Chapter 376 - Morpheus's Life-Attribute Dungeon Conquest 21/30: Worshiped Demon Goddess
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Kireina was once again within her dreams.
She found herself with her usual physical body, walking through a road made out of her blood.
As she walked on, she saw strange figures, and she approached them, she saw familiarity with them.
Six figures stood, seemingly made out of hardened blood, they were her six children, Amiphossia, Ryo, Valentia, Aarae, Vudia, and Ailine. All of them were in this order.
Kireina seemed saddened, as they were mere statues of her children, and not really them.
As she tried to touch these statues, the seemingly hardened and dry blood that made them obtained life once again, each statue became figures made out of pure blood, and when the blood flowed towards the blood road, her real children appeared, they seemed to be peacefully resting.
Kireina hugged and kissed them, and afterward, she let them rest.
As she kept moving through the road made out of blood, she found small, dim lights in the dark horizon, and as she walked towards them, these lights kept multiplying endlessly, they were a dozen, then a hundred and then thousands…
Each small light worshiped Kireina as their goddess and offered her sincere and honest prayers.
Some thanked her for her benevolence.
Others thanked her for the delicious meals, houses, and other things that she brings to them.
And others thanked her for giving them another opportunity in life.
Kireina kneeled and held the lights in her arms, they were tiny but together made out a large population, their weight was incredibly heavy, but she managed to grab every single one of them with her strength.
She hugged them tightly and gave them her comfort…
And as she did, these lights were happy. They worshiped her more and her existence grew stronger and vast like the ocean…
Kireina then, cut off her arm and left the lights residing there.
Then, she continued through the road made out of her blood.
She then saw presences similar to her, they had her same anatomy, and some were copies of her soul.
Seeing how things worked out when she was kind to such existences back then, she did the same with these and hugged them tightly.
They were many, but Kireina was vast like the ocean, she had enough strength and power to hug every single one of them and held them in her lap.
The figures glowed as they merged with Kireina, into a single existence.
Kireina became even bigger and vast, her entire body was an amalgamation of thousands of things, some would say that she was horrible and grotesque, but others would say that she was beautiful.
She moved her massive body through the road made out of blood, pieces of her gigantic body were torn apart and scattered all around, and more lights appeared and worshiped her.
Kireina saw her entire family, her wives, and children, and her subordinates, her entire empire was sitting on her vast body, which could become a world of its own. Everyone seemed to be at ease.
[The Skills [Abyss Chimeric Lineage; Divine Bloodline of Calamity Bringers; Level 10], [Etheric Blood Vigor; Level 10], [Grand Overlord; Level MAX], [Lesser Fire Dragon Dignity; Level 2], [Kaiser of the Scorching Sands; Level MAX], [Relic of Scorching Sands; Level 4], and [Empress of Blood; Level 7] have merged and awakened into the Superior Unique Skill [Abyssal Divine Lineage; Bloodline of the Divine Demoness Mother of Lustful Venom; Level 1]!]
[The Skills [Deviant Follower of the Dark Ones; Level 10], [Eldritch Follower; Level 10] [Heresy; Level MAX], have merged and awakened into the Superior Unique Skill [Worshiped Demon Goddess; Level 1]!]
[The Skills [Charming Empress of Lust Insatiable Appetite: Countless Gluttonous Fangs and Tentacles of Obliteration; Level 10], [Magnificent Aquatic Adapted Body; Level 4], [Desert's Adaptability; Level 7], [Meat Wall; Level 8], [Giant Sand Worm Kaiser Coiling Body; Level 6], [True Body Manipulation; Hermaphroditus; Level 2], [Illogical Chimera Physique; Divine and Ancient Flesh and Blood of the Phantasmagorical Existence; Level 3], [Void Phantom Essence Empress Psyche; Level 6], [Flame Body; Level MAX], [Crimson Blood Psyche; Level 2], [Lava Body Fluids Secretion and Manipulation; Level 1], [Thunder Resistant Mucus Secretion; Level 3], [Paralysis Saliva; Level 4], [Flaming Spicy Slime Coating; Level 5] have merged and awakened into the Superior Unique Skill [True Grotesque Existence; Demon Goddess Hermaphroditus; Level 1]!]
As Kireina felt her powers evolving with her dreams, three gods glanced at the Shadow Sphinx City from within a crystal ball.
Morpheus, the Demi-God of Horses and Centaurs released a small carefree chuckle.
