Note: In the original version of my story, I started asking readers for suggestions for the next template. You are also free to give suggestions.
But please remember, some of your character suggestions aren't chosen for several reasons. The main reason is that I don't understand their power system. So while giving suggestions, at least outline the power system of that character.
From the previous chapters, I've already taken some suggestions from several readers, but they might take time to appear...
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"It seems the girl's plan worked," Queenie sighed in relief, feeling the distortion around her gradually fade.
'Purification Elixir', a liquid capable of providing absolute purification to its target. Made from the blood of a Transcendent being, purified by the Saintess of the Holy Spirit Empire.
According to Takamiya Mayuri's statement, a Herrscher is a human distorted by Honkai Energy.
So theoretically—if the Elixir could purify corrupt energy, then a Herrscher should be able to be restored...
Initially this serum was their first plan, but Laura wanted to use another strategy, which was to utilize the Talents of the Hunters.
Unfortunately, because she failed and even caused the death of the Rank SS Hunters, she ended up using the Elixir...
Queenie's alluring body leaned against the ruins, trying to ignore the pain coursing through her entire body. As a Rank SSS Hunter, she knew her limits perfectly. Fighting the Herrscher of the Void was equivalent to signing a death warrant, even if she could deliver a devastating blow.
"Now what should I do," she muttered while looking at Rina and Mayuri who were still unconscious.
She could run away—her abilities were more than sufficient for that—But seeing Mayuri, a Spirit who had a connection with Lux, made it impossible for her to just leave. There was a bond she couldn't ignore. So she decided to stay, hoping that help from the World Organization would arrive in time.
It didn't take long for her prayer to be answered. The air vibrated with the presence of Hunters from the World Organization.
***
"Clear the area and search for survivors! Prioritize regions with the lowest Honkai residue!"
Lingyun, the Rank SSS Hunter assigned to lead the rescue mission, looked at the destruction around her with a cold gaze. The air was still distorted, containing poison that could kill ordinary humans in minutes. The sky, cracked like broken glass, framed the apocalyptic scene below.
No one would survive in such chaos.
But then her eyes caught an anomaly. Electric currents from her body lit up, lightning teleportation taking her to the source of that anomaly in an instant.
"...Pitiful," Lingyun whispered emotionlessly.
Before her lay a figure with gray hair now dulled by dust and blood. Laura, Queen of Gravity. Her body was covered with gaping holes as if pierced by hundreds of invisible spears. Fragments of her sword were scattered around her, glistening in the light from the cracked sky.
"Still breathing..." Amazing how humans could survive in such conditions. Lingyun immediately called the medical team, while her eyes continued to scan the area.
"If Laura is here, the Herrscher of the Void might still be lurking around," she said sharply to the Rank S Hunter beside her. "Contact those three SSS Rank idiots. They are responsible for this chaos."
"Will be done immediately, Captain."
***
[Consciousness recovery...]
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[2% ...]
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"𝐇𝐚𝐡, 𝐡𝐚𝐡, 𝐡𝐚𝐡..."
Disjointed laughter broke the silence of the destroyed forest. Among the fallen trees, the figure of the Herrscher of the Void appeared trembling—her usually solid form now fluctuating like a damaged hologram.
Her eyes, typically glowing golden, now blinked intermittently, occasionally changing to a clear ocean blue...
"𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐧, 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧, 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧..." She cursed repeatedly, clenching her fist until blood dripped from her palm. "𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧..."
For a queen who considered herself above everything, this defeat was an unforgivable insult. Every cell in her body screamed with burning vengeance. If she met that human again, there would be no mercy—only the most painful death.
The Herrscher of the Void decided to retreat temporarily. The Honkai Energy in her body was unstable, causing problems with her Authority. But as she was about to walk away, her survival instinct flared.
Her right eye, still golden, narrowed, staring sharply at the darkness before her.
"𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭?" Her voice was freezing cold, but there was caution in it. In this condition, even the most dangerous predator could become prey.
From behind the shadows emerged a figure who answered in the calm voice of a young girl, "I can heal you." Her offer was simple. "But in exchange, join my organization—Akatsuki—and become my subordinate."
A moment of silence. Then mocking laughter erupted from the lips of the Herrscher of the Void—laughter full of insult and disgust.
"𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞? 𝐖𝐡𝐨? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧?" Her golden eyes flashed dangerously. "𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲?"
"Queen, is it." The figure answered without emotion, her voice as cold as the Herrscher of the Void herself. "If you are a queen, then standing before you now is a 'God'!"
