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"Alright, I’m ready."
Drake strode toward the dock, observing the barrier and cannons struggling to fend off the Yokai. They were fusing into larger, more resilient forms, becoming highly resistant to the cannons.
These Yokai differed from those he had faced before, overflowing with even greater Cursed Power. A portal to the Accursed Dinsion, where the Wailing Goddess’s Corpse resided, was nearby, amplifying their strength through her endless grief.
"Yuki!"
"Yes?"
Yuki joined him, gazing ahead.
"Tell , where is the Tear Fragnt?"
"Hmm..."
Yuki’s eyes darted as she used her senses to quickly pinpoint the fragnt’s location.
"Over there."
She pointed east, toward a swirling, black hole-like formation of Curses and Yokai Specters, which also blocked their path deeper into the Singularity Vortex.
"I see. Did they place that gate to distract us or stop us?" Drake mused. "They probably don’t know we can take those Tear Fragnts at all."
"Normally, no one could wield or use them..." Yuki explained. "Oda Nobunaga is the only one capable, perhaps because he’s been crowned the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, the vessel of Zipangu’s strongest Demon, Papiyas, or Hajun."
"So you need Demonic Power on par with a being capable of slaying Amaterasu, who rivaled Pandemonium and Chaos?" Drake asked. "If he’s that Demon’s vessel, it explains why he’s so absurdly powerful."
"Indeed..." Yuki nodded. "Drake, what’s your plan?"
"Shall we fight the specters and clear the way, master?" Surtr asked.
"I’m itching for a real fight myself..." Athyst sighed.
"I want to do sothing too!" Triton complained.
"Calm down. Your strength will be needed soon," Drake said. "For now, I’ll clear the path forward."
"You alone?!" Celene asked. "Drake, we could help!"
"There’s no need. Don’t argue with the king," Hydra shrugged. "You might not sense it easily, but he’s evolving. His power grows with each passing second, already surpassing what a Venerable can do. Soon, our King may beco the first Primordial born in this world in millions of years."
"P-Primordial?!" Celene exclaid.
"You’re exaggerating, Hydra," Drake smiled. "I’m still far from that level of power... but you’re right, I am constantly evolving."
FLAAASH!
Drake glowed brilliantly, shining like a star as he soared above the barrier, facing millions of Specters, hundreds of them powerful fusions.
His eyes blazed, already in his new transformation, his power increasing with each passing second, seemingly without limit.
"{Primordial Dominion: Ancient King of Everlasting Sumr}"
FLUOSH!
His Aura erupted into radiant golden light, flowing everywhere at once. The Yokai Specters and monsters were consud by it as the brightest sunlight shone through Drake.
He truly resembled a star, radiating endless light!
This was his new Divine Ability, gained after evolving into the [Mythical Ancient Golden Huanlong of Nine Heavens and Nine Hells], imbued with trendous divine power.
Combined with his new transformation, the effects were imnse.
He created a powerful Dominion, an evolution of Domains, blending with his Aura and spreading across Fuyu.
As he did, Fuyu moved under his command. The Yokai were incinerated by the light, instantly turning to ashes and vanishing.
It was complete overkill, and Drake made himself noticeable to the monsters below, who were fighting for their own interests.
His aura, power, and Dominion...
They were no longer sothing they could dismiss.
Not at all.
As he reached the vortex-like gate to the dark dinsion, Yuki soared into the skies, with Yudra following.
"Yudra?! Stay behind! This isn’t sothing a baby like you should do!"
"Mama!"
Yudra furrowed her brows, visibly upset at being excluded. In her twenty-ter-tall dragon form, her voice bood.
"It’s fine. I can protect her."
Drake was confident in his strength but also recognized Yudra’s powers were tied to her mother’s.
Perhaps the girl could help Yuki absorb this power more effectively.
"Alright then... Eh?"
Yuki noticed the vortex rapidly shrinking, its darkness and curses consud by Drake’s powerful Dominion.
Yudra was partially feeding off this, her body absorbing the sunlight Drake produced.
As this happened, the red sun-shaped symbol that sotis appeared behind her manifested, growing larger.
Yuki nodded, moving forward and extending her hand.
"Co back to , fragnt of my past life..."
As she spoke, a black tear-shaped crystal erged, floating toward Yuki and landing in her palm. The portal to the wicked realm closed instantly.
"I have it..."
Yuki closed her eyes, absorbing the tear-shaped crystal. The dark powers of her previous life surged through her, and the corrupted curses began attempting to consu her body and soul.
This was typically the hardest part, one where Drake and Benladra’s help had limited effect due to the power’s deep connection to her soul.
It was usually a battle of wills between Amaterasu’s reincarnation and her previous life’s will, now twisted into a monstrous Undead filled with resentnt, grief, and agony.
However...
"Mam...!"
Yudra gently rested her chin on her mama, infusing her power and easing the pain of this darkness.
The Curse attempting to consu Yuki weakened instantly and then slowly dissipated until nothing remained...
Yuki felt a rush of new mories, information, and knowledge. She awakened further as Amaterasu, recalling who she truly was.
She also rembered the pain of her brother Susanoo’s betrayal, whom she had created with her powers when Zipangu and the Nine Heavens above it were ford.
"Yuki! Are you alright? Yudra healed you well, but... are you okay?" Drake asked, concern in his voice.
"I’m fine..." Yuki sighed. "I saw it now, Drake. I’ve learned... uugh, most of those mories are back. I could almost feel them, not just like reading a book anymore, but like... I was there... it was really sad."
"Yuki..." Drake hugged her with his large hand, and Yudra comforted her, licking her mama’s head and fur, grooming her like little Monkey Chinchillas do to bond.
"Aah, no... I’m alright," Yuki sighed. "It was just pretty shocking, that’s all... It’s ironic how I was once soone like Amaterasu, so grand, the queen of a world I created, with gods, heavens, hells, and demons, all my creations, and then... I was betrayed, died, and beca a tiny Monkey Chinchilla monster that ate Ice Pears."
"Well, life’s crazy like that," Drake nodded. "The shocking part is how you didn’t gain any Unique Skills..."
"Probably because my soul wasn’t like the Reincarnators’. It was a small fragnt imbued with divinity. I had no right to awaken a Unique Skill..." Yuki explained. "But even then... I did have one before, my original Unique Skill, when I was summoned by... ugh, the Ancient Gods? I can’t recall beyond that, but I had that Unique Skill, yes."
"What was it?" Drake asked.
"It was called... Creation of Heaven and Earth," Yuki said, finally recalling her original power. "It gave the ability to create an imnse world, only once. That world was mine, and I could control it, watching it grow and develop. I made Gods, Demons, Heaven, Earth, Mortals, all sorts of things... I don’t recall much before that, but I think... I think I was from Earth? I had to be. Pandemonium and Chaos were too, and... Oblivion."
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