Chapter 263 Chaos Core

After his talk with Henry's family, Colin and the others went deeper into hotel, into the basement where the defensive array was. He intended to follow her advice and place the core inside the basement. Not only because he trusted her, but because from what he has seen, Synthia and the others placed their [Holy Cores] in the basement as well. But he has to admit, he was a little nervous, he only had one [Chaos Core] after all and if he messed up, he's not sure he could get another one. Colin soon laid eyes on the defensive array once more, and he stepped forward. He opened the palm of his hand and closed his eyes. Black smoke emitted from his hand, thick demonic miasma. A red orb, the size of a bowling appeared in his hand, and the black smoke wrapped around it. It swirled around the red orb like black clouds, pulsating with energy.

"What the hell is that?!" Lily asked, sounding alarmed

"What do you mean?" Colin asked, faking ignorance

"I've seen [Demonic Cores] before and they are only crimson red and only emit demonic energy when placed down. That thing, has a cloud of demonic energy swirling around it, way more demonic energy than you should have. So what, is it?" Lily asked sternly and Colin sighed, deciding to trust them and tell the truth

"Something happened to my evolution and two of my skills changed. My [Demon Eyes] changed to [Chaos Eyes] and [Demonic Core] changed to [Chaos Core]." Colin explained and both Bartus and Lily looked surprised

"What happened exactly?" Lily asked

"I'll have to tell you about it in a more private conversation." Colin said and looked at the others

"Do you not trust us?" Alice asked angrily

"It's not that, the information is a bit too sensitive and I not sure you guys would understand even if I were to try. I mean I barely even understand myself." Colin said

"Fine, but I want to be there when you explain it." Alice said

"Alright, Lily, are you going to tell your mother about this?" Colin asked and Lily but her lips

"...Yes, I have to, you know that." She said in a small voice

"When you do, I want to be there. I need to ask her somethings." Colin said

"I'm not sure she would appreciate that." Lily said

"Just tell her I refused to tell you anything unless we met in person. I mean, the contract didn't say how long I could wait before telling you anything." Colin said and she smiled, before nodding her head.

"Good." Colin said and turned back to the [Chaos Core] in his hand. It floated out of his hand and went to the side of the room, before a red rune lit up underneath it. A red barrier appeared around it, similar to the one Colin used for his [Mind Shield] trait. The core then released a wave of black mist in all directions, seeping through the earth around it and into the hotel above. The black mist spread across the ground floor and spread outside. Demonic miasma leaked from the ground, turning into low hanging mist and spread farther and farther. A large dark dome made of thick demonic miasma covered the sky, blocking the sunlight from entering. The domain spread until it had a diameter of at least two kilometers.

[Colin, do you know what's going on in the sky?] Someone asked from above ground

[What do you mean?] Colin asked

[The sky is covered by a dome of black mist.] She replied

[Oh shit.] Colin said

"We have to go outside now." Colin said urgently before rushing upstairs and everyone quickly followed. Colin first noticed how dark the place was and when he made it outside, he noticed the swirling black miasma in the air, covering up the sky like a veil. Colin could also see his family standing outside staring at the sky.

"It's the [Chaos Core] isn't it?" Colin asked Lily who was standing beside him

"Definitely. You need to get your weird core under control. I'm not too keen on living in depressing darkness, if I did I would have stayed home. And I doubt any of your family members want to either." She said

"I don't mind." Alice quipped

"Of course you don't, little miss vampire." Lily said and Colin closed his eyes. He concentrated and he could sense something on the edge of his consciousness, the [Chaos Core]. Guided by the knowledge from his skill, Colin started to change the 'settings' on the [Chaos Core]. The core responded, releasing a wave of red energy and the sky cleared up , revealing the sun shining bright in the sky. Even with the dark swirling mist gone, Colin could tell that the dome like barrier was still there, just transparent, because that was how he willed it.

"Oh no the sun." Alice said and recoiled as the sun rays touched her skin, but blinked a few seconds when nothing happened.

"Don't worry, the barrier is filtering out the sun so it shouldn't burn you, as long as you stay inside." Colin said and Alice hugged him in joy.