The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

Tick ​​tock—tick tock—

The blood flowed quietly, along the fingertips to the back of the hand and palm, then to the wrist, and finally across the forearm, until it fell helplessly under the pull of gravity at the turning point of the elbow.

Tick-tock——

Kiana didn't even notice the abnormality for the first time. She was still thinking about what she saw in the conscious world, the possibility of another future imagined by Sirin, and... the reason why Sirin showed these to her. .

She knew that Sirin held her hand, but the vigilance that followed was only for things like "Will she suddenly cut off my hand?"

Then, she felt her fingertips touch a hard and cold barrier.

The barrier was not thick, just like an egg shell, giving people a feeling that it would break when poked. She was about to turn her eyes to see what it was, when she felt Siren holding her hands harder, as if He was confirming something and hesitated for less than a tenth of a second.

Then, she grabbed Kiana's wrist and pulled it sharply. The "egg shell"-like thing shattered instantly. Kiana's fingers were scratched and painful by something, but the warm and viscous liquid quickly It eased the pain, just...

The thing wrapping the finger is expanding and contracting at a rate of about twice per second.

Tick ​​tock—tick tock—

Kiana quickly understood what it was.

"Xi...Xi Lin? You..."

Blood overflowed from the corner of Sirin's mouth, slid to her chin, then dripped onto Kiana's wrist, and finally fell to the ground quietly.

She looked at Kiana and smiled.

"Don't you understand? Really, it can't be because I am a fool, so you as [another me] must also be so stupid...cough cough cough!"

Blood foam splashed on Kiana's cheek, but she didn't dare to move for fear that any movement would tear Xilin's hands apart, but Xilin held her wrist tightly, so tight that the blood could not flow, Kiya Na's whole hand was numb until she almost lost consciousness. But she knew that Siren would only be in more pain than she was.

The next moment, Sirin pulled Kiana's hand out of her chest.

The plasma spurted out like a water ball exploding, turning Kiana's entire body red in the blink of an eye.

However, instead of the cold and refreshing water, you can still feel some sweet water after sipping your lips, but the blood is smelly, hot and sticky.

I can't breathe anymore, and I don't know what to say. Confusion, confusion, sadness, etc., etc. are like countless cars pouring into the narrow road in my heart, and then "bang bang bang bang" they all collide together. To a pulp.

The outline is completely deformed, and the parts are mixed together, and they are even indistinguishable from each other.

At this moment, Xilin, whose muscles on her face were twitching from pain, raised her hands tremblingly and inserted her fingers into the bloody hole in her chest. It seemed that she wanted to open the hole, but she quickly took a breath because of the pain. The air was cold, and then he quickly panted and explained:

"Didn't Raiden Meiyi say that if you want to prevent your power from being dominated by the weaklings like the Tenth Herrscher, there is only one way - to become an emerged Herrscher. Although that guy and Dr. Mei are like the Riddler, to It’s not clear yet what kind of [Echoing] she will be, but judging from her appearance, she has probably said goodbye to the so-called [Herrscher Personality].”

"What...what does this have to do with us?"

"Of course it does matter...cough! If the condition for [Echoing] is to kill the so-called Herrscher's personality and fully grasp the Herrscher's power, then it is indeed worth a try. Who let you, an idiot, still have your head full of thoughts at this time? Are you thinking of seeking revenge from the Tenth Herrscher? If you are not allowed to become an immortal, you won’t be able to face the Tenth Herrscher, right?”

An unexpected but reasonable answer.

Kiana was very pleased that she had reached this point, at least at this moment, her past self finally recognized her, and Sirin finally became a partner.

But where should grief be placed?

"Come on, take away the power quickly."

Xilin once again dug her fingers into the blood hole on her chest. Every muscle in her body was tense and trembling at this moment. Then she exerted force with her hands, and her body was almost torn into pieces along the long blood hole. Two halves, and a gemstone was quietly embedded in the flesh. The blood was so contaminated that people could not see the original color of the gemstone, so Xilin touched the surface of the gemstone with her bloody fingertips, and a little golden The light shines through from the thin blood.

Kiana took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the urge to vomit caused by the smell of blood, then raised her arm and pointed her trembling fingertips at the gem.

The fingertips moved forward, one second, two seconds, three seconds... I don't know when, Kiana had held her breath. She raised her other hand, held the wrist of the previous hand, and held it. It pushed forward slowly.

Although the distance was only twenty or thirty centimeters, it took Kiana nearly two minutes to bring her fingertips close to Sirin's chest.

However, the fingertips also stopped at that position and no longer moved forward. Instead, the tiny trembling became more and more intense.

Under Siren's puzzled and angry gaze, Kiana took her hand back again.

"You...ahem! What are you doing?"

"I can not do it."

Xilin took a breath angrily, then let go of her hand holding the edge of the wound, and was about to take out the core herself.

