Heart of the Storm

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[scene: Coral business district]

The frost-covered street was traced through by a dark trail as though a line was drawn across a sheet of paper. Mei was the place where the line ended and stopped before the ice.

Mei(HoT):......

She swung her blade against the frozen barrier. She was alone in this bleak whiteness. She parried the Ice Herrscher's attack and slowly restored powers that were drained by the Scepters of Duat.

Mei(HoT):...Raven? Owl? Do you copy?

Mei tried calling her fellow allies on her comm device, but there was nothing but silence. She pieced the evidences together and realised that they all pointed towards the impossible.

Mei(HoT):......

She coalesced the Honkai energy and restored her Herrscher powers. She must find the Herrscher of Ice and uncover the ultimate truth.

Mei then saw Honkai beasts, so before she set off, she went to kill them. After clearing out all of the weaker ones. Leaving only the more powerful ones. Mei then dispatched two of them with ease, leaving one left. Mei then turned her attention to it and attacked with a barrage of slashes, using her authority over lightning, she struck the beast down. After killing all the beast she heard something. Her dormant comm device came to life. Raven spoke weakly through it.

Mei(HoT): Raven?! What happened?

Raven: Owl... he betrayed us...

Mei(HoT): Owl...? Why?

Raven: I don't know... he used the Scepters on you... and then stabbed me in the back... He took my Divine Key... but he can't use the ordained powers without authentication...

Mei(HoT):... are you alright?

Raven: To be honest... I feel terrible... he used some form of neurotoxin on me... Don't waste time helping me... you must chase them down... don't let him escape with that Herrscher...

Mei(HoT): Take care of yourself, Raven. I'll go after the Herrscher...

Raven: Mei... I have another piece of bad news for you... Joyeuse... she's... she's heading to your position right now...

Meanwhile Joyeuse was on her way towards Mei, however a bunch of Honkai zombies were blocking her path, so she was killing them and avoided the ice attack that appeared. After a short while she killed the last zombie that was blocking her path as she headed towards the Herrschers of Thunder.

Mei(HoT): Joyeuse...

Joyeuse: Raiden Mei, are you still in fighting shape?

Mei(HoT): Of course I am.

Joyeuse: Then follow me. We don't have time to waste.

Mei(HoT): Let's go.

Meanwhile at a different part of the business district. The leak was silent and lifeless. Even time itself seemed to have frozen over. The Herrscher of Ice hovered above the fountain. Her intents and feelings were hidden by a dark veil. Though she had just fought the Lightning Queen, the Ice Herrscher appeared to be extremely calm. She was expecting something. The man approaching her from a distance may know the answer. The joints of Owl's metallic skeleton creaked as he stiffly walked across the icy garden. He called out her name as he staggered towards the Herrscher.

Owl: We meet again... Ana.

The ice began to shift. The Herrscher slowly raised her head. Her gaze rested upon his frost-covered face. She hovered towards him. The frozen beds of flowers melted, allowing time to flow once more.

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