'What should I do!'
Kouro thought frantically, after all, which human wouldn't be surprised when directly confronted with God.
He then tried to call the system in a panic only to see that the system interface did not appear as usual.
'How come I'm here?'
Kouro remembered that in the comics, the second Herrscher's gem connection with the Will of Honkai had been severed, and that was also the reason how the second Herrscher was defeated.
But now why would he be here? Is it because the Will of Honkai has been watching him for a long time... Or perhaps she (he) was the being responsible for his reincarnation into this world?
Kouro who was thinking like that tried to stand up, but no matter how hard he tried, his body would not move.
'Does she want to see me bowing down to her? '
Just when he thought like that, a strange emotion suddenly appeared in his heart.
He felt unfamiliar but at the same time felt familiar with this emotion.
That emotion was anger.
He put his hand to his chest, he could feel the pain in his chest diminishing in proportion to that emotion that was rapidly surging within his body.
He didn't try to think why this emotion appeared inside him, why he appeared here, why he met the Will of Honkai, Kouro didn't think about it, or rather he didn't want to think about it.
What was on his mind was standing up, not for pride, not because he wanted to look strong, he just wanted to stand up.
That emotion being the strength for him, Kouro ground his teeth until they bled, his bright purple eyes glaring at the Will of Honkai.
Even if the being Kouro was staring at was a god, he didn't care about it, even if the so-called god was staring at him like an ant.
The Will of Honkai being stared at did not do anything, she (he) just stared at him silently.
Kouro didn't realize that his eyes had been bleeding, no, his entire body had been bleeding, the blood released by him was so much that it was enough to make a pond, even the originally white floor had been stained with his blood.
If this happened to an ordinary person, they would have already died of blood loss, wait, since this place is something similar to the subconscious, perhaps as long as you think you won't run out of blood, your blood will definitely not run out.
After all, their bodies still exist in the real world, but even if they don't die of blood loss, maybe they will die from staring at the Will of Honkai.
As the saying goes, 'Never look directly at God.'
*Crack! *
There was a cracking sound from Kouro's body, but he paid no attention to it, his mind remained firm in telling him to stand up.
'Stand up Kouro! Stand up! Stand up! Stand up! Stand up! Stand up!'
"STAND UP!"
Kouro stood up even if it was just a little, he seemed to stand up, even with a trembling body, even with a broken leg, even though his eyes were red from bleeding, he finally stood up.
"I did it-"
Kouro's pupils shrank, he saw the Will of Honkai already in front of him with her finger that was somehow glowing already near his forehead, Kouro tried to move but his body remained firmly in place.
'Am I going to die?...'
Kouro did not feel any fear, only felt a little regret, Kouro remembered all the people he knew.
Mei, Kiana, Bronya, Himeko, Ayame, Theresa, Kallen, Sakura, Higokumaru...
The Will of Honkai's finger finally touched his forehead.
Suddenly he felt an unfamiliar memory enter his mind.
"ARGH!!!"
Kouro felt like his head was going to explode, he wanted to bang his head against the floor but his body couldn't move, he even wanted to gouge out his own brain because he couldn't stand this pain.
He felt his consciousness start to fade again and at the moment when his consciousness was about to disappear, at the last second.
Kouro... He... Seeing the Will of Honkai smiled.
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Kouro felt his consciousness fly to a certain place, no matter how much time had passed, he suddenly opened his eyes.
Kouro first held his head which was still hurting.
"I'am... Not dead?"
After a while, the headache eased, he furrowed his brows as if forgetting something.
He then raised his head.
Overcast clouds, ruins of buildings everywhere, dry vegetation, barren ground, without a single living thing in sight.
This city was dead.
Kouro who saw this scene then looked at his body.
Hands check, clothes check, face... Still the same, hearing check, hair... Still bushy, legs check.
Seeing that the body was still intact, Kouro finally let out a sigh of relief, but he then furrowed his brows, why did the Will of Honkai send him here?
Just as Kouro was thinking about this, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps from behind him.
He quickly turned around and put on a wary expression.
He saw a very beautiful girl walking towards him, the girl had long pink colored hair just like her eyes, but what attracted Kouro was her ears that looked like fairies.
