Special thanks to my buddy Sub for betaing this.

The worst thing you can do is tame the chaos within you. It is like being told not to feel when thrown into the fire.

Void glanced at Sirin's form, taking note of the younger Herrscher's posture. She was still weakened from her past encounters and yet to fully recover, the excess energy she must have expended against Thunder wouldn't have helped with her healing either. Nevertheless, Sirin pressed on driven by only her emotions as usual.

"If you're tired, you can rest. I'll destroy it. " Void suggested.

The white-haired Herrscher had long since surpassed her predecessor in both power and skill. It was kind of strange, how warped Void's perception was of the younger girl. In Void's eyes, Sirin was many things to her, to say she was important would be an understatement.

Biologically, Sirin and Kiana would be far closer to Void's parents than Cecilia and Siegfied; a weird fact that she'd rather not dwell on. Then you have the issue with how one would judge Void's individuality. As much as Void claimed to be her own person, there was always an underlying fact that K423 was indeed a blank doll at first before the core was implanted into her. It would be easy to consider K423 as an amnesiac Sirin. Or you could go the other way and say K423 was Sirin reborn. It was the same either way.

Sirin. Sirin. Sirin.

The hallucinations and altered personas that haunted Void were never 'Sirin and Kiana', that was just names to identify them easier. Rather, she considered the two sides as white and black.

Black, aka Sirin, would have been the one to come to resent humanity for everything that they had done to her, seeking nothing more than revenge and destruction.

While white, being Kiana, would have been who Sirin could have been had none of those things ever happened to her.

In the end however, Sirin was still the foundation of everything. She is where everything is based from, and subsequently, it includes her. Perhaps this is why Void hated Sirin, and yet simultaneously loved her. Their relationship ran so much deeper than anyone could possibly imagine, and it will forever be a part of Void no matter what.

...Come to think of it, I'm essentially just making an impression on my own mother huh?

Indeed. Hurdling literal meteors onto a tower, despite knowing all the risks that would bring towards the two, can only ever be called an idiotic and almost childish move. But is it wrong for a child to want to earn their mother's approval, even if the actions taken are reckless? Void didn't think so.

"No." Sirin voiced, bringing Void's attention back to her.

"I have to do this." The girl firmly says, her gaze focused onto her target.

She had made sure that every single one of those bastards died, yet in the end, the accursed building still stands tall. If she doesn't take it out now, all those deaths would be for nothing. They would simply just recruit more people, and the cycle will just repeat itself.

She will not let that happen. It is her mission that she will not let it happen.

For all the friends she had lost. For all the people who will also suffer the same fate as them if this place was allowed to exist any longer. She will end it all here, once and for all.

Void gazed at Sirin, her eyes exuding gentle warmth. Even if she can't fully recall, she could still understand her pain and grief. That feeling can never truly fade away, nor does the trauma. One can only learn to accept what has happened to them and find the strength to keep moving.

Just like how Void had found the strength to move forward as her own person, Sirin needs to accept the past for what it is, and move forward.

And the first step to moving forward is to re-tread back to the beginning. Starting here.

"Alright then." Void muttered a small smile spread across her face.

"But you gotta remember, we aren't actually going to pull meteors from space down here. It would be too dangerous."

"So we aren't going to use meteors?" Sirin remarked.

"No, we'll still do that, but by using a little old technique that I call Space Warping."

"Space warping?" The girl tilted her head.

"Yep, follow me and I'll show you." Void exclaimed eagerly grabbing Sirin and warped to a nearby cliff.

As Mei walked toward the lab, she reflected on her failed attempts at transforming Kurikara. She had tried turning the dragon into a human like Bella, but Mei had underestimated just how complicated a process like that would be. It was also foolish of her because in hindsight, how would human Kurikara even get close to young Mei?

If she was to befriend young Mei at school, Kurikara would need to enroll as a student, if she were to be hired as part of the Raiden family staff, Kurikara would need to have a properly falsified backstory and training for whatever field she was put in. So really, turning a dragon human is the simple part, everything that comes after that is a challenge in itself.

Benares may have had human sentiments at a time, but she was still a dragon as evident by her actions. Her father would have no doubt noticed if something was off, especially with some random girl he just hired. Counting in an accident that happened when Mei was a kid, he'd definitely grow suspicious.

Arriving at the door, Mei was about to knock when she heard voices inside. Tesla and Einstein were talking to someone, the voice being too recognizable to her. She peeked inside and her heart almost fell as she saw who it was. It was her father. Mei quickly closed the door back before turning around.

