blueteamnovel 854. A Moon Awakens Into A Star
854. A Moon Awakens Into A Star
854. A Moon Awakens Into A Star
Cer returned from her introspection feeling like an entirely different person. Her body was certainly bigger from what she could tell. Her hands were slightly larger, and her fingers longer and more beautiful than she remembered.
She didn’t grow much, but it was certainly noticeable. However, she did not allow this to distract her from what she needed to do. Her eyes were fixed on the fleeting Raoul and his ensemble.
Her legs moved on their own. She ran towards them before she knew it. Along the way she also noticed various broken spears littering the path.
Someone must have helped me... Was it Frost?
She could not help but believe this was the case.
The wind blew her hair back. They followed her like ribbons as she ran on all fours. But soon, she erected her posture and ran on two legs. She was somehow faster like this. Not only that, but she was moving even faster than compared to having [Galvanic Current] active.
Suddenly, a prompt and a familiar voice spoke to her as her speed rapidly ramped up.
//////// < WARNING > ////////
< Your Awakening Event Has Begun >
< “A pleasure to be the very first voice in your head. But fret not, my friend! This is but for a merrily reason!”
“Magus...” Cer spoke softly into the wind. She couldn’t believe it. An Archetype was speaking to her telepathically. “Am I... really Awakening?”
< “Rather than questioning what is and what isn’t, it will do you well to accept it as it is.” >
“Mm... Yeah. You’re right. No point in denying it. What does it mean? To Awaken?”
< “When your inner Self denies the temptations of the Shadows and the desires of the Ego, and follows the heart with an unbreakable belief... That, my dear fuzzy friend, is an Awakening.” >
“I don’t feel different.”
Aside from her speed and body changes, there was nothing else to see. She could not view her stats to confirm what exactly had changed. But she didn’t care. All that mattered to her right now was to reach Raoul and surpass him as an incandescent light of her own.
“Speed... I need more of it. More...”
[OO] [Hypercharged Slipstream [OO]
< EFFECT: Absolution II version of Galvanic Current. Increases current total AGI by 100% >
AGI: 270
< “Follow your own star.” >
“MORE!” She cried.
Suddenly, the ground fractured with each step. Then, her legs came to an abrupt stop. There was no reason to stop now, but she felt like it was the right thing to do. Her mind operated faster than even her instincts could react, which boggled her since it was usually the other way around.
Then, she saw it. A prompt that gave her what she needed the most.
< New Unique Category has been granted >
< All stats have tremendously increased >
< New stat gained: Light >
Awakened Skills
< Of the Stars >
< “There is something you should know, Cer. Awakened Skills have up to 5 variations. Think of it like how Absolution works! Absolution amplifies a Skill depending on your level of Tempering. The higher it is, the more Light can form, and thus, the higher the strength of the augmentation.” >
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< (A) Warp Speed [O] >
< What was once solely for the Angels >
< EFFECT: Move at Warp-levels of speed until a Skill is used or movement has ceased >
< COST: 1 Light >
< This Cost is nil during the moments proceeding your Awakening Even >
< COST: 2 Light per minute >
The blade cracked further. Various dark spears appeared in the skies again. They converged at Cer’s position at once, attempting to eliminate her once and for all.
“– THEN I’LL SURPASS THAT!”
Cer broke through Raoul’s blade as her speed increased beyond even that of Infusion S.
< You are Tempered to the Third State >
< Unique Ability Gained >
< ABILITY: Tempered (Third State) >
< Neshama >
< EFFECT: Emotional stability over the Third State. You are not immune from instability, however. Nex generated from the Third State and lower may be internalized into usable Light >
< (A) Deconstructing Swipe [OOO] >
< What was there will be no more >
< EFFECT: Physical attack. Harden your claws to an indestructible level. Deal 600,000 damage per swipe. Ignores all DEF stats. If target’s MP is at 0, then swipes will irreparably damage the Soul >
< COST: 4 Light per minute >
< (A) Lightspeed [OOO] >
< 0.0008% >
< EFFECT: Move at unprecedented levels of speed until a Skill is used or movement has ceased. One Skill may be used in tandem with this Skill. May only be used in short 10 second bursts >
< COST: 6 Light >
< AGI : 2,400 >
Cer spiraled down the length of his several hundred meter-long blade in what seemed to be an instant. She had appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye, and before he knew it –
“I’ll stop chasing that damned dream of mine to be like you! I’ll stop chasing you and become my own star!”
– Cer’s claws punctured his chest. She dragged him out of the ensemble, her speed easily eclipsing theirs.
Their howls could not even reach her.
Seconds later, they dark swirls teleported them away, leaving her with only Raoul now.
“The false moon you called me! The little Cer who couldn’t do anything but hold your hand! The Cer who followed in your steps to become like you! The Cer who did everything she could to bring you back to reality! The only Cer now is the one who broke through this cursed delusion of ours! I, Raoul – Have become a Star that will shine higher than you or anyone had ever reached! It’s no longer my phase of the moon. It’s no longer a façade or a jester act! This is where I belong! This is my dignity as – WHO I AM!”
Raoul was speechless.
He gazed into Cer’s eyes, unable to do anything else whilst dragged by the sheer force of his tiny sister.
“Tiny... no... You’ve grown...” Raoul croaked.
The rims of Cer’s eyes glowed gold as she clenched her teeth. Her claws sunk deeper into his chest, shattering everything that dared to stop it until her fist was completely submerged in his body.
“Since when... have you shone so brightly...?”
Cer could no longer control the trajectory of her flight. They were seconds away from crashing into the sea.
“Ah... No... The Cer I saw that day... The Cer I remember... has always... always...”
Raoul drew his last breath.
Cer’s expression didn’t change. The face that he remembered weeping in his arms held so much contempt towards him.
“... have shone like a candle... that was on the verge of dying out... how incandescent... do you now shine...”
*Crash*
They skipped across the surface of the sea.
It was no different from landing on a field of concrete. They rolled for hundreds of meters before settling into the ocean.
< Cer. This is Nav speaking. Can you hear me? >
< Hello? Cer? >
< Cer...? >