Several minutes had passed since Siegfried and his daughters went to the mysterious room that Eve had provided, they had no idea what was going on inside and all they knew was that Siegfried and his daughters were dealing with Sirin.
Sirin. Just hearing her name, of course those involved in the Second Eruption disaster felt uncomfortable hearing her name. It was because they had seen firsthand what kind of horror the little girl had created.
But they pushed aside the discomfort because if Eve's plan worked then Sirin would be on their side this time, not as an opponent. They only hope that Siegfried and his daughters can win Sirin's heart.
"Hey, Old Timer," Senti called, who was sitting lazily on the theater bench, because she was tired of waiting, she finally wandered around the theater room until she ended up sitting in that chair.
"Hmm? What's wrong, Senti?" asked Fu Hua who was sitting next to her.
Senti's eyebrows twitched at the call but she ignored it for now, "How do you feel about that naughty brat?"
You are also a naughty brat.
Fu Hua was about to say that but stopped when she thought that it might drive Senti into a rage. Instead she answered her question, "You mean Sirin?"
"Yeah."
"What about her?"
"Well, I asked about your feelings. I mean she killed your… disciple, right?"
Lixue. Fu Hua understood what Senti meant, how would she feel when she met the person who killed her student?
"I don't know myself," said Fu Hua as she leaned back in her chair, "But as Eve said, she was just a little girl who fell victim to Otto's cruelty. I think she could get a second chance regardless of what she's done. Besides that, Kiana was determined to save her, so I just trusted her. You also believe in her, right?"
"Hmph. You have become too soft," said Senti folding her arms sullenly.
"I think so," said Fu Hua with a chuckle.
Soon, there was the sound of a door opening and everyone turned their attention to the corridor that was at the back of the theatre.
The first to appear was Eve, a huge smile plastered across her face as she floated back down into her seat. The cheerful mood she exuded made one think that she was overly satisfied over something.
After that Bianka appeared, she walked with her usual expression but Rita who had been with her all this time knew that Bianka was currently very happy. Bianka headed over to where Rita was and sat in the chair next to her.
Kiana appears next and what surprises them is the appearance of the HoV, those who know her immediately enter combat mode but are quickly prevented by Kiana.
"It's okay, everyone. She is not our enemy," said Kiana while standing in front of Celine.
"Are you sure, Kiana-chan?" Mei asked carefully, her gaze never left Celine.
"She's dangerous Kiana, why did Eve bring her here?" Bronya asked sharply.
"She's not dangerous, she doesn't have her power anymore or rather she can't use her power anymore," Kiana said, shaking her head.
They were shocked to hear that, the thought that the HoV didn't have that ability anymore baffled them. How exactly did she lose her powers? The question echoed in their heads.
"Hmph, that makes sense. Besides, Honkai's energy will soon be absorbed by Kiana, she can't use her power anymore," snorted Tesla while crossing her arms.
"No, it's not like that. But well, that could be a good reason," thought Kiana with a bitter smile.
Everyone lowered their guard after being sure Celine wasn't hostile.
Kiana cleared her throat before speaking, "The bottom line is she's not our enemy, I can guarantee that. After all…" Kiana pulled Celine's arm into her arms and looked at everyone with a big smile.
"She's my twin sister now."
"…"
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..
…
"WHAAAAAAAAAT!?"
There was a moment of silence before a startled explosion occurred, Kiana and Celine had to cover their ears because of the noise. In the distance, Eve giggled at everyone's reaction when they heard Kiana's announcement.
"T-T-Twin Sister!? K-Kiana, what do you mean?" asked a surprised Theresa.
"Ha ha. Well, actually not in the truest sense. I just like to put it like that, actually my situation with her is almost the same as Seele," said Kiana while scratching her head.
"Ah." Seele immediately understood Kiana's meaning, whereas the others took a moment for them to understand.
"Hmm, so that's how it is. You two have the same body from the start, so it makes sense that your souls are related," Einstein said while observing.
"He he that's it, that's why I think of her as my twin sister," Kiana said, hugging Celine's hand whose frown was getting deeper, "Everyone introduce her name is Celine Kaslana."
"Tch." Celine clicked her tongue at the attention she was getting from everyone, "Oi, this is enough, right? I want to sit."
"Ah, right. Let's sit down," said Kiana while dragging Celine, not wanting to let go of her hand.
"Wh-! Stop dragging me!" Celine snapped, but Kiana didn't listen at all and she kept dragging Celine back to their discussion table.
Everyone could only look at the sight of the two sisters in silence, they didn't know how to react. Theresa sighed tiredly while shaking her head, again her niece did something surprising.
"Well, that's how it is Kiana," she thought with a small smile.
"Hmm? What's all the fuss, Theresa?"
"It's not a big deal, it's just that Kiana suddenly got a new sister," Theresa answered spontaneously, then her eyes flashed with surprise before turning to the person who asked to her.
That person was Siegfried.
"Yo," said Siegfried grinning as he raised his hand.
"Siegfried!?" she shouted in surprise at her sudden appearance, "Gosh, you surprised me. What took you so long?"
"Ha ha, there are some things I need to do. Moreover she is shy to come out so I have to persuade her first," said Siegfried with a chuckle.
"She?" Theresa asked confusedly, then she felt a slight movement from behind Siegfried, "Wait, who's that?"
Siegfried smiled before whispering to someone behind him, "Hey, little girl. Come out," he said softly.
"I-Is it okay?" asked the person nervously. Theresa could hear that the voice belonged to a girl.
"It's okay, no one will hurt you here. I can guarantee that."
"Okay…" the voice obeyed. The person moved and Theresa finally got a clear look at the person. Purple hair, golden eyes, and almost the same height as herself, Theresa could clearly remember who the girl standing beside Siegfried was right now.
"Sirin."
This time everyone's attention was on the little girl, some of them were looking at her curiously because they had never met her while those who were directly involved with the second eruption disaster were looking at her warily.
Sirin felt uncomfortable with everyone's gazes, their gazes seemed to stab her. She drew closer to Siegfried and held his clothes, Siegfried who noticed Sirin's discomfort put his hand on the little girl's shoulder and gave her a gentle smile, then he turned his attention to everyone.
"Everyone, let me introduce that she is my adopted daughter, Sirin Kaslana," said Siegfried firmly.
Everyone was surprised by Siegfried's statement, they did not expect that he would adopt Sirin as his daughter. But that was enough for them to let their guard down, whatever Eve was planning seemed to have succeeded judging by Sirin's silence. Nonetheless, skeptical views persist.
But Siegfried had not finished speaking.
"I know she has done many bad things in her life, some of which may have caused you to lose important and valuable people. But even so…" Siegfried paused before he bowed to everyone, "Please, please give her a second chance at life. Please allow her to live her life as an ordinary girl."
Sirin's body trembled because she was holding back tears seeing what Siegfried had done for her, then she also lowered her head because she couldn't bear to see Siegfried bear his burden alone.
Everyone fell silent and didn't have to say anything at Siegfried's words, they could clearly feel the man's intention to help Sirin. Seeing Sirin who also lowered her head made everyone soften their expressions, it was clear to them that the Sirin who started the Second Eruption disaster was no longer there. What they saw now was a little girl who wanted to share her father's burden.
The sound of approaching footsteps was heard, Sirin looked up and saw Welt standing in front of her.
"Hey, still remember me?" Welt asked with a small smile.
Of course Sirin remembered the man in front of her, this man was Herrscher of Reason. The man she had tried to kill many times, but somehow he always escaped death and returned to her presence.
"Yeah…" said Sirin with a bitter expression.
Welt who could sense what Sirin was thinking sighed and rubbed his head. Then he looked at Sirin one more time.
"Our battle is over," said Welt, Sirin looked at Welt in surprise, "All our past feuds have passed, now we are at the end of the story and are preparing to enter a new chapter. As a fellow Herrscher, I honestly prefer us to be friends. What do you think?"
Welt stuck out his hand for a handshake. Sirin looked at the outstretched hand before looking back at Welt, Sirin could understand that the man in front of her meant what he was saying and actually Sirin also didn't want to antagonize this man anymore.
Sirin reached out and shook the man's hand, "Okay."
Welt nodded and smiled in satisfaction before returning to his seat, Tesla and Einstein said nothing as they entrusted all decisions to Welt. Seeing Welt reconcile with Sirin, then they saw no grievances to argue about.
"So you adopted her?" Asked Theresa who was standing next to Siegfried.
"Yup, she's my little girl now," said Siegfried grinning as he rubbed Sirin's head, making her frown.
"I see," said Theresa with a small nod, then she smiled and held Sirin's hands, "Then she's also my niece, isn't she?"
"Eh? Niece?" said Sirin confused.
"Yes. Cecilia once told me that I could think of her child as my own niece. Since you have now entered the Kaslana family, you are also my niece," Theresa said with a smile.
"I see," Sirin muttered understandingly, but there was one thing that made her confused, "But you are short, how can I call you auntie?"
