The yanderefication

Rex blinked as he watched how life went to hell when a virus or phenomenon known as the Yanderefication started. It hit a lot of women, making them violently possessive of their partners.

As the youngest brother of Reinhardt, the girls knew that harming either him, Reve, or Rin would disqualify them from having his affection and it was just a few hours.

Rex took a sip of his coffee as ice shards met with crystal spikes on the beach. His sand castle fortifications were safe and since he was a good boy, he was safe from any Yanderes. He had seen Siegfried get dragged away by Cecilia and Rita had clung onto Reve for dear life

Meh, it was not his problem.

"The bloodline wars are starting! their battles are and will be legendary!" Rin screamed with pride and joy as he watched the women fighting over Rein.

He should get some therapy for himself, Rin, and his brothers.

Feeling something tug on his jacket, the young man paused as he looked at Kiana. Oh, she was immune to the Yanderefication.

"Rex... coffee..." Kiana said as she tiredly tried to get his cup.

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Rex Crozzo smiled as he found himself alone in the sand shelter he had built. 

He had always been plagued with dreams. Dreams about a woman that always apologized, one that cried in front of an altar. She was a stranger so he did nothing. Slowly but surely, as the dreams continued, he felt some memories get implanted on his own, allowing him to quickly match his brothers. 

Feeling a hold over his waist, the young man watched as his new friend, Kiana, slept by his side, cutely holding him close 

"Rex... don't leave me..." Kiana whispered and he felt her grip tighten. Feeling this, the young man lay down and wrapped his arms around her. Feeling his warmth, Kiana held him in an embrace and snuggled close to him. 

Before he knew it, he found himself falling asleep. The two, peacefully unaware as Siegfried snuck his head to check up on them, only to smile at the sight of the embrace,

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"Here again?" Rex asked as he walked around the misty plane of who knows where.

"Rex?" Kiana's voice whispered and the young man turned around to see her. "Where are we?" 

"Not sure," the young crozzo replied as he looked around. 

"Thank you, for coming with me, Rex," The female of the group said with a gentle smile as her white and purple dress swayed within the gravity that flowed from the young man beside her.

Dressed in a white full-body robe, the young man lowered his hood, revealing dark hair in a mullet with dimly glowing amber-brown streaks. Amber orbs softly watched over the young woman's form as he raised his hand, covered by a brown glove with numerous lines made of Shenzhou Characters from ancient times, and gently squeezed the young woman's shoulder. He did not need to say anything and the young woman understood.

"Do you remember that time when Rein got mad at us?" Kiana asked, as the duo gently walked across the moon.

"Of course," Rex said, fondly remembering the way his older brother snapped and was almost drained dry by numerous women. "You snuck me to your room and you crushed me under your mattress when Aunt Cecilia entered the room,"

"Are you calling me fat?" Kiana asked, her hand holding his while gently squeezing his own.

"No, you're impossibly sexy like a supermodel?" The young archon replied smoothly

"Are you buttering me up? While I appreciate it, my heart belongs to Mei," Kiana replied, sassily bumping her hip with his.

"Oh? Then why sneak me into your room?"

"Well, I need my teddy bear when Mei is not with me,"

"Ow, what am I? Chopped liver?" The archon replied with an expression of false pain.

"No, more like a whiteboard."

"If this is because I am wearing a pure-white robe..."

"But seriously, thank you for coming with me here, Rex," Kiana said, enjoying the weight of his hand on hers. A feeling of relief flooded her entire being with her best friend with her. Rex's reply was to only squeeze her hand. With each step they took, their resolve became brighter.

"Seems like it'll be a while before we begin our plan to be space privateers," Kiana said, smiling at the memory of their childhood days.

"Yeah, I need my first mate,"

"Hey! I'm the captain!" Kiana said with a grin. "You promised, remember?"

"Tch, how are you this attentive but still suck in your studies?" Rex asked while Kiana giggled softly,

"How are you this lethargic yet enthusiastically commit war crimes when we play board games?" Kiana asked, countering her best friend's argument. A glaring match soon happened between the two before Kiana broke it with a giggle before jumping on his back, "Carry me, Sir Crozzo!"

