Shanyat family was already eager to bring Kiana back to Skyrim, but Theresa and Kiana herself chose to refuse. The reasons given made it difficult for the Shanyat family to take Kiana away by force. At the same time, for Kiana's safety, Theresa also deliberately asked Fu Hua to stay by Kiana's side to ensure that Angelica had no chance to take Kiana away by force.

Theresa has been very busy these days. First, Wendy was subdued and taken to Saint Freya. Since she woke up, she has been relatively calm. Bronya's matter has been explained to her clearly. In addition, Theresa's comforting work has been in place, so Wendy has not shown any further signs of becoming a Herrscher.

As for Bronya, after the Fourth Herrscher incident, she voluntarily accepted the control measures after waking up, and was willing to cooperate with Theresa to fully repair the biochip in her brain in order to completely eliminate the backdoor left by Cocolia.

It can be said that Theresa has been very busy these days. On the one hand, she has to comfort Wendy and monitor her emotions. On the other hand, she has to look for the biochip technology in Bronya's brain in St. Freya's database. In addition, she also has to take time to keep an eye on Angelica's actions.

If she wasn't really too busy and Kiana herself was already very reliable, she would have wanted to live with Kiana directly and bring Judas to protect Kiana closely.

"Kiana is missing?" Theresa was stunned after hearing what Mei said, "Mei, are you sure?"

"I... I just saw that Kiana's schoolbag was still on her desk, and she didn't sleep in this morning like she usually does..." Mei explained, "And then... I still feel a little uneasy."

Theresa frowned, pressed her brows, and said, "I see, Meiyi, go to class first, I'll take care of it."

Mei wanted to say something, but seeing Theresa's tired face, she could only swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue and left the principal's office silently.

After Mei left, Theresa connected to a channel and asked, "Where is Angelica now?"

After receiving the news that Angelica was still in St. Freya's Academy, Theresa fell into deep thought. Since Angelica was still in St. Freya, it should not be Angelica who took Kiana away.

Moreover, with Kiana's skills, it would not be so easy for Angelica to take her away. According to Mei, there should be no signs of fighting in Kiana's bedroom. If it was someone from the Shanyiat family who took action, not to mention that the noise would attract Fu Hua's attention, Kiana's bedroom should not have no signs at all. Mei is a careful girl, and if there were any signs of fighting, she would not have missed them.

"Wait, Fu Hua..."