However, as soon as her fingers touched the wound, the pain made her muscles all limp. Not to mention taking out the core embedded in the flesh, she couldn't even do something as simple as clenching her fist.

"Is it true that as long as I don't take out the core, you won't die?"

Looking at Xilin's painful appearance, Kiana raised her hand again, and then put it down again.

"Why are you still saying this now!"

Xilin forced while spitting blood.

"What are you still hesitating about? Didn't you yell that you wanted to kill me a long time ago? Why can't you do it when the time comes? What's in your mind? Flour and water?"

The pain gradually became numb and accustomed, and the quiet gem that had been hidden deep in her body took effect. Even though Xilin's subjective will was resisting repair, the wound continued to emit heat, the blood coagulated, and the flesh was reorganized. It might not take long for all these injuries to recover. By then, I would have to hand over the core to Kiana, and I would have to suffer again...***!

Besides, what is this guy hesitating about!

Xilin couldn't figure it out, no matter how hard she tried.

She just felt angry, not because she was betrayed or abused, but because she felt that she finally had this opportunity... like Cecilia, to sacrifice her life for something that was not hers, but was rejected by another self.

"Kiana, have you forgotten? You didn't forget? I am a Herrscher, I am the apostle of God. The real Sirin in your eyes died seventeen years ago. Now I am just a simple Herrscher who has committed countless crimes and killed countless people. Kill me and take away the power of the Herrscher of the Sky. Not only can you have the power to avenge Jizi, but you can also settle all the sins of [Sirin], and then..." As she spoke, her tone softened without her noticing. It was no longer like scolding and forcing, but a persuasion that she thought was full of temptation: "Then, you can become the real [Kiana]. You are no longer Sirin, and you can live as Kiana as you wish. Isn't that good? Why refuse?" "Because... because..." Kiana opened her mouth dejectedly, hesitated for a while, and finally gave an answer that Sirin didn't expect at all. The tears that filled her eyes did not flow out, but were forcibly suppressed. In just two or three seconds, Kiana's expression changed from sadness to anger:

"It's all because of you, you idiot!"

She suddenly knelt up and pressed down on Silin's shoulders, and then tears came out of her eyes in an excited voice:

"This is not the way to not want to live! What are you doing, Silin! You showed me your past memories, showed me the future you expected, and then pretended to be my companion, but in the end you asked me to kill you... How could I bear to do such a thing? You might as well not tell me anything and just fight with me... What are you thinking, Silin!"

The wounds on the skin and flesh have almost healed, of course, the pain under the skin and in the heart will take longer to ease.

Looking at Kiana's tears, Silin suddenly felt that the anger had dissipated, and only happiness remained in her heart.

Seventeen years have passed, and she can still meet someone who will be sad for her.

Although this person is actually [another her], it is better than nothing.

What if - why is it another if... Forget it.

If I choose to bury everything in my heart and bear it alone, just as Kiana said, I will fight her to my heart's content, lose to her at the last minute, and then disappear, then things should be quite smooth.

After all, Kiana is a paramecium with a brain defect. As long as she never shows her weakness to her, she will not be sympathized by her, and will not let this other self who hates evil hesitate when settling sins.

It is precisely because she is a paramecium with a brain defect that as long as she sees her sadness and regrets, and makes her understand herself in a certain sense, things will become a mess like now.

Why should I tell her those things?

Can't help it? I'm afraid I really can't help it.

Xilin gradually realized that her seemingly illogical behavior was actually just the instinct of the body that went beyond the subjective, and unconsciously sent a "help" signal to Kiana.

When in danger, people will always subconsciously ask for help from those around them. It has nothing to do with reason, but instinct. Just like a drowning person will hug the rescuer tightly...

She showed everything about herself to Kiana, but in fact, she was just repeating "Save me".

And that idiot Kiana...why is this guy so stupid and dumb in other things, but becomes so smart at this critical moment!

Isn't it better to be a little confused?

The happiness in my heart quickly turned into helplessness, but it has come to this point, and there is no other way to go.

Xilin's tone returned to the original disdain:

"To say you are stupid, you are really stupid. Although I have read few books, I also know that people who can't give up anything can't do anything. If you want to avenge Himeko, you need to become a feathered Herrscher, if you want to become an immortal Herrscher, I have to leave. Of course, if you want me to stay, it's not impossible, as long as you are willing to give up your obsession with revenge for Ji Zi, and even give up the law of using space. If you want to save this world with your power, you can exchange it for me to stay. Is this a difficult decision for you?"

Siren seemed to want to use a worse tone and attitude to stimulate Kiana, making her realize that she was just a herrist with countless crimes and countless crimes.

But the words and tones of the past could no longer be uttered at this moment, and in the end I only imitated half of them.

