Houkai CH2

Act1:
???: What a surprise! You defeated Ganesha~
Kiana: Hahaha, that beast was a joke. I might be a mere B Rank Valkyrie, but my power is S Rank!
???: You sure have a big mouth. You say that, but you're not really close to the power of a real S Rank Valkyrie. 14 years ago I tasted the power of a real S Rank Valkyrie myself.
Kiana: 14 years ago?! Wait, why are we still in this dream! Didn't you say that if I beat that pig I'd wake up?
???: Hehehe, did I promise that? I'm sooo lonely, I'll have you keep me company for a little longer~
Kiana: I don't want to! Let me go back!
Bronya: You should listen to her, Miss. She might look cute, but her personality is awful. She is always hungry too. Truly a beast. To put it bluntly, she is simply the worst.
Kiana: Bronya-chan, don't tell the enemy that stuff! I'm gonna have to scold you when we get back! Wait, how can you be here?
Bronya: According to Mei-neesama's report, you kept losing consciousness. As instructed by Major Himeko, Bronya went to check on you. According to your brainwaves it turns out you were simply sleeping. As expected of Kiana, even in the middle of an important mission you're slacking off.
Kiana: It's not my fault! Bronya-chan, get me out of here!
???: Hehe, I was surprised at seeing an intruder. You won't get away from me that easily~
Bronya: This will be a bit hard. First head to the student dormitory, Kiana.
Kiana: The dorms? Why?
Bronya: That is where your deepest memories are. From there I can make a connection back to reality.
Kiana: I don't get it but okay. I just have to go to the dorms, right?
???: You make me sad, Kiana. I won't let you go that easily!
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Bronya: According to Bronya's data, Kiana has reached the student dormitory. Connection at 80%.
???: Kiana, are you leaving? I'm so sad... but well, I'm sure you'll come back one day!
Bronya: Connection complete. Sleepy Kiana, wake up already!

Act 2:
Back on the battleship. Bronya detected two sets of brainwaves in Kiana's brain and concludes there is something strange going on. Kiana asks Himeko about the S Rank Valkyrie from 14 years ago but she can't tell her who she is because it's classified information. Bronya suggests to take a break while she's hacking into the battleship's terminal. Surprisingly, it's very easy to hack into the terminal. Too easy. As if they wanted her to do it. Kiana starts dozing off again...

Act 3:
???: Welcome back, Kiana-chan.
Kiana: Another dream...
???: You won't act surprised anymore?
Kiana: You're 100 years too early to surprise me! Besides, if I want to leave I just have to go to the dorms, right?
???: Well, it's true I can't stop you but I still can make it harder. I changed the layout so you won't be able to get there so easily. If you reach the dormitory I'll give you a reward! If you can get there that is~
Kiana: A reward? I don't need that. Though if you can make it so I can marry Mei-senpai then I wouldn't mind...
???: I'm afraid that's not it. You want to know who the S Rank Valkyrie from 14 years ago is, right? As a reward I'll tell you.
Kiana: It's a promise!
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???: Congratulations! You win!
Kiana: Hehe. I won so now keep your part of the deal.
???: Don't be in such a rush. Besides, I think you got a pretty good idea of who she is, right?
Kiana: Don't play dumb, tell me already!
???: Cecilia. Cecilia Shania.
Kiana: I knew it...
???: Cecilia was married to Siegfried Kasnala, and had a daughter named Kiana Kaslana.
Kiana: How do you know my mom? She passed away when I was younger...
???: What kind of person she was? What color were her eyes? Did she sing well? Was she kind? How did she died? Your father didn't tell you anything, did he?
Kiana: Tell me more about my mom!
???: I prepared a new stage for you. If you were to clear it I might tell you more~

Act 4:
Kiana woke up. The team walks to the control room while they wait for Bronya's analysis to complete. It'll take 20 minutes.
Analysis at 80%. 5 more minutes. Kiana isn't looking good and falls asleep again.

