Tuna's Redemption Part 8 (Patreon)

“...Kiana-chan hasn’t returned yet,” Mei said while looking at the clock on the wall. It was already past 11 P.M… 

The dorms are closed, and no one can get in. Well, someone like Kiana could just fly or use her void, but still.

‘I think she is in Raynor’s bed as we speak.’

“...”

Mei closed her eyes and sighed. No doubt the date they had derailed, and Kiana tried to tease or seduce her, which made Raynor pin her against the wall…

‘You have quite a vivid imagination.’

“And you don’t?”

‘Fair point.’

“But this is good.”

‘Good? You fought Herrscher of Sentiance while your Kiana-chan is in bed with your boyfriend.’ The alter Ego said in a thick, sarcastic tone.

“Very funny. But think for once. He has been chasing Kiana for a year, I think. He finally got her. The most important part which turned him into that thing has been resolved.”

‘I thought he snapped in Coral because we thought Herrscher of Ice over there.’

“Well, he was at breaking point by that time. After all, Nagazora was destroyed. He might have thought that he was the only survivor and his dream girl was dead.”

‘Ha! ‘Dream girl’ is quite funny. Considering she was chasing you the whole time.’ 

“...Your jealousy is very noticeable.” Mei sighed as she heard how jealous her other self was.

‘I am you. I feel the same thing you feel. You are jealous. I am jealous. When you have fallen for that guy, I did the same. So yes…

I am… for lack of words, pissed.’ The Herrscher said with a chilly tone.

“...You do realise that we are behind by a year or so? If we throw ourselves at him, he will think we are easy.” Mei pondered as she ended up lying on her back while looking at the ceiling of her dorms.

‘OR you need to catch up! Didn’t you say that the more ‘bonds’ he has, the greater chance he will have to transition to Herrscher on the human side?’ 

She had a point. Mei thought to herself. But it's feeling rushed for her.

‘Or maybe, as his PRIMARY girlfriend, you should have priority in this!’

“...Now you sound desperate.” The Thunder Queen frowned at her alter ego.

‘Because I am. Honestly, just—’

The Herrscher started to imagine her pinning Raynor against the wall and doing things to him.

Such a realistic vision made Mei blush like a tomato. 

“W-What are you doing!?”

‘Preparing for the inevitable!’

“Cease with these obscenities!” The purple-haired girl exclaimed with a deep blush.

‘I CAN’T allow you to remain passive, Mei. You are Thunder, not Ice or some Dirt… You are not Herrscher of Dirt, are you?’

“...At least don’t do that.”

‘Hah… fine. The moment I see you hesitate, I won’t be holding back.’

That moment, Mei saw flashes of nudity and Raynor having his way with her in a classroom, in the school toilet, in the gymnasium, outside, and in the mall.

There was a lot of…action, which only made Mei’s cheeks implode. 

“I GET IT! Now, Cease with it!”

‘As long as we are clear with this. We are already a couple with Raynor. Taking the next step should not be difficult with our beauty.’

“...That’s quite a confidence you have in our looks.”

‘Please… pay attention when Raynor is staring at your breasts or ass…’ Herrscher's side sighed while saying that.

“...I don’t need to know that!” Mei blushed again.

‘You do, and now you know.’

~~~

Kiana was hugging Raynor tightly, as she was incapable of sleeping after realising that the theory of Herrschers already being here was valid.

If Sentiance is already here, then Stars is here too…

‘My conclusion is that he did send us and himself back to the past. But that wouldn’t be that simple. If he were in the past, he wouldn’t have powers, I would still be dormant, and Mei’s Herrscher would still be developing.

But he has sent all of us back with our powers and memories.

That means…’

The evil side gave her a speech.

‘I am more concerned about why you are so talkative.’

‘Well, dunce, I want to live, and our ‘husband’.’ She said ‘husband’ with a thick, sarcastic tone. ‘Is very foundation of danger. I want to figure out everything before I am willing to throw myself into his hands.’

‘As if that matters. We only have one plan, and that is to kiss and do things until he is on our side.’

‘...Ugh… to be reduced to this… Have you no pride in your status? We used to be literal Gods to these human worms. Now you want to put all of your chances on kisses and… and… Sex!?’

‘Well, for once, that is what you used to call yourself, not me. So it's your ‘pride’. Besides, you are on the same ship as me. Remember? Before this, you wanted me to kill you, and now you already regained your fighting spirit? Did all that lovemaking restore your faith?’

Kiana teased her evil self as she stroked her boyfriend’s back. It's quite cute how he is using her breasts as a pillow.

‘...Shut up. All I am saying is that Herrscher of Stars simply can’t do what happened. Maybe sending us back is possible, but he has overwritten how Honkai works…

That is impossible.’

‘...’

‘So you are saying he is strong enough to impact how Honkai works!?’ Kiana exclaimed with disbelief.

‘Maybe, how else do you see this happening? For one, I don’t feel like killing you 24/7. And that is saying something.’

‘Very funny…’

Kiana rolled her eyes before closing them and feeling that she could fall asleep now.

She is feeling much better for some reason.

