During his experiences with the system, Thomas could say he's quite experienced in feeling all kinds of pains but nothing could have prepared him to what awaited him for the next couple moments.
The luminous disk over his head kept revolving around itself without a sign of stop. In this state Thomas couldn't move a muscle and only endured as the pain was similar to his soul being ripped apart.
In the sea of consciousness thin letters were graved in the dark space near the glowing star. The letters belonged to the language only spoke by the beings of Gaia and not something any humans would know it existed, yet Thomas could see it very clearly.
'Urg, the system wasn't kidding on inheriting the name but to engrave it directly on my soul is kinda pushing it.'
As if the pain of his having his soul being carved with a knife wasn't enough, his entire body began to tremble as a freezing cold took over, then it occasionally changed back and forth, from cold to hot and then from hot to cold.
[Assimilating bloodline:
[Warning! Warning! User's Human bloodline and Titan species possess unprecedented compatibility. Complete integration of human and titan species is possible, initiating.....]
Threads of hair fell one after another and before long all new hair began to grow, his skin, muscles and five viscera were all going thought transformations as well.
The previously white bones had in his arms and legs had now a mysterious milky white luster while the muscles condensed while a dark, musky oil oozed off his pores.
This was not the process of inheriting the true name anymore but a total transformation of his body on a cellular level.
In that moment, the mysterious moon and sun patterns were thoughtfully revealed followed by a lion's tail and ears.
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Back at the bottom of the Xamak mountain.
The mysterious phenomenon and black clouds attracted the attention of all beasts in the Verdan, some believed it had been caused by the appearance of an unparalleled treasure. They kicked out all the weak beasts staying at the small village.
With hearts filled of green they headed to the mountains only to find the whole mountain was covered in barriers. There was at the very least three types of defense and the method of employing the barriers was greatly different to the ones a beast could form.
Runic characters were engraved through the mountain which gave it a whole new atmosphere. There the beasts awaited for a chance to enter the inner mountain and search for the treasure inside.
Not all beasts were there though. Those above the 4-star of power were nowhere to be seen since the previous roar only 5-star beasts and above could hear had completely scared them.
Even the top three kings of Verdan Mountains which were 7-star beasts had thoughts towards whatever was on the mountain.
Surely only a mythical beast belong imagination could pressure them like that so the possibility of being the appearance of a treasure was quite low. What they believed was that a great beast had been in seclusion bellow Xamak Mountain, it may be the only Eighth Grade beast in all of the island, maybe even beyond that.
Some time passed and when least expected all the barriers shut down of their own leaving the whole mountain unprotected.
A thin little mouse screeched then rushed forward followed by a multitude of beasts. "Graaa, Poe tatt!"(Look, it has opened!)
Dozens of tribes of monkeys, giant insects, even beasts closely resembling the long extinct mammoths.
On the way to the mountain some couldn't hold themselves back and began pulling at and fighting the other beasts for a chance to get to the peak fast.
But before they could get too deep into the mountain the ones at the front stopped so suddenly all other beasts at the back stumbled and nearly crashed on each other.
"Jrrrrjrjrjr!" The beasts threw angry glares to the ones at the front only to realize they ignored it all and kept staring at the mountain.
The beasts at the forefront couldn't take their eyes away as a majestic figure slowly walked down the mountain path.
It was a huge lion, in the sunlight it was orange, but when the shadow touched its fur it turned purple. During it's color change, it's posture would also change from warm and amiable to lonely and distant.
However, no matter if it was bellow the light of shadow, his eyes were a mix of purple and orange. A pale red air stream also swirled around its body, but the strangest thing was the pair of eyes that mixed both orange and purple but also showed traces of other colors.
No matter which species or tribe, all the beasts present felt a pressure so strong they could barely breath.
It was something very scary to all of them who immediately realized they were standing before a true king of the beasts.
The lion watched as all beasts prostrated to him and bent his head sideways then kept walking down the mountain before his figure could be barely seen.
On his way out, all beasts felt the same pressure down to their very being and prostrated. None of them even dare to speak, they just bowed and let the lion pass.
Some distance away from any other beast, the lion stopped by the puddle formed by recent rain, seeing the same majestic lion figure in the reflection the lion could only sign to himself supressed the unrestrained aura. Suddenly, he wasn't as scary as before.
'I still don't believed it worked...?'
Almost immediately the voices of the deities echoed in his mind.
[Why is that hard to understand. The Titan bloodline is of the highest grades in all of the mortal plane, achieving an Honorable status even in the higher realms as you will see in the two layers above. ] (Ares)
[No matter how much I don't like to agree with him, he's right. But there's more, the Titan species are malleable you could see. This blood is able to easily blend and assimilate into other species which will be of great help in the future as you climb through the system.] (Dike)
[This is amazing, in all my years I have never seen a race this powerful. The spirit and demons as well the others I know are nothing compared to this, as for Thomas current form I have no words.] (Kez'Ganak)
[The little demon is right, the characteristics of the thin lion bloodline, the demons and even the human linage has all been assimilated into the Titan lineage.] (Ares)
[Now you exhale an air even pure and strong beasts would feel pressured at, coupling that with an Titan's polymorphic characteristics and now you can now change your appearance at will. Only your appearance would be altered, though. Your status and base abilities or skills will remain the same.] (Dike)
[Hey, why don't you take this chance and go after that other little demon kiddo? Slay, I want to slay all of them! Just the though of your blade fearing on blood makes my own blood boil and body shake in ecstasy!] (Ares)
[Ares, you old pervert! Remember, we are only here to guide him and stop feeding this child with your fantasies, while his blood possess an astonishing grade. His powers are still far from enough, and neither the abilities of Prometheus are that great in combat. It's game over If we truly meet a ninth grade beast that reached the end of its potential.] (Dike)
[Little Girl you should better respect your seniors, don't you remember who cleaned your bum when you were this little?] (Ares)
[Shut the fuck up old man!]
Thomas immediately muted the messages before things got too heated, then his eyes moved to the woods, his vision penetrated through it heading straight to a long valley and canyon in the distance.
Thomas didn't know how his eyes could see things from so far away, that valley should be miles away yet he could still see it as if it was only a couple feet away.
The same way he saw things, his nose caught the strong scent of blood which made his entire body freeze.
There was no presence of the baleful aura anymore but the sheer steel of blood sharpened his senses.
He could see it the life forces of thousands of beasts, the signs were unstable and would clash together and some lights would then turn off.
'It's a battle, wait..." Knowing there was a conflict ahead, Thomas noticed a familiar scent amidst the blood as if one of his kin was facing a serious situation.
Thomas focused on his eyes and he could see it, humanoid beings with bestial heads and faces were all attacking the tribes of Aaron.
There the tribesman of the Earthly Core Tribe were mostly incapacitated, Lulu's cousin was also seen fighting a Twilight Lion but he was forcibly pushed back and didn't seem he could hold on for long.
"They are already attacking!"