Chapter 132: 6 Herrscher Cores
Welt received a message from Tesla and sighed in relief. "Thank you Tesla, with this. The final piece of my plan has arrived."
"Flight to Yellowstone, Arahato has landed on the moon." Welt gave a transmission to the base in the US. Welt and Siegfried stood up from their seats and Siegfried started to wear his space suit.
"Siegfried, stay here and wait for your chance to mine the Soulium." Welt then opened the hatch of their rocket and Siegfried looked at him like he was crazy. "Dewd, you forgot to wear your space suit."
Welt then stepped out without a care and Siegfried remembered he was special. "Oh, okay. I guess herrschers don't need space suits or something in space."
Outside, Welt felt the 1/6th gravity and thought he was as far away from home as he could've been. Bella then appeared and she communicated through EM waves.
"Lord of Reason, my queen has been waiting for you. I shall lead you to her." The girl with wings of pure honkai energy said to him.
'Sounds can't travel in space, but I can hear her talk to me directly inside my brain. This being is more than a honkai beast, though not quite a herrscher...'
"Enough, Bella. Bring the traitor to me." Sirin commanded the girl as she was getting impatient, thinking that the 1st herrscher Welt was the biggest threat to her if she wanted to kill every single human on earth.
Bella nodded and gestured him to follow her. "Let us go Lord of reason, my queen demands your presence at once."
They then started to fly towards Sirin.
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Siegfried was observing them from within the space craft and was suited up in his space suit.
"That girl finally disappeared. Alright Ziggy, got to bust out those ninja moves." He then remembered the plan.
Earlier, before they set out. Lieserl talked to him. "Greetings Mr. Kaslana, I'm here to brief you on your mission." Lieserl handed him a rock from the lunar meteors.
"We've found Soulium on these rocks. But it was badly damaged upon impact, we need you to get as much Soulium as possible once our sovereign distracts the herrscher." Einstein looked at Siegfried and conveyed to him wordlessly that he would need to do this as quick as he could.
"You will ship them back to earth for analysis so we could reverse engineer the tech for containing honkai energy." She then opened up a 3d hologram of the moon.
"We've traced where the attacks came from. And they are in the ruins at the far side of the moon." She zoomed in at moonlight throne and Siegfried listened intently.
"It was covered back then with storms of honkai energy so our operatives cannot get even near it. Now, it has disappeared and any malingering honkai energy there, your resistance can handle it." Welt added.
"There is only one problem... The herrscher would most likely be there as well. I'll try to lead her away." Welt prepared for his suicide mission.
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"Well, well, well. Who do we have here? The traitor who turned his back on god. I've been waiting for you." Sirin was sitting on a rock that has been transformed into a throne. She also decided to be extra and produced an atmosphere in the surroundings so she could talk.
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"Wow, she definitely is vain. The kid even made an atmosphere so she could talk, I like her." Ein commented and the others agreed.
"Yeah, you got to be cool at all times after all. It's the unspoken rule, if you have powers. Then use it to be cool." Xuanyuan nodded sagely.
"Shhh, she's continuing her monologue like a 3rd rate villain you know?" Elysia shushed them and everybody continued watching the drama unfold.
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"I can't believe that you're willing to die for those vermin. Are you really willing to perish for them? My friends did die for their purpose. And they threw them away like trash!" She sprouted multiple wings like a seraph.
"And you side with those humans!? You ashame us all! We are herrschers! The seraph of god!" She floated in front of him and released her honkai energy in waves.
Welt was silent and did not react at all. "Did I scare you traitor? You just witnessed the true power of her apostle! Humanity is doomed, but I decided to show mercy to the prodigal son. Bow down and beg forgiveness, then I will forgive you for all the grief you have caused me." Sirin gestured for him to kneel.
She then went behind him. "Swear that you'll never betray me. Then I'll consider letting you live as one of my slaves." Sirin had a smug smile on her face.
"You disappoint me Sirin. I thought you might have learned something from your previous defeat. I have no choice but to teach you the same lesson again. That false god may have given you powers, but I came here to fight. Not surrender myself to a brat." Welt recreated the star of Eden and started to increase the gravity around them.
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"Ooohhh, I might cut my uncuttable skin with all that edge on her. Well, it is understandable." Ein cringed and thought the girl was pitiful.
