Mei hit the brakes abruptly, making the jeep slide over the sand. The passengers inside the jeep got disoriented because of the sudden stop, but they recovered quickly as they assessed what they had just heard from Eden, who was frantically running towards them with a panicked expression.
Mei's brain almost short-circuited while trying to process the crucial information from Eden's shout. "The Will of the Honkai is here?" she muttered to herself, repeating it twice. Kiana and Fu Hua also heard her, which made them even more convinced that what they heard was real.
Kiana clenched her fists and gritted her teeth in anger. Although she wanted to fight right away, she froze—not out of fear, but because she didn't know how to fight a literal god of the Herrscher. She waited for Fu Hua and Mei to calm down and formulate a plan. To be honest, she wanted to fight the Will of the Honkai on her own to avoid putting her friends in harm's way, but she trusted them to keep up with the Will of the Honkai just like she could.
While Kiana was resolute in fighting the god, Fu Hua's mind went blank for a moment, allowing someone else to take over her body. However, Fu Hua quickly regained control from the Herrscher of Sentience. In that brief moment, the Sentience managed to suggest that Fu Hua should let her take over and fight in her stead to prevent her friends from being killed like her Captain Himiko. The Herrscher of Sentience almost succeeded but ultimately failed. However, the seed of doubt had been planted; the Sentience just needed to find the right moment, which wasn't far off.
Mei's inner scientist was jumping for joy after hearing this discovery. She wanted to share it with her fellow scientists Mobius and Klein, but sadly, they were no longer in this world. "If only they were here, we could ask the Will of the Honkai some questions or maybe even experiment on it," she said to herself, sighing.
However, realizing the danger that would entail if the Will of the Honkai were here in the flesh, Mei's oldest and strongest emotion took over her joyous one. It wasn't the fear of the unknown she felt right now, as she and Mobius already had reasons to believe that the Will of the Honkai was the one sending the Herrscher to destroy humanity whenever they were about to reach their full potential.
But fear is fear. When it takes over rationale, the only response is to lash out at the source of that fear.
"Kiana, Fu Hua, go!!" Mei shouted loudly with a panicked expression as she turned to them. Kiana and Fu Hua snapped out of their musings, staring at Mei's panicked expression, which was unbefitting of her usual calm demeanor.
Kiana and Fu Hua then looked at each other with determination in their eyes. Kiana, in particular, had a level of confidence and resolve that was one or two levels above the rest.
Fu Hua, who had previously been way below Kiana's level of willpower, was pulled up to the same level after seeing the fire in Kiana's eyes. The Herrscher of Sentience was a bit upset but remained patient, waiting for the right moment to break out of her confinement.
"Fu Hua, you ready?" Kiana smirked, eager to test her skills because if they could at least stall the Will of the Honkai like they did with the Herrscher of the End, they had a high chance of winning future battles.
"I'm just waiting for you, slowpoke," Fu Hua replied in a teasing manner, her newfound confidence even allowing her to joke a bit.
"Let's go!" Kiana exited the jeep, but Fu Hua was faster than her.
"Keep up," Fu Hua teased as she sped towards the Will of the Honkai. The blue lines on her suit and armor turned red-orange, indicating she was activating the armor's capabilities.
"Heh," Kiana didn't retort but laughed lightly at Fu Hua's teasing. She held her twin pistols together, combining them. The pistols shone brightly, forcing Mei to close her eyes. When the light subsided, Kiana was holding a greatsword, gripping the hilt with both hands. She pointed it at the sky as it released a swirl of fire. Mei and Aponia exited the melting jeep and ran away from Kiana because of the intense heat.
Kiana followed Fu Hua, seeing her get hit by a soda can in 4K and tumble down, rolling around in the sand. She ignored Fu Hua's sorry figure and proceeded to swing her greatsword at the enemy.
The greatsword had an imposing and brilliantly designed appearance that exuded power and intensity. Its overall look was dominated by a fiery color scheme, primarily featuring vibrant shades of orange and red, reminiscent of molten lava or the blazing sun.
The blade itself was exceptionally long and wide, forged from a material that gave it a glowing, almost incandescent quality. The edges of the blade were sharp and slightly serrated, designed to inflict maximum damage. The central part of the blade showcased a smooth, reflective surface, accentuating its lethal elegance. The hilt was wrapped in heat-resistant material, ensuring Kiana could wield it despite the intense heat it generated. The crossguard was adorned with intricate patterns resembling flames, adding to the weapon's fearsome aesthetic.