"Gah-!" Theresa felt a strong prick to her soul hearing Sirin's words. In the distance, Kiana laughed out loud at Theresa's situation.
"WA HA HA HA HA! That's what I said," Kiana said with a laugh.
"S-Shut up brat!" Theresa shouted, then she cleared her throat before looking at Sirin, "Listen Sirin, a mature woman is not measured by her height but by her character, understand?"
Sirin frowned as she doubted the truth of those words, but then she sighed and thought it was pointless to think about that, "I understand."
Theresa nodded in satisfaction before letting go of Sirin's hand, "You don't need to worry about everyone in this room, they won't hurt you."
"Hn," said Sirin nodding.
With that, the trouble with Sirin ended and she was accepted by everyone. Eve nodded in satisfaction seeing the whole process without any help from her, now she thought it was time they got back into the discussion.
"Okay everyone, can you please return to your seats? There are still some small things to discuss," Eve said addressing everyone from her seats.
Hearing Eve's call, everyone returned to their seats with the addition of new chairs for Celine and Sirin.
"Alright, since the problem with Sirin has been resolved. Next let's- ah, but before that…" Eve paused before turning her hand to Seele.
"Eh?" Seele was confused by Eve's actions but after that she felt her body shake for a moment, and then she was startled by the appearance of her other self standing beside her.
"SEELE!" cried Seele in surprise. SEELE covered her ears at Seele's sudden scream.
"Ugh… you're noisy. Don't shout in my ear," said SEELE irritably.
"S-Sorry, but why did you come out?" Seele asked confused.
"I don't know, just ask her," SEELE said, directing her attention to Eve.
"Well, I guess it's better for you to look head-on than to go through Seele, right? Now sit down," Eve said snapping her fingers, after which a chair appeared next to Seele.
The two Seele sat in their places in very different moods, one happy with the developments while the other was irritated.
But regardless, the discussion continues.
"Hmm… I guess bringing Otto here is bad news, huh…" Right after the discussion started, Eve dropped a bombshell that surprised everyone. Of course their reactions are predictable.
"Haaaa!? If you want to make this place a battlefield, then I will gladly do it," Senti said sharply without hiding her hatred at all.
"Oh, that's a really interesting idea," Celine said with a devilish grin.
The two devastation phenomena quickly agreed on what they would do if Otto came here, what was amazing was that no one had stopped them. Some of them had even stretched their bodies as if they were about to enter battle.
"B-Bad news then," Eve said sweating slightly with the feeling of bloodlust growing in the room.
Sirin marveled at how everyone had agreed to fight Otto without hesitation, in fact she herself was the same. If Otto were in this room, she too wouldn't be able to hold back her anger at the man for what he had done to herself and her friends.
"Next I want a few more people from 2016, which are Susannah Manatt and Natasha Cioara," Eve said.
The S-Rank Valkyries raised their heads hearing that.
"Fu fu so she was also invited," Rita said giggling remembering her junior.
"Susannah huh," muttered Sushang while humming.
"Yeah, it's good for her development. She has potential," said Bianka nodding happily.
"Raven?" said Mei, raising her eyebrows, wondering why Eve would want to take her.
"No problem, right? After all she also helped you in the last battle," Eve said with a shrug.
"I see. Well, then I guess it's fine," said Mei. She then turned to Kevin, but the man did nothing but crossed his arms and closed his eyes. Mei and Eve took that as a sign he didn't mind at all.
"Umm, Eve can you invite one more person?" Bronya asked suddenly.
"Oh, who is it?" Eve asked curious about Bronya's request.
Bronya and Seele looked at each other silently and nodded, then they looked back at Eve.
"Matushka."
"Cocolia…?" said Eve with a groan. In the distance Tesla also frowned at the name.
"S-Sorry. S-So it can't be?" said Seele apologetically.
"No, that's not it. It's just that you know, in your world Cocolia is the most annoying human after Otto that I know," Eve said with a sigh, "Why do you want to invite her?"
Bronya and Seele looked at each other once again, looking like they were thinking of a way to say their thoughts. After a while, Bronya started to speak.
"Matushka Cocolia cares deeply for us and the other children, she has taken care of us when we had no place to call home. But Matushka has taken a wrong path in her life, she will sacrifice anything just for our safety. So we wanted to show her the path we chose for ourselves, that we can have a happy ending without having to go down a path full of blood and death."
Eve watched the two girls intently. Indeed, as Bronya said, Cocolia cares for the children she raises but beyond that she has done many massacres just to achieve her goals. Her actions were very similar to Otto's.
She wanted to refuse their request because that would be the same as her inviting Otto to this room. But after she saw the determination radiate from Bronya and Seele's faces, she changed her mind.
"I guess I should help out this time," Eve thought with a sigh, "Okay, I'll invite Cocolia from 2016. Is that okay?"
"Yes, that's fine. I hope it can help myself in that year. Thank you Eve," Bronya said with a small smile.
"Thank you, Eve-san," said Seele bowing her head.
"You're welcome~."
"Wait! Are you serious!? Cocolia could have used this knowledge for her own benefit," said Tesla, who was surprised that Eve agreed to Bronya's request.
"No need to worry, I'll take care of it."
Tesla and the others had no idea how Eve would 'handle' the matter, but after hearing Eve's serious tone they finally believed her.
"Wait, are we not going to invite Liliya and Rozaliya," said Kiana suddenly. Bronya and Seele widened their eyes at Kiana's words, not expecting that they would forget about the twins.
"Vodka Girls? At first I wanted to invite them too, but I discouraged that intention. They're too loud and we already have you in 2016 and some other super noisy people. They probably won't understand what they're about to see anyway," Eve said.
"Ugh… hey, was I really that noisy then?" Kiana whispered to her friends.
"Are you seriously asking that?" said Bronya, frowning. Mei and Fu Hua could only chuckle while Kiana pouted.
"Alright everyone, that's the end of our discussion. Now please take a seat while I summon our guest from the past."
After Eve's announcement, everyone stood up and moved towards the bleachers. They were ready to watch whatever Eve threw at them.
It only lasted a moment, Eve used her powers and a familiar field to surround the entire theater. As the field begins to disappear, the theater seats that were previously empty are now filled with new people.
But no commotion occurred, no surprised cries or confused looks. They all acted as if they already knew they would be brought here.
Well, that made sense because before bringing them here, Eve had already explained her plan into their own minds so there wouldn't be any commotion like now.
"Hello everyone~. I think you all understand why you were invited here, right?" she asked. She was currently standing in front of the theater hall allowing everyone to see, the table and chairs they had been discussing just now had been removed.
"You said we were going to watch something, what exactly were we going to watch?" asked a green-haired woman, her eyes staring with a dangerous gleam.
"Fu fu, many things~, Dr. MOBIUS. So just enjoy it, okay?" said Eve amusedly, MOBIUS wasn't impressed at all but Eve ignored her "Before we start, how about we introduce ourselves first?"
"Oh, I agree~. I want to know everyone in this room," said a girl with pink hair cheerfully. In the distance Mei silently looked at the girl with longing.
"Alright then let's start from the Previous Era," Eve said as she looked at the people from that era.
Eve's words were immediately met with confusion from most people even more so for those in that era.
"Previous Era? What does it mean?" Asked a girl named SAKURA. Without her realizing it, a girl named Kallen flinched at her because of her resemblance to someone she knew.
Eve was silent for a moment before making up her mind, "I'd better give an explanation first. The others also please listen to this, because it might be useful to increase your historical knowledge."
Everyone watched Eve with undivided attention, Eve herself inhaling and exhaling before she told the painful truth.
"Long story short, your era is over, civilization is destroyed and humanity has lost against the honkai. Those who are in this room with you are people from 50,000 years in the future of your era," Eve said to the hero from the previous era.
Gasping sounds came from the Flame-chasers, they were greatly shocked to find that their era had ended.
"H-Humanity lost!?" said a girl named PARDOFELIS fearfully.
"Oi bastard, what is the meaning of that!? Why did we lose!?" growled a muscular man named KALPAS.
Eve wasn't intimidated by the man at all and was about to answer his question, but she was preceded by someone else.
"That's Because Final Herrscher, right?"
Everyone turned their attention to the person who said that, that person was a dark purple haired woman who almost looked like Raiden Mei, the difference was that the woman was wearing a lab coat and looked more mature.
That woman is Dr. MEI. The most genius human of the Previous Era.
Sitting in the corner of the room, Kevin looked at Dr. MEI with eyes full of longing and sadness, seeing his lover alive before his eyes warmed his frozen heart but at the same time he knew that she was not his, but his past self.
"As expected of Dr. MEI," Eve said with a small smile, "Just as she said, the Final Herrscher or also known as the Herrscher of Finality has appeared and humanity is unable to fight against her due to her overwhelming power, and the result is as I have said earlier."
