Chapter 6: 3 Years later
It has been 3 years ever since Sakuya received a new mentor in her stigmata space. Every week she would at least train with the Celestial Honkai Beast once. It's a good way to spar while she got used to the unnatural pressure and bloodlust and also learn how she could use her stigmata abilities in a real battle.
Over the course of that 3 years time, she had never once won any sparring battles with Jyahnar and not only that, as time went on, her assimilation rate with her MANTIS genes went up. Naturally her sparring partner also gets stronger as a result because she could access more of her original powers.
"Gah." Sakuya took a hit directly from Jyahnar's fist on her lower abdomen, Knocking her several meters back. Impressively Sakuya's feet never left the ground, a couple years ago she would've been sent flying like a ragdoll if she were hit by that attack.
While it's true that the priestess had gotten stronger the same applies to her as well. With her strength she easily outclass any 13 year olds, even full grown adults. Her appearance didn't fall behind either, being taller than her age would suggest with quite the beauty to boot.
Still, even though her growth is explosive both in her height and strength, her sisters aren't that far behind. That's merely because she had more options and was basically fed with a golden spoon.
In terms of raw strength and physical stats she might be the weakest of the 3 but her skills in combat surpasses them due to her having much more experience.
"Impressive. You lessen the damage taken by focusing your defense on that one area." Jyahnar still looks relatively fine with some light scratches here and there but nothing major despite Sakuya already using everything in her power in this spar.
"It's still very painful, you know." Sakuya put her left arm over her abdomen and in a matter of a few seconds the wound healed by itself all thanks to the power of the Herrscher of death. Even if her wounds could heal quickly, sometimes the pain of regenerating those wounds is far more painful than the pain from the wound itself.
"Haa fighting a Celestial is truly unfair." She couldn't even leave any significant damage on a weaker Jyahnar who isn't even trying to kill her. Fighting the real deal would leave her annihilated in a couple seconds, a minute if she's lucky. At the very least she's already somewhat used to this unnatural strong pressure that Jyahnar excludes.
It still sent shivers down her spine but it's much more manageable now unlike before where she would just instantly freeze on a spot. She constantly reminds herself that a Herrscher wouldn't be as merciful as her opponent here. Though she wonders, Do Herrschers produce a similar aura when they're fighting to kill or is this exclusive to Jyahnar herself?
"Don't complain and fight." Jyahnar's Cthulhu tentacles erupt from the ground. Sakuya instinctively jumps back. Her experience in battle made her able to predict which of Jyahnar's attacks were real and which one that were merely feigns.
She gracefully dodges most of her tentacle wave with some grazing her skin as the girl moves closer and closer to the caster. She re summoned her scythe back onto her hands, She twists her body mid air and let inertia do most of the work for her.
Jyahnar easily catches her scythe with her own tentacle which the priest uses as a shield to defend herself with though the blade was already inches away from the Honkai beast's cheek.
The priestess smiled seeing that her vessel was getting faster, while her techniques are great, Most of the time Sakuya's 12 year old body can't keep up with the technique she's performing leading to many awkward movements.
"Urgh, Still too weak." Sakuya clicks her tongue.
"It is." Another tentacle that the Kaslana didn't foresee suddenly swept her in the abdomen. It sent her flying away with an incredible force. She was easily ragdolled to the side and hit a tree that was on her way stopping her in her tracks as her eyes grew white again.
"Ah seriously be more gentle with my partner." Stigmata Kyuushou sighs. Just like Sakuya she seems to have grown as well. The will of stigmata now appeared as a 13 year old houraiji.
She carries her master over her shoulder to a more comfortable location to where she could rest as the priestess's appearance changes back into her usual blue and white outfit.
"It's a good experience and in here she isn't hurt physically."
"Emotionally and mentally she would still be hurt! What if she suffered permanent mental damage, Herrscher of death can't heal that kind of injury."
"Then she's too frail and who gets mental damage from a fist fight? This mental health that applies to you humans only gets triggered if there were a psychological battle does it not?"
"Partly true. But this is her subconscious who knows what will happen."
"Despite your Honkai origin you acted like a human. How amusing, Stigmatas are all very unique and interesting. Well that's not going to be a problem, this isn't my first time fighting a human spirit in this place."
"What? Wait you mean-."
"Oh Stigmata did you really think that Sakuya was my first avatar? I've had some others like her in the past." Jyahnar looks over to the lake as she dips her foot into the cool water below.
