Chapter 961 Divine

Chapter 961 Divine

The last few years felt like magic to Michael. So many things happened, yet it all felt like a dream.

He had been with Alice for most parts of the last few years, and he couldn't help but feel better having her by his side. But Alice wasn't the only one staying by his side. Lucia, his little princess, was also there.

It had been less than a year since Alice gave birth to their little baby girl, Lucia, but she was growing quickly. The energies of the Untamed Jungle and the minuscule portion of the Nature Heart accelerated her growth in every possible way. Her golden eyes glimmered with intelligence—at least, that was what Alice and Michael felt like.

Lucia could already walk properly, and it wouldn't take long before she could talk to them like a six-year-old. She was still a Tierless Awakened – she'd manifested her War Rune a few months ago – but it felt like her age and body's maturity restrained her Tier. Lucia would have advanced to Tier-1 a while ago if not for that.

Talking to his daughter felt weird at times. He never expected to become a father, but there he was with a little troublemaker in his arms. Michael was often confused than he was willing to acknowledge, yet he loved that little girl dearly. He was glad to be Lucia's father.

While Alice and Michael's history was interesting, the most interesting parts ended with Lucia's birth. Both were now busy raising a child while growing stronger for the inevitable day. They didn't like that the Supreme Human Alliance was still in existence, but it wasn't like Michael and Alice had paid much attention to it.

Michael helped the Nest occasionally to check on the Titan War between the Supreme Human Alliance and the Altors Union and gather a fortune of SoulStar Fragments.

He utilized most SoulStar Fragments to strengthen his soul. After all, his Soul wasn't prepared for what awaited them. At least, that was what the God Curses told him. They told him to hunt enough Awakened and infuse tens of millions of SoulStar Fragments into his soul.

The Divine Ascension wasn't special in itself after his body was fully cleansed of all impurities and the Divine Shell formed. Even the Energy Vortex had already been formed. Still, Michael gained tremendous power from the God Curses and the Nature Heart. Ascending to a Divine Lifeform changed something. It created more space for the true extent of the God Curses and the Nature Heart's power.

Their Essences filled Michael's body and integrated into every cell of his body.

Contrary to their first encounters, Fenrir and Jormungandr supported him without hesitation. Many things happened since they first met and it was only a small surprise to feel their essence as it coursed through him en masse.

Michael had a decent understanding of the God Curses at this point and he knew how they would react to certain events and what they thought about him, his people, and the things happening around him. But that was fine. It was perfect; exactly what he needed to focus on the God Curses' Seals.

They didn't even inform him but kept channeling their Essences into Michael, thus granting him more authority over their powers. More Seals of the three God Curses formed, and new powers were unlocked, filling Michael with a weird sensation.

Something about the God Curses commitment felt weird. They helped him advance much faster over the last few years, even though they'd been trying to work against him before.

Their full reasoning was unknown, but Michael knew one thing.

The fact that their path was still the same was still why they helped him.

They needed his help and were thus heavily investing in him.