"I'm surprised she isn't outright insane right now. That girl surely has seen better days." Hua shook her head in disappointment for Schicksal.
"Mou~ Ein. Get me that kid okay? She needs some love." Elysia looked at him and pointed at Sirin like some toy on a crane game.
He sighed and told Nuwa to not vaporize her to oblivion from over excitement.
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Sirin raised a brow at Welt. "Strong words traitor, I hope you last long enough for me to have some fun." Her subspace lances erupted from Welt's position, but he disappeared.
"Hmmm?" Sirin looked for him and saw Welt up high, looking down on her. "You're too slow Sirin, that's not impressive. You won't hit anything at this rate." He then flew away so Siegfried could go at the base and gather Soulium.
"Are you trying to run away!? After him Bella!" The 3 started a wild goose chase and Siegfried entered the ruins immediately.
"It is true, these pillars here contain Soulium... Welt said that he'll give me at least 30 minutes, can he really survive for that long?" Siegfried then started clearing the rubble so he could get the prize.
"My queen, he is leading us away deliberately." Bella said to Sirin. Noticing that Welt was just escaping and buying time.
"I know, he is distracting us from something. I wanna know what he's up to." Sirin narrowed her eyes at Welt and one of her lances almost hit him.
"Hold! I know how to catch him Bella. So much for his human ingenuity." Sirin stopped the chase and raised her hands.
Welt got alarmed, but he doesn't know what will happen next. Sirin's hands intertwined and big ethereal hands appeared behind him. Unfortunately, they cannot be dodged.
"You flew right into my trap gnat. Now, there's nowhere else to go traitor." She gave a smug smile and went close to him, thinking that he would not be able to harm her.
"Good, then you will have nowhere to run Sirin." Welt used the 0th power of the 9th divine key, making a quasi black hole that almost killed her previously.
Sirin got surprised for a bit. But she got angrier when she saw the same attack. "Old tricks! You cannot beat her chosen traitor!" She contained it with huge ethereal arms of pure honkai energy that distorts space.
'Tsk! She's controlled my black hole almost instantly, she has received too much power.' Welt strained and because the real star of Eden is shattered, he's using his herrscher powers to recreate it with the remains.
"Oh dear, am I hurting you? You aren't even half as strong as we fought earlier. No wonder you were running away." Sirin had the upper hand and was sure of victory.
'I cannot fall here! I must buy Siegfried more time!' Welt started to think of using his other plan, as his body was breaking down more quickly because of his herrscher powers.
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58 minutes later. Siegfried has returned to Arahato and gathered as much Soulium as he could.
"I've gathered the samples. Now, it's time to make a choice." He remembered Welt's words when he stated plan b.
"You, me, and Arahato. What are the chances we will win?" Siegfried asked as he weighed his choices.
"I do not know how much stronger she has become, that's why I made plan b. I'll be honest with you Siegfried, we cannot beat a foe that could just launch rocks at us from space. Your choice would determine the fate of the world Siegfried, choose wisely." Welt then left him alone.
Siegfried then started having an internal battle. If he would pilot Arahato to try and help Welt and save one life that isn't even a guarantee. Or turn his back and escape, breaking his Kaslana Oath.
"The choice is simple Siegfried, a chance to save a life that has no chance of victory. Or to save humanity with a much better chance."
He gritted his teeth and sat on the seat, pushing the auto pilot to return back to the base.
"Mr. Welt, you arrogant piece of crap. You've given me a hard choice..." He then remembered Cecilia's message for him and drank the left over bottle of liquor in one swig.
His expression solemn, leaving behind a friend that he made. Breaking his oath to protect everyone, but hard choices must be taken for the greater good.
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"Impressive! You've lasted for a minute pseudo herrscher. But it's time to end the game." She was getting tired of just containing the black hole. Having enough fun in seeing Welt strain and in pain.
"Wait, did something just leave the moon?" She saw a twinkle that flew away and it was fast.
"Are you trying to cheat again!? No matter, your life ends here fool!" Sirin crushed the black hole and Welt's recreated divine key shattered, launching him to the surface of the moon. Battered and half dead.
"You've made the correct choice Siegfried... The war is on your hands now lad. Godspeed." Welt smiled and thought of the people of Anti-entropy.
