(Holy, what in the world was that my liege!!? Just the sight sent us into shivers, unlike anything we've experienced... just what did you create?)
Neon returned to the original hole and soon after he opened his mouth and gave his thoughts. "Just as I said before... matter evaporation. Earth is no longer the world of man, so normal elements would hardly make a dent... think of it as my iteration of the atomic bomb, but deadlier,"
It wasn't on a scale that could easily destroy nations like his past, but Neon himself felt shivers running down his spine.
'Atomic bomb my ass, I more or less created a weapon that can easily erase anything without a trace of their existence... the chemical reaction was too ferocious, I've seen it dozens of times, but the mixture of the deadliest elements is incredible. Any form of matter evaporated in thin air, in the end, it was a waiting game. I could've died. Not even the effects of [Second wind] could bring me back to life, it needs even a chunk of my remains,'
With his triumph from his battle, the first thing he did was lie on the freezing layer of ice before he'd heard of the message
[Ding!]
[System: You finally obliterated the self-manifested monsters! The rite of passage has begun!
Status: The stimuli you've deposited on the system have been retrieved
Outcome: The core began integrating itself without your consent.
Alert: You don't have control over your awakening!!? An error has occurred!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
"What the hell's happening!!?" Before he'd lost all sense, Neon heard a voice from the shard and it spoke of his feat
[You are worthy of being crowned... this shard will become a symbol of your feat and none shall ever loathe or denounce the victory you achieved. Oh, rise the next king, for you we swore our undying loyalty, the existence of the lowest of the low. I beseech you to grant our prayers, the oh mighty entity who's presumably weak yet strong with his journey]
Once the shard pierced his chest, Neon felt the upbringing of his physique, and his damaged nerves revived. He felt the surge of pain in his body and flesh churned, torn, split, and destroyed and later form anew. The once conflicting cells of the catastrophic beast harmonized and one after another his body transformed
[System: The host's body has over-mutated!!!
Status: The overflowing cells are transforming every corner of your body and flesh to its preferred form
Outcome: The host's unique race ability [Adapt] has been activated
[Adapt]: When the host's body is within a critical state, your body will gradually accept any form of illnesses, mutation, environment, etc. Once your body has accepted the following, it'll form resistance and improve its designated weaknesses. This ability originally belongs to a human, a species on which the first homunculus was based off]
His body grew exponentially and later his awakening reached the second and third of his race. Though their crisis wasn't similar, they too had gone mad, and later on, they fainted, from the immensity of its pressure. Neon's summons would later be endowed by the madness deriving from their progenitor, seconds became minutes to hours till it became days
[System: The guardian's [Rite of passage] has been completed!
Status: The shard of catastrophe embedded itself in the host's body to form the core for every passage
Outcome: With the presence of the shard, every catastrophic ability has been improved. Some skills have been renewed whether it's their name, effect, cost, or cooldown. The most noticeable effect is the unity with the presently available abilities. Your body may change once a new catastrophic ability has arisen]
"Urgh...! My fucking head stings– Wait I can feel pain? But it's strange, I remain numb in terms of my emotions, is it an effect of the passage? It has to be. I don't have any other form of conclusion–"
[You might be right]
Neon rose from the ground and took a stance upon hearing the voice and yet not a single trace was detected. His eyes function to his mind and he easily activated his abyssal sense. But everywhere he looked, Neon was certain there wasn't a figure in his midst and concluded its within his mind
"You... you sound similar to the catastrophic beast? Who in the world are you, and what's your purpose in conversing with me?"
[Hahaha, aren't you a little cold all of a sudden? We've been with you for the longest time, and you can't even tell. I guess I– On second thought that's a little wrong, we have been with you. I am the compiled subconsciousness of the catastrophic beast, the one responsible for the change of your passage–_+_-+_((#+?#))$(+()!/+)|•}\=°=~\}{-+???]
"Oh, dear, now this development isn't something that I predicted... I guess you're somewhat special. Hello again, Transcender, do you remember me now? If you did awaken then the seal I've placed had been lifted one way or another I presume," In front of him was a figure he was able to view, and yet its form remain an enigma
What he saw was blurred if not filtered, yet the voice struck his nerve and soon a forgotten memory returned. The cause of his headache was the seal being removed and all he can do was remain in silence. His past experiences tell him this figure was not his match and his body remained frozen displaying his fright against the entity
"Who— I mean what are you...?" He remained calm and asked the best question he'd thought for this entity could even silence the connection between him and the beast
The figure laughed in response. "Hahahaha! Whew, now that's a new one... anyone who's able to see me always mistook me for god and shit. I'm sorry to say but, im just a messenger, I can tell you have many questions but sorry to say but I can't tell,"
"Messenger?" Neon uttered whilst he remains confused about his dilemma
"Messenger, Harbinger, Aspect of yada yada yada... look, I've done this whole orientation with a lot of entities by now so can we just skip to the good part? The only thing important is my message, ahem. Spoiler alert, your world will go down in ashes,"
"What!!!?"
"Yeeeesh! What's with that tone? It's just a single world, tons are waiting for the same fate as yours. I thought you already knew that shit with the lore of the towers, other races getting Isekaid and the whole thing as the guardian. I think that's enough of a hint that your world is fucked beyond repair and you're just prolonging the inevitable," If it weren't for this entity's unusual strength, Neon would've hit it a few times the more it continues its explanation
'The world is about to end? How the hell is that possible, there has to be a mistake, there has to be!!! I did everything I could, and I never heard the world facing any sort of crisis whatsoever—'
"Slow down you... whatever you are. How bout I call you Mr. Mix since you mix yourself with a lot of deadly shit in your life? I never came here to hand out a half-assed explanation, even though it's kinda like that. In any case, you still have time, now that you ranked up, the hidden functions of your class have been unsealed," Just before he'd hit a nerve on Neon's ego, a message related to what the figure uttered reached his side
[Special quest: The class [Transcender] is by far the most unique and rewarding out of every record in the class tree. Because of its high reward, you've been given a task if you wish to proceed with attaining such skills originally appointed. If not, then the skills you gained from every 10th level will have their rank decreased by S -> F along with weakening its effect]
Neon looked up at the entity and then it utter with its most sincere and dreadful tone despite its previous demeanor. "I'll say this once, you... I did not expect that you'll live this long, to be honest, I thought you'll die. But ever since you gained the class all you did was full of surprises... if you want some answers then the quest will be your guide, as I said im just a messenger, not a guide,"
[System: An immense pressure has disappeared... you're now able to move as you, please. The sub-conscience of your catastrophic body parts has been restricted until you complete a quest]
'Oi remains of the beast, say something... that thing, whatever it is sealed you, do you know something about the crisis of the world? If you do then say it! Aren't you incapable of denying my every order?'
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"Sigh... I imagine having your words filtered but you can't even talk? It seems you know a lot, at least I understand that emote. I'm back to square one,"
[Status: With the integration of [The shard of catastrophe] as your core, it became a new and formed [The crown of monstrosity] effects are yet to be determined]