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900. A Fuzzy Greeting

The Eye, Fang and Claw were known as the strongest Moons to grace Elysia. Their names have only reached the ears of few beyond the Nex Megalopolis. The main culprit for this was that not many Moons were being sent out beyond Brandar for the last few months.

This was because the Nexus was undergoing a reform during that time. Furthermore, the number of Moons who were deployed to fight the Corrupted was cut down due to their new roles within Time Reverberation.

Then, there was the W...

MA: 45. A Healer's Plight

The Huntsman did not have many options here. If he stayed to fight, then death was certain. His left arm was on the brink of losing its strength due to his blackened blood.

But if he left, then Snow would undoubtedly be turned into that creature that had tricked Red. He clenched his teeth and rearmed his crossbow, feeding it another steel bolt as he took aim once again.

“SNOW GET MOVING BEFORE WE BOTH ARE KILLED!”

“But –!”

“MOVE!”

Snow wanted to ref...

899. The Claw of The Head And The Jewel of The Chlam Empire

Finally, the Bunny spoke in a deep, formal voice.

“The Claw of the Head has provided our guests with what we normally consume on a daily basis. She believed that it was unnecessary to be extravagant when most of our guests are being tried. Guilty comes before innocence.”

“The Claw of the Head? I’ve heard of that name before. Is that a Moon?” Mary asked.

Then, the next words caused Mary to immediately shut her mouth.

“A Moon above a lowly Moon such as myself...

898. Worldly Delights

Vampyria’s name spread through the crowd in whispers of disbelief. Nosferatu was a one-thousand-year-old First-Generation Vampire that had haunted Emvita for 300 years before its sudden disappearance in 50 PA.

It was an entity that only knew bloodshed. But it was done in accordance with a long set of rules and an iron fist that unified all vampiric families across Emivta. They were bound to a long list of rules and cardinal sins during Nosferatu’s reign.

As a result, the vampi...

New Years 2024 Special Chapter: The Door of Wrath Creaks

“Sinder was always busy. He carried the weight of the world on his shoulders all alone. I thought I was doing everything I could to help him, but in hindsight, I should have tried to reach out to him.”

Anna monologued as she scribbled down on various documents pertaining to the Nexus’ internal affairs. They were to be completed within the next few days, but she finished them in only hours.

“Would that have changed anything? I like to think that the future can be c...

Christmas 2024 Special Chapter Pt. 2 (With Pictures!)

First, they had Frost slick her hair back and put her in a suit. It was a request from Ignis, who didn’t want her to wear something uncomfortable. She just wanted to see a cool-looking Frost.

“Ah! You look so cool!” Ignis’ eyes sparkled with stars.

“… I guess I could style my hair like this from time to time. Not like anyone in the Common Hub will recognize me in this get up.”

  ...

Christmas 2024 Special Chapter Pt. 1

< DISCLAIMER >

< This chapter occurs during the small time skip between the 8th Arc and the 9th Arc. This is while Frost has not yet recovered from using the Third State Absolution >

It was that time of the year again.

Or so Frost wanted to believe. The 500-day years of Elysia meant that it took a long time for holidays to return. But when they did, they were celebrated in an extraordina...

897. A 1st Generation Vampire of The Nexus

Then, to the other side of Mary was the Chlam Empire.

They did not bring banners, and their numbers were only in the dozens. But where they lacked numbers, they excelled in strength. For reference, only one Crystal Paladin equaled the strength of 50 Red Guards.

12 Crystal Paladins surrounded their armored princess, all of whom wore pale, heavy plate armor, a claymore and an oval magical shield. The flowing, blonde hair of the princess alluded to her hidden beauty.

It was onl...

896. The 59 Nation Army

59 Cruisers travelled across the great plains of Brandar. The distant mountains of the Maw of the World gradually disappeared into the atmosphere. Similarly, the one-hundred-meter walls that surrounded the Nex Megalopolis came into view.

Massive structures were seen as a civilization’s way of showcasing their might. It was why palaces were usually built over hundreds of meters tall with a compound stretching over several kilometers. But for such grand architecture to be limited to mer...

895. Empires and Kingdoms Approach

Not all civilizations were made equal.

From where a civilization is born and how a ruler cultivates it determined whether it would stand to the test of time. Natural resources and nature also played a vital role in nurturing them.

But even the most successful of civilizations were not immune to suddenly disappearing.

The Dark Ages between 50 PA to 200 PA saw civilizations disappear at the snap of a finger by god-like beings. Those monsters no longer existed, and enough time ...