As Kiana charged forward, the air around her crackled with energy. She swung her greatsword with incredible force, aiming to strike down the Will of the Honkai.
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Even after getting confused about why Kiana the MC of current era Honkai Impact 3rd is here, Oreki easily dodges the vertical slash of Kiana using the great sword or the Might of an Utu by moving sideways. A slash of fire projectile shot out from the sword as far as anyone could see after Kiana slashed Oreki.
"Yah! That's hot" Oreki said in admiration as he looked at the Might of an Utu with curiosity as this was the first time he had seen this in person but that curiosity was short live as he stared at Kiana's blue eyes "But you're much hotter, Tuna-chan" He said in a teasing manner while winking.
Kiana ignores the casual flirting by Oreki as she summons an ice spike underneath him.
"Giving me a cold shoulder already," Oreki said as he dodged the ice spike by backflipping but as soon as he landed an ice spear came hurling towards him. Instead of dodging it, he pointed his fingers to it and cast a spell.
"
A bunch of flames the size of the bullet appeared before Oreki shoot them to ice spear turning them to nothing.
Kiana however did not stop there, She dashed forward to Oreki as she trusted her great sword while leaving a trail of fire behind her. As she got close to stabbing him. Her eyes widened in shock as she witnessed him catch the tip of the great sword in between his left knee and right elbow.
"Whaet!" Kiana made a weirdly familiar noise.
"I know right? I'm so cool!" Oreki then summons a stand. However, Kiana was not able to see it and before she could even react a punch landed on her face.
As soon as the punch landed, Oreki yanked the great sword from Kiana's hands before throwing it somewhere. After he punched her in her gut and followed it with a knee to her face. Though that only disoriented her it was enough for him to do combo punches from her body, neck, and face over and over again. . He only stops after one last blow to the body making Kiana fumble around desert ground.
Kiana stood up as soon as possible because she was able to take all of that gender equality beating from the Third Gender Advocate Oreki.
"Is that all you got?!" Kiana shouted loudly while smirking as she stood in a confident manner despite all the injuries she had right now.
"I'm glad you asked...Killer Queen!" Oreki shouted at his back as the stand he summoned materialized. Killer Queen has a visibly muscular body with a flat crown and cat ear-like shapes on its head. It has cat-like vertical pupils, no nose, and a perpetually closed thin-lipped mouth. It wears dark, studded leather-like gloves, a garter belt-like band at its waist, and ankle-height footwear, with bandaged thumbs. A small red button is on its index finger. Four short spikes line its back. Skull emblems resembling its own head appear on its shoulders, hands, belt buckle, crotch plate, ankles, and feet.
The Killer Queen's hand is in a form as if it is holding a detonator. When it received its instruction from Oreki, it pressed the imaginary detonator with its thumb.
Kiana can't see the Killer Queen but her intuition was saying that she had to dodge. However, she does not know that was futile thinking as she has already been touched by Oreki in every part of her body.
As soon as Killer Queen presses the detonator, an explosion happens in the close proximity of Kiana or to be exact the right face of her. She was knocked down to her left side but a followed explosion to her left making float a bit. Then another explosion happens again and again.
Oreki watches Kiana getting her body ragged doll up in the air without even touching the ground. He can almost hear Mongolian archers shouting 'DOSHO' constantly as they shoot arrows from different directions. "I hope Kiana had a passive resolve regeneration...Of course, she has those she's an MC, The more they got hurt the more they more durable they are" He thought while laughing lightly.
"Killer Queen stall her" Oreki ordered which Killer Queen followed. He cross his arms as he watched his Art but his viewing experience got interrupted by a flying kick coming from his back. However, he saw it coming or heard it coming as a sonic boom can be heard from his back.
Oreki casually bent his body forward to dodge the flying kick from FuHua. Not far from him is Fu Hua standing in a fighting stance ready to throw hands at him
"Ah! Ichou... I almost forgot about you, I'm so sorry I threw a soda can at you" Oreki casually greeted while casually insulting her for getting knocked out by the soda can.
Angry tick marks appeared on Fu Hua's forehead. She then proceeds to attack Oreki while forgetting the poor Tuna.