"Great... I am sworn to carry your burdens," The young man whispered lethargically yet walked as he carried her. He did not know when, but he joined his best friend, humming the beat of the song she sang until they arrived.

For a moment, he knew. no matter how much Kiana resolved herself, she never wanted to leave. The way she hesitated to get off his back.

"Rex," the young woman said his name yet he heard the small shake. If it had been Mei or Bronya here, she would not have had the resolve to do this.

"Here," the young man said, holding the camera for her. His heart and resolve made up as the brown parts of his hair glowed slightly. Watching her childhood friend, Kiana turned around and looked back at their home planet, a tiny blue dot in the vast unknowable cosmos.

"Ah, I wanted to do more things with the others, you know." Kiana said as she twirled, "But seems like it will take a while,"

"May I have this dance?" The young archon of Geo asked, offering his hand out to his childhood friend. Seeing this, the Herrscher of Finality did a curtsy, while not perfect, she did it with no problem before taking her hand.

"You may," Kiana said with a smile.

Gently, the young Archon held the princess of the Herrscher in his arms while countless amber instruments played.

"You really know how to make a girl special," Smiling, the Final Herrscher lead the dance like all the times she has lead the archon through their lives. From the smallest of choices to him seeking her out and comforting her from her actions while possessed by her Herrscher self.

The soft music of the Geo constructs echoed and rhymed with the music of the cosmos, producing a sound that only two people could hear. The Finality of the Herrschers enjoyed the moment she shared with the Archon of Geo and the Star of the Herrschers.

As the music slowed, the two found themselves slow-dancing with each other.

"Take care of Mei and the others for me," Kiana whispered, resting her forehead on his chest, refusing to show him the tears that fell from her eyes. "Mei will be lonely and you have my permission to be with her,"

"Kiana... I am not into NTR," Rex softly said yet his hold on her tightened slightly.

"I know, but you have my permission," Kiana said, trying to think of anything to say or do to prolong the time she spent with him. "Rex... I'm scared..."

"Me too," The archon whispered, his voice shaking as he knew the time was coming soon.

"Hey... I don't know how long I'll be gone, but you better not be like that asshole, Otto," Kiana whispered.

"I'm not a simp," Rex said before taking a jab at his brother. "Rein is," Soft peals of laughter erupted from the princess of Herrschers as the atmosphere lightened.

"It's time," Kiana said and the Young Archon nodded. Feeling the leylines of the moon aline with the Earth, the young man focused on the connection he has with the element of Geo Only for him to be pulled by Kiana for a selfie. "Stop overthinking," Kiana told him as she pinched his cheek.

"I know," The young Archon replied as he held the camera and pressed the button. A photo of them was quickly printed out with Kiana standing by his side, a grin on her face. Gently, the young man held the camera in his hand and aimed it at his childhood friend.

"Go, Kiana, go!" The Herrscher of Finality chanted with a bright smile that lit the entire moon as she pointed a finger gun at the camera, just as the young man took a photo. "Now, your turn!" Handing the camera to her, the young Archon smiled as he raised his hand, allowing a pale imitation of the Memory of dust, now opened, to appear in front of him.

"I came, I saw," Smiling, the young man looked at the camera, enjoying the last time they would get to act like idiots. "I conquered," Making sure that the photos were saved, Kiana handed the camera to her childhood friend and focused. Taking one last look at his childhood friend, the young man waited for the right moment until-

Appearing in front of the Final Herrscher in a flash of Amber, the Joyful Lord of the Earth gently looked at the shorter form of his childhood friend and gently cupped her chin. Not letting her react, the young man leaned in, gently capturing the soft lips of his best friend. Instead of his expected reaction of her pushing him away, the young woman kissed him back for a second, making his job a lot easier before she pulled away.

"No! Rex! Stop! Please..." the young woman begged as she looked at her friend. "Please don't make it any harder..."

"Kiana," Rex whispered as amber lines in the form of cracks littered his body as he pressed his forehead with hers, an act they used to do when they were kids. "I admire the way you want to protect all things beautiful, but what good will it be when you're not here?"

Horror formed in Kiana's eyes as she felt it. The power of Finality in her was drained until she no longer had enough to seal the Honkai away.