Silence fell in the room because of what Eve said. The people of the Previous Era took the brunt of the blow because what they had been fighting for all along had to end in defeat. The aura of gloom increases as they remember their comrades sacrificing themselves for humanity's victory only to be defeated in the end.
But amidst the gloom, there is one girl who doesn't accept it all.
"Mou, what's with this gloomy atmosphere. Why are you sad? That hasn't even happened yet, you know. If you are sad to know that we will lose, all we have to do is try to be better than what we have done. And if we are going to lose, then we must stick together and fight to the end. It's simple, right?"
The girl, ELYSIA, said it all in a loud and relaxed voice. Her fellow Flame-chasers fell silent at the overly bright girl, after a while they let out a sigh.
"Idiot words delivered by idiots," snorted KALPAS.
"Don't be rude, KALPAS," said SAKURA.
"Fu fu, as usual Ellie can always be relied upon at times like this," said a beautiful woman named EDEN.
"Yes, that's exactly what she is," said a woman who was dressed like a nun named APONIA with a small smile.
Their gloomy mood gradually faded after hearing ELYSIA's words, the girl herself smiled seeing her friends no longer sad and hopeless.
"It's been a long time since I last saw her like that," Fu Hua said as she smiled looking at ELYSIA.
"Yeah, that's the advantage she has. She can bring everyone together easily and make them want to be close to her," said Kevin who sat next to Fu Hua.
All members of the Flame-chasers were completely opposite to one another, it should have been impossible to unite them into one group. But thanks to ELYSIA's charisma and positive nature, she manages to bring the group together and get them to work together. Well, although they are still often at odds in it.
"Eve, you said that humanity was defeated and civilization was destroyed. But why are those in the next 50,000 years still alive?" Ask KEVIN the leader of the Flame-chasers. The other members and Dr. MEI also looked at Eve curiously.
"Ah, if that's the answer it's on the list of videos I'll show. So just wait, okay?" said Eve, "Now let's continue with the self-introduction."
No one complained about Eve's answer. Since the answer would come by itself, there was no point in them pressing it now. Therefore everyone focused on Eve's return.
"The first is Dr. MEI. Some of you in the Current Era may have heard of her name, she was one of the genius scientists that the Previous Era possessed. Her discoveries have helped humanity in the Current Era a lot to defend against Honkai," said Eve. She didn't need to point at because the theater screen had been turned on and showed 's face directly in the theater room.
Dr. MEI shifted uncomfortably in her seat because of the attention she was suddenly getting from everyone, she was a little embarrassed to hear Eve's explanation of herself.
"Fu fu, as expected of MEI~. You are already a role model for people in the New Era," ELYSIA teased.
"Stop teasing me, ELYSIA," said Dr. MEI with a sigh. ELYSIA giggled at this.
"Next up is KEVIN. He was the leader of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers and was the strongest human in that era. He was the first person to succeed in the MANTIS Project. To increase knowledge, all members of the Flame-Chasers are also MANTIS."
KEVIN's expression remained as calm as ever as everyone stared at him, the other members of the Flame-Chasers had no complaints about KEVIN being the strongest human since they thought KEVIN was well-deserved of the title.
"MANTIS, huh…" thought Siegfried while looking at his predecessor.
"What is the MANTIS project?" Ask Bronya (2016) curiously.
"Hm, that would be a long explanation but I'll keep it short. It's a project where certain Honkai Beast genes are inserted into human bodies, allowing them to gain powers that rival Honkai and have the same powers as the Honkai Beast genes they acquire."
"Wow, that's amazing," said Kiana (2016) amazed.
"No, quite the opposite. If you don't have high Honkai resistance, then you will die or worse."
"O-Oh, okay," said Kiana (2016) nervously. She wondered what could be worse than death but she dismissed the thought, better not to know.
"Alright, next is this beautiful girl named ELYSIA."
"That's me~. Oh Eve, thank you for your compliment, you are beautiful too," ELYSIA said with a smile.
Eve chuckled lightly at the girl's words "Well, you all have seen how she is. She is the deputy leader of the Flame-Chasers."
ELYSIA waved at everyone as they all stared at her. And just like Eve said, they could tell that ELYSIA was a friendly person and made friends easily.
Mei smiled seeing her friend with pink hair, she wanted to say hello and talk to her but she had to put off that wish at least until ELYSIA knew that she already knew her.
"Next up are the other two beauties. The one that looks like a nun is APONIA and the one that looks elegant is EDEN. As an additional information, EDEN is the original possessor of the 9th Divine Key."
APONIA smiled a little and gave a small nod to everyone, while EDEN waved and flashed her binding smile.
Welt and Bronya stared at EDEN with shocked and stunned looks, they didn't expect to see the true owner of the weapon they frequently used. Respect grew within them for this graceful woman.
"Next is VILL-V, a genius woman who always calls herself a Magician. She was the one who made the Divine Keys that you guys are using right now," Eve said as she directed those last words at the people of the Current Era.
"Yup, that's me. Mostly," said VILL-V as she held up two fingers and formed a V.
Voices of surprise were emitted by the scientists and those who knew of the existence of the Divine Keys. Divine Keys were important discoveries from the Previous Era as they had helped humanity a lot when fighting the Honkai. It is a great honor for them to meet the people who made it.
They wanted to talk to her but there was no time as Eve had already started her next introduction.
"Next is KALPAS. Be careful when dealing with him, he has a very short fuse."
"HAAA! Oi, who are you calling a short fuse!?" shouted an angry KALPAS at Eve.
"See?" Eve said casually to everyone, not at all intimidated by KALPAS.
"YOU-!"
"Enough, KALPAS. She's just toying with you" said SAKURA who stopped KALPAS before he went berserk.
"Tch, she sucks."
"I know, reminds me of someone," SAKURA said with a chuckle.
"Next is SU. Don't be fooled by his closed eyes, he can sense your presence without even opening his eyes," said Eve. SU chuckled a bit with Eve's explanation.
Bianka (2016) stares at SU with widened eyes. She didn't expect to see SU in this room, the last time they met SU had sunk into the depths of the Sea of Quanta.
"Are they the same person?" Bianka (2016) wonders in her mind. Starting from the hair and stature is very similar to the SU she met a few months ago.
"If you are curious, then the answer is they are the same person. SU is a MANTIS and MANTIS is timeless in terms of lifespan. So that SU you met has lived a life of more than 50,000 years."
Suddenly Eve's voice came into Bianka's mind (2016), she then turned to Eve and saw the Overseer winking at her.
"Please keep this a secret for a while, okay? I don't want to add any further confusion. Just wait until he finds out himself," Eve added. Bianka (2016) nods in understanding because she agrees with Eve, saying anything now will only add to the confusion on SU's part.
Meanwhile, Rita and Bianka looked at SU with interested eyes.
"So he's the one," Rita said.
"Yes, the person who gave me the Seed of Sumeru," said Bianka with a small nod.
"He seems like a wise man."
"Wise? To me he was a little rough," said Bianka while remembering the test SU gave her.
Kevin stared at his best friend with a conflicted feeling inside him. The last time they met, he and Su weren't on good terms. Even if he wanted to mend their relationship again it would be of no use because as far as he knew, Su had died after he finished his role. So all Kevin can do now is move on and hope that one day they meet up somewhere.
"The next one is SAKURA. If you are curious about her ears, they are a side effect of the MANTIS surgery she did."
SAKURA gave everyone a small nod, not in the least bit offended at them curiously staring into her ear. But she is also oblivious to the undivided attention given by a certain person.
"They are different people."
Kallen Kaslana thought that sadly as she concluded something. Ever since she arrived in this room, her attention has always been on SAKURA because of her resemblance to her lover, Yae Sakura. Starting from the face, voice, even their names are very similar. But after observing SAKURA closely, Kallen could conclude that SAKURA and her lover were different people.
Kallen took a deep breath and leaned back in the chair. Yae Sakura is dead, she has to let it go. But her will to live has diminished drastically because she herself has sealed Sakura to her death, that's why she didn't resist at all when she was captured by Schicksal and was about to be sentenced to death. Kallen sighed once more and wondered why Eve would want to invite her here when her death was so close, but there was nothing she could do now and so she would just sit and watch quietly.
Besides Kallen, there is one more person who pays attention to SAKURA, namely Theresa Apocalypse. Both Theresa who are from 2016 and 2018 stare at SAKURA while remembering an incident involving Yae Sakura. Just like Kallen, they also concluded that the SAKURA in front of them was not the Sakura they knew.
"Next is KOSMA. He was a shy boy who rarely spoke and was a loner. And be careful, he likes little kids."
"Oi!" shouted KOSMA who was breaking out in cold sweat at Eve when he felt the glares from everyone.
"Fu fu, kidding, kidding," Eve said with amusement, "Okay next let me introduce another genius scientist, she is Dr. MOBIUS."
MOBIUS just snorted at the dramatic introduction while ignoring everyone's stares.
"Don't be fooled by her appearance, even though she looks small but she is much older than you imagine."