I'll give them some time.

Mei thought as she attempted to walk away from the door. She stopped a second before looking back. In her eyes, the metal lab doors were replaced by softer wooden ones from her childhood home. The same ones she used to wait by anxiously for her father to finish his meetings.

"Snap out of it," Thunder told herself as she turned back. Raiden Ryoma was not her father in this timeline. He was the other Mei's father and she had a duty to ensure it stayed that way.

Maybe she should check on the Kaslanas and then return for Einstein and Tesla.

"Alright, let's run over everything one last time." Void says, striking one of her fingers up.

"Step one."

"Find a giant boulder and drop it into a spatial warped loop." Sirin answered. Rather than pull an object from space, Void had shown her that it was far easier to just let something fall through a few portals and build up speed without moving anywhere.

"Step two." Void continued.

"Mark the desired target with a lance to ensure accuracy."

"Correct, and now for the most important step, Step three."

"…Pose and deliver a one-liner before launching the meteor." Sirin reluctantly says, turning towards Void. "Is this really necessary?"

"Well, you can ignore that one if you want. I'm sorta in a deal that I can't break."

"Deal?" Sirin asked.

"Yup, though a contract is a more accurate word for it."

It was admittedly a contract that was made in jest, mainly because she had too much Osmanthus wine and ended up drunk, courtesy of a tone-deaf bard. When she sobered up, the Mr. Contracts himself had informed her about it. Considering her lack of awareness at the time, he was willing to overlook it since she wasn't in her senses, but Void's pride wouldn't let her off that easy.

"I am obligated by that contract to always pose and throw a one-liner." Void naturally lied.

"Do I want to know how this happened?" Sirin asked.

"Do you want to?"

There was a moment of silence between them.

"….Anyways, those three steps are all I need right?" Sirin avoided the topic entirely, and return back to their original goal. She found that maintaining a portal or two is surprisingly less intensive than hurdling space rocks.

"Those are the steps, but do you know where you're aiming?"

"I'm aiming for the base. I hit that and the whole building comes crashing down."

"Correct," Void informed as they turned towards the tower. "I'd estimate it would take you four impacts to topple it." She gestured.

"Four…" Sirin said in disbelief. "I'll bring it down on my 3rd Impact." She said smugly to her future self. She wasn't as strong as Void, but she certainly wasn't weak. Void didn't say anything, instead, she gestured for Sirin to come and try.

Sirin took a deep breath as she focused on the tower. It was time for retribution. She reached out her hand and made a fist, summoning a portal.

"This is for all the torture." She growled as the meteor flew out of the portal and crashed into the base of the tower. The force of the impact sent a shockwave through the land.

"That's one." Void counted. A giant hole was made in the structure, knocking down several walls. Despite the damage, the tower still stood tall as ever, looking down at them with an almost smug-like aura.

Sirin gritted her teeth as she focused on an area to the left side of where she had struck before. She repeated the motions again and opened another portal.

"This is for all the kids!" She screamed as a larger meteor was fired from the portal. The impact of this one, actually sent Sirin flying back.

"I've got you." Void says as she caught the young girl.

The tower had shaken from the impact, but it still remained upright. However, the hole at the base was far larger, and no doubt those shock waves would get someone's attention.

"One more." Void muttered as she let go of Sirin.

"Right," Sirin responded as she turned back and focused once more. "And this one…" She whispered.

"This is for them."

For her village, for her friends, for Bella, and for her mom; for everyone, she loved who died for their greater good. The largest meteor was fired, and it struck right between the first two.

This time the ground shook violently as several cracks along the surface began to form. The tower started to sway and sink from the damage she had inflicted. This time Sirin was ready and withstood the force pushing back against her. She was going to see the tower fall once and for all. A grin crept up onto her face, before being snuffed out.

The tower, despite all the damage it has taken, still stood. Even after all that, it still remained.

"That's three." Void spoke out loud as she stood beside Sirin, looking at the wretched building. The girl was ready to attack again, however before she could move Void caught her hand. "I'll finish it." Void whispered as she stared into Sirin's eyes.

Sirin glared at the older Herrscher. She didn't want to leave it for Void, but eventually, she relented as they kept eye contact. She supposed if there was anyone else who could do it, it would be her.

"Fine." Sirin sighed.

Void smiled at her before looking back at the tower. Now to show her predecessor just how it's done. Void looked up at the tower noticing all the damage it had sustained before from Sirin as well as how it now leaned on its side. One more strike would be enough.

