Honkai: It’s broken, I have become the Herrscher of Corrosion?

This memory without any preface or epilogue ended here. For the first time in her nearly 50 years of life, Theresa felt the same way as Kiana in accepting new concepts.

"...I'm not sure how much I understood. But it seems that for Kevin and others...the Stigmata Project has more than just the meaning of "overcoming the Honkai Impact."

"The stigmata record their knowledge and your history. To use the metaphor just now, for civilization - I am afraid that humans are the shadows on the walls, and the stigmata are everything "real" outside the cave."

"Human beings are full of mistakes and often fall into depravity; they can create beautiful things, but they often destroy them. It is hard to say that this is not the reason why they are always dominated by failure."

"...Does this count as bragging, will of the stigmata?"

"No. I am just relaying an idea. Compared to the real "idea", compared to those awakened humans... I am still far behind."

"Idea is the common destination of humans and stigmata. At least... this is especially true for you who have had stigmata engraved in your genes 50,000 years ago."

"I think you know very well what kind of existence the Herrscher is. The Idea is another extreme opposite to the Herrscher. In terms of external characteristics, they are even quite similar.

But you have never seen what "idea" is, and you have never met "Tianyuan" before. So, using the language you understand, we can "translate" the Stigma Project like this - abandon the humans cursed by the Herrscher and redefine civilization with another cornerstone. "

“…Redefine civilization?”

"Yes. I think you need to realize that... in some concepts, "human beings" are just a stepping stone to "civilization". If this is difficult for you to understand... then you might as well start by facing your own "destiny."

Soon, the originally dark space became bright, and the cold wind blew, causing Theresa, the fusion warrior, to shiver.

"There's ice everywhere... Is this Kevin's dream?"

"This is the deepest part of Kaslana's stigmata space. In the sense of the Chimera Project, this is indeed his dream.

"... "Chimera Project"? "

"I think you should know that the source of the so-called "Kaslana" bloodline is the genes of the Honkai beasts that merged into Kevin's body. The power of many species of Honkai beasts converged and merged in his body, so he was called "Chimera". But few people know that this is also the starting point for the existence of the Holy Scar Space."

"What does this mean...Kevin, he is the starting point of the Stigmata Space?"

"Do you remember how you got here? Theresa Apokalis."

"By... devouring dreams, and your guidance."

"Yes. As you can see, the stigmata space can be connected to dreams under certain conditions. Because "dreams" are the way of thinking of Honkai. This is also the real reason why your Vishnu can "eat dreams." "

"It's incredible, isn't it? Because humans must think through the "passage of time". It's difficult for you to understand dreams where time is chaotic. It's difficult for me too. But it is this chaos that creates a space outside of reality and creates the possibility of "dream catching" for a certain plan."

"In this case, even if a person cannot achieve unity with the power of the Stigmata, he can still exchange his physical body with his dream, allowing the Stigmata to replace him as the cornerstone of civilization. Eventually, the entire Earth will be replaced by the Stigmata space - and civilization will begin its new journey from here."

"This process will be initiated simultaneously from both ends of the world: on the imaginary side, it is the original stigmata space; and on the real side, it is the final destination and the end point of countless past civilizations."

"You mean... the moon?"

"Of course. I said that this is the fundamental reason why you, who are in the lunar orbit, are the first to be affected by the Stigmata Project."

"But if the moon is just one endpoint of the Stigmata Project... then the other endpoint is actually the Stigmata space we are in?"

That's right. So - what will you choose, the new bishop of destiny? You can give up struggling and enjoy the dream again. You can challenge your limits and try to awaken your own stigma. Or...

"Or, since this place is connected to the dream world... can I simply devour this endpoint and stop the so-called Stigma Project?"

Seeing that Theresa really intended to devour the entire Stigmata space, the Stigmata will immediately stopped her:

"…You have courage, Theresa Apokalis. But I do not recommend it."

"Because you think I'm not capable enough?"

【—▇ ▇?▎丨▏▇ Indeed, and this is meaningless...】

A strange voice penetrated the space. Theresa was in a trance for a moment, and then she saw the succubus... No, Kevin in the form of a karma demon, had come to her side.

"Nice to meet you, the new Bishop of Heaven's Fate. I'm Kevin. You can also call me... Kevin Kaslana. Since you've come here, you must know something about the Stigmata Project."

All along, the World Serpent has tried to avoid direct confrontation with the forces that fight against Honkai. So this time, I hope that you and your organization will not put obstacles in the only way to defeat Honkai. "

"The only way to defeat Honkai?"

"Since leaving the Quantum Sea, I have been observing you and have learned about your history through the Void Treasures. So far, you have worked very hard and achieved much better results than we did back then - but in the face of the "End", you are still powerless."

"The Herr of the End... Is it going to come soon?"

"Yes, although the order in which the Herrschers appeared is different from that of our era, their powers are essentially the same as those of the previous civilization, and the number is exactly twelve... When you eliminated the Herrschers in Korosvine, the countdown to the coming of the end had already begun."

"Now is the only time for us to implement the Stigmata Plan and completely defeat Honkai, and the World Serpent has done its best to reduce the side effects of the Stigmata Plan."

"But in my opinion, it's just changing people's death sentences to life sentences."

"You are free to make your own comparisons. But I don't think that Earth's civilization has any other way out. I have experienced everything that happened 50,000 years ago. In my eyes, you still know nothing about Honkai until now."

