Her closed eyes glowed with a dark deep red energy ...
her skin was even turning red to the point where her blood became crystallised and made her interior see through to Theo ...
her veins were like strings of fire and deep red magma ...
her body was filled with a powerful red energy that spread like fire around ....
but Theo wasn't affected .. instead he felt like the heat was refreshing to the skin and body
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the emblem soon was crushed into dust .. as the energy was getting absorbed by the captain at a fast pace ...
miraculously ... the emblem made her break through to the 8th stage and soon she crossed it and stuck on the 9th stage ...
but that was it .. and she couldn't go any further ...
whilst looking at her .. Theo felt something moving inside of her body .
after getting a lot of information ... he found out a lot of things that he really would've needed in the future .. it also gave him an insight of the world and how it functioned ..
so he knew that .. that thing that was moving inside of her was actually an energy vessel ...
a soldier needed a specific element ... that was personally attuned to them .. after merging with the element .. they would fill their vessel with the element's energy and make themselves stronger ...
and now that he thought about .. he figured that the captain never had any element .. and she never found what element she was attuned to ... but after a while she finally found it .. an element suitable for her vessel ...
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but after putting the issue behind his mind .. he continued to observe the process as her skin turned to its normal beauty ... the heat around them vanished like it was never there and was replaced by a breeze ...
she then opened her eyes and noticed the increase in her power ...
she then pondered about something .. she flicked her hand .. and soon .. a deep red flame .. appeared on her palm ...
her eyes became teary ... happiness encased her heart ...
"Captain are you alright ..?" Theo asked ..
"Yes .. I am ... it's just that I'm happy .. " she said before wiping the tears that wanted to fall out of her eyes ..
"Aren't you going to absorb the other one as well ... after all .. we're going to need all the power we can provide .. and don't forget that .. there are other dangerous missions ... we have to complete .. after this one ... so having power is necessary .. " Theo said .. as he advised the captain .. who thought about his advice ...
after a moment of thinking she nodded and tried to connect her energy with the emblem's ...
after the connection was made ... stands of orange light escaped from the emblem and made its way towards her body ..
the orange light instantly tied her with multiple orange lines .. that he dubbed element vines ..
after they tied her .. some energy went inside of her ... at great speed ... with his senses .. he could see something turning inside of her ..
the orange light .. formed something like an egg forming beside the red vessel that was filled with deep red flame energy ...
when he looked closer he was shocked ...
after all .. this was what they called a Dual Core ...
but instead of two elements being inside one vessel ... they were separated ... into two ...
one red and one orange ..
after fully forming the vessel ... the energy circulated around the red vessel and fed it countless units of energy ...
soon the red vessel expanded and shattered like glass .. and replacing the previous deep red flame .. with a blood red vessel .. twice the size of the previous one ...
and before he knew it ... this process continued this for a while as the vessel shattered replacing the previous with a new one which was filled with more energy than the last ...
aside from being surprised .. he was happy for her ..
by now ... the captain's energy .. was breaking through to cross the peak of Prodigy Rank ...
but this only increased her spiritual abilities instead of her strength ...
in her case ... it was healthy for her to become stronger through elemental powers ....
but even so ... he still wanted her to have great strength as well so he got involved in her evolution .. and spread a part of his light based flame element ... into her body ...
a golden light suddenly intertwined with the light element .. and went into her body and covered her skin and bones ..
suddenly ... they became white goldish milky energy that was instantly absorbed ... by her blood and skin .. after that .. he led the orange and red energy to her skin and muscles ... and some strands towards her brain ...
combined with his energy ... the captain's body suddenly .. changed ..
just like what happened to Theo .. her face changed into something much more delicate .. a beauty without a match ..
her skin changed into an orange - reddish - white - goldish crystal ...
her vitality increased and her strength increased alongside it ...
and with the two powers backing each other up ... the captain's evolution went far smoother and much more pleasurable to his eyes ...
her red hair .. changed into a mixture of red and orange .. white and gold ... along with her new looks ... she was like a goddess that descended on earth ...
her face had a mixture of sharp and round features ... that made her look even more beautiful and good looking ...
her aura exploded into a huge beast made of flames ...
golden veins spread across its body ... and a white light appeared in its eyes whilst it's body was mix of red and orange ..
when looking more closely Theo could sense that it wasn't actually alive .. but it had captain Rose's genes ..
it had something like a vessel under it's stomach ..
it looked like a tiger .. and on its back was a goat with white horns and no eyes .. .. it's entire face was filled with red and orange flames .. whilst it's goaty beard raged along with the vigorous flames ..
just from its powerful presence .. Theo could sense that it had the destructive power of a 1st Demolition Rank creature ...
but he wasn't impressed though .. he was just curious ..
the creature itself seemed to be in some kind of trance ... as if it didn't even see him ..
but if it were someone else .. they would've already felt uncomfortable .. since its gaze looked like it was following them whilst it's deep white abyss like eyes only stood still ...
