Chapter 260 - Three Spirits (2/2)

After all, no longer was the sky divided into crimson and violet hues. But a deep purple covered all, allowing brilliant golden stars to shine.

”Didn't I say that you two cannot show yourself to Nik? Talk about ruining a surprise~”

A calm voice whispered through the entirety of this world. In a swirl of golden and purple, a ball of light erupted in between the triangle with Nik, Lilith and Asmodeus as its vertices.

”It's been a long overdue, this meeting that is.”

The voice continued with a hint of amusement as Nik could feel every single thing, every single aspect of this world focusing on him.

”First of all, as you think, I will introduce myself when you are able to see my form. Is that alright with you?”

The mysterious figure inquired gently.

With a Nik's nod, the wisp of light continued, ”Second, the only reason I let Shinobu into your previous, extinguished memories was due to her unnatural affinity with Dreams. Of course, poison is her forte, but the little darling screams of the illusionary concept.”

With that, a clear picture was painted to Nik that the minute speckles of flame were not as grand as he had imagined them to be.

”Now, we both share each other's respect for not delving into your past memories. You don't want to see them and I don't want to create them for you again… It's bothersome.

But, please take caution in your evolution. The path that shines the brightest in this situation may not be the most suitable choice.”

As the words ended, Nik's vision suddenly shifted. His spiritual world was gone and now he stood over… nothing. Even when Nik could feel a clear floor beneath his foot, he saw nothing. Surrounded by startling darkness, the only source of brightness remained the few twinkling stars that Nik's vision could observe.

From the back of his foot, formless ripples spread, blurring the starry sky underneath the transparent floor when suddenly, a small figure with a head full of continuous transforming kaleidoscope alongside fluttering wings and an equally naked, yet miniature-ravishing body appeared in from of Nik.

Seeing the figure, Nik finally found his motivation to properly introduce himself. But before he could do so, a notification popped in front of him.

[Evolution Commenced.

Choose from the following:

Infernal Dominator

Infernal Prince

Other Lineage detected. Extrapolation commencing. Extrapolated bloodlines—

Lust Derivative (Mutation)(Heavy changes to the current physical body.)

Host can also seek the guidance of the Evolution Spirit.]

Gazing at the options, Nik started to go through the basic description of the bloodlines.

[Name: Infernal Dominator

Description: An orthodox evolution of Carnal Demon recognized by the multiverse. Infernal dominators have a physique that favors women and grows highly poisonous to males. With the capability of physique taking precedence to their spiritual arts, Infernal Dominators grow slightly ill-tempered.

Integration: 81%

Next Evolution: Lust Breeder]

[Name: Infernal Prince

Description: An orthodox evolution of Carnal Demon recognized by the multiverse. Infernal Prince boasts a higher capability in the spiritual and ethereal aspects of the multiverse. With a more moderate physique that does not focus on genders, the Incubus prince keeps hold of their sane self.

Integration: 88%

Next Evolution: Lust Prince.]

[Name: Lust Derivative

Description: An abomination after a successful combination of the succubus and the incubus lineage. Boasting great physical and spiritual capabilities, the mass of flesh that the Lust Derivatives are, find their infamous strength from defiling beings of the multiverse and gaining control over the victim's soul. But, this mutated lineage is restricted by the multiverse itself.

Integration: 49%

Next Evolution:???]

Thinking for a moment while keeping the voice of the ball of light in his spiritual world within his mind, Nik opted to take a look at what the so-called Evolution Spirit had to offer.

The moment Nik willed the system, the fluttering figure's eyes finally opened, revealing glowing, pupilless eyes while her words echoed in the starry space.

”This is the space of your Spiritual Evolution.” Her monotone voice rang, ”Before we begin, I am obligated to explain the process of evolution. With continuous theories and experiments of evolution, the Paradise Project has opted for a universal method to provide for an efficient evolution. Each host is to go through the evolution of their spirit before the bloodline energy within their system will be purified with the help of the Codex to create a Neutral Gene.”

Nik knew of the neutral gene. But he still didn't interrupt the mysterious entity as she continued, ”The Neutral Gene will then follow the lead of the Spiritual Evolution. Please take note that the Neutral Gene is not entirely a physical entity. The needs and requirements of the Neutral Gene to facilitate the Physical Evolution may differ based on the lineage.

Do you have any other inquiry or would you like to witness your Evolution Atlas?”

Nik nodded, ”I would like to take a look at my Evolution Atlas.”

”Very well.”

As she finished, the invisible platform that allowed Nik to stand illuminated. Golden trails spread across the empty space. A few of them connected to the brightly lit stars before moving past them and illuminating other stars in the same connection a little further. Meanwhile, a few trails illuminated the stars quite close to Nik, but unlike before, the trails failed to illuminate anything past those particular stars.

Few of the stars shone crimson, a few gleamed in violet, two of them were greyish and then there were some stars with a pinkish hue.

”This is your evolution atlas. The stars around you represent the choice available to you. A few of them are recognized by the multiverse, hence, you are able to witness the evolutionary pathways further beyond your current limits.

But the same cannot be said for the other unorthodox evolution present to the Carnal Demon.”

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