KO One: Xia Mei, One More Embrace

A story set in a parallel timeline of the Ultimate series. The apocalypse arrives, and the Iron Dimension falls. Xia Lanxingde Mei loses everything. Burdened by endless regret and remorse, she activates an ancient time-reversal formation, giving up her chance to become an Ultimate Ability User and sacrificing a great deal of her lifespan to return to her ordinary, warm childhood. In the past, she was headstrong and reckless, constantly bickering with her older brother Xia Yu, relying on Xia Tian to protect her, and boldly pursuing Lan Lingwang. She took her family’s quiet affection for granted, and when the first signs of danger appeared, she failed to become the dependable support they needed. Back in the past, she resolves to rein in her temper and use her foreknowledge of impending crises to protect everyone around her in secret. She mends tensions within her family, warns them of dangers in advance, and helps her friends avoid the wrong turns in life. Yet the side effects of traveling back in time torment her constantly, as fragments of memory resurface to remind her of the apocalypse’s terrible cost. As she struggles between protecting others and the fear of losing them, Xia Lanxingde Mei gradually understands that she wants to change more than the fate of the timeline. She also wants to make up for the precious moments of warmth she once let slip away. This time, she will save not only the timeline, but also embrace every person she loves.