Chapter 11 - System

Ashael hovered at the edge of the planet’s atmosphere. Above him, outer space stretched infinitely.

Ashael looked down at the planet like a god looking at his creation. With his absolute authority here, he could see everything within it. The planet was at the stage where life would soon start blooming. And if Ashael wanted, he could decide which race to create first.

Ashael called out to the system.

"Su, show me my status."

[Alright.]

⸻

[host is awakening.]

[the awakening is being extended.]

[the awakening will be completed at the same time as hatching.]

[rebirth vessel cocoon completed.]

[integrating the conceptual affinities.]

[integrating the bloodlines.]

[it will take 100 years for the process to be complete.]

[100:00:00:00:00:00]

[87:06:25:20:34:17]

[75:01:20:17:08:34]

[62:08:15:13:42:51]

[50:03:10:10:17:08]

[37:10:05:06:51:25]

[25:05:00:03:25:42]

[12:11:15:01:12:51]

[10:08:12:18:45:30]

[06:02:08:06:15:10]

[03:07:20:18:45:30]

[02:04:15:12:30:15]

[00:00:00:00:00:05]

[00:00:00:00:00:04]

[00:00:00:00:00:03]

[00:00:00:00:00:02]

[00:00:00:00:00:01]

[00:00:00:00:00:00]

[the affinities are integrated.]

[bloodlines are integrated.]

[host’s race is changing.]

[the race is evolving.]

[host’s race is changing into a true dragon.]

[error]

[error]

[Valeria blood is interfering.]

[Valeria blood is stopping the racial change.]

[the interference is destabilizing the host’s body.]

[Chimera Metamorphosis Bloodline is integrating.]

[Chimera Metamorphosis Bloodline is stabilizing the body.]

[Chimera Metamorphosis Bloodline is interfering in the bloodline supremacy.]

[three bloodlines are devouring each other.]

[Starhaven Bloodline is awakening.]

[the hidden and suppressed bloodline, Starhaven, is fully awakened.]

[Starhaven Bloodline is interfering in the bloodline supremacy.]

[the host is in critical condition.]

[the host is gonna die.]

[the host is dying.]

[the host is near death.]

[the host is dead.]

[the conceptual death affinity is interfering.]

[the death affinity is bringing the host’s physical body back to life.]

[the conceptual life affinity is interfering.]

[the life affinity is gathering life-force from the atmosphere to help the host.]

[the infinite regeneration is healing the host.]

[using atmospheric aether to heal the host.]

[the conceptual creation affinity is interfering.]

[the conceptual eternity affinity is interfering.]

[the conceptual time affinity is interfering.]

[the time affinity is rewinding time to reverse the damage.]

[the conceptual chaos affinity is interfering.]

[the conceptual endless affinity is interfering.]

[the chaos affinity and endless affinity are helping the host thrive in this disorder.]

[the conceptual fate affinity is interfering.]

[the fate affinity is controlling fate to increase the host’s chances of survival.]

[the system has deemed that, to completely integrate the bloodlines, it has to sacrifice one of them to use as fuel for integration.]

[the system has decided that the Chimera Bloodline will be used as a sacrifice.]

[the system is sacrificing the Chimera Bloodline.]

[the Chimera Bloodline is resisting.]

[the system has sacrificed 50% of the Chimera Bloodline.]

[the system is using the sacrificed bloodline as fuel to integrate the bloodlines.]

[the system is integrating the bloodlines.]

[the bloodlines are resisting.]

[the Starhaven Bloodline is helping suppress the bloodlines.]

[the bloodlines are integrating.]

[the bloodlines of the True Dragon and Valeria Lineage are integrated into each other.]

[the host’s race is changing.]

[the host’s race has changed into Chimeric Dragonoid.]

[the host is awakening its traits.]

[the system has found that the host has 3 innate traits.]

[the host has 4 bloodline traits.]

[the host has one system-made trait.]

[the system is awakening all the traits.]

[the bloodline trait of Valeria Lineage is awakening.]

[the host has awakened the trait ’[Transcension]’.]

