The Hyoudou clan was once a powerful ninja clan in the Land of Lightning, ranked as the fifth strongest during the Warring States period. Their mastery of lightning-based Ninjutsu and Kenjutsu was unparalleled.
However, everything changed when the Hyoudou clan failed a crucial mission, they were unable to prevent the assassination of the Lightning Daimyล's talented heir from the enemy. This failure triggered a political crisis, nearly plunging the Land of Lightning into civil war.
Even though the incident occurred two generations ago, the Hyoudou clan remains outcast. Rival clans, civilians, and even the noble family harbor deep resentment toward them. To this day, no one is willing to ally with, hire, or associate with the Hyoudou clan.
The current Lightning Daimyล has gone even further, he has issued a kill-on-sight order against all Hyoudou clan members, regardless of age or gender. Once a proud and respected clan, they are now forced into hiding, erasing their surnames for the sake of their own protection and survival.
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A week after Ryusuke's 14th birthday, the rival clans, under the Daimyล's orders, finally discovered the Hyoudou clan's hideout. What followed was nothing short of a massacre, a grim reminder of the brutality of the Warring States era. In this world, ninja clans fought endlessly for survival and resources, trapped in a never-ending cycle of hatred that had persisted for thousands of years.
"Run! Take care of yourself and your siblings!" Mikato Hyoudou shouted, her voice filled with desperation and love. She was the mother of the future Herrscher trio, destined to change the universe itself. Her eyes burned with unwavering determination as she prepared to sacrifice herself for her children's future. Her husband, Itto Hyoudou, had already fallen in battle, giving his life to defend the clan.
"Mother!" Sirin and Joyce cried out, reaching for her, but before they could, Ryusuke grabbed them and pulled them away. Tears streamed down his face, but he said nothing. He knew there was no time to grieve. Holding his siblings close, he ran away from the carnage, away from their dying clan.
They fled southward, heading toward the coastline of the Land of Lightning, but their pursuers were relentless. Eventually, the enemy caught up, surrounding the last three survivors of the Hyoudou clan. Behind them lay nothing but the vast, open sea. Ryusuke had no choice he had to fight.
With determined eyes, he took his battle stance, gripping his short sword tightly. He hoped no, he willed himself to defeat them all, to protect his siblings. But reality was cruel.
Despite his training, he was inexperienced in real battle. His strength was only at the chลซnin level, limited by his average talent in the ninja arts. Within moments, he was overpowered, outmatched, and brutally wounded.
'Am I really this talentless?' he thought bitterly. 'No matter how hard I train... I'm still weak. Is it because I came from a peaceful world? Is that why I'll never understand the pain and suffering of those in this war-torn world?'
Regret filled him. Once again, he was powerless. Just like in his past life, he was unable to protect the people he loved.
"No!... I won't give up!" Ryusuke gasped, forcing himself to move, but his body refused to obey.
His enemies laughed mockingly.
"A disgrace from a worthless clan!" one of them sneered. "Failures, nothing but trash!"
Then, with a cruel smirk, the enemy ninja grabbed Ryusuke's own sword and stabbed him through the stomach.
"Big Brother!" Sirin and Joyce screamed, their voices filled with terror as they watched him cough up blood.
Ryusuke's vision blurred. The jeering laughter of his enemies and the desperate cries of his siblings faded into distortion.
Then... darkness...
He felt himself floating in a vast black void.
And then, suddenly a blue holographic window appeared before his eyes.
It displayed a single message:
DING!
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Do you wish to live?
Yes or No
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Filled with determination, Ryusuke pressed "Yes." The moment he did, a new message immediately appeared.
DING!
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You have received the Beginner's Gift!
Rewards:
โข 20x Universal Gacha Token (U.G.T.)
โข 20x Galactic Gacha Tokens (G.G.T.)
Welcome, Player [Ryusuke], to the
Gacha Character Template System
(G.C.T.S.)!
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"Wait... a Gacha System!?" Ryusuke was stunned. Memories from his past life flooded back. Before reincarnating, he had been a "Free-to-Play God", known for his insanely good luck in gacha games.
While bedridden in the hospital, battling the final stages of cancer, his only escape had been playing his favorite gacha games on his phone. Now, that very same excitement surged through him once more. "System! Are there character event banners?" he asked eagerly.
A new message popped up.
DING!
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The following worlds/universes are
currently available. Due to this world's
weak multiversal connection, only a few
event character & weapon banners are
accessible:
Event: HoYo Draconic Set!!!
