Kae

Dungeon Diver CH1060

Bright white lines of energy flow down into the center of this purple sea. It consists of flawless grade ether, fully functional soul tie arrays, and even broken glyphs that are still half-working.

Every bit of it contains pieces of this Demon’s will, tethering to its remaining energy-condensed gel to create a truly powerful essence in the void.

The theoretical Emperor’s Essence that I hypothesized in my mind while absorbing his memories is starting to take shape before my eye...

Dungeon Diver CH1059

The entire center of the purple sea explodes, completely dominated by the red and blue gel radiating off of our attacks when they collide on the silver Demon's chest and back.

Every last remaining silver thread in its fleeting form detaches and surges through the shockwave of fire and ice. Many of these threads fold back into the void and disappear from sight.
Large pockets of space open up all over this sea of consciousness, as its main binding force of gravity just got entirely ob...

Dungeon Diver CH1058

My energy bodies’ movements are speeding up, starting to sync back up with the rate of my perception.

“Don’t you see how futile it is? In this sea of power I’ve built up using all of the resources from the Origin Plane, I make the rules!”

Noctus’ crazed yells ring through my ears as he slashes through my body again.

The self-made fractures I’ve created actually absorb the gel much faster and more efficiently. However, there is a massive amount of silver thread ...

Dungeon Diver CH1057

The sharp claws of this silver demon tear through my side as he comes flying toward me again.

This exchange, I do not try to completely dodge. I only avoid letting him hit vital points, detonating my sword manifestations before he can get too close.

“I have waited here longer than you two could ever comprehend. I will destroy the only thing you’ve come here to save, erode the origin plane with time itself before your eyes. Then, let’s see who outlasts who in the abyss. This ...

Dungeon Diver CH1056

Wisps of ancient soul ties flow through the void.

They collide with the outside of the Upper Realm, stimulating the bent space that protects it from this dark membrane we float in.

Many tendrils seep through, carrying system commands and pushing strange fluctuations into action throughout all of the Zones of the Upper Realm, and even touching down into the Origin Plane.

If not for the extremely sturdy Primordial Tree holding this massive structure together, the fragile const...

Dungeon Diver CH1055

A sharp pressure starts to manifest deep in the center of this silver-cored demon’s chest.

“You think I waited here all this time to be defeated by two humans?! I refuse to accept this fate! This is merely my final tribulation. That dragon attempting to push another veil of falsehoods upon me! I will not give in!”

The invisible pressure ripples throughout the purple gel we float in, but doesn’t affect its movements or physical makeup at all.

The only force that react...

Dungeon Diver CH1054

“How is this possible? I felt your strengths when you entered the membrane. You were not capable of this power. I’m certain… Could the meaningless rambles of that Dragon possibly be true…?

Very strange shifts are happening in the void all around us.

Not only am I receiving data from my own senses, but I’m also receiving a live spectate feed directly linked to Ember’s consciousness.

It shows a very strange contrast of events.

From the golden dragon’s point...

Dungeon Diver CH1053

All of the fluctuations and spinning microscopic glyphs within this Demon’s system and the skill he activates are laid bare in front of my eyes.

The mysterious sensations that felt like ominous, untamed magic in its memories, and even in its form before my eyes, now look like nothing more than simple systems. It’s all just pieces of a puzzle that can be fit together.

Activating skills present on one's status automatically triggers all of these pieces into existence, allowing f...

Dungeon Diver CH1052

The familiar lines of system text I see when scanning all living beings appear bright silver in my mind. Just like others, certain skills and buffs feel heavier to read.

The most potent and sharp collection of numbers that jumps out at me first is the [Lv. 9,940,167] at the very top.

It is the highest level of existence I’ve ever seen.

Unlike the many powerhouses I witnessed in the Purple Zone, some reaching over level 1 million, the gap in strength does not properly conve...

Dungeon Diver CH1051

My perception of time jitters and overlaps, making it extremely hard to tell if the creepy, lifelike smile of the demon before me is truly real or a hallucination in the void.

Every fragment of his being squirms and blends into whirlpools of gravity spinning and collapsing in strange directions.

It’s like a near-infinite veil of existence is constantly being lifted before my eyes. Every time I latch onto the inkling of something real, more truths seem to be uncovered, and I doub...