"The world will be a lot more different now, but please, never lose who you are," Rex whispered, cracks appearing in his amber eyes as a golden gate appeared a few meters behind him. "Take care of yourself and study well, okay?" Gentle golden chains held the final Herrscher in place as the young man leaned in to try and kiss his best friend once more but held himself back as a golden barrier erupted between them, separating the two.

Gently, Rex raised his hand to try and caress her cheek, even through the barrier that separated them. Knowing that nothing would hold his determined childhood best friend for long, the young man turned around at the sounds of his friend desperately trying to destroy the barrier that separated them as well as her cries and threats combined with the transmissions of the messages of all those back on Earth assaulted him yet it only served to strengthen his will.

Cracks appeared in the barrier as Kiana, with all her might, shattered the barrier just in time for her to look him in the eyes for one last time.

"Sorry, Kiana,"

'No, Don't!' The young woman thought as she desperately reached for him and not listening to his words just as his body disappeared into the golden glow of the seal he helped design. She was so close, yet she never reached him. Knowing that she might never see her friend again, Kiana's eyes widened as a white tattered jacket, one that she gifted him for her birthday, floated in front of her.

Gently, the final Herrscher held the jacket, wishing for her best friend to come back so she can take his place yet.

Her eyes burned, she already missed him.

The two watched the scene happen with shock. They just saw themselves from the future and...

"Rex...  I miss you..." The older form of Kiana Kaslana whispered as she sat under a tree, looking at the moon with tears in her eyes. 

Kiana, saddened by the sight, gently reached her hand for her friend and relaxed when he squeezed it. 

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Kiana's eyes opened and she looked around. Oh, she was still in the Sandification (sand + fortification) on the beach. Looking around, the young woman smiled as she saw her friend fast asleep. They shared that dream. Unwrapping herself from Rex, Kiana smiled as she gently lowered his head and rested it on her lap just like what her mother did for her father. 

Smiling as he saw his face relax a bit, the young woman brushed a strand of hair away and smile. The young woman giggled as she poked his cheek, unaware of Cecilia watching what happened with a smile on her face. 

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Jack Crozzo smiled as he listened to Shigure sing as they sat on the small rented boat in the middle of the sea while he used a fishing rod to fish. 

"Hey, Jack?" 

"Yes?" Turning to his friend, the young man froze when Shigure leaned in and took is lips before stealing his hat and pulling away. Wearing his hat to hide her face, Shigure shyly leaned to him. "Tease," Jack said with a smile as their hands subconsciously held onto each other. As the two enjoyed each other's presence under the moon, a soft glow opened in front of them, revealing a young girl on the boat with them...

"W-where am I?" the girl asked in fear as she looked around.

"Who are you, little one?" Jack asked, looking at the girl. 

"I... I'm Seele, Seele Vollerei," The girl said. 

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Omake: Architect troubles

Bronya and Mei watched in confusion as Kiana Kalana, dressed in a jumpsuit. Their friend leaned over the shoulder of the tonal architect as she watched him work. 

"Something wrong?" Kiana asked as she leaned in, resting her chin on his shoulder. 

"It's not there yet but it's working perfectly..." Rex said as he scratched his head while Kiana hummed. 

"Well, if you can't solve it now, then we should eat," Kiana said with a smile. 

"Sure, let me just." 

Smirking and unaware of their audience, Kiana leaned in and kissed his cheek, near the corner of his mouth. The young man stopped working and dropped his tool in shock. as Kiana smiled and rubbed her cheeks with his and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"I'm working here," Rex whispered in tired and false annoyance but did nothing. 

"Nope! You're too busy with work and I want to be spoiled!" Kiana said with a grin as she sat on his lap and laid her head on his chest, enjoying his heartbeat and warmth. 

"Fine... but only for a few minutes and we'll eat outside," Rex said as he removed his gloves and gently wrapped his arms around his friend. 

"Okay!" Kiana replied with a smile, the two blissfully unaware of their audience. 

"Dumb brats..." Himeko growled out at the sight.

Mei just pouted as she watched the two while Bronya was confused.

'Error. Kiana Idiotka has always perverted on Mei-Onee-sama...' The poor girl thought as her mind overheated,