"𝐇𝐞𝐡, 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤! 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡!"
Without warning, dozens of Subspace-lances shot like bullets, slicing through the air toward that figure!
But the figure was ready. With a trained hand movement, she pressed her five fingers to the ground and shouted:
"<
POOOOF...!!
BOOOOM...!!
Thick white smoke exploded, creating a protective wall that reflected all the Subspace-lances until they shattered into pieces!
***
'T-that was close... A moment later, one of my Pain puppets would have been destroyed!'
Kirai caught her breath. His initial plan was simple—recruit the Herrscher of the Void for Akatsuki, the organization he wanted to form.
Initially, he had intended to interfere in the battle between the Rank SSS Hunters and the Herrscher of the Void to showcase her power and introduce Akatsuki to the world. However, witnessing their devastating power firsthand made his hesitate. Even Uzumaki Nagato couldn't easily destroy an area thousands of kilometers wide in an instant.
He abandoned him intention. But fate brought his face to face with the injured Herrscher of the Void—a golden opportunity that couldn't be ignored.
Although the Herrscher of the Void was a threat to the world, for Kirai her existence was a guarantee of safety. Her power was so immense that perhaps only Rikudo Madara Uchiha could match her.
With Jigokudō, one of the Rinnegan jutsus capable of restoring all damage, he was confident he could heal the Herrscher of the Void and make her join.
But his calculations were wrong. The Herrscher of the Void refused and chose to fight!
'Damn!'
Kirai had no other choice. You want to fight? Fine, this was a chance to test the power of her Pein Rikudō puppets with unlimited Rinnegan!
One by one, white smoke billowed, revealing the Pein Rikudō puppets:
Pain Tendō (Deva Path), Pain Shuradō (Asura Path), Pain Ningendō (Human Path), Pain Chikushōdō (Animal Path), Pain Gakidō (Preta Path), and Pain Jigokudou (Naraka Path).
Each puppet used special jutsu from the Rinnegan eye. The one Kirai used to meet the Herrscher of the Void was Pain Chikushōdō, the only female puppet with summoning jutsu.
Controlling Pain Tendō, Kirai launched an attack:
"<
BOOOOOM...!!
A powerful wave swept across the entire area, pushing back all the Subspace-lances racing toward him! Not just those spears, but also trees, rocks, and anything nearby vanished in an instant.
Seeing the imperfect condition of the Herrscher of the Void, Kirai moved Pain Shuradō to attack. The puppet's hands transformed into weapon muzzles, firing auto-aim missiles in succession!
But what happened next was unexpected. A purple portal opened in the air, swallowing all the missiles—only to return them to the sender!
BOOOM...!! BOOOM...!!
Successive explosions shook the area, creating powerful shock waves. Kirai struggled to control her puppets.
'Fuck, how did Nagato and Obito control six bodies at once?!'
This difficulty became her weakness. A Subspace-lance changed shape into sharp needles, penetrating Pain Shuradō's body, destroying it from within!
BOOOMMM...!!
The sound of broken machinery echoed as that body shattered into pieces. But Kirai's suffering had just begun. Thousands of Subspace-lances shot like a rain of death!
"<
BLAAAAARR...!!
A strong push from Pain Tendō saved the remaining puppets. Kirai then ordered them to scatter—a strategy that proved fatal.
The Subspace-lances moved in zig-zags with terrifying intelligence, hunting down the Pein Rikudō puppets one by one!
'Crazy, how can they do that?!'
First target: Pain Ningendō. Although capable of extracting souls with a touch, that puppet was helpless against long-range attacks. Even with speed equal to a Rank A Hunter, it couldn't dodge!
BOOOOMMM...!!
Pain Ningendō was instantly destroyed. But the slaughter had just begun.
The Herrscher of the Void teleported, appearing beside Pain Jigokudō. With crushing telekinetic pressure, she squeezed that puppet like paper!
BANGG!!
Pain Jigokudō perished, its resistance futile against the absolute power of the Herrscher of the Void.
The cold gaze of the Herrscher of the Void aimed sharply at the female Pain puppet—Pain Chikushōdō.
Purplish energy gathered in her palm, preparing to create a Blackhole that would devour everything. But just as her fingers were about to strike, the ground beneath her shook violently!
The ground cracked and shattered in the blink of an eye—from under her feet shot a pale figure with black piercings all over his face. The cold hands of Pain Gakidō gripped both arms of the Herrscher of the Void from behind, locking her movements!
