"Can you give me some of your blood?"
…
Kiana was confused, again
Actually, even worse. In the past few seconds, her emotions have changed many times
From vigilance, then calm, to a slight sorrow, and now to bewilderment….
And the source of it all was the silver-haired boy in front of her who was asking for blood.
'What a weird request. Is he a vampire? Or just someone who has 'interesting' fetishes?'
Logically, it shouldn't be the latter. No one would indulge in strange kinks at a time like this, and this guy seems quite normal and sane….
Normally, she would obviously refuse this strange request. After all, not only are they in a precarious situation…But even without that, she would still slap whoever dared to ask for such a strange thing out of her!
And yet-
…
"..."
At his blunt yet somewhat weird question, Kiana raised an eyebrow. He was staring at her with a 'pure' expression- nothing could be gleaned from his face.
She never prided herself on her abilities to read others….However, it was a bit awkward for a boy to stare at her with such neutrality despite asking for something so wild.
"Sure"
Without a shred of hesitation, she nodded, raising her hand.
Even though they had met only today, and even though they haven't even talked much…At this moment-
The white-haired girl raised her nail, gently pricking the top of her thumb with its sharp edge.
"Here you go."
As blood spilled from the newly emerging wound, she showed no pain on her face. On the contrary, she smiled brightly.
Of course- she's Kiana Kaslana. Such a small pain would never faze her.
"Oooh, let me guess, will you drink it?" As she spread her palm, eager anticipation appeared in her blue eyes. "Would you, like in those novels, consume it and mimic the honkai resisting genes inside it?"
…
It was a common trope, and an easy conclusion to reach.
Despite having a countdown to his death, this boy didn't seem anxious- not in the least. Either he was depressed and didn't care about his death, or….he had absolute confidence in surviving.
She didn't know him for long, yet instinctively, the latter possibility seemed most likely.
…
"Just what impression do you have of me?"
Adam clicked his tongue, eyebrows twitching.
"But as expected of you, your instincts are godly." He walked up to her, extending his index finger towards the spilled blood. "Though I won't do it as you think, what you said is indeed correct."
As he finished talking, a small abyssal purple vortex flicked into existence-
FWAP
"....."
The silver-haired boy stared blankly at his outstretched index finger.
"Well, that was embarrassing."
Under Kiana's amused expression, a stiff smile emerged on Adam's face.
But he didn't give up-
Once again, a small purplish-abyssal vortex emerged on his finger-
FOOOOOOWSH
Yet the moment it emerged and before it could extend further, it disappeared, as if someone forcefully snuffed it out.
"..."
Face darkening, he flicked his fingers-
FWOU
And once again, that vortex appeared and disappeared immediately afterwards.
"Uh…."
Seeing the amusement on Kiana's face become even more prominent, Adam lowered his hand, staring at the floor with slightly flushed cheeks.
"Cough…" Taking a deep breath, he coughed. "It doesn't work. I… need to go with your original idea and suck your blood with my mouth."
Silence
"...."
Kiana stared at him with deadpan eyes, her eyebrows faintly twitching.
"Did you really have to make it sound so suggestive?"
Letting a sigh of exasperation, she stepped forward, coming close to him
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Adam shrugged, the smile on his face widening as the white-haired girl shoved her bleeding hand right in front of him with no hesitation whatsoever
"Alright, alright." Waving her hand in front of his face, the white-haired girl rolled her eyes "Hurry up and do your thing!"
"...."
Wordlessly and with another shrug, the silver-haired boy leaned forward-
[Report: I advise caution]
Just as his lips were about to touch Kiana's blood, Adam froze at Great Sage's warning
[From your memories, one part of individual Kiana's power has indirectly been bestowed by the entity known as the Will of Ruin]
The smile on his face disappeared.
Instead, what remained now was a serious and focused expression.
Because now, he has remembered….And shit will go down.
'Thanks for the warning.'
[Received (˶>⩊<˶)]
Compared to AI prometheus who merely exploited a loophole to become the will of honkai and serve as a switch at the opportune moment… The will of honkai of this world was the genuine thing. It was a will- a will of a whole civilization and universe that merged with honkai itself.
