Herrscher of Dominance in Honkai, starting with the abduction of Kiana

"Captain, what's wrong?"

A Valkyrie's voice reached her ears, and Anna's expression was filled with terror. She could feel her body going out of control, as terrifying Honkai energy constantly eroded and transformed her.

"Run... quickly!" Her weak voice was like swallowing shards of glass. In the final second before losing control, Anna used her last bit of consciousness to push away the Valkyries around her.

Unfortunately, the girls of the Snow Lotus Squad didn't realize that their captain was transforming into a Herrscher. They thought it was just normal Honkai corruption. They took out emergency Honkai energy suppressants, but they were greeted by terrifying ice crystals.

A pale skirt replaced the Valkyrie uniform, and a dark, icy blue color spread along her skin, turning into the colors of ice, snow, and starlight.

"Ugh!" The young woman let out a miserable and sharp scream, as if she was being pierced by countless icicles. Every inch of her skin was torn apart by the vast Honkai energy, transforming into the Herrscher's sustenance.

The dark energy almost completely changed her body. A black veil of frost climbed up Anna's neck, slowly covering her delicate face, making it impossible to see her original appearance.

As the Herrscher core was born, the Honkai's aura became denser and denser. Anna's chestnut-colored hair turned as pale as snow. Excess energy turned into a white crown, symbolizing the Herrscher's authority. The deep blue veil covered most of her face, making it even harder to see the face already covered by the black veil.

The Herrscher of Ice descended upon Coral Island.

The moment the young woman was fully Herrscherized, snowflakes began to fall like goose feathers over the scorching equator, and these snowflakes continued to spread, threatening to turn into a blizzard.

The unprepared Valkyries felt despair as they saw the icicles falling from the sky. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably, and they couldn't even muster the courage to run.

But even if these B-rank Valkyries had the courage to run, they probably wouldn't have survived facing the Herrscher.

A storm descended with a barrage of icicles, growing larger in the girls' eyes.

Anna's consciousness hadn't completely disappeared, but she could only watch helplessly as all of this happened, as her closest companions died by her own hands.

Crack.

The icicles that had fallen like meteors suddenly shattered, turning into fist-sized hailstones that slammed into the ground. But such small ice chunks would only cause bruises at most on the Valkyries.

The Valkyries, who had been huddled in place waiting for death, were surprised to find that a strange, white-haired girl was standing in front of them, blocking most of the falling icicles.

The howling storm swept past the girl's body, making her clothes flutter in the wind. She stood on the ground, looking up at Anna, who was floating in the sky.

There are always earthly beings who dare to face the storm of ice and snow.

Countless lances of void were created, aiming at the dense icicles. Kiana exhaled a warm breath, and then, like the roar of missiles, the lances of void shot into the air, colliding with the icicles in a continuous barrage of explosions.

"You guys retreat first, I'll handle this."

The god-like battle had already terrified the Valkyries, but Kiana's gentle smile quickly dispelled the coldness in their hearts. They helped each other to their feet, bowed deeply to Kiana, and then quickly left.

Broken ice continued to fall. Kiana stood in the hail, and the smile on her face gradually faded. She frowned, looking at the Herrscher in the sky, gripping her weapon.

"Herrscher." A golden glow lit up in the young woman's eyes. Kiana held the Void Blade in her hand and instantly turned into a reversed shooting star, rushing toward the Herrscher of Ice.

Dark blue ice also gathered in front of the Herrscher of Ice, turning into dozens of meters long icicles that fell downwards.

Compared to these huge chunks of ice, Kiana's body seemed particularly small, but she, who had already experienced the battle in Changkong City, didn't feel any hesitation.

The golden light climbed up the Void Blade. The young woman's gaze pierced through the ice, colliding with it with a loud bang.

The terrifying explosion made the metal ground shake, and the broken ice crashed into the sea, creating huge waves.

The Herrscher of Ice turned sideways, and a golden light flashed past her side. It was clear that the ice she had created hadn't stopped Kiana. She stared at the approaching girl, and her palm, pierced by thorns, waved. More icicles intertwined with each other, creating a dense net, and shot toward Kiana.

But the current Kiana was no longer the young girl corrupted by the Honkai. The authority of the Herrscher of the Void gathered on the Void Blade, easily cutting through space and neatly slicing the icicles in half.

