As the heat faded, a refreshing coolness took its place. It washed over my body, dissolving all the pain and fatigue that had accumulated within me. The coolness then ascended, reaching my brain and then my eyes; suddenly, my vision sharpened, and I felt my mind accelerating.
As I stared, I looked at the scene around me and couldn't help but feel a sense of strangeness. Above me, there were seven purple suns burning with flames that seemed to belong to another world. As for the sea that was supposed to exist in my Soul Sea, it was gone. In its place were vortexes and raging waves, surging with different colors. Despite the intensity of the waves, they did not rise; they remained in place as if governed by a gravity that constantly pressed them downward.
I ignored the strange scene below and focused on the suns above. In truth, they looked more like moons than suns. Surrounding them were hundreds of spheres of light in orbit.
These were his Memories.
Hahaha. Hundreds of Memories from the First Nightmare. Hahaha. How magnificent.
However, my joy didn't last long due to a voice that appeared beside me.
"Hmm, is this my new residence? It's not bad."
I turned to stare at the loathsome creature that spoke. As expected, I was greeted by a hideous and massive beast resembling a crow. Crow, my ass. It looked like a cursed parasite that dwells in the minds of people.
"Hahaha, you're hurting my feelings."
"As if you have any, you idiot."
Before it could continue speaking, I ignored it and turned my head away. Well, that was until the voice of the Spell pulled me from my Soul Sea.
[You have gained an Aspect Ability.]
[Aspect Ability Name: Gravity Control.]
[You have gained an Attribute.]
[Your Attribute has evolved.]
I summoned my runes to look at them and to also see the description of the Aspect Ability.
Name: Song Orion.
True Name: The Victorious One.
Rank: Dreamer.
Class: Titan.
Soul Cores: 7 / 7.
Soul Shards: 7,000 / 7,000.
When I stared at this, I couldn't help but burst into laughter. I had become a Titan from the First Nightmare. Hahahaha. Although I would have become a Titan eventually after exiting the Nightmare, there was a massive difference.
Humans reconstruct themselves from the essence present in their cores. This meant that while every Awakened underwent a transformation and an increase in strength, it was only from a single core. But now, my body had been reconstructed with seven fully saturated cores.
Seven times the strength of an ordinary Sleeper.
Hahaha. I mean, even if this hadn't happened, I would have continued to saturate my essence from the clan's vaults, but this is much better. Magnificent.
After a while, once I finished being happy for myself, I moved to see the other runes.
Memories: [...]
I immediately ignored the Memories; there were hundreds of them, and many were useless.
Echoes: [Oath Knight], [Vile Thieving Bird], [...] Hmm.
There were nearly thirty Echoes, excluding the Knight and the Chicken. To kill hundreds of thousands of people and get only this... Tsk. The Spell is stingy.
Nevertheless, I didn't care. I looked down at my Attributes, and there they were: Attributes: [Mark of Divinity], [Beast], [Dreamspawn], [Hybrid Blood], [@#-%<&], [...]
And there it was. The new Attribute. [Moon Blessed]
And the [Beast Eye] Attribute had changed to become: [Eye of the Celestial Fox]
I focused on the [Moon Blessed] Attribute and read its description.
Moon Blessed: [The Beast God has blessed you and accepted your sacrifice. You carry the soul of the First Hunter.]
Hmm. What does it mean by the "Soul of the First Hunter"? Tsk. There was too much information, and I realized I couldn't do anything about it yet. It didn't matter; soon, when I woke up, I would have enough time to inspect everything.
I focused on my second Attribute that had evolved.
Eye of the Celestial Fox: [The Celestial Fox had many different abilities and powers, but everyone who saw it and remained alive mentioned only one thing: its eyes. You have inherited the most prominent feature of the Celestial Fox.]
Hmm. What a beautiful description. For the first time in its life, the Spell wrote something good. Hahaha. I laughed at my thoughts as I looked toward the description of my Aspect and its ability.
Aspect: Celestial Fox.
Aspect Rank: Divine.
Aspect Ability: [Gravity Control.]
Description: [You control the gravity of your surroundings and your own gravity.]
Hmm... So my Aspect is related to gravity? It was strange. The Aspect's name is a type of creature created by the Beast God. Did the Celestial Fox have a connection to gravity? Also, the Innate Ability didn't relate to gravity but seemed closer to the True Name.
Before I could ponder this further, the voice of the Spell returned. I couldn't help but hold my breath as I prepared myself.
[All power has a price.]
[You have received a Flaw.]
Flaw: ...
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Oh my God, please help me! Honestly, I don't know what to set as a Flaw. I decided to settle on 'Poetic Soul,' but when I tried writing the chapters, I found it very difficult. I mean, how do I even explain it? Hmmm... well, I'm not a very good writer, and this is my first attempt at writing a novel. I'm finding it extremely hard to describe the protagonist's feelings and express them as a flaw. Do you have any suggestions regarding the Flaw? Please help me!"
What about a Flaw that prevents him from killing beings weaker than himself? I'm not sure, though—in that case, if he wanted to destroy an entire city, how would the Flaw react?"