"Hooo, who are you calling old. It looks like a little rat wants to climb on my operating table," said MOBIUS in a threatening tone, her eyes radiating a dangerous aura.
"Uh, was I wrong? Didn't GRISEO call you Obasan?" Eve asked innocently.
"H-Huh!? What are you talking about, she calls me Oneesan. Isn't that right, GRISEO?"
"Hmm? Did you say something, MOBIUS-Obasan? Sorry, I was thinking about the color of the people in this room," said GRISEO, a little girl with an innocent face.
"…"
Everyone in the room, especially the women, understood what MOBIUS was feeling right now, therefore they tried not to give any comments. Mei on the other hand was holding back her laughter firmly at that scene, she had seen that scene before in the Elysian Realm and now seeing that scene again made Mei want to laugh.
MOBIUS gritted her teeth and her body trembled with anger, but her anger was not for Eve or GRISEO, but for the only person laughing out loud in this room, KALPAS.
"I WILL KILL YOU!"
"Ho, you want to fight? Bring it on!"
Before the two most temperamental Flame-Chasers clashed, they were stopped by their fellow Flame-Chasers.
"Well, joking aside. As a scientist, of course Dr. MOBIUS has made many discoveries, the biggest discovery is that she and Dr. MEI are the people who created the first Stigmata."
Everyone fell silent and stared at MOBIUS with renewed awe. The Stigmata were mankind's greatest invention and just like the Divine Keys, they had greatly helped humanity in the Current Era defend against the Honkai.
First was the maker of the Divine Keys and now that they had met the finder of the Stigmata, their respect grew towards that legend from the past.
"Next is GRISEO, different from Dr. MOBIUS, she is really a little girl."
MOBIUS clicked her tongue while everyone stared at GRISEO in confusion and wondered why a little girl like her could become a member of the Flame-Chasers.
"Next is HUA, a young warrior who is very good at martial arts."
HUA was about to nod at everyone but she was surprised to see the strong reaction that people from 2016 gave her.
"HUA!?" they shouted in unison.
"Eh? What?" HUA said confusedly.
"H-Hey, Class Monitor. She is very similar to you and her name is the same," said Kiana (2016) surprised at Fu Hua (2016) who was silent when she saw HUA, HUA was also surprised to see someone who looked so much like her.
"They don't look alike but they are the same person."
"…"
.
..
…
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH!?"
Eve's short words made people from 2016 scream in shock at the information she gave.
"S-Same person? But the distance is 50,000 years…" said Mei (2016) surprised and confused.
"Ah, I forgot to tell you guys. Fu Hua is a MANTIS, and a MANTIS can live a very long time. You could say they are immortal in terms of age," explained Eve. Her explanation left everyone stunned how extraordinary MANTIS was.
"Wait, if I'm still alive that means…"
"Yes, you managed to survive the Herrscher of Finality's attack."
"But how? You're saying that humanity lost? How can I survive?"
"I can't answer that right now, it's in one of the videos I'm going to show."
HUA had to suppress the urge to sigh in annoyance that Eve couldn't answer her question, in the end she just sighed and processed the information she got in her head.
"Um, Eve? Can you at least tell me who survived?" Asked a girl who had cat features on her limbs, she was the last member of the Flame-Chasers who had yet to be named.
That question caught everyone's attention especially the people from the Previous Era because it concerned their own lives. Eve folded her arms while thinking about the girl's question, after a while she finally made up her mind.
"Alright, I guess there's no problem telling you now. Ah, for those of you who are curious, this girl's name is PARDOFELIS. She is the last member of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers."
After introducing PARDO, Eve focused her attention on the people of the Previous Era, "The Herrscher of Finality's final attack was extraordinary, humanity and its civilization perished instantly because they couldn't withstand its power. But there were some people who managed to survive, namely Fu Hua, Kevin, Su, and Griseo."
"…"
There was silence after hearing the news, the people of the Previous Era involuntarily held their breaths when they heard the number of survivors.
"O-Only the four of them?"
"There are a few others but there are only four of you."
PARDOFELIS paled at the news, among all people she is the most afraid of death, she will do anything to make herself survive. It worried her, how could she die when anyone could survive? What happened to her in the future?
In the midst of her worries, suddenly PARDOFELIS felt someone holding her hand, she turned her head and saw ELYSIA looking at her with a gentle smile.
"Don't worry, PARDO. I know it's scary to know our death is coming, but remember it hasn't happened yet and we are all still alive. We can still improve on it and maybe the videos that Eve will show us will help us out. So don't worry, okay? We can get through it together."
"Ellie-neechan…" said PARDO with trembling, then she rubbed her eyes and looked at ELYSIA with a smile, "You're right, we can still fix it."
"Hm~ hm~." ELYSIA nodded with a smile, happy to see PARDO cheer up again.
Eve gave them a few moments to calm down, knowing that you're going to die soon must be terrifying for them. That's what Eve thought, but really only PARDO was truly terrified by her death. The other members were calm and took the news for granted.
After a while, Kiana (2016) finally broke the silence, "So you're over 50,000 years old, Class Monitor. That means you're Super Grandm-!"
"Shut up!"
"Gah!"
Before Kiana (2016) could finish her words, Fu Hua (2016) immediately gave her a chop on the head that made the white-haired girl wince in pain.
"Fu fu, so you are the oldest here huh, Hua?" said Himeko who for some reason was very happy. Nor did she realize that certain people from 2018 flinched at her voice.
"Not you too, Major," said Fu Hua (2016) groaning.
"Apart from that, how come you never told us about this, Class Monitor?" Ask Mei (2016).
"Bronya is also curious about that," said Bronya (2016) looking at Fu Hua (2016) curiously.
"That…" Fu Hua (2016) stopped words, she didn't know how to explain her condition to others.
"It's not that she doesn't want to, but she can't tell you guys." Eve finally spoke, capturing everyone's attention.
"What do you mean?" Asked Theresa (2016) confused.
"Because an incident in the past made Fu Hua lose her memory," Eve answered briefly.
Everyone was shocked and stared at Fu Hua (2016) wide-eyed, Fu Hua (2016) gave a nod to confirm Eve's words.
"Eeeeeeeeh!? Then you don't remember us anymore, Hua?" Asked ELYSIA who was shocked at Fu Hua (2016).
"Yes, to be honest I just got to know you after the introduction earlier. I'm sorry."
"No, no, you don't need to apologize. It's just that I'm sad you've forgotten the good memories we made."
"Good memories?" HUA asked frowning, wondering which memory ELYSIA meant.
"Eh, you don't remember either, HUA? That's what we've done before-"
"Okay, no need. I already remember," said HUA quickly stopping ELYSIA.
After that, everyone started to familiarize themselves with what happened to Fu Hua, even though what happened to her was sad but as long as Fu Hua lived her life safely then it wouldn't be a problem.
But there was one person who was saddened by Fu Hua's loss of memory, that person was Cheng Lixue.
She had been observing her two masters ever since their introduction, seeing her master again made her happy but quickly turned to sadness when she found out neither of them knew her.
HUA doesn't know her because they have never actually met, whereas Fu Hua (2016) has lost her memory so it's impossible for her master to remember her.
Lixue sighed, in the end the only way to meet her master who remembered her was to wait for her to come home. But Lixue wouldn't ignore the two Fu Hua's in the room, she thought she would greet them later when there was free time.
"Alright, that's the end of our introductions from those from the Previous Era. We'll get into the introductions next."
Everyone turned their attention back to the front after hearing Eve's words, meanwhile Natasha Cioara otherwise known as Raven was silently watching the Flame-Chasers.
"So that's what they look like," thought Raven. As a member of the World Serpent, meeting all of the Flame-Chasers was a great honor. When she entered the Elysian Realm which contained the memories of the Flame-Chasers, she had not met all of its members but now she had met all of them in an unexpected place.
"There's also luck I was brought here," thought Raven snorted.
"Now that we go to the 15th century of the Current Era, we have Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie of that century, Kallen Kaslana."
Kallen had to hold back her urge to wince when she heard Schicksal's name, she tried to smile at the people who somehow looked at her in awe.
"Valkyries? What's that?" Asked Dr. MEI tilted her head.
"Ah, that's the name of the Current Era's female soldier who fought against Honkai. And Schicksal is the name of their organization," Eve answered. nodded even though she still didn't understand how they would fight Honkai, but that's a question for later.
"Next we will enter the year 2000. The first I introduce are two of today's famous scientists, Dr. Frederica Nicola Tesla and Dr. Lieserl Albert Einstein."
Einstein (2000) only gave a small nod with her usual calm expression, while Tesla (2000) folded her arms with a grunt. In the distance, Dr. MEI, MOBIUS and VILL-V looked at the two scientists with interested eyes.
"Next is Welt Yang. He is the Sovereign of Anti-Entropy who is also the Anti-Honkai organization of the Current Era."
Welt (2000) gave everyone a small nod with strained expressions, the wounds from his battle with Sirin yet to fully heal. But at least he was grateful to be invited here because he could recuperate without wasting precious time.
