[In the Real World.]
Upon seeing this scene, Kiana looked at Raiden Mei beside her with a pitiful expression.
"Mei, why were you so heavy-handed~ Do you hate me or something…"
Raiden Mei, on the other hand, spoke helplessly, "Kiana, I…"
At this moment, Bronya beside them took the opportunity to complain, "Stupid Kiana, who told you to keep acting like a hero in the video~ Mei-nee clearly told you not to use Herrscher powers, but you insisted on using them."
"I... I just… didn't want Mei to get hurt~" Kiana said with a wronged tone.
———
[Back to the Video.]
Just when everyone thought the battle was about to end, the situation changed drastically.
Just as Raiden Mei was about to turn and leave, suddenly, countless portals appeared around her.
In the blink of an eye, Raiden Mei was imprisoned in place by the spears of subspace emerging from the portals.
One of them even stopped right at her neck.
Although Kiana's move successfully restricted Raiden Mei's freedom of movement, the people in the real world could clearly feel the Raiden Mei in the video getting even angrier.
At this moment, footsteps came from afar.
The camera shifted, arriving at the direction where Kiana had been knocked away.
Kiana, having transformed into the Herrscher of the Void, was stepping through the air, heading toward Raiden Mei step by step.
She was clutching one of her eyes and panting heavily. Obviously, the use of Herrscher powers just now placed an enormous burden on her.
Looking at Kiana slowly approaching, Raiden Mei's expression grew darker.
"You're always like this… Always rushing to save others no matter what… but ignoring that you're already covered in wounds."
As if remembering what Kiana had done in the past, a flash of tears shimmered in Raiden Mei's eyes.
"You saved me, saved everyone! Yet you bear all the pain alone, even giving up your life for it!"
"Mei… this is my mission, and the promise I once made to Van."
Lightning flashed in the sky, and torrential rain poured down, drenching Raiden Mei's face.
Tears mixed with the rain slowly streamed down her cheeks. Raiden Mei reached out and grabbed the subspace spear imprisoning her.
"I understand the great reason of saving the world… But… how do you expect me to endure all of this?"
Saying this, the Honkai energy inside Raiden Mei surged wildly, even freezing the falling raindrops in the air.
Ignoring the blood at her wounded neck, Raiden Mei crushed the subspace spear in her hand.
"Mei! Don't!"
Massive lightning crashed down from the sky, annihilating all the subspace spears imprisoning Raiden Mei. Recalling all the moments the two had shared in her mind, Raiden Mei's eyes grew more determined.
"All I know is, in my heart… You matter more than this world!"
Just as Raiden Mei poured out her true feelings to Kiana, the background music "Songstress of the Collapsing World" suddenly began playing, and a sorrowful female voice started singing.
———
[In the Real World.]
[F**k! Someone smash MiHoyo's sound system already!]
[This background music is killing me]
[Damn it, I got goosebumps. I'm done watching!]
[Waaaah… I was holding back my tears so hard, but once that BGM hit, I couldn't hold it anymore]
When Elysia saw this scene, she couldn't help but sigh, "Wah~ Mei finally expressed her feelings to Kiana~"
As she spoke, she turned to look at Eden sitting next to her.
At this time, Eden was staring at the video screen, her eyes glittering with tears.
Originally, her emotions had already been stirred by the intense plot. Now, with this perfectly matched background music, the emotional double blow overwhelmed Eden instantly.
———
[Back to the video.]
At this point, Raiden Mei and Kiana finally began fighting with full power, using their Herrscher abilities.
Seeing Raiden Mei break free from the subspace spears she had summoned, Kiana attempted to use the same method to trap her again.
However, this time, Raiden Mei did not stand still and wait. Instead, she soared into the sky as a sharp streak of lightning!
After breaking through all of Kiana's attacks, Raiden Mei had already ascended high into the air.
With lightning flashing around her, the ghostly armor symbolizing a Herrscher appeared on her body.
Then, under the control of Herrscher power, a giant samurai sword was summoned by Raiden Mei from the void.
At this moment, Raiden Mei's entire aura suddenly became sharp and powerful. If possible, she didn't want to say goodbye to Kiana like this. But this cruel world left her no choice.
This was also something Raiden Mei had learned from Van, sometimes, leaving is for the sake of a better reunion.
With this thought, Raiden Mei's heart was no longer confused.
Looking at Kiana falling slowly downward, Raiden Mei gritted her teeth, drew her sword, and slashed in her direction.
Crimson lightning filled the sky. The dark clouds had already scattered. After the light of the blade faded, everything returned to calm.
In the sky, Kiana, knocked unconscious by Raiden Mei's attack, was falling rapidly to the ground.
On the other side, Raiden Mei's eyes were no longer sharp but filled with tenderness. She dived down from the air and tightly grabbed Kiana's hand, slowing her fall.
As Raiden Mei's inner monologue played, the screen began to show past memories.
"That day, you all reached out to me, pulling me out of the darkness… From that moment on, I knew, I was no longer alone…"
"Whether it was you, or him, you were all beams of light in my life… And I will become the shadow that forever protects you in your destiny…"
After bringing Kiana back to the rooftop, Raiden Mei looked at her and etched her image deeply into her mind.
Because she knew, from the moment she became the Herrscher of Thunder, the chances of the two meeting again would be very, very few.
"Lightning severs the past. You and I walk different paths. When the thunder fades and the rain stops… I will fall into darkness, to exchange for your light."
"If saving you is a sin, then let me be the sinner."
"Goodbye, Kiana…"
A red dragon soared into the sky, and Raiden Mei disappeared from the rooftop.
———
[I cried like a dog after watching this]
[Noooo! They clearly care about each other so much, so why must they be separated?]
[Why is it that after watching them both grow, I don't feel any joy at all?]
[If Van's inheritance to Kiana was about turning an imperfect story into the one she wished for, then Mei's inheritance was about protecting her beloved no matter the cost]
[The one who's wrong isn't Kiana. It isn't Raiden Mei either. It's that damn MiHoyo!]
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