Looking at the girl, Kouro then muttered, "Elysia... "
Kouro didn't expect that he was thrown into the previous era, no, wait, was he thrown into the past?
Elysia walked towards him.
50 meters.
20 meters.
5 Meters.
1 Meter.
Elysia walked closer and closer, and even when their faces were only inches apart, she still kept moving, Kouro who was confused by Elysia's actions, finally understood why she kept moving.
Elysia... She penetrated his body literally.
He tried to touch Elysia only for his hand to pierce through her body.
He then tried again and picked up a stone that was on the ground, but his hand went through the stone as well.
This made Kouro sure that he was currently in a ghost-like state.
He then looked at Elysia who was walking in a certain direction, thinking for a moment, he finally followed her.
A few hours later, Kouro finally saw Elysia stop, she stared at a half-collapsed building for a moment before smiling.
"I know you're hiding here... Come out. "
Moments later, Kouro heard the sight of someone coming out of the building.
He saw a man in a long tattered black robe, carrying a black katana with red stripes in his hand.
Kouro saw that the man was wearing a mask that only revealed his purple eyes which were currently shining brightly when he saw Elysia.
"...Are you here to arrest me, Elysia... " The man said in a hoarse voice.
Elysia shook her head.
"...Then, what do you want? "
"May I come closer, there's something important I want to talk about... " Elysia said softly.
The man gave her a long look before turning around and entering the building.
Elysia still smiled and followed him followed by the curious Kouro.
The man was already sitting on a rickety wooden chair and staring at Elysia.
"... So... What do you want to talk about with this person who is called the enemy of mankind... "
"...The human race is currently not united and even divided, when end of the world is coming. " Elysia said with a slightly sad expression.
"...You should have said that to Kevin, he is humanity's strongest hero. "
""I know, but... You know yourself how Kevin's current situation is, he is indeed a hero to mankind, but he can't unite the remaining Flame-chasers, if the Flame-chasers are not united when the last Herrscher comes, mankind will... " "
The man looked at Elysia, "... Let me shorten it, so you want to unite humanity under fear, or an enemy stronger than Honkai itself... "
Elysia smiled at the man's words.
The man paused before sighing, he removed the mask he was wearing and looked back at Elysia.
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Kouro's eyes widened looking at the man's face.
The man's face was almost similar to his, no, his face looked exactly the same, except this man looked a few years older than him.
'Is this man...'
A very bold guess appeared in Kouro's mind.
"...So, you want to tell me to become an enemy stronger than Herrscher himself for the sake of uniting humanity?"
"No, I want you to unite the Flame-chasers against me... Kouro. "
Kouro and the man immediately looked at Elysia with shocked expressions as if they hadn't expected her to say that.
Kouro's surprise that the man's name was the same as him had been distracted by Elysia's words.
"...Why?"
Elysia smiled and turned her head to the side, "Kouro, I know you're a good person, you're trying to help the Herrscher to return to the right path. Even if you are ridiculed, shunned, and regarded as a madman, you still continue to do so. "
Kouro saw the man's expression become sad with his hands clenched hard.
"Then what? I can't save them, I can't change humanity's opinion that Herrscher can side with humans... I'm too weak. "
"But you managed to save Rin, Sakura's sister."
"Yes. But humanity's opinion is still the same, they even label me as a heretic for saving Rin, they call me an enemy of humanity. "
The man's eyes flashed with hatred, "If those damn officials want me to be an enemy of mankind, then I'll accept it. "
"Kouro nii-chan? " A young girl with short pink hair, came out from the other room rubbing her eyes.
She seemed to be sleeping and woke up to Kouro's voice.
"Did I wake you up? Sorry, Rin. "
"Um, it's okay, Kouro Nii-chan. " Rin then turned to look at Elysia a little timidly, "Etto... Elysia nee-chan, are you here to catch Kouro Nii-chan? "
Elysia laughed slightly, and approached her before patting her head, "Of course, no, Elysia nee-chan~ will never catch a good person. "
"Um! Kouro Nii-chan is a good person!" After saying this, Rin then yawned, it seemed she was very tired.
