My Game Studio is Full of Valkyries?!

"Everyone, let's accompany Kiana to the end of this story."

"Kiana took the flame from Himeko and... carried it onward."

Elysia originally just wanted to soothe the audience a little, but after speaking only two lines, she felt her emotions rising again.

That previous cutscene really had too much impact.

Not daring to say more, she clicked the screen and continued the main story.

The game shifted to Bronya's perspective.

For some reason, seeing that scene left players with a hollow feeling.

It really seemed like Teacher Himeko's story... had truly ended.

Some players even had the twisted thought:

Wouldn't it be nice if there were more Himeko flashbacks later?

Even if it's another heartbreak, at least they'd get to see her again—

Even if only in memories.

Amid the players' distracted thoughts, the main story officially began.

Kiana's consciousness returned to reality.

Under Fu Hua and Bronya's gaze, she awoke.

Recalling what she'd just experienced, her heart shuddered.

She opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but didn't know how to begin.

But now wasn't the time for Kiana to process her emotions or talk it out.

Not far ahead, the Puppet was limping toward the center of the theater, trying to escape.

Kiana forced herself to suppress the sadness in her heart.

She had to settle things with the Herrscher of Domination first. Everything else could wait.

She and Fu Hua chased after the Puppet, and along the way, Fu Hua and Bronya explained the situation.

It was Mei who had seriously injured the Puppet.

Now, it couldn't even control the Herrscher powers it had stolen—like the power of the Herrscher of Reason, which was slowly returning to its core.

The three continued their pursuit to the final stage.

The Puppet looked at the trio closing in, especially Kiana, and gritted its teeth:

"Kiana... so you really defeated the Herrscher of the Void?"

"That's right! Sorry to disappoint you," Kiana fired back.

The Puppet 'praised' her:

"Hahaha, not bad, strong, truly impressive...! Even losing your teacher didn't break you. The Herrscher of the Void couldn't stop you. Not even the Herrscher cores could bind you..."

"Fine, fine. Kiana, I admit it—maybe you really are a hero."

But Kiana simply shook her head calmly.

"I'm not a hero. The ones who led me, who guided me—they're the true heroes.

I'm only following the path they left behind... to remember that they once lived."

The Puppet neither agreed nor disagreed, once again posing in its signature "arms-wide" gesture.

"Is that so? Perhaps that's true—

But we are different!"

"We are not heroes.

And the people you're trying to save—they aren't heroes either!"

"They are the same as us—Puppets.

Losers who gave up struggling, who don't even know why they're alive.

They hate their own weakness and helplessness.

They turn that into hatred for the world!"

"We are the true shadows within the human heart—

Unspeakable ugliness—

Countless twisted malice, fused and warped, formed this Theater of Domination—

And gave birth to the Herrscher of Domination!!!"

Kiana resolutely refuted:

"You can't represent humanity."

"You only see the darkness of the human heart,

but you blind yourselves to its beauty.

You dominate humanity and make them give up,

but you never once listened to the other voice within them."

"You're just Honkai's puppets!"

Seeing that it could no longer shake Kiana's heart,

the Puppet changed tactics.

"The final stage is ready for you."

"Come! What follows... is the final battle between the hero and malice!"

...

Elysia guided Kiana up the stairs toward the "final stage."

Players grew excited.

They were finally going to cut down this blood-pressure-inducing Herrscher—how could they not be excited?

When Kiana and the others stepped onto the battlefield,

a creature entirely unlike the Puppet appeared.

Bulky frame.

Flailing mechanical tentacles.

An unrecognizable anatomy with no clear head or torso—

It looked like a grotesquely deformed hand.

It radiated postmodern artistic energy—

By far the least human-like Herrscher design in Honkai Impact 3rd history.

[Herrscher of Domination: Rabble of Many]

The battle began.

This fight played very differently than the previous ones.

Each time Kiana was attacked, Fu Hua's icon on the right side of the screen would flash.

Clicking it would summon Fu Hua to Kiana's side,

bouncing back the Herrscher's skills.

You could also summon Bronya for support.

And Kiana here—because the Herrscher of the Void's consciousness had dissipated—

no longer had a Herrscher energy bar.

That meant her Void Drifter form had unlimited branch skills.

Three-hit normal attack with brief invincibility, enemy pulling, AoE, and time fracture.

Swinging her greatsword felt unstoppable!

Cutting through Puppets was like slicing tofu.

With the trio's perfect coordination,

the entire fight felt incredibly smooth.

The Herrscher of Domination had no chance to retaliate.

Players were euphoric.

"That's it? That's all it's got?"

So this is all the mighty Herrscher of Domination amounts to?

"Unforgivable! Unforgivable! Unforgivable!!"

Sensing its defeat,

the Herrscher grew desperate.

Ordinary attacks couldn't harm Kiana anymore.

It went on the offensive.

Suddenly, it warped through space and appeared behind Kiana.

Its fingers clenched into a fist, punching toward her.

Kiana noticed the attack and turned to dodge—

But she was too late.

Just then, Fu Hua leapt forward,

fist raised, meeting the attack head-on.

She forcefully intercepted the Herrscher's lethal blow.

But...

Fu Hua was weakened, her strength reduced to a tenth.

She could only hold off the blow for a moment

before being flung away and knocked off the edge of the stage.

Yet the Herrscher didn't let her fall.

It extended a hand and caught her—

intending to use her as a hostage.

"Squad leader!" Bronya cried in panic.