"So she did it… She ate Megusan's soul… haha"
"Wasn't this within your expectations, brother?" asked Levana, the Demi-Goddess of Bats and Bat Beastmen.
"I… I did expect this, but seeing it with my own eyes was something unique on its own…"
"Well, yes, it was frightening in a way, Megusan's existence fading away as he was eaten by Kireina's soul… it was really something else" muttered Levana, she was certainly terrified about Kireina's powers.
"Divinity Devouring is a technique that most of us Gods possess, you are the second generation of gods, born after Genesis was split into Realms, so you never experienced the Great God Wars, Ragnarok… there, Gods and True Spirits fought each other constantly, devouring each other souls and divinities," said Agatheina, while sipping a glass of Divine Beast blood, she seemed a little bit more recovered from her injury.
"I-I see… I've heard such things from Mother's subordinate Gods, who participated in that war alongside her… but seeing it live was a new experience altogether…" said Morpheus, as he sipped an aromatic tea.
"We may be immortals as we are ageless and our physical bodies can regenerate almost endlessly, but we Gods can still die and be eaten…" muttered Levana, as she drank a little bit of blood from a glass.
"Indeed, Kireina is perhaps the first mortal that had obtained the Divinity Devouring Technique… no, Skill. In the past, the System did not exist, so most of the abilities showcased now by mortals were named Techniques or Spells… and various Skills didn't even exist back then… However, Divinity Devouring was a technique that most gods learned after ascending and preying over other gods… we could even obtain it by eating Divine Beasts" said Agatheina, her crimson eyes filled with the wisdom of the past.
"Really? But grandmother, I haven't gotten that Skill at all, even when I've eaten Divine Beast Flesh in several preparations…" said Levana.
"That's because a special ritual and several materials are needed to obtain it… although Kireina obtained it after completing a series of requirements. She ate Divine Energy from that fool's Omgramid back on his Dungeon, and after eating big quantities and digesting it with Devour, she obtained the Skill that represents the Divinity Devouring technique… Though I don't remember it being capable of infusing its powers into other skills neither our Auras… Her Divinity Devouring vastly differs from the technique we used back then, and the one that I still have, although it doesn't show itself as a Skill like hers" answered Agatheina.
"Could it be an evolved or superior version related to the Devour Ability in her Blessing?" asked Morpheus, genuinely curious.
"It should be… though, we could ask her directly, but I don't want to bother my Master," said Agatheina, as she glanced at Kireina through the crystal ball, who was currently peacefully sleeping. A certain and charming innocence leaked from her sleeping face, making Agatheina fall more and more in love with Kireina.
"I-I see… it must have been hard back then, in the Ragnarok…" said Levana.
"Agatheina, if so, many Gods had Divinity Devouring… then, most of the god's divinities…" Morpheus muttered.
"That's right, Morpheus. You're quite sharp. Most of the current Gods divinities used to belong to True Spirits, the real Spirits, and direct children of the World's Will, the entity that represents this world" answered Agatheina.
"So, the gods in the past… even mother?" asked Morpheus, bewildered.
"Yes, mostly all of the Great and Supreme Gods obtained their divinities after killing and eating the divinity of the True Spirits that represented such Attribute. Not me though, I discovered the Blood Attribute on my own, no True Spirit represented it…" Agatheina answered, with a mischievous smile, proud of her achievement.
"To be expected of Grandmother!" Levana said, praising Agatheina.
"But Agatheina… even the Goddess of Death and the God of Nether Death?" asked Morpheus, he seemed to still be in doubt.
"That's right, Morpheus, even Hel, and Hades were mortals who raised to godhood. Hel, the Great Goddess of Death, alongside her two siblings, Fenrir and Jormungandr participated actively in the war, they were young back then…", said Agatheina, as she drank more blood, "After a series of events, the True Spirit of Death was cornered and killed after several other gods tried to eat it, and Hel, alongside her siblings, managed to eat its leftover divinity after several struggles… Hades ate a piece of it as well, which he managed to steal from Fenrir and Jormungandr, they were supposed to be Gods of Death as well… Hades had the divinity of the Nether Attribute, originally"
Being given Agatheina's wisdom, the two demi-gods gasped.
"So that is one of the truths about this world's Gods? This…" muttered Morpheus, terrified about the mercilessness of the past.
"Then such powerful divinities as Death, Life or Souls and Reincarnation wouldn't exist in gods if it wasn't because they originally ate the divinities from their original wielders, who were the children of the World's Will?" asked Levana, grasping the truth.
