NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1500: Forgiving Yourself
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Until the very last moment, Lucifer's light burned her into cinders when she saved his life, taking a blow for him.
"Master..."
She slowly disappeared, and yet back then, Asmodeus didn't even look at her.
"Eleanora..."
And at that moment, he understood.
He finally understood.
"What have I done..."
"You now see it, Asmodeus?"
"...I do."
"I saw it too, I understood when I reincarnated by Lucifer's own foolishness."
Suddenly, Asmodeus grabbed Blake's clothes, tightly grasping them with his sharp claws, as he looked at him in the face.
"Make sure... to tell her I'm sorry..."
"I will..."
"You damn bastard... if you've gone so far... you better not lose again..."
Asmodeus smiled lightly, before disappearing into black ashes.
"..."
Blake remained in silence, as he felt the power within Asmodeus rush towards him, resembling a deep red and black flame, which he absorbed fully.
His stats skyrocketed, and he felt much stronger, several of his Skills evolved, and he even gained new ones.
[You have absorbed the [Cosmic Soul Flame of Asmodeus]!]
[All of your Stats have increased by +10.000.000!]
[All of your Vampire-related Skills have gained +5 Bonus Levels!]
[You have absorbed the Cosmic Blood Energy and the Soul Essence of Asmodeus, your previous self!]
[Both your past self and your current self have fused, further strengthening your existence.]
[Your [Spirit Orb Realm]: [Rank 9 (Initial Stage)] has Ranked Up to Rank 9: Upper Stage!]
[Your [Divine Spirit Halo Authority]: [Apocalypse (A)] has Ranked Up to S+ Rank!]
[Your [Transcendent Vessel]: [Divine Demonic Vampire God Spirit Overlord Vessel of Chaos (Tier 2)] has Ranked Up to Tier 4!]
[Your [Divine Arcane Soul]: [Abyssal Demonic Warlock Arcane Soul Of Umbral Crimson Void (Tier 2)] has Ranked Up to Tier 4!]
[All of your Stats have further increased by +10.000.000!]
[You learned the Skill: [Cosmic Blood Soul Armory: Lv1]!]
[You learned the Skill: [Starblood Apocalypse: Lv1]!]
[You learned the Skill: [Sangre's Aberrant Body Embodiment: Lv1]!]
[You acquired the Title Skill: [Cosmic Vampire Emperor Slayer: Lv1]!]
"Congratulations, Blake, you have passed your trial. And as I expected, you've triumphed over your previous life."
"Is this all a show to you?"
"Excuse me?"
The Administrator tilted his head in confusion, as Blake's crimson eyes glowed brightly with anger.
"Who are these people? These things around us? An audience? For my trial?!"
"Oh, these? They're fake."
The Administrator waved his hand, as the audience disappeared... they were never entities watching him at all.
"I'm sorry, was that too much? I like shows and the audience for your epic battle felt like something that had to be there! My bad."
"You're different than 0-10. Who are you?"
"My name? I have none... but yes, I do have a number. I'm 0-6. I see you've met my younger sister. 0-10 is a much more serious and mild-mannered girl. But when you reach my age, well, you sometimes try to make anything a little fun, if possible."
"...What's my reward? I have to go... Whatever this is, I will find out later."
"Heh! To the point I see! Very well, gaze upon what you've gained. Aside from the power of Asmodeus which you have absorbed, these are your rewards. It's much simpler than your previous trial, but they're much more worthwhile too."
[Congratulations, Trial Challenger, you have passed your Ascension Trial with the highest score possible!]
[You can now Rank Up your Class and Subclass and unlock your Level Cap.]
[With this Rank Up, you will also receive bonus stats, stat points, skill points, and skills.]
[Aside from this, you've earned additional rewards.]
"There's no score this time?"
"None, I do things much simpler than my sister, and her trial, to be quite honest, was boring. I like to be direct and go right to the "meat and potatoes" of things, as you humans would say."
"What do I get?"
"You can choose between these three."
"Only choose? Why can't I get everything?"
"Part of the reward was what you got from Asmodeus! Don't be greedy now. We must maintain balance within Causality, and you, my friend, are already immensely powerful."
"Hm..."
Blake crossed his arms, glancing at the three options in front of him, three floating cards with text appearing out of holographic light beneath them.
<Trial Rewards>
[Option 1]: [Cosmic Familiar Summoning Card]
[Option 2]: [Unique Special Familiar Card]
[Option 3]: [Customized Familiar Creation Card]
"The first option will allow you to summon a Cosmic Familiar, you can only have one at a time, and they're born from fusing a hundred Divine Familiars together," explained 0-6. "As you can already guess, their power goes beyond divine, but what you'll get will be randomly chosen."
"The second option will allow you to choose between a list of special beings you've faced in the past, which will allow you to turn them into Special Familiars, like your Braveblitz and the Xenoid Queen," he said. "They have immense potential and can grow infinitely."
"And lastly, the third option allows you to create your own Familiar by using other Familiar Cards and customize its form, shape, and powers," 0-6 said. "This would allow you to create your own unique monster."
"Interesting... I'll go for Cosmic Familiar then." Blake said. "Whatever it is, it will be able to grow and help me more, especially on channeling cosmic power."
"Hm? So quickly? But what about the second option?" 0-6 asked. "I had imagined you wanted one of those Ascended Xenoids?"
"I don't care about any of them, so no," Blake said. "I need power, and a Cosmic Familiar would be the unification and pinnacle of what I could do as a Summoner, it's the only natural choice. Customizing a beast... it won't guarantee anything. I bet there are limits."
"Indeed, there are, smart choice, you indeed choose the best option," laughed 0-6. "You're indeed as sharp as my sister said. Now go on, take it, your reward. Now, once you get the Cosmic Familiar, your Talents will Evolve... one last time."
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