"The next one is Cheng Lixue. An A-Rank Class Valkyrie."
Lixue gave everyone a polite nod. Kallen who sat beside her looked at her in surprise before smiling.
"So you are also a Valkyrie. Nice to meet you," Kallen said.
"Me too. It is an honor to meet face to face with a legendary Valkyrie like you, Kallen-sama," said Lixue with a smile.
"Please just call me Kallen, and what do you mean Legendary Valkyrie?" Kallen asked confused.
"All the Valkyrie of my time know about you, they are amazed by what you have done and your great sacrifice."
"Sacrifice…?" Kallen raised her eyebrows at the thought. She was about to ask more about it but Eve's voice cut her off.
"Next I introduce to you a pair of mother and daughter. Cecilia Schariac who is Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie in her timeline. And this little one is her daughter Kiana Kaslana."
Kallen threw away her confusion earlier and stared at Little Kiana with wide eyes, "Kaslana!?"
"Yeah, My husband is from the House Kaslana," said Cecilia nodding.
Kallen turned her attention to Cecilia, "You're from Schariac?" she asked curiously.
"That's right, my name is Cecilia Schariac. Nice to meet you, Kallen-sama," Cecilia said with a smile.
"Ah, please just call me Kallen," replied Kallen who also smiled, her attention then turned to Little Kiana, "So she's your daughter?"
"Yup, she's my little baby. Kiana Kaslana," said Cecilia, introducing her daughter affectionately.
Kallen crouched down so she was level with the little girl, Little Kiana tilted her head to look at Kallen, making her smile at that adorable sight.
"Hey, Little Girl. My name is Kallen Kaslana, nice to meet you."
"Kaslana?" Ask Little Kiana.
"Yup, we come from the same family," said Kallen smiling.
Little Kiana stared at Kallen for a few moments, then she smiled, "Aunt Kallen!" she shouted happily.
Kallen was silent and after a few moments her body shook, not because she was angry to be called that but she resisted her urge to hug this adorable little girl in front of her tightly.
"SO CUUUUUUUUTE!" She shouted in her head.
It wasn't just Kallen who thought that, other people who were paying attention to their conversation were also thinking the same thing.
"S-So cute," said ELYSIA happily, she was about to stand up but was pulled back to her seat by EDEN.
"Please return to your seats, Ellie."
"B-But I just wanted to take a close look at that cute girl."
"You can do that later, for now let's let them have their moment."
"Uuuu… okay," ELYSIA said, giving in.
Meanwhile in St. Freya, Kiana (2016) is being held by Theresa (2016) and Mei (2016).
"Mumumumu… I want to go there," said Kiana (2016) while trying to get away from the two of them.
"Wait until you are introduced, if you go there now you will only confuse them," said Theresa (2016) while holding her niece.
"But…"
"Principal Theresa is right, Kiana-chan. Just be patient a little longer, okay?" said Mei (2016).
"Ugh… all right, if that's what you want, Mei-senpai," said Kiana (2016) giving in, Theresa's (2016) eyebrows twitched because her niece listened to what Mei (2016) said more than what she said.
Turning to another corner, Kiana looked at Bianka with a seductive smile, "You were so cute when you were little, Oneechan."
"Fu fu, I agree," said Rita giggling.
"Ha ha, she used to be a very cheerful girl," said Siegfried laughing.
"Yeah, her spirit is great to the point that it bothers people," Theresa added.
"A-Ahem, I think everyone acted like that when they were little," Bianka said, clearing her throat to hide her embarrassment. The others just laughed at that.
"Okay, then let's enter 2016. The first is Theresa Apocalypse, she is a Valkryie and Headmaster of St. Freya, a school she founded to nurture new Valkyries."
Cecilia immediately looked at Theresa (2016) with wide eyes, Theresa (2016) who felt her gaze smiled back, "Hi, Cecilia."
Overcoming her surprise, Cecilia also smiled, "Hi, Theresa. So you founded a school?"
"Yeah, that's our dream, right?"
"Yes, thank you Theresa," Cecilia said gratefully.
Meanwhile Kallen looks at Theresa (2016) curiously, not because of her position but because of a name that is similar to someone she knows.
"If you're curious Kallen, I'll tell you that Theresa is the granddaughter of Otto Apocalypse," Eve said when she saw Kallen's curious face.
"Eh? Is it true?" Asked a surprised Kallen to Theresa (2016).
"Y-Yes, but I'm just his adopted granddaughter," said Theresa (2016) a little nervous.
"I see. I'm glad he found someone he can consider family," Kallen thought with a small smile, but then she realized something, "Wait, does that mean you've talked to him before?"
"Yes, we often meet and talk."
"But how is that possible? That should have been over 500 years," Kallen said confused. Otto is living in the 15th century and Theresa is in 2016, so she is confused as to why they are connected.
"That's not debatable, is it? Otto is a genius, and with his genius he has extended his life span by more than 500 years," said Eve.
Kallen fell silent hearing Eve's words. That's right, Otto was a genius and she had seen his own genius. But what made her curious was what had made Otto want to extend his life so long. She wanted to ask more about Otto to Theresa (2016) but she realized that it would be a long talk, so she put it on hold for now.
"Next, let me introduce Murata Himeko, she is a Valkyrie as well as a teacher who teaches at St. Freya."
Himeko gave everyone her sensual smile, she didn't notice the meaningful glances the people from 2018 were giving her.
"Next is a team that has three Valkryies in it, namely Bronya Zaychik, Raiden Mei, and Kiana Kaslana."
Cecilia immediately reacted hearing Kiana's name, she then turned her attention to the girl.
"Kiana?" Cecilia asked surprised. Kiana (2016) feels a pleasant vibe when she hears Cecilia calling her name.
"H-Hi, Mama," said Kiana (2016) nervously. She had emotional turmoil raging inside her, on the one hand she really wanted to meet Cecilia, a mother she really wanted. But on the other hand, when she saw Little Kiana there was an unfamiliar feeling coming into her, as if she didn't recognize the little girl in Cecilia's arms even though it should have been herself.
Cecilia gave Little Kiana to Kallen which Kallen happily accepted and walked towards Kiana (2016), "Is that you, Kiana?"
"Yes, it's me."
Cecilia stopped in front of her and she could feel Cecilia observing her, after a while Cecilia finally pulled her into a hug, "You've grown up."
The warmth that made her comfortable hit Kiana (2016), all the uncomfortable feelings she had experienced earlier had disappeared since Cecilia hugged her, "He he he," Kiana (2016) returned Cecilia's hug happily.
They hugged for a while before parting ways, after which Kiana (2016) started talking about many things with Cecilia.
Seeing all those scenes, Kiana looked at Bianka with guilt, "Sorry for taking your place, Oneechan."
Different from the reaction Kiana expected, Bianka giggled "Fu fu, don't worry about it, you deserve it. Instead I was more worried for your younger self when she found out the truth about herself."
It was also something that was worrying, her younger self had not known that she was a clone, and the mother in front of her was not her real mother. Seeing how happy her younger self was to meet Cecilia, Kiana thinks it must hurt her younger self when she finds out the truth about herself.
Just like the pain she had before.
However…
"She'll be fine," Kiana said in the end.
"Hm?"
"As long as she believes in herself and in her friends, believes in the relationships she has made, and in her efforts so far, I'm sure she'll be fine," said Kiana with a small smile.
Bianka was silent for a moment before she gave a small smile as well, "You're right."
After talking at length with Kiana (2016) and Theresa (2016) who also joined in the conversation, Cecilia returned to her seat.
"Next let me introduce Fu Hua, I don't think I need to explain anymore but she is currently the class president of Kiana and her friends."
Fu Hua (2016) could only give a strained smile as her mind was currently filled with mystery about herself.
"Next let me introduce the young girl who is a B-Rank Schicksal Valkyrie, Susannah Manatt."
Sweat dripped off Susannah's forehead as everyone stared, she could only reply with a strained smile. She was so nervous right now, she was currently in the same room with those extraordinary people.
There was a group from the Previous Era that had extraordinary people in it, and there were also the three strongest Valkyries of their time who were admired by other Valkyries, namely Kallen Kaslana, Cecilia Schariac, and Durandal. Being among them made Susannah who was only a B Rank Valkyrie very nervous.
"Ahem, next let me introduce two really strong Valkyries," Eve said as she cleared her throat to get everyone's attention out of pity for the nervous Susannah.
"The first is Bianka Ategina or who is usually called Durandal, she is a Valkryie who leads the Valkryie Squad called Immortal Blades. She is an S Rank Valkryie and the strongest Valkryie in her timeline."
Eve paused for a moment before continuing, "The second is Rita Rossweise, she is the vice leader of Immortal Blades. Just like Bianka, Rita is also a S-Rank Valkyrie."
"They both?" thought Lixue looking at the two S-Rank Valkyries with interested eyes. She herself was only an A-Rank Valkryie which meant she was the weaker of the two.
