NOVEL NEXT chapter 317 - Ascension
After Rani left, Taufik was silent for a while before finally getting up again and then cleaning the dust that was sticking to him.
"... *ukhum!* Where were we again?"
Taufik asked Aksara, acting as if what had just happened had never happened at all.
"... help me to find out where my limits are?"
"Ohh~ Right, About that... Let's stop here and do that later, you're good enough, Aksa... I'm proud of you"
"Really? Does that mean my performance satisfies you enough, Father?"
Aksara asked Taufik with a happy face. Seeing Aksara like this, Taufik smiled faintly, sheathed his Katana again, and then answered his son's questions.
"... I'm more than satisfied, Aksa... Now, said it; what's your request?"
Hearing his father's words, Aksara then raised his head to look directly into his father's eyes.
"... Father, I want to come with you to go save Mom"
After Aksara said that, Taufik was silent for a while before finally sighing lightly.
"*Sigh* I know you would ask that... But you realize that what I'm going to do is something very Dangerous, right? It's not the level of that sea beast that we faced before, what I'm going to face this time is an enemy that is already at a God level... Do you think you can handle it?"
"I am aware of that, Father, and I will try my best to at least not be a burden to you... Please accept my request, Father, let me complete the thing I once failed to carry out... Please give me that responsibility once again"
Aksara said with sincerity clearly visible from his eyes, seeing his son's gaze, Taufik was stunned for a moment before taking a deep breath.
"... Alright, I'll take you with me, get ready for these few days... The kingdom will be fine if you're gone for a few days, right?"
Taufik asked which Aksara then answered with a nod.
"Good, then stay here and practice to gain better control over your techniques... I will go finish something else first…"
"Bro! I'll be his training partner!"
Caldwell joined the conversation, suggesting himself to be a practice partner for Aksara.
"Hmm? Are you sure?"
"Yes, I was amazed by the technique Aksara just performed, I wanted to experience it myself, and maybe I could learn something..."
Caldwell said, responding to Taufik's question, and then looked at Aksara. Said.
"Is that okay for you, Aksara?"
"... I mean, why not? But as you can see before, my control over that technique is not perfect yet, so I don't think it will be a good idea... I don't mean to belittle you, Uncle, but I can casually use that imperfect technique because I know it's my father I'm up against... But with you, I'm a little unsure"
"Pfft~ Ahaha~ do you hear that, Brother? Should I translate it again for you, just in case you don't understand what Aksara is trying to convey?"
Said Amanda, who laughed at Caldwell.
"*Sigh* You two are indeed father and son, you both like to belittle other people's abilities"
"I didn't mean that uncle, I was just worried that something would happen to you"
"No need, you see, I am the current rightful holder of Excalibur, so you don't need to worry about anything"
"But-"
"You don't need to worry, Aksa, even though it's like this, Caldwell is strong enough, if something happens, Amanda is here... So you don't need to worry, this is also a good opportunity for you"
Taufik said while shaking his head, and then looked at Amanda.
"... Amanda, If you see they are going too far, stop them immediately"
"Okay, lil bro, you can trust me"
"Alright, I'll go now, ohh~ And remember don't make too much noise"
"Yes, Father"
After that, Taufik manifested his Mana wings and then immediately left.
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On a small uninhabited island in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, Taufik was seen floating right above the island.
"... System, Is this place good enough?"
[Yes Master]
"Good, then, let's do that Ascension thing, give it to me now"
[Understood]
[DING]
[Assimilating reward [Ascension] with Master]
[01%... 02%... 30%... 75%... 100%]
[DING]
[Assimilating process success... Prepare yourself, Master, and may you be safe]
"Huh?! What!! Prepa- *Arghhh!* "
Taufik suddenly felt unimaginable pain, even more pain than when he received the Vampire Progenitor Bloodline at that time.
Unable to maintain his balance and the flow of his Mana, his Mana Wings instantly disappeared which caused Taufik to fall to the ground hard.