Sirin watched as the older Herrscher folded her arms as she looked up at the tower. "Wait, is she actually going to do that silly pose and catchphrase?" Sirin wondered. Void grinned as if to confirm she was.

"This is Judgement."

Void announced as Sirin stood by her in anticipation. She can feel that her powers are being used, but she wasn't sure where it was coming from. Then she saw a bright light in the sky, large enough to nearly block out the sun.

The meteor fell through the sky with a roar, covering the entire landscape with its shadow. Sirin stood completely stiff, utterly in disbelief in the sheer magnitude of this thing.

Several loud crashes were heard within the tower as the meteor landed. This time the ground didn't shake as much as before, but that didn't matter. The tower soon started leaning more to the side before the duo heard an audible snap within the structure as it finally gave out. Soon the whole building came toppling towards them.

"Time to take our leave." Void nonchalantly says, lightly pushing the still frozen Sirin into a freshly opened portal behind them. As soon as the two disappeared inside, the building collapsed onto the exact place they were standing.

"But I don't wanna," Kiana huffed at her parents as they tried to force her into the tub. She had been covered with slime but she didn't want to leave big sister Bella alone when she was sad. "I wanna go by Bella." She whined

"You can go by Bella when you're all cleaned, sweetie," Cecilia assured her daughter.

"But I wanna go now!"

"Now now young lady, you better listen to your mother." Siegfied chimed in, trying to fulfill his role as a parent. The child turned to gaze at him, and with a squint, she slip out her tongue.

"Bleh!"

"Why you!" Siegfied grumbled as he rolled up his sleeves. "Alright, you asked for it." He told her as he got up from his chair.

A few moments later…

"Freedom!" Kiana screamed as she ran out of the bathroom with only soap suds covering her body. Her parents tried to chase after but both Cecilia and Siegfied slipped on the tiles. Siegfied fell on his back while Cecilia landed on top of him.

"Why does she always do this?" Siegfied groaned as his wife tried to stand up. He still wasn't a hundred percent, otherwise, the little rascal would not have gotten away.

"She gets this attitude towards bathing from you…" Cecilia says in a slightly condescending tone.

"Fair enough I guess, but she gets the insane athleticism and good looks from you." The man retorts.

"No, that's from both of us." Cecilia smiled as she held out her hand to help him.

"The athleticism or the good looks?"

No answer was given.

"Alright, where are they?" Mei wondered as she walked down the halls. She had sensed that Void and Sirin were back on the base, but she hadn't found the time to greet them just yet. For now, she was mainly concerned with finding the Kaslanas, and possibly avoiding the scientists till they finished talking to her dad.

Mei looked up when she heard a familiar set of little feet scurry across the floor. She turned around putting on the friendliest smile on her face as she heard the little twerp call her out.

"Hey Kiana," She chuckled as she turned around, only for that smile to turn into shock.

"Big sis!" Kiana called as she rushed and hugged Mei's leg.

"…what are you doing here, Kiana? And where are your parents?" Mei questioned. "Why aren't you wearing anything either…"

Kiana started telling her everything, despite still fully naked. Mei took in as much as she can, though she was greatly distracted by Kiana holding her leg with soap still clearly on her.

"I see," Mei says. "Alright then, let's take you somewhere to put some clothes on, and then we can go meet Bella?"

"But…" Kiana muttered, clearly still not convinced.

"The longer you argue, the lonelier Bella will be by herself." Mei cut her off. For added restraint, she had her metal gauntlets hold Kiana in place. Thunder then headed back with Kiana in tow to the room where they stored the extra clothes they bought for everyone.

"What do you think?" Void questioned as she held up one of the outfits for Sirin.

"I wasn't sure what you would like, so I just picked something that looked comfortable." Void smiled as she offered to Sirin. The girl glanced over the clothes, it consisted of dark purple shorts, a white t-shirt, and a really big black hoodie with purple accents.

"It's alright I guess," Sirin muttered as she took it. It was a nice outfit. The month-old hospital gown she has been keeping on desperately needed changing, all the more when it reminded her of her unpleasant past.

It was also nice to not have to rely on Honkai energy to make clothes, especially when she realized that Theresa could cancel the Honkai energy and her Herrscher outfit with that cheap trick. It was a good thing she hadn't abandoned the hospital gown when she did.

Void turned around to give her privacy to change. While Sirin changed, Void gave a remark.

"I assumed Thunder had already told you about the meeting?"

"Cecilia's family, some doctors, and Bella," Sirin answered, putting on her shirt in the process.