Honkai Impact 3rd
โข Deliverance Kevin
โข "7th Divine Key: Might of An-Utu"
Genshin Impact
โข Neuvillette, Dragon Sovereign of Hydro
โข "Tome of the Eternal Flow"
Honkai: Star Rail
โข Dan Heng โข Imbibitor Lunae
โข Light Cone: "Brighter Than the Sun"
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Ryusuke's heart is pounding with excitement. This was his chance to a gacha system in the real world!?
Ryusuke stared at the gacha banners displayed by the system. "Dan Heng and Neuvillette? Easy skips." He needed power, and there was only one real choice-Deliverance Kevin and the 7th Divine Key: Might of An-Utu.
He immediately pulled a 10x summon on the Character Event Banner.
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Double 5-star:
โข 2x [Deliverance Kevin]
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Ryusuke muttered, "Not surprising." He already knew his luck was insane, just like in his past life.
Next, he moved to the Weapon Event Banner. Unlike characters, which had a 50/50 system, weapons had a 75/25 pity system with a guaranteed 5-star.
Another 10x pull...
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Triple 5-star:
โข 2x [7th Divine Key: Might of An-Utu]
โข [Finality Deliverer Stignet Set]
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"Holy shit!?" Ryusuke stared at the screen, completely shocked.
Back-to-back-to-back 5-stars in just 20 pulls. His luck was still completely broken.
However, he needed more information. "System, how do I get more U.G.T. and G.G.T.?" The system immediately responded.
DING!
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Player [Ryusuke], to obtain more U.G.T.
and G.G.T., you must complete missions
ranging from D-rank to S-rank.
Completing
missions also grants a secondary
currency:
Masterless Eidolons (M.E.). You need
160x M.E. to convert into 1x U.G.T. or
G.G.T.
Duplicate 5-star characters have a
max of 7 Remembrance Cores (R.C.).
Duplicate 5-star weapons have a max
of 5 Superstition Enhancements.
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Ryusuke reviewed his gacha history.
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โข 2x 5* [Deliverance Kevin] C.T.
โข 2x 5* [Might of An-Utu]
โข 5* [Finality Deliverer Stignet Set]
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Without hesitation, he combined the duplicates. 2x [Deliverance Kevin] ยป RC1 - [Deliverance Kevin] and 2x [Might of At-Utu] ยป S2 - [Might of At-Utu]
As soon as he equipped all of them, a sudden surge of Kevin Kaslana's power, memories, experiences, and emotions of 50,000 years flooded his mind, body, and soul.
99% of Ryusuke's personality, experiences, and emotions fused with Kevin Kaslana's the moment he equipped the character template from the system. The remaining 1% was all that remained of his original self.
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Back in reality, the enemy ninjas were about to torture five-year-old Sirin and Joyce. Suddenly, the sky darkened into an ominous violet, and the air crackled with an unseen force.
The Honkai energy levels which had always been at 0hw began to skyrocket uncontrollably like a runaway reactor... 400hw... 2,777hw... 4,700hw... 12,000hw...
A catastrophic Honkai Eruption had begun, the first in Shinobi World history. At its epicenter, Ryusuke's half-dead body suddenly rose from the ground, a flaming greatsword gripped in his right hand.
The temperature around him split into two extremes. The left side plummeted to -30ยฐC, freezing everything solid. The right side became a scorching inferno, reaching 30,000ยฐC hot enough to vaporize anything instantly.
The enemy ninjas had no chance. Those on the right side disintegrated on the spot erased in an instant. Those on the left were slowly consumed by frost and Honkai radiation, their bodies breaking apart as they screamed in horror.
Then, Ryusuke's eyes opened. But he was no longer the same person. His former blue ocean filled with determination, now it is replaced with bluish-purple eyes now burned with bright pink irises, shaped like the Cocoon of Finality's symbol. His cold, cynical gaze held no trace of mercy.
Even Sirin and Joyce, his own siblings felt an overwhelming fear in his presence. He wasn't looking at them, but the sheer pressure of his aura made their bodies tremble. For the enemy ninjas, the terror was a thousandfold.
Then, Ryusuke's transformation began. Two draconic horns erupted from his skull. A black-scaled tail grew from his spine. A four-sided black star formed on his forehead. His human ears elongated, taking on a pointed, elf-like shape. A massive black draconic wing burst from his back, shredding his long-sleeved shirt.
