Soleil let out a hiss as Kiana applied some medical salve to his injured arm, the worst of the injuries he'd taken from their fight with 'Mei' still all too fresh, ensuring the salve stung like hell as Kiana applied it. Having retreated to one of the near barren classrooms of the old school building, there were at least enough chairs and desks, rickety as they were, to let Soleil sit as Kiana tended to his more severe injuries.
"Oh come on, I'm sure compared to her lightning this is nothing," Kiana snickered at Soleil's response, the boy grumbling as she started wrapping his arm. "So… what was that back there?"
"What was what?"
"Oh I dunno, maybe the fire powers?" Kiana puffed a cheek as Soleil looked away, finishing up the bandaging. "Sure I'm like super strong and stuff 'cause I'm a Kaslana, but most people can't make fire!"
"Haagh… no real point in hiding it."
Kiana raised a brow, her face reddening a bit as Soleil undid a couple of his shirt buttons and tugged at the collar. Kiana hid her face and turned away, but almost couldn't help but open her fingers. Embarrassment turned to surprise though, as she saw what Soleil revealed with this tugged collar.
"A Stigmata?!" Kiana dropped her hands, getting a closer look at the red emblem on Soleil's collarbone. "No wonder you're unaffected by the Honkai radiation even at an epicenter! But… wait, why would you have a natural one?"
"…?" Soleil just raised a brow, Kiana puffing out a cheek.
"Oh come on, you're from the North America Branch, you've gotta know!" Kiana held up a finger, taking on a teacher-like tone that hardly fit her. "Honkai Resistance is a rare trait in people, and it mostly manifests more strongly in women, and even then, it's rarely strong enough to provide full defense without further measures. It's incredibly rare for it to appear in a guy, much less strong enough to resist it when an Impact happens! The only other men I know who do are members of the Four Houses."
"… what if I said it was a True Stigmata?" Kiana flinched back at Soleil's statement. "Not artificial or even natural… the kind of Stigma that only appears on a potential Herrscher."
"Wait… is that why Mei was saying those things to you?" Kiana folded her arms as Soleil nodded. She puffed out a cheek as Soleil looked downcast. And then, she grabbed him by the cheek, yanking hard.
"Owowowowowow!" Soleil yelped as Kiana tugged. "Wha' wah' 'hat for?!"
"Do you think I'm going to suddenly change my mind because it turns out you're also a Herrscher candidate?" Kiana released Soleil, the boy rubbing his now sore right cheek. "Come on, I already decided to try and save one Herrscher. And besides, it isn't like you've turned. How long have you even known about it?"
"… long enough," Soleil clenched his right hand. Kiana opened her mouth, but even she was tactful enough to pick up Soleil wasn't keen to go further than that. "It's not like it always appears. It only shows up when I'm around dense Honkai energy. That's the only time I can use those fire abilities too."
"So, the Herrscher you're a candidate of is the Herrscher of Flames," Kiana put a hand to her chin as Soleil nodded. "Well, it's useful, so I don't see a reason to worry. You're clearly in control of it, so there's that."
"Silver lining, I suppose," Soleil buttoned his shirt back up, giving Kiana an unamused look when she looked displeased about it. "Anyway, we need some kind of plan. Mei's probably gathering up more Honkai energy back at the main building, and the longer we wait the bigger of a problem she'll be."
"Well, I'm starting to run low on ammo," Kiana reached to her waist band and drew her gun, "I've only got a couple more full magazines, so I don't want to be wasteful… and unfortunately I'm not toting around some bat with Schicksal tech. Seriously, where'd you get that?"
"Borrowed it, much like you borrowed one from the gym," Soleil gave Kiana a playful sneer, the silver-haired girl huffing a bit. "So then how good are you in hand-to-hand if you're running out of shots?"
"Pretty good, if I have to say," Kiana gave a proud chuckle. "I'm also pretty handy with a spear thanks to my mama! She's an S-Rank Valkyrie, if you must know."
"Also a… wait a second…" Soleil put a hand to his chin, closing his eyes for a moment. She's a Kaslana, meaning she has to be Siegfried's daughter. Dad mentioned they were old buddies from back during the 2nd Impact… he mentioned Siegfried also had a wife… but, an S-Rank Valkyrie? And someone who could… Soleil's eyes then snapped open as the realization hit him. "AHHHHH!"
"Eh?! Eh?! Why are you yelling?!"
"You're Cecilia Schariac's daughter?!" Soleil shot to his feet, his expression cracking as Kiana snickered. It was all the affirmation he needed. "Uuuggghhh… what the hell kind of situation have I gotten wrapped up in?
"The best kind?" Kiana's attempt at being smarmy earned her a flick on the forehead. "OW! That was mean!"
"Then don't be a smartass. Anyway, we got someone to save, right?" Soleil stood, rolling his right arm. "Back to the school building with us."
"Hehe, let's go show her who's boss!" Kiana hopped to her feet, holding out a fist to Soleil. "Don't lag behind me now that you know just how amazing I can be!"
"Hah, being someone's kid doesn't guarantee a thing," Soleil bumped Kiana's fist with his own. "So, let's see what you got, Little Miss Scion."