894. The Word Around The Common Hub

“Here ye, here ye! Read all about it! The royal crooks of the Ellin Kingdom are demanding a meeting with the Amalgam!”

“Extra! Extra! Come grab the latest scoop! The Crystal Paladins of the Chlam Empire have been spotted crossing the Sermount Ruins! Are they declaring war!? Or are they here to prove their commitment to the ways of righteousness!”

“Slimes are in uproar! The Slimes of the Kingdom of Slimia don’t have enough slime to make the journey! Are they going to be...

893. She Who Walks By The Amalgam

An additional, unlisted effect of [Progenitor Art: Purpose – Commandment] was that Repenters were utterly at the whims of her command. It was one thing to order healers, but it was entirely another for the Repenters.

That said, there were three more Progenitor Arts.

(D) Progenitor Art: Civilization – Blood Crystallization

< EFFECT: Transform your blood into a crystalized form. You may create items or weapons from your own...

892. Arts of The Progenitor

Emotions were critical to invoke blood manipulation. 11 Affinities existed, so there were 11 types of emotions Frost can draw from to create an Art. She hadn’t decided on a name for her Arts just yet, nor had she found any success in creating one.

Mastering control over her blood was the first thing she needed to accomplish before she could create an Art. Arts were a method to expand one’s control over their powers. Martial Arts for example allowed one to overcome their body’s lim...

891. An Unordinary Method

“When a Tempered Five client comes to me seeking an Atelier Item I bring them to this very place. You are the first to see my Workshop with your own eyes. I anticipated that you wouldn’t need an Artificing Goggle.”

The bloody dome dispersed into a red mist at the snap of Enoch’s fingers.

“Then, I ask them a question. Just one. What does blood mean to you?”

Kissaria once asked Frost a similar question. Why do birds fly? The question held no intrinsic value regardi...

890. Honorable Enoch

Frost tried to gather more information out of Enoch, particularly if she knew anything before following Uriel’s light. Unfortunately, that was where her memory began.

“I can’t say for certain if I’m from the ‘Old World’. I’ve remembered the dunes for as long as I was born till one day, I woke up in a facility. I was marked as a traitor for a sin I never committed. It was all determined by my blood. Blood doesn’t lie.”

Enoch’s expression did not change. The colo...

889. Three Is A Triangle

Enoch, the Artificer of Rupturing.

Little information existed regarding T-4 Artificers of ImpulseWorks. Minu Auditors excelled in their ability to extract information from the Atelier bases they visit. Their role wasn’t to solely ensure that the Ateliers were working according to standards and the Code of Conduct, but to gather information that may not be known to the Head.

One such Minu Auditor greeted Frost in the hallways leading to the where the War in Heaven took place, whi...

888. Twice Is A Pattern

Frost visited the town’s mass kitchen to see what Ber and Ignis were up to.

There were times when Ignis would come and help Ber out since she could coordinate up to tens of limbs at once.

Pale, sterile tiles and the scent of delicious roast meat greeted Frost when she passed through a pair of sliding doors. Inside was a 500 meters square kitchen manned by dozens of Healers, several Moons, Ber and an Ignis who supervised Stella, Aster and Ilya. Aprons and cute chef hats were worn...

887. Once Is A Coincidence

The red strand of hair that draped from Frost’s head never ceased to garner attention. There were more curious gazes glued to her compared to when she first received her golden hair. Thankfully, the gazes weren’t out of fear.

The Healers and Moons knew well the type of person Frost was.

Red was a sinister color associated with dangerous creatures. Vampires for example boasted a bloody aesthetic, whereas Honored Ones like Frost naturally either had red strands of hair, or compl...

886. Level 400 - The Glimmers of a Star

Indeed.

The crux of the issue was that Demons tended to individually possess unique physiologies. Demons born from the same mother would only retain three things from their parents: their eyes, characteristics (horns, wings, etc), and power.

Everything else was left to fate to decide, including the placement of their internal organs, what sort of organs they would possess, as well as the material their bodies were composed of.

Their sheer diversity meant that they had an equ...

885. Anti-Healer

A perfect, naked replica of Frost formed from the spiral of blood she had spilled. Its inner body formed first. Nothing about it was remotely human aside from its outer flesh. Writhing tentacles and rows of teeth crossed paths where bones and organs should have been. A single combined vertical mouth ran from across its body and to its extremities, meaning it could open every inch of its body to reveal its inner mouth.

“Eat?” It asked. “Devour? Consume?”

Each word ...

884. New Professions Unlocked

Frost had also gained a substantial upgrade since the war in Grandis. Nearly all her stats came from her resonance with the Nexus when she achieved Asencio Lux Per Viam Flammarum (The Ascension of Light Through the Path of Flames).

