Dark Priest, Mimic, Dungeon Builder, White Mage: it was a truly strange set of jobs, but these were what I chose to begin a particular set of circumstances. I began to absorb the energy of the dungeon into me, and then expel it into my dungeon. In short, I was devouring this evolving dungeon. Since I couldn’t free Miki of the dungeon, I would consume the dungeon until all that was left was Miki!Yôur favorite stories at novelhall.com

Miki didn’t let out a scream or show any amount of distress. Instead, she looked up at me with complete trust. Her eyes were red and tears still flowed down her cheeks, but she wouldn’t dare turn her back on me.

I had used the power of a dungeon to fuel spells before, but this was something on a far grander scale. This dungeon had consumed tens of thousands of souls across Aberis and had been reaching a state of evolution. It was literally breaking down and beginning the reforming process, and right when it was at its weakest, I grasped the core in my hand and began to consume it.

The area we were in had been cracking apart, the very fabric of this world being pulled apart piece by piece and converted into miasma. However, the flow had suddenly changed, and the infinite abyss outside this room had become a bright and blinding light. Rather, it was like the darkness was being sucked out, and all that remained was light.

I clenched my teeth as I felt a swelling within my soul. I would be lying if I said this didn’t feel painful. Miki had become a conduit between life to death, channeling souls through her body and expelling miasma. I was doing the exact opposite! I had become a conduit toward life. That was why I had the white mage equipped.

I held tightly onto Miki as a torrent of energy flew through me. Countless souls were sucked out of this dungeon and seemingly brought through me. The pressure and power of it all was incredible, and I felt like I might break at any moment. However, I knew I had to keep going. I had to take all of it. Miki seemed to be able to sense the distress I was in. She reached out and grabbed me, as she did so, her fox tails begin to spread out.

I had already used all four regents earlier to create the skill Death Strike. Even though I was split at the time, it was still an intrinsic creation of my lore. There probably existed a fifth mana source, but I hadn’t discovered one yet. Alternatively, I could use only three or two mana sources, and as long as it was a unique combination, I could create a unique skill. I feared it wouldn’t be enough though.

“Do you want to save everyone?” I whispered.

“Yes...” Miki responded.

I lifted the regents. “Then you know what to do.”

The pair of us glanced at each other. We knew what to cast instinctively, and we knew what the result would be.

“Mass Resurrection!”

The world became nothing but light.