Herrscher of Dominance in Honkai, starting with the abduction of Kiana

Sending the Honkai bomb into the sky was the only option. But doing so meant that Kiana would inevitably bear the brunt of the impact.

Her body, already severely eroded, couldn't withstand the Honkai energy from this bomb. It was highly likely that she would die on the spot.

Even if she didn't die immediately, the immense Honkai energy would overwhelm her. Her lifespan would be greatly reduced, and she wouldn't live for more than a year. After all, she was still just a human girl who had mastered only a portion of the Herrscher's powers.

With a final, silent effort, Kiana took the Honkai bomb into the sky.

And in the aftermath, Ren's figure appeared on the completely destroyed signal tower.

He looked up at the sky. The girl was flying higher and higher, a meteor burning bright in the heavens.

Her golden Herrscher pupils lit up, and invisible Dominance threads began to spread across the sky.

This was a grand performance, and Ren was determined to make everyone see Kiana's greatness. At this moment, he was like a devoted fan, desperately trying to show the world her beauty.

The Honkai bomb had already been activated. Ren had simply been suppressing it with his puppet strings. Otherwise, Kiana wouldn't have had time to react, let alone send the bomb into the sky.

The time he had bought was meant to help Kiana grow in her moment of despair and confront her heart.

Ren understood clearly. Even after tricking her countless times, even though Kiana had matured in her understanding of herself, there was still a knot deep inside her heart—Murata Himeko.

Kiana hadn't said anything about it. She had simply hidden that pain away, shouldering it all alone. Ren didn't want her to suffer any longer. That's why the meteor in the sky was inevitable.

If Kiana could overcome her emotional turmoil in this moment, she would become stronger than ever, Ren's sharpest blade against this world.

And if she couldn't, Ren would take Himeko's place. He would become the nightmare Kiana would never be able to forget.

The solution to despair wasn't just hope, but an even deeper despair.

As long as she suffered enough, she would forget all her pain.

Of course, that was a method he would only choose if there was no other option.

She was the glimmer that lit up the world. Her courage, her persistence, her sense of self—these were things the Herrscher of Thousands didn't possess. They were also what the Herrscher of Thousands longed for.

Ren, the Herrscher of Dominance, was also the Herrscher of Thousands.

Don't forget that the puppet named [Ren] was still trapped in the Dominance Theater. It was because of that, that he had gone to so much trouble to "abduct" Kiana.

As long as there was light, Ren could maintain his consciousness.

Without it, he would truly become a puppet, controlled by the Will of Honkai. At that point, he wouldn't even be able to die, unless, like Otto, he could find a parallel world from the Imaginary Tree at the moment of his death.

But Ren wasn't originally from this world. Even if there were a parallel world, where would he find his place?

If the light no longer existed, then darkness would lose all meaning.

Therefore, the flame couldn't be extinguished.

And if it were to be extinguished, then he would be the one to drag the world into eternal night.

"Light up the night sky, Kiana."

In just a few short seconds, Kiana had taken the Honkai bomb over a thousand meters high. But that still wasn't enough.

This Honkai bomb, modified by Jackal and Raven, had the potential to cover almost the entire ARC City.

ARC City was a world-class metropolis, home to millions of residents. Excluding the suburbs, it had a land area of over a hundred square kilometers. Even if calculated as a circle, Kiana would need to be at least 5,000 meters high to ensure the city's safety.

However, the power within her body was constantly fading. If she simply relied on her own strength, she wouldn't be able to reach a safe detonation height.

Her body had already reached its limits. Kiana's consciousness was beginning to blur.

The erosion from the Herrscher of the Void was constantly interfering with her mind. The more she used the Herrscher's powers, the faster the erosion spread.

The cross-shaped star in her right eye, which symbolized the Herrscher of the Void's powers, was growing brighter with each passing moment. Even her sapphire-like left eye had unknowingly been stained with gold.

In her fight against the Herrscher of the Void, Kiana could no longer maintain her own consciousness. The Herrscher's powers were spiraling out of control.

Mottled Honkai energy quickly gathered around her.

The Honkai energy, usually as obedient as a child when she was in her Herrscher form, was now chaotic and unstable.

The converging energy gradually formed Void Lances and light wings behind her. Her clothes were also transforming, shifting into the Herrscher of the Void's outfit.

The four strange coattails spread out, quickly beginning to flutter.

On those coattails, strange eyeballs flickered with black lightning. The mysterious powers from the Imaginary Space seemed to be peering into this world.

The massive beam of light that Ren had created was like a searchlight, lighting up the sky.

It also illuminated Kiana's figure as she desperately took the Honkai bomb even higher.

In the chaotic city, countless citizens running for their lives finally realized that someone was saving them. They slowly came to a stop, looking up as if witnessing a miracle.

"The magical girl is saving the world. She's saving us."

The more innocent children didn't hesitate at all. After seeing Kiana flying into the sky, they immediately began yelling in excitement. Whether they had been saved by Ren or simply read the manga, they all knew one thing: the magical girl was saving the world.

"Mommy, let's lend our light to Kiana."

"…" The children's childish actions didn't cause much of a reaction, but the figure that was flying in the sky was indeed real. The supernatural power of this world had finally been revealed to ordinary people.

The magical girl of light wasn't real. But, at this moment, there was indeed someone who was saving this city, giving hope to everyone.

Unknowingly, the adults who had previously disdained the light began silently praying for the girl in the sky to fly even higher.

At the same time, Anti-Entropy, Schicksal, and World Serpent, every organization that was related to the Honkai, had seen Kiana in the sky through their channels.

After recognizing the girl who was desperately taking the Honkai bomb into the sky as the Herrscher of the Void, some were filled with anger, some couldn't believe it, some were pacing back and forth as they cursed out loud, but there were still some who revealed a look of respect.

Although they had different stances, as long as she was fighting for the continuation of human civilization, regardless of her identity, she was a hero of humanity.

"Another Herrscher fighting for humanity?"

At Schicksal headquarters, Otto looked at Kiana on the screen, and revealed a strange smile.