[the bloodline trait of Starhaven is awakening.]

[the bloodline is using its own essence to manifest the trait.]

[the host has awakened the trait ’[Celestial Flames]’.]

[the host’s integrated bloodline is also manifesting itself as a trait.]

[the host has awakened the trait ’[Typhon]’.]

[awakening the host’s innate traits.]

[the host’s trait ’[Ashen Requiem]’ is awakening.]

[error.]

[due to the integrated conceptual affinities, the host’s innate trait is evolving.]

[the host’s innate trait ’[Ashen Requiem]’ is evolving.]

[the host’s innate trait ’[Ashen Requiem]’ has evolved into ’[Ashael Astraeus]’.]

[awakening the host’s second innate trait.]

[the host’s second innate trait ’[Monarch of Equinox]’ is also evolving.]

[error]

[error]

[error]

[error]

[the second trait’s parameters are surpassing the existence level.]

[the second trait is trying to devour the other traits.]

[the second trait is trying to devour the bloodlines.]

[the second trait has devoured the Chimeric Bloodline.]

[the second trait is devouring the Infinite Regeneration ability.]

[the ability is devoured.]

[the second trait is devouring the ’[Celestial Flames]’ trait.]

[the host’s third innate trait is awakening.]

[the third trait ’[????????]’ is interfering.]

[the third trait ’[????????]’ is stopping the second trait.]

[the ’[Celestial Flames]’ is allowing itself and some of its bloodline essence to be devoured.]

[the ’[Celestial Flames]’ is devoured.]

[the ’[Monarch of Equinox]’ is evolving itself.]

[the third trait ’[????????]’ is going into slumber.]

[the system is attempting to awaken it.]

[the third trait ’[????????]’ is warning the system to stay in its lane.]

[the ’[????????]’ told the system, Su, to ’fuck off trash’.]

[....]

[the second trait has evolved.]

[the innate trait ’[Monarch of Equinox]’ has evolved into ’[Beyonder Sovereign]’.]

[the trait ’[Celestial Flames]’ manifested itself as an ability within ’[Beyonder Sovereign]’.]

[the innate trait ’[Beyonder Sovereign]’ is awakened.]

⸻

Name: - Ashael Valeria Dratharis

True Name: - ?????????????????

Soul Age: - 132

Race: - Chimeric Dragonoid

Lifeform Rank: - First Rank, Sub-rank (2)

Existence Level: - 10000

Stats:

Physique: - 621

Spirit: - 1000

Vitality: - 1100

Intelligence: - 200

Will: - 100

Perception: - 500

Essence: - 100

Charm: - 697

Bloodline: - [Valeria Dratharis Lineage] + [True Dragon Bloodline] + [Chimera Metamorphosis Bloodline]

Traits: - [Ashael Astraeus], [Transcension], [Infinite Presence], [Typhon], [Beyonder Sovereign], [??????????]

Abilities: -

Skills: -

Spells: -

⸻

Ashael looked at the system messages.

He was really shocked that he had actually died a second time. He knew that his chances of dying were high. That was why he had used so many freebies to increase his chances.

Well, at least he was alive now.

And it wasn’t just life. He felt more alive than ever.

Ashael ignored the message about him dying and looked at the other messages.

’Well, at least my gamble paid off.’

’I got what I wanted.’

’[Ashen Requiem] and [Monarch of Equinox], huh. I lost both of them and got their superior versions.’

’I also lost [Celestial Flames]. It was the trait from my mother’s lineage, more precisely from my mother. She had left her essence in me so that I could awaken the Starhaven Bloodline trait.’

’But alas, my own innate trait ate it. Though it also helped save me.’

’The Chimeric Bloodline is also almost gone except for what’s left in [Typhon]. So is Infinite Regeneration.’

’I used freebies to buy it. I really feel like crying.’

[Do you need a hug, bestie?]

"Fuck off, Su. And I’m not your bestie. Don’t call me that, or I will delete you myself."

[I was just trying to-]

"Shut it."

[...]

Ashael ignored the system and looked at the traits before calling up their information.