"No... I think... there must be other ways... Sure, don't we have other Herrscher cores? The Desire Gem, the Tranquility Gem, and the just-recovered Disease Gem... I can be something else Herrscher, other powers can also become immortal Herrschers, right?”

"But how to do it, you don't know, and neither do I. What's more, even I can only exert a small amount of power in each core when holding multiple Herrscher cores. Even if you rely on other Herrscher cores, As your core becomes more mature, it will take you longer to gain power, just like you have done in the past six months.”

Xilin snorted several times, shook her head, and continued to add:

"If it's a plague gem, maybe your method does have a chance of success, because the core is a bit special to you. Besides, the power of fire of the plague gem represents the ultimate destruction and power, and it's basically impossible to use it. It doesn’t require much skill, but it’s a pity that what the Herrist gave me is just a fake.”

"Fake?"

"Otherwise. If you were that guy, who was so weak that he only knew how to scheme against others, would you safely put the power of the Plague Gem into the hands of a person who was very likely to become an enemy? Don't forget that that guy controlled the logic. The power itself also has the ability to split the core. Use the power of reason to expand the volume of a [Thousand Herrscher] core to the level of a normal Herrscher core, then fill it with Honkai energy, and finally use paint Painted in the color of a plague gem, it can be deceived by people like you who have never used it, but me... haha, as soon as I got it in my hand, I noticed that the output power of the core was wrong, so a fool like you would be deceived. past."

"..."

"How about it, it's been so long, it's time to make up your mind, right? When it's time to take action, you have to take action decisively. Don't let me look down on you, Kiana."

Xilin's hands supporting the cold ground slowly clenched into fists, and then buckled into her chest again, tearing her body apart.

But Kiana was still silent, silent. Just before Sirin sighed helplessly again, she suddenly leaned forward and hugged Sirin.

"That man once said that for your past self, either kill it or embrace it. But rather than killing you, I want to embrace you, Siren."

The pain seemed to disappear at this moment, but Sirin's lips were still trembling. Whether the emotion contained in it was emotion or fear of death, at least that was not something Kiana could know.

"Celine, maybe you are right, I am just a simple-minded paramecium. I am always so irrational, but I did see it. I saw everything in your past, I saw the pain you suffered, I I don't approve of what you have done, but I think the warmth you still remember, your yearning for another future, and these beautiful emotions are definitely not false. I can't help it, I just saw these. . So I won’t leave you alone. After all, I am also a part of you, right?”

"You...what do you want to do!"

"I said, I want to embrace you, not kill you. Whether it's for revenge or to save the world, I have to feather, but if the requirement for feathering is your disappearance, then at the very least, I want Decide on the form of this disappearance - I will not kill you, I will not become a new self by denying you in the past, I will accept you, I will accept everything about you in my embrace, and let you become a part of me. After all, you and I are both part of the real Siren."

The pain in her heart really stopped, and Kiana in turn mobilized the power of the Silence Gem to repair her wound.

As the two consciousnesses came into contact, their figures gradually overlapped, and their consciousnesses felt the same warmth from each other.

They have been together since they were born, and now, no matter whether it is the best choice or not, at least it is the right choice in Kiana's heart.

But at the last moment, the integration finally stalled.

That was the last incomprehension and resistance of Siren’s other side:

"But...if you don't kill me, how can you repay the sins Xilin has committed?"

Kiana's gentle smile came from the pure white space.

"If a person kills only one person, then it is normal to pay for another life with one life. But if he has caused such serious harm to the entire world, isn't it a relief to die?

"So, I will use my own way to truly atone for Siren's sins. And the first step of atonement starts with killing the Tenth Herrscher and saving the world. And in this process, you must be with me. Together, because we are all Xilin, you can't just leave me to make atonement alone in order to escape, do you understand?"

Xilin opened her mouth, but she really had nothing to say.

Then the slightly parted lips pursed slightly and turned into a smile.

"It's really...there's nothing I can do against you. That's settled, by the way, Kiana..."

"What?"

"Thank you for your hug... In Xilin's memory, you are the third person to take the initiative to give her such a warm hug."

Kiana didn't answer, she just smiled and hugged Sirin's thin body tighter, and then the two figures quickly overlapped each other. With the golden light, Kiana was the only one left in the middle of the theater.

"call……"

He breathed a long sigh of relief, his body was extremely tired, his eyes were a little sore, but he could still fight.

She took out a hair tie, lifted up her long snow-white hair, and tied it into a very simple high ponytail.

The double-layered imaginary number barrier inside and outside is rapidly disintegrating, and everything that belongs to reality is coming again.

Kiana closed her eyes and stretched her right hand into the void beside her. The process of opening the space rift was accompanied by an unprecedented feeling like using her arms to move her fingers.

So, she pulled out a fiery red broken sword from the rift in space.