"My queen, I'm glad you're unharmed. You have fought the traitor for one hour." Bella was waiting on them and Sirin got surprised.
"But it only took 1 minute to defeat him!? You dirty cheat, what did you do this time!?" Sirin raged. As she was outplayed yet again.
"Hah, just some human ingenuity brat." It was the plan of Einstein, using gravity for time dilation. Something that she has learned from Ein when she was but a child.
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"How does my body look Einstein?" Welt just got out of a capsule that healed him up quickly along with diagnosing his whole body.
"Your legs healed up quite nicely. But multiple organs of yours have been damaged heavily, and there are lingering honkai energy inside of you that has stuck well. I believe that you can only use herrscher powers for 8... No, 5 minutes at combat level before honkai cascade begins." She gave him the numbers and Welt frowned.
"I need to buy Siegfried time, are there any way we can use?" He was desperate and he will throw away his life for the mission.
"There is. You can make pseudo black holes with the star of Eden. And in our estimates and data, if you are near the even horizon. Time is at least 60 times slower inside. So 1 minute of being near the event horizon will result in 60-65 minutes for external observers." Einstein gave him the plan and Welt nodded.
"Be warned, if you enter the event horizon. There will be no coming back. Be careful or you will get crushed by your own black hole." She was worried, but he has made his choices.
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"Thank you, Einstein. You've been the kindest friend and mentor. You've taken care of me when I was lost or in pain."
'I've drained my powers to keep myself from being crushed in my own event horizon. Sirin's powers have grown monstrously immense.' He looked at the little girl that hasn't even broken a sweat. He then kneeled from the immense pain and strain he experienced.
"My queen, there was another one here earlier. But they are now far away, should I mount a chase?" Bella asked as the loyal servant she is, giving Siegfried the chance to escape.
"Leave them Bella. We have the most important prize here! The traitor who has turned his back on god!" Sirin cheered and went closer to him slowly.
"Your cheating ways broke my heart traitor. You didn't tell me about the friend you brought and now you're on your knees begging for forgiveness!?" Sirin raised lunar rocks again and prepared to bombard the earth.
"Sirin! You promised that if I go here on the moon, you will leave earth alone!" Welt protested.
"Your queen has changed her mind. You side with humans and you lie like them as well. It's time to punish humanity for their sins!"
Welt powered through and used his herrscher powers again. Creating missiles to shoot down the soon to be meteors. "You will not! I am Welt of humanity. And I will protect the earth no matter the cost! My life be damned!"
"How about we start traitor? Let's play a little game. It's called shoot my rocks! I'll throw these and you have to shoot them down, let's see who's the better thrower." Sirin smirked.
Welt then launched the missiles and destroyed all of the rocks she threw. Sirin then clapped and smiled mockingly. Welt was panting, drained and almost dead from overusing his powers.
"Impressive! Good job, you managed to destroy all my lunar meteors. I was getting worried you would die during our little game." Sirin went closer and mocked him again.
"Aww, is my little boy too hurt? I guess I'll have to end his pain now don't I?" She was about to take his herrscher core, but Joachim grabbed her hand.
"You dare defy your queen!?" Sirin was flabbergasted. But Welt started to compress his core for the plan Tesla has given him.
"What are you doing!? What dirty trick are you trying to do this time traitor!? Speak! Answer me!" Welt had a tight grip on her hand and he started to try compressing her cores as well.
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"What did you just say!? You want to know how to detonate your own herrscher core!?" Tesla shouted in disbelief at what Joachim just asked her.
"Yes, Sirin will seize my core once I am defeated. I cannot let her get that prize, giving her more power." Welt clenched his fist, thinking that Sirin must not get stronger.
"I hope you're aware that you'd die 1st. And nothing will be left of you but dust." Tesla turned her back on him and started crying.
"But it must be done." Welt nodded and said with conviction.
"You have no idea!" Tesla threw her stuffed toy at his face and pointed at him. "You have no idea of the pain that you will cause Joachim." She gritted her teeth.
"Dr. Tesla, please. I know what I must..."
"Get out, I hate people like you... Those who sacrifice themselves thinking they can solve problems with it. Get out."
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Welt was compressing his core to go supernova. Releasing all the energy in it that would bring a grand explosion. He even tried using Sirin's cores as well.