"Go rest, Rin, Elysia nee-chan is currently discussing something important with Kouro Nii-chan. "
Rin looked at the man, seeing him nod, she then went back to her room and slept.
Looking at Rin who returned to her room, Elysia said, "To think a little girl like her became a Herrscher... "
Kouro who was watching them all was speechless, he did not expect that in the previous era, humans were still in conflict with each other even when the last Herrscher was about to come.
He then looked at the man, a man who wanted to change fate but couldn't because he was too weak.
Kouro raised his head and a question came to his mind, 'If I had not had the system... Would I have had the same fate as him?'
Elysia then looked back at the man, "Kouro, I am a Herrscher. "
Kouro was shocked, he could even see the man almost falling out of his chair from hearing Elysia's sudden words.
"Why are you saying that all of a sudden?"
"As I said before, I want you to unite the remaining Flame-chasers and the only way to do that is to make them fight an enemy stronger than Herrscher itself. "
The man paused, was Elysia strong?
Yes, she was very strong, strong enough to compete with Kevin who was called the strongest MANTIS.
Then if you add in Herrscher's strength... She might indeed have the power to become a stronger threat than Honkai itaelf.
But if she did that, then Elysia would be called a traitor...
As if knowing what the man was thinking, Elysia smiled and said, "Kouro... With this plan, you can return to the human side and maybe you can even make Rin acceptable to them. "
"Is there no other way? How about I become the enemy? With your power along with the other Flame-chasers, your victory percentage will be even higher against the final Herrscher."
Elysia replied with a smile, "You are weak, Kouro. "
The man looked speechless, even so his expression remained calm, it seemed that this was not the first time he had been called that.
"Ah~ It's not that I'm insulting you, Kouro, as an ordinary human without body modifications, to be able to survive this far is already quite impressive. "
"Please Kouro~... This is the only plan... "
The man seemed to close his eyes before opening them again, he gave Elysia a long look before opening his mouth, "...fine."
Kouro who was watching that, clutching his chest, he somehow felt sad, he didn't even realize that his eyes had shed tears.
"Thank you Kouro..." Elysia smiled softly.
After that Elysia's movements suddenly stopped, no, the whole world had stopped as if a stop button had been pressed.
"What happened? "
The man who was looking at Elysia then turned to look at Kouro.
The two of them stared at each other with their violet eyes colliding.
"It... Can you see me?"
The man didn't answer Kouro's question, he just approached him.
"You're not supposed to be here yet. "
After saying that, the man immediately placed his hand on Kouro's chest, suddenly, Kouro's chest shone so brightly that it could dazzle the eyes.
"What-"
" I will wait, on that day, where we can meet. "
*ZING! *
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Kouro closed his eyes, after a moment later, he opened his eyes again.
He was currently in a large white room with a black and white floor.
Different from before, when Kouro saw this room, he did not have a surprised expression.
He then looked around as if searching for something before finding a little boy not far away.
The little boy looked to be 3 or 4 years old, he had short white hair, he was seen sitting and drawing something using a crayon.
Kouro then walked over to the child.
He crouched down to look at the picture the child was drawing.
He saw that the child was drawing a family, there was a father, mother, and this child.
However, if you look closely there will be 4 additional people in the picture.
Kouro saw that one of the extra people was him, and before he could look at the drawing more carefully, this child suddenly raised his head to look at Kouro.
The child had silver eyes with white hair, but what was even more remarkable was that he had exactly the same face as Kouro.
"It's not the time for Kouro Nii-san to awake."
Right after the boy said that, the floor under Kouro's feet suddenly cracked and shattered.
"Haa!"
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At St.Freya Academy, in the hospital.
Kiana looked at the currently unconscious Kouro with a worried and sad expression.
There were black bags under her eyes, it seemed like she had been looking after Kouro for a long time.
"Kouro... Please wake up... "
As if hearing Kiana's words, Kouro seemed to open his eyes, he seemed to blink a few times to adjust his eyes from the lamplight.
"Kouro!" Kiana smiled happily seeing Kouro wake up and almost hugged him.
Kouro looked around in confusion before looking up at Kiana.
"Who are you?"
Kiana's smile suddenly froze.