Northern stood aloof for a couple of seconds. He was taken adrift by the question, given his state. He just naturally froze with no answer.
Then he blinked and stuttered to life with a few words.
“Ah, ah, I’m, I’m fine. Don’t worry. I just need to do something.”
Raven tilted her head.
“You forgot something?”
“No.”
“Then… what could you possibly need to do around here? Has it even been a month since you came out of the rift?”
Northern jerked back his head with a slight frown.
“I don’t like what you are insinuating. What are you getting at?”
She sighed and shook her head with a slight shrugging of her hands.
“Nothing, it’s fine, North. What do you need to do?”
He turned his head to the side and muttered.
“Re-relief…”
“Huh?” Raven at first did not hear, which caused her to almost lean her head towards him.
Northern responded sharply with a flustered look on his face.
“I need to relieve myself.”
“Ah…” her eyes rolled down on him.
Northern’s brows furrowed into a grim frown. He did not like that look at all.
“What? What was that for?”
“Nothing at all. Take your precious time. But know that time is not precious.”
“Whatever,” Northern threw his head arrogantly away from her and walked deeper into the forest.
He made sure he walked so deep that the trees and large leaves were blocking them from seeing him.
Then he crouched somewhere, pretending to really be letting out some poop.
He closed his eyes and dove into the embrace of his soul.
Opening them, the scenery before him changed.
“Ah, it’s been forever since I’ve been here.”
His voice echoed through the vast hollowness of the dark palace.
As usual, the black flames were ever burning, and his intimidating seat stood like a legendary tower behind the dancing plumes of flames.
As much as Northern wanted to continue admiring this visage, he needed to end matters as fast as he could.
And so he called out:
“Come, Dark Terror.”
From the onyx ground of the palace, a flame of darkness erupted. Northern could at once feel its imposing presence.
If before, Dark Terror’s emergence had always seemed like the ignition of flames that burned with a menacing intensity.
Right now, they seemed more powerful, menacing sure, but less than they used to be.
If anything, malevolent and evil were the words.
Yes.
Very evil.
And watching it made his skin rise with goosebumps.
Northern swallowed his dry spit.
‘Wait, I thought it is yet to evolve.’
It was exactly so. Northern looked down at the panel of information that appeared before his eyes, displaying the monster’s profile.
And below it were a couple of words that put butterflies in his belly.
[Evolution is possible]
[Do you want to commence evolution?]
It felt surreal… abstract.
With little to no effort, the devil was changing?
Northern gulped again and nodded, internally answering.
‘Yes.’
Immediately, the panel disappeared.
All the panels disappeared.
The Limitless Void was suddenly shrouded by a perfect eerie silence.
Despite the usual silence of this dark palace, this one felt strange and made Northern’s skin crawl with cold tendrils of anticipation.
Suddenly, with a loud howling of the wind, the fires from the throne seat shot forward.
Instinctively, Northern jumped back, crossing his arms over his face to protect it from the surge of flames.
But to his surprise, they were more cooling and soothing than heating and searing.
Hesitantly, he lowered his arms, his eyes slowly met the magnifying art formed by the deluge of flames.
Black flames mixed with azure hues danced like shadows of legends, encircling Dark Terror and filling the hall with a dark, otherworldly glamor.
The entire place sparkled with blue reflections, even his face, bathing him in an ethereal glow.
The flames seemed alive, twisting and writhing in an entrancing ballet, casting bewitching patterns across the walls.
An aura of mystery and power radiated from the spectacle, both beautiful and fearsome, as if an ancient force had awakened from slumber.
Northern found himself transfixed, caught in the hypnotic sway of the elemental dance unfolding before him, a breathtaking vision of primal energy and grace unlike anything he had witnessed before.
“Beautiful…”
He didn’t know when the words fell out of his mouth.
[Dark Terror is evolving]
[Dark Terror’s soul is embracing the emptiness]
[The Void sibilates into the core of its soul]
[The Void has taken root in the core of its soul]
[Evolution is complete]
[Dark Terror has become a full-fledged creature of the void]
[Soul Summon: Dark Terror has become Void Summon: Night Terror]
[All Talents, talent abilities, Attributes and attributes abilities have been devolved into the essence of Void]
[Your pool of Void essence grows wider]
[The Void Summon is a complete entity from the soul summon]
[The Void Summon feels unwavering loyalty to the Void in you]
[The Void Summon does not need your reservoir of Void essence to manifest]
[The Void Summon can maintain its physical body in the Limitless Void and always answer when you call]
[The Void Summon is not limited by distance]
[The Limitless Void will continue to serve as a point of connection for both you and the Void Summon no matter how far apart you are]
[At different Void ranks, the Void Summon will awaken Void abilities. This ability is more relevant to the true nature of the summons when they were Soul Summons]
[As long as the Void Summon is within the Limitless Void, it can regenerate]
[Note: The Void Summon can be destroyed]
[Congratulations]
Name: Night Terror
True Name: [Singularity]
Danger Level: [Devil]
Void Rank: [Echo]
Void Ability: [Void Flames]
Soul Fragments: [0/1000]
[Void Summon ranks]
Echoes: [The starting point, where the connection to the Void is faint and barely noticeable. Summons at this stage can only manifest one ability of the Void]
Whispers: [At this Void Rank, the sibilate of the void becomes an audible whisper. Causing their proficiency to grow, they awaken a second Void ability]
Veils: [As the summon delves deeper into the Void, they begin to shroud themselves in veils of darkness. These creatures gain enhanced stealth and the ability to move unseen]
Emanations: [At this rank, the summon’s connection to the Void gives them powerful authority of darkness through the Void. Their Void ability gains a unique aspect to it]
Eclipses: [The summon’s connection to the Void reaches a new peak, overshadowing their physical form. This causes their body to evolve and take on a new form. They also awaken a third Void ability]
Servant Of The Void: [At this rank, the Void influence over the Summon is explosive. The Summon awakens an Ultimate Void Ability]