Two years after Reve Crozzo returned from his bubble universe 

The year 2014, Month: February

The third Herrscher woke up and resulted in turning most of the population of Nagazora into zombies. Yes, zombies. Slow, flesh-eating zombies.

All except a sleeping Rex Crozzo who was left alone due to him being sick with a fever the day before and refusing to go to class with his friends. 

He was just recovering when he saw the eruption happen. Before he knew it, everyone other than him was turned into zombies. Shit! 

Acting quickly, he went to his room and took out the emergency bags he filled up for such things and started to take some gadgets with him. It was filled with documentation, food, and water for days, and some clothes, and money. Before he went to Kiana's room and took her bag, filling it with clothes and some bullets for her guns, as well as a pair of Glocks for emergencies. 

Opening the door, he was soon face-to-face a zombie. 

Eyes widening for a second, Rex pulled his hand back and punched the zombie... Hard. That punch was strong enough to send it flying over the railings and hitting the opposite building. It was strong enough to send the zombie through several concrete walls. 

"huh?" Looking down on his hand, Rex found a pair of gauntlets in his arms and a pair of armor for his legs with an amber gem on the back of the hand. 

His new earring was still there so that's good. 

'Reach in and understand the flow of Geo,' A wise voice said in his mind but Rex ignored it, He needed to find and make sure both Mei and Kiana are safe. 

"Hold on, you two!" Rex said as he went to a boxing stance and looked at the approaching zombies. 

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Year ????

A pink-haired woman woke up and tiredly rubbed her eyes. The night sky showed the moon and the figure illuminated by her gentle rays. Dark eyes glinted with the moon as he stared at it while a cup of alcohol's scent entered the room. 

"Crozzo-Kun?" The woman asked as she slipped out of the Futon blanket and looked at him. It has been a month since he met the male and she found him to be a pleasant and dear companion just like her lover, Kallen Kaslana.

"Oh? Yae? Sorry, did I wake you up?" The winter general asked as he looked at the pink-haired shrine maiden dressed in a Yukata, that was a bit loose on her.

Any lesser man would have found this scene arousing especially for someone who was drinking, but he was not normal. 

"No, but shouldn't you be asleep as well?" She asked referring to his room beside theirs. 

"Can't sleep." He replied as he watched the moon and drank more from his cup. "Do you want some?" He asked, turning around for dark eyes to look at purple orbs. 

"What's wrong?" She asked while sitting beside him. She trusted him. Oh, she knew of his antics and habit of watching or ogling both her and Kallen at times, but she knew she can trust him very well. 

"Just remembering the past." He said as he looked at the moon's reflection on the sauce cup. "Helps keep me up at night. Or until the next day," he told her.

"You were a soldier, right? Kallen told me." She said, shivering slightly at the cold night winds.

Chuckling lightly, Reinhardt removed his coat and wrapped it around her smaller frame. "Yes, I was a soldier for... more than ten years. It was after Kallen's father died and as his student, it was up to me to take care of the lord's more militaristic duties." He said as he drank some more of the Sake. 

"Ten years..." She whispered. 

"Yes, I only knew life on the battlefield after that day. It was rough, one wrong move meant death." He said grimly as he looked at the ground, memories of numerous battlefields he had participated in echoed in his mind. "But, it was worth it." He said surprising both Yae and Kallen who were listening through the sliding door. 

"Worth it? How?" 

"I met lots and fought side-by-side with my friends." He said with a smile. "It also allowed me to protect my master's honor when those idiots back in Schicksal mocked him and his family." 

"Crozzo-kun," Yae whispered as she looked at the man. 

"I don't know if you already know this but, the Crozzo and Kaslana families have been intertwined for countless generations." He said and Kallen nodded behind the door. "While The Kaslanas were called the shield of humanity and named knights, The Crozzo family are called the Blade of Humanity named as the Soldiers of Schicksal. While the Kaslanas protect Humanity, The Crozzos serve as the blade that cuts down any enemy of humanity. Each Crozzo is trained at a young age while not keeping them from experiencing normal lives. But at times there will be special cases, like mine. When a Crozzo's mentor dies, they are entitled to protect their mentor's family and to teach their children all they learned." 

