Chapter - 11

Many files flashed before her eyes, the truth struck her like a truck. Anastasia wasn't the only Diclonious around, when Schicksal discovered her existence, they started using samples of her blood and injected it inside various test subjects, at first the experiments led to nowhere until one of the test subjects got pregnant and the result was a child born in four and a half months which had different anatomy compared to normal humans which matched Anastasia's before she got her nanosuit, since then the test was repeated and the resulting children imprisoned in this structure. Anastasia was marked as queen since she was the only one who also could reproduce normally besides from infecting people with her vectors and blood The other Diclonius were marked as Silpelits. Their DNA was similar to Anastasia but not completely, Schicksal had tried to replicate her DNA but it was to no avail, the Silpelits had multiple hearts and lungs and their bones were naturally stronger but they were all females which seemed to work against them since they were stronger than a normal human but not as they should be, the scientists stated that they should be four times stronger. Due to being unable to suppress their natural killer instinct, Schicksal put them into stasis.

Kallen started looking inside the files until she found one of them called 'Project Ragnarok'

Schicksal intended to turn every Diclonius into a Jäger and build an army capable of killing any type of Herrscher. Thanks to their innate body strength, healing factor and resistance to Honkai corruption, they would have easily surpassed the Valkyries. The project was put on hold due to the DNA problem and a new one was started.

Project Prophet

It was an attempt to duplicate the Nanosuit in order to put it on the Diclonius to repress their destructive instincts but it also failed since the Nanosuit's sample always destroyed themselves after being separated from the main thing. There were a few attempts to analyze the Nanosuit on Anastasia herself but all failed once SECOND either kicked them out or the Nanosuit hardened itself to the point that the instruments were incapacitated from keeping with the operation.

Kallen was shocked but didn't have much time, everything was saved up inside SECOND now and that's all she needs. She found a map of the lab and quickly reached the exit. Valkyries and Schicksal soldiers were swarming the entire place but she learned how to sneak her way through a long time ago. She finally reached the residential area of the base and quickly got inside Anastasia's house.

"Who's there?!" Theresa said as she summoned the oath of Judah

Kallen took a deep breath and disengaged the cloaking appearing in front of her "Hello, my kin"

Theresa couldn't believe her eyes, in front of her there was no other than Kallen Kaslana herself, and she was alive.

"How did you...?" Theresa muttered before Kallen started using the vectors to break the door so that it wouldn't be accessible, she then lifted several heavy looking pieces of furniture and placed in front of it.

"there's no time for presentations" Kallen said before grabbing a pair of HOMU-HOMU virtual reality commlink that Anastasia had gifted Theresa on her birthday "You are the only one who can bring her back"

"what? What are you even talking about?!" Theresa replied shaking her head as she tried to understand what was going.

"Anastasia is not gone" Kallen said shocking Theresa as Kallen then placed her hand on her chest "This body is not mine, is hers. Otto placed me inside of it but I don't want to steal anyone's life"

The small Valkyrie was stunned "What...?"

Kallen grabbed her hands "Anastasia is going through immense pain, I know it because I saw her memories and I saw her, she has lost her will to live, I think that her immense love for you should be more than enough to wake her up." she said as she then placed one of the HOMU-HOMU on her hands.

Theresa felt a sharp pain coming from her heart and almost wanted to cry...but now it wasn't the time of tears but it was time for action. Theresa nodded determined as Kallen connected the HOMU-HOMU to the Nanosuit "Are you sure this will work? After all you lived back in the renaissance" Teri asked

Kallen gave her a nod "Yeah, me and Anastasia share the same knowledge and the nanosuit makes it way easier" she said before looking at Theresa with a concerned expression "You are going to see a lot of awful things not only that but we must be quick before Otto finds me, got it?"

Theresa nodded "Let's do this" she said as she placed the device on top of her head.

Kallen activated the devices and both of them found themselves in the middle of a destroyed New York.

"What happened here?" Theresa whispered

"This is the New York of another civilization, watch out" Kallen replied as a pair of guns appeared in her hands

"You don't want to use the Oath of Judah?" Theresa asked as the giant cross appeared on her back

"No, you're its wielder now after all" Kallen replied as both of them started walking towards Central Park.

"Do you know where she is?" Theresa said getting a nod from Kallen.

The Kaslana pointed her finger forward and there she was. Anastasia was lying on the grass of the park.

"Ana!" Theresa shouted as she started running towards her little sister.

Kallen was about to do the same thing before her instincts screamed at her to avoid getting near Anastasia. Kallen tackled Theresa to the ground as an arrow pierced through the tree that was behind Theresa.

"What?!" Theresa shouted as a man with a nanosuit appeared not too far away from Anastasia "You!" Theresa shouted as she pointed her finger at the man "YOU ARE PROPHET, AREN'T YOU?!"

Prophet nodded "Indeed and I will not let you get close to her" he said as he pointed his bow towards them.

"Why?!" Kallen shouted as another person appeared

He had a hood but some of his features were still visible like his pale skin and blue eyes. He was wearing a button-up shirt, plain gray hoodie and black leather jacket with red interior accompanied by a pair of blue jeans and black shoes.

"Who are you?" Theresa asked as Kallen pointed her guns at the hooded man "His name is Alex Mercer"

"Oh? Seems like you also looked inside our memories miss Kaslana" Alex said shrugging "You know how this fight is going to end so why don't you just step aside and let us do our things"

"Can't do that" Theresa replied shaking her head before throwing a look at Anastasia "I will not leave until I get back my little sister"

Alex chuckled as his body started turning into an armor and his right arm into a massive blade while the other turned into giant claws "Then Perish" he said with a ghostly tone as he launched himself on Theresa.

Kallen was about to help the small valkyrie when an explosive arrow forced her to throw herself to the side. The Kaslana then looked in the direction of the arrow and saw Prophet aiming his bow at her "I'll be your opponent" he said before turning on his cloaking.

Kallen cursed under her breath before finding cover behind a nearby tree, she closed her eyes trying to analyze her surroundings, her finger were ready on the triggers of her two handguns.

She didn't hear anything except for something similar to a whistle. The Valkyrie threw herself to the ground again as her cover literally exploded sending splinters everywhere. She understood that the place she was in gave Prophet a massive advantage but unfortunately for her, this was central park...

Kallen needed to think fast because she was quite sure that the next arrow will probably kill her. She analyzed her surroundings once again and located a shot down chopper nearby. The girl took a deep breath and sprinted towards the wreckage, her ears picked up some cracks coming from the trees and she knew that Prophet was probably aiming at her and so she started zig-zagging trying to avoid getting hit by one of the soldier's arrows.