The unrecognized phenomenon sent the Archetypes scrambling for an explanation for the last few weeks. It wasn’t any easier with the appearance of the Yetzirah along the Arbiter’s holy blade; Paradise Lost.

Four theories emerged. The first came from ...

883. A Moment of Optimism

“I have four passives related to Omnidynamic. [Projectile Resistance IV], [Magic Resistance III], [Physical Resistance IV] and [Qliphoth Resistance III]. The level denotes the percentage of damage I can negate. It’s 10% per level!”

“10%? Ten? It reduces damage by that much?”

It seemed too good to be true. Jury demonstrated by striking her left arm. After deducting her DEF stat and seeing how much HP remained, Frost was able to confirm that this was indeed true.<...

882. Jury's Taste-Enhancing Enzymes

Jury’s base stats alone were enough to instantly kill a Monsoon-Levelled Corrupted. The Listening Bird for example had 75,000 HP. A single full-powered slash, punch, tail whack or even a slap would reduce it to a plume of red mist.

“I’ll go down the list for you. Take a look at this first~”

Frost didn’t know how to describe the oozing gland that protruded from her tail. It was wet, slimy, and the hazardous red goop ate into glaciers beneath their feet. Ice instantly sizz...

881. Beholder Jury's New Stats

A rumble came from the Northern Alps of the Floor of Amalgamation. There were 8 distinct biomes found in each cardinal and sub-cardinal direction on the Floor of Amalgamation.

The Northern Alps; the Northeastern Desert; the Western Forests; the Southeastern Meadows; the Southern Craigs; the Southwestern Islands; the Western Sea; and the Northwestern Mountains. At the heart of it all were the great plains where the Amalgam’s settlement resided.

The Floor of Amalgamation mimicked ...

880. The Sanguine Doves and A New Way to Heal

The Mother was adorable.

If one were to remove Jury’s ear flaps, replace her sharpened teeth with human dentures and ask her to close her eyes, then she would be indistinguishable from a Mother.

They were beings that embodied the highest level of purity. Reaching the level of a Mother was a feat reserved for Healers who genuinely did not harbor ill thoughts or ambitions. Aside from wanting to help others and lending a guiding hand to their own, of course.

Stars of the Heal...

879. The State of Time Reverberation

Time Reverberation HQ appeared smaller than Frost remembered. The influx of Candidate Moons and over 200 Aspiring Moons meant that there was bound to be people wherever Frost went. She was used to the silence of the excessively large Departments.

Around 300 potential Candidate Moons have been processed since the opening of Time Reverberation. So far 200 have qualified to reach the coveted title of an Aspiring Moon, whilst the remaining 100 were retested until they reach one of two outco...

878. Developments On The Horizon

Zermillion the Architect was a level 200 Exalted that had helped transform the Floor of the Head to what it is now. Furthermore, they were in the process of recycling the ruined pillars of where the War in Heaven had taken place to create cannons around Time Reverberation’s Headquarters.

These enormous, pale weapons were planned to fire a canister holding a Moon or a Star and immediately deploy them anywhere within the Nex Megalopolis, and several kilometers out. When paired with a Hy...

877. 3 Months Later

“Welcome back to the Floor of the Head, Amalgam.”

Three months (RT) had passed since the war in Grandis ended. To translate this into UT, only 3 weeks had elapsed outside of the Nexus. Furthermore, this was the first time in a month since Frost had returned to the Floor of the Head.

“Are you hungry? Perhaps you’d like a massage to loosen up~ Ah – or could it be that you’re here just for me?”

The dreamy voice of a certain Aquatid named Weave squirmed in place at...

Explicit Chapter 2. The Big Bad Wolf~!

Note: This chapter occurs around the same time when Frost and her friends first arrived in the Nexus (Chapter 365). You may recall when Jury slipped on a pair of wolf ears and ‘devoured’ Frost off screen.

“You shouldn’t tease a wolf…”

Kisses were planted on the side of Frost’s tender nape, causing her to squirm delightfully, right before the headband fell off with a small clank.

“What wolf?” Frost laughed, as did Jury.

Sl...

Special 6. Ignis the Slime Queen

“Squish, squish. Squish.”

It always amused Ignis just how gelatinous slimes were. 99% of a slime was just slime while the other 1% was the slime’s core that held them together.

“How does a slime’s brain work?” She further poked a small, red slime with a finger, patting its head and rubbing its cheeks.

A pair of adorable eyes stared back up at her. Slimes were not generally considered dangerous creatures and were usually at the very bottom of most ec...