The Herrscher of the Void was surprised. How could this lowly creature penetrate her 'Imaginary Void Barrier'?
Even more shocking, she felt Honkai Energy being sucked from her body like rapidly flowing water!
This was Pain Gakidō's jutsu—the ability to absorb all types of chakra-based attacks and even pure energy! Anyone trapped in its grip had their fate decided.
But instead of panicking, the Herrscher of the Void's lips curved into a cold, mocking smile—a smile full of insult and arrogance.
"𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐢 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬..." her voice as cold as deadly ice, vibrating with terrifying power. "𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞?"
Those words hung in the air like whispers of death, raising questions in the minds of all who witnessed. But the next second, the answer was clearly displayed before their eyes.
Just as in the original story when Pain Gakidō absorbed Naruto's Sage Mode chakra and turned into a stone toad, Honkai Energy had far more terrifying properties.
But instead of becoming a toad statue, Honkai Energy transformed anyone into a zombie!
And as expected, Pain Gakidō, who continued to absorb Honkai Energy without stopping, began to feel terrible changes in his body.
Blackish-purple lines spread like a vicious virus all over his increasingly pale skin. His eyes changed color to glowing purple, his skin peeled off revealing raw flesh that slowly rotted.
Horror screams came from Pain Gakidō's mouth as his form transformed into a terrifying Honkai zombie! The Honkai Energy he had greedily absorbed had eaten away at his body from within!
The Herrscher of the Void only needed to move her fingers elegantly, and the space around Pain Gakidō turned into a twisted dimension.
Extraordinary pressure squeezed him like paper, crushing the zombie's body into purple dust floating in the air!
Kirai felt a wave of madness attack his mind—a terrible sensation flowing from the Pain Gakidō puppet he controlled. Cold sweat drenched his entire body, his eyes widened in disbelief.
But his determination didn't waver. As a Rinnegan user who would lead Akatsuki in this world, he must not retreat! Quickly, he shifted his control to Pain Chikushōdō, the last puppet besides Pain Tendō that remained intact.
"<
BOOOOM!
An explosion of dense white smoke filled the battle area. From behind the billowing smoke came fierce roars that deafened the ears. Two giant shadows emerged from behind the smoke—the strongest summoned creatures of Pain Chikushōdō!
The first was a Giant Drill-Beaked Bird—a massive emerald green bird with a yellow serrated beak that rotated like a drill. Its wings, spanning wide, covered the sky, darkening the area below. Its glowing red eyes stared at the Herrscher of the Void with hunger.
The second was even more terrifying—Giant Multi-Headed Dog. A giant hell hound with a fifteen-meter-long body, winged, and having three heads growling with poisonous drool dripping from its sharp fangs. What made it more dangerous, every time it was attacked, its heads would multiply—and with each additional head, its power doubled!
These two summoned creatures equivalent to Magical Beast Rank S had destroyed many formidable opponents. But facing these two deadly monsters, the expression of the Herrscher of the Void remained indifferent. There wasn't a trace of fear in her golden glowing eyes.
With an elegant dance-like movement, she just flicked her finger.
Click
A small black dot formed in the air—right between Pain Chikushōdō and her two summoned creatures. The dot spun, widened rapidly, transforming into a ball of dense darkness that attracted everything around it.
A black hole!
"GRAAAWWRR!" The Giant Multi-Headed Dog tried to resist the abnormal gravitational pull by gripping the ground with its sturdy claws. But in vain—its large body lifted like a feather, sucked into the boundless darkness.
The Giant Drill-Beaked Bird tried to fly away, but its wings seemed torn by invisible forces, pulling it into the vortex of emptiness.
WHUUUMMMMM!
In an instant, Pain Chikushōdō's pride summoned creatures vanished without a trace, swallowed by the black hole. Pain Chikushōdō himself was dragged halfway, only his upper torso remaining in a shattered mess—no longer functioning, no longer controllable by Kirai.
The Herrscher of the Void turned her gaze to the last Pain puppet still standing firmly before her—Pain Tendō, the leader of the six Pains. His bright orange hair moved gently in the death wind that enveloped the battlefield.
"𝐒𝐨... 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝐆𝐨𝐝' 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟?" The Herrscher of the Void's voice sounded like a deadly whisper, contemptuous and full of mockery. "𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬."
Pain Tendō didn't answer, his face remained expressionless. But Kirai, who controlled him from afar, felt a cold sensation crawling up his spine. His face turned pale, his hands trembling.
'Damn, what is this person?!' he panicked inwardly.