"Exactly, Levana… I know very well about the True Spirit of Death event because I was one of those Gods who wanted its divinity as well… but if it wasn't for those bastards who blocked my way…! Oh well, they were the first gods that died after Hel obtained her divinity, so I can't hold any grudges for the death, fufu" recalled Agatheina, remembering the despairing faces of the Gods who got into her way.
"(Gods from the past are scary…)" Morpheus thought.
"I guess the past wasn't as peaceful as now… so many events constantly happening, gods preying on other gods and True Spirits… it was a chaotic era" muttered Levana.
"Exactly, you gods of the second generation and so on are blessed with a world seemingly in peace… though, such small balance is soon to be destroyed by Master," Agatheina said, with a playful smile, while glancing at Kireina peacefully sleeping.
"We did well in getting on her good side," Morpheus said, nodding.
"Indeed…" Levana said, with a forced smile.
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[Skill Descriptions]
[Abyssal Divine Lineage; Bloodline of the Divine Demoness Mother of Lustful Venom; Level 1/10]
A powerful Lineage was born when several Skills were devoured by the Superior Unique Bloodline of Kireina. It shows that her powers surpass mortals and she is closer to a divine realm, yet she isn't a Goddess. Such bloodline possesses countless talents stolen from others, and it seems to have a will of its own, devouring weaker Skills acquired automatically without Kireina having to fuse them, raising its level, effects, and powers.
Each child created by Kireina possesses this bloodline, which has been forcefully updated.
It also grants the user the ability to speak telepathically to any of her descendants who possess her bloodline.
[Worshiped Demon Goddess; Level 1/10]
A strange Skill born when two Skills raised to max level and the power and effect of the [Heresy] Skill made them merge while recognizing Kireina's new status as someone close to divinity.
It grants her the ability to gain power from those who worship her, acquiring Experience Points, Skill Points, and extra Stats the more people worship her, similar to true Gods. It has the side effect of weakening the user if she stops being worshiped.
In a similar fashion to new Skills that Kireina has acquired, the Skill may automatically suppress and merge itself with newly acquired skills of its same category.
[True Grotesque Existence; Demon Goddess Hermaphroditus; Level 1/10]
A Skill born after Kireina's former Belly Skill reached the max level. On its insatiable appetite, it devoured all of her skills related to it, and evolved into a single and superior Skill containing all powers into one form, while amplifying them.
Kireina's Psyche and Physique are now one, and she can freely shape herself to whatever form she desires. However, she is dearly attached to her former appearance, so she won't change unless it is necessary.
Like previous Skills, this Skill will devour any skill related to its category. Although it still can't devour the Divine Flesh Skills.
[Abilities; [Body Shapeshifting], [Fluid Manipulation], [Flesh Restoration], [Fluid Generation], [Grotesque Body Transformation], [Hermaphroditus], [Psyche Nourishment], [Physique Nourishment], [Phantom Transmutation], etc.]
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[NAME: Kireina
[CLASS: Demon Overlord of the Sin of Lust
[SUB CLASS (1): Masterful Item Creator
[SUB CLASS (2): Advanced Alchemist
[SP: 82 (Gain +7 per level)] (Gains +1 per Soul Rank) (At Soul Rank 1; 1 /Current Soul Rank; 7)
[SSP: 129 (Gain +6 per level)] (Gains +1 per Soul Rank) (At Soul Rank 2; 1/Current Soul Rank; 7)
[RACE: Supreme Vampire Fairy of the Sin of Lust (Unique Species)
[LEVEL 072/250 EXP 0.124.036.761.652/335.000.000.000]
[STATUS: Undead (Insatiable Appetite)
[ITEM BOX 175/999 (+20)
[HP: 941/941 (+1207) MP: 1165/1165 (+426)
[STAMINA: 270/270 (+50)
[STRENGTH: 876 (+581)
[DEFENCE: 667 (+405)
[MAGIC: 1352 (+624)
[RESISTANCE: 839 (+388)
[SPEED: 802 (+717)
[CHARISMA: 750 (+721)
[LUCK: 50 (+191)
[BLOOD STRENGTH: 1530 (+170)
[Soul]
[Rank: Rank 5/9] > [Rank: 6/9] > [Rank: 7/9]!]
[Current Mutation; [Bloody Chimera Soul of Scarlet Chaos: Rank 5] > [Self-Devouring Endless Chaos Chimera Soul, Uroboros; Rank 6] > [Fiendish Self-Gluttonous Abyssal Venomous Divine Soul; Uroboros Megusan; Rank 7]