"I see. That would explain why you're surprisingly cooperative for a Honkai beast."
"Hmm you're not wrong but not entirely right either. If you find Elysia's incarnate I would tell you more about the past." The priestess lips curled into a soft smile when she mention that name. Perhaps she was someone important? Jyahnar smile lacked that ominous feeling that the celestial beast usually have.
Somehow this Honkai beast felt more human than ever before. Making it easy to mistake her for a regular human priest who's reminiscing about her past.
"And who is that person?"
"She would have the name Elysia. Whether she'd be just a normal human or a Judgement class Honkai beast that has a human appearance is up to this incarnation. But all I know is that she's alive somewhere. Sakuya would know her identity as Elysia's incarnation if she ever saw her directly."
"Fine. I'll ask her to find her when she wakes up." Kyuushou looks down to see the dark haired girl peacefully asleep on her lap.
Sakuya awakens in a new place. The girl didn't know where she was nor could she freely move her physical body. She could float around in some sort of astral form though she couldn't travel 1 meter away from where her body is.
"Is she tired?" Sakuya muttered, looking at her own face. She looks fairly annoyed though it's understandable why. Her sleep time is disturbed by the loud noise outside of her room.
"Hmm but is this really me? I look older." Sakuya scratches her head. Her body did look older. Probably around her late teens but her height isn't that much taller than her and she looks way skinnier than how Sakuya normally looks.
"How did she lose a few kilos? Is she somehow malnourished?" Thankfully no one seems to be able to hear her talking. She could also feel her own stomach grumbling despite the fact that Sakuya is in an astral form. Perhaps her senses are still connected.
"Mei senpai! Let me have seconds!" Kiana's voice can be heard from outside of her supposed room. It would seem like she is having dinner with someone. But something is off about this Kiana.
"But why does she sound so childish?" Sakuya couldn't understand why the Kiana she knew sounded like that or maybe this is a different person but has the same name. Sakuya never heard of the name Mei either. "Are they roommates? Or just friends hanging out. Anyway, where's Sirin or Leon? Why are they missing?"
Sakuya could mostly hear Kiana's voice since she was so loud but Sirin aren't the type to stay quiet either, though she usually wouldn't be this loud. That girl would find ways to annoy Leon or vice versa. Talk about a lover's quarrel.
"Kiana Idiotka, that was your 3rd plate." Another girl's voice can be heard. This one doesn't speak too loudly like Kiana does. Her distinctively Russian accent spoke in an almost robotic manner though Sakuya could tell she's definitely a human.
"Shut up Bratnya. What's wrong with wanting more of Mei senpai's divine cooking!? This is literally a blessing from the heavens!"
"Ki-Kiana chan you're exaggerating it way too much." This one sounds more far eastern just like Sakuya. Her awkward tone indicates that she's embarrassed by the flurry of compliments that Kiana is putting out.
"Nu uh! I'll happily eat everything that Mei senpai made! Even if it is a light snack or a cup of water!"
"This Kiana is different from what I remembered. She's more of an idiot than those two combined." Sakuya commented on how this Kiana is much more eccentric than the one she knew. Despite having the same name both Kianas acted like different people altogether.
"Hmm why am I experiencing this? Poor me who has her sleep time interrupted." Sakuya chuckles at the state of her body. Her body while her face looks emotionless. She could feel that she is in fact sulking on the inside.
Even when they weren't talking, Sakuya could still hear Kiana gleefully humming as she ate. She wondered just how good the meal that "Mei" cooked. Would she even know? She doesn't even know what "Mei" looks like.
After some time Sakuya's prayers eventually came true. A girl with long dark purple hair and purple eyes came in. Sakuya guessed correctly that one of the girls was a far easterner like her, a tall and beautiful looking one at that.
"Whoa. She's prettier than I imagined her to be." Sakuya comments while the girl floats around the far eastern girl admiring Mei's natural beauty.
"Ugh what do you want Mei? At least tell your friend to shut up. I'm trying to sleep." Her body just talked right then and there.
It left the girl speechless on how rude she was being. How could she say that to a beautiful girl that came in with a tray of food at hand?
"What in tarnation are you even thinking body!? HEY! Don't say stuff like that when someone is being generous!" The girl grabbed her own head. If only she could control what she was saying she'd at least give Mei some of her gratitude. Why would her body even say no to free food when she's skinnier than the average person?
