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EHG— CHAPTER 712
🕑 Added 2021-01-27 00:34:06 +0000 UTCTitle: Denial and Acceptance
"Mmmgh!" Tigra and Vertigo enjoyed each other's touch as Nik looked at Lucifer. She wasn't stranded far away and it only took one shift of space to break her away from the shackles on her limbs tying her to the hangar and presented her shivering body in front of Nik, afloat.
Her shoulders relaxed as he observed Lucifer carefully. A beauty in her own right. Even in her cum-crazed state, her very free soul completely in Nik's grasp, she still managed to look stunning. Her soft features were nothing like the egoistical expression of her original version— well, he did have the right to be arrogant with such great strength.
Nik would have felt equally arrogant after defeating Lucifer with such 'ease' and he probably did but just Gods like Thor and Loki, now even Morgan and Strange, were enough to dampen the said ego. After hearing that most of the rank 9 hosts are incapable of doing quite little and are vastly extraordinary, Nik grew more cautious. His supposed opponents were not simple at all and his past, his origin itself, felt complicated and filled with ulterior motives.
'Huh... to give me birth just to achieve something... talk about being a prized kid,' Nik snickered at the thought as he brought Lucifer closer.
"You're awake, right? There's no need to act," Nik smiled as he brushed Lucifer's hair back, raising her head with his thumb beneath her chin. As Nik faced Lucifer, the fair-skinned undead glared at Nik. The shivering excitement of lust receded as her anger flared at the sight of Nik. His eyes, his breath, his smile, his very existence pulled rage and unending hatred from within her, a feeling she didn't need to quell for she feared the denial of her bloodline.
Although she wasn't graced with the main body's complete knowledge, she still knew many things. Not the name or rank of her bloodline, but its function and nature. Unlike other bloodlines that provide passive boosts and affinities, her bloodline provided her with impeccable integration, making her capable of enlightenment on many insights alongside an immortal physique... and soul.
Her soul was immune to any form of injuries, yet control it wasn't immune against.
Absolute Existence, the main body called it and Lucifer knew its meaning. Any skill, physique, or insight on 'Absolute' is top of the line existence even in the books of monsters of the universe.
"You don't really know much... I would have loved to know what Kaal did to your main body. But from now, let's call you Luci. Don't want to confuse you with your main body now, do I?" Nik smiled as if the room wasn't filled with cum-soaked women.
"I don't know," Luci replied, her stare ice-cold as Nik continued with interest, "Back when we fought... you never showed me your true form. The true form of your bloodline, I mean."
"I don't have one," Luci continued.
"Why?" Nik inquired while Luci remained quiet.
"I really thought that you would have some sort of mind defensive technique and I didn't manage to find the entire thing. But looks like you are far more clueless than me," Nik shrugged as Luci furrowed.
"You don't get it? Let me enlighten you. First, I also thought I was just too lucky to have defeated you but... I think I was too naive to easily believe in my abilities, granted by Mirage at that, and underestimate Lucifer," Nik pointed at his genderbend ability, now clearly obsolete with the upgrade of his [Body Manipulator: S-].
"Think harder, if Lucifer expected you to win entirely, why would he not give you everything, or from another point of view, if he wanted to make sure that you kill me without a doubt... why didn't he share his awesome skillset?"
Nik's questions raised doubt in Luci's mind as Sky questioned Nik within with curiosity.
'Do you really think this will work?' Sky sounded a bit lazy by Nik's need to manipulate the already enslaved woman.
"Just that question shows you've never enjoyed having a slave if you ever kept one... All these questions are true. Lucifer's motive does look a bit suspicious but I can't say it for sure. Maybe he really underestimated me... but this is Lucifer's true clone we are talking about, in essence, another Lucifer with equal talent and potential... and soul. A rank being that just needs time to become a powerhouse."
Nik explained, "If I let such a woman hate me forever, then I'm a fool. Instead of waiting for the time where she becomes a thorn to my rear end, I'd rather try and make her true to me even without the enslavement method I just found. She can probably ascertain if I'm controlling her mind... but the questions I just asked are quite the brain teaser..."
"Why did Lucifer go easy on me? Why didn't he destroy the planet I'm on straight away? Why did he wait to invade and try to monologue on me when we first met, giving me chance to escape... Sky, I know something happened with Lucifer, Kaal, and you. Aside from that war... you three did something..."
Nik's words remained filled with confidence. The infernal ancestors' motivation stemmed from the greed his soul generated, similar is the Supreme Seraphim. But if it was truly this desirable, Adapt and Lucifer would have been the same and yet they aren't.
'What we did...' Sky mumbled, 'Maybe it's just something petty and you're overthinking.'
"Or maybe you tried threesome and you picked Kaal over your cousin, giving him a reason to kill Kaal out of envy and now my glorious self?" Nik refuted with a snicker.
'Oh, please,' Sky snorted.