~~~

When morning arrived, the alarm clock started to blare through the bedroom.

“Ugh… turn it off~ I wanna sleep~” A familiar voice complained close to Raynor.

‘I was wondering where is this warmth coming from.’ The teen opened his eyes and saw a familiar chin.

“You sure are warm,” he said while getting up, grabbing his phone, and brushing the alarm clock away.

“Hah… more like you are warm; I am all sweaty now,” Kiana countered, revealing how much sweat was on her arms.

“I see. Then we should conserve time and enter the shower together.”

To his suggestion, she rolled her eyes.

“We could, but we don’t have THAT much time.” The girl knew what he was thinking.

“More than enough to wash ourselves.” He said as his hands sneaked on her and then picked her up.

“...” The girl looked at how he picked her up and took her to the shower. He then placed her on the ground in the shower room.

She looked around. This was the first time she was showering like this!

Seconds later, he turned the water on and took a sponge and shower gel.

“Your back, Kiana~” He showed her the sponge with gel.

“...Right.”

She showed her back, and Raynor started to wash her.

“I never thought you were in tattoos, Kiana.” 

For a second, she stiffed when she heard that.

“Umm, more specifically, would it be a family heirloom? My mother had these and many ancestors before me.” Kiana smiled.

“So you get these from an early age?” He asked curiously as his fingers stroked through her stigmata. 

“Yes, by now, have you noticed that I am not from the Far East? Like you, I am originally from Europe. My family is… special? I originally came here to look for my old man.”

She explained to her while glossing over a bunch of things.

“Hoho, interesting…” Raynor curiously nodded before giving her the sponge.

Kiana took it as she turned to face his back. But her eyes widened as she saw Stigmata on his back as well.

Her eyes trembled for a second as she recalled those grey rhombus-shaped eyes.

As she placed her hand on his back, she was about to wash him up, but then she felt a pull.

~~~

When the girl realised, she was standing in a grey expanse with celestial bodies all over the area. In front of her was an elevation with a throne; on this throne, a very familiar figure was sitting.

“We meet again, Kiana.” 

“...I didn’t envision our next meeting to be like this…” She replied before looking around. She realised that her clothes shifted to her Void Queen. Not Flamescion…

That was bad…

“I am surprised how quickly you ensnared my younger self. But that is to be expected. I suppose our weaknesses are still the same.” He said that while appearing in front of her and grabbing her chin, making her look directly at him.

Her eyes trembled for a second. He was so fast!

“I want to know… why?” She asked while trying not to look afraid.

“Why? Because a dead world is boring. After killing everyone, there was nothing else to do. There was no Kiana around. There was nothing. It was boring, so I gave you another chance.”

“...W-What are you? You are not Herrscher of Stars! Such power should be out of your reach!” Kiana, with a slightly stuttering voice, asked him.

“I am the End. The FInal Herrscher. I defeated the predecessor and took her powers after I destroyed the moon. Apparently, I disturbed her sleep. But honestly, I was annoyed that she had your looks. So I killed her and took her powers.” He explained to her as he removed his hand from her chin.

“...”

‘...’

Kiana and the Void Queen inside of her were terrified by what they heard.

Herrscher of Stars with extra cores was one thing, but this guy was judgement itself!

A literal God!

“How about this? My younger self will be slowly awakening all of my powers. He will merge with me as time gets closer to the fated day.” There was a wicked smile on his lips as he was telling her a ‘game’.

“Of course, at the same time, he will dream of my previous life.”

“...What are you getting at?”

“Your redemption.”

“Redemption?” She looked confused but then connected her dots.

“Indeed. If you successfully change him. You will win! Congratulations! You have a God on your side, and the Honkai threat has ended!” He clapped his hands.

“And if he gets consumed by anger and descends into madness? Like you?” 

“Hah… Someone is arrogant. Just because you slept with my younger self doesn’t make you safe.” He rolled his eyes before explaining to her.

“Simple really… you die… or maybe he will reset again. Who knows.” He shrugged before looking at her.

“But you understand what I am saying. So let’s this game begin.” Out of nowhere, he whispered into her ear before the girl reappeared in the shower room with water falling on her…

“Kiana?”

“Oh… yeah…”

She snapped out and proceeded to rub his back with a sponge.

“You mentioned my tattoos, but what about yours?” Kiana asked as she decided it was about time she started revealing about Honkai. Otherwise, she will be in hot water if he finds out about it on his own and someone spins the tale in a different direction…

“Hmm? What?”

“Look…” She pointed at the mirror and made him stand at an angle he could see his back.

“...Holy… It looks slick!”

“I know. I might be telling you a couple of things about what they do~” She whispered into his ear as she pulled him closer.

“Oh… so I have qualifications to enter your special club?” He teased back at her.

“Something like that…” She replied with a small chuckle.

‘You have no idea…’

“...”

“Good. Then we will see… what it is about.” He said with a curious tone as he, for now, enjoyed how Kiana was washing his back.

It appears something is going on. But this is fine; some excitement in life is a good thing…

If only Kiana had heard his thoughts, she would have the itch to break a couple of his bones after what the FInal Herrscher had said to her!