Sakuya let out a defeated sigh, this definitely isn't a dream or was she looking at her own self. Sakuya couldn't help but wonder who's memory this is from. Is it her future self? Her past? Or some alternate timeline variation of herself like those sci fi movie tropes about the multiverse.
"You haven't eaten anything yet, have you? Here's your share, we're still roommates so I couldn't just let you starve, eat up and have you been eating well, Sakuya? You look rather skinny." Mei said as she's genuinely concerned about her roommate's condition. The purple haired girl ignored Sakuya's body's rude comments from before as if she's already used to her prickly nature.
"I'm fine, don't butt yourself into my own business, I can take care of myself just fine."
Mei decided to sit down on the bed next to the older body of Sakuya. The purple haired girl offered a spoonful of the curry that she made.
"What are you doing?"
"Making you eat, come on, open your mouth."
"You don't have to spoon feed me."
"You wouldn't eat if I didn't come on. It doesn't taste bad."
After several attempts Sakuya's body eventually gave in to the temptation and smell of the curry. "Alright, fine." In the end she gives in to Mei's continuous attempts to make her eat.
She ended up getting spoon-fed by her roommate. The purple haired girl's lips curved into a soft and warm smile. She's happy that her friend enjoyed the meal that she made even though Sakuya doesn't say it, her eyes said otherwise.
"It isn't bad right? Come and eat with us sometimes. I know you don't like loud noises. If that's the case I could ask Kiana to calm down."
"Fine." Sakuya's body looks away.
"Mhm. Goodnight then Sakuya." Mei smiled as she carried the empty bowl with her as she went outside. The purple haired girl closes the door behind her as she leaves.
Everything then went dark. Sakuya felt her body being pulled elsewhere forcefully as a bright light began to chime into view.
"U…Ugh." Sakuya slowly opens her eyes and gets up from Kyuushou's lap. "That was one weird dream." The Kaslana grabs her head.
"It's not a dream. Umm I suppose a seal of your past memories has been unlocked unintentionally when you are sparring with the Herrscher of the sea."
"Huh? Past? But she is older than me." Sakuya raised one of her eyebrow and questions the logic behind stigmata Kyuushou's statement.
"Previous era version of you. Humanity struggled for a lot longer than you humans believed. Hmph it's astounding that your species hasn't died out yet after about a billion year war against the Honkai." Sakuya was left even more dumb founded than before. Her theory about another version of her is correct but she didn't think it'd be from a previous era.
"Wait, which previous era are you talking about?"
The priestess shrugs nonchalantly. "Don't know. Don't care. Araya is the one that keeps track of it. But it's not the era before this current one. Most likely that happened over a million of years ago considering each era roughly last for 50.000 years on average."
"Haa so this is an endless struggle huh."
"That's your species's fault for being too weak and always being at odds against themselves. If you all just fight together you humans might win. Many would already die anyway regardless if they fight, flee, or cower like a coward."
"…It's our instinct to survive. Besides, not everyone knows Honkai exist!"
"Like I said, it's your fault. Who's dumb idea it is to hide our existence in the first place?"
"If everyone knows then the Honkai would get stronger! On top of that it can cause widespread panic. That's why we hide it."
"No the Honkai gets stronger as your civilization advances, not if everyone knows of our existence. This is why humans are hopeless." Jyahnar rolled her eyes.
"But your struggles make for good entertainment." She flashed a sadistic smile.
"Alright partner you should wake up." Kyuushou helps Sakuya got up from her sitting position. Sakuya was knocked cold for far longer than she ever realized and she wouldn't have realized it if Kyuushou didn't say anything.
"Will I get more of those memories?" Sakuya asked one more question as a white door appeared in front of her.
"Yes. Most likely. But you'll encounter your 2nd one later. It'll take awhile to unlock those seals unless something drastic happens. Oh and other than finding my real world counter part you should also try and find Elysia's incarnate if you want to know more about Jyahnar over here." Kyuushou said as she waved her goodbyes.
"Will do." Sakuya smiles and opens the white door that acts as a portal between her subconscious and conscious world.
She left the stigmata realm as her consciousness travels back to the real world.
Winter holiday came and with it most of the students all collectively decided to stay home with their family. As the warmth of their homes protected them from the cold that is the northern winter. Though that doesn't seem to be the case for the Kaslana family.
Siegfried brought his daughters along with Leon to a nearby abandoned city that has already been run over by the Honkai. Zombies and a couple of Honkai beasts freely roam around the streets of the city essentially making the city itself their home or nest.
