In a room where only the computer screen glowed, an otaku girl finished playing Honkai Impact 3rd. Having not seen the world-ending finale, she turned to the story of Houkai Gakuen 2.
She didn't like the image of the Final Herrscher in Honkai Impact 3rd. After seeing the godlike Kiana from Houkai Gakuen 2, the Final Herrscher of Honkai Impact 3rd just seemed strange no matter how she looked at it.
"Stretching your head out just to get killed… this Will of Ruler guy—how did he even take over an entire universe? He's worse than that paramecium."
She was speechless.
The final plot of Houkai Gakuen 2 felt like a scripted tragedy. The Will of Ruler had seized control of the entire universe, and below him existed countless beings like the Will of Abyss. Yet, he personally entered the battlefield just to die.
Moreover—
After seeing Houkai Gakuen 2 end, when those useless, trashy human leaders came out to steal the main characters' credit, slandering the Divine Key wielder as a witch and starting an internal war, her blood pressure instantly spiked.
"Damn, it'd be better if everyone just died in the apocalypse. At least that'd be a happy ending."
"Trash Will of Ruler, how can you lose with such a huge advantage? Even I could play Will of Ruler better than you."
The otaku girl flipped her middle finger at the computer screen.
Suddenly, the screen changed—an image of the Will of Ruler appeared.
"What the heck?"
The girl froze.
Before she could react, several tentacles shot out from the computer screen, pulling her entire body into the purple vortex that appeared on the display.
...
In a cold, dark universe filled with Honkai energy, she woke up again—only to find her physical body gone, transformed into a massive lifeform of pure Honkai energy.
She had transmigrated?!
As a seasoned homebody who had read countless novels, watched anime, and movies, she quickly adapted to her new environment and the state of being an energy entity.
At the same time, memories told her about her current situation.
In this universe, entropy had increased to the point where cosmic motion was about to cease. No more heat would be generated, and the entire universe would soon fall into a state of absolute stillness—absolute zero.
She didn't know how long that would take, but it didn't matter to her.
The lifespan of an ordinary human was no more than a hundred years.
As long as she could live for more than a hundred years, it was worth it.
Time passed—no one knew how long.
After the excitement of gaining power subsided, she began to search for a way to travel to other universes.
Through various experiments, she gradually grasped the essence of her power. By consuming her soul, she could transform Honkai energy into anything she desired.
Then, she started projecting Honkai energy into other universes and civilizations.
"The game begins."
She split off a portion of herself and precisely directed it toward another universe—a familiar yet foreign blue planet.
On the very first day after transmigrating, she realized what she had become.
A prank from a higher dimension.
She had become the Will of Ruler.
In this universe, aside from herself, there was no civilization, no life—not even the Will of Abyss girl or the Honkai creatures existed.
The Honkai energy belonging to the Will of Ruler passed through the interdimensional channel.
And descended upon the blue planet.
She needed a vessel capable of withstanding her Honkai energy.
Even though the amount of Honkai energy that came through was pitifully small, for ordinary humans, it was enough to reduce them to ashes.
She quickly locked onto a vessel most suitable for herself.
The sudden, intense fluctuation of Honkai energy immediately drew the attention of the organization combating Honkai in this world.
At Schicksal Headquarters.
In the laboratory—
Otto, who was about to implant the Herrscher core of Sirin into the experimental subject known as K-423, stopped his hand when the alarm sounded throughout Schicksal.
Otto frowned.
In his vision—
A vast, terrifying, and destructive surge of Honkai energy erupted right within Schicksal Headquarters.
What's going on?!
The Second Eruption had just passed not long ago—
And now the Third Eruption was breaking out already?
Moreover—
The place of the eruption was… Schicksal Headquarters!
Who could this Herrscher be?!
This place… could it be!!!
A name surfaced in Otto's mind—
Cecilia and Siegfried's daughter, Kiana Kaslana.
For some reason, Otto felt a hunch—the Honkai energy was coming specifically for Kiana Kaslana.
He immediately stopped implanting Sirin's Herrscher Core and hurried toward Kiana's location.
At Schicksal Headquarters, Valkyries and mechanical soldiers were fighting off the suddenly appearing Honkai Beasts.
When Otto arrived with his Valkyries—
He saw it.
A white-haired little girl floating in midair.
This body had perfect compatibility with Honkai energy!
Just as he expected—
She could withstand his Honkai energy.
As expected of an important supporting character.
"Kiana, are you alright?"
Otto stared at the floating Kiana Kaslana, who now seemed to be transforming into a Herrscher. None of this had been part of his plan.
"Of course I'm fine. But you're the ones who should be worried."
Honkai energy gathered around her, and Kiana's pupils turned golden.
With a casual wave of her small hand—
A shockwave formed by Honkai energy blasted toward Otto.
"Your Excellency, look out!"
A nearby Valkyrie, startled, gripped her greatsword tightly and stood before Otto to block the attack.
Boom~~!
The violent shockwave slammed into the Valkyrie, sending her body flying. She smashed through a wall and collapsed to the ground, blood dripping from the corner of her mouth.
Kiana Kaslana, looking at Otto protected by the Valkyrie, let out a soft laugh. "What's wrong? Is our great Schicksal Overseer just a useless man hiding behind women?"
After careful observation, Otto confirmed that the Kiana Kaslana before him was not being controlled by her own consciousness.
A Herrscher's consciousness?
No… it didn't feel like that.
He stepped forward and demanded, "Who are you?!"
"You guess."
Why should I answer whatever you ask?
I'm not some kind of answer-all creature.
Die for me!
She didn't even bother to talk to Otto any further.
Rising higher into the air, Honkai energy around Kiana transformed into violet energy cannons that rained destruction upon Schicksal.
Boom boom boom~~!
Schicksal's defense systems were obliterated. Valkyries were killed or gravely wounded.
The Will of Ruler, controlling Kiana Kaslana's body, engaged Otto, who wielded a pseudo–Judgment of Shamash.
After a brief battle, the Will of Ruler realized that the strength she could draw from Kiana's body wasn't enough to defeat Otto.
However, Otto couldn't do much against her either.
Given his own plans and purposes, Otto certainly wouldn't kill Kiana Kaslana.
"Honkai… get out of her!"
Just as she was thinking about what to do next, an enraged male voice roared.
The Will of Ruler turned her gaze—and saw a white-haired man wielding a flaming greatsword charging at her with fury.
He was fast.
In the blink of an eye, he was upon her.
With one hand, he grabbed her by the throat.
Kiana Kaslana, caught by the neck, didn't resist. Her expression was calm as she glanced at the approaching Theresa and Fu Hua.
Her goal had already been achieved.
There was no need to continue entangling with them.
Decisively, she unleashed her final surge of Honkai energy.