Kiana rushed forward again: "Give her back!"

But more Puppets swarmed in, blocking their path.

"Hehehe! Don't rush, don't rush.

Your turn is coming soon!"

Without Fu Hua's protection,

the battle became noticeably more difficult.

Kiana could no longer charge forward recklessly.

The situation grew increasingly dire.

Players' nerves tensed.

Then, the Herrscher tried the same trick again—

Summoning a dozen claws to strike Kiana and Bronya.

They could only dodge as best they could.

"Kiana! Watch out!"

After narrowly dodging a few strikes,

Kiana heard Bronya's voice.

The next moment—

Bronya shoved her aside, taking the hit herself.

The claw snatched Bronya like a crane game.

"Bronya!!"

Kiana immediately gave chase.

Triggering a player-controlled QTE.

If executed correctly, Kiana would vault up the broken debris in the sky, chasing after Bronya.

Elysia played with full concentration.

This segment had an intense sense of immersion.

The tension was sky-high.

First was Valkyrie teamwork,

then aerial QTE,

followed by a chase sequence.

In terms of gameplay, fluidity, and visual presentation—

it even surpassed Kiana's battle against the Herrscher of Sentience at Mt. Taixu.

You could feel how miHoYo just keeps improving.

Do they not have any creative bottlenecks?!

In-game, under Elysia's control,

Kiana finally caught up to Bronya and Fu Hua.

But space warped.

Kiana, who was soaring upward a moment ago,

suddenly began to fall.

"Gravity... reversed?"

She landed, surrounded by the Puppet's eerie laughter.

Puppets closed in again.

Kiana analyzed the situation:

"No, that's not it—it's the Puppets' strings controlling everything!

This stage was theirs from the beginning.

The Herrscher of Domination... can even do this?"

"Entangled! Clingy pests!"

The Puppet's voices echoed from all directions.

"Why struggle pointlessly?

Why resist when it's meaningless?"

With those words,

a massive pillar smashed the platform beneath Kiana's feet.

Elysia followed the in-game cues, controlling Kiana to escape.

She ran, turned, jumped obstacles, dodged falling pillars—

This was yet another innovative gameplay format.

You had to wonder...

Is there anything Honkai Impact 3rd can't do!?

...

Kiana descended further—

Until finally—

She reached the bottom of the abyss.

She landed in a hall glowing gold.

The Herrscher of Domination's voice returned.

Layered—thousands of voices of men, women, children, all mixed together.

Sinister. Twisted. Pure malice.

"Meaningless struggle."

"Meaningless existence."

"Meaningless life."

"Perish—worthless world!"

Boom!

A crash came from above.

The Herrscher descended like a meteor,

shaking the entire hall.

Final battle begins.

"My meaning is not for you to decide!"

Kiana replied firmly,

drew her sword, and charged.

The Herrscher of Domination was domination itself—

Forcing human hearts toward hatred and despair.

But now Kiana, whose heart had reached clarity,

saw through it completely.

Empowered by her unwavering will

and fueled by rage toward the Herrscher,

players found themselves executing every dodge and attack flawlessly.

The Herrscher's HP dropped steadily.

Victory was in sight.

Kiana prepared to land the final blow—

A teleport point appeared.

A Puppet identical to Fu Hua blocked her.

Everyone froze.

But it wasn't real. Just a Puppet.

"Seeing your comrade's face must make you happy, huh, Kiana?"

The Herrscher sneered, taking the chance to recover.

It summoned more Puppets resembling Fu Hua and Bronya.

"You can't attack now, can you?"

"Heh... See? You're alone again!

It's all your fault—they all died because of you!"

"Your very existence only brings misfortune!"

"But that's what they deserve!

They're just like you—stupid, weak, worthless!"

Not gonna lie—

That dialogue, that behavior?

It absolutely spiked players' blood pressure.

Grinding their teeth, they crushed the Fu Hua and Bronya Puppets—

Then a cutscene played.

Kiana, using the Herrscher of the Void's power, soared toward the Herrscher of Domination.

About to finish it—

BOOM!!

A shockwave of energy blasted her away.

The Herrscher transformed—

Humanoid form, surrounded by eight corrupted cores that fired lasers.

"This is the Theater of Domination.

A stage for thousands.

We are the will of thousands.

Thousands of despair.

Despair does not vanish.

We do not vanish."

"We were created by—"

"Destroyed everything by—"

"Humanity's own malice!!"

New form.

Stronger power.

And that horrible multi-voice echo.

Players sobered up from the thrill of beating it.

And felt their scalp go numb.

It wasn't just the boss's pressure—

But the way it kept reviving—stronger every time.

Who can keep up with that?!

Even so, they pushed on—

Defeating the newly transformed Herrscher again.

It broke apart into scattered parts.

Players exhaled—

"Finally over, right?"

But laughter echoed.

The Herrscher stood again—reformed.

"It's not over.

It's just beginning. Hahaha~~"

"Despair does not vanish.

We do not vanish."

"You cannot change the malice in human hearts.

You cannot change this ugly world."

The screen darkened.

Kiana, holding her greatsword,

was the only remaining light.

Players felt a deep helplessness.

Looking back—

The Herrscher had been crushed by HoS,

smashed by Kiana summoning the Hyperion,

wrecked by Mei...

Outwitted by Bronya, outmuscled by Fu Hua, out-bloodlusted by Raiden Mei...

And still it kept coming back.

Stronger every time.

As if... it could never truly be defeated.