*BANG!*
The entire island trembled when Taufik's body crashed into the ground, sending cracks across the land where his body fell. Read new adventures at My Virtual Library Empire
The sky darkened unnaturally, storm clouds gathered above the island from nowhere, and the ocean suddenly went berserk.
A violent wind howled through the island, tearing through the trees and bringing the waves into towering walls of water that slammed against the shores.
The scene was as if the universe itself was rejecting the birth of a completely new existence on Earth or even in the entire Universe.
Taufik's body convulsed violently as a crimson aura exploded from within his body, the sheer intensity of his transformation affecting the surrounding space around him, creating a spatial distortion phenomenon.
His veins bulged unnaturally, pulsing with an eerie, malevolent glow as his blood boiled. His bones cracked and then reshaped themselves, and Taufik's muscles twisted and stretched, reforging his very existence into something new, beyond the comprehension of anything in this world.
"*AAAGGHHHHHH!!!* "
His scream tore through the air, producing a force that shattered boulders and sent flying everything around him.
*BOOM!!*
Lightning streaked down, striking his body repeatedly as if nature itself sought to stop him before he could rise to a higher level.
But Instead, each bolt that hit his body only fueled Taufik's transformation further, his essence absorbing the divine wrath and transmuting it into something darker, something more absolute than ever.
The very concept of reality seemed to waver, flickering between existence and nothingness.
The air thickened with an oppressive force, an unseen power pressing down upon the land, attempting to suppress what should not be.
His once crimson eyes bled into an abyssal black, absorbing/devouring the light around them.
Taufik's body pulsed with an aura of dominion. His very presence became a taboo to the existence, a being that no longer belonged to the natural order.
The System's voice echoed in his mind, Remind Taufik to stay conscious
[Master... Warning... Your transformation is surpassing initial calculations... Please stay conscious during this stage... Otherwise... Something bad will happen to you and the Earth]
Taufik's consciousness wavered, but he refused to submit. He clenched his fists, his body barely holding itself together as reality twisted further.
He could feel something ancient, something beyond his knowledge rejecting him, trying to stop or even erase his existence before he could ascend to a new level.
"... F*CK THIS SHIT!! FATE!! DON'T EVER THINK THAT YOU CAN STOP ME! I'M THE MASTER OF MY OWN LIFE!! I WILL DECIDE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME!!! NOT ANYONE! NOT EVEN YOU!!"
Taufik shouted, and then, with a deafening explosion, Taufik's aura expanded, shattering the invisible chains that sought to bind him.
The storm above was forced outward, the dark clouds dispersing in an instant. The ocean that had rebelled immediately froze in submission. The island, once trembling, now lay silent, as if bowing to his presence.
Taufik exhaled, his breath alone sending a shockwave across the land.
He slowly opened his eyes, their abyssal depths holding an undeniable truth, he was no longer merely a Vampire Progenitor. He had ascended beyond even that.
He had become the Vampire Primogeniture, the one and only God of Vampire that ever existed.
[DING]
[Congratul-]
"Shut up! Let me rest for a while... I don't think I can take it anymore"
Said Taufik, who then closed his eyes.
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Taufik's ascension created an explosion of aura that could be felt by every human being on Earth, creating panic among people but inviting interest from certain people, especially the owners of Magic Towers in every part of the world.
Even Olympus was not spared from this, but Hades who was currently in charge of Olympus while Zeus was recovering, seemed to already know where the phenomenon came from and who caused it, therefore, Hades chose not to find out more because there was nothing good about knowing something that shouldn't be known, especially if it was related to someone of Taufik's caliber.
This aura explosion phenomenon had raised a little concern about what would happen next, but after a few hours had passed and nothing had happened, every force in the world lowered their guard and chose to find out what was really happening, but found nothing because the scope of the aura explosion phenomenon was so wide that it made the search process difficult, even when they finally found its origin, they found nothing but traces, this raised another question, namely what kind of person could produce such a strong aura that it could be felt by all of humanity on earth, creating another mystery waiting to be solved.
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