Chapter 57: Evolution
Later that night
Lorien was sitting face to face with Nezuko in the backyard
He had just finished absorbing the Dream Energy collected by the Tree of Dreams tonight
This gave him a slight all-around improvement and allowed his perception range to increase from 95m to 96m
As Lorien's strength became stronger, the energy required to improve also increased
If the same amount of energy he absorbed today was used previously when his perception range was at around 70m
The increase would have been at least 6 or 7 meters, not 1 meter
Lorien couldn't wait for the day when all the planted Dream Trees in Japan get linked so he could absorb as much energy as he wants
When that happens, it'll be the moment when Lorien finally enters true high-speed improvement
And that day won't be far as he could feel that his 'luck' is improving
This is demonstrated in even the smallest stuff such as flipping coins, randomly finding money when walking around outside...etc
This means that the 'World' is finally starting to feedback after all the Dream Energy Lorien gave it
After all, 40% of all the Dream Energy the Tree gets is sent directly to the 'World'
And now, Lorien is finally getting 'identified' by it as the 'protagonist'
But this is not today's topic
What Lorien is going to do now is resume Nezuko's 'Healing'
Yesterday he helped her gain the ability to survive under the sun
Today he is going to strengthen her
And by that, it means, Helping her achieve her full potential as a Demon, be it on the Ability or the Immortality Side
With that in mind, Lorien held her wrist and started using his Ability
[Dream/Reality]
As his power started operating, a mysterious force abruptly emerged inside of Nezuko's body and started transforming her
As it did, Nezuko unexpectedly felt a burst of pleasure all over her body
This is simply an instinctive reaction and has nothing to do with Lorien
Her body instinctively knows that what's transpiring is good for it, so it keeps sending 'signals' asking for more
And as the transformation continued external changes also started happening
First, it's her body, She started growing quickly until she reached an adult state
This state is identical to the one Nezuko used when she fought Daki in the original timeline
The reason this happened is that this state is her optimal one
But things didnt end there, as after her growth finally stopped, and things stabilized for a moment
Two Horns suddenly burst out of her forehead, one on each side
Her cat-like eyes turned more aggressive
Her Canine teeth also grew bigger and sharper
All of this combined gave her a very 'wild' look
But these were just the outer changes
And as these outside changes were happening a more crucial transformation was also occurring inside of her body
This transformation targeted her Blood Demon Art, changing it slowly in subtle ways
Those changes guided her power in a mysterious direction
It is unknown what form her power will take or if any true changes will even happen
This Transformation be it inner or outer, lasted for around 25 minutes
And as it finally ended and no further changes occurred, Lorien let of Nezuko's wrist and looked at her
As he did, He was immediately shocked
'What happened?'
When helping her, he was focused on using his power and he didnt look at her
He expected changes but he didn't expect her to abruptly grow up
Then just as Lorien was looking at her
Nezuko frowned, as the pleasurable state she was in ended abruptly with the completion of the transformation
Feeling this she reluctantly opened her eye and looked at Lorien
Seeing her look at him, Lorien reacted and said
"Try to feel your changes!"
And as he said this, He made a mirror in front of her for her to better see the changes
Looking at herself in the mirror she was stunned
'Is this me?'
No wonder she felt her clothes were constricting her as if they were many sizes smaller
It appears that she suddenly grew up
But looking at the horns on her forehead she frowned, she didn't like their presence
As she thought of this, those 'horns' immediately retracted with a *swish*
She was taken aback by this, but then, she quickly reacted as she curiously tried taking it out and then retracting it over and over again
Seeing her engrossed in playing, Lorien couldn't help but remind her
"Try your Blood Demon Art"
Hearing this, Nezuko stopped playing and immediately started testing her ability
Pinkish flames abruptly appeared on top of her hand causing the surroundings to heat up
Then with a wave of her hand, The flame flew to a nearby chair accurately hitting it
*Swish*
This caused it to catch on fire and then turn into ashes in no time
But she didn't stop there, as with another move of her hand, the flames hit the ground
But this time no damage occurred to the earth or even the grass on it
It acted like it usually did before the transformation
Seeing this both of them figured out the changes
It seems that after the transformation her flame damage is no longer limited to demons
It could also now damage humans and other things like a normal flame
This of course doesn't mean that the special damage on demons is lost
It just means that she now has more options
Not to mention that she could control it so the flame only damages demons as she just did in the last test with the ground
With the test ending, Lorien started evaluation her power
After the 'Evolution', Nezuko's 'Aura' rose from the level of a 'Low Rank' Upper Moon Demon to that of a 'High Rank' Upper Moon Demon
If he were to seriously evaluate it
In terms of pure strength, she is now nearly equal to Upper Moon 1 or 2
But that's just in terms of pure physical stats as Nezuko couldn't fully utilize her powers and had 0 combat experience
Thinking of this Lorien decided to fix this as the 'Last battle' is nearing, and she'll be a good help when he isn't present
Deciding on this he looked at her, pointed towards the Tree of Dreams, and said
"Come sit here, We are going to train"
Hearing this she looked puzzled as she didn't fully understand what he meant, but she still listened to him and sat down
Seeing this, Lorien put his hand on her shoulder and used his power causing her to instantly fall a sleep
Following this he a barrier around her as a protection, and then disappeared from his position
The way he decided he would fix this issue is the usual way, By practicing in a Dream
What he plans to do is first of all teach her the Sun Breathing Technique
Their family had it for generations and what he's doing could be considered as giving it back to its rightful owner
Then, Following that, he plans to help her improve some of her combat experience even just a little
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[Dream]
Suddenly appearing in the middle of a White space, Nezuko looked around in confusion
If it weren't for Lorien standing in front of her, she would have been freaked out
But even then, She was still baffled
Seeing this, Lorien didn't let her guess for long as he started explaining
"We're going to...Then....."
"So! Do you agree?"
Digesting what he had just said, Nezuko paused for a moment then resolutely nodded
Lorien didn't know what she was currently thinking
But seeing her agree, he didn't ask further as her response was exactly what he wanted
So, he responded with a smile
"Let's start then!"
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