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After Veronica awakened even more Skills, she found out that her soul was now able to expand and generate an internal space where other beings could reside, more than ghosts, or dead spirits.

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Veronica remembered that she had acquired the Abyssal Soul Skill when her Shadow Manipulation Skill fused with her Soul Form Skill, meaning that her soul was also the representation of her own shadow, to an extent.

And it seemed that the obvious next step to manipulate shadows was to meld within their internal space and make it possible for things and people to be stored inside of them.

So Veronica was rather happy about this, which already opened a path towards her being able to protect her people inside of her own soul…

Although most people would think this as horrifying.

However, those that followed her and Ervas had a different way of thinking, so they might even feel honored.

Veronica released her soul, letting Shade and Ozgeth inside.

"This place is indeed incredibly vast… is there even an end?" wondered Shade.

"It might be hard to tell because everything is darkness…" said Ozgeth.

"True…" said Shade.

"So how is it?" asked Veronica.

"It is good enough, although we might need to create some kind of artificial sun to illuminate this place… but perhaps I might be able to do something about it," said Shade.

"Me too, we should be able to do something about it," said Ozgeth.

"Hm, I was even thinking in adding a ton of dirt, trees, and other stuff…" said Veronica.

"Hm, to make it more realistic? Perhaps. That does not sound too bad of an idea," said Shade.

"Indeed, my lady, your insight is on point," said Ozgeth.

After taking out Ozgeth and Shade, Veronica relaxed as she noticed that her Job had already leveled up.

Aside from her Strong Clone grinding exp in the Mountain's Labyrinth that Araba created, Veronica also earned skill experience by using her soul and putting things inside, such as Shade and Ozgeth.

After a few minutes, it was done.

Ding!

[Experience Points have reached the required level!]

[User's Job has reached Level 100!]

"Now, now… What Job should be next? Something easy to level- Oh, this!"

[Kelsus' Fragment User]

A Job unlocked by someone who can merge with Kelsus Fragments and be unaffected by their mind encroaching effect while being able to employ their complete power.

This Job increases the proficiency of wielding Kelsus and Anir Fragments, alongside Skills related to them.

Ding!

[You changed Jobs to [Kelsus' Fragment User]!]

[The Levels of the [Abyssal Tartarus Soul: Level 1], [Spectral Form: Level 2], [Cursed Wounds; Level 9], [Soul Materialization; Level 9], [Phantom Materialization; Level 9], [Aura of Fear; Level 9], [Surpass Limits: Soul: Level 4], [Soul Fusion: Level 4], [Kelsus & Anir Fusion: Level 4], [Soul Parasite: Level 2], [Yin: Level 3], [Life and Death Cycle: Level 2], and [Cursed Graveyard of the Dead Creation: Level 3] Skills have increased!]

[The [Cursed Wounds: Level 10] Skill has awakened into the [Unhealing Cursed Wounds: Level 1] Skill!]

[The [Aura of Fear: Level 10] Skill has awakened into the [Aura of Abyssal Darkness: Level 1] Skill!]

[The [Soul Materialization: Level 10] Skill has awakened into the [Abyssal Tartarus Soul Embodiment: Level 1] Skill!]

[The [Phantom Materialization: Level 10] Skill has awakened into the [Spectral Embodiment: Level 1] Skill!]

[Unhealing Cursed Wounds: Level 1/10]

The awakened version of the Cursed Wounds Skill.

Any wound you deal against your enemy will inflict deadly curses into their wounds, which will inhibit their natural regeneration. However, if the enemy has a high level of regeneration, the regeneration they possess can only be lowered.

Increase the Level of the Skill to increase the intensity of the wounds you inflict.

[Aura of Abyssal Darkness: Level 1/10]

The awakened version of the Aura of Fear Skill.

Your Aura of Fear has evolved. By using the power of your Abyssal Soul, you can unleash a powerful Aura that encompasses your surroundings, inflicting fear and powerful pressure in anything you target it with.

Your Aura can now be materialized and be used to enhance your capabilities even further, the creation of a small domain around you where the power of your Skills related to the Aura can be done.

[Abyssal Tartarus Soul Embodiment: Level 1/10]

The awakened version of the Soul Materialization Skill.

By employing your powerful Abyssal Tartarus soul to attack, you can materialize it to the next level, embodying its power and intensity within your body to increase all your capabilities.

[Spectral Embodiment: Level 1/10]

The awakened version of the Phantom Materialization Skill.

By manipulating the phantom that naturally permeates your soul, you can materialize its powerful and spectral nature, merging it with your soul to generate an enormous amount of power.

Veronica once more had awakened more Skills, she felt as if she wanted to dance, but contained herself, as it might have been quite cringing.