Utterly insane!
This will- this entity- instead of being merely a test to embrace civilizations….It wants to straight up invade and corrupt other universes!
And the power of the Saint residing in Kiana, the so-called Scariac's bloodline power to have control over honkai energy….It's merely a part of this will that was deliberately split off by IT!
Even if he plans to merely analyze, copy, and obtain only a small, diluted part of it….It'd still be extremely dangerous.
'Any suggestions?'
[...With existing information, a suitable path has been found:]
[Utilize the properties of [Stomach] with individual Veldora's authority to isolate the influence of the Will of Ruin.]
…
"What's wrong?" Noticing his pause, Kiana tilted her head with a smile. "Having second thoughts?"
It seemed he wasn't a pervert…It's good that he hesitated. If he straight-up drank her blood without a pause, the white-haired girl would really be concerned about her safety.
"Nope!"
The silver-haired boy grinned, opening his mouth wide and flicking his tongue.
'I take back what I said….' She shot him a blank stare. Imitating a certain 'dead fish eyes' meme.
But since she has already resolved herself to 'save' this guy, there was no room for regrets.
…
The moment Adam's tongue made contact with Kiana's blood, a golden glow appeared in his eyes as Great Sage initiated battle mode, but not for battle.
[Devouring….]
With an elevated perspective, his consciousness sank into his [Stomach].
Darnkess, nothingness, and more blankness permeated the surroundings.
In it, a red dot appeared.
It was-
A single drop of blood.
"Veldora!"
Adam, in his black outfit, appeared with a shout.
To devour the power of the saint without being affected by the entity, he needs to devour the blood very carefully, while invoking the protection of an entity with an equal status.
Veldora, as a true dragon, is an extension of the cardinal world. His protection is more than enough to deal with a fragment of an entity bearing the weight of a universe
"Help me!"
He spread his hands, a wild smile appearing on his face.
-And so, he called upon the crest of the storm- the protection bestowed upon him the moment Veldora named him Asterios.
[Calculating….Done. Simulating Veldora's power….]
From the confines of this void, an intense dark blue light reminiscent of a storm emerged
[Done…Better path found. Judging the feasibility of splitting the influence of the entity from the power...]
The storm paused-
[Feasibility: High. Using the unique skill [Degenerate] with the crest of storms as ammunition will render the power of the Saint as pure power….]
-Then pulsed. A faint, glimmering golden light overlapping and intertwining with the blue one.
CRASH
With the sound of waves crushing, the storm of golden-blue light attacked.
It surrounded the drop of blood from all sides, sinking and intertwining in the red fluid without pause.
Brrrrr
Space trembled. The void buzzed. And from the intersecting interacting lights, something appeared.
It had been violently stripped from the drop of blood. It had no true form- only a vague outline was visible.
A black mist with a glowing violet eye-like structure in its center was reflected in Adam's blue eyes.
Indescribable.
If one had a SANS meter, it'd definitely be going down as one looked at this thing.
However, looking at this weird thing-
Plap
The silver-haired boy clapped his hands, his now golden eyes staring half lidded at the purplish black mist.
As the sound echoed throughout this nothingness, the darkness that was absent of anything suddenly moved.
And then, like an eraser deleting a painting, the misty light slowly, but surely, disappeared as if it never existed.
This entity, gone. Devoured by the void that is his [Stomach].
"That was easier than I thought…."
As even the pure drop of blood was erased and devoured, Adam scratched the back of his head.
[Stomach isolated this fragment from the outside world, and Veldora's status crushed its resistance]
A blue core of intersecting lines of light appeared beside him, speaking straight to his consciousness
-It was the manifestation of [Great Sage]
"Right, of course. Without your superb planning and calculations, how could things have gone so smoothly?"
He smiled at the mechanical blue core, reaching out to pat its 'head'.
[.....]
The blue orb remained still, letting his hand grope it freely.
[....Affirmative]
...
..
.
-------
A/N:
Should I do some chat room interactions? I feel like the Chat Room hasn't appeared in a long while.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
[email protected]/Adam_Flores