"I think, in time I'll find out everything. It's not like Lucifer is being too measured in his methods... Adapt wants to try screw over Supreme, the infernal ancestors would show up sooner or later, probably trying to regain their strength, too," Nik concluded, "And all of them seem rather connected with the war of Holy and Infernal Paradise."
'Your point being?' Sky inquired with an amused tone.
"I don't know... It's just too strange. The fact that you refuse to tell me everything is a strange feeling. After all, you teach me all about space manipulation without holding back..."
'Well, I think it's not worth thinking over. If past is really that pleasant, we all will be captives to it.'
"Aye aye," Nik chuckled as he observed Luci's expression. His words had irrefutable effects. Luci really felt strange now. Given her situation, she couldn't help but feel that the original might have sacrificed her knowingly.
"Don't feel sad now," Nik stated with a sigh, "Maybe Lucifer just wants you to keep track of me. Once your job is done, he will happily remove you," the coldness of Nik's words didn't match his warm smile as Luci grew alert. She wasn't being manipulated mentally and she understood that all this might be Nik's ploy to force her to turn her against the original, a common disadvantage of creating true clones.
But she couldn't deny the suspicions that crept within her and suddenly, her body shook.
Blood spurted out of her nose and eyes. Not red but blue. Her expression turned paler while Nik furrowed, taking a step back to not let the blood touch him. After all, the blue blood even managed to corrode the nanoids turned into the floor before being replaced by more nanoids.
"Hey, I didn't know you had self-destruction abilities. It's cool," Nik hummed in praise when Asmodeus refuted Nik's statement. Her tone wry, "Uh... I think her bloodline just denied her... she is regressing. You know, evolution, just backward."
"Bloodlines can do that?" Nik inquired, finally surprised as he let Lucifer lie on the floor as her body spasmed.
"What's happening?" Tigra kicked Vertigo away, making her scowl and cough as she stood up, wiping her mouth with her arm and looking at the trembling and bleeding Lucifer with her pin-shaped pupils.
"I don't know," Nik shook his head, "You both should leave... and get some rest. Tonight was fun. I'll be leaving after taking care of this matter and return with the team intended to fight against Netherion... be sure to give me hell," Nik snickered as Tigra nodded, a yawn escaping her lips as she left without any concern for Lucifer.
"Stupid bitch," Vertigo murmured while following behind, rubbing her abdomen as Nik snapped his finger and sent a ray of life energy, instantly healing the damage she received from Tigra's playful tap.
"And me?" Morgan croaked, lust receding from her eyes as she looked towards Lucifer with a clear expression.
"Since we both hit it off... why not just wait in Dream Core? I think, with your help, we can complete the Dream Core quickly... of course, if you're up for it. If you want to rest here, or come along, it's your choice," Nik replied offhandedly, looking at Lucifer with concentration.
"I think I'll observe alongside you. Bloodline is a concept new to me and such a strange condition is surely rare," Morgan stated as she used her supernatural abilities to break off the restraints while a dress materialized around her from thin air.
"After a shower, of course," she smiled.
"Here," Nik looked at her as a stream of soft golden light covered Morgan. Feeling no ill intentions, she let herself get bathed by the light as she was completely cleaned off. Even her insides were fresh once again, making her feel a bit surprised but she had already seen this move while observing Nik way back.
"I did decide to join you... maybe I will share my knowledge with your developing system, but you have to keep in mind that ours is not a relationship of romance but a partnership. We both benefit from each other," Morgan stated while walking towards Nik and standing next to him.
"Give it some time," Nik crouched and poked Lucifer's trembling toes, "You'll fall for me."
"Confidence is suited on you," Morgan replied without commenting on the previous statement, her body twitching for a brief moment as Nik's eyes brightened.
"Understood... that damn Lucifer!" Nik smiled as Sky chuckled, "Bravo."
"What's going on?" Morgan inquired with a furrow of her brows, eager to learn about the situation.
"There is something you need to understand about Bloodline. It's not something that runs in our veins. In reality, every single living being has a form of bloodline, just that one is better than the other. It could even be termed as Lineage, since it affects our spirituality, too," Nik let a stream of Purification cover Luci, cleaning her bloodied state and returning to her clean and stunning form.
"Largely, Bloodlines are categorized based on their integration with the Origin— an existence that gives birth to any and everything. So... I think, Lucifer actually has a unique bloodline, a lineage that stands within the Origin itself. A true powerhouse, but his bloodline is special, too special in fact. It comes with various restrictions and requirements. One of it is probably to kill me, something this clone shared but Lucifer didn't want me to get the true unique bloodline through the clone..."
"You're losing me," Morgan stated plainly since Nik seemed to be lost in his own world. In fact, he was. He was also chatting with Sky, after all.
"Exactly," Sky snickered, "True clones can share bloodline, too, even if it is a unique one. But Lucifer's bloodline is still incomplete, hence, it's nothing extraordinary right now. It will become good enough once he clears all the restrictions and—"
"You knew it all along..." Nik replied softly, "And Lucifer probably bet on me turning this lovely clone against him, and yet he isn't afraid that a bloodline similar to his might oppose him because..."
