It has been a week since I evolved into a Divine beast and started exploring the cave system, leveling up all of my basic skills along the way. Petrifying gaze was probably my favorite. Anything I glanced at would be frozen like a statue if they caught a glimpse of my eyes. The second thing that happened was the dimensional door that Victoria gave me. Although it wasn't so much a door as it was a rune that I placed on my body to open the gateway. The mini-world was about as big as the first cave I entered, 5x5 miles, there was a small crystal clear lake in it and a forest of fiery red trees to the north of the lake with a silver grassy plain to the south; it was a beautiful sanctuary for me to relax. Victoria said I would be able to upgrade it after I gained a higher level in my cultivation.
The cultivation method Alex gave me is very strong but at the same time hurts like a motherfucker. It allows me to absorb the energy of any living thing I want, grass, an ant, anything that can absorb the energy of this world. However, I absorb all of their energy including their impurities and then I burn or freeze them out of myself, which is the only time Alex unseals my Spatial Ice or Phoenix fire. I was startled out of my memories when a window appeared before me.
Quest Reminder: Master all of your magics: Lightning, poison, Ice|
1/4 Mastered|
Reward: +5 Levels|
Note, please don't cause another near-death scenario.|
I grinned at that last part, although my systems are not allowed to help or talk to me formally per se, they can communicate with each other and find loopholes in the rules of communicating with me.
I was slightly hesitant to try this again, but as long as I don't ingest anything I should be fine, hopefully. I may as well get the most dangerous one out of the way first. Slowly I released the control over my body and allowed the poison to roam free. Within seconds the grass I was standing on withered and died. It spread at an alarming rate reaching a radius of a hundred meters in every direction. I could even sense that the poison had seeped into the ground and the air above me creating a perfect circle of death around me. Concentrating on the poison gas around me I focused on condensing it into a small orb. The black-green gas rushed towards me and started spinning in a clockwise rotation sucking itself into a small emerald-like object that had started to form from the solidified gas.
Congratulations, Poisons magic mastered|
I let out a sigh of relief, nothing extreme had happened. I spoke too soon.
Poison upgraded to Demons Breath|
Congratulations, new poison created: Hell's Catalyst: Grade X, Info: Hell's Catalyst is a dangerous toxin that was created by Divine Beast Raven. If released it will spread through the world poisoning everything it touches.|
WARNING! World killing toxin detected, moving to the available container.|
I watched as the emerald of death shot towards my heart and entered my body.
Classification has reached Apocalypse level.|
Title Gained: Harbinger of Death +200% Intimidation and Killing Intent|
Note: Raven this comes from both of us, please be careful with what you create. We know that this was an accident. We don't think we recognized how powerful any spells, skills, or objects created by a new Divine beast would be. From now on, any new magic, skills, or objects you want to create or practice should be done in your Sanctuary.|
I just stood there in silence, should I try practicing more magic? My first try at Poison magic and I made an apocalyptic object. What will happen to my lightning and ice magic? Before I could voice my opinions to Victoria and Alex, I got a notification.
Failure to master your magic will cause death.|
Ok then, practice it is. Entering my sanctuary I decided to master lightning and ice at the same time. If I'm going to become a walking world killer then I may as well accept what fate has dealt me and get stronger. As I walked into my sanctuary I focused on the water in the lake freezing where I stepped. Placing my paws on the water, I padded to the center of the lake. Crystal clear ice spread outwards as I sat down in the center. The fiery forest to my left and the silver plains to my right. While keeping my focus on the frigid ice that was spreading throughout my world I looked up to the sky imagining a divine lightning bolt striking me where I stood. I kinda expected what happened next.
WARNING, WARNING, WARNING|
The Heavenly Tribulations have noticed you.|
Thunderclouds covered the sky and thunder roared.
Imminent attack, please prepare defenses.|
Strike in 3...2...1|
Instead of preparing for the attack, I prepared to do something stupid, again. It seems to work in my favor so far, so why not. The first strike hit me, but instead of letting it dissipate into the ground I redirected it back to the sky and added my ice magic to it. A frigid beam of plasma was fired into the storm.
Skill Created: Frigid Lightning 1/10|
Alex (Pov)
Victoria and I were just staring at the screen in front of us. "You did say to be careful in our note right? Because attacking the Heavenly Tribulations is batshit insane in my book." I asked, looking over at Vitoria whose jaw was hanging. "Of..of course, I did, I think she thought to be careful with how she uses them, not how or what she creates." Her eyes were still glued to the screen as a darker bolt came crashing down on us. It hurt like hell for a second but then Raven would control the heavenly lightning, which in itself is a freaking miracle; and then direct it back towards the storm infused with her ice. I decided that she might need a bit of help in the later tribulations if this was her goal so I unsealed one of her powers.
