blueteamnovel 795. With A Heavy Heart
795. With A Heavy Heart
795. With A Heavy Heart
< It remembers how cold her hands must have felt >
< “You slapped my hands away. I’m sorry. What can I do so you can forgive me?” >
< Her existence wanes >
< It was better that she was forgotten after all >
< [Forget me (not)] >
< The Cognition Scrambler... it works on Corrupted? No... Lailah clarifies that it’s her ‘Ego’. This Dirge was built around it. As much as she resembles a Corrupted, it’s not accurate to call her one >
< It’s her Ego manifested through the Genesis Stone. The Dirge itself must have allowed it to return prior to the resonance >
< And... I think we now know why Iscario’s hand felt so cold when he touched you >
“Ilya was plagued by that same weakness of the Healers!” Iscario proclaimed as a light-blue ring glowed.
| Infusion E – Euthymia |
< EFFECT: Forcibly controls the user’s emotional state. Cannot lower an emotional state. Stolen Atelier technology >
< Meaning that while his emotional state is risen, the emotions he’s experiencing is decreased >
“Ilya. I nearly cursed. Your name can’t be spoken in vain. If Ilya had to resort to giving her life away, then the Healers must have the same conviction to do the same. Wouldn’t you agree, Amalgam? Healers are selfless in nature. What good is a hen that can’t lay eggs? Healers are the same. Value can come from their flesh!”
Another ring glowed. Faint strings ran across the world like a giant web. They converged on Iscario’s body. It was like looking at a spider that sat in the center of its web.
| Web of the Moirai |
< EFFECT: Make predictions up to 15 seconds into the future so long as the events transpire within your web >
< EFFECT: Enemies within 500 meters of the False Heart are immediately challenged with their aspirations. Failure will result in the formation of the Suppressed. Suppressed will form within a 1km proximity of the False heart when incapable of withstanding Aspirating Aspirations >
< ADDITIONAL EFFECT: Suppressed will emerged with an Aspirator straight from their chests. The more that exist, the larger the area of effect Aspirating Aspirations becomes. All Heart of Ours Skills are free of cost. The False Heart will automatically apply all Skills >
Iscario was frozen in midair as he babbled to himself. It was not due to him Corrupting. Rather, it was because of a Corrupted Skill.
< PASSIVE: Aspirating Aspirations >
< Grasp it. Or risk drowning in a sea of fruitless ambition >
< EFFECT: All those considered enemies will be challenged by their aspirations when their emotional state reaches critical levels >
This was applied to Iscario instantly when the False Heart emerged.
The light of the afternoon sun was blocked out by a colossal heart. It was attached to Frost’s chest via an umbilical-cord like chain of flesh.
“IF KINDNESS IS THE WEAKNESS OF HEALERS!”
Despite its size and its weight, Frost was able to twirl it around her. Then, like a reckoning hammer, she brought it down on the vulnerable Iscario.
“THEN THEY CAN KEEP THAT WEAKNESS TILL THE VERY END!”
The shockwave of the impact alone could be felt kilometres away. It parted the clouds as Frost brought him down along with her heart. It was as though the virtue of her heart was overpowering Iscario’s, and he could not lift a finger to resist it.
Avalanches rumbled in the distance alps. The shockwave echoed back just as Iscario was crushed under the sheer weight of the False Heart. Frost’s emotions did not stop climbing, and before long, the outlines of a crimson halo formed around her scalp.
“THE TWINS!”
She threw him a hundred meters backwards with a single punch and gave chase. [Prejudice], and all manners of magic were used along the way. The shadowy apparitions of people were devoured in her wake, supplying her with much needed Mana.
“THE WANDERING HEALERS!”
She followed it up with an assault of [Armor Piercing] and [Double Punch] as Iscario tried to take back control over the fight. What emotions or thought plagued him were easily overcome, which was why he was able to recover so quickly.
In this instant Frost knew that attempting to Corrupt Iscario would only result in him gaining a Corrupted Persona.
| Justica Arms – Execution |
Frost had to dodge at her distance. However, she propelled herself forward contrary to expectations. Since the [Web of the Moirai] Skill failed, Iscario had to apply logic to Frost’s actions.
However, logic was lost on her. Rarely was a there a moment where Frost would back down to preserve her life. It was an action that conveyed to Iscario that she would rather die for her cause.
“You’re not supposed to do that!” Iscario howled through clenched teeth.