The reason why he brought them here is simple. That is to teach them how to survive on their own in a Honkai infested area while also dealing with other environmental conditions.
"Now that we're here. Let me explain, Leon, you stay here with me at this base camp since Natalia doesn't allow you to go and I do agree with her. While you might be as strong as an adult human, that alone isn't enough to take down a Honkai beast especially with the weapons I'm about to give them."
The boy frowns a little and nods. It's always been like this and he already came to terms with it. Besides if he's patient enough perhaps his body will adapt to his stigmata soon enough and it wouldn't be a hindrance to his performance anymore.
"Okay. Kiana, Sirin, Sakuya the bracelet that you wear has a feature to keep track of your location and reveal any threat in the area and would send those informations to me in case you three got into a serious predicament I will come over and save you okay?"
The Kaslana sisters nod. The three are already all geared up and are ready to challenge the hurdles of this new training regime. They all wear layered clothes to protect them from the cold of winter, not that Sakuya needed any layered clothes to protect herself from the sheer cold. They also wear goggles just in case a snow storm decides to occur.
They each carry a large backpack alongside 2 pistols and their chosen melee weapon. Kiana chose a lance, Sirin chose a greatsword and Sakuya chose a scythe.
They're all weapons made by AE so there's no need to worry about the weapon's durability though other than that their melee weapons are just normal weapons that don't have any Honkai enhancements added to them.
"Good, every week come back here and replenish your supplies. Remember to ration them, you would have enough food and water to last you for a week and 2 extra days if you ration them properly. The goal is to survive for a month and move to the designated location that I gave on your bracelet map, Sirin and Sakuya don't open a portal to go there or else I will make the training harder for you two."
Sirin gulps and looks away guiltily, while Sakuya looks away and whistles. Those two really thought of the same idea. Least Siegfried didn't restrict the use of their powers.
"Oh and don't stay in one spot for more than 24 hours or be near each other within a 5 meter radius or else your bracelet would alarm the nearby zombies to your location. So any of you understand? If you want to back out you can do it now and join Leon in his training." While Siegfried hoped that they would be able to overcome this hurdle and keep pursuing their dreams of being a Valkyrie. As a father he couldn't help but to worry about their safety.
Afterall what kind of parent would he be, if he wasn't worried about sending his kids to the battlefield? But this is all a necessary experience for them if they wanted to become a Valkyrie. There's no easy path in becoming a Valkyrie, they have to overcome these hardships by themselves if they want to be a great warrior.
Seeing that his daughters all nod their heads. Siegfried gave them one last hug before they left. "Stay safe. Now go!" The moment the man lets go of his hug. His daughters immediately ran off into the desolate city with a smile full of determination.
Just like how Siegfried has high expectations for them. His daughters equally didn't want to disappoint the trust their father had given them.
"I won't let you down dad!" Kiana enthusiastically waved back at her father.
"Watch me win this dad!" Sirin smirks as the girl jumps into a void portal in front of her.
"Don't worry about me dad. I can take care of myself just fine. You can focus on those two idiots okay?" Sakuya calmly waved back as she ran into one of the abandoned buildings
"Hey! I can take care of myself just fine!" Kiana grumbled. She followed the main road of the city. Along the way she took out any straggler zombies that stood in her way using none other than her fists, kicks or sometimes impaling the zombies with her lance.
She recently started learning her mother's fighting stances, either from her father or the sparring videos of Cecilia Schariac. She already grasped the basics although her stance is still too stiff and awkward at times. Thankfully her opponent is a mindless zombie.
'Still a long way to go.' Kiana thought to herself as she stared at the lance that she chose. 'Mom I'll definitely surpass you someday.' Beaming with determination the girl continued to charge forward.
Her bracelet made a small ding each time she killed a zombie. To add another variable in their competition. This training also has a point system and other side objectives other than the main one.
While completing the main one would give you 100 points. Killing enemies will also give you some points as well. Depending on the difficulty of the enemy the Kaslana will be facing in their training, if they managed to kill it they would get more points as a reward.
"Just 1 point huh? Maybe I will find some seraph class along the way to get more points." Kiana nodded to herself. A brute force method indeed but considering her physical capabilities she might end up having more points from eliminating opponents than going to the main objective.
Still killing zombies doesn't sit too well with the Kaslana. While she knew it was the best option for those unfortunate souls. It doesn't hide the fact that they were once human just like her.