Theo asked the system .. about the creature ... but unfortunately .. it didn't say anything ..
that made him more curious .. and knew that .. it was going to be either bad or very good ..
but that didn't concern him .. as his gaze shifted from the creature and landed straight on captain Rose's figure ...
her body was still going under changes ... and all the impurities inside her body were slowly getting burnt .. by her flame power ...
and the more impurities got burnt .. the more power she absorbed from the emblem ... and shockingly enough ... the emblem had only lost a minuscule part of its power whilst the orange egg inside her body evolved into something more better and more powerful ...
by now .. the two vessels .. had occupied the space inside her body .. and even affected the space of each other as they kept expanding and expanding ..
the more they expanded .. the more power the captain got ...
by now .. she was still in the process of breaking through into the middle stages of the Demolition Rank ...
and although Theo had given her his power to evolve her strength ... she was still far behind .. and her strength was now only at the beginning of the Prodigy Rank ...
"Seems .. like strength isn't really her best suit ... guess she is not compatible with great strength .. but still .. she will benefit more .. after she finishes her evolution ..." Theo muttered under his breath as he saw the insignificant changes in her strength ..
captain Rose kept absorbing the power each second .. and each time .. a string of fire would detach to merge with her fragile body ..
and suddenly .. the two vessels inside her body .. exploded ... but instead of harming her body ...
the vessels became liquified particles ... that merged with her cells .. and her interior .. as well as her exterior ..
and with that .. her Prodigy Rank strength .. accelerated and reached the middle stages of the Demolition Rank ..
it went on .. until it reached its peak ...
her skin cracked ... and her blood removed a layer of impurities ...
and by now Theo could sense no impurities inside her body .. she was pure and clean ..
like a glass shattering .. her skin fell off and revealed the slim .. jade like hands .. legs .. face ... body .. underneath the old skin ..
to add more on that .. she surpassed Theo's beauty .. by a small margin .. her hair .. vibrated with energy as the red energy went inside it .. and painted half of her hair .. and left the colourful part out of the evolution ..
a deep red hue .. with lines of orange lights .. covered her body ...
and her strength soared again and reached the next Rank which was the Abomination Rank ...
it then reached the middle stages ...
but afterwards .. the evolution halted .. as her energy increased again .. the liquified vessels .. suddenly condensed into two marbles .. the two of them were filled with flaming spikes .. they expanded .. and expanded ..
one was deep red and the other one was orange ..
unlike before ... the current energy inside of these two marbles was very big and very powerful ...
when looking at them .. he felt overwhelmed .. he felt like these two marbles .. were the two big oceans of earth clashing with him ...
but he stood still amidst the collision .. his will was stronger than a weak Demolition's endurance ...
so he remained unfazed .. but that's when he remembered something ...
'Thats right ... she said something about .. the Demolition Rank .. being the 1st step .. of the four powerful steps ... in this Rank .. one could create an aura core ... if that's how it is .. then they're powerful ... ' Theo praised the creation of the two cores with a soft smile on his face ..
and now he knew why they were called aura cores ...
these marbles were covered in a beautiful mist of green ...
he didn't know why there was a green aura around the two marbles ... but even so .. he understood the gist of what was happening ..
and the cores themselves looked identical to some of the Core Eggs .. he had in his system ..
his eyes then smiled as he sensed powerful energy readings inside the captain's body ..
she was breaking through again .. and faster than he had anticipated ..
her power soared and exploded inside the basement .. ..
red and orange merged ... as the captain .. successfully entered a new rank ... the Abomination Rank ..
and with her newfound strength .. her energy broke through to the middle stages again and followed behind her strength ..
and it was at this moment .. Theo realised what was actually needed in second step ..
although he didn't do any research on things for ranks .. he was actually interested in what was happening at the moment ...
her strength needed to be on par with her energy power ..
and when the energy power moved to the peak .. the strength moved along with it ..
he realised that .. the demand was almost impossible to people who couldn't increase their strength by normal means ..
after all .. everyone was born with a different aspect ..
so not anyone could cross the Abomination Rank ...
when watching her reach the peak .. his eyes squinted as his heart beat erratically ... as he felt the anticipation roar inside of him ..
and the heavens didn't disappoint him ..
