Chapter 13: Evolution I
Beware! This chapter is full of info dump!
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Arne was still resting (enjoying) on Aisha's lap while closing his eyes. Aisha just looked at him and thought that he had fallen asleep again and caressed his hair slowly. Arne, who was faking his sleep, just enjoyed her comfortable and soft hands… He still has two more things to do. First, he needed to clean up the Star of David shit. Second, he wanted to rest and sleep at the Healing Chamber…
Arne couldn't fall asleep because Great Sage kept informing him about all of the new authorities he got until…
『Condition has been met. The new authority «Synchronization» will be combined with «Great Sage». Combining «Great Sage» with «Divine Wisdom», «King's Wisdom», «Fast Thinker», and «Knowledge of Primordial Runes» for support. The authority «Great Sage» will start to evolve.』
'Huh?'
Arne was a bit surprised when he heard the notification. He didn't know that the Great Sage could evolve and what he knew, authority couldn't be evolved but they can be changed. For the «Synchronization», that was one of the authorities he got from Lucifer. He was once an angel and later turned into a demon. But, he could still transform into an angel because of this authority. This authority could be said to merge two different entities into one.
He got a total of 61 new authorities from the eight Heretic Gods he had slain. 5 from Solomon, 13 from Lucifer, 10 from Michael, 9 from Azazel, 8 from Ra, 5 from Osiris, 6 from Set, 4 from Anubis, and 1 additional authority.
«Divine Wisdom» was the authority he got from Odin that boosted his mind and gave him information about Heretic Gods and magic from what Odin knew.
«King's Wisdom» was the authority he got from Solomon that had the same power as «Divine Wisdom» but was slightly lower.
«Fast Thinker» was the authority he got from Loki that enhanced his thinking speed and calculated the best course for attack and defense. It could even show the trajectory of the enemy's attack in the form of arrows.
«Knowledge of Primordial Runes» was the authority he got from Odin that gave him the knowledge to understand and use runes for fighting or daily life.
『Evolution has been completed. The authority «Great Sage» has been evolved into a new Ultimate Skill «Lord of Wisdom - Raphael». I have evolved into a very intelligent egoless artificial intelligence.』
Here comes what surprised Arne the most. His authority has been transformed into a skill.
'Is there any difference with the change from an authority to a skill?'
Arne couldn't wait and asked Raphael immediately.
『Not really. It is good that it transformed into a skill because that means it is fully yours. Skills are what you gained by yourself and will always be a part of yours. Abilities are what you were born with. Authorities on the other side are what you gained but it was given to you. Something that was given can be taken back. But, it is different for your Innate Authority. They are actually your abilities. Something you were born with.』
Raphael immediately explained the difference between skill, ability, and authority.
'I see. That's good, I guess.'
Arne nodded his head in his mind with a bright smile. That means Grea-, I mean Raphael was his now.
'So your name was Raphael now?'
Arne was curious about how he should address the new Great Sage…
『No. But, you can call me that.』
'I want to ask… what is an Ultimate Skill? Is it different from Common Skill?'
『«Common Skill» is the power that you obtained by yourself.
«Extra Skill» is the evolution of a Common Skill and is stronger and more efficient than «Common Skill».
«Unique Skill» is the evolution of «Extra Skill». It is called unique because it only existed one at a time. This «Unique Skill» is composed of multiple sub-skills and needs to have a desire to obtain this skill.
«Ultimate Skill» is the evolution of «Unique Skill». This is the ultimate power that could control the law of nature. This skill can only be owned by one individual and can't be copied or stolen. But, because you have «Copy of Power» and «No Limit», you could copy and steal others' «Ultimate Skill». «No Limit» removes all limitations and weaknesses that could even bend the rules of the world. It also gave you the affinity with all powers so you don't have to worry about not being suitable to wield any powers.』
'I see. «Ultimate Skill» is really that powerful… I just noticed that your voice also changed a bit…'
Arne just realized how Grea-, I mean Raphael's voice changed and there was really a sign of intelligence even from her voice alone. But, she has a bit of ego that she didn't even know...
『...From the evolution, I obtained seven new skills and retained the old four.
«Thought Acceleration» is the skill to increase the thinking speed by a million times.
«Appraisal» is the skill to appraise and analyze a target with eyesight alone.
«Parallel Processing» is the skill to detach thoughts to do different things and think at the same time. The amount of how many thoughts could be detached will be based on your power.
«No Chant» is the skill to use powers without chanting or singing the incantation.
«All of Creation» is the skill to comprehend any non-concealed phenomena but you must know a bit of information beforehand.
«Synthesis» is the skill to merge two or multiple powers into a new one.
«Separation» is the skill to separate two or multiple powers into different powers.
«Modification» is the skill to change and modify a power.
«Prediction» is the skill to predict the attacks of a target and calculate the best action for attack and defense.