"That's right, are you alright with meeting them?" Void questioned.

The fight between Siegfied and Sirin would have happened less than a month ago. Sirin's reaction to him would be worrisome, given that Void recalled the Herrscher waking up in K423 to not having the fondest memories of their father.

"I…" Sirin paused as she thought about her next words carefully. She had desperately wanted to be back in Cecilia and Bella's embrace. She knew it would be a packaged deal. She couldn't have Cecilia without having Siegfied in her life. That man was Cecilia's husband.

"He only became a monster because he saw you as a threat to his family." Void says, knowing Sirin's thoughts. It was the same as her own. Her own doubts had manifested as the Honkai Triggered Siegfied many times before, she knew the fear Sirin would harbor even if it was subconsciously, of their father trying to kill her. The difference was that Void had learned to accept the reason why he did what he did, and she had seen him use it to protect and save her instead.

"But if you give him a chance, I'm sure he'll see you like family as well," Void added.

"How can you be so sure about that?" Sirin questioned. How could he possibly look at her and treat her like a daughter? How did Cecilia even do so?

"He raised me." Void replied solemnly. "He raised the lost little Void Herrscher like his own child, even when he had no reason to do so." His wife had died in the fight against Sirin, and he had lost Kiana when he rescued K423. What sensible and logical reason could he have to keep her around?

Neglecting her had been painful, but even then, that was saying something of his willpower when it would have been easier to just Shamash her right there. Of course, he still was douche of a dad in many areas but when it came down to it, he truly loved his family. Void was happy she had been counted as one, and she knew Sirin would be counted as well.

"He…did?" Sirin says in surprise.

"Yeah. As bad as a father he might have been raising me by himself, he was still there till the end." Void smiled. "So don't overthink it too much."

"Easier said than done."

"Well can you at least promise not to maim him? Growing back limbs isn't something any person can do."

"Sure sure," Sirin answered. She was sure if she attempted to even do so she would get curb stomped by the older Herrscher. Cecilia also wouldn't approve if she did such an act. Still, if he did try anything on her or Bella, she would do her best to put him under, future self be damned.

"How do I look?" Sirin asked as she finished changing her clothes. The outfit was comfortable, everything felt snug as a bug. She hadn't even realized how much she missed the feeling of real cloth.

"Like a normal kid," Void told her as she gave Sirin a thumbs up.

"Thanks," Sirin muttered.

Normal. It was probably the last word that she should be described as. Normalcy wasn't something she had experienced in a long time.

"Now that this is done why don't we go and join the others?" The elder Herrscher informed as she turned to make a portal to the infirmary. Before they could go however, a door opened.

"Alright Kiana, let's find you some clothes no-" Mei trailed off as she saw the two Herrscher in the room. "Oh, hey Sirin," Mei greeted before noticing the scowl on Void's face.

"Hi there." Sirin greeted back, still remembering their last encounter.

"Did you two talked it out fully?" Mei asked.

"Well…more or less I guess." To which Sirin shyly remarks.

"Mmm, I suppose that's one step good enough. Can you help me a bit here?"

"Sure thi-eh?" Sirin felt a hand placed firmly in front of her chest, as she turns to look at the source.

There Void stood, her eyes covered by her long bangs. Even though there was no notable expression on her face, Sirin could still sense the overwhelming rage building up inside of her.

"Sirin…just stay here would you?" Void spoke, her tone was a forceful calming tone. It only serves to terrify Sirin though as she nervously nodded.

"Good girl." Void says, her gaze still firmly onto Thunder. No, it was rather on the child behind her, still naked and about.

"…Oh." Thunder finally realized what was going on with the sudden intense atmosphere, turning her attention towards the Herrscher.

"Now Void, what's going on wi-"

"STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM HER YOU DAMN LOLICON!" Void screamed as she lunged at Thunder, a giant club materializing in her hand, a major departure from her usual weaponry.

Thunder narrowly avoided the strike as Void swung downwards. Using the opening, Void activates a time fracture, slowing down the speed of everything. She quickly warped Kiana from Thunder's grasp into Sirin's arms before turning her attention to Thunder.

"How troublesome." Mei slightly groaned. She looked more annoyed than anything at Void's antics. She was still tired from the previous fights with Sirin and Void and didn't feel all that interested in fighting Void now. That said, she also wasn't in the mood for being hit with a club. Knowing her rival better than anyone, Mei decided to employ the most ancient of survival tactics, run away from the maniac wielding a freakishly large club.

