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The Tower Of Primordial Death.

I think this one Spirit Treasure was formed naturally upon my evolution.

It is a literal tower of… well, death. The stone is made of bones and nether, and there's souls inside.

"I have not seen what it can do in detail, but I think it strengthens all my Undead, increases their Natural Regeneration, and can "revive" them, if they are destroyed, as long as the souls are bound to the tower." I said, telling Lucifer about it.

I think that's what it does?

I should probably check all my Spirit Treasures now that I think about it…

"Oh, that seems really useful… I wish I could have a Soulscape too," Lucifer said. "We even have Divine Powers developing within us but even then, it doesn't seem possible. Is there a needed requirement?"

"Probably having a gigantic, weird, and warped soul and origin like mine," I explained. "It might not be something you want to have either, I am very… Uh, abnormal, for a lack of a better word."

"I suppose… Well, it's not like I am jealous or something," he shrugged.

"Huh? It seemed to be that way to me~!" I poked his face with my fingers.

"Stop it…" He groaned. "So this mountain… Oh yeah, it has a lot of Void Essence."

We walked through the large open area on top of the mountain. The black and gray stone was quite lugubrious, and the entire atmosphere was very cold.

But it was comfy for me, for some reason… I felt more comfortable here than under the sun back in Yggdrasil for example.

"Yep, you should be able to find a good place around here…"

I reached a gigantic cave that could easily fit a gigantic dragon.

"Oh, this place's deep… Is it really safe? There aren't monsters that will try to eat me or something, right?!" He wondered, looking at the deep dark abyss within the caves.

"It's safe~ Don't worry, Luci," I said with a wink. "Monsters aren't born in here aside from obedient Undead… for now. And even if they were, they would obey me anyway."

"So that's how it works…" Lucifer nodded. "Very well then, I'll stay here for my evolution…"

He walked forward, as he began to tap some system things.

"W-Wait, don't do it right away though!" I stopped him before he started. "Come out, let's have breakfast with our daughter first, alright?"

"A-Ah… I suppose I should have a meal first, yes," he nodded. "Evolving consumes a lot of energy after all."

"Yeah! What's the hurry? Don't worry, time goes a bit weird in here, maybe I can find a way so it goes faster too, maybe your evolution will last a couple hours outside," I said.

"R-Really? So can you even modify the passage of time inside of this plane? How interesting…" Lucifer nodded.

"Alright, let's mark this area first…" I said, quickly waving my hand and stopping down.

RUMBLE!

Suddenly, countless cracks appeared, shaped like runes, forming a giant magic circle, a formation I created in an instant.

I shared my Phantasmal Energy, Shadows, and also some Nightmare Hearts to create a comfortable place.

And also to mark it, I might get lost and not find it so easily…

"And done, let's go," I quickly put my hands inside my chest, breaking open my flesh and bones, as a hole appeared leading outside.

"W-Wait, you're doing that again?! Mariaaaaaaggghhh!"

However, before Lucifer could complain any longer, he was sucked inside… Or well, outside, and me too.

This is a very funny way to travel, hahaha!

FLUOSH!

And then, we appeared back where we were.

"W-What…?! Ugh… I feel nauseous for some reason…"

Lucifer groaned, grabbing his stomach while on the floor.

"A-Ahaha, sorry, sorry, but there's no other way to get out quickly."

I healed him with my undead-healing magic, and he quickly felt better.

"Alright, so we're done with preparations, let's wake up all the sleepy ones."

We moved towards the tents, protected by powerful barriers of my own creation, and we found a couple Nightmaresaurs trying to nibble at them already.

"You guys sure don't take a break, huh?"

As I sighed and walked away, my own Aura acted on its own, growing giant dinosaur claws, foot, and jaws, and crushing, biting, and stomping the Nightmaresaurs to death.

CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!

"E-Eh?"

I felt slightly surprised, glaring at my own Aura, which acted independently.

Without any of my input at all!

In fact I just decided to spare the dinosaurs and let them be, they weren't harming anybody.

"Hey dude, what the hell? You're my own Shadow and Aura and you acted all on your own? The hell is your problem?" I asked angrily. "Bad dinosaur!"

"G-Grrrhh… Grroohhh…" The giant T-rex skull-like dinosaur head made of shadows and phantasmal energies groaned in sadness as I scolded him.

"Look the mess you made! I wanted to not see anymore blood for the morning at least, for god's sake…" I facepalmed. "Rise!"

I waved my hand, the four Nightmaresaurs that died, three Triceratops-like ones and a long-necked one quickly returned to life, becoming Zombie-type Undead.

"Alright, and-"

"CRUNCH! CRUNCH! CRUNCH! CRUNCH!"

But before I could do anything or give them a command, my Aura ate them!

But they were already zombies, why did it eat them?!

"GULP."

"…"

"…"

I stayed there glaring at the thing, Lucifer seemed confused.

"Uh, Maria are you talking with yourself right now?" Lucifer asked me.

"N-No! My own Aura is alive now… well, a part of it. It's the effect of a Title; a mere Title I got from killing a bunch of dinosaurs. I would've never thought this could happen…" I sighed.

"That's possible?" He wondered. "Well, you sure are unique… I'll go wake up Nyx…"

"Thanks…" I said, glaring at my Aura. "Okay so why did you do that?"

"Grooohh…"

"No don't "grooohh" me again, don't act like a sad baby, you know what you did!" I said, reprimanding him.

"Graaaoohhh…"

"…"

It seriously doesn't like to listen to me, huh?

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