Honkai Impact 3rd: Don't Die For Me/ Book 3 Paradise

Chapter 93 Merit

<Northern Vienna>

Eleanor helped another child. It was tiring to cycle the smallest trace of Honkai energy in and out of their bodies, but the result was steady improvement. The efficiency that she longed for flourished under the assault of the Black Rose. She tenderly handed off the sleeping child to their father, clothes torn from the vicinity of the explosion. They targeted a shelter, a commonly frequented area. A charity that Cain Kaslana secretly funded. How careless.

"Report."

Eleanor stood tall, towering over the average citizen with devilish horns. Even the most curious child wouldn't dare touch her uneven crown. A Valkyrie, a scout of Koleston's line, appeared kneeling by her side.

"Vice Captain they've abandoned the north. We've been able to subdue the Black Rose's Blooming."

The scout glanced at the building the size of a reputable in. There was no roof and on the base wood beams at the edges survived. Honkai energy radiated from the ashes, and only a few bones survived the explosion.

"This was the reception area. The lobby." Eleanor whispered. She walked into the radiation that was dangerous even for her but she felt nothing. Her key reacted strangely, it hungered, and before Eleanor knew it the surrounding Honkai energy was consumed by the curse Otto gave her.

It was a cleansing of the evil, a legend in the making. Grateful eyes, respectful eyes, and eyes of worship started to bud. Eleanor paid them no mind, what if these were her citizens? As a Valkyrie these were innocents she swore to protect. It was her life that should be at risk, her life should be their shield.

"This operation took just over an hour. I've investigated the other sites. One was a clinic and another a large cellar for storing grain. Parts of the city will go hungry."

"And Kallen?"

"Captain has subdued all those in the square. She's in pursuit of the ring leader. We're working with the Vienna Valkyries to ensure the safety of the civilians. Several blocks have been designated as a safe zone in every district. The guards are working nonstop as well, last I've seen the medical Valkyries, ours and theirs have begun to set up clinics. The worst is over but corpses line the streets. Lives were reaped and there were casualties."

"Kallen is going to end the mastermind."

"Yes, Vice Captain."

"Then I'm needed elsewhere."

Eleanor clutched her divine key. It was a blessing and a curse. Something she could consider to be a beloved namesake. She was back on the same path, the path blindsided by love, thrown aside for love. She was Eleanor Scharaic, the princess of the House.

<An Hour In the Past, Vienna Square>

Kallen held nothing back. The entire square was covered in frost. The little grassroots growing between the stones shattered in the presence of her storm. Sky and earth trembled after she unleashed the full might of the Oath of Judah.

"Get back here!"

Kallen jumped for the fleeing Emelia. But she was intercepted by the Petals that could barely match her speed. Somersaulting mid-air to avoid their spears Kallen drew blood from anger. She wanted to scream and rend those villains before her. Was she strong enough? These were rankers?

'I'll test them,' She thought, landing in the center of the square. With a mighty smash, she set down her oath. Faster than the blink of an eye a sea of gold erupted from the ground. The sky rained with golden spears.