"you!"

"Your eyes are filled with anger, but you don't know who to vent this anger on. In this case, let me test your "quality". This is Kaslana's stigmata space, and every "Kaslana"'s power is completely equal here.

Come on - challenge me. Fighting is the true way to think about problems. I know what you call "destiny". You think "civilization" is what you see, and "humanity" is what you have passed down from generation to generation. But this is just an arrogant delusion. "

Theresa knew clearly that the Stigmata Plan would not stop until Kevin was defeated. Therefore, whether out of emotional or rational considerations, Judas's chain went straight to the man the moment he finished speaking.

However, Kevin did not even raise his right hand holding the Holy Fire Judge. He just waved his left hand lightly, and the ice wall he created casually blocked Theresa's sneak attack.

"The Key of Restraint... Although judging by your proficiency, you have used it as a weapon for decades, but judging by the moves you just used... After so many years, Theresa, you still haven't mastered all the uses of Judas."

"…Although the only person in the current civilization who can do this is Otto Apokalis."

(Although I have heard about Kevin's strength... but obviously, the actual gap between him and me is much greater than anyone expected... so...)

Countless chain guns flew out of Judas, trying to block Kevin's actions by launching attacks from all directions at the same time. The plan was perfect, but in the first step, Kevin flashed out of the encirclement, and then used the blade of the Holy Fire Judge to knock Theresa away.

"So far, we are still no different from the plants and trees on the earth. Drilling wood to make fire, slashing and burning... Even if we fly into space, humans still cannot escape "childhood". Any wisdom in the universe is limited by the "way of existence" itself. This is not an obstacle that can be overcome by will."

“Do you know why birds can fly? When the meteorite of doom fell in the Cretaceous period, only free birds could escape their inevitable destruction.”

Theresa counterattacked Kevin the moment she stabilized her body, but this time, Kevin grabbed Judas' chain with his bare hands, pulled Theresa and Judas over, and then kicked them into the ice on the side.

"Ha...ha...so cold...so tired..."

Kevin looked at Theresa who was still ready to fight back, and raised the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire above his head.

"You have a strong will. But your mind is just as stubborn. It's a waste of time to argue with someone who is too stubborn. Theresa Apokalis... prepare to take the blow of the power of the End."

The sword in the man's hand ignited with black flames, and overwhelming power emerged from his figure. This was originally Kaslana's stigmata space, and all the power from "Kaslana" was the same here. But obviously, the power of the man at this moment had nothing to do with the "Kaslana" named after him.

"No... Impossible... This unprecedented power... It... It is..."

"In the face of the collapse, this era can be said to have achieved brilliant results. But because of this... people are always too naive. Naive to the point of forgetting that this is just a fragment of reincarnation, a chess game set by others. In this case, before the only plan is completed... I will represent "The End" and show the true horror to you as a representative."

"I am just 'Kevin' - 'Kaslana' has no meaning to me anymore."

However, although the ice behind Theresa was shattered by the shock wave of this attack and she flew backwards, the attack never really landed on her.

What she saw when she opened her eyes was the Stigmata Will kneeling on the ground.

"Kevin, they don't know as much about Honkai as you do... but you also know nothing about your own descendants!" In the past, I was just like you, a cold-eyed bystander, carrying out the mission of those machines.

I hated your fate, hated their weakness... until a person who lost the name "Kaslana" and her indomitable will in her fate made me realize my own stupidity.

Kevin...your offspring are not anyone's pawns, nor are they dispensable lives. You have no reason to put any of them to death!"

"If they can't even handle killing her, then their so-called will and self-motivated "justice" are nothing but meaningless moans. They are not qualified to face the end. What I just showed you is just the tip of the iceberg."

"It's disappointing, administrator of the stigmata. It's time to end your mission. This meaningless battle should end."

Kevin poker-facedly thrust the Holy Fire Judgement into his chest. Kaslana's stigmata dissipated. Its last bit of power flowed into Theresa's body.

"Kevin...what did you just...do?"

"That's not important. You should take care of yourself first. We once gave everything we had to get back a tiny half day from the "end". In that short yet long time——the only thing we kept was... "you"."

Theresa reluctantly stood up. She was going to activate the divine grace barrier right away, but she rejected the idea immediately.

(No... He is more familiar with the Divine Grace Barrier than I am, and is fully capable of moving outside the range... And Kevin has some of the power of [End], I am afraid that the power of restraint... I can't guarantee whether it will be effective on him. But once the Divine Grace Barrier is used, before everything is settled, I will definitely become a person with no fighting power at all, and need others to take care of me...)

The dark flames on the Holy Fire Judgement were ignited again. For Theresa, at this moment, she only had one choice left. Theresa Apokalis, in addition to being a clone of Kallen, she also had Kaslana's blood. She and Kevin also had one thing in common.

"Blood Knight Yuehuang, the restrictions are completely lifted. Please use my bones, my flesh and blood as your food - Vishnu!"

At the moment the dark flames fell, energy several times stronger than before suddenly burst out from Theresa's body. The flames seemed to be captured by this force and then completely swallowed by it.

At this moment, Kevin's face, which had always been as cold as ice, showed some changes. If you looked closely, you could see that it was a look of relief.

"Artificial collapse... Theresa, you can finally [go all out]."