Confirm unsealing of Spatial Ice?|
Y/N|
"Yes." Smirking as I answered. Let's see how the Heavenly Tribulations handle their own medicine coated in a Divine Spatial Ice ability. I glanced over at Victoria who was gaping at me now. "What?" "....You two are a match made in heaven." She said in exasperation. I just raised my eyebrow. "You're both insane."
Raven (Pov)
The first three lightning bolts I was able to redirect without much trouble, it hurt, but not as much as my evolution. Attacking the tribulations probably wasn't the best idea but my fight and flight response is missing the flight response. If you attack me I attack you, no matter how strong you are. After I had released the 6th bolt back to the storm clouds I immediately felt the pressure change it was as if the next bolt held all the hatred in the world for me. The killing intent was so strong I thought I was going to die. As a giant red-gold bolt of lightning came crashing down on me. I noticed something in the corner of my eye.
Spatial Ice has been unsealed.|
Instantly all of the crystal clear ice turned a reflective black with twinkling lights in them. The bolt of lightning hit me. Plasma rushed through my body before once again exiting my mouth, except this time I fused my Spatial Ice with it and launched it towards the storm. When the lightning reached the clouds the black ice started to freeze over, causing pieces of cloud to rain down. As the next lightning bolt was preparing I looked over at the pieces of frozen cloud next to me.
Heavenly Tribulation essence|
?????/??????|
?????/?????|
I know I promised not to eat anything dangerous again, but come on. Slowly I opened my maw and swallowed the essences just as another bolt crashed into me.
Heavenly Tribulation essence has been absorbed into the bloodline of Divine Beast Raven.|
Bloodline has evolved|
Divine Beast Raven will undergo evolution in 5..4...3.|
"Wait..wait, I'm still busy!!"
2...1.|
The 9th and final tribulation hit me just as a tidal wave of pain came crashing down on me doubling, no, tripling the already excruciating pain I was already in. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a counter going up and my only hope is that it was my HP before I passed out.
Victoria (Pov)
Alex and I were both staring at the notification before us. "Alex, you see this right? This can't be possible, no this isn't possible." "I'm seeing it, just not believing it. She is only level 50, there is no way we can put this amount of responsibility and pressure on her, just yet. I hate to say it but we need to talk to Mosis." First I was surprised that Alex suggested we talk to him but after some consideration, I knew he was right, the reason we were so freaked out is because of the window in front of us.
Divine Beast Raven has met the requirements to become a sacred beast.|
Divine Beast Raven has become the Sacred Beast of the Heavenly Tribulations.|
Sacred Beast Raven has become the 10th Tribulation.|
Skill Gained: 10th Heavenly Tribulation. Info: Sacred beast Raven has become the embodiment of the 10th tribulation. The 10th Tribulation strikes down with all of the powers that Raven contains in her body.|
Congratulations, Lightning magic mastered|
Lighting upgraded to Divine Lighting|
Ice has been mastered. Spatial Ice has been permanently unsealed.|
+5 Levels|
+ 1,000,000 SP|
As soon as I agreed I heard Alex sigh before he opened up an emergency line to Mosis. A window popped up in front of us presenting Mosis asleep at his desk. Just as I was about to call out to him I saw Alex with a shit-eating grin.
"HEY JACKASS, WAKE THE FUCK UP!!" Mosis leaped out of his chair like a cat having its tail stepped on. Angrily he glanced at the window floating before him, noticing a Cheshire grinning Alex. "To what do I owe the displeasure?" He grumbled out, reaching for a pot of coffee next to his desk. "We need your help." I, politely, stated. Glancing at Alex and mentally conveying a message to be polite. After all, we needed his help. "Ah, Victoria, I heard about your transfer to Alex's host. Why in god's name would you be willing to become a sub-program?" Instead of explaining the story, I asked Alex to give Mosis access to Raven's Status menu.
Mosis (Pov)
Instead of answering my question I heard Victoria ask Alex to give access to Raven's Status menu, which I thought was a bit strange, after all, I don't need permission to see anyone's stats. Before I could ask why she did such a redundant thing another window popped up in front of me. The coffee cup I was holding shattered on the floor.