captain Rose's muscles .. merged with her energy ..
her orange and deep red flames .. shared her body in half ..
the red marble .. took her left part of her body and the orange took the right ..
the energies didn't even clash once .. and the only thing they did was reinforcing flesh and intertwining with each other .. with energy lines ...
her organs .. tightened .. and hardened under the reinforcement ...
everything in her body hardened .. and became as hard as the hardest thing ..
her brain .. only gleamed every now and then as it turned into a crystal ..
her strength and energy .. helped each other out as they made her body as strong as hell ..
the delicate hands that one would mistake for massaging hands carried a massive destructive power ... her veins bulged out of her body .. as the red and orange flames spread across her body ..
soon enough .. she was encased inside a big cocoon of red and orange ..
after hours ... Theo realised that the evolution from now would be much harder and slower than he had expected ...
he stood as her guard looking at her without blinking his eyes ..
in a swift .. half a day had passed .. and the cocoon had no signs of breaking and releasing the captain ..
but with Theo's eyes .. he could see that .. her strength was going beyond the rank above ... that meant .. that if she were to face off with a person at the rank above .. she would manage and stand her ground .. and there was a high possibility of her defeating them ..
that Theo didn't disagree with ...
after waiting for another bunch of hours ... he still saw no signs of her breaking through ...
so at the moment .. he went to sit beside her and rested with his instincts still active ..
before he knew it .. he dozed off ....
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crack!!!
crack!!
shwaaaaalaaaaa!!!
as the sun stood in the sky ... a shattering noise woke Theo up ...
his eyes turned to his right and saw that the cocoon had broken apart ...
and within the pieces of shattered energy .. a beauty appeared with her eyes open ...
her beautiful forest eyes .. were covered in a red glaze .. her beautiful face resembled a flame fairy ... and adorned with her new body .. she looked like the goddesses from novels and movies ...
and when Theo looked at her .. he found himself falling in love ..
her mesmerizing beauty made it hard for him to look away ... to add more on that .. he even deactivated his will .. just to get attracted by her ...
the lady who was being analyzed and praised .. breathed in and out .. and the energy .. surrounding her .. disappeared ... into her ..
the atmosphere .. returned to its calmness .. and the basement .. was filled with awkward silence ...
as the captain turned her gaze to look at Theo .. who was looking at her with a lot of affection ...
her cheeks blushed .. and her eyes turned away just immediately ...
although when she woke up she was very cold .. when she looked into his eyes .. all of that changed .. as a soft smile found its way on her cute delicate gorgeous face ..
"Why are you looking at me like that ..??" she suddenly asked .. as she turned to look at him .. with her voice breaking ..
she stuttered as her eyes smiled ... she giggled cutely ... her eyes then met his .. and her question left her mind ..
she found herself nearing him ...
"Ahem ... sorry ... Ro - Rose .. I was captivated by your l - lo - looks .. I couldn't stop looking at you .. I truly was attracted .. I'm really sorry .." that's when a blush found its way to his face ...
he then realised what he said ..
"Did I just call you Rose ...?? ... " his eyes widened ..
captain Rose laughed as she calmed down and and she stopped moving towards him ...
she heaved a deep sigh .. "It's fine .. really .. you once called me Rose before .. so it's not a problem .." she said ..
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Theo looked at her and smiled ..
"Oh .. that .. I remembered .. it literally sounds so good inside my mind now .. hehe .. " he rubbed the back of his head ... as he chuckled awkwardly ..
"But when I call it out .. now .. it sounds weird .. I think it'd be good .. for me to keep calling you captain ..." he said ..
captain Rose .. smiled and sighed in defeat .. "I guess so .. but you can call me by my name when you want .. it's fine by me .."
"Sure .." he replied ..
"Oh .. let's discuss ... the matters regarding my plan ..."
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"Uhm .. I was thinking of finishing this mission as quickly as we can .. and now that you have become even stronger .... my plan will work out for us easily .. okay .. this is the plan .. the wall should be built .. in a haste .. I don't know how this is going to work .. but we are going to have to try everything ... " Theo said in determination ..
"And since you're a few ranks higher than your previous rank ... you should be able to understand how to make it work right ..." captain Rose looked at him with a blank expression ..
"I just got into this rank .. yet you're already thinking of me doing things like that .... maybe the leader has some type of blueprint ... that can help us ..." the captain said rolling her eyes ...
"Okay ..." Theo nodded as he walked out of the basement and went to shower ..
after a hot steam ... he transfered all the treasures he retrieved from the Elder Brother .. to his mindscape
the latter nodded and tried to figure out what they could do regarding the wall matter ...