A wave of embarrassment assaulted Gregory, and his face would have turned beet red had it not looked hideous. Though there were Pills and Elixirs that could heal burn marks, and surely Gregory should have some, being the son of a Baron, this was Draconic Flame we were talking about. Draconic Flames was one of the strongest flames in the entire world, and it's Ability to burn something to it's core was mortifying. Gregory was lucky Nux wasn't very proficient in using Runes yet, if not, he would have been turned into ashes the moment the Rune touched even a stand of hair on his body. He had only started regenerating after constant intake of medicines and receiving special treatment from strong healers. Still, his body was ugly and looked like he had gotten the injuries a few seconds ago. "Is that really the Frost Dancer?""I expected him to be more handsome, but is this thing even human?""I wouldn't want to look like him. Ever!"Nux on the stage stared at Gregory for a second, the
Nux blocked a fan with the side of his gauntlet, then drove his free arm into the Ice sculpture's face. That was the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the clone got obliterated. The next clone was demolished in the same fashion, and Nux was finally free from the clones attacks, facing only Gregory now. Nux easily overwhelmed him with his physical prowess and improved Martial Arts, and the long drawn out battle was coming to an end.Gregory's stamina wasn't great, and Nux even believed that he never brought out his full potential. But Nux was wrong. How many people could last this long against clones? How many could have quality mental strength to withstand Mental attacks? How many could withstand Gregory's strong Ice powers? How many could have great Hand-to-hand Martial Arts skills? And how many... How many could make use of them all seamlessly?Gregory was a prodigy. He was among the best of the Nobles, but he was unfortunate to meet Nux Steel, the Singularity.'If
Nux slept peacefully that night, but unknown to him, something that would forever change him was occuring. The spell scroll floated before the Dragon Beast Soul, then without warning, it burst into a shower of sparks and drifted across the air, entering the Dragon's body through its nostrils. The Dragon once again shuddered, and it's body began to glow with a bright White light. Cracks appeared in it's scales, though they quickly healed back, making the scales tougher and thicker.No other drastic change occured to the Dragon, but the White scales on its body became whiter and glowed faintly, and it's sleep didn't look so deep anymore. Nux slept for a long time as he recuperated fully, and even when he was back to his peak, he still stayed asleep some more. During his sleep though, he had a dream about being in a familiar dark space. All sounds, sight and feeling was cut off, and he basically lost all his senses. He couldn't even feel if his body was existing, as if being alive w
Nova sat under the shade of the treehouse, taking in the cool fresh air, while Nux leaned on his back with a scroll in his hands. "What kind of dumb Spell is this?" Nux asked with a twisted expression on his face."This Spells wants to turn me into a glorified Heater." He complained. Nux had been going through some the Fire Spells one by one, starting from the weakest to the strongest, and all he had been seeing were Spells that made his body parts hot."Hot Hands. Hot Legs. Hot Abs. Hot Back..." Nux read out. "Who even named them?!"Nux gave up on the Spells for now and decided that he would come back to them later. He had gone through the Spell he won from Gregory, and a number of Fire Spells too, yet he was having a hard time learning any one of them or making any substantial progress. The only thing he had learnt was that just like Humans, Beasts and Artifacts and Beast Equipments, Spells were ranked from F-Rank Grade-1 to S-Rank Grade-5.He climbed back into his treehouse, lai
"Well isn't it the lowly thieving scum!" A voice filled with contempt and disdain tore though the air, fueling Nux's anger. "How does it feel to ride such a magnificent Beast?" The voice uttered. Nux held his head down and clenched his fists, trying to control his rage."How does it feel to roam the skies on the back of such Legendary creature?!" The Noble continued.Seeing Nux seemingly looking down, the Noble took that gesture as Nux feeling awful and embarrassed by his words, so he continued."You have no idea just how powerful and costly such a Beast is, so you don't even know how to use him properly!""If I were you, I'll jus..."Before the Noble could even complete his statement, a beam of highly compressed heat hit his chest, causing it to cave in, and his body was sent flying back like a rag doll, his shirt burning off in a split second, and his flesh charring right after. He didn't even get the chance to recuperate before a wave of an unseen energy rammed him into the grou
Nux stood before a counter, staring at the assortment of delicacies before him. The Inn's way of serving food was unique, and Nux liked it that way. It would be easier for him to not get poisoned... that is, if someone wanted to poison him. "... whatever." After ordering something that looked like Beans Cake, with some prepared powdered cornflower mixed with sugar, he sat at a table and began to eat voraciously. Mind you, Nux didn't just order one serving, but three, and at the same time even. He didn't care for anyone's opinion about his way of eating, and ate like it was his last meal, and true, that was going to be his last good meal in a very long time. Nux took a spoonful of the cornflower mixed with sugar, and shoved it into his mouth. Then immediately after, he grabbed a Bean Cake and stuffed his face full of it. The sight was both comical and mortifying at the same time. Nux couldn't even be differentiated from a hungry Beast at that moment, and the fact that he wasn't c
Nux stood to his feet and looked around the cell he was placed in. The room was just like any other treehouse's interior, only that it didn't have a bathroom and it was extremely dirty. There was no place he could actually take a dump properly if he wanted to, but that wasn't a problem, he had that sorted out. What bothered him though was what he was going to be doing at the moment. He couldn't possibly break out of the cell, that would only worsen his punishments. He thought over it, and decided to check the Spells again, and that was when he realised a new but trivial problem. He found it hard to summon his Soul Book. He could see some Runes on the ground light up as he tried to summon his Soul Book, and when he forcibly called forth his book, the Runes lost their brightness and dimmed down, before his book manifested before him. "An Enchantment that stops the Soul Book from manifesting?" Nux asked himself. "Exactly." A voice from nowhere replied to him. "And I see it doesn't
Just like that, three days passed in the cell, and Nux, just like they wanted, was thinking, though it wasn't about what he had done, he didn't really care. He had eaten a few days prior, so food wasn't going to be his problem for a long time. As an Awakened, their tenacity was exaggerated, so they could last two weeks without food, although they wouldn't be in good condition after.Nux channeled all his thinking power into making out a plan on how to save Natalie. Sooner or later, he was going to need allies, and starting with someone like her would be a boon. 'I don't even know if she's strong, and asking her wouldn't be ideal in this situation, but considering she is being chased by a Noble, and that Noble would rather see her dead than let anyone else get her, she should be valuable.'He scrutinized Natalie with Frequency Reading and checked tried to see if he could sense anything from her, but he got nothing. He could see her just staring seemingly at nothing, probably thinkin