[Herrscher of the Void] Sirin. This was Kiana Kaslana's true identity.
She was supposed to have been completely buried during the Second Honkai War. But because of a certain man's wish and obsession, her soul was summoned back into a clone's body.
And the form after that soul fused with that body... was the white-haired girl in front of Aaron right now.
Normally, to reawaken Sirin, aside from putting her through intense emotional trauma, the only ways were to soak her in liquid Honkai crystals, put her in direct contact with other Herrscher Cores, or just pump Honkai Energy directly into her body, to awaken the [Queen of the Honkai], the Herrscher of the Void.
But this was the world of Akame ga Kill! There was no Honkai Energy, no Honkai crystals, no Herrscher Cores... Wait, I get it.
Glancing at Zank the Beheader, whose head he'd just smashed, Aaron understood.
Sirin's hateful Herrscher personality still despised Siegfried, the man who had defeated her.
And just now, [Siegfried] had *actually* appeared in front of Kiana.
Then Kiana had a mental breakdown due to the cognitive dissonance, and Sirin seized the opportunity to surface.
Great. Now she can't be suppressed, and I have no idea what to do.
This was all Zank the Beheader's fault. He could have just had a normal fight, but no, he had to play mind games.
Now it's backfired on him. Hilarious.
"Human. Although I don't know why, I can feel that you seem... happy?"
Sirin, now temporarily suppressing Kiana's consciousness, stared at Aaron with arrogant eyes and said with disgust.
"Too weak. Making you my servant would be a waste of energy. But, thinking about it, you seem to be that *thing's* friend, right?"
"No, we just met less than an hour ago..."
"Is that so? I can feel that her heart seems to value you quite a bit. Otherwise, she wouldn't have hesitated and been so conflicted just now."
"It's because she values you that she didn't obey her 'father's' command to attack you, her enemy. And it's because of this that she had a mental breakdown, allowing me to suppress her. Hmm, from this perspective, I suppose I should thank you."
"Yes, I've decided. You still have to die, but I'll make it quick."
Channeling the Honkai Energy in her body, Sirin actually gave Aaron a slight smile.
"Thank you, human. And now..."
"—Go to hell!"
In an instant, eight portals opened behind Sirin.
Lances of the void emerged from the portals, shooting toward Aaron's body at unavoidable speeds.
Just before being hit, Aaron copied the move he'd just seen Zank the Beheader use, rolling on the ground over to Zank's body.
Snatching the Teigu from Zank the Beheader, Aaron immediately began to think about how to defeat the enemy before him.
Okay, if he wanted to *kill* her, it would be difficult, but not impossible.
Although he didn't know how many of her Authorities Sirin could use, judging by the fact that she only opened eight portals, her power hadn't recovered much.
If he activated Ittou Shura, combining its explosive power with the Kaslana family's physique, Aaron felt he had a chance. Within one minute, using [Spectator's] abilities, he could find her weakness and kill her.
But...
Sirin was the enemy, but Kiana wasn't.
This girl was just an unlucky soul dragged here because he chose [Alliance Mode]. And because of him, Kiana had her body snatched by Sirin, and now he was going to kill her?
That was too much. Aaron felt he couldn't do it.
And besides, if Kiana hadn't considered him a comrade just now, she wouldn't have ended up in this state. Thinking about it that way, he had even less reason to kill her.
"Oh? You seem to be hesitating. What, you can't bear to strike this little girl?"
Reading Aaron's thoughts again, the expression on Sirin's face became playful.
"You're the one who said you just met less than an hour ago, aren't you? Heh. As expected, you're another one of those indecisive creatures."
"Your life is clearly in danger because of her, yet you're still hesitating for such boring reasons. Just like those Valkyries who found me back then... so ridiculous."
"Ah, I give up. You're so annoying."
"I don't even know why so many people like you, you mass-murderer... Whatever."
"Making this much commotion will attract the city guards sooner or later."
"I'll finish you in one minute..."
As Aaron summoned the power within him, his body suddenly began to burn with azure flames.
Seeing the flames erupt from his body, Sirin suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.
"Ittou..."
"Shura!"
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