Project K-324

Chapter-42: Herrscher Diana's Training

"In the [Artificial Herrscher] files, it was mentioned that you lost your Herrscher authority after Schicksal 'saved' you. And then you regained it after they implanted the A-HC in you." Welt said, but it seemed more like he was talking to himself. "Diana... When exactly did your powers completely return?" he asked, now with his attention turned towards me.

"Let's see..." I tried to remember. "I... don't really know. It's not like I suddenly was able to burn everything like I was a human flamethrower or create wind blades that could cut anything to pieces." I said with a defeated and frustrated tone. "But. I remember Otto changing the way he trained me after about two months after I woke up or a month of normal training."

"...and not long after that you had a long fever caused by the A-HC's metamorphosis." Welt continued. I knew that he almost came to a conclusion, but I didn't knew it yet. (Did my ability get influenced by the A-HC or something?) "It might be that the A-HC wasn't the only thing going through a metamorphosis." at that I raised an eyebrow.

"Uh... but I don't remember making a cocoon for myself." I said with a thoughtful expression. That only gained me a blank expression from Welt. "Alright, joking aside. So, you think that my powers went through something like that as well? That would explain the change of requirements." I said on a serious tone.

"After you become more stable, we'll try to find out as much as we can about what you can do. But now, let's focus on your mastery over your Herrscher powers." Welt said as the environment in the simulation room changed to a greenfield. "Try slowly reshaping your powers in a Herrscher power of your choosing."

"?" I looked a little confused at his request. Raising a hand in front of me, I used the authority flames and conjured a bright red flame in the palm of my hand. "Like this?"

"..." Welt was silent for a few moments. "...It's good. Now focus on the flame as a catalyst and circulate the Honkai energy with the Herrscher of Flames signature through your entire body." Welt said.

The temperature in the room began to slowly rise as the flame in my hands started changing to an orange color. I then felt my body releasing heat as well, causing the simulated grass to be burned by the heat. As I looked at the bright flame in my hands, I noticed that my clothes became a darker color as to seem burned by the heat. Luckily these were clothes specially made by Otto for my training. (At first I wanted to throw them away, but neither I nor the doctors found anything, so it should be fine, right?)

"Good job! Keep the energy as stable as you can!" I heard Welt shout as I noticed that he took a safe distance from me. "Diana! Try shifting to another authority!" after a few more minutes, I heard him shout again.

"...OK!" after a few moments, I answered. It was harder than I first thought. Unlike before, where I just needed to release the power, now Welt asked me to fully reshape it.

Then as the flame in my hands started changing, the temperature started dropping from a hot summer to a freezing winter. Now in my hands was an ice crystal, in the form of a flower bud. The floor around me started freezing and small spikes started rising. Not to disturb my concentration, I slowly looked around at what I did, and only then I noticed that my clothes changed to a more bright color. It seemed that it changed color depending on what I use.

"Diana, you release too much energy! Slowdown!" Welt shouted, but I almost didn't hear him. It seems that he went farther away than before to avoid the freezing.

I tried to decrease the output... it didn't work. I tried again... it didn't work. I tried to stop... it... didn't... work. Seeing that I was getting out of control, I started to panic. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't stop.