In the image, Kiana used the feather in her hand as a medium and activated the Herrscher of the Void's power.
And under the Herrscher of the Void's power's enchanting control, that feather which was about to disappear suddenly bloomed with dazzling light.
The multicolored light flowed across the feather's surface like flowing ribbons, making the surrounding space appear like daytime.
This light became more and more intense, eventually forming into a gigantic spatial gate.
Although it was pitch black inside the gate, Kiana did not hesitate in the slightest, walking in with no regrets.
"Give Van back to me!"
Accompanying Kiana's shout, an ethereal female voice began singing a song named "RuBia."
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At the moment when the BGM started playing, countless netizens all said their miHoYo PTSD was triggered.
[It's coming~]
[miHoYo is coming carrying a speaker]
[Who let them bring a speaker in, smash it now!]
[Speaking off-topic, does this count as miHoYo solving the design problem of the colorful black?]
[Don't just talk about colorful black, there's also dazzling white!]
[Go, Kiana! Bring Van back for us!]
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[Back to the Video]
After entering the imaginary space, Kiana immediately felt a violent energy rushing toward her. But even so, she still did not retreat, instead moving forward step by step with effort.
As Kiana went deeper, Van's past memories were slowly displayed in front of her.
She saw Van who, because of being young and weak, vowed to have the power to protect the weak.
She saw Van who, seeing comrades fall on the battlefield, vowed to protect his companions.
She also saw Van who, before the final end arrived, vowed to create a world where everyone could be happy... experiencing Van's past, feeling his sorrow and pain.
Tears glimmered in Kiana's eyes, but her steps became even firmer.
"So... you were always like this..."
Eventually, when Kiana reached the deepest part of the consciousness space, the ground beneath her feet suddenly shattered.
She stepped into empty air and fell into the endpoint of Van's consciousness.
It was pitch black here, chaotic energy weaving and twisting in the void.
Kiana barely maintained her form in the darkness but realized she was completely lost.
At that moment, the entire imaginary space seemed to sense the presence of an intruder and immediately activated a defense mechanism.
Countless imaginary constructs surged from all directions, rushing at Kiana.
Having already gone through two brutal battles and consumed a large amount of energy to open the imaginary gate, Kiana immediately fell into a hard fight.
Just as she was about to be unable to hold on, many black and red feathers suddenly drifted down in the imaginary space.
Then Ivana's voice rang beside her ear. "Kiana, we've come to help you!"
Under the interference of Feathers of Dust, the movements of those imaginary constructs began to slow, and Kiana temporarily escaped danger.
Afterward, countless phantoms of the Key of Truth suddenly appeared in the imaginary space, pouring fire on the imaginary constructs.
"Kiana, just leave these things to us." Bronya's voice followed, "There's something even more important that you need to do."
Finally, Fu Hua's voice rang out, "Go, Kiana. Go and bring our Van back!"
As those words fell, Kiana suddenly felt a stream of warmth surge from inside her body, and then her body was once again filled with power.
With everyone's help, Kiana finally broke through the siege and came before a huge mirror surface.
Although the feather inside the mirror was close at hand, it gave a feeling of being unreachable. No matter how she attacked the mirror surface, it remained completely unmoved.
"Could it be... this is the end?" A wave of helplessness rose in Kiana's heart.
But when she turned and saw her companions' backs fighting hard, that despair vanished without a trace.
'Everyone was working so hard, how could I stop here!' Thinking of this, Kiana immediately prepared to gather all her strength again to attack the mirror.
At that moment, a familiar voice suddenly rang in her mind. 'Kiana, don't give up!'
"Mei?!"
Before Kiana could react, a scarlet bolt of lightning descended from the sky, fiercely striking the mirror surface.
———
[Wuwuwu, didn't expect even Mei came to help Bugbug]
[I knew it, even though they fought so fiercely before, there's still love between them]
[Subtle love]
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[Back to the Video]
The dazzling light illuminated the entire imaginary space.
After the light scattered, the hard mirror surface finally showed cracks.
Kiana seized the opportunity, gathered all her power into her right fist, and smashed toward the mirror with all her strength.
Crack!
With a crisp shattering sound, Kiana passed through the broken mirror and tightly grabbed the broken feather.
At that moment, Kiana was surprised to find that Van's shadow was gradually appearing.
At the same time, Kiana felt the sensation in her hand changing.
From a light feather, it turned into a warm palm.
The shadow in the mirror gradually became clearer, and Kiana seemed to feel that familiar figure smiling at her.
Kiana's eyes instantly became moist, and she pulled hard, dragging the owner of that hand out from the mirror world.
"Van, I finally found you!"
In an instant, the entire space shook violently, and a dazzling white light swallowed everything.
———
[In the Real World]
[Sweet, so sweet, too sweet!]
[I thought it was going to be a knife, didn't expect sugar, has miHoYo changed nature?]
[By the way, does this count as Kiana stealing Mei's man?]
[Could it be the Herrscher of Thunder is turning into the Green Herrscher (i.e. cuckold)?]
[Mei is in World Serpent (Green-colored)]
[Kiana, What stealing a man, this is called monogamy!]
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After seeing this scene, Raiden Mei felt complicated emotions.
Because she suddenly realized, if the real-world Kiana also regained her memory, then how would she face Kiana at that time?
Could it be she would treat Kiana like how she treats Mobius, Fu Hua, and Himeko?
Or maybe... like they once promised, live a happy life together as three?
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[Back to the Video]
After the light faded, Kiana also returned to the real world.
The people outside, seeing Kiana return safely, let out a long sigh of relief.
But what followed was incomparable disappointment. Because beside Kiana, the figure they dreamed of did not appear.
Ivana said irritably, "Damn, did we fail?"
Kiana shook her head and slowly raised her hand, a feather was quietly floating in her palm.
Although this feather was still covered in wounds, with careful observation one could see a faint glow emanating from it.
"No, we succeeded." Kiana said so.
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