People in Izumo, make Honkai great again

"Maybe today? Maybe tomorrow? Everyone is counting the days, waiting for that day to come. Order is about to completely collapse, and the Blade Clan is unable to save more people. Even after the extinction of all ghosts and gods, more than one riot has occurred."

They risked their lives to save more people and save Izumo, but what if Izumo was destined to be destroyed?

So is their sacrifice meaningful?

All twelve demons and gods were killed, but the promised future did not come.

Many people began to waver in their beliefs and even gave up on themselves, with some taking out their resentment on those who tried to escape.

There are also some people who are numb and do not believe in fate. They continue to obey orders and maintain the precarious order.

Listening to Xilin's words, Kiana's mood became even more complicated, and she could only say sorry dryly.

"It's not your fault."

Xilin gave her a strange look and said, "Honkai simply sped up the process. They all said it was a pity that time was so tight, and those people at the research institute hadn't come up with anything."

"Is there really no other price?"

Xilin couldn't help but continue to confirm with her.

“The price is already very high.”

"I don't think so."

Xilin shook her head and said, "When will we retreat?"

"You won't ask me what to do?"

"No matter what you want to do, I can only trust you now, right?"

I just rescued you from the imaginary space once.

Kiana felt mixed emotions.

The weight of this trust always made her feel like she had let her down.

There was no way she could do better.

"I hope you can take Mei with you."

"Raiden Mei?"

Xilin was a little surprised.

"Correct."

Kiana nodded and said seriously: "I hope you can take Mei away from Izumo."

Xilin was a little embarrassed: "You haven't told her about this yet? Are you sure she will leave with me?"

"I'm not sure I can convince her."

"Then is there anything I can do?"

Xilin was speechless. She didn't even know she had such eloquence.

"We can do this..."

……

……

A month later.

The bloody core was stripped away.

The sharp lightning instantly tore the almost inhuman monster into pieces.

Another Herrscher was taken down.

This was the third Herrscher they had encountered. The demons and gods were killed, but the disasters in Izumo were increasing.

They were getting closer and closer to the big sun.

"Kiana, you should have heard that they are planning to abandon Izumo and go out to find a new planet with life, right?"

Accepting the Blood Core, Kiana nodded: "I think I heard Xilin mention it before."

Mei looked at her for a moment and said, "Xilin invited us to join the Ark Project."

As the spark of Izumo, abandon this planet that is destined to be swallowed by nothingness, find a new home and rebuild Izumo.

"Project Ark?"

Kiana was very surprised.

Is it actually named like this?

"They've been busy with this matter for a while now. After learning the truth from Takama-ga-hara, everyone fell into despair..."

"Mei, what do you think?"

"I?"

Meiyi gripped the hilt of the knife, took a deep breath and closed her eyes: "I don't know."

There is a strong sense of unwillingness in my heart.

But faced with all this, she was helpless.

"Mei, do you want to stay or leave?"

Mei was silent. She wanted to stay, but what was the point of staying except to implicate Kiana?

"…Defending Izumo to the death is meaningless."

Kiana nodded.

"Then let's join the Ark Project that Xilin mentioned, leave this world, and find a new home."

Abandon your hometown?

Mei's heart was filled with confusion, but at this point, this was all she could do.

She was actually a little unable to adapt to Xilin and the others' sudden decision. She had never expected that they would launch the Ark Project.

But facing a situation where death is inevitable.

Being able to keep the fire is a blessing in disguise.

"Did Xilin tell you the time?"

"...Everything is ready, and they have decided to set sail in three days."

Mei said.

"Three days later, that's pretty urgent."

"After all, this world is becoming increasingly terrifying. If we delay any longer, even launching into space will be a problem."

Various monsters that were no less powerful than ghosts and gods appeared, and their composition was extremely complex. Although they were still killing monsters, it was just a drop in the bucket.

There are not many living people left in this world.

"you're right."

Kiana said: "Then let's go to Xilin and see if there is anything we can help with?"

"……it is good."