«Trajectory Arrow» is the skill to show the trajectory of a target in the form of arrows.
And «Primordial Runes» is the skill to use any runes for battle and daily uses.
』
'Wow…'
『Three new races from the Heretic Gods. Devil's soul, Angel's soul, and Fallen Angel's soul have been detected. The blood of the three races is needed. Found and absorb.』
Raphael kept saying something that Arne didn't really understand. Then, the blood on Arne's body disappeared. His body was stained by his blood and all the Heretic Gods' blood that he had killed before.
"E-Ehhhh??"
Aisha saw that the blood on Arne's body disappeared suddenly and was surprised.
"It's okay, Aisha. Keep stroking…"
"O-Okay…"
Aisha nodded at Arne and was still confused about how his body became clean so suddenly. She then assumed that it was the new authority he got. Because of the surprise before, she didn't notice that Arne was faking his sleep…
『Blood samples have been obtained. Fusing the blood with your body.』
When Raphael said that, Arne felt that his body was hot and he felt like he was burning. He clenched his teeth while resisting the pain and the uncomfortable feeling. What was weird was Aisha didn't feel the change on Arne's body and his body temperature was normal externally.
『Congratulations, you have gained three new races. Devil, Fallen Angel, and Angel. Some new energies have been obtained. «Holy Energy», «Devil Energy», and «Evil Energy» have been detected.』
Arne could feel some new energies other than the Magic Energy / Mana inside his body that were absorbed and collected inside the «Magic Core». It seems like this «Magic Core» could absorb and contain energies other than Magic Energy.
'How could I even obtain new races? That didn't make sense at all…'
Arne was really confused and couldn't understand himself anymore. It was impossible to obtain new races while it was possible to transform into a new race, it was impossible to keep the former race. Arne himself gained three new races and still has the God Race and Dragon Race he was born with.
『«No Limit» removes the limitation of your body and allows you to obtained new races as long as the condition is fulfilled. The condition to obtain those three races are obtained because of «Ruler of Devils», «Ruler of Angels», and «Ruler of the Fallen».』
'Isn't «No Limit» too OP?'
He was speechless when he heard what Raphael said. This «No Limit» could be said to be his strongest and most versatile power. Without it, there will be too many limitations for Arne to obtain new powers.
『Yes. This is your most versatile power.』
Arne could feel that Raphael nodded her head although he didn't see it.
'Then, how could my authority evolve?'
This was also what Arne wanted to know because he wanted to evolve his authorities so that they would be his powers.
『Authority could be evolved as long as the condition was met. As long as there are multiple same or corresponding authorities, the authority could evolve.
It is different if you want the authority to evolve into a skill. The first and most important condition is to have the base. One of your authorities must be recognized and fitted as «Common Skill» for the base to evolve into «Extra Skill», «Extra Skill» for the base to evolve into «Unique Skill», and «Unique Skill» for the base to evolve into «Ultimate Skill». The next condition might be to have multiple same or corresponding authorities to combine them with the base.』
'I see, thank you for the information.'
Arne nodded in understatement. He really was grateful to have Raphael because, without her, it might take longer for him to evolve his authorities.
『You better stop talking because there were some authorities that could be evolved. Don't interrupt me and just explained them inside your head.』
'...'
Why did she become more annoying? Well, I will shut up for a while and wait for her to finish while enjoying Aisha's lap pillow…
Haha! This great author will be the one who explained them to you!
『Condition has been met. The authority «Sin of Pride» will be combined with «Copy of Power». Combining «Sin of Pride» with «Ruler of Devils», «Melody of Hell», and «Death Cross» for support. The authority «Sin of Pride» will start to evolve.』
«Sin of Pride» was the authority he got from Lucifer that made him more charismatic and people would follow him fanatically. The other ability of the authority was to control the mind of weaker beings. This authority originated from Lucifer's sin of pride that made him rebel against his father.
«Ruler of Devils» was the authority he got from Lucifer to rule and dominate over the devils and demons. This authority originated from Lucifer being the strongest angel and the leader of the rebellious angels.
«Melody of Hell» was the authority he got from Lucifer to summon the devils from Hell. This authority originated from how he ruled over the devils in Hell alongside Satan.
«Death Cross» was the authority he got from Lucifer to attack the target with a very cursed attack that would only harm the divine. This was his strongest authority but he didn't use it on Arne because it wouldn't work because Arne has no divinity at all even though he was a demigod. This authority originated from the cross that was a symbol of Lucifer and his instrument in an attempt to kill Jesus.
«Copy of Power» was the authority he was born with to copy the powers of the target when they were chanting it.
