The crest of the Schariac Family is a flower with six petals distributed in two layers, modeled after the lily.
In Western culture, the lily is regarded as a symbol of holiness and therefore represents the Virgin Mary.
Lierre would use the Schariac crest as an anchor to summon a shadow that existed only in the past to the present!
In this moment...
The channel connecting to the past was opened!
At the same time, having no more reservations, Raiden Mei chose to stake everything.
It was to protect the safety of Lierre and Kiana, and to vent the deep-seated resentment she held for her father and herself.
She did not know where this power came from, but as long as she could use it, there was no need to look too deeply into it.
Rumble.
Lightning flickered!
Raiden Mei instinctively gathered her power onto her blade, her gaze locked onto one of the Titan mechs. She swung!
Zeng!
A purple blade beam containing thunder arrived instantly, slicing through the Titan mech's armor like a knife through tofu. With the ammunition depot detonating, it exploded where it stood.
When enemies meet, their eyes burn with hatred.
At the thought of Cocolia causing her father to be imprisoned and carry a bad name.
Raiden Mei tightened her right hand on the hilt, her gaze locking onto another Titan mech.
Seeing the situation turn sour, the remaining Titan mechs activated their weapon systems, entering annihilation mode. They locked onto Raiden Mei and opened fire!
A dense barrage of high-explosive shells and armor-piercing rounds surged forth, nearly drowning Raiden Mei in a sea of projectiles.
As the crisis arrived...
Thick Honkai energy suddenly erupted from within Raiden Mei, condensing behind her into a pair of lifelike purple wings made of lightning. Every single feather on the wings was vivid and real.
The phantom of the cross deep within her pupils flared brightly. Raiden Mei subconsciously employed the swordsmanship she had learned.
As she struck with her blade.
A hundred-meter blade beam tore through space, instantly shredding the shells and sliding across the waists of the remaining Titan mechs in a flash.
One by one they collapsed, and in the next second, a series of continuous explosions rang out.
Boom boom boom—!
"This is... the authority of a Herrscher!"
Cocolia's surprised voice rang out before completely vanishing.
The violent lightning had nearly destroyed all the equipment in the laboratory.
"So... so strong..."
Kiana was dazed, unaware that her beloved baseball bat had fallen to the floor.
As the instruments were destroyed by the electricity from Raiden Mei's body, the Honkai energy reactor, which had already reached its limit, began to spiral out of control. As more and more cracks appeared on its surface, ominous, deep purple Honkai energy began to leak out.
Just as the Honkai energy was about to diffuse throughout the entire laboratory and spread to the surroundings.
A white knight's lance emerged from the Schariac crest.
Tap!
Unfamiliar footsteps suddenly rang out.
As if feeling a premonition, Kiana turned back to look.
When she saw clearly who the newcomer was, her eyes trembled.
Amidst the ground littered with Titan mech wreckage, the mechanical eyes of the mechs' heads glowed with a faint blue light.
On the other side, because all the laboratory cameras were destroyed, Cocolia, who was watching the real-time feed transmitted by the Titan mechs, suddenly stood up.
She leaned her hands on the table, her eyes fixed on the holographic screen, staring at the unexpected intruders in the footage.
"This is impossible! She died in Siberia long ago; how could she still be alive now! A clone? A bionic robot? Or a holographic projection?"
Cocolia's brow furrowed as she stared at the Cecilia in the image, who should have been dead.
Compared to the changes in Raiden Mei, she was more concerned about this 'resurrected' Cecilia.
The knight's lance in the other woman's hand was likewise no small matter.
Abyss Flower, the Sixth Divine Key—the Key of Creation, was a weapon forged from the Core of the Herrscher of Death.
Its appearance was that of a pure white knight's lance. In reality, it was composed of two parts: the outer pure white lance, White Lily, and the inner black lance, Abyss.
The patterns on the outside featured the Schariac crest. Abyss Flower was the ancestral Divine Key of the Schariac Family and the symbol of Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie.
White Lily possessed the creation authority of the Sixth Herrscher, having the power of regeneration.
Abyss inherited the decay authority of the Sixth Herrscher, possessing the power of decomposition.
Only when combined could the two exert the full power of Abyss Flower.
If further combined with the holy blood of the Schariacs, it would unleash an even stronger power from Abyss Flower.
"Abyss Flower should be in Durandal's hands. If it's the real thing, then Schicksal is behind all of this. But what exactly is that fellow Otto trying to do?"
Cocolia was completely baffled, but her eyes never left the Cecilia in the footage.
As everyone knew, there was only one Abyss Flower, and it had always been in Schicksal's possession.
If this Abyss Flower was real, it was highly likely Otto's handiwork.
As for whether it was the real deal, it would soon be clear.
After all, with Raiden Mei's outburst, the Honkai energy reactor was about to completely lose control.
A Honkai energy 'bomb' of this level might not kill Raiden Mei, who had become the Third Herrscher, but that blonde little girl and the white-haired girl shouldn't be able to survive.
Unless.
"That person is Cecilia herself, and the Abyss Flower is real. Both are indispensable; otherwise, no one can save them or Nagazora."
But that was simply impossible.
How could someone be resurrected after dying?
Cocolia pushed aside her ridiculous thoughts and continued watching the monitor's feed.
Here.
Cecilia's figure slowly stepped out from the patterns, her smooth white hair falling gently behind her back as her cyan eyes gazed at the Honkai energy reactor directly ahead.
Seconds later, a crack the width of a fist burst from the Honkai energy reactor, and the Honkai energy inside instantly spewed out along the crack.
Deep purple Honkai energy swept through the surroundings like a tsunami. She raised the Abyss Flower in her right hand, unleashing it along with the Schariac holy blood!
"Abyss Flower, Holy Blood Unleash!"
White Lily Blood Bloom!
In an instant, fresh blood circled the outside of Abyss Flower, condensing in the blink of an eye into a giant knight's lance three meters long and only a few millimeters thick.
Whoosh!
The knight's lance condensed from holy blood tore through the air, striking the Honkai energy reactor like a high-speed shell.
Boom!
The entire laboratory shook violently. Immediately after, the knight's lance pierced through the underground laboratory, soaring into the sky like a red meteor!
Countless tiny, blood-red petals drifted down from the sky.
The holy blood of the Schariac Family can neutralize Honkai energy and is currently its only nemesis.
When the Second Honkai Eruption swept through all of Siberia years ago, after Cecilia unleashed her holy blood, she neutralized the Honkai energy engulfing all of Siberia in an instant, saving countless people.
But she also remained there forever due to excessive blood loss.
"Ugh..."
As the Honkai energy was neutralized by the holy blood empowered by Abyss Flower, the body of Raiden Mei, who had become a Herrscher, fell weakly. The wings on her back dissipated, and the cross deep within her pupils faded away.
As Raiden Mei fell, Lierre caught her in her arms as if she had long anticipated it.
"Rest well."
These were the last words Raiden Mei heard while she was still conscious.