Is Kiana's reaction too calm? Or does it mean that no matter what decision I make, Kiana will believe it?

Mei was confused for a moment, but the confusion didn't last long.

Afraid she'd ask to stay.

Kiana told her nothing.

If everything goes well, there is nothing to say. But if it doesn't go well, she will lose her mind and won't care who is in front of her.

There is a high probability that the dead spots will be washed directly on the surface.

If Mei hadn't died in the void, but died at the hands of her who had become a Herrscher, she would really have gone crazy.

95

Chapter 95 The end has come.

three days later.

After making all preparations and backing up all the data that could be backed up, the Ark of Hope finally broke through the atmosphere and left the planet that was about to be swallowed by darkness.

however……

"Where's Kiana?"

Mei finally sensed something was amiss, but it was too late. The fear of not being able to find her led to speculation, and she couldn't control her impulse. She grabbed Silin and demanded, "She said she was going to look for you, but why is she gone now?"

It was still there when I boarded the Ark.

But now we can’t find anyone even after searching the entire Ark!

"……open."

Xilin was even more indifferent than before, grabbing her hand and trying to push her away.

Many people did not choose to board the Ark, including Himeko, Yae Sakura, even Walter, and the white-haired ghost whom he had just met.

All her acquaintances were reluctant to leave.

But she couldn't choose to stay and be buried with Izumo.

Because the Ark needs her power, only she can use the Heavenly Sword, and only she can send Kiana back to Izumo after the Ark leaves Izumo.

The Ark also needed a leader.

"Tell me first, what exactly are you hiding from me?!"

Mei refused to let go of her hand, and she was shocked and angry, and she realized that something was wrong.

The Ark plan was wrong, other people were unwilling to board the ship, and Kiana had disappeared.

"Where's Kiana?"

Her breathing was a little disordered and her hands were shaking, but she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, telling herself that she might be overthinking it.

Where are they?

Xilin turned her head and looked at the planet outside the window through the transparent glass. It was Izumo, their hometown that was about to sink.

"exist……"

She didn't finish her sentence.

Because the space of the planet outside the window suddenly became distorted, even the Ark was almost sucked into the distorted position. Standing here, she could clearly see the thick black covering the entire planet, as if the entire planet had fallen into a bottomless abyss, but then a dazzling golden light appeared.

It briefly broke through the barrier of darkness, but a steady stream of black emerged from the void. From here, it looked like the cloud was becoming more and more distorted and evasive, once again obscuring the golden light that seemed to be hope.

Gold and black surged on the planet like waves, neither giving in to the other. It was filled with a terrifying power that made people afraid to approach, constantly devouring and being suppressed, maintaining a delicate balance.

Izumo seemed to have turned into a black hole, and the golden and dark purple power expanded and contracted, making the planet look like it had life and was breathing.

The Ark, which was originally going to stay in the same place for a while, understood the fate of Izumo, and started sailing away from Izumo and Takama-ga-hara, away from the dark sun, as soon as the Izumo incident occurred.

"Izumo!"

Mei Raiden had already seen the answer from her reaction and Izumo's strangeness. She incredibly let go of Xilin's hand and looked back at the planet that had been completely swallowed by nothingness. She felt as if she had been hit hard by a heavy hammer.

My chest felt tight, my vision went dark, and I almost fainted. I held on to the window and couldn't speak.

Izumo...

Kiana...is in Izumo now?

The golden color fighting against the black fog...

She once again remembered what Kiana had said to her, but she didn't take it too seriously. She said there might still be a way, and at worst it would just explode, so don't underestimate her.

She knew that Kiana had some useless methods, but she didn't expect that she would send her away when things were hopeless and stay in Izumo alone.

The hand pressing on the window tried harder and harder to grab something. Looking at Izumo getting farther and farther away, her voice was a little hoarse: "Kiana...Kiana is in Izumo, right?"

“…Failed.”

The light in Xilin's eyes dimmed, and the fire of hope that supported her in her heart was completely extinguished. From now on, this was the real ark that carried the traces of Izumo's existence.