The Grim Chimera sat within the emotions practically bathing in them They caused abrupt and strange changes to the substance of the image but the Grim ChimeraÆs eternal ability to adapt meant that it soon suppressed the twitches and the tremors that ran through the Grim ChimeraÆs body Soon it generated a film of its own pure emotion that kept these other emotions from approaching
That desire to survive and grow was indomitable The Grim ChimeraÆs eyes burned as it tempered that deep yearning it held within the emotions
The air cracked and ripped as he passed through space His limbs were wrapped in tight currents of air that blasted any cables that were near to his person
Meanwhile his veins once more began to glow with golden light as Yggdrasil formed a seal on the released emotions within RandidlyÆs ribcage Obviously the emotions took up no actual space So it was relatively simple to compress them But with so many emotions clashing and weaving amongst each other a qualitative change began to come over them
Aether as an energy was primarily comprised of two things substance and emotion The term substance could also be freely be interchanged with shape Aether was an energy that responded to the depth of emotions and the integrity of the shape given to that energy Which was why so many emotions gathered in one spot specifically having been cleaved from their shape by Yggdrasil began to behave strangely
As he accelerated up through the Web RandidlyÆs stomach began to gurgle as the emotions managed to influence him physically He clearly radiated displeasure to make sure his images knew that this wasnÆt an acceptable side effect The golden light that Yggdrasil was releasing grew stronger Meanwhile the Stillborn Phoenix continued to steadily exhale more emotions as though it didnÆt notice his ire One of the Stillborn PhoenixÆs Skills began to activate taking over the process of breathingÆ
Congratulations Your Skill the Golden Roots of Yggdrasil has grown to Level 297
Congratulations Your Skill Tide of the Void has grown to Level 235
Without a distinct shape for the energy the emotions would normally disperse outward and gradually decompose naturally They needed a physical vessel or detail shape to anchor them Aether needed both emotion and shape to remain in a stable form Randidly had studied the System Aether that had largely been stripped of emotion in the past but he had never seen the opposite composition And while he continued to rush upward to his call back interview the gradual exhale of the Stillborn Phoenix pushed all that raw emotion into a space without shape His body hosted a natural experiment
And due to the seal that Yggdrasil had constructed within his body the emotions were suspended within a relatively isolated environment They continued to compound and clash increasing their simmering intensity with each passing second Soon the emotions had shed all pretense of shape and just mixed together in a chaotic mass within RandidlyÆs stomach Honestly it was difficult to even sense what was occurring within himself the emotions were chaotic and messy to the point that they barely resembled Aether at all They were raw pink and slightly uncomfortable like the revealed penis of a dog
Sensing that RandidlyÆs mood continued to sour on this experiment Yggdrasil stretched a golden root downward toward the emotions in an attempt to assuage his doubts The root began to shine brightly carrying with it the nascent sense that RandidlyÆs Skills could purify the emotions
Just as soon as the emotions encountered the image the tip of that imaginary root ballooned outward like it was displaying the time lapse of a tumorÆs genesis The light it released became tainted rapidly shifting to a red pink hue Decisively Yggdrasil sliced off the root before the taint could spread That hunk of image dropped down into the stewing emotions twisting and morphing until it became so swollen that it had lost all articulable shape
Then it popped like an overinflated balloon spreading glittering notes of pink light like a handful of thrown confetti Randidly coughed lightly Unless one possessed the adaptability of the Grim Chimera it definitely seemed like these emotions were a deadly poison
Yggdrasil hurriedly upped the energy it used to suppress the emotions no longer daring to stretch out its image to touch them directly They continued to churn rushing and gurgling like the interior of a washing machine will all of the same disturbing lack of awareness of what happened within the contraption
Luckily that was around the time that the Stillborn Phoenix stopped producing the emotions It rapidly began to slurp the strangely mutating emotions within itself It didnÆt seem to mind the changes at all
Feeling some unconscious relief as the emotions were taken from within his body Randidly accelerated further the next time his foot hit one of the walls Man is Proud But the Chimera Takes
Congratulations Your Skill Man is Proud But the Chimera Takes has grown to Level 296
While the wall beneath his foot fractured from the force Randidly blasted rapidly upward He purposefully activated Revelation of the Atramentous Threshold right before his jump so he could peer upward and arrange for a path through all of the hanging cables He streaked past with all of the subtleness of thunder once more shocking those proceeding through the area at a more normal pace
At almost exactly six minutes after Lady Iellaya had sent the message Randidly rushed through the hallways of the military base and reached those familiar double doors Octavius was there waiting for him He stopped Randidly before he could proceed directly into the room reaching up to fuss at the collar of his uniform
As though this was the first time that he had noticed it Octavius examined Randidly from head to toe and blinked when he looked at his bare feet You what happened to your shoes Did you lose them while you were exploring
Randidly shook his head Never had them I always liked actually being able to feel what was beneath my feet And now that my body can grow to be as hard as steel thereÆs no reason to restrain myself
Huh Even if you are fighting on dangerous terrain you never put on a foot covering Octavius seemed puzzled
Randidly wanted to point out they had passed plenty of individuals who were literally naked while they had been on Bray Street but decided just to shrug He couldnÆt deny that his few opportunities to fight on lava had been particularly painful Nope Never have
I wonder if it violates military code Octavius whispered to himself
Frowning at the delay Randidly purposefully asked shouldnÆt I be heading in there
OctaviusÆs eyes widened Oh Yes of course DonÆt keep them waiting for even a second longer
Shaking his head Randidly walked back into the interview room
Chapter 1499
Your mission is simple the bear like military man next to Lady Iellaya spoke immediately when Randidly entered into the room Just as quickly as Randidly walked forward to stand before the group his Grim Intuition pinged an even larger threat from the man than Randidly had felt previously That made his eyes narrow so characters that were this powerful still could hide their abilities from even Grim Intuition That was a good fact to learn when the stakes were relatively low
The dangerous bearman pointed to a partially melted statue that lay near the interview chair had sat in only two hours ago Demonstrate your capabilities by healing the body and image of this man and you will receive the position of head Drill Sergeant However let it be known that you will bear the consequences of any lingering afflictions that affect him in the future
Belatedly RandidlyÆs eyes widened the melted statue was actually a toppled over metallic humanoid From what Randidly could see several of his limbs were bent in the wrong directions He wondered whether they were normally so uniquely bent or whether it was a result of whatever had occurred here And judging by the image wafting off of the metallic body
Randidly glanced once more at the furry military leader The bearmanÆs irises were two black chips in his eyes as dark as the empty space next to the moon in the night sky Slowly Randidly nodded of course If IÆm supposed to heal someone their convalescence is my responsibility