New Title and Cup

AN: Merry Christmas! I haven't been writing since I'm busy with the holiday season and relaxing on my own by reading mangas and other stuff. Enjoy today's chapter!

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It has been years since the gate appeared within Avant Heim's land, and Kara has also finished the books related to changing one's race.

The essence of the books described the pros and cons of changing one's race; things such as a drastic change in personality are highly plausible.

For example, becoming part dragon might increase your possessiveness for anything shiny like gold and such. But this was a big no for Kara; she didn't want her family to change, no matter what.

Eventually, she settled for High Human, a higher form for the race of humanity. The pros of evolving into a race just above your own are that it won't affect the person's mental state. The con, however, is that you do not get the features of other races that are naturally strong by nature.

When Kara finished learning about this, she went right away and experimented on criminal Hunters. A total of a hundred Hunters died before she perfected the procedure.

Of course, the survivor of her experiments was killed off; she didn't want any evolved humans running around.

Anyway, the traits of a High Human were simply better in everything a Hunter does by the multitudes. They could store and manipulate mana within their bodies with ease, higher brain functions, and strengthened organs and muscles even!

And the way Kara changed her family's race was by injecting the formula when they slept.

And boy oh boy, when they awoke, they found their old skin peeling off, which freaked them out. Kara watched this with an amused face. Of course, the new skin was already beneath the old, or else that would've been gruesome.

After having her fill with laughter, Kara came clean about what she did, and her family, hearing this, could only shake their heads.

They didn't even ask how it was possible; in their heads, it's simply easier to chalk it down to "It's Kara. Nothing is impossible if it's her."

The result of their change of appearance and aura was a shocker to those that knew them. If Aela and Laura were already a bonafide beauty, their change just increased it even further.

Thomas, on the other hand, his appearance didn't change much. But, his muscles compacted and increased in amount, keeping his usual size but adding stacks of power within his body.

And within those years, that wasn't the only thing that happened. Kara has officially graduated from her Princess of Magic title and gained a new one.

Winged Catastrophe.

She got the title by stopping a dungeon break when a European country asked for her assistance. The dungeon break occurred when one of Europe's top guild failed in completing the raid, which caused the incident.

What escaped from the gate was a flurry of Frost Trolls and one humongous Two-Horned Yeti. Their total was within the numbers of fifty.

They're low in numbers, but their size and strength more than make up for it, especially their regeneration factor. The trolls stood a staggering 2.5 meters in height, while the Yeti was a whopping two-story monster.

Just before they could cause further damages to the city, Kara appeared with her halo and wings furled out in the open, showing its majestic form.

And was later titled Winged Catastrophe by the masses for destroying a part of the city. Luckily, it was already evacuated.

However, the title Winged Catastrophe was the masses trying to jab at Kara's reputation in how she handled the situation by bombarding everything with spells.

But did Kara care for it? Nope! In fact, she quite liked the new title even if they named her such. And her attitude to the problem was further amplified during the interview.

"People around Europe are calling you the Winged Catastrophe because of the devastation you caused. How do you respond to it?" The interviewer asked.

Kara didn't even need time to think and just spoke, "I like the new title! However, next time a country asks for assistance, I will come late so that the monsters can create a field of debris for me to do as I please.

"It's clear that not everyone will appreciate what you do, but I didn't expect an overwhelming amount. Mind you, I did this for 'free'; If I didn't make a move, the entire city would've been wrecked, not that I care.

"So, I'll take this as a lesson, I guess? And I'm announcing it now, if a country requires Sanctum's or my help, you would need to pay a thousand kilograms worth of magic crystals. Rare Earth metals can also be used."

Kara said with a smile; she didn't really care for reputation. Why would she be affected by the buzzing of strangers anyway?

And that was how she earned her title and got the public cursing her name for her arrogance, but they could only do so online, where they feel safe behind a keyboard.

Present Day...

Kara was inside a dungeon, sitting on the boss's body chained by her Chains of Heaven. Since the boss didn't have an ounce of divinity, the chains didn't tighten themselves automatically, so she had to do it manually.

However, even if divinity was not getting absorbed by the chains to strengthen itself, they were still more durable than any weapon available on Earth.

Surrounding her were the residents of Avant Heim, finishing the remaining enemies off. Truth be told, she didn't need the help, but her people could use the training and experience, so she didn't turn down their offer of accompanying her.