『Evolution has been completed. The authority «Copy of Power» has been evolved into a new Ultimate Skill «Lord of Pride - Lucifer».』
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『Condition has been met. The authority «Virtue of Justice» will be combined with «Song of Heaven», «Ruler of Angels», and «Heaven's Judgement». The authority «Virtue of Justice» will start to evolve.』
«Virtue of Justice» was the authority that he got from Michael that strengthened him when he wanted to save and protect someone from evil. This authority originated from how Michael was well-known for his justice and fairness.
«Song of Heaven» was the authority that he got from Michael and Lucifer to summon the angels from Heaven. This authority originated from how Michael was the commander of the angels and Lucifer was the former strongest angels.
«Ruler of Angels» was the authority that he got from Michael to rule and dominate over angels. This authority originated from how Michael was the strongest of the angels.
«Heaven's Judgement» was the authority that he got from Michael to use a very powerful light attack against a target when they were found guilty of sin. This authority originated from how Michael judged the sinners with his power.
『Evolution has been completed. The authority «Virtue of Justice» has been evolved into a new Ultimate Skill «Lord of Justice - Michael».』
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『Condition has been met. The authority «Scapegoat» will be combined with «Ruler of the Fallen» and «Tune of the Fallen». The authority «Scapegoat» will start to evolve.』
«Scapegoat» was the authority he got from Azazel to throw over his problems and mistakes onto others. This authority can't be detected because it basically changed the reality and only beings with the power to control reality could detect the change. This authority originated from how Azazel was called the Scapegoat for the evil of humans.
«Ruler of the Fallen» was the authority he got from Azazel to rule and dominate over the fallen angels. This authority originated from how Azazel was the leader of the fallen angels.
«Tune of the Fallen» was the authority he got from Azazel to summon the fallen angels from the Underworld. This authority originated from how Azazel was the ruler of the fallen angels.
『Evolution has been completed. The authority «Scapegoat» has been evolved into a new Ultimate Skill «Lord of Temptation - Azazel».』
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『Condition has been met. The authority «Luxuria» will be combined with «Resurrection», «Health Restoration», «Charm», «Fertility Control», and «Cure». The authority «Luxuria» will start to evolve.』
«Luxuria» was the authority he got from Freya to control lust and induce lust to others from the air. This authority can be used to radiate an aura of lust from his body. This authority originated from how Freya was said to be the Goddess of Love and Sex.
«Resurrection» was the authority he got from Osiris to resurrect a being as long as the soul still existed and was not destroyed. This authority originated from how Osiris ruled over death and life and was a God of Resurrection too.
«Health Restoration» was the authority he got from Osiris to restore the target to their prime or to heal them back to normal and regenerate any lost limbs and wounds. This authority originated from how Osiris was said to be a God of Healing.
«Charm» was the authority he got from Freya to increase his charm over the opposite sex and increase the favorability of others. This authority originated from how Freya was said to be very beautiful that many courted her out.
«Fertility Control» was the authority he got from Freya to control the fertility of his body and others. This authority can even be used on plants. This authority originated from how Freya was said to be the Goddess of Sex and Fertility as the Vanir.
«Cure» was the authority he got from Lucifer to heal wounds and cure any negative effects on his body. This authority originated from how Lucifer was once an angel of healing.
『Evolution has been completed. The authority «Luxuria» has been evolved into a new Ultimate Skill «Lord of Lust - Asmodeus».』
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『Condition has been met. The authority «Eternal Death» will be combined with «Burial Chamber», «Death Vengeance», «Death Plague», «Hex», «Demise Poison». The authority «Eternal Death» will start to evolve.』
«Eternal Death» was the authority he got from Osiris and Azazel to induce death to others. This authority originated from how Osiris was the God of the Dead and Azazel was said to be the angel who also presided over death.
«Burial Chamber» was the authority he got from Anubis to forcefully bound someone inside a sarcophagus and mummified them. This authority originated from how Anubis was the God who watched over the mummification.
«Death Vengeance» was the authority he got from Vidar to strengthen someone when their loved ones were killed and wanted to take revenge against them. The other ability for this authority was to strengthen others with vengeance inside them. This authority originated from how Vidar killed Fenrir for his revenge over Odin, his father.
«Death Plague» was the authority he got from Hel to spread deadly plague to others. This authority originated from how Hel needed to administer lodging for those who died of sickness.
«Hex» was the authority he got from Lucifer to use the power of curses. This authority originated from how Lucifer was turned into a devil and was proficient in curses.
«Demise Poison» was the authority he got from Jormungandr to produce potent venom or poison from his body. This authority originated from how Jormungandr's venom was so powerful that it could kill the strongest Aesir, Thor.