"I thought it'd be like those zombie games. But seeing it in real life feels different." Kiana kneeled down at one of the zombie corpses she just killed. "… May you rest in peace." Kiana put her hand on the man's chest as she prayed for the poor soul in front of her, before she continued with her run towards her objective.
While Kiana takes the main street. Sirin decided to use the back alleyways. The narrow path is very beneficial for her as she could just impale any Zombie that comes her way with her void lances.
However the girl uses her powers sparingly as she is in a highly concentrated Honkai energy area. She didn't want to accidentally wake her other persona she desperately sealed away in the back of her subconscious before.
Unlike Kiana however, Sirin didn't feel sympathetic towards this human. Rather she pity them for being in the wrong place and the wrong time. A part of her also felt guilty that this happened to them. Perhaps this city was once a blooming metropolis if it wasn't for her predecessor's blind rage and hatred towards humans.
Whatever is the case that led to this city's demise. Sirin is determined to give these zombies the ending they deserved. That is a peaceful and clean death not an eternal servitude to the will of Honkai as a mindless being whose sole purpose is to roam around until they found another living non corrupted human and spread the infectious Honkai or eat their living body.
"Hmm dead end." Sirin opens a portal and walks into it. She walked out to the other side of the wall and entered an abandoned apartment building.
"I should clear this place out for points. Heh I'm sure there would be a lot of zombies lying around her if I'm lucky I'd find a weak seraph class Honkai." The lobby is surprisingly empty. Perhaps all the zombies went upstairs instead of gathering in the lobby.
"Alright fine let's just head upstairs." Sirin let out a disappointed sigh after checking out all the rooms in the lobby and found no enemies whatsoever.
Sakuya on the other hand decided to make a very efficient zombie Kill chamber by using her stigmata abilities. More specifically the power of void as it is the key element in this whole plan of hers.
-Bang-
-Bang-
She fired her pistol at 2 unsuspecting zombies that were on the rooftop. With amazing accuracy the girl managed to hit both zombies on the head killing them instantly, The fruits of her harsh training is starting to pay off. Naturally the noise that she made, attracted every zombie in her vicinity towards her location.
"Here they come." Sakuya muttered as the door that serves as her last bit of protection from the zombies broke down almost instantly due to the sheer amount of zombies banging on it.
Sakuya opened a void portal on the floor after the door and zombies all began to fall through as they all were constantly pushing each other and Sakuya herself is a good enough bait for them to not check their surroundings.
Sakuya then opens another portal on the edge of the roof. Letting a fountain of zombies out as they fall to their deaths. In this height even the strengthened mindless zombies are no match but the amount of gravitational force that pulls them to the ground where they would eventually meet their demise from being flattened to the ground. Chunks of zombie flesh and blood were scattered everywhere painting the road crimson.
"Thank god these zombies are stupid just like in the movies."
Her kill zone was a success but the amount of zombies she attracted far exceeded the girl's expectations. 'If it wasn't for the high amount of Honkai energy in the air my Honkai energy reserves would have run out.' Sakuya thought to herself as she looked down towards the carnage she created.
Unlike a Herrscher and other stigmata users. Her stigmata doesn't produce any Honkai energy whatsoever. While a Herrscher core and other stigmata users are like a nuclear power plant and coal power plant of Honkai energy respectively, Hers are like a battery which stores Honkai energy that her body absorbed.
Sakuya didn't know the limit of her storing capabilities but from what she observes she can absorb as much Honkai energy as she wants without any sort of drawback like Honkai corruption.
Unlike her sisters, Sakuya doesn't particularly care that she already killed a lot of zombies in a brutal method. She just views them as enemies that needed to be exterminated, nothing more nothing less.
Unlike a Herrscher there's no available method that could save them from the state they're in and return their humanity. Once you're turned into a zombie you permanently become a zombie forever.
"Alright let's move to the next building. I should do this again once I'm far enough away." She looks at her bracelet to check where her main rendezvous point is and decides to go north after planning out the clear path she is going to travel.
Meanwhile back at base camp.
"Wow, your prediction skills are top notch Leon." Siegfried complimented. The two sparred using hand to hand combat. Leon mainly focused on the defensive and counter attacking as he in any way wouldn't be able to really do any significant damage to Siegfried even if he goes on the offensive.
The question is just how long can Siegfried last? Short answer far longer than the boy had anticipated. Leon is wheezing through his breath even though he did dodge most of Siegfried's attacks by memorizing the pattern of his foot work whenever he trains him and his daughters.