Now bare-chested, his muscular physique was on full display, broad shoulders and pecs, powerful arms, and eight-pack abs. His muscles, now inhumanly dense, struck a perfect balance between speed and power, further enhanced by his True Herrscher + MANTIS Chimera Hybrid Physique and Honkai energy around him. He had also grown a few inches taller.
This is Ryusuke's second form, his Honkai Active Transformation... [Diabolical Abyssal Dragon Form]
As his body temperature dropped to -30ยฐC, the air itself froze, turning the battlefield into a realm of absolute destruction.
"Monster!!!" A deep, terrified voice rang out. The one who spoke was Raidou, a tan-skinned man with a bodybuilder physique the leader of the Hyoudou Clan's extermination.
Fear was evident in his voice as he stared at Ryusuke, now standing before him in his Honkai Active Form. For a brief moment, Raidou was frozen in place. His instincts screamed at him 'Move you will die!'
But he was no ordinary warrior. As an experienced elite jลnin from the Warring States Period, he gritted his teeth and forced himself to act.
Brandishing his blade, Raidou lunged at Ryusuke only for his sword to shatter into pieces the moment it made contact. Ryusuke hadn't even moved. His inhuman physique had simply outclassed the weapon's durability.
His cold, piercing gaze followed Raidou's every movement, yet he remained unfazed, almost bored. Allowing Raidou to attack freely, Ryusuke sighed in disappointment. Even with the highest quality charka steel, his enemy was weak.
"It seems you boys and girls... lack the qualifications."
Ryusuke's voice was calm, yet his words carried a soul-piercing chill. His enemies shuddered in terror.
"The Authority of Finality..." he continued, his gaze sweeping over the rival clans. "The Samsฤra of everything in this world... stands before you... Now tell me... how will you surpass the End?"
A nanosecond later, at the speed of light Ryusuke moved. The one who killed his mother was sliced apart instantly. His blade severed every atom of the enemy's body, reducing them to nothing but melted flesh.
The massacre had begun. Raidou and his squad watched in horror as one of their strongest was erased in an instant.
Ryusuke's indifferent gaze shifted toward his siblings. He noticed something unexpected, The Honkai Beasts and Zombies were not attacking Sirin and Joyce. Instead, they were protecting them.
Even more shocking the massive Honkai energy surrounding them was being absorbed into their bodies. 'They're... transforming into Herrschers.' Realizing this, Ryusuke accelerated his slaughter.
By the time his one-sided massacre ended, only one woman remained alive. She had been forced to watch as her elite clansmen were butchered like pigs, prey before an apex predator. Then, Ryusuke's eyes met hers. Instantly, she turned and fled.
Terror overwhelmed her senses, and her instincts took control. She was lucky, her newly awakened Stigmata and her boosted Honkai Resistance gene. If not, she would have died long ago.
"Big Brother...?" Sirin's small voice trembled. But the moment Ryusuke's cold, piercing gaze landed on her, she flinched. Noticing his little sister's fear, Ryusuke sighed.
He reverted to his human form. However, the permanent changes from his transformation remained. His new height, His bluish-purple eyes with glowing pink irises, His inhumanly dense muscles, and His razor-sharp senses.
Unlike the original Kevin Kaslana, whose subzero body temperature was passive and uncontrollable, Ryusuke had full control over his abilities.
His voice softened slightly as he spoke indifferent, yet carrying a hint of warmth. "Yes, Sirin?"
Sirin hesitated, then showed her arm. "These purple lines appeared on me and Joey's skin..." Now that Ryusuke's oppressive aura was gone, Sirin felt relieved but that relief was short-lived.
Suddenly, a violent surge of Honkai energy erupted from both Joyce and Sirin's bodies. Their transformation was complete. Joyce became the Herrscher of Truth. Sirin became the Herrscher of the Void.
Their bodies felt stronger, far beyond their previous human limits. But even with their newfound power, they weren't anywhere near Ryusuke's level.
As they absorbed more Honkai energy, the environmental Honkai levels rapidly dropped. 12,000hw... 9,000hw... 4,500hw... 1,800hw stable, but still deadly radiation. Now, one-third of the Land of Lightning was permanently uninhabitable.
Unless it was cleansed by a certain 4th Divine Key, the land would remain tainted for tens of thousands of years. The battlefield itself bore the marks of the Finality's wrath, Unbreakable black ice and Eternal blue flames.