My Crest was floating above where Athena was surrounded by light and mist when the three stars representing the three powers it bestowed on her remained above the Crest, I waited a few seconds before the Crest started glowing and absorbed the 3 stars before down and where Athena was.
I noticed once more the Coat of Arms burning in the crackling flame as I am beginning to call it by looking like an image of the night sky filled with stars.
These flames surrounded Athena, but just like yesterday, these flames do not emit heat or cold, I don't even fully understand what they are, but I must admit that they are beautiful.
When Athena was inside the flames I focused on my connection with the Ceremony of Awakening to try to understand all of this, but no matter what I tried, it was all very confusing, it was like trying to understand an abstract painting, look beautiful to some or simply a mess for others.
But at least I knew that Athena was fine, she seemed to be in a trance inside the Flame that started to diminish little by little, and when it finally reached a height of just over 2 meters, she noticed the flame becoming crystallized.
Ding!
<[ Power grant ended ]>
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<[ Wake-up process starting ]>
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<[ Athena (Fallen Heavenly Vampire) Received the Blessing of Zenos (Demigod of Blood) ]>
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<[ All bloodlines were merged by Zenos' Blessing (Demigod of Blood) ]>
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<[ Zenos (Demigod of Blood) created a new Eclipse Hero □■□□●●■○□○□○ ]>
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<[ Awakening process completed ]>
In the end, I had at least 13% of my Power, and I was in better condition than before, this time I controlled my energy as I knew what to expect, and I wasn't caught by surprise like yesterday.
This time I paid attention to my energy expenditure and did my best not to let fuel swim out so I kept everything under control.
I look at the crystal and the notifications and wait, just as I imagined all my Blessings awaken, but only Goddess Selene's Blessing has its energy flowing out of my body into the crystal, just like yesterday that energy was used only to take the crystal to the pool that is commenting to be with little space, without against the blood forming a new mini tornado around it.
Sigh
"Looks like it worked somehow." (I)
I use Kinshasa threads to make a makeshift nest-style bed, getting used to it from my first few months in this world.
"Thank you, she was very anxious the last few weeks." (Loki)
"I still think she's taking the wrong path, fighting her old family will only bring her more pain." (I)
"She could let others fight them, we don't need to be around." (I)
"She's not the type of person to avoid what she fears, so let her do what she wants, I'll be there if needed." (Loki)
"We'll both be there if this young Celestina needs it." (Veronica)
"Really go, she's joining at the same time as you two." (I)
"Ha hahahahahahahaha..." (Loki)
"Wait, what do you mean? Why is Loki laughing?" (Veronica)
"Aren't I and Veronica enough? Did you really need to have more Heroes?" (Loki)
"Hero? You mean that young girl..." (Veronica)
"In my defense, I had no idea what was going to come out, it was a big gamble, I was surprised when I saw that she became a Hero." (I)
"Do you know that even Gods only have 1 Hero at a time?" (Veronica)
"Veronica and I are counted as 1 Hero because of you, it may be rare, but there have been others like this, but now you've surpassed what I know." (Loki)
"From the name, it seems that she is different from you who are Dragon Heroes, she belongs to another type of Heroine, I have to think more about this theory, but I think that's how it works." (I)
"It's not too far from the truth, but you're still very reckless." (Elizabeth)
"You should have seen those saints, they were going wild, if it wasn't for Vanessa there to stop them, I think they would have taken advantage of their moment of weakness." (Caitlyn)
I look over to where I remember the Saints being, for some reason I feel like a piece of meat on a plate looking into their eyes, and a chill runs through my body.
"Look at the things this madman is doing, anyone with the slightest bit of knowledge would want to take him away or kill him, with the chances of killing much higher." (Natasha)
"Let's all calm down, I still have things to do." (I)
Sigh
I drank several bottles of blood until I was full, it was the blood of monsters of the same level as me, so it had great recovery effects for me, so I kept meditating to digest this blood faster while absorbing the energy around me at the same time.
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5 hours later I open my eyes and find my Familiars around me on guard with the surroundings, when I open my eyes Layla and Sakura disappear, while the others say that they went to call everyone.
In 20 minutes everyone was back and Alice was a little nervous standing in front of me.
But before I get started Elizabeth approaches me.
"Are you sure you want to do this now?" (Elizabeth)
"I want to do this now, I'm fine, I just needed time to get all my energy back, other than that I was fine from the start." (I)
"Just remember not to Evolve today, you may not realize it, but the Awakening Ceremony is putting pressure on both your mind and your Soul." (Elizabeth)
"You should rest a lot after that and be in top condition…" (Elizabeth)
"I'm fine, the pressure you're talking about was minimal, don't worry." (I)
Elizabeth looks at me and moves away to be close to the others, so I was alone with Alice in front of me, unlike Athena and Eva who came with special clothes for them, like combat clothes, Alice is wearing a maid dress as usual, in black and white colors with details in purple colors.
"Are you ready Alice?" (I)
"I've been waiting a long time for this, master." (Alice)
"Very well, I just wanted to confirm." (I)
I look at the way she's nervous, but I only realize that because I've known her for a long time, because her bearing today is elegant the way she learned it with Freya, but her eyes are full of will.
One thing I've always paid attention to in all people is their eyes, that's because a person's determination, resolve, and willpower can be seen through their eyes.
Long ago Alice's eyes only held endless hatred, even when she found out I was a Vampire she wasn't afraid, she saw it only as an opportunity for power, in her eyes even me like everyone else that day were just stepping stones to her hatred, so I did not bestow my power on her that day.
What I did was make her learn from Freya and Irina in hopes that she would leave that hatred behind, she wanted to show that there are other emotions besides that hatred.
"(You've grown.)" (I)
She let go of her hatred for a long time and started to show her hands expressions, but I could still see the darkness in her eyes, it was fading with time, but it was always there.
I close my eyes remembering how surprised I was when I noticed that darkness was nowhere in her eyes anymore.
But even though that darkness is gone, her eyes are still as strong and full of will as the day she chose her among the slaves, but this time it's not a dark will.
Her eyes shine with intelligence and determination, she's put a lot of effort into learning how to behave with Freya, learning magic from Erica and Irina, and learning how to fight and control Aura from Sophia.
She has even fought monsters on several occasions, shown to be able to fight alone or in a group, I also saw how she trains every day without leaving almost any time to rest.
She doesn't have Eva's adoration, she also doesn't have Barok's loyalty or Athena's desire to protect, the will in her eyes is something I find hard to distinguish.
"(I prepared something special for her, let's see how everything goes this time...)" (I)
I look down at my hand still a little anxious from the curiosity of what might happen, I know I'm about to do something reckless but I can't help but be curious about the outcome.
I started by repeating what I did yesterday just to get a little bit of control over what I'm going to do now.
"(I hope I'm not in a very sorry state at the end.)" (I)
I take a deep breath and focus myself to have a calm mind.
"We are starting." (I)
"Yes Master." (Alice)
"< Demon Dragon Authority >" (I)
Ding!
<[ Wake-up process starting ]>
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<[ Alice (Servant of Twilight) accepted to submit to you ]>
"(Now there's no turning back, I'll show you how much I appreciate all the effort you've made so far.)" (I)
"(If it's to be reckless, then at least be reckless with conscience... hahahahaha...)" (I)
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