As Ethan Lane withdrew the Spiritual Qi from Shigure Kira's body, her eyelids twitched, and she woke up. She looked at Ethan Lane and asked, "Ethan, can you tell me what you did to me?" Ethan Lane roughly explained what she had done to Shigure Kira and then said to her, "Sis Shigure, try your control over Honkai Energy now. I believe your control over Honkai Energy is now no less than that of an S-rank Valkyrie."
Shigure Kira nodded. With a stretch of her hand, a musical note sword appeared. This sword flew up and down around Shigure Kira under her control, its speed so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye, leaving only a faint shadow circling her.
Then, with a beckon of her hand, the note sword instantly vanished, only to reappear several meters away, then vanish again. After repeating this several times, Shigure Kira stopped. She turned to Ethan Lane and said, "Ethan, my control over this floating sword has been greatly improved. I also feel that I have gained some other abilities, but it's too small here to use them. Come with me."
Ethan Lane nodded, and the two left the castle and went to the place where they had fought in the morning. This was a dedicated training ground for the Kaslana family. Shigure Kira beckoned, and the floating swords instantly appeared. But this time, the number was not the four she had controlled before, but six. The sword bodies had not changed much, but there were some special patterns on them now.
Shigure Kira said to Ethan Lane, "Ethan, these floating swords are the origin of my nickname. They are made of Honkai Energy. Originally, I could only control one to attack at a time. After you strengthened me last time, I could control four at a time. Now, I can control six at the same time and attach different types of Honkai Energy to them to achieve different attack methods, like this."
Six floating swords shot out instantly and then revolved rapidly around a wooden stake, the flashes of blades like a tornado instantly cutting the stake into countless pieces. Then, she pointed her slender finger, and the six floating swords vanished, reappearing in front of a huge rock and riddling it with holes. In this way, Shigure Kira demonstrated dozens of attack methods with just the floating swords.
Most of these attacks were normal attacks, without Honkai Energy attached. If Honkai Energy were attached, the attack power would be greatly increased. Shigure Kira finally demonstrated her strongest move. The six floating swords instantly merged into a giant sword several meters long, which then came down with the force of splitting a mountain. The giant sword instantly disappeared into the ground, leaving only a huge crack, the blade completely buried beneath the surface.
"Those two little ones are still not sleeping at this hour. I have work tomorrow," Theresa muttered, rubbing her eyes as she looked at the distant training ground. Cecilia smiled and said, "To be honest, I'm getting more and more curious about Ethan Lane. How many more secrets does she have? Shigure Kira's final move even made me feel threatened, and you know, she's only an A-rank Valkyrie right now."
Theresa nodded and said, "Based on her current control and application of Honkai Energy, she is fully capable of advancing to an S-rank Valkyrie. You know, this morning she could only barely touch the hem of your clothes, and tonight she made you feel threatened. I'm a little jealous of this rate of progress. Ah... back then, I almost sacrificed myself to deal with Ganesha. Shigure, on the other hand, met a freak like Ethan Lane. If grandpa knew..."
*Swish!* The curtains were suddenly drawn. Cecilia smiled at Theresa and said, "Theresa, have you forgotten what I said to you this afternoon and what you promised?" "Huh?! I'm suddenly so sleepy. I'm going to bed now. See you tomorrow." Theresa quickly dove under the covers.
Cecilia shook her head, lifted a corner of the curtain, and looked at the training ground, her eyes moving slightly, her thoughts unknown. Then she chuckled softly and dropped the curtain.
On the other side, Ethan Lane was quite surprised. She hadn't expected Shigure Kira's attack power to increase so much after her control over Honkai Energy was strengthened again. If she taught her a few more Daoist techniques, wouldn't she be invincible? However, she still had a few questions, such as how the floating swords could teleport. Wasn't that a move of the Herrscher of the Void?
So she asked Shigure Kira, "Sis Shigure, how do your floating swords teleport?" Shigure Kira smiled faintly and said, "It's not teleportation, just very fast flight. But none of that is important. What's important is that I can feel my control over Honkai Energy has reached the level of an S-rank Valkyrie."
"Oh? S-rank? That makes sense. Judging from your attack performance, it's indeed sufficient. But Sis Shigure, I don't recommend you advance to S-rank right now. You should first consolidate your newfound abilities. Also, I have some other abilities to teach you. It's not too late to advance after you've learned them all," Ethan Lane said with a smile.
