Chapter 51: Memory of the Moonblood
Chapter 51: Memory of the Moonblood
The Sacred Pearl Dimension was quiet that day, unnaturally so.
Even the air around Selene felt suspended in time, the usual distant hum of energy replaced by something colder—older. She stood alone at the far edge of the third Vault, having wandered farther than she meant to while searching for Kael. The stone beneath her feet shimmered faintly under the starlight ceiling, revealing sigils buried so deep they had never awoken before.
A pulse.
Then another.
Selene gasped.
Not pain—but something far more intimate.
Recognition.
[Bloodline Resonance Detected: ???]
Initiating Memory Core Alignment...
The symbols flared beneath her, blinding white for a second—then shifted into soft lunar violet. The walls around her trembled, stone turning fluid, until the world melted into darkness.
A dream?
No.
A memory not hers, but still within her.
She stood atop a silver citadel bathed in moonlight.
Below her, an ocean of stars obeyed her will. Armies knelt. Creatures sang her name in languages lost to the world.
A woman stood at the center of it all—tall, radiant, draped in flowing silver silks, her hair cascading like moonlight incarnate. Eyes the same color as Selene's. A presence that demanded reverence.
"Daughter of Silence. Heiress of the Moonblood Line."
The woman turned. She was Selene—and yet she was not.
"In this fractured age, your name was lost. But your legacy was not. Remember, Sel'na'thal. Remember the oath."
[Memory Core Unlocked: Moonblood Heirline — Sel'na'thal]
[Divine Inheritance Available: Crest of Eternal Silence]
The stars swirled. Time collapsed. The citadel shattered into dust, and Selene fell upward into herself.
She awoke in a hidden sanctuary of glowing stone, suspended above a moonlit pool that hadn't existed before. Her body burned, not from fire—but from awakening.
[Divine Trait Emerging: Moonblood's Crest — Dormant]
[Initiating Inheritance Trial...]
Three figures appeared around her, silent and robed. One bore a spear, another a tome, the third a mirrored blade.
Selene stood slowly, reaching for her voidsong blade.
"Assassin, heir, warrior... If I must prove I am her, then come."
The trial began.
Meanwhile, in Vault Three...
Kael paused mid-movement.
A ripple. No—a surge.
Something in the dimension had shifted. Not an enemy. A presence. Familiar. Ancient.
Selene.
He turned sharply, gaze narrowing toward the eastern walls where violet mist now clung like a curtain.
[Warning: Divine Energy Detected Nearby]
[Bonded Partner Evolution Underway]
His heart thudded once.
She's remembering.
And that changed everything.
Back in the Trial.
Selene ducked under the blade of the mirrored guardian, parried with a twirl of her crescent dagger, then pirouetted and sliced across the tome-holder's barrier with a beam of harmonic void.
Each enemy moved like memories of herself. Flaws she'd long hidden. Doubts she'd buried.
But one by one, they fell.
[Trial Complete. Inheritance Accepted. Initiating Evolution.]
A tidal wave of moonlight and void crashed into her chest.
She didn't scream.
She sang.
The song of silence.
Of a forgotten bloodline.
Of Sel'na'thal—the Moonblood Heir.
When the light faded, Selene stood alone in the pool of her birthright. Her hair now carried streaks of silver. Her eyes shimmered like twin moons.
[Inheritance Successful]
[New Trait Acquired: Moonblood's Crest — Stage 1]
✓ Aura of Silence: Reduces ambient magic and enemy spell damage by 35%
✓ Lunar Harmony: Allied regeneration boosted by 20% within range
[Realm Breakthrough: Starforged Realm → Tier 5/9]
Selene exhaled, calmer than she had ever been.
She knew who she was now.
She was no longer the weakest.
[STATUS WINDOW: SELENE]
Name: Selene (Sel'na'thal)
Realm: Starforged Realm — Tier 5/9
HP: 5,900 / 5,900
Mana: 6,800 / 7,200
Traits:
Heartsong of the Silent Void — Stage 1
Moonblood's Crest — Stage 1 (NEW)
Notable Effects:
Aura of Silence (Reduces enemy spell power by 35%)
Lunar Harmony (+20% regen aura for allies nearby)
[STATUS WINDOW: KAEL VIREN]
Level: 14
EXP: 1,926,000 / 6,900,000
Realm: Starforged Realm — Tier 5/9
HP: 6,100 / 6,400
Mana: 6,550 / 6,700
Base Stats (60% Passive Share from Bonded Wives):
Strength: 188 → 300
Endurance: 172 → 275
Willpower: 196 → 313
Charm: 218 → 349
Intellect: 164 → 262
Dexterity: 176 → 282
Bonded Wives (Realms):
Evelyne — Moonglade Realm — Tier 3/9 (Inside Dimension)
Selene — Starforged Realm — Tier 5/9 (Inside Dimension)
Thalaria — Sunbound Realm — Tier 2/9 (Outside)
Nysera — Skyshatter Realm — Tier 1/9 (Sealed)
Valeria — Skyshatter Realm — Tier 3/9 (Sealed)
[PET PANEL]
1. Emberfang — Flame Tiger Cub
Realm: Tier 3
Status: Outside dimension
Trait: Ash Devourer (Consumes monster cores for slow evolution)
2. Vira — Sky Serpent Hatchling
Realm: Tier 2
Status: Resting
Trait: Storm Pulse (AoE lightning burst every 3 min)
⚠ Rule Active: Only one pet or partner allowed inside dimension. Evelyne and Selene are currently inside. Pets inactive.
Cultivation Realms
Mortal Realms
Initiate Realm
Essence Drawn Realm
Veinwoven Realm
Soulroot Realm
Forged Realms
5. Starforged Realm
6. Sunbound Realm
7. Moonglade Realm
Ascended Realms
8. Skyshatter Realm
9. Worldpiercer Realm
10. Heaven's Echo Realm
Divine Realms
11. Celestiaflame Realm
12. Worldbreaker Realm
13. Eternal Crown Realm