chapter 49 - Cxaxukluth
A small piece of the World Tree was immensely powerful containing the sum total of his power and even more. To simply categorize what the piece of the world tree would be a world item. Back in Yggdrasil, there was a world item called [ Seed of the World Tree ] that allowed someone to change their race but Erix never used it yet still kept it in his treasury. This world item was vastly different than the [ World Tree Seed] that he obtain after the game ended, brimming with life.
He understood the piece of the world tree he took would allow Treyni and her sister to move in according to their new bodies like what Rimuru had done. It is a payment and way to strengthen his relationship with her, understanding that Treyni's influence would ensure that he is trustworthy.
[ Piece of the world Tree ]
[ Rank: Beyond Genesis ]
[ Description: A small piece of World Tree that governs existence itself. It is said that a splinter of the world tree can grant someone their own existence instantly.
Anyone who uses it would be able to create anything they desire. However, it all depends on the complexity of the desire and how much they crave it.
Can only be used once. ]
'Oh, maybe I can gain what I wish. Hold on, let me try it.'
Erix had been gaining Ultimate Skill left and right and almost didn't know what to do with them but having more wouldn't hurt. He decided to think about what he desires most at the moment and took the piece of the wood that is currently vastly weaker than what it should be, meaning the chance of it working was lower compared if he waited for a few more years.
His intuition told him that it won't work even if he uses time dilution as the World Tree transcends conventional time and space. He held the piece of the world tree looking at it for a moment before using [ Lord of Glutton, Beelzebuth] where in an instant his desire for the skill manifest.
[ Analyzing…]
[ Done! ]
[ You have acquired "Lord of Desire, Cxaxukluth" ]
Erix is surprised that it is a Lovecraft series and curious what the ability but base from the name itself and how the information poured into his mind made him grin like a Demon. Arryn acted by storing the remaining pieces of the World Tree before Erix shattered the mindscape returning to the real world laughing in Delight.
"Hahaha yes! How things became so much simpler than before."
The skill was straightforward where the users can manifest their desires into reality, either at will, or subconsciously. Whatever the user longs for will materialize, whether it'd be an object, an ability, a future, an event, a location, an entire reality, etc. with the limits being the user's desire itself.
There will be nothing that the user does not desire, so there are no side effects of power. Also, it has unlimited potential as the user can realize anything they desire. All they need to distort reality is their desire. It is basically Hogyoku that grants him anything that he desires. Though some do not have an immediate effect but will always happen.
{ Master, if you keep laughing people might think you're crazy. } Amaia spoke, taking him out from his euphoria and coughing in embarrassment since he was acting like a teenage weeb.
"Sorry, It got too much into my head. My desire, my craving is to obtain everything and transcend everything making everything now before me." Erix eyes turn sharp slowly growing more overbearing like the first time he arrive as his "Self" and the character he made had yet reach a unity. This is the reason why acted arrogant before and childish but slowly mellowed learning as time goes on.
[ Thee should be careful dear as thy craving and desire shalt be thy downfall. ]
Arryn fixed the unity of his Ego and soul to remove his senseless arrogance that corrupted his character. Erix awoke from his initial euphoria and slowly condense those feelings, storing them later as he had been permeating his craving outside.
"Yeah, I almost got lost in my thoughts. Thank you, Arryn, Amaia." Erix nodded after recovering a bit before he continued what he intended to do heading towards the Dryad and Treant Settlement where Treyni resided, surprised upon his arrival but welcomed him.
The whole place had a mystifying air fresh of nature scent that if he were to compare it to other parts of the Jura forest then it was pure and still. The settlement was like a painting of a beautiful forest that Erix, who has a miasmic heart of evil, felt it was good and eager to preserve it.
"What can we do for you, Lord Erix?" She asked, noticing something strange about him yet unable to pinpoint what exactly.
"Actually, due to your influence I'm wondering if you can act as a way to convince other places to join. Someone such as yourself would help my expansion." Erix could easily turn them into a puppet but find it more thrilling this way.
"I would love to, however, as you can see my ability to travel is limited." Treyni can send a projection of herself but would be unable to go too far from the range in which her true body allows it. Erix nodded and held out his hand forming a core that he calls Chaos Core that Rimuru produced in the past. Erix hadn't gotten his hands on the humoncalous produce by the sarion had Yggdrasil knowledge in how to make them.
Every maid in Nazarick are Maids and they are artificial life containing Pseudo souls where they don't have the concept of life and death but are affected by spells like [The Goal of All Life is Death] skill. Erix recalled that the version of sarion is definitely inferior compared to his homunculus.
It is worth noting that Rimuru's body is a homunculus and normally would be weaker than even level 1 players but due to pairing with the Tensura system made it a lot stronger and evolved her body in accordance to their strength.
"W-What is that?" Treyni was definitely taken aback seeing the Chaos Core and Erix explained what he intended to do, making her other sister eager to gain a body.
"Actually there's more and I hope you don't mind if I test it? Don't worry it will benefit you."
Erix took out the piece of the World Tree surprising them feeling the intense divinity it permeates. They had sense it before when the illusionary projection at the center of Asurayasha Deva Kingdom but it only visible if that person has relation with Erix or if he allow it and can only be sensed by someone close to plants and spirits.
"You may already know I came from another world as our appearance is certainly a strange occurrence and what in my hands is one of the pieces of that world. I'm certain you'll be stronger than you are now." Treyni seem deeply affected by his willingness to providing something this power and curious why he wanted to use it.
"There are a few things I want to test. For now, if all of you are willing then I'll use this to form you a new body so that will allow you to travel anywhere without limits." Erix waited for their answer but it was obvious that they accepted it and Erix smiled in delight before taking their body that was the tree as he began to form it adding small pieces of the world tree breaking it to see how strong it is even with a diluted piece.
He placed the core and the moment they all fused with their new body instantly exploded in power having been reborn into something new that was called [ Dryas Doll Dryad ] but their strength should be around a Living God to a Pseudo Demi-god due to their influence in the world. Now they exist in a new plane and if fighting someone like Chloe O bell in pure physical form without any skills then their chances of winning is 50%.
Erix recalled that Chloe O bell was only a Demi-God and could contend against Guy Crimson even if the two weren't going all out. He congratulates and welcome them in which they happily bow thanking him for his help.
"Alright, I'll leave you for now to test your new bodies since at the moment my Subordinates are sending messages to the surrounding village about my expansion." He explained and they nodded as Erix left them. While he was heading back hoping to spend time with his girls was when he suddenly receive something.
[ Ding! NEW MISSION ]