64 Devour, and Meeting (1/2)

In the following days, as the girls were having their own times in Avalon, Rafi decided to try his new skill that he got after passing First Tribulation. Because of Claire's suggestion, Rafi moved to outer space as he then found a large meteorite with no lifeforms, to try his new skill on.

”Is this place okay, Claire?”

[Yes. At least using it in this meteorite will not cause much commotion later. You particularly dislike commotion after all.]

”You are really the best, Claire!”

[Yes, yes. Now, try it on, and feel the greatness of Chaotic Fantasy Manual!]

”Ugh, if you are that spirited, then I guess that skill is really badass huh. Although, maybe just like its name, it would just consume all things.” Rafi said lightly as he then used his new skill, {Devour}.

As soon as he activated it, his body was wrapped by layers of black aura. Some of those black aura then elongated and formed root-like tendrils, as some of them penetrated that large meteorite under Rafi, while some were just hanging in outer space. As it penetrated deep to underground, those root-like tendrils quickly began to suck everything that formed the large meteorite. As for those black tendrils hanging in outer space, they also began to suck everything furiously, including the scattered spiritual energy used for profound cultivation.

Later on, after roughly an hour of time, there was no sign of that large meteorite which showed that it ever existed. After everything of it were devoured by Rafi, down to its smallest components. While the black aura that surrounded Rafi was then absorbed back to his body, leaving Rafi alone in outer space, as he ruminated on his new skill.

”.....”

[So, what do you feel about this new skill?]

”...You haven't told me about its other effects, Claire.”

[Hoh, so you've noticed it that quick eh.]

”Surely, this is a terrifying skill. A skill that allows me to absorb everything for myself, to enhance my cultivation with such rapid speed. Although, in the drawback, it seems like this skill will just devour everything in its vicinity indiscriminately.

Besides, everything that I've absorbed also contained its 'memories'. This time, it is a good thing that I've only tried it to this meteorite first, so I can only feel its 'memories' of being alone in outer space.

I bet, this skill can also be used to living beings isn't it, Claire? If I use it on living beings, especially beings with high intelligence, then their memories... may end up overwhelming me if I am not careful. You, what do you really want, Claire?”

[...you exaggerate its side effects, Rafi. Although I don't deny that your character may change after absorbing other memories, but it should not overwhelm you that easily.]

”But, still, that chance is there...”

[Besides, for me whose soul is linked to you, I know yourself better than what you know about yourself. No matter how you will end up to be, I will still be with you throughout all those times, forever until our destiny ends.

I will still accompany you, even if you become an incarnation of destruction...]

”Wait, wait there, Claire. Although I am happy when I hear you say that... embarrassing confession, but it seems some ominous words are also mixed there. What do you mean by me becoming a destruction's incarnate??!”

[...although your soul and body is strong enough to cope with side effects of your devouring skill, but your will isn't that tempered yet. So, those absorbed memories may end up affecting your character to have darker tendencies. The yourself at that time will not be like your current self.]

”Ugh...”

[For example, if your heart then cares little about the world and its living beings inhabiting it, and you see that that world isn't worth existing any longer... Guess what will happen at that time?]

”I... will end up destroying that world?! What kind of joke is that, Claire?! I will not...”

[Oh, you are too kind if you are only thinking of destroying the world.

Considering Alter Rafi's personality at that time, he will use Devour to absorb all of them to be his own nutrient. As he see the world and its living beings become his nutrient, he will smile coldly as he thinks about going to another worlds, to do the same thing again.

After he devours every worlds over and over again, until no worlds remain to be devoured, eventually he will already be standing at the peak of chaosverse, and I will be freed from this Seed.

At that time, we will be true ruler of chaosverse as we create new living beings in our own chaosverse, Rafi! Hehe, how magnificent of sight is that?!!]

”...you know, that part at the end is your own delusion isn't it. And what is that about Alter Rafi?! Do you think I am part of Fate universe?!

Ugh, although I want to say thanks for telling me those other drawbacks, but no, as you almost trap me after all.”

[Who says I am deceiving you? Whether the vision I say may come true or not, it is still up to the future. Besides, I am only listing one of our possible future, my dear.]

”Damn, now you really give me goosebumps. Where is my previous sarcastic Claire?!”

[Eh, are you perhaps an M, my dear? If so, I will change my character setting to an S, for your satisfaction, my dear...]

”Ahh...!! Just, give me back my Claire!!!” Hearing her increasing coyness, Rafi howled loudly, as he quickly traversed outer space, going back to Blue Polar Star planet while grabbing his temple. As his 'strange' figure moved through space with such speed, people who didn't know his true situation might assume that he was frightened by an unknown beast in outer space, and he run like his life depended on it... Though, no beings would actually bore witness about this particular episode, of his embarrassing moment.

[Fufufu, you are truly funny,... dear.] Claire said in an unprecedented softness as she thought to herself, while blocking her connection with Rafi for a moment, so that he won't know her true thought.

.....

Some months later, after his first use of Devour skill, Rafi started to find dead and uninhabited planets or space objects as he spiritedly devoured all of them. Due to his recent actions, the area around Blue Polar Star planet was clean of any space objects as they already became his nutrient, though he still hadn't devoured any living beings at the moment. To keep his personality from changing further, he cleverly used his times with the girls, to alleviate the ancient memories of those planets and space objects. When the time came where nothing remained in the surrounding to absorb, beside Blue Polar Star planet, Rafi decided to visit other Star Realms, starting from Low-rank Star Realms.

Although, before he left Blue Polar Star planet, he sent a clone of him to help hiding the characteristics of Nine Profound Exquisite Body in Xia Qingyue. By limiting her output release of power so that it would always match her current cultivation level, at least until she achieved Divine Origin Realm, so that other people won't easily know that she possessed Nine Profound Exquisite Body. Because, Nine Profound Exquisite Body would allow someone to release techniques and power which should be impossible for the owner's current cultivation, thus making it one obvious clue to people who understood more about that special physique.