Kiana's consciousness confronted the illusion of Fu Hua, glaring at her furiously: "Isn't this exactly what you've been doing all along? You've been lurking by my side, watching , and in the end you handed over to Otto. Have you forgotten how you betrayed ?"
"How can soone who did sothing like that suddenly start caring about innocent people?"
"Answer !"
Her voice carried endless sorrow mixed with sobs.
Faced with her questioning, Fu Hua was completely unable to respond. She opened her mouth, managed only the word "I," and could say nothing more.
Kiana continued her interrogation: "Your mission should be complete by now, right? Now, get out of my sight!"
Fu Hua gently shook her head: "I'm sorry, but I can no longer leave. The eighth Divine Key, Feather of the Void… its zero-rated power has permanently bound your consciousness to mine."
"Go back, Kiana. Return to the academy principal and the others. Right now, only they can protect you."
Hearing this, Kiana imdiately panicked: "No… no way…"
Fu Hua continued: "I know how difficult things are for you right now, but this is the only way…"
"Get out! Get out of my head!" Seeing Kiana's emotions completely collapse, Fu Hua fell silent.
With sadness in her eyes, she thought to herself: If things really reach the point of no return, I'll have no choice but to make the worst decision… Let the three of us… perish together. Forgive , Kiana.
Her figure gradually faded away.
Kiana wandered aimlessly through the streets in the pouring rain, searching for a place where she could escape from everything.
But she understood that this was futile. No one can escape their own past.
The things that happened before we were even born have already decided what kind of person we will beco and what kind of actions we will take.
And that… is what people call fate.
Her anger toward Fu Hua was rely a way of venting the long-suppressed powerlessness she felt toward fate.
Because she had always known exactly what was hidden inside her body.
At the age of twelve, "she" woke up for the first ti and caused trendous destruction… From that mont on, Kiana had been running away, always pretending that "she" didn't exist.
She never dared stay in any one place for too long, nor did she dare get too close to anyone. She was terrified that everything would happen again.
Until she t…
i, Bronya, Theresa, and… Teacher Hiko.
These encounters allowed her to experience the warmth of a ho and gave birth to the desire to stay. But that was just a naive wish.
No matter where she fled, no matter how hard she struggled, the road beneath her feet would always lead to the sa destination…
Unknowingly.
Neon lights flickered in fragnts around her. The noisy voices of people and the aroma of food disrupted Kiana's thoughts. She began trembling like a frightened small animal.
She realized she couldn't stay here—she had to avoid the crowd…
Just as she was about to flee, she couldn't help but glance back.
This warm night market felt so familiar.
Many days and nights in the past, she had walked similar streets together with i and the others.
In the end…
Her feet disobeyed her body's command and, like a moth drawn to fla, kept walking deeper into the darkness.
Her thoughts once again returned to that very first encounter.
The television screen shifted to St. Freya Academy, during the initial entrance training.
It was the first ti she t Hiko.
Hiko walked in front of everyone: "Let introduce myself. I am Murata Hiko. Starting today, I will be your instructor."
"Even though the principal personally arranged your enrollnt, don't expect to go easy on you. Understood?"
"Now, state your nas."
Kiana put her hands on her hips and declared: "You must have heard of this young lady's great na already. I am Kiana Kaslana!"
i also introduced herself: "Raiden i. Teacher Hiko, please take care of ."
Finally, Bronya simply stated her na.
Only then did Hiko continue: "Starting today, you will undergo Valkyrie training and examinations at St. Freya Academy—"
"Ah!" Kiana panicked the mont she heard the word "examination": "Hey, hey, Auntie, soone as battle-hardened as should be exempt from the test and directly assigned to the Valkyrie corps, right?"
Hiko raised an eyebrow and snorted: "First, you should call Teacher Hiko! Second, when I rescued you and i from the ruins of Nagazora City, you were lying on a stretcher. And that's what you call battle-hardened?"
Kiana imdiately beca awkward: "Th-that was just a montary slip-up! The Kaslana family has always carried the mission of fighting Honkai and protecting humanity."
"You should know, I've been exterminating Honkai Beasts with my dad since I was very young."
Hiko didn't hold back: "Oh? Then you should thank yourself for having a good father. He protected his daughter very well."
"Damn it!!" Kiana fud: "I don't need anyone to protect !"
Then she deliberately teased: "Sigh, but of course an ordinary person like Auntie Hiko couldn't possibly understand the genius of us Kaslanas~ That's just how it is!"
i quickly said: "Kiana, that's really rude to Teacher Hiko!"
Hiko scoffed: "Combat genius? Then let this ordinary person test just how impressive your genius really is."
The outco of the fight was never in doubt.
This "ordinary person" Hiko effortlessly defeated her.
No flashy moves, no wasted energy—just simple swings and slashes of her greatsword, accurately predicting every foothold Kiana took, relentlessly pursuing her.
This was the strength of an ordinary person—the plain, unremarkable strength forged through swinging a sword a thousand tis, ten thousand tis!
By the ti she realized it, the greatsword was already resting against Kiana's neck.
Hiko lowered her head and looked straight into Kiana's eyes: "Rember this? This is the first lesson I taught you."
Seeing this scene.
Every viewer's mind instantly recalled "The Final Lesson."
A wordless sorrow surged in their hearts. The plot of this episode was like a soft knife, constantly slicing at their chests, making them ache unbearably.
They could only curse the dog director, curse Hessian.
But at this mont, they didn't even want to send barrage ssages or chat—they just wanted to keep watching, to see this story that belonged solely to Hiko and Kiana.
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