The distance between the two rapidly closed. Kiana's longsword grazed past the Herrscher of Ice's frost shield, tearing it to pieces in a series of explosions. Although the Herrscher's extreme cold also seriously interfered with Kiana, as long as this continued, the Herrscher of Ice wouldn't be able to defeat Kiana.

The Herrscher of Ice was smarter than Kiana had imagined. She seemed to realize the importance of humans to Kiana, or perhaps she was simply following the command to destroy humanity. After discovering that the icicles couldn't cause damage, she immediately changed her fighting style.

A thick blizzard quickly spread, engulfing the entire island. With the help of the storm, the Herrscher of Ice's figure became elusive.

As a fellow Herrscher, Kiana could clearly feel that this newborn Herrscher was still in a weak state. If it were just a fight, she was confident that she could suppress her opponent.

But this was a city. According to the information she had gathered along the way, there were nearly five million people on Coral Island. Kiana couldn't abandon the lives of these people. The best option was to drive the Herrscher out to sea and then fight it.

Obviously, the Herrscher of Ice wasn't going to give her that chance. Anna, who had lost control, could only watch as she raised her hand. Countless ice crystals quickly spread, sweeping toward the urban area.

In this extreme cold, ordinary humans couldn't survive for half an hour.

Even more insidious, after realizing that the ice could not harm Kiana, the Herrscher of Ice directly hid the ice crystals in the blizzard, and bombarded the residential areas.

"Damn it."

Forced to do so, Kiana had to temporarily change her direction, prioritizing the protection of the civilians. But in doing so, she could not focus on the battle with the Herrscher of Ice.

This was clearly the Herrscher's goal. Noticing that Kiana was being restrained, she didn't run away. Instead, she launched a fierce attack. While Kiana was intercepting the ice cones, countless shattered ice chunks attacked the young woman like a storm of blades.

Watching the girl who was becoming increasingly wounded in her attack, Anna felt a pang of pain in her heart. She could see that Kiana was protecting the civilians, which was also the duty of a Valkyrie.

But she couldn't control her own power, and she could only continue to hurt Kiana.

Fortunately, Kiana's efforts were not in vain. She endured the Herrscher of Ice's attack and forcibly saved most of the residents.

Buildings collapsed in the storm. Anna's mind became more and more confused. She felt like she was back two years ago. The scene then was so similar to now.

Only this time, Anna herself had become the cause of the Honkai.

"Aren't you afraid?"

The towering building was broken by an icicle, falling towards the terrified child on the ground. Kiana, who had no time to react, could only use her body to withstand the impact. Blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, and her feet sank into the ground, but her eyes were bright. Even in the dark blizzard, they still brought warmth to the child.

"Go to the evacuation point quickly."

"You will get hurt. You will die."

Broken ice shards pierced the young woman's body, but Kiana only gritted her teeth, pulling out the blood-soaked ice shards one by one. She pulled out the bandage Su had left for her, and quickly bandaged her bleeding body.

"Run away."

Looking at the increasingly ruined city in the blizzard, Kiana's steps didn't waver. She continued towards the next person who needed help.

"Please run away."

While Kiana was busy saving people, a large amount of Honkai energy was gathering in the two ice pillars beside Anna. This was the Herrscher of Ice's full-powered attack, and even Kiana would be severely injured, if not killed by it.

"Like I did back then..."

"I won't run away. This is my mission. This is my responsibility."

Successfully rescuing the trapped residents, Kiana finally noticed the Herrscher of Ice's actions. But she no longer had time to respond to the Herrscher's final attack. She looked at the pale ice core, and the flames in her eyes burned even brighter.

"I will bring hope to those trapped in disasters, and fight for every suffering victim."

For some reason, Kiana suddenly remembered the oath she had made when she became a Valkyrie. She recited it softly.

Confirming that the residents in this area had mostly reached the evacuation point, Kiana took a step towards the Herrscher of Ice in the sky. To ensure the success of the evacuation, she had to stop this final attack.

Even during her lowest point in ARC City, Kiana had never run away. Naturally, she wouldn't abandon anyone now.

"Please..."

The extreme cold frost condensed, and Anna raised her trembling hand, aiming the ice pillars at Kiana. In just a few seconds, a terrifying cold wave turned everything in sight pale.

Warm tears flowed down Anna's cheeks, freezing into ice beads in less than half a second.