"The audacity of your actions traitor... You're trying to destroy our cores! Your madness is making me super excited!" Sirin thought of a plan on how to prevent it.
"My queen! What is happening! I cannot move at all!" The honkai energy leaking from them was immense, making Bella unable to go even near.
"Fine then traitor, I will play your little games. I never knew you were this crazy." Sirin smiled like a maniac and Welt just stared at her.
'From dust we are made. And into dust I shall return the both of us Sirin.'
And when their cores was about to go critical. A portal appeared behind Welt and stabbed him, immediately taking away his herrscher core and cancelling his plan effectively.
"Hah, that was so close. Good thing I located his core before it exploded. You can't kill god's chosen with her powers dimwit." Sirin though was covered in sweat in nervousness.
"I was... So close. Joyce, Tesla, Einstein... I've failed." He dropped down to the ground.
"Your human ingenuity is no match for god's powers traitor. You will die alone here in the cold and dead moon." Sirin played with the herrscher core as she looked at Welt.
"Time for my prize." Sirin was about to swallow the core, but she heard Welt speak again.
"No, you... Will... Not leave this place..." He then started to turn into particles and disappeared completely.
"I thought I didn't kill him right. Sheesh, that is definitely the last time I'll see him." Sirin then swallowed the core, finally.
"Kyahahahaha! The powers and knowledge of the 1st herrscher is now mine! It is time to return, the doomed race will drink from the cup of wine pressed from the grapes of my wrath!" She created a battleship and would board it with Bella. But she heard something.
"Watch out! Watch out! Watch out!" She didn't see anything, but something suddenly grasped onto her head and slammed her to the ground face first with immense force.
The ground cracked for miles and her face got broken in by the force. The moon quaked all over and Bella got thrown away from the shockwave.
Sirin twitched and was quickly getting healed by the gem of the 6th herrscher.
Bella took off the dust that was everywhere and she saw a small girl that wore clothes from ancient Shenzou.
"Ahhh, I always wanted to do that. Splendid RKO right guys?" Nuwa gave a thumbs up and everybody in the base clapped for her masterful display.
"Wh-who are you?" Bella asked and she instantly got nervous. As her queen was currently face planting on the ground, unconscious from one single attack.
"I am Nuwa, girl. You claim to be the servant of that kid there right? The self proclaimed seraph of god?" Nuwa pointed at the twitching Sirin and Bella nodded with a gulp.
"Hmm, you're a pretty little thing aren't cha? You'll make a nice present. But Fuxi would be the one to present you later. I'm just here to have some fun." Nuwa shrugged and waited for Sirin to come to.
"Ugh, what happened?" Sirin woke up and saw Bella shaking her awake. She then saw the girl nearby that was playing a game on her hand held console.
"Hey you, you're finally awake." Nuwa memed on her and stood up.
"Who in the world are you?" Sirin got defensive as she was not sure who she is or what she's capable of.
"I am the otaku extraordinaire Nuwa! I have been graced by RNGesus to test one of the greatest creations in this world, 2nd only to the creator of course. So how about I show you girl?" Nuwa took out an orb and threw it at the ground.
A portal opened and Nuwa entered. The scene was bizarre and the peanut gallery could only watch.
They saw a robot that was plain inside the portal and they then heard something they would never forget.
"Let's do this. Transform!" The robot started to transform and Nuwa got a red visor that was shaped like a star.
The mech completed the transformation and slowly started to rise up from the portal after a blinding light that could be even seen from earth.
"Our friend's hopes and dreams are etched into its body. Transforming the infinite darkness into light! Unmatched in heaven and earth. A machine equal to a god!" The mech fully appeared and it had drills all over the place.
It has its arms crossed in front. It was smoking and energy bursted from the mech. "Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann!" Sirin and Bella got blown away by the spectacle and they frowned heavily. (pics here)
"Th-that's cheating! They're cheating again!" Sirin felt the power it was emanating and thought it was a dream.
"We're gonna show you!" The fingertips of it that was drills started to spin quickly. Making Sirin and Bella gulp nervously. "The power of the human race! Uwoooogh!"
Nuwa lunged on them and Sirin prepared haphazardly for a fight.
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Thanks for reading everyone, of course super tengen toppa gurren lagann won't be used on her. That's just bullying. Anyways, ciao.