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

High in the sky, Ren, who was still fighting Durandal, suddenly felt a sense of panic. He quickly looked around, but didn't find anything.

According to the information he had obtained from Alvitr, Schicksal's troops would arrive in a little over half an hour. He didn't have much time, but retreating wasn't difficult.

However, this panic had been too sudden, as if someone was invading his main body.

Main body?

After igniting the surrounding air again, Ren successfully forced Durandal back. It was then that he discovered that the injuries on his body were rapidly recovering. There was no doubt that this was a sign that the Gem of Serenity's power was being used.

But he hadn't used the Gem's power at all. And, as his connection with the Herrscher gems deepened, he suddenly discovered that their affinity towards him was constantly increasing.

That's not right. He was currently acting as a severely injured Herrscher. If it was discovered that he could use the Gem of Serenity, Otto would desperately try to capture him. Moreover, most of the Gem of Serenity's power was still being used to heal Kiana's injuries.

That he was now recovering meant that something might have happened to Kiana.

He didn't want anything to happen to Kiana, so he immediately invoked the Gem of Serenity's powers to heal her. However, the moment he did, the authority had been taken away again, and the Gem insisted on healing Ren first.

The only ones who could fight him for control of the Gem's authority were its original owners. Ren looked at the girl in his arms. Even in her sleep, a worried expression appeared on Kiana's face.

Had her consciousness awakened?

Wait, could his act of playing the victim have tricked Kiana?

Realizing this possibility, Ren immediately entered his consciousness space. And as expected, the theater that he had set up in Kiana's heart had completely collapsed, with only a small number of threads that were connected to the gems remaining.

With the girl's consciousness awakening, his control over the gems should have been cut off. However, not only hadn't it disappeared, it had become even stronger.

He didn't know that, in her mindscape, Kiana was pulling on a large number of threads and wrapping them around the Gem of Serenity. Although her body couldn't feel the outside world, using Ren's threads, she could feel the changes in his body. And so, when she had discovered that he was injured, she had wanted to heal him.

"Ren, hold on!"

And outside, Durandal, who was fighting Ren, had also discovered the changes on his body. He had been severely injured, almost dying, but now most of his wounds had recovered.

The Herrscher of Flame didn't possess such strong regenerative abilities. Bianka's brow deeply furrowed. Moreover, the damage that Black Abyss White Flower had caused was nowhere to be seen.

「It's the Gem of Serenity.」 Otto, who had been watching the battle, immediately gave his answer. He quickly rewound the previous footage, playing it frame by frame.

「It began two minutes ago. The Herrscher of the Void's consciousness has probably awakened. Quickly end the battle.」

At the same time, after several hours of travel, the Schicksal Valkyrie troop transport ships were also about to arrive at ARC City. The pace had suddenly quickened.

A bootleg copy would never win against the real deal. Even if Ren tried his best to reject it, the healing effects were getting stronger and stronger. And he had also discovered that he couldn't retract the threads that he had placed in Kiana's mindscape.

"Wow, you idiot. Don't mess things up."

His plans had suddenly been disrupted. Ren was speechless, but fortunately, it wasn't a big deal.

Since the Gem of Serenity had already been discovered, then he would just stop acting.

He raised his arm, and the flaming greatsword condensed again, and this time, it was a true greatsword.

Durandal, who had just received Otto's order and was preparing to attack, was taken aback as she saw a 40-meter-long greatsword descending on her.

Boom—

Violent heatwaves erupted again. This wasn't something small. Half the sky had been ignited, and Bianka, who had previously been evenly matched, was now completely suppressed.

Each strike from the massive greatsword would ignite the ground hundreds of meters below. If everyone hadn't been evacuated, this battle alone would have killed half the city.

However, at this moment, a beam of light grazed his body. Schicksal's forces had finally arrived.

"Taxue!" Things had already reached this point. His original plan had failed. He now had to go with Plan B.

The small, furry, orange cat had somehow leaped high into the air, and in the scorching flames, it suddenly swelled into a cat several meters long. This was because of the agent that he had received from Jackal. However, unlike the smooth shells of ordinary Honkai beasts, even after enlarging, Taxue was still a cat.

He placed Kiana, who was in his arms, onto the cat, and Taxue immediately fled into the distance. No matter what, their Queen couldn't be captured. As for Ren himself, he was planning to have a chat with the Bishop.

And, on the ground, Mei was blankly looking at Kiana being held by someone else. She was still observing the situation. Seeing the arrival of the Schicksal battleships, her expression turned serious. She could only pray that The Obsidian Concord people were reliable, and wouldn't let Kiana be captured by Schicksal.

"Have you made up your mind, Raiden Mei?" Kalpas found Mei, and handed her the katana she had lost.

"I…" She was still a little hesitant. She still didn't entirely trust The Obsidian Concord people, but after seeing the giant cat that had appeared in the sky, and the figure who was wielding a massive flaming greatsword, she ultimately nodded.

"Excellent. Welcome to The Obsidian Concord." Kalpas deftly placed the motionless Mei onto his shoulder, and ran in the direction that Taxue had left.

"Wait, what are you going to do?" Even though she was being jostled and was in pain, Mei didn't care about any of that. These people were crazy. Judging by this, they were probably going to do something big.

"We'll temporarily entrust our Queen to your protection. I hope you don't disappoint us."

In the distant sky, a large shadow emerged from the darkness. Bella, who Ren had been avoiding for a long time, had finally found ARC City. She immediately sensed Kiana's location, and flew towards the battlefield.

This sudden change naturally didn't escape Otto's notice. He immediately realized that the Herrscher of the Void was trying to escape. He sent out a large number of Valkyries, and the fleet also began their attack.

Ren stood alone in the sky. He had already forcefully cut off the connection with Kiana, and naturally no longer possessed the power of the gems. He could only use Griseo's Stigmata power to float in mid-air.

"I've heard that the Herrscher of Flame has the greatest destructive power, so let me try it out." Looking at the unyielding Durandal before him, Ren softly murmured to himself.

"Good morning, ARC City."

A thin line suddenly appeared in the dark sky. It was like something a mischievous child had drawn. However, whether it was Durandal, the Valkyrie squad, or even those people who were watching ARC City through their screens, they could all feel the terrifying pressure.

And then, dawn come to ARC city.