"Why are you running?!" Void screamed as she followed the lolicon. She couldn't believe Mei would stoop that low. Never fear though, Void would return her to her senses. They would sit down and have a nice and calm debate, no matter how any times she needs to smack her head to get it properly in order.

"You seem to have been contracted with some kind of illness. I would rather not get infected if it has any chance of infection through contact." Thunder says as she zapped out the door with Void following right behind her. Both forgetting the younger Herrscher and the little bare child.

"What…just happened?" Sirin questioned as she looked at the little white-haired child in her arms. She was frankly dumbfounded, still trying to process what that was all about.

"I dunno?" The child mumbled in response.

"Okay…" Sirin deadpanned. She didn't expect to be taking care of a baby right now. Speaking of which, looking at the child once more Sirin found the girl bore a striking resemblance to a certain family she met.

"Uh, kid," Sirin questioned. "What's your name?"

"Kiana. Kiana Kaslana." The child answered proudly. Sirin's eyes widened at the recognition of the name. Kiana was Cecilia's daughter if she recalled correctly. Wait a minute, that didn't seem right, wasn't Kiana a teenager? Or was that just in the dream world? The dream did take place several years into the future after all. "What's your name?" Kiana questioned.

"I'm…" The girl hesitated for a moment before answering. "…Sirin."

The young Herrscher didn't know what reaction she expected. Maybe she thought the kid would seem startled by the name. She did not expect for the tyke to look excited.

"Are you also gonna be my big sister?" The girl asked.

"Big sister?" Sirin questioned. The thought sounded so foreign in her mind. She had grown up as an only child and while she was friends with the girls in the lab, the idea of a sibling was not something she had entertained with anyone. Although if she did consider Cecilia like a mother, and if what Void said was true about Siegfied being a father, then it wouldn't be too farfetched to have their daughter as her little sister. Still….

"We'll see," Sirin answered. "Now if I recall I heard Mei say something about getting you clothes to put on?" Sirin noted.

"Big sis Thunder said if I put on then we'll go see Bella," Kiana explained. "She was so sad before she went to sleep. I wanted to stay but mom and dad said I should get cleaned up first."

"Well, that makes sense." Sirin sighed. Bella must have been waiting for her to wake up, she realized. "And the first thing I did was calling her a fake and tried to attack her…" Sirin mentally kicked herself. The fears she had of it all being a dream had been pushed aside, for the time being, this was all too real to her now. Or perhaps they had managed to sway her to want it to be real?

"We'll get you dressed and then we'll go see Bella, okay?" Sirin told the younger girl. She wanted to the go more than anything right now, but what was she going to say to Bella?

"Now where would she go?" Cecilia wondered aloud as she walked down the hall. Siegfied had suggested they split up to search for Kiana given that the base was so huge, she had agreed but now she found herself a little lost as to wondering just where Kiana might be. She had already called Teri to notify her if Kiana came to the ward but that still left a few other places to check.

So far she had searched the kitchen and a few other rooms but still no luck. She pondered calling the others to help, but then it hit her. There was the room she always stayed in with Void and Thunder when they played with her. It was like a small bedroom so maybe she was there, Cecilia reasoned as she turned and head towards the room.

It didn't take her long before she reached the door and to her relieve she heard Kiana's voice from the other side.

"Thank goodness," Cecilia sighed as she opened the door. However, another voice surprised her as well. "Is that…" She muttered as she pressed an ear to the door.

"I warned you…" She heard Sirin yell.

"No, stop! Please!" Kiana screamed.

Cecilia fearing the worst quickly opened the door. She was afraid she'd see something horrible on the other side when she heard them. She knew Sirin was still a little dangerous, but she was praying the Herrscher wouldn't do anything to her baby. Luckily for her all her fears were put at ease.

"Stop tickling me Sirin!" Kiana laughed as the Herrscher kept tickling her ribs.

"You started it first," Sirin says, a slight grin creeping up onto her face.

The two didn't seem to notice her arrival. Cecilia didn't mind of course. She could enjoy this moment for a little while longer. It was one she'd treasure as a mother, seeing her two daughters play like this.

Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, Kiana soon saw her mother. She was saved from the tickle torture as she desperately calls for rescue.

"Momma!"

Sirin's eyes widened as she glanced at where Kiana was staring. With Sirin too shocked to move, Kiana was able to free herself and run over to Cecilia jumping into her arms.

"Hello sweetie." Cecilia smiled at her daughter before turning towards Sirin.

"And hello to you too, Sirin." She spoke in a gentler tone. "How are you feeling?"