Enemies that they were facing were a weird species of orcs. These orcs were shorter than the average orcs but had four arms and compact muscles.

Once they start moving, they're like a scurry of rats the size of apes, aiming for your life.

Luckily, with enough summoned chains, their speed dropped, and the leader was captured. Chained like a prisoner resulted in his subordinates panicking like goblins.

These creatures may look like orcs, but they certainly do not possess the pride and fearlessness of an orc. Perhaps it best to call them Gorcs, a mix between a goblin and an orc.

Anyway, when everything was over, Kara teleported all her people and mined crystals back to Avant Heim, leaving herself alone.

She did so because she felt the presence of her brothers watching her, so it might mean that they had something important to tell her. And as she predicted, it was something of importance.

When all seven Rulers appeared, they immediately surrounded Kara and hugged her. It was the form of greeting that Kara thought them, rather than their formal military-like salute.

"Ahem!" Brightest coughed to bring the attention to him. Kara looked over and saw him holding a transparent sphere with golden runes blanketing it.

Kara could see the outlines of a cup within it, making her thoughts run amok.

"As you can see, we brought you the Cup of Reincarnation. We planned on giving it to you on your 16th Birthday, but we simply couldn't at the time.

"We had to find a way to transport the cup without its presence being known to be brought out. Hence, it took four years longer than the expected date.

"And so, let us be the first to congratulate you on reaching adulthood. Happy 20th Birthday, dear sister!"

"Happy Birthday!" x6, the others roared in joy.

Kara was stunned; she didn't expect to receive an artifact of its caliber to fall into her hands without spilling blood.

Hell, at first, she had formulated plans in chaining the rulers up. However, those thoughts vanished away when she acted as their sister, which ended up being a happy bond between siblings.

With teary red eyes, she hugged the Rulers back. Thanks to her supposed plans, she got a bunch of dotting brothers. So, you can say she was lucky.

With the sphere within her hands, she glanced at the runes covering it but couldn't help but stare in wonder.

'I now understand why they took four years in creating this shell for the Cup of Reincarnation to contain its aura. Everything is just so balanced!' Kara thought and scanned the runes floating around it.

Look back up at her brothers with doubt, "Are you sure!? This is the Cup of Reincarnation, you know!?"

The Rulers didn't hesitate to nod, "We are assured. In fact, we are quite sorry that we repeatedly used it, draining its power to low levels already."

"Pfft! Non-sense, without using it, how can I be created, remember!?" Kara reasoned and still sticking to the same narrative all those years ago.

"*Sigh* I suppose so, anyway, we must go. The dungeon you entered is relatively weak, so our presence is not easily masked." One of them said with annoyance.

The 'siblings' have been hanging out every time whenever Kara raids a dungeon, though only for short intervals, which frustrated the brothers to no end.

"Hehe, no worries, brother. Once this war is over, you freely visit me whenever you wish. Oh! By the way, how's the person I asked you to take care of?" Kara asked curiously.

The person she was referring to was Sung Il-Hwan. The Hunter who got stuck inside a dungeon. Kara could bring him back to his family, but Sung Jin-Woo's growth would be affected.

Kara had once thought of coveting the Black Heart for herself, but Brightest doused her thoughts. Brightest has said that she would have close to zero compatibility with the Black Heart.

The reason? It's because she doesn't dance on the tightrope of death daily as Jin-Woo does. Jin-Woo is someone who somehow always manages to make it out alive, no matter the reason.

"Nothing to worry about, little sister. The man is in great care. We will soon release him like how you have planned."

"I see. Thanks! Well, you guys better get going. Wouldn't want to alert them now, do we?" Kara said while hungrily staring at the cup.

'Probably have to carry out my experiments in space. Who knows what will happen to my surroundings if it were to explode or fight back.'

And with that, the day ended with Kara bringing home an expensive cup. A rather costly cup, even for Kara.

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(CHEERS!)

Merry Christmas! By the way, within this comment, I'll post a G-Cash QR code. So, if you are from my country, you know what that is. Anyway, I'm not doing this by force; I'm just trying my luck to earn some extra Christmas pocket money.

Once the Holiday season is over, I'll resume my daily updates!

Anyway, cheers! Comment if there's anything to improve with how the story flows, grammar, and even content!

BTW, thanks to the guy that suggested 'Winged Catastrophe'!