"Fu fu, looks like we have a strong junior, Lixue," Cecilia said to Lixue.
Lixue gave a small smile, "Yes, you are right Cecilia-sama."
Just like Lixue, Cecilia also looked at the two Valkyrie Immortal Blades with interested eyes. But her gaze was more focused on Bianka, she didn't know why her gaze was fixated on the girl, she thought maybe it was because they were both nicknamed the strongest Valkyries.
"Next I will introduce to you is Cocolia, she is an enforcer of Anti-Entropy."
The Anti-Entropy Trio from 2000 stared at Cocolia with shocked looks, they didn't remember they had Cocolia as a member, maybe a new member? That was all they could think of for now.
Tesla (2000) narrowed her eyes at Cocolia, seeing the elegant woman snort smugly at everyone made Tesla (2000) dislike her. She wondered how she would in the future allow that woman into the organization.
"Now let me introduce the last person from 2016. Her name is Natasha Cioara or commonly known as Raven, she is a member of World Serpent."
Several people raised their guard at the name of that organization. Natasha pulled her hood deeper to hide her face, she was not at all pleased how Eve so bluntly revealed her true name and identity to everyone. But since Eve had already shown her the appearances of all the Flame-Chasers, she could forgive her.
"World Serpent?" ELYSIA asked tilting her head, she wondered if it was also the same organization as Schicksal and Anti-Entropy.
"I can't explain it right now, but what is clear is that it's the same Anti-Honkai organization as Schicksal and Anti-Entropy."
"Oh, I see…" ELYSIA said nodding.
"Okay, now let's get into the last introduction, namely the most recent group, in 2018."
Eve felt everyone watching her, she was so excited to introduce them to the ones from 2018. But too bad she couldn't reveal all of their Herrscher identities now as it might detract from the fun later.
"The first is that you already know them. They are the Anti-Entropy trio, Dr, Einstein, Dr. Tesla, and Welt Yang."
The Anti-Entropy Trio from the year 2000 stares at their future selves. They were relieved that their future selves were okay, meaning that none of them had died in the Second Eruption disaster that was currently occurring in their timeline.
"Next are our two Valkyrie Immortal Blades, Bianka Ataegina and Rita Rossweisse."
Bianka gave everyone a small smile. In her heart she was quite sad because she was not introduced by the name Kaslana. Eve said that for now her identity as a member of the Kaslana family was kept secret. She had to be patient until the time came.
"Looks like we got a new Battlesuit, Durandal-sama," said Rita (2016) seeing herself in the future and Bianka.
"Yes, I think so," said Bianka (2016) with an interested glance at the Battlesuit she will wear in the future.
"Next let me introduce Li Sushang, just like Bianka and Rita, she is also an S-Rank Valkyrie Schicksal."
Sushang waved to everyone with a smile, she didn't notice the shocked look that was directed at her.
Bianka (2016) and Rita (2016) looked at their fellow S-Rank Valkyrie with interested eyes, they had heard of Sushang from Otto but this was their first time seeing her in person.
Susannah's eyes widened in admiration at the sight of Sushang, this was the first time she knew that there was a third Schicksal S Rank Valkyrie. Meanwhile Cecilia and Lixue were stunned to find that there were three S Rank Valkyrie at the same time, that was way past the record set in their timeline.
Hearing the word S-Rank Valkyrie, Kiana (2016) had already boasted that she would surpass them and become the strongest Valkyrie which Bronya (2016) only considered trivial to make them argue words, but as usual Mei (2016) separated them.
Theresa (2016) and Fu Hua (2016) only sighed at the behavior of the young Valkyrie while Himeko laughed. But they didn't miss their interested glances at Sushang.
"Next let me introduce Theresa Apocalypse. Formerly she was the principal of St. Freya and Valkyrie Schicksal, now she is the new Overseer Schicksal."
Everyone outside of 2018 excluding the Previous Era group who didn't know anything about Schicksal was shocked to hear the news, they didn't expect Schicksal to have a new Overseer after Otto's long term in office.
"O-O-Overseer!? I-Is that true!?" Ask Theresa (2016) who is shocked at her future self.
"Yes, for some reason Grandfather resigned and he appointed me as his successor," Theresa replied.
"Resign!? What happened to grandfather!?" Ask Theresa (2016) in disbelief.
"More precisely, what is the purpose? He can't just resign like that," asked a suspicious Tesla (2000).
"That's an answer for later, for now that's the only answer can give," Eve said suddenly to the Theresas.
Theresa both nodded with Theresa quickly accepting Eve's words while Theresa (2016) was dissatisfied, but there was nothing she could do now and decided to be patient.
"So Otto is an Overseer now," thought Kallen while listening to the conversation. Now that she understood why the Valkyries admired her, it was likely he had cleared her name after her death.
"Next let me introduce to you Seele Vollerei, who sits beside her also named SEELE."
"Seele/Seele!?"
Two people immediately reacted when they heard Seele's name, namely Bronya (2016) and Cocolia. The two of them looked at the girl with a look of surprise and longing, but then confused looks landed on SEELE.
"Hi, Bronya-oneechan, Matushka," Seele greeted the two.
"S-Seele, is it really you?" Ask Bronya (2016), a note of concern in her voice.
"Yes, it's me."
"B-But how? How did you get out of the Sea of Quanta?" Cocolia asked worriedly. The question took everyone by surprise and they looked curiously at Seele.
"That-"
"Same as before, that's the answer for later. You two can wait," Eve said cutting Seele off.
"Why can't it be answered now?" Cocolia asked who narrowed her eyes in annoyance.
"Why such a hurry? You all have had a very long time here, perhaps by seeing that scene in person you can understand more clearly how she was saved than just words."
"…"
Cocolia was silent. Eve was right, she didn't need to rush, the most important thing now was that Seele was out and safe. The only question is how will she get out, she can't get that answer now and will have to wait.
In the middle of her contemplation, she suddenly realized something, "Did my plan work?"
That was what she thought, previously she had made a plan to help Seele and it would be done when all the preparations were finished. Now after seeing Seele in this room she thinks that if her plan is successful, it's impossible for anyone else to help because she's the only one who takes the initiative to save Seele in this world.
Satisfied with that thought, Cocolia looked ahead with a satisfied grin on her face.
But there was one thing that confused her.
Who is another Seele?
While Bronya (2016) had to resist the urge to talk more with Seele because of Eve's words, she had a lot to say to her but she had to be patient for now.
"We'll talk later," Seele said to Bronya (2016) to which the gray-haired girl responded with a happy nod.
"Next let me introduce Siegfried Kaslana."
Cecilia and Kiana (2016) immediately turn to Siegfried and they are shocked at how different Siegfried is from how they remember him.
"Old man!?" cried Kiana (2016).
"Yo," Siegfried replied, waving.
"Don't 'Yo' to me! Where have you been and why do you look so messy!?"
"Ha ha, a lot has happened," said Siegfried laughing as he rubbed his head.
"Ziggy?"
Siegfried froze and slowly turned towards Cecilia who called out to him, he forced a smile to hide his sadness, "Hi, Cecilia."
"What happened to you? Your appearance completely changed and gosh,- your arm!? What has happened!?" Cecilia shouted worriedly after seeing the state of her husband's future self.
"Ah this," said Siegfried as he unscrewed his prosthetic arm, "a lot of things have happened in the past. But you don't need to worry, it's all over now and I'm fine."
Siegfried said that with a smile, there was no coercion in his words as he was fine now. Years of his life were filled with regrets, parting ways with Bianka, leaving Kiana alone, and having to survive in confinement.
But that was all in the past and now that he is truly happy, he has been reunited with his two little daughters plus two more daughters. This time he would not be another failure in his life, he would not be separated from his daughters again and would protect them with all his might.
Cecilia could understand that Siegfried's smile wasn't a lie, after years of knowing each other she could tell all about her husband.
After knowing that, Cecilia felt relieved and gave a gentle smile, "Okay, I understand."
"Ahem, alright then I'll continue," Eve said clearing her throat when she saw the situation was comfortable, "Next let me introduce Celine Kaslana, she is the adopted daughter of Siegfried."
"Tch." Celine instantly clicked her tongue at those words, but she didn't do anything to refute.
"W-What…?" Cecilia stammered. She and a few others looked at Siegfried and Celine in turn, they were also curious about Celine's extraordinary resemblance to Kiana, "Dear, is that true?"
"Yup," said Siegfried while stroking Celine's head, making the girl grumble, "Her name is Celine Kaslana, recently I adopted her as my daughter. Even though you two have never met, you can also think of her as your daughter."
"R-Really?" Cecilia asked excitedly, before being replaced by confusion, "But how did you meet her? I'm curious."
"I could tell you, but… Eve?"
"Later~."
Siegfried could only shrug at his wife after hearing Eve's words. Cecilia sighed, "Okay, we can talk about that later. For now, nice to meet you Celine," she said with a gentle smile at her future adopted daughter.
