Ash reappeared inside his inner universe that had changed quite a bit.
Though there was still only one galaxy and one world not yet formed, it was still coming together as he gained more and more laws. The single galaxy spun slowly now, its arms thicker with newly born stars that pulsed with faint rose-pink light, nebulae swirling in patterns that echoed the rhythm of his heartbeat.
The unformed world hung at the center like a seed waiting to bloom, surrounded by countless floating seedsâtiny orbs of potential that shimmered with every color imaginable, each one a blueprint for races, laws, talents, and concepts yet to be birthed.
There were so many now that he could hardly count them, drifting like fireflies in the endless dark expanse, their soft glow illuminating the void in gentle waves.
"Alright, set the Time Dilation to the maximum."
[Right... youâre thinking of something absurd, arenât you?] Elysia said as she set the Time Dilation to 30 times.
"Well, you are my mind technically. So, you tell me how plausible it is?" Ash replied as he sat down cross-legged on a platform of condensed desire that rose to meet him, the surface rippling warmly beneath his weight.
[Iâm not sure... Master, my knowledge is limited to the knowledge of the Venia Galaxy.] Elysia explained, reminding Ash that she wasnât omnipotent.
[Without you being such a being... neither of us would even know of the existence of the Concept of Original Desire. So, Iâm not sure if weâre able to go beyond it... if itâs anything beyond it or even if this will result in anything worth trying.]
She warned... because although he had a good idea it was still hard to gauge the success rate.
"The Apex Lust Demon bloodline is above Paragon... Though we still donât know what that is either... it must be worth something." Ash said before they began.
"First create an apple... that designed to specifically combine bloodlines... and races centered around desire, lust and charm."
Elysia immediately activated his titles and his talents and in a few moments an unranked apple that was pink in color appeared in front of himâits surface smooth and glossy, veins of deeper rose pulsing faintly beneath the skin like a living heartbeat.
Without waiting he bit the apple and swallowed it in a few bites.
HUMMMM!
The effect was instant... his body exploded into a pinkish and red essence.
Gone was his flesh, his wings, and everything else as he stood in his true form for the first time ever. Underneath the flesh and the bloodline, Ash was and would always be a conceptual existence... which was the Original Desire. Something that didnât have a distinct form, something that existed in the form of pure essence.
As long as Desires existed Ash would exist... This is why Conceptual Existences were so scary because they were nearly unkillable.
As he âstoodâ here the essence from the apple began to struggle to force the Apex Incubus race and the Original Desire into one. It was something that should be impossible, combining concept with something that was the epitome of lust in the flesh... want in the flesh...
A full day passed outside in the Realm, but for Ash a full month had gone by. And by the end of the month his process had ended with his body reforming into something new...
He had no bones, but only blood and essence.
Then came his skin that was still alabaster with shimmering stars on the surface. Long white hair that hung down his back, dual hue eyes that had changed yet again. They were no longer blood drops but instead just rings of fire, one was pink and the other was white.
On his back his wings unfurled as they gained more feathers and became even larger as they stretched for millions of kilometers. From his forehead protruded two pink and white horns that faintly exuded desire... and want.
And along his torso were tattoos in a language not even he could read.
[Damn...] Elysia muttered as she looked at the new Ash. She then spoke again.
[We did it... I think?] She said in a tone of confusion.
"Right... but it feels almost incomplete?" Ash confirmed as he flexed his hands and felt the new power flowing through his being.
[Scanning...]
[Master... you are in a weird paradoxical state of existing. Technically you are still the Original Desire... but you have opened up a path to the next state. The road ahead is vague but from my calculations you are on the road of something called Wantlessness.]
"The fuck is that?" Ash blurted out as his eyes shifted to Sylvieâs cocoon. She was still undergoing her change, but it was nearly done.
[Iâm not sure... but itâs something that will take time and training.]
"Tsk, save it for later. Is there anything I gained from this?"
[Aside from becoming more irresistible? No, you didnât... any abilities that would have been gained went into your talents pushing them upward towards the rank beyond Paragon.]
Ash stretched a bit before he snapped his fingers causing Sylvieâs transformation to be complete.
He then brought them both back into the Secret Realm before she gained consciousness. She descended to the ground slowly as she shredded all her succubus features, donning the Primavus notable features. From the white hair, large wings, pointy ears, fanged teeth and absurd beauty and power.
She was now the First Valkyrie. As her eyes opened, she revealed Reddish Pink eyes that gleamed with allure. She stood in shock and even more so as she looked at Ash who looked like a deity.
"Sylvie, from now on you will be known as Sylvie Originat, the First Valkyrie of the Originat Clan."
"The... Originat Clan?" She asked as she blushed from embarrassment of staring too long.
"Exactly... we will talk more about this later. But how about we test your new powers?"
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This brings us back to the current times as Ash, Sylvie and Kaelthyr now flew through the skies of the Secret Realm as they descended on the side of a mountain of Aether.
"Well, that was something..." Kaelthyr responded as he listened to the story excluding the power up nonsense and Sylvieâs change.
"And I see youâve changed... yet again."
"I tend to change everyday Master... anyways, what brings you here? And how the hell did you find me?" Ash asked as he led them towards an entrance hidden by a formation of Aether.
He channeled the Law of Paradox and covered them all in the essence and simply walked in as the barrier malfunctioned temporarily.
"Everyone has their own tricks now, donât we?" Kaelthyr commented before he continued. "I came to bring you along for a trip. Itâs a place thatâs dangerous yet it could have some powerful things."
Ashâs eyes narrowed before Kaelthyr summoned an abyssal black key that decayed the space around it.
Ashâs eyes immediately appraised the item.
[Key to the Abyss - A Sub Dimension connected to the Lower Dimension. The Abyss is the place where all souls go that cannot reincarnate...]
âUhh, what the hell is the Dimension bullshit?â Ash questioned as this was not the first time heâd seen something mentioning this.
[Not entirely sure, but from my speculation... Maybe a Higher Realm like Mortal and God Realms?] Elysia answered.
"Interesting... we will go but first... How about you come along with me?" Ash offered as they made their way through the cave until they stopped before a portal.
Kaelthyrâs eyes narrowed this time as he looked at the smile on his discipleâs face.
"And this leads to?"
"Hell, if I know." Ash said with a shrug as he and Sylvie stepped in.
[Host... it seems your discipleâs speech is oddly familiar to your original world.] Kaelthyrâs system chimed in.
âYes... Iâve noticed this too. Could he be a transmigrator as well?â
[Maybe... we must learn more about this disciple of yours.]
Hearing that Kaelthyr stepped into the portal.