"Did you dislike it?" Yae asked as she looked at the man. 

"No. In fact, I kind of liked it. it caused some friction between me and my older brother. Not something bad, but he was just annoyed we did not get to spend more time together." Reinhardt chuckled while remembering his older brother ripping apart an army of Honkai Zombies that prevented him from coming home. "You know, if both Kallen and I were the firstborn of our families we would have been engaged by now." 

Yae looked at him in shock. Reinhardt and Kallen...

"But probably not," Reinhardt said while smiling. "Our families are like siblings after all." 

"Don't joke about that, Reinhardt-Kun," Yae said with a pout. 

"You know, Yae." He said as he looked at her with a gentle smile, "The moon is beautiful, isn't it?" His voice was gentle and kind while his eyes reflected the moon's rays. Despite his scars, he looked attractive and Yae blushed softly before her eyes widened when.

"Don't just flirt with Yae, Reinny." Kallen said, her white hair falling down freely as she hugged him from behind, arms around his neck, and her chin on top of his head. 

"I'm not flirting with anyone, Kal," Reinhardt said, ignoring or not affected at all by her breasts on his back. 

"You gave her your jacket..."

"I never let you ride my horse alone." Reinhardt shot back only to yelp when fell over to Sakura after Kallen kicked off the ground too hard. "Hey. Kal..." Dark and purple met once more.

 This time, Reinhard can feel it. The fresh breath and warmth on his back, combined with the view in front of him. He was pinning Sakura down, with an arm beside her head and the other holding her hand. 

(Author notes: HOW FUCKING LEWD!!!!)

Her Yukata had become undone, showing a fair amount of skin and cleavage, her blush only made her gulp. She looked more beautiful like this. 

"Hey, Rein~" Kallen whispered huskily to his ear. "take us," She said as she bit his neck. 

"But, Kal. Yae is your." He was cut off by a moan from his lips as he felt her teeth on his neck. 

"I... It's fine, Rein-Kun." Yae said with a blush "P-please be gentle."

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Nagazora, 2014

A pink-haired woman with a giant fox beside her stood in front of both Kiana and Mei. 

"Humans, you shall fall here today." 

"Stand strong, Mei-Senpai." Kiana said as she looked at the woman.

"You too, Kiana-Chan."

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At the same time with Rex.

"You son of..." In front of him is a Honkai-infested black armor with the Crozzo symbol on it. It was old and rusted, as well as resembling a patchwork of eastern and western armor. 

It was kneeling while holding a greatsword. 

"I won't be dying today." He said as he watched the armor stand up and charge at him. 

'Too fast!' Rex thought as the armor had its sword already mid-swing to cut him down in half.

'Don't think. Pull through the flow of Geo and visualize it.' Following the voice, Rex crossed his arms and spread it out.

"Solidify!" He shouted as a pale amber aura surrounded his form, deflecting the greatsword away and pushing the armor back. 

'Good. As a user of the element of Geo, you must endure and the right moment shall come. Worry not, I will guide you.' 

Listening to the voice, the ground in front of him morphed into a greatsword with a bright amber blade. 

'Here he comes, stand fast!' The voice ordered as Rec went to a fighting stance.

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At the same time with Otto. 

The overseer of Schicksal looked at the cryogenic pot in front of him containing a young woman of around 15. She has brown hair and looked like a descendant of Shenzhou.

"Don't worry. It will only take a little while longer. Your uncle Otto will reunite you with your father." He said as he gazed at the face of Li Sushang dressed in her clothes with a pendant around her neck. 

"I promise you, Uncle Otto will bring him back and make sure that you will meet and spend time with your father." He said with a smile, for around her neck was a simple necklace with the pendant of the Crozzo Family symbol glowing a cold silver and a feather of some kind.