In the blink of an eye, five Pain puppets were annihilated like flies—leaving only Pain Tendō. Even Naruto in rampaging Kyuubi mode wouldn't defeat all the Pains this quickly!
Was the power of "Pein Rikudō" that once ravaged Konoha village so weak in this world?
'No... It's not that Pain is weak,' Kirai realized with horror. 'This girl is too strong!'
Should he run away?
No! He was the owner of Rinnegan! The person who would become the leader of Akatsuki in this world! If he retreated now, where would he put his face?!
Nevertheless, Kirai understood that relying on ordinary attacks like Shinra Tensei would be useless against this monster, so he still maintained his composure and pretended to be strong.
"You want to see the power of a 'God'?" Pain Tendō said in a flat but determined voice. "Very well, I'll show you!"
With Rinnegan eyes that had no limits, chakra in an unimaginable amount flowed abundantly from Kirai's body to Pain Tendō's body! A reddish-purple aura enveloped his figure, the air around him vibrated violently, the ground cracked and lifted!
Pain Tendō raised his hand high to the sky. In his palm, a small black ball with tremendous gravity formed—far denser and stronger than any black ball he had ever created!
"Be sealed, <
The world seemed to scream in pain. Earth trembled violently, large cracks spread across the entire surface like giant spider webs. A devastating earthquake shook mountains until they erupted, the sea surged creating tsunamis dozens of meters high!
Different from ordinary Chibaku Tensei, Kirai's technique was empowered by nearly unlimited chakra! As a result, within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, everything—both living creatures and inanimate objects—was forcibly drawn to the center of that black ball!
Massive chunks of land and giant rocks flew to one point, forming a solid ball that grew larger. Trees were uprooted, mountains lifted from their places, even seawater sucked upward creating a terrifying phenomenon!
Nearby cities felt this disaster—houses and buildings lifted from their foundations, humans and animals screamed in fear as their bodies fought against abnormal gravity. This Chibaku Tensei was hundreds of times stronger than what was ever shown in the original story!
And this devastating attack was aimed at just one person—the Herrscher of the Void!
The slender body of the Herrscher of the Void lifted from the ground, drawn by the immense gravity. But instead of panic, cynical laughter flowed from her lips.
Indeed, Chibaku Tensei was very powerful but ultimately... It was just gravity.
And the Herrscher of the Void herself had Authority to fight back against ALL types of gravity.
And a black hole? How funny that Pain Tendō used that defective version of a black hole against her who could create a perfect black hole!!
The Herrscher of the Void raised her hand, preparing to use full Authority to show despair to this insect claiming to be a god! She would show that the only one worthy of being called a god was herself—the Herrscher of the Void!
However—
[100% ...]
[Ding! Consciousness recovery successful. Deactivating Character Template 'Kiana Kaslana - Herrscher of the Void (✯✯✯✯✯)]
Thump!
Like a puppet whose strings were suddenly cut, the Herrscher of the Void's body suddenly lost all its power. Her eyes that had shone with arrogance now dimmed, empty and hollow. Her beautiful face now expressionless.
Without resistance, her body was dragged into the Chibaku Tensei vortex, joining the millions of tons of debris that continued to gather forming a giant ball in the sky—an artificial moon far larger than the real moon adorning the night sky.
On the other side, Pain Tendō controlled by Kirai gasped heavily. His body trembled. Of course, even though able to use Rinnegan without limits, a technique of this caliber was still a heavy burden even for the strongest user.
'Even Uzumaki Nagato with his great chakra was half-dead when using standard Chibaku Tensei,' Kirai thought, amazed at himself. 'Madara himself would struggle to create a Chibaku Tensei this powerful!'
Kirai felt proud of his extraordinary achievement, but wonder also haunted him. Why did the Herrscher of the Void suddenly not resist? Wasn't she so confident and strong before?
Was she still hiding hidden power?
This thought made Kirai's hair stand on end. If that were true, then what was the last trump card he had to fight with?
Minutes passed in tension. Kirai remained vigilant, waiting for a counterattack that might come. But after what felt like forever, there were no signs of resistance from inside the giant ball in the sky.
"So... This is my victory?" asked Kirai doubtfully, his voice trembling between amazement and disbelief.
Pain Tendō cast his gaze around—ground shattered to pieces, forest vanished, lake dried up. Total destruction as far as the eye could see. Slowly, he nodded, convincing himself.
Yes, this was his victory. No doubt about it.