Leon couldn't believe that Siegfried still had this much stamina. Is it because he isn't giving his all? That's probably the reason. "Haah are you still going easy on me mister Siegfried?" The boy pants trying to catch his breath.
They've been sparring for almost 30 minutes now. No Honkai enhancement, just pure physical stats, naturally Siegfried would win on that but Leon still insists that he wants to be physically stronger too just in case he couldn't use his stigmata's abilities because they're in the middle of the city.
"Well if I weren't you'd have a couple of bruises and maybe some broken bone or two. Natalia would be angry at me if I did that, you know." The man sweat drops at the thought of the blond scientist scolding him. It's a fair argument, everyone collectively agrees to try and not anger Natalia as no one would be safe from her relentless scolding if they do.
"Yeah. Are your daughters going to be okay?"
"They'll be fine. I've taught them to use their powers for good and how they need to be responsible for how they handle it."
"No I mean. Mister Siegfried this city isn't exactly the safest place. Are you sure they're going to be okay?" Leon asked worriedly in which the man chuckled.
"They'd have to be. I'm worried as a father but I want to see how far those 3 have grown over the past few years. Come to think of it, Kiana and Sirin's birthday is just around the corner. Well it's next month, what do you think makes a good gift?"
"We can buy an extra large chocolate cake."
"I'll keep that in mind." Siegfried then scribbled something down in his notes.
Days, Weeks and finally a month has passed since the start of their training. Kiana was the first one to arrive back at base camp. The Kaslana basically sprinted her way back from her last location without much rest, with her legs finally giving out the moment she reached their base camp.
"Haah. I did it dad. Hehe." Kiana gave her dad a thumbs up alongside her usual grin. Kiana got herself back up and sat down on a nearby chair. She slumped her body down on the comfy plastic chair while she maintained her steady breath to refill her stamina.
"Good job, Baby doll." Siegfried lifts his fist up. Kiana immediately replied with a fist bump as the two laughed.
Sirin was the second to come back not long after Kiana who just decided to jog back to preserve her stamina. "So it was you who caused that dust trail." Sirin locked her eyes on her sister as she sheepishly laughed.
"Sirin. You did a good job, You know I would've thought you'd create a portal here to arrive here faster."
"I could?"
"No."
"Oh." Sirin breathed a sigh of relief. "Now I can finally relax! Haha." The girl sat down on a nearby empty chair. With one more empty seat left, Sakuya has still yet to show any signs of arrival.
"Leon, what's the status on her bracelet?" Siegfried asked, getting a bit worried about why the girl is so late.
"They're normal. Nothing out of the ordinary except that her points kept rising."
"She's still killing zombies?"
"Apparently so. Let's wait an hour or so before we go look for her Mister Siegfried."
Another 2 hours later and she still hasn't come back yet. Now everyone is starting to get worried.
"That's it I-."
"Mister Siegfried Sakuya is already near here."
"Oh really?" Siegfried sighs. No one really knew what took her so long though the answer was quite clear when she returned.
She walked back with blood splattered all over her equipment and hair while she also dragged her bloodied scythe behind her.
"Alright who the hell attracted all those zombies? If I didn't clear them out they would've flooded all the way here!" Sakuya grumbles. She's more annoyed at the fact that there were more obstacles on her way instead of what she currently looks like.
Everyone immediately looks at Kiana. Perhaps she was just too excited to see the results that she forgot about one important detail.
"So-Sorry." At least the girl still admits it is her mistake at the end of the day.
"It's fine I guess I just have to think of that as practice. Ugh my arms are getting sore." Sakuya decided to wash the blood off herself first as zombie blood can leave a bad stench if you don't clean it up fast.
"Ahem. A-Alright I guess I was too worried over nothing." Still this event surprised Siegfried a little bit. Typically people would avoid zombie hordes or divide them into smaller ones for an easier encounter.
"Hmm I suppose I did allow her to use her stigmata powers that probably helped in clearing the horde."
Siegfried scratched his head, now he's unsure whether or not they're allowed to use their powers next time they go and train in this abandoned city again.
Most likely the Honkai beast would start to inhabit the area now that many of the zombies are gone judging from how many points they earned from killing zombies in this past month.
Sakuya scored the highest mostly due to her killing the most enemies while Sirin completed the most amount of objectives though she ended up getting 3rd place due to her taking the more cautious approach.
Very unlikely of her though Siegfried understood why.
"Now I should prepare for their 12th birthday." Siegfried muttered as the man looked at his scribbled notes. "Hmm cake it is then."
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