"I-I'm…" Sirin struggled to find her words, her mind going through so many different emotions. She then turned her head away, hiding her face with her hair as she regains her composure.

"…I'm doing better." She says.

"I'm glad then," Cecilia said as she walked over, Kiana still in one arm.

She raised her free arm to Sirin, pausing just before making contact. She wanted to know if Sirin felt comfortable with this. When Sirin didn't react or flinch, Cecilia moved her hand closer and gently caressed Sirin's cheek.

"I was so worried about you," Cecilia whispered, noticing the slight twitch coming from Sirin.

"…You were?" Sirin whispered.

"Of course," Cecilia told her. "I made a promise didn't I?"

She may not have been Sirin's mother. She may not have approved of the actions Sirin had committed under the Honkai, but Cecilia still believed Sirin deserved better, and she hoped she could give her better.

Sirin stood still, her face refusing to show any emotion. But that it didn't do much, as her body began to tremble slightly.

"…I'm sorry." The girl weakly muttered.

"There's nothing to be sorry of. You weren't thinking straight." Cecilia reassured her.

"No…I wanted to avenge them. I wanted those lives that were lost be compensated with the lives of those who cause their deaths."

"I know, you did it for them."

"But in that rampage I…I almost killed you. I should have realized what I was doing and stopped, but I…I didn't. I-"

"It's ok. You don't have to be sorry for that." Cecilia brought the girl closer to her, embracing the girl fully.

"….I'm so sorry."

Her façade broke; Sirin finally leaned into her mother. Tears began to flood out of her eyes, being held back all this time. The girl sobbed and cried, feeling Cecilia's hand gently placed on her head. It was motherly warmth, reminding her of her past. Before everything, before all the experiments, before all the horrors, it reminded her of the time when she was just a child. A child with a mother who loved her.

Kiana didn't know what was going on, but she knew she had to be a good girl and pat her sister's head with her little hands. Why did all her sisters cry so much?

Cecilia smiled at her youngest caring nature. It seems things were looking up. When Sirin finally broke the hug, Cecilia asked Kiana if she wanted to go back with her new sister. She was more than happy to.

As she looked at the duo, Cecilia felt a deep sense of joy. Her family was finally together. All that was left was to properly introduce them each other and hear what Void and Thunder had to say. Speaking of those two….

"Sirin, Kiana, have either of you seen Void and Thunder?" Cecilia questioned.

"About that…" Sirin trailed off, sniffing her nose a bit.

"Get back here Thunder, I just want to talk about what happened just now." Void called as she hefted the weapon behind. It was for moral support; she would swear it on Otto's life.

"Yeah, and I have the words idiot written on my forehead," Thunder shouted as she flew through the imaginary space. "Why are you even attacking me?"

"I'm not going to attack you. I just need to knock some sense into you after that stunt you pulled." Void explained rationally.

"How you been drinking the Osmanthus wine again? Because I have no idea what you're talking about."

"I saw you with Kiana. I know what you were trying to do you damn Herrscher of Sexual Desires."

"You really have lost your mind now haven't you?" Thunder shouted as she threw several ice spikes at the Void Herrscher to slow her down.

"Do you honestly believe I'd be that desperate?"

"…"

"You can't be serious…"

"Last time we were around a Kiana, you got drunk and tried to lewd her." Void defended.

"Lewd her? I was holding her hand." Thunder uttered.

"Exactly…. holding hands," Void repeated. "And she was a child as well you damn creep!" A seventeen years old child.

"Are you serious?" Thunder questioned as she turned around to strike once more and found Void nowhere in sight.

"Where did she g-" Thunder questioned as she looked around unaware of the claymore user appearing right behind her.

BONK!

Void slammed the club right into Thunder's skull and sent her straight through several floors.

"Yes, I am." Handholding was admittedly the least worrisome thing that happened, but how much the others were Thunder being drunk or a depressed mess was up for debate.

Mei glanced up irritated at the Void Herrscher. It wasn't the most painful attack she faced, but it was going to leave a ringing in her ears for a while, which was annoying on its own right. She could see the Herrscher brandishing her weapon ready for another strike.

Whether it was due to irritation or just her being too mentally exhausted to care, Mei decided it was time to use the trump card. As Void charged towards her, Mei called forth the one power she knew Void wouldn't anticipate. She would call forth the power from the core of Sentience. It was a move she and Void would regret utilizing.

And we're almost at the climax of it all. If I had to estimate, we have about two more for this major arc. Also I've almost fully built my Herrscher of the Void, just one more stigma set.