『Evolution has been completed. The authority «Eternal Death» has been evolved into a new Ultimate Skill «Lord of Hell - Belial».』
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『Condition has been met. The authority «Shining One» will be combined with «Holy Light», «Bane of Evils», «Exorcism», and «Soul Purification». The authority «Shining One» will start to evolve.』
«Bane of Evils» was the authority he got from Michael to protect him from evils and strengthen his attacks against malevolent beings. originated from
«Shining One» was the authority he got from Lucifer to use the power of light from the stars. This authority he got from originated from how Lucifer was called the Shining One and Morning Star as Lucifer and Evening Star as Noctifer. But, they both used the power of the light from the stars. The other ability of this authority was to dominate and control the power of light.
«Exorcism» was the authority he got from Solomon to exorcise demons and spirits. This authority originated from how Solomon captured and ruled over the 72 demons of Goetia.
«Holy Light» was the authority he got from Baldur and Michael to control the light and holy power. This authority originated from how Baldur was said to be very handsome that light came out of him and Michael was an angel so it wasn't weird for him to control holy light.
«Soul Purification» was the authority he got from Anubis to purify the soul that was corrupted by evilness. The other ability of the authority was to purify the physical body and mentality. This authority originated from how Anubis was the God of Death and Afterlife that he purified the souls before they came into Duat for judgement.
『Evolution has been completed. The authority «Shining One» has been evolved into a new Ultimate Skill «Lord of Purity - Metatron».』
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『Condition has been met. The authority «Ruler of the Dead» will be combined with «Undead Servant». Copying «Eternal Death» from «Lord of Hell - Belial» with «Lord of Pride - Lucifer». Combining «Eternal Death» with «Ruler of the Dead».The authority «Ruler of the Dead» will start to evolve.』
«Undead Servant» was the authority he got from Osiris to raise the undead from their death and control them. This authority originated from how Osiris was the God of the Dead and the judge in Duat.
«Ruler of the Dead» was the authority he got from Hel to control and manipulate the dead. This authority originated from how Hel watched over the death when they were in Niflheim.
『Evolution has been completed. The authority «Ruler of the Dead» has been evolved into a new Ultimate Skill «Monarch of Shadow - Ashborn».』
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『Condition has been met. The authority «Pure Deception» will be combined with «Masquerade» and «Trickster Trap». The authority «Pure Deception» will start to evolve.』
«Pure Deception» was the authority he got from Loki to deceive others without getting caught and hide any emotions and even expressions from others. This authority originated from how Loki was a master of deception that he could fool many Gods, even Odin the wisest.
«Masquerade» was the authority he got from Loki to transform himself or his target into anything he imagined. This authority originated from how Loki always transforms into many different forms to fool others.
«Trickster Trap» was the authority he got from Loki to create a domain of traps full of illusion or to create an illusion to fool others. This authority originated from how Loki always used illusions to trick others.
『Evolution has been completed. The authority «Pure Deception» has been evolved into a new Ultimate Skill «Lord of Deception - Loki».』
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『Condition has been met. The authority «Fenrir» will be combined with «Ruler of Hounds», «Canis Tamer», «Skoll», «Hati», «Geri and Freki», «Garm», and «Blast Roar». The authority «Fenrir» will start to evolve.』
«Ruler of Hounds» was the authority he got from Garm to rule and dominate over canines. This authority originated from how Garm was said to be the ruler of Hounds or hellhounds to be exact.
«Canis Tamer» was the authority he got from Tyr to increase the favorability of canines against him. This authority originated from how Tyr could tame and was the best friend of Fenrir, the Wolf of Ragnarok.
«Skoll» was the authority he got from Skoll to summon the Subordinate God Skoll. They have the same appearance authorities but they were different because this Skoll was created from Arne's mana and its personality and even gender would be according to what Arne really wanted (his inner desire).
«Hati» was the authority he got from Hati to summon the Subordinate God Hati. They have the same appearance authorities but they were different because this Hati was created from Arne's mana and its personality and even gender would be according to what Arne really wanted (his inner desire).
«Geri and Freki» was the authority he got from Odin to summon the Subordinate God Geri and Freki. They have the same appearance authorities but they were different because these Geri and Freki were created from Arne's mana and their personality and even gender would be according to what Arne really wanted (his inner desire).
«Garm» was the authority he got from Garm to summon the Subordinate God Garm. They have the same appearance authorities but they were different because this Garm was created from Arne's mana and its personality and even gender would be according to what Arne really wanted (his inner desire).
«Blast Roar» was the authority he got from Garm to create a blast of a sonic wave from his roar. This authority originated from how Garm's roar was very loud and could be heard from far away.
«Fenrir» was the authority he got from Fenrir to summon the Subordinate God Fenrir. They have the same appearance authorities but they were different because this Fenrir was created from Arne's mana and its personality and even gender would be according to what Arne really wanted (his inner desire).
『Evolution has been completed. The authority «Fenrir» has been evolved into a new Ultimate Skill «Lord of Canis - Fenrir».』
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I split the evolution chapter into two parts because it will be easier for me to edit them.
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