Chapter 20 - The Herrscher Within Her

"This...is Nagazora?"

"Yes, to be more precise, a replica of what used to be Nagazora. Since this is the most familiar city known to me, I have decided to use it as the template for my Imaginary Space. Rather than in unfamiliar place, isn't a familiar one a better place?"

Nagazora. it's where it all began. If she hadn't taken the box from the mysterious guy, she wouldn't have awaken to these strange and uncontrollable power. The outbreak wouldn't have happens. She wouldn't have another trauma in her life.

But for the sake of learning the matter about her father, the truth of the matter, it's all worth it. If these uncontrollable power will lead her to knowing the truth, the reason why her father was forced out of his own company, then she don't mind the pain it comes up with.

That day, if Kiana wasn't there, Mei wondered what would have happened. If Kiana wasn't there to catch her hand from the fall, if Kiana wasn't there to stop her from being almost taken over by the herrscher power. With all that said, will she still be here?

Though the city bring many emotions and memories through her mind, she repeatedly told herself that everything in her surrounding is not the real city but that of a clone. It makes thing easier for her since there were no other person around her except the two of them.

"Before we get to your training, tell me more about you. Why do you want to control that power? Why does it matter to you? We have all the time we wanted since you're also free from any homework, yeah?" I then promptly brought two sets of chair and a round table with a wave of my hand before sitting on one of them, while urging the purple haired girl to also take a seat. Seeing the chairs and table coming to their position in a unexpected manner, literally flying through the air, Mei appeared quite surprised but then calmed down and took her seat.

Hearing his words, Mei was troubled. She didn't know how to response but then quickly decided it wasn't worth hiding it anymore since she was the one asking for his help. She then retold him how she was looking for information in regards to her father's incident, but came across a mysterious man who had given her the box that awakened the uncontrollable power she never know exist inside of her body. Even while telling him this, she couldn't recall the mysterious man's appearance despite remembering seeing his face with her own two eyes.

It was as if her mind was playing a trick on her, and due to the fact that her head gradually hurts the more she tried remembering his face, she dropped it as I noticed.

"So, the reason why you're trying to control your power all mostly because you don't want it to run wild as it once did? It's a very understanding reason I'd say. And why you didn't want let it go is because it might have something to do with your father's incident, was it? I didn't expect a diligent girl like you to have a reckless past," I said with a nodded after hearing the full explanation of her situation. What a surprising thing was that I didn't know she was the actual reason for the outbreak. And it's all because of her awakening at that. Perhaps she may have mentioned that in the game or manhua, I most likely forgotten about it if that's the case.

As to who the mysterious guy is, I don't know. It might be the work of Otto since he actually has someone who has the power to manipulate mind in his arsenal, or it might be the machination of someone else.

Understanding at what his words meant, Mei looked away.

"Anyway, now that I learned everything about you, let's get right onto business. Now, this might hurt a little but bear with it. There's no way out of this since it's the only way to force your herrscher persona out. Are you ready?" I solemnly ask, which she responded with a nodded. I don't need to make any visible movement as with just a thought, the Honkai energy that flow freely in the air immediately rushed toward Mei before slipping inside her body.

She visibly winced upon feeling a foreign yet familiar wave of energy rushing into her body, before slowly but surely corrupting from the inside. Though it might be one of the most painful experience for Mei, it's actually a nourishment for her counterpart. The more honkai energy went into her body, the stronger the chance of her counterpart appearing. True to his words, she was about to tell him to stop the procedure, but before the word even escape out of her mouth, something happened.

"Why am I smelling another one of my kin in here?" Mei suddenly ask with tone full of arrogance and pride after a few minutes of being silent as her whole presence undergone changes. The changes from that of diligent and kind girl to a whole prideful empress that couldn't care less about the other lower lifeforms within just mere seconds, I was both amazed and filled with curiosity.

"Hey, insect. Where am I? Where is this place? It felt somehow familiar but..." Upon noticing my presence closer to her, she quickly question me with grimaced as if the mere act of talking to me disgusted her to no ends. As expected of a herrscher, they always seems to be looking down on other lower lifeforms than them, especially human in disgust.

"Insect...I wouldn't mind if it was that kind of context, if you know what I mean. Well joking aside, look closer, Herrscher. Look closer at me and think before you talk." I then unleashed a bit of my herrscher power the moment her casual glance land on me. It went without saying, her eyes turned wide in shock upon recognizing the same signature as her from me.

"Y-You are a kin of this Queen? No, impossible! I don't know any of my kin like you! How dare you fake appear before me!" Suddenly, flicker of lightning started appearing around Mei as all of sudden, even the weather swiftly turned cloudy without my notice. And then, countless fearsome lightnings descend viciously upon me.

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