Chapter 5: Deception

Seconds passed and the changes did not stop, at least not for Theos' body, which floated in the air with his eyes closed.

His hair grew, his skin became paler and seemed softer, his right eye became darker and his left eye brighter.

His body became ev more toned and his face improved noticeably, with a pronounced jawline and a chiseled face that looked like a drawing of the angels themselves.

His whole appearance improved.

'This is so addictive' Theos thought as he felt his body merge with the dark particles.

His body was warm, not excessively so, at a comforting level.

But suddly Theos' closed eyes narrowed with a frown.

The dark particles had finished with his body and began to affect his soul ev more...

The pain was mild, so Theos did not need to curse, but he could feel great discomfort.

Soon, his soul, which had previously be a fusion of differt colors that did not fully merge, had become a dark black soul with bright red cracks.

"Now comes the important part..." Theos concluded, instinctively tsing his muscles.

The next momt, the particles wt straight to his heart, or more precisely, to his Mana Heart.

The Mana Heart is not part of the soul or the body, but a Mana Heart that can be placed anywhere in the body the wearer wishes.

But it is necessary to connect the two parts; it is to intertwine with the soul and connect with the body; it is the bridge betwe the two.

Theos' brow furrowed as he felt the particles of darkness touching his Mana Heart.

"What are you doing?" the abnormal voice asked. This time, for the first time, Theos could feel a hint of emotion in the voice; it wasn't fear, nor was it anger.... It was more like disgust.

But Theos wasn't thinking or answering his question wh his very left eye began to glow brightly.

Like a switch, the large red eye glowed brighter.

"Receiver's ability... theft."

Theos' voice, so cold and shadowy, echoed through the slowly disappearing room.

"Did you think you could play games with me? Did you want to mock me? To see my suffering and th make me forget?"

"For me, ev the smallest sand is paid for..." The dark particles gradually disappeared, while the big red eye slowly lost its color. At the same time, Theo's left eye glowed brighter and brighter by the second.

The Anomaly, the cursed one of oblivion, uttered not a word of protest against his fate, he could only watch as Theos absorbed the power of his eye.

As if he had ergy to spare, the hand that touched the great eye began to glow, creating tiny sparks a it.

From the same left eye of Theos, a small scarlet flame was born, taking the shape of a six-petaled flower.

The particles of darkness disappeared almost completely, leaving Theos' room blurred.

"I hope you are prepared for the consequces of the future, successor to the fall," was the only and final warning the voice gave, this time in a more chilling manner.

Unconsciously, Theos' lips curled upward. "I hope I am strong ough to face the consequces of my actions."

After this last conversation, the large eye lost its color completely and became a particle of darkness that vanished into thin air. Instead, Theos touched the floor of his room.

He had finally left the realm of such a being.

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