"Even more… Skill awakened! Hey, this is insane! Can someone come to nerf me, please?" laughed Veronica, as Shade and Ozgeth glanced at her with a bit of strangeness…

"I am glad that you've managed to… awaken even more Skills, my lady. I could not expect less from you…" said Ozgeth.

"Y-Yeah… I guess this is a special day where you awaken a bunch of them, huh?" said Shade.

"Maybe! …Oh, it already hit max level?!"

Ding!

[Experience Points have reached the required level!]

[User's Job has reached Level 100!]

"This… it might be because the Job's whole purpose was to have fragments inside of my soul? Well, I already have two, so I guess that made it through," said Veronica, glancing at the last Job of the night.

[Hades]

A Job unlocked by those who, much like the otherworldly God, control the Undead and are capable of governing the underworld.

This Job increases all death-related Skills and Abilities proficiency and power.

Ding!

[You changed Jobs to [Hades]!]

[The Levels of the [Abyssal Tartarus Soul: Level 2], [Spectral Form: Level 3], [Magic Damage Resistance: Level 4], [Light and Life Resistance: Level 4], [Parallel Thought Processing; Level 7], [Fast Speed Thought Processing; Level 7], [Surpass Limits; Clones; Level 6], [Golem Creation: Level 1], [Soul Sealing: Level 1], [Govern Created Undead: Level 1], [Grotesque Mind: Level 6], [Limited Death Attribute Magic: Level 5], [Dead Spirit Magic: Level 6], [Unhealing Cursed Wounds; Level 1], [Abyssal Tartarus Soul Embodiment; Level 1], [Spectral Embodiment; Level 1], [Aura of Abyssal Darkness; Level 1], [Cursed Graveyard of the Dead Creation: Level 4], [Mind Encroachment: Level 2], [Curse Synthesis: Level 4], [Dead Spirit Fusion: Level 5], [Phantasmagoric Aura: Level 5], [Curse Eater: Level 2], [Emotion Manipulation and Absorption: Level 2], and [Hades: Level 2] Skills have increased!]

"Well, this was an overall nice boost… Although I did not get transported to that world or anything like that… Anyways, let's rush towards Evolutions now!" said Veronica, as Shade and Ozgeth spectated her.

[Available Evolution Options]

[Rank 10: Divine Underworld Thanatos Hades Living Armor Death Tyrant Empress]

[Rank 10: Divine Shadow Night Nyx Hades Living Armor Abyssal Tyrant Empress]

"Oh? Now I got the option between Thanatos and Nyx… and the name is getting bigger and bigger too, how wonderful…"

"Well, Thanatos represents Death itself, so it could really help out my Death Attribute Magic development… in the other side, there is also Nyx, the literal representation of the night and its darkness… Which could help me develop my Abyssal Tartarus Soul and stuff… Oof, this is hard to choose… Can't I just pick both? No? Okay…" thought Veronica, the decision was rather hard.

However, after checking both evolutions descriptions and their pros and cons, she decided that whatever she chooses, it would be fine, as it was not as if the progress regarding her other Skills would simply stop.

In the end, she was more allured to Nyx, who she remembered from her vision of that different world…

"She was such a beauty… Maybe if pick this Evolution I could see her or something? No… I think I am having too much wishful thinking there," thought Veronica, sighing.

Ding!

[You selected the [Rank 10: Divine Shadow Night Nyx Hades Living Armor Abyssal Tyrant Empress] Evolution!]

Flash!

Picking the Nyx evolution, Veronica was enveloped in the shadow of the night!

"E-Eh?! It's actually happening…!"

Veronica's vision was filled with the shadow of the night, as she began to slowly see tiny sparkles of light around the darkness and even the moon in the dark sky.

"This…"

She glanced at her surroundings but found that much of her vision was locked in one single place.

However, the vision itself was already impressive.

It was a vast ocean of cosmos, where darkness filled it all, but endless sparkles of light illuminated this darkness, stars.

Alongside this, there was the enormous and beautiful silver moon resting in front of her, floating through the cosmos.

She could not only see stars, but beautiful and colorful masses of gases, planets, meteors, comets, and more.

However, unlike Hades, she was alone.

Then, she quickly found out that she was sitting on a beautiful throne of black, purple, and gold colors, and that she was in a very big and open palace, with several openings that revealed the beautiful scenery outside.

However, this tranquility was quickly broken down as Veronica heard the voice of a mature and seductive woman.

"Do you like what you see?" it asked.

"Ah…!"

Veronica knew who this voice was.

Much like with Hades, she found herself in the body of Nyx!

"I…"

"What a curious little soul you are… getting right into my own soul… I feel like I should fear you or be wary of what you are, but for some strange reason, I feel only attracted and interested… Tell me, what are you?" asked the woman, Nyx.

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