"Y-Yeah," Celine stammered.
"Pfft!" Kiana covered her mouth to keep from laughing seeing her twin sister stammer.
"S-Shut up you!" snapped Celine whose cheeks flushed with embarrassment.
"Ha ha, okay, okay, I'm sorry," said Kiana giggling.
"I'll continue with the introductions, this one is quite a surprise," Eve said carefully looking at everyone as these introductions might cause a stir, "I'll introduce Sirin Kaslana, she is also Siegfried's adopted daughter."
"WHAT!?"
Everyone's reaction was as expected, screams of surprise and disbelief resounded within the room. They then turned to Siegfried and Sirin who were sitting next to him, because of her small body and being blocked by Siegfried's body, everyone couldn't pay attention to her in the first place. Sirin shifted uncomfortably in her seat as people stared at her.
"SIEGFRIED! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!?" shouted Tesla (2000) furiously.
"What I think?" Siegfried asked pretending to be confused, he already knew why Tesla (2000) was angry.
"Don't joke with me! Why did you adopt her!"
"I guess there's no problem, right?"
"No problem you say? She's a Herrscher!"
Herrscher.
Those words have been spoken.
For those who knew about Herrscher, their vigilance increased drastically. Tension began to rise in the room especially for the people from the Previous Era, Herrscher was a threat and a mortal enemy to them, it was proven from their experiences when dealing with Herrscher. Had their powers or weapons been used, they would have attacked Sirin without hesitation, but since they couldn't so all they could do was raise their guard.
"This is why I want to hide Herrscher's identity," Eve thought with a sigh, "Okay everyone, I don't think there's any need to hide anymore. Let me introduce again, her name is Sirin Kaslana. She is the 2nd Herrscher, Herrscher of Void. And most importantly she is Siegfried's adopted daughter."
"Hoo, Herrscher, huh. Haha, this is fun. Oi Overseer, why did you bring she here?" said KALPAS whose bloodlust was increasing.
"I'm free to bring anyone here," Eve replied not caring about the pressure being put on her, making KALPAS growl.
Before the situation escalated, SAKURA decided to step in and ask, "Eve, is she enemy?"
"Honkai and Herrscher are the enemies of humanity, you all know that for sure and that's why you are very wary of Sirin. But I can confirm that she is not antagonizing humanity, at least not anymore."
"How are you sure about that?" asked the skeptical Tesla (2000).
Suddenly a yellowish black portal appeared in the room, from the portal a spear shot straight towards Tesla (2000) but then the spear stopped inches from the scientist.
"…"
Everyone fell silent at the unexpected turn of the situation, they turned their attention to the spear that suddenly shot towards Tesla (2000) who was frozen in fear.
Kiana and Celine knew that spear very well because they could use it too, they then turned to Sirin who looked angry.
"You've been so loud that it's pissing me off. If I were still hostile to humans you would be dead by now, that is your answer," said Sirin, annoyed.
At this point everyone knew the spear had come from Sirin, Tesla (2000) still frozen as the spear was still directly in front of her.
"Okay, that's enough," said Welt (2000) suddenly, he stood up and held Sirin's spear. Trying to keep the spear away from Tesla (2000).
Sirin looked at Welt (2000), and Welt (2000) looked back at Sirin. The two Herrschers stared at each other with intense gazes before Siegfried placed his hand on Sirin's shoulder, Sirin looked at her adoptive father and saw him shake his head. Sirin finally relented and with a wave of her hand, the spear disappeared.
"She pisses me off," said Sirin, crossing her arms sullenly.
"I'm sorry for Dr. Tesla, but I understand where the concern is coming from. In fact you in our timeline have just declared war on humanity," says Einstein (2000).
"…I know," Sirin muttered in a low voice and lowered her head. She knows that her past actions were wrong and she also knows that humanity cannot just forgive her actions.
Seeing the bowed Sirin, Siegfried decided to speak.
"I can understand how you guys are worried about Sirin being around, but like Eve said earlier, she's no longer hostile to humanity. I mean just look at the people around me, they can all accept her existence. Dr. Tesla, even your future self doesn't mind that."
Tesla (2000) who had recovered from her frozen state stared at her future self in shock, indeed her future self didn't do anything and just rested her head on her hands lazily.
"He's a stubborn fool, there's nothing I can do about that. And it is true that Sirin is no longer a danger to us," said Tesla with a shrug.
Hearing her future self speak, Tesla (2000) finally accepted the fact and she sighed tiredly as she leaned back in her chair.
After the tension eased, Cecilia decided to ask her husband.
"Ziggy, I think I want some answers now. Why did you do it? Why did you adopt her?" Cecilia asked, she didn't know her husband's reason for adopting Sirin at all.
Siegfried was silent for a moment and then took a quick glance at Eve only to see the Overseer sitting still and closing her eyes, meaning he could decide whether to answer or not. Actually on second thought, he didn't really need to ask Eve's opinion on this question as this was something personal that only he could decide what to do.
After thinking it all over, Siegfried decided to answer his wife's question, "That's because I want to save her."
"Eh?" Cecilia blinked in confusion.
"I want to save her," said Siegfried as he stroked Sirin's bowed head, the little girl looked at him and he gave a gentle smile, "I want to save a little girl who is suffering because of the loneliness she feels. That's my only excuse."
Just wanting to save someone, that simple reason Siegfried made to help Sirin. He didn't see Sirin as Herrscher at all, but only a lonely little girl.
Cecilia watched her husband, she perfectly understood what Siegfried's gaze and expression meant. It was proof of his desire to save someone, there was no intention behind it.
"I understand, I'm glad that you haven't changed at all except for your appearance," Cecilia said softly.
"Ha ha, I'm still me, that won't change. So there's no need to worry."
Cecilia smiled hearing that, then she turned to Sirin, "Nice to meet you, Sirin."
"Y-Yeah," Sirin stammered like Celine. Her eyes filled with tears and she tried hard not to cry, Cecilia now didn't know her so naturally their relationship wasn't close. But hearing Cecilia's words was enough to make Sirin happy.
Meanwhile, Kiana (2016) is grumbling at the sight of it all, "You old man, disappeared for so long just to add more children."
"Don't be like that, he has his reasons," Theresa (2016) scolded.
"I know," said Kiana (2016) exhaling slowly.
In the distance, ELYSIA looked at Sirin with interested eyes, "Hm~, Herrscher who doesn't hate humans, huh. I'd really like to get to know her."
The other members of the Flame-Chasers naturally didn't really trust Herrscher who wasn't hostile to humanity, that made sense since all of the Herrschers they encountered were hostile to humanity.
"Okay, let's go back to introductions, then let me introduce to you, her name is Senti."
Everyone is surprised to see Senti's almost 100% resemblance to Fu Hua, meanwhile Senti folds her arms and looks at Eve with displeasure.
"What the hell is that brief introduction!?" grumbled Senti secretly.
"Be patient, you will be introduced more fully later. Eve did say she wanted to hide Herrscher's identity for now, right?" said Fu Hua reassuring Senti.
"I know. Hmph, but still annoying."
"Next I will reintroduce Fu Hua, but this time she has regained her 50,000 years of memory."
Hearing that, Lixue immediately turned to Fu Hua wide-eyed, "M-Master!?" she said, the volume of her voice making people think she was screaming.
Fu Hua stared at Lixue in surprise for a moment before she smiled, there was a glint in her eyes that she was trying to hide. Then suddenly she jumped up from her seat and landed in front of Lixue, the master and disciple looked at each other for a moment before Fu Hua pulled Lixue into her arms, startling the young girl.
"M-Master?" Lixue stammered, her face flushed with embarrassment from being hugged in front of so many people.
"Sorry, but can we stay like this for a while?"
At that moment, Lixue felt that Fu Hua's hands that were tightly embracing her were trembling. Lixue was of course shocked by this situation as she had never had this close physical contact with Fu Hua, but seeing her master's shaking hands made her realize something must have happened in the future.
"I don't know what happened, but I am here, Master," Lixue said softly and returned Fu Hua's hug.
They hugged for a while, everyone watching was just confused by the scene that happened especially in Fu Hua (2016) and HUA, they didn't understand the meaning of their future selves' actions.
Kiana stared at the sight with a smile. Back when she faced Senti, she had seen some of Fu Hua's memories and among all those memories, Lixue's death was one of Fu Hua's biggest regrets. So she was happy to see Fu Hua who didn't hide her longing for her last disciple.
After a while, the two women released their embrace. Fu Hua looked at Lixue with a gentle gaze and then rubbed her disciple's head, "It's good to see you're doing well."
"You too Master, we are 18 years apart but I'm glad you're okay." Lixue said with a smile.
Fu Hua's smile fell slightly hearing that but she quickly covered it up. Then while they were talking, someone decided to enter. That person is Fu Hua (2016).
"Uhm… what exactly happened?" she asked, unable to contain her curiosity any longer.