Status
Name, Raven Smith|
Race, Abyssal Scaled Leopard|
Sacred Beast of the Heavenly Tribulations: Raven, 10th Tribulation|
Nanite Infused|
Heavenly Library Victoria|
Classification Apocalypse|
Divine Cultivation method Abyssal Fire Body|
Title: Divine Blacksmith|
Title: Harbinger of Death|
Job Gained: Divine Blacksmith|
Divine Dao Heart (Sealed)|
Hell's Catalyst|
Level 50 Exp 10,470/60,000|
HP 1,760,000 MP 1,754,000|
Attributes|
Str 1758|
Agi 1755|
Con 1760|
Int 1754|
Chr 1755|
Luck 1706|
Will 4000|
Skill Points 1,000,000|
Inventory
8/100|
5x lottery tickets, Bloodlust combat knife (unavailable at this time,) 3x canteen of water, 1x shadow rabbit pelt, 300x silver egg shards, +1 Earth Fox pelt, +20 Pixie Wings, dimensional gateway, |
Shop
Gold 50,000|
Skills
Night Vision Max|
Petrifying Gaze Max|
Stealth Max|
Bite Max|
Walk Max|
Slash Max|
Metal Control Max|
Nanite Control 50/100|
Nanite Regeneration at 100%|
Inspect 5/10|
Skill Steel Spines: Max|
Vibration Sense: 10/10|
Skill Pain Tolerance: Max|
Talents
10th Heavenly Tribulation|
Poison Body|
Treasure Hunter 10/10|
Silver Body|
Absorb 10/?|
Gravity Core|
Cyborg|
Phoenix Fire|
Spatial Ice|
Divinity Gained|
Affinity's
Spatial Ice: Mastered
Devine Metal: Mastered
Divine Lighting: Mastered
Demons Breath: Mastered
Bloodlines
Abyssal Scaled Leopard 100%
Phoenix 20%
Titles
Harbinger of Death +200% intimidation and killing intent
Divine Blacksmith +200% Charisma in front of other artisans.
10 minutes later I was finally able to get my bearings straight. "Al...Alex, you didn't break the code right?" I heard a deep sigh. "Yes and no. I broke it when I cussed you out in the beginning and when I left a note explaining what was going on. I also had to speak to her when she created her Dao heart, Victoria and I also left a note for her when she became an Apocalypse rank beast. Technically though I haven't broken any rules, I've only spoken to her in extreme emergencies. Other than talking to her and leaving an occasional note I haven't helped her in any way. Well I also distributed her points when she was creating her Dao heart, but again, that was for her survival; and in article 12 sub-paragraph 3 clause A that is ok."
"Oh my god, at level 50 and she is already a Sacred beast as well as an apocalypse event. If someone were to get their hands on her and force a beast contract on her she would have no choice. I can see why you called me." I leaned back in my chair trying to think of a solution. "Ok, here is what we're going to do, Alex you are going to create a body for Victoria. Victoria you are going to form a beast contract with Raven, which will limit her growth to yours but it will hamper anyone looking for her and the aura she possesses can just be explained by the contract with you. I will grant her a shape-changing ability to hide her true form. Alex, I'm upgrading you to a class 8 system because you will be giving quests to both Victoria and Raven. Before you interrupt me, Victoria will become a new being and will lose access to her system abilities, therefore you will become her system as well. Your subsystem Jarvis will be upgraded to a class 3 system which will give you some space to breathe. Once this is done I will teleport you all to a forest on the other side of the world, with the amount of energy she has been giving off, and now the Heavenly Tribulations, every cultivator in the empire will be heading your way."
Alex (Pov)
Mosis's plan was brilliant, a beast contract will allow Raven to go anywhere in the world without notice. Creating a body for Victoria won't be hard, as a nanite hivemind it is perfectly within my ability to create another body. All I would need is some raw material for a jumpstart and a blueprint to fill out the design. Instead of Victoria being my sub-program she will be her own person, which means I will be a system to two hosts, one of which will be able to use my original skill matrix. That made me happy. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy being Ravens system, but it will be nice to be used for what I was designed for. As I was creating her body I had a memory of anime I used to watch and a grin flashed across my face.
Creating a new body, sub-system Jarvis coming online for further use.|
"Thank you, Jarvis, I'm going to need a lot of help. Scan the area around Raven and look for raw materials to create a new body."
Scanning...Scanning...Scanning|
Materials found|
Beginning refinement and creation process, time estimated 11:59:58|
"Thank you, Jarvis."
"Ok, Mosis whenever you are ready to teleport we are ready." Glancing at Victoria to confirm.
"Ok, good luck both of you, take care of her."