Act 5:
Kiana: Hello there, I came back again!
???: You've come back for your reward? Then my dear Kiana, what would you like to know about your mom?
Kiana: I want to know...
???: Before you tell me, I must tell you I can only answer 1 question.
Kiana: Are you joking? After all you made me go through?!
???: Sadly the disaster energy from the battleship is about to fade. I can't maintain this dream much longer. Then tell me, what do yo want to know?
Kiana: I want to know... how my mom died.
???: Oh, that's a good question! You must have wondered a lot about all the things you could have done with her if she hadn't died. Your father wouldn't have disappeared, you could have eaten dinner together, hear her sing, wear the same clothes and hairstyle. Ah... What a warm and happy life could have been.
Kiana: Answer my question already!
???: The cause of death of your mother? Fine, I'll tell you out of pity. By the way, do you know how the Destiny Organization likes to call your dear Mei-senpai?
Kiana: The Third Ruler?
???: Yes, that's right. As you know, your dear Mei-senpai was once chosen by the disaster energy and became The Third Ruler. Although she couldn't control it properly, she's just a fake one. What I am getting at is that if there is a third, that means there was a second.
Kiana: Don't make fun of me! Even I can do simple math. After the First Ruler comes the Second, then the Third!
???: No no no, it's not about math... 14 years ago in Siberia The Second Ruler appeared. As soon as she appeared she engulfed the whole region in disaster energy, and it was said if it was left alone it could end up consuming half the world! To deal with it a certain Valkyrie was dispatched. Yes, it was none other than everyone's favorite S Rank Valkyrie: Cecilia Shania~!
Kiana: I see, she was killed during her fight with The Second Ruler!
???: That's true, but not quite correct. Certainly, Cecilia died during that battle. However she wasn't killed by The Second Ruler. It was a close battle, but before The Second Ruler could deal a fatal blow the Destiny Organization launched a tactical nuke upon them, killing both of them in the process. You could say they did it in the name of hope, but knowing them they probably just wanted to know if something like that even worked haha! And so the story of the great hero who slayed the dragon at the cost of his own life was born~
Kiana: I can't believe it... Doesn't the Destiny Organization fight to protect humanity?!
???: Humans are creatures like that. Well, there's your reward. Bye bye~
Kiana: Wait, there is still a lot I want to ask you! Who are you? How do you know about my mom? Why are you appearing in my dreams?!
???: You could say I'm your other half. I'd like to meet you, but it's not time yet. I'll be waiting for you at The Throne. To open the door to The Throne you need 4 keys, but sadly you only got 1 with you right now. If you want to know the truth, then why don't you try gathering them all?

Act 6:
Back in the real world, it's time to get inside the control room. Bronya found a strange message in the data she analyzed: a mail from an unknown sender. "This battleship, the Moonlight Warrior, crossed through time and space to deliver this message to you. To reach The Throne, a new world, you have to gather 4 keys. "The Thunder of Conquest", "The Flames of Sickness", "The Storm of Longing", "The Death of Serenity". By the way, the password to the observatory is your birthday.

Theresa interrupts their conversation to talk about "The Storm of Longing". 14 years ago a vast amount of disaster energy was released in several parts of the world. The amount of energy was so big that whoever wields it would gain power comparable to The Ruler itself. One of these energies had to be sealed inside a gem to contain it. The gem, now known as the "Desire Gem", was used 3 years ago by a group of scientists in a forbidden experiment. They tried to use its immense power to create a new Ruler, but the experiment ended in failure. Since then the gem has been stored in a secure facility in New Zealand, Oceania. Theresa has plans to go pick it up after this mission is done.

Just like the letter said, Kiara's birthday gave them access to the observatory inside the control room. The moment they got access to it a mysterious female voice took control of Bronya. She cannot let the ship fall into Hyperion's hands and ordered Bronya to kill Kiana and Mei. After defeating her, Bronya is back to normal. Himeko wonders what happened, what was that about someone being controlled. Kiana lies to her and says everything is fine, she must have misheard that.