"Ah, it's natural that you don't remember because you loss your memory. She is Lixue, she is my disciple or rather our disciple," said Fu Hua introducing Lixue to her younger self.
"R-Really?" The younger Fu Hua asked Lixue in surprise.
"Yes, that's right, Master. I don't know why you lost your memory but you have taught me many things in the past."
"I see… sorry for not remembering you," said Fu Hua (2016) guiltily.
"No need to apologize, Master has lost your memory. I might confuse Master if I approach you so I decided to remain silent."
"I understand. Then nice to meet you… Lixue."
"Yes, me too, Master."
Fu Hua looked at her younger self and her disciple with a small smile, she was pleased to see that their conversation was going smoothly. As she watched them, she felt someone approaching her.
"Hi Hua~, do you remember me?" ELYSIA asked with her charming smile.
Fu Hua was silent for a moment before smiling, "Yes, I remember. I haven't heard your voice in a long time, ELYSIA."
"He he~, you can listen to your heart's content now."
Fu Hua chuckled before turning to her fellow Flame-Chasers, "Nice to meet you too."
"Yahoo Hua, wow you really look different," said PARDOFELIS happily.
"Different?" Fu Hua asked raising her eyebrows in confusion.
"Fu fu, PARDO is right. You look mature now, Hua," EDEN said smiling.
"Hm hm~, you also look prettier with your current appearance. Ah, it doesn't mean you're not beautiful, you know, HUA. You each have your own beauty," said ELYSIA hastily. HUA only blinked in confusion, not understanding ELYSIA's words.
"Hmm, no fun, Hua. You don't look as innocent anymore as you are in this one," said MOBIUS casually pointing at HUA.
"I-Innocent?" HUA stammered.
"Ignore her," said SU before turning to Fu Hua, "But indeed you have changed Hua moreover from your expression, you don't seem to bear the burden anymore."
HUA stared at her older self intently, it was true as her friends said her older self had changed. She smiles a lot now.
"Well, a lot of things have happened," said Fu Hua with a small smile.
HUA wanted to ask more about what happened to her older self, but a voice from Eve cut her off.
"Ahem." Eve cleared her throat to get everyone's attention, the signal enough to send everyone back to their seats. Fu Hua had told Lixue that they could talk later before returning to her seat, much to the girl's delight.
"Geez, this is longer than I imagined," Eve moaned in her mind, "Well, it doesn't matter. Their reactions were very entertaining."
"Let's move on," Eve said after everyone returned to their seats, "I'll introduce Kevin Kaslana next. Just like Fu Hua, he was one of the survivors from the Herrscher of Finality's attack. He is the leader of the World Serpent organization and he is also the ancestor of the House Kaslana."
Everyone's reaction was as expected, they immediately turned towards Kevin who was sitting next to Fu Hua. Kevin himself remained silent and wore an apathetic expression as everyone stared at him.
Dr. MEI, SU, and KEVIN himselves looked at Kevin in surprise, they were surprised because the clothes Kevin was wearing now were the clothes he wore at school. They were confused because the Kevin they knew couldn't possibly wear that outfit.
"Kev-!"
"A-Ancestor/Ancestor!?"
Dr. MEI wanted to call Kevin but she was cut off by surprised screams from Kiana (2016) and Kallen, they both stared at Kevin with wide eyes.
"That's right, Kallen. Your Great Sire who was held in high esteem by the House Kaslana for 50,000 years is Kevin Kaslana, the person in front of you now," said Eve.
"R-Really!?" said Kallen breathlessly. This was great news for her, she and her father upheld the Kaslana Oath very much, so meeting the Ancestor or Founder of the House Kaslana was the greatest gift of her life.
But something confused her.
"B-But I heard that he had died."
"History passed down from generation to generation can change, you know? Moreover, this has been going on for 50,000 years."
"Ah!" Kallen gasped in thought. Eve was right, history that had been going on for a long time that was only passed down from mouth to mouth was not necessarily one hundred percent true. Eve is an Overseer who has seen everything and Kevin is also over 50,000 years old the same as Kaslana's ancestor.
With all the facts she knew, Kallen was now certain that the person before her was now Kaslana's first Ancestor, their Great Sire.
"N-Nice to meet you, Great Sire. I am Kallen Kaslana, one of your descendants. As members of the House Kaslana, we always uphold what you have been fighting for all this time," said Kallen in a respectful tone.
Kevin didn't know what to say but seeing Kallen held such high respect for him, at least he wanted to reply in kind, "Nice to meet you too, Progeny," Kevin said with a small nod, making Kallen beam.
"Wait, wait, wait! Does that mean all of the Kaslanas in this room are Kevin's descendants!?" ELYSIA asked who was very surprised.
"Excluding the adopted, then yes," Eve said nodding.
"EEEH!? Does that mean Master Kevin has a child!?" PARDO screamed in astonishment.
"Yup, and I don't need to tell you who the mother is, do I?" said Eve, grinning.
Immediately, all members of the Flame-Chasers immediately turned to MEI. MEI's face immediately turned red when she understood the meaning of Eve's words, meanwhile KEVIN turned his attention to the empty place to hide his mood.
"Waaah! MEI, you have a child. Congratulation! I'm so happy," said ELYSIA happily holding both of MEI's hands and swinging them.
"This is really shocking news," said a shocked SAKURA.
"Ha ha. Yeah, very surprising," said SU chuckling, feeling pleased at his two friends.
"Hmm, so that's why these Kaslanas are similar to Kevin," said MOBIUS while observing all the Kaslanas in the room.
"I think so. White hair and blue eyes, those are all the characteristics of Kevin's appearance," VILL-V agreed.
Meanwhile, Kallen was above the clouds. Not only did she meet the Founder of the Kaslana House, now she also met the ancestral mother, the Mother of the Kaslanas. Her happiness was so high that for a moment she forgot that she was going to be sentenced to death.
After a while, MEI came out of her frozen state and gasped, she ignored ELYSIA who was holding her hand and looked at Eve with her face still red, "H-How...!?"
Yes, how? Those were the questions that filled Dr. MEI's head, she and Kevin couldn't even hold hands, so there was no way they were having s-sex! O-Oh, she was still too embarrassed to think about that. The point is they shouldn't be able to have children because of Kevin's body condition.
"Let's stop the discussion for now, if I give you too many answers now there won't be any more surprises later. That would take the fun out of me," Eve said.
Dr. MEI lowered her head in disappointment, she wanted an answer but there was nothing she could do if Eve had made up her mind like that. She turned to Kevin, she wondered what had happened to Kevin who had lived for 50,000 years. She only wished him well.
Seeing that the attention had diminished, Natasha decided to walk closer to Kevin's seat, "S-Sire."
Kevin turned his head and looked at Natasha, "Raven," said Kevin, giving a small nod.
"You came out of that place already? But when?" asked Natasha.
"You will find out soon enough," Kevin answered briefly, but that was enough for Natasha.
"I understand," said Natasha bowing before returning to her seat.
For Natasha who became a member of the World Serpert, this information was quite important because their leader's return had been awaited for years. With the return of The Serpent, the World Serpent's big plans may soon be implemented.
"Now let's get to the final introductions. Let me introduce to you, The Strongest Trio, Kiana Kaslana, Raiden Mei, and Bronya Zaychik."
Kiana rubbed her head, slightly embarrassed by Eve's words, as well as Mei and Bronya, "The Strongest Trio, huh. You're overdoing it, Eve."
"Fu fu, I am only telling the truth."
"Eeeeh!? Strongest? What happened? Will I become an S-Rank Valkyrie in the future?" shouted Kiana (2016) excitedly.
"Can't answer that right now~."
"Oh, come on!"
"Alright everyone," Eve told everyone, ignoring Kiana's (2016) whining, "With the introductions over, let's get into our main event. Let's see those who fight for all that is beautiful in the world."
Let the show begin.
Thanks for reading!
Gosh, this chapter was longer than I expected and it will be even longer because there are still conversations I want to make but I can't because I'm running out of ideas.
For those of you who read carefully, maybe you'll notice that I omitted Siegfried Second Eruption in the first chapter, I deleted him because maybe he wouldn't be much conversation in this story.
Since the Previous Era's storyline isn't that well explained, so I'd like to make a few assertions in this story:
- Elysia and the others hadn't planned on creating the Elysian Realm yet, so they didn't know anything about that place.
- Dr. MEI has not proposed well-known projects such as Project Stigma, Valuka, and others. So she and the members of the Flame-Chasers knew nothing about it.
- In some notes in the game, it is known that Dr. MEI, Aponia and Eden know that Elysia is a Herrscher before the last banquet. But I don't know when they found out, and because Elysia and the others are from before the Herrscher of Corruption tragedy, so in this story I decided that no one knows Elysia is a Herrscher.
- In this story, Mobius hasn't created the Gray Serpent yet.
Those are some of the things I want to emphasize, I created this to clear up some of the confusion.
That's all I want to say, sorry if there are mistakes in words, repeated words, or language errors during writing.
See you next time.