Dungeon Diver CH1050

The soul-bound manifestation of the Demonic Legacy starts to shatter into the void.

The ether it’s made of is so refined, it cannot be compared with high-quality ether. It has reached a potency to the point where it is at an equivalent density to the dark purple gel it surrounds.

The only name that resonates with me as I break through it would be flawless grade.

Shards of this pristine material shatter like frail glass and begin covering our bodies as we dive through.

Dungeon Diver CH1049

While comprehending the entirety of the Demonic Legacy, innate understandings of the hidden side of the Creator’s Legacy start to whisper its secrets into the depths of my soul.

Yet, just like peering into the boundless form of Ember’s golden immortal body, there are shimmering golden seals making it difficult for my mind to push further without inflicting harm.

I let these thoughts causing me resistance fade away, and focus on what I can still see with full clarity.

The...

Dungeon Diver CH1048

The new explosion of dense consciousness being spewed into the void is even thicker than the last wave Noctus tried to use as the first major deterrent.

Waves of my own mental energy are still washing through the enormous sea of energy, so I can feel that the amount leaving this thin soul array is no small sum. It depletes the entire pool by a noticeable amount.

Despite this, as the stray pockets of this dense aura flow into the fractures in both our energy forms, it no longer giv...

Dungeon Diver CH1047

The collection of memories moving backward in time all lead to a single point.

It is where this Demon’s pool of consciousness is the strongest and most profound, at the instance where his soul bond with Ember is forcefully severed.

In this moment, my own energy bodies have begun moving through the void, and the pool of dead aura that attempted to trap us within an eternal prison is starting to subside.

The dents in the void begin unfolding back to their natural state, as t...

Dungeon Diver CH1046

Every flickering sensation of my energy bodies being constantly destroyed and regrown opens up more pathways for the ambient collection of energies compressed into fields to seep into my being.

While my understanding of this energy form increases with every bit I devour, the glimpses of the past I absorb also rush into my pool of consciousness. It opens up a vast new perspective of understanding. Not only am I tearing it apart and dissecting its secrets, but I also get the intuitive fee...

Dungeon Diver CH1045

Two bodies flicker with the bright glow of newly created silver threads.

Just like the bent area of the void we reside in, the power we’re summoning glitches in and out of existence, unaware if it is even real.

However, the sensations that are building up in my pool of consciousness do consider this power real without question. It allows me to stack understandings of a tier of strength that was far above my mental capacity before.

Yet now, there are trillions of fracture p...

Dungeon Diver CH1044

The bursts of aura that explode out of the edges of this translucent orb are brighter, thicker, and cause the fabric of the dark membrane around us to bend under its weight.

In the same instance, the churning digestion in my blade comes to an end, and a strong pulse of crimson primordial aura floods out of it.

It surges around Maria and my Origin Bodies, creating a far thicker layer of protection; but even it is rattled by the raw pressure of the energy that collides with us next....

Dungeon Diver CH1043

“Your method of survival is far too limited, and far too selfish. It cannot succeed.”

When I send this simple message, it uses a dense, compacted stream of my own raw aura.

The crimson primordial aura that covers my sword and origin body does not follow the stream of consciousness through the void.

So, in the moment that it seeps through the thin white bubble, I feel the real, unaltered presence of Noctus, the Silver Cored Demon.

I have to instantly let go of any c...

Dungeon Diver CH1042

The bent wall of silver threads and a demonic primordial aura that once overwhelmed and surrounded my vision is now retreating.

With every sword slash, the amount of energy left in this Realm Wave lessens.

Even the stray explosions of threads that eat away at the red and blue auras flowing off Maria and me, they start to affect us less and less.

The real moment I realize there is a turning point is when my metallic flames devour the energy in a stray stream of the Realm Wave...

Dungeon Diver CH1041

As my mind fills with lonely, cold images of this soul artifact, each one lasting billions of years, I begin to understand its wavelengths far better. In reality, the dormant states it rests in without reacting to me are nothing compared to the silence and darkness it’s lived out the majority of its existence in.

However, the more images pass, the more patterns begin to line up again.

I start picking apart images where this artifact holds strands of silver threads and overlappin...

