Nightmare End and Appraisal.

After plunging both Dagger did I felt a loss. A genuine loss which made me realise I was again motherless. My eyes started to bleed with tears drenching the sheets making my eyes hurt like someone had inserted the same daggers within them.

My eyes had heated up emitting smoke from them. But my focus remained on her, she opened her eyes which had sense of intelligence as if she knew I had plan this from start. Soon I could feel a deep pang in the Middle of chest right above my heart.

Was it.... was it guilt? Yes. Was it regret? Of course. Was this the only way? I don't know! Would I be able to remain with h-her? ---------

At end I felt I had made the wrong choice but I found myself being caressed. This gesture helped me to overcome from the guilt which was drowning me.

She was smiling with satisfaction and releif while caressing me gently. I didn't know what happened but I forgot other thoughts and focus on her touch. It was different.... it felt like a hug from her behind. Her embrace filled me with warmthness and love. A different feeling which I lacked before transmigration motherly love.

I looked at her, both of our eyes met. It was like she was telling me to don't worry. She would remain within me.... within my heart. At her last moments she gave her appreciation making my vision darker.

The voice of spell resounded in the hall reminding him that his nightmare was over.

[You have slain a cursed terror, a apostle of Beast God, Alcina Dimitrescu.]

[You have got a echo....]

[You have got a memory....]

[You have a slain a God's Apostle.]

[Gods are dead, but still some are shocked.]

[Your soul bears a ember of Divinity.]

[You are a being born from blood.]

[Beast God stumbles in blood in his/her eternal slumber.]

Hàorán was confused as Gods had Already passed away during great war. But from this sudden announcement he was shocked to know, even after death they can exist in river of souls.

And could watch us over from there.

It bought a sudden chill in his back as he can't do anything about those damned voyeurs. (AKA - Gods) Wait why does the spell sounded like it was shocked from the revelation? ....Did it thought, I wouldn't be able to overcome this nightmare.

And then the spell whispered again,

[Wake up, Hàorán! Your Nightmare is over.]

[Prepare for appraisal....]

Then he could hear glass breaking sound as if someone had crashed a basketball in neighbours window. I found myself between dream and reality. It was endless void illuminated with a vastness of stars. Between those stars countless strings were woven in form of a net forming various Constellations, offering a breathtaking view.

So this is the core of nightmare spell, it looked like a nearal network reminding of hive mind. A collective consciousness between multiple bodies. He didn't have enough knowledge to ponder about such complex philosophy.

The spells was still appraising his performance, the first reward was different from others as it was related to Alcina.

[You have recieved a Echo: A mother's love.]

hmm?

He couldn't help but caress his chest, the warmthness of Alcina didn't disappeared even after he wasn't in nightmare. He could already guess it was her doing.

Now what was an Echo? A magical copy of a slain Nightmare Creature. Echoes are capable of limited autonomy but do not possess a soul, and thus are not alive. Just like Memories, they are created from Soul Essence and assume physical form only when summoned. They can be destroyed permanently and take time to heal just like Memories.

Since echoes were mere replicas of the creatures that had left them behind. They were molded in their image and never changed, always remaining the same as the originals at the moment of their deaths.

Which meant it was a echo of cursed rank. Normally getting a memory was stroke of luck but getting echo and a high rank too was unheard of in first nightmare. But everything aside it was a clone of Alcina without any memories.

From spells point of view he was a Dormant human but inside he was powerful enough to overpowered a awakened rank person. Still having a echo of higher rank would help him in Dream Realm. He wouldn't rely on her and always keep her as a Trump card.

He wanted to check the description of Echo, but spell had already completed his appraisal.

In this void, the sound of spell resounded like it was present everywhere in this whole universe. He held his breath while listening.

[Aspirant! Your trial has over.]

[ A being born from the blood and flesh of two bipedals resided in blood red castle. A being unimaginable and incomprehensible who was destined to be his mother fell by his hands.]

[He who made impossible to destined as possible, slain the apostle of a long-forgotten God. The Gods were dead yet they stumbled in their graves by this revelation.]

[You have defeated a Cursed Terror: The Apostle of Beasts ; Alcina Dimitrescu.]

[You slain her in incomprehensible manner bringing shame to a certain long-forgotten God!]

[You made the Gods stir awake with dumbfoundedness!!]

[You have achieved the impossible!!!]

[Final Appraisal : Unforgettable! Your pervertedness doesn't have bound and limits.]

Well you don't have to remind me of last part. He didn't knew whether to laugh or cry over the sarcasm of spell. But he felt there were chances of evolving his Aspect.

Still his overall power was still dependent in qi and time manipulation. He wanted to find out what difference would soul essence make.

[Dreamer Hàorán accept your boon!]

[You're bestowed a True name: Last Shard of Carnal Axis.]

(Welp! This was different from what I meditated.) Accomplishing this in first nightmare to become one of the chosen.

[Your aspect is ready to evolve. Evolve Aspect?]

Kyou took a deep breath and mumbled, "Yes".

[Dormant Aspect Blood Usher is evolving.....]

[New Aspect acquired.]

[Aspect Rank: Divine.]

(What the fok!) His legs turned into jelly making him fall down of shock. Does this spell wanted revenge or something. It wanna make me pass away with heart stroke.

[Aspect Name: Blood Monarch.]

(It's..... it's a fooking Divine! It..... it sa-said divine right?) He rubbed his eyes throughly and even tried to pinch his face to check if this was dream.

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