"Because a condition of the bloodline is that the moment of ill intention towards the original lineage will revoke the rights of the clone to the bloodline. Lucifer is someone who can create True Clones without fearing their rebellion... I don't think it matters now. It's been fun watching you play with his clone, after all, so I'll tell you this, his bloodline is called Vengeful Zombie... an ordinary name, of course. But let me inform you of its benefits."
Nik realized that once he had figured a crucial aspect of Sky's past, she was more than happy to chat with him about it, not even stopping for a second as she continued, "You see, back then, Kaal somehow tricked Lucifer to take this bloodline. It is a unique bloodline, after all. But then, Lucifer lost all his powers and of course, bad things occurred to him. So, the more he avenge the wrongdoings committed against him, the stronger he grows... the freer her grows. Yep, a simple killing rule to break all his shackles once again."
"But," Nik interrupted the moment he found an irregularity in Sky's words, "You said Lucifer lost all his power. Not that he was shackled again... how was he shackled?"
"Come now... you know I love to watch you find things on your own. Like I said, all this doesn't really matter. Unless he kills you, Lucifer can never really become rank 9. And... to be honest, all cooped in here, this is the best form of entertainment for me. And the peeks at your sex life."
"Pervert," Nik replied as he looked back at Morgan, "I guess explaining things with words really takes too much time. Want me to inform you mentally?"
Nik inquired with a smile as Morgan nodded.
Meanwhile, Nik touched Lucifer's toe and extracted a drop of her pale blue blood, finally being able to identify the bloodline.
Back then, when he captured Luci, he was unable to identify her bloodline, making him believe that her bloodline might just be unique. At least, he was right back then.
[Undead Seraphim: Legendary
Use: An undead bloodline with extreme regeneration capabilities and vastly superior resistance against the insight of light and holy concept.
Integration: 98.7]
'Hot damn,' Nik mumbled. The current Luci was far more valuable than the previous one hell-bent on killing him.
'But since she can travel with me without any restriction... I should start training her,' Nik gazed at the unconscious woman and sent her back into the Dream Core. 'I wonder what her true form looks like...'
"Amazing," Meanwhile, Morgan opened her eyes, stunned by the entirety of the concept of Bloodline. She now wished to figure out what her own bloodline was. An ordinary one? That would probably be true since she did not have extreme physical capabilities. Not even self-regeneration.
"So, I formally welcome you into my awesome Harem," Nik smiled as the room slowly reverted into a modernized room once again as Morgan nodded.
"I expected to feel a little uncomfortable by associating myself with someone else... but it's been pleasant until now. I expect us to become far greater in the future... maybe, great together, too," Morgan replied with a sincere smile.
"So, are you really not going to use that [Exotic Escort] talent of yours until I ask you to?" Morgan inquired curiously, her dark green eyes lit with amusement as to how easily Nik would give up on the strengths he could receive from her... just to keep his words true to her. He wasn't in this... in her for power. At least, not in a crazy need for power and she wished to see how long he could last without actually taking her attributes.
"Well, I am a bit curious to see what it shows about you. Eh, but I don't really find a screen filled with attributes as appealing as you," Nik smirked, "And now that you have accepted to teach me how to manipulate time, you should expect a lot of advances from this student of yours. I hear that he thirsts for a beautiful mentor like you. Maybe you will reward him for being an excellent disciple?" Nik inquired.
"Or punish him for not reaching my expectations," Morgan stated impassively, her eyes betraying the delight she felt at the moment. Both of their gazes met before they started chuckling softly. Meanwhile, the Ignit who stumbled in shivered at the menacing situation of two demons cackling towards each other.
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A/N: I hope that Lucifer's reveal wasn't foreshadowed already and I still managed to keep him a bit op.
Comments
Inferno
I honestly prefer no reason to too big a reason since convoluted things annoy me
Blazin185
Reason like the author didn't feel like coming up with a reason at the moment? Aka foreshadowing? :)
FanHarem
Probably it's going to be a foolish reason... a truly wise man/woman or a strong man/woman wouldn't have died, you know...
WhitePaint
Hopefully, sky's reason for denying him important knowledge makes sense otherwise it's foolish to not help your host when your existence more or less depends on him.
FanHarem
about Yar, I'm going to be honest that I only introduced the above 90 and 90 integration transformation rule recently, so I will edit it out in the third arc. And yes, his evolution will be more precise and extremely tailored and try to find most benefits with least sacrifices
Qrystof
I'm still confused as to how Nik can use the imperfect chimera to evolve. Is he just taking samples of DNA from tons of different people and can customize his evolution with a fusion of his favorite traits, just so long as he's willing to shoulder the tribulation? If that's the case, is his next evolution going to be even more precise than his previous one? Essentially custom tailored to him? With this new undead seraphim bloodline, can he vastly improve hia integration, finally hitting the 90% mark immediately? Or did that happen already when consorting with Yar. I thought I remembered seeing that hit 90% but maybe he back tracked inatead.
