Chapter 65: A 500-Year Ambition! Otto's Resolve Exposed!
In Arc City, inside Theresa's room.
Theresa had finally pushed the plot to its conclusion. She couldn't help but let out a long sigh. To increase the immersion and explain the background lore, Su Mu had specially used a combination of voice acting and a storyboard format to present the events that followed Theresa's creation.
Theresa had become close friends with Cecilia Shariac, the Holy Maiden of the Shariac family. Because of Cecilia's gentleness, Theresa vowed to protect her. Soon after, Cecilia entered a political marriage with Siegfried Kaslana and gave birth to a daughter on December 7, 1998. After some discussion, the couple asked Theresa to be the girl's godmother and gave her the right to name the child. Looking at the infant bathed in moonlight, Theresa named her Kiana, meaning "Goddess of the Moon."
This was the origin of Kiana's name.
However, the good times did not last. Cecilia remained forever on the Siberian battlefield of the Second Honkai Impact. In the game, due to Cecilia's death, the relationship between Theresa and Otto fractured. She conspired with Kiana's father, Siegfried, to flee Schicksal Headquarters with Kiana. But her plan did not escape Otto's eyes.
["I'm sorry, Grandpa, but I am determined to leave Schicksal!"]
["Is it because of Cecilia? You know that in the battle against the Honkai, sacrifice is inevitable!"]
["Then why did you order me to withdraw from the fight against the Second Herrscher? If... if I could have fought alongside Cecilia, I wouldn't regret dying!" Theresa's voice carried a hint of a sob.]
["Theresa, you are special. You are my most beloved granddaughter; I will never allow you to die." Otto's voice sounded weary, but his tone was resolute.]
["Then can you just sacrifice others without hesitation? There has always been a voice in my head telling me to protect others at all costs, even if I have to sacrifice myself. And Cecilia was the person most important to me! I will never forgive the person who killed her, Grandpa—never!"]
On the night of May 1, 2006, after years of seeing Otto's cold nature of treating human lives as tools, Theresa finally reached her limit when Kiana was taken for experimentation. She decided to leave Schicksal with Siegfried. However, Otto had already anticipated their plan. The pursuit squad failed to capture Siegfried, but they brought back Kiana. To ensure Kiana's safety, Theresa was forced to return to Schicksal. Ultimately, the real Kiana was recovered by Otto's men, while Siegfried escaped with the experimental subject K-423.
Siegfried subsequently became a fugitive wanted by Schicksal, while Theresa was spared from punishment due to Otto's favoritism. Finally, Theresa chose to leave Schicksal Headquarters for the farthest branch—the Far East Branch—where she established an academy to train Valkyries. The name of that academy was St. Freya. There, she intended to raise Valkyries who cherished life and would not be used as pawns or sacrifices.
In Otto's confidential records, he also spoke of his feelings regarding Theresa's change. Otto hadn't expected that Cecilia's death would hurt Theresa so much, to the point of her hating him. But he quickly realized it was an inevitable outcome. To save Kallen in the past, Otto had also sacrificed civilians, only to be slapped by Kallen in the end. He even felt that Theresa's blood truly carried Kallen's soul, though he found the thought absurd.
[It's clear that Otto truly dotes on Theresa...]
[Yeah, even when Theresa defected, Otto only hoped she would come back. There wasn't even a punishment...]
[Theresa couldn't just stand by and watch her niece be experimented on. After Cecilia died, Kiana was all she had left.]
[I just didn't expect Otto to actually agree to Theresa's request to start an academy...]
The viewers in the stream were quite moved by the founding of St. Freya Academy. They understood that Otto's love for his granddaughter was not an exaggeration. Even in such a situation, Otto indulged Theresa. Despite her rebellious intentions, he chose to let the past go and even allowed her to develop her own power in the Far East. Of course, perhaps he only felt this confident because the "real" Kiana was still in his hands.
Otto Apocalypse... truly a complex and contradictory man. But it was precisely because of this that his character was so memorable.
In a final top-secret file, Otto's grand scheme spanning centuries was finally revealed: A-310 (Theresa) was a miracle. Out of 260 subjects, only A-310 possessed a complete consciousness. Furthermore, her existence made Otto feel the presence of Kallen Kaslana. He wanted to believe she was Kallen, but he was afraid.
Like all scientists throughout history who stood at the pinnacle of humanity, I may be standing before the gates of truth. But my ideals make me doubt whether truth truly lies within those gates. The concept of the "soul" cannot be explained by any current scientific theory. But I know that within the Honkai, my answer may lie. The Herrschers, messengers of the Honkai, are beginning to be born. In the records of the Previous Era, the Sixth Herrscher—the Herrscher of Death—possessed the power of soul transposition. She should be able to give me my answer. That answer... Can allow me to truly reunite with Kallen and fulfill my 500-year ambition.
The release of this file made Theresa, who was playing the game, wear a shocked expression. "Five hundred years? So, to resurrect Grandma Kallen, Grandpa has been... for five hundred years..."
Until I obtain the answer, I will protect the Honkai. I will not let those fools from Anti-Entropy ruin my grand plan. And then, after I obtain the answer, I will kill It. — Otto, Date Unknown.
At this moment, Otto's plan was finally brought to light. To resurrect the person most important to him—Kallen Kaslana—this Overseer of Schicksal had used unknown means to live for five centuries. For five hundred years, he had spent all his effort seeking a way to bring Kallen back. He intended to use the power of the Honkai to find his answer!
[Otto is simply too incredible...]
[I didn't expect him to be playing such a massive game of chess!]
[Living for five hundred years, how did he even do it?]
[Wait, does that mean Kallen Kaslana is also a person from five hundred years ago?]
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