'Now... What should I do?' thought Kirai. 'Should I let the Herrscher of the Void remain sealed in Chibaku Tensei in the sky? Or take her to recruit again?'
The problem was, how to bring home a moon-sized giant ball? Too conspicuous and dangerous. The Hunters would soon find out and cause major problems.
[Ding! You can store it in the system inventory]
"Huh? Really?" Kirai was amazed, then smiled with relief finding a solution.
'My system is more sophisticated than I imagined!'
Using his chakra, Pain Tendō floated high into the sky, approaching the giant Chibaku Tensei. He stretched out his hand, preparing to put that "moon" into the system inventory—
But his movement suddenly stopped in midair.
Because his eyes caught purple lightning flashes appearing on the surface of Chibaku Tensei... Like small sparks that grew more numerous and larger!
'Shit, don't tell me...'
Cold sweat poured heavily from Kirai's forehead. In panic he accelerated the process of storing to Inventory. But it was too late.
BZZZZTTT....!!!!
Kirai's expression controlling Pain Tendō turned to pure fear. Purple lightning raged from inside Chibaku Tensei, penetrating the giant stone walls, sending deadly aura waves that stung anyone witnessing it!
And then—
"DAMN IT—" Kirai only had time to curse before—
"<
That sentence sounded gentle yet contained absolute majesty that was both soothing and blood-freezing.
BOOOOOOOOMMM...!
A terrifying phenomenon occurred before the entire world. The artificial moon larger than the real moon exploded into dust particles in an instant! From within that destruction, emerged a projection of energy wrapped in purple lightning raging wildly—cutting space and time like a hot knife through butter!
That purple energy slash absorbed all energy—[mana]—around it, creating a magical vacuum phenomenon never seen before. Nothing could withstand its movement. The sky split, atmosphere torn, creating dimensional cracks that spread in all directions with purple lightning flashes dancing wildly!
The energy explosion finally formed three giant lightning bolts uniting in the sky—a symbol very familiar to Kirai who had played Genshin Impact!
'FUCK! Don't tell me—'
Kirai was astonished, his eyes widened in disbelief. But he had no time to think further because Pain Tendō's body he controlled began to crumble to dust, burned by the energy intensity that was too overwhelming.
Just before his connection was cut, Kirai managed to see it...
A figure that should only exist in games...
A mature woman with beauty beyond human comprehension. Long purple hair flowing elegantly blown by the wind, her purple eyes shining bright like twin stars amid the lightning storm. A giant wheel circle behind her body emitted fierce lightning flashes dancing wildly.
A pair of giant golem hands became her throne, lifting her high like a queen of the universe. Other solid electric energy hands floated around her, one holding a giant katana glowing purple.
Her gaze was emotionless, yet full of dignity and majesty that made anyone kneel in admiration and fear.
Although her appearance was slightly different from the original version, Kirai couldn't mistake the figure of the woman considered a waifu by many people...
'WHAT THE HELL, THERE'S RAIDEN EI IN THIS WORLD??!!!'
Feelings of amazement and disbelief filled Kirai just before Pain Tendō's body he controlled vanished into ashes—perished for being unable to withstand the intensity of the Electro Archon's energy...
***
[Ding! Installation of Template 'Raiden Ei / Shogun (✯✯✯✯✯) successful]
"..."
That woman—Raiden Ei, or more precisely Lux who now controlled the form of the Electro Archon—stood gracefully amid the destruction. She was silent, absorbing memories of what had happened while her consciousness slept.
Calmly, she whispered in the distinctive cold and merciless voice of Raiden Shogun:
"It seems... Many things happened while I was unconscious?"
[Ding! That's right Host]
"..."
The system's statement without hesitation made her silent. She realized that the system seemingly struggled when the Herrscher of the Void took control earlier...
Sensing the presence of Rank SSS Hunters from afar—countless kilometers away—Lux in Raiden Ei's form realized that she had to retreat temporarily. She needed to digest all the events that had occurred and prepare the next steps.
"<
The space before her split, creating a dimensional crack of electric purple that glowed beautifully. With graceful steps full of dignity, Lux walked into the dimensional portal and disappeared—leaving behind the chaos that had occurred...
***
The template that Lux currently has:
1. Raiden Ei / Shogun
2. Takamiya Mayuri
3. Artemisia Bell Ashcroft
4. Inaba Tsukuyo
5. Dabi / Todoroki Toya
6. Tomioka Giyū
7. Kiana Kaslana – Herrscher of the Void
8. Takamiya Mio (Limited)
9. Itsuka Kotori