Dungeon Diver CH1040

A wide hole in the Realm Wave tears open, allowing enough space for us to fall through.

Explosions of stray silver threads and extremely strong silver, white, and purple aura fill the void around us.

There is a visible metallic and shimmering rainbow glow that comes off both Maria’s and my origin bodies. This flickering aura mixes with the stray energy from the Realm Wave, and creates enormous violent dents in space that appear in every direction I can fathom.

The moment m...

Dungeon Diver CH1039

The form of a golden dragon appears to be shifting in our perception, almost upward, flowing with the bends of space in this void.

High above the Realm Wave that is trying to squeeze in on us, and far away from the expanding purple and silver demonic aura as well.

Noctus yells through the air again, “There is no point in spewing your lies any further. If these are the last bits of hope you can muster, then allow me to see them for what they really are. Why hide them any longer!�...

Dungeon Diver CH1038

As Ember turns, more and more streams of Demonic aura breach through his golden defenses.

The serene nature of his primordial dragon form does not change at all; even the expression in his eyes stays calm. He is not being overpowered at all, whatever he’s doing is entirely on purpose.

Echoing waves of the Demon’s voice reach out into the darkness.

I raise my sword again to block the silver threads that flow through with them.

They are far louder, and the moment the...

Dungeon Diver CH1037

Green and Blue auras keep pulling at the core of my consciousness.

At first, these energy signatures appear only as outlines of Abby and Maria, the physical manifestations of what I recognize in this current system.

Yet, the memories start to focus deeper and slow down. Everyone without these auras becomes filtered out, and I begin seeing the forms for what they really are.

Unlike the vast and seemingly randomized different races and energy types that the soul weapon wielder...

Dungeon Diver CH1036

The purple glow becomes brighter around the edges of Ember’s golden body, and more streams of consciousness make their way through.

I hear the Demon’s voice echo in my mind again.

“To think you would dare to enter the membrane without consolidating your legacy. Still relying on Royal Vibrations and untamed Advanced Primordial Aura. You are nothing but particles of dust in the wind to me.”

Every word that comes through feels like it is rattling the fabric of my consci...

Dungeon Diver CH1035

Pure streams of golden aura flow through our invisible soul tie, allowing a crisp telepathy message with no interference to ping into my mind.

“So you have made it here unscathed. My efforts were not in vain, and in turn, neither were yours.”

These words flow through me with such a calm confidence that it completely washes away the fear, doubt, and confusion that was filling my mind with questions. Yet, as Maria sorts through the enormous backlog of memories I just received fr...

Dungeon Diver CH1034

A new pattern in these memories flashing by begins to form.

I can feel my consciousness becoming stronger with every passing flash of information. It enriches my Primordial Aura and allows me to push away the forces of silver threads invading my mind, trying to keep these memories a secret.

It even begins to push out some of the residual golden threads, allowing me to see outlines of memories I never would have before.

The first thing I realize is that in every old memory I�...

Dungeon Diver CH1033

These glimpses into the moments of the past are all from the point of view of this blade, so I can’t see any levels, races of the wielder, or even the integration with the systems they’re linked to. There is only a faint crimson glow of consciousness I can latch onto, and the reality it perceives becomes clearer later in all of its lives once it becomes stronger.

What I can feel is a baseline of ether in every single memory, and in many where the wielders grow strong enough, vibrati...

Dungeon Diver CH1032

I can feel the tension in the Realm Wave’s aura snapping as the weight of my blade slices through it. Instantly, the attraction between my Soul Tie with Ember on the other side becomes many times stronger, and both Maria and I fall through the split forming in the barrier.

The dark primordial aura that fills the void around us bends and recreates a mental image of the Realm Wave to look more like a tunnel, with the point of my blade at its endpoint.

Even though there is no up or...

Dungeon Diver CH1031

“That’s a Realm Wave…?” Theories and memories click into place as Maria and I watch all of the memories of the Realm Waves throughout the zones in the past.

Then, we compare them to the properties of what we’re witnessing here. The fact that the Realm Waves coincide perfectly with a memory where Marcellus disappeared into this darkness to contact the Overseer clicks into place next.

When I experienced it for myself the first few times, I thought it was just a natural phe...