"I understand, Ethan. This is all thanks to you. I'll listen to whatever you say." Shigure Kira smiled, took her hand, and kissed it gently, then looked at her with a blissful expression.
Ethan Lane's face grew hot, and her heart suddenly beat faster. It seemed she had completely fallen into Shigure Kira's gentle embrace. The night was long, but tonight, Ethan Lane experienced the same tragedy as a few days ago.
"Yawn..." Ethan Lane let out a long yawn. "Shigure's sleeping habits are really going to be the death of me. If this continues, I'll have a nervous breakdown." Ethan Lane brushed her teeth with a sleepy face, then washed up in a daze and sat down at the dining table in a daze.
"What's wrong, Ethan? Didn't you sleep well?" Cecilia asked. Ethan Lane glanced at Shigure Kira, who was happily eating her breakfast. Ethan Lane sighed inwardly and then said with a smile, "It's nothing, I just have trouble getting up."
Cecilia said with a meaningful expression, "That's good. I have to go to Schicksal HQ today to handle some matters. Can you help me take care of Kiana for a few days?" "No problem, I guarantee I'll complete the mission," Ethan Lane said, patting her chest.
After breakfast, Cecilia left. Patricia took Sephie and left with her. As for Shigure Kira, she was also taken away by Cecilia. This left only her and Kiana in the castle, which was perfect for building a good relationship with Kiana in preparation for the future.
Ethan Lane turned to Kiana and said, "Kiana, where do you want to play? I'll take you, okay?" "Okay, but mommy won't let me leave the castle," Kiana said in a childlike voice. "It's okay, we can have fun even without leaving the castle," Ethan Lane said with a smile.
This castle was not small; it even included a sizable garden with flowing water, rockeries, ponds, and rivers, making it a suitable place to play. She took Kiana to swing on the swings in the garden, catch butterflies, and catch grasshoppers. They had a great time. As for where these things came from in winter... this was the Honkai world, and it couldn't be judged by common sense. They just were there.
Ethan Lane didn't notice a man's figure in the distance. The man was Siegfried. It was unknown where he was yesterday, but he didn't disturb the two playing. He smiled and turned back into the castle.
Kiana was finally tired from playing and fell asleep on a lounge chair. Ethan Lane sat quietly beside her, watching over her.
Looking at the sleeping Kiana, Ethan Lane sighed inwardly. In Honkai Impact 3rd, the real Kiana's story was very brief. It was only known that she was taken away by Otto. The other Kiana was a clone with the designation K-423, used by Otto for an experiment on Herrschers.
Speaking of which, the Kaslana family was a tragedy, and it was all Otto's fault. If it weren't for him, there wouldn't be so much melodrama in the Honkai world. No wonder he was cheated on by a fox. If it were her, hmph, they would all be hers. Otto deserved to be cheated on.
But thinking about these things now was useless. Otto was the wielder of the First Divine Key, the Void Archives. It contained all the knowledge of the Previous Era and could simulate the abilities of all other Divine Keys. He was someone who could go against the Herrscher of Reason. In addition, Otto was a schemer. Who knew what he was plotting behind his smiling facade.
In addition to that, Schicksal had accumulated hundreds of years of power. The Divine Keys they possessed openly included the First Divine Key: the Void Archives; the Eleventh Divine Key: the Oath of Judah; the Seventh Divine Key: the Judgment of Shamash; and the Sixth Divine Key: the Abyss Flower, plus a bunch of imitations. If Ethan Lane were to go against Schicksal now, she would surely die a horrible death.
The Second Honkai War was getting closer and closer. Next, she had to think about how to play her role in it. There were many things she needed to do. First of all, she had to improve her own strength. After all, the Second Honkai War was much more intense than the third. Cecilia and the Snow Wolf Squad were all wiped out, and Siegfried, Welt, and Fu Hua were beaten senseless. In comparison, the third Honkai War seemed like child's play.
Besides, she also wanted to try to win over the Herrscher of the Void. It seemed that in the plot of Honkai Impact 3rd, Sirin was currently in the Tower of Babylon. Maybe she still had a chance to find her before she became a Herrscher. If she could prevent her from becoming a Herrscher, wouldn't that be a good thing? Then, let's work hard with this as the goal for now.