Chapter 14 Chapter 14 【Stigmata】? 【Eidolon】?
Chapter 14 【Stigmata】? 【Eidolon】?
In Kevin's palm.
The ice crystal flickered, sometimes compressed into a snowflake, sometimes crushed into powder, ultimately returning to a single entity.
Originium, this substance is related to its state. When it is in powder form, it is in a high-energy, unstable state.
The Originium that descends with Catastrophes is a stable, massive aggregate maintained in a low-energy state.
When the content of Originium particles or powder within a human body reaches a certain threshold, the Originium will spontaneously aggregate and release energy.
The so-called Originium Arts involve the release of immense energy contained within Originium powder already in a high-energy state after being stimulated by a certain type of spell energy. The attribute of the released energy varies depending on the attribute of the spell energy.
After stimulation, redundant Originium powder is produced, and black Originium conjugates appear on the person's body surface. It's worth mentioning that even without stimulation by spell energy, when the threshold is reached, Originium powder will slowly release energy. This is the so-called Oripathy?
Casting spells through a staff involves the person only providing spell energy, using specially arranged Originium powder within the staff as a medium to achieve safe spellcasting.
"Feels... inferior to Honkai energy."
Kevin's eyes held a subtle expression as this thought surfaced in his mind.
Compared to patients who can survive for decades after contracting Oripathy, Honkai energy isn't so gentle.
Those without resistance die instantly. Those with some resistance but not enough have at most two years from infection to death, and those two years are an extremely painful time. If the corpse isn't disposed of promptly after death, there's also the risk of turning into a Zombie.
Not to mention the Black Death that killed 75 million people due to Honkai energy, the Ice Age, World Wars, and even Herrschers and Judgment-class Honkai Beasts...
Perhaps not as frequent as the Catastrophes in this world, but each one is a severe test for human civilization.
Kevin waved his hand, dispersing the ice crystal, and turned his gaze to Yelena beside him. The little Amiya also looked back curiously, wondering why her teacher was staring at her like that.
Oripathy...
It's also a problem that urgently needs solving. But for now, the only effective and radical method he can think of is using Honkai energy.
However, he holds reservations about whether people in this world have Honkai energy adaptability.
If something goes wrong, it's hard to say whether the Originium will die first or the host will die first. In any case, one of them will definitely die, or both might die together.
Although under his control and some restriction of this world, the leakage caused when he uses Honkai energy hasn't led to the birth of Zombies or major Honkai outbreaks, according to experiments on animals, injecting it in an endpoint form can still create Honkai Beasts.
Kevin beckoned.
Understanding his meaning, Yelena ran over curiously and squatted before him. His gloved hand touched her forehead.
The violent Honkai energy was as docile as a lamb in Kevin's hand, flowing slowly like a stream into Yelena's body. Wherever the Honkai energy went, the Originium powder scattered like fleeing from a fierce beast.
Finally, these Honkai energies converged on Yelena's fair back, condensing into a somewhat peculiar pattern.
A majestic greatsword descended vertically like a deity, with unfolded crystalline wing marks on both sides.
【Stigmata】?
This isn't a Stigmata. Or rather, it's not just a Stigmata. It incorporates Kevin's understanding of Originium Arts over these days and combines it with his mastery of the Salvation Eidolon.
The moment that Eidolon formed, Yelena felt a burning sensation gradually spreading throughout her entire body.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Originium on her body surface rapidly shedded. Powder invisible to the naked eye poured out from every pore all over her body.
That's Originium! The Originium is escaping!!
They are afraid! Terrified!
If the Originium powder invading the human body is a beast, then the Honkai energy Kevin extracted is a dragon from a savage era, seemingly ready to devour anyone at any moment!
"Hah... Hah..."
Her ash-white hair stuck to her forehead with sweat. She panted heavily, forming clusters of lingering white mist in the air, within which seemed to float some barely visible black particles.
Kevin glanced at Pozëmka. The latter was smart enough to move farther away without approaching Yelena.
The entire process had been practiced thousands of times. Ultimately, there's no essential difference between humans and animals in the face of Honkai energy.
Kevin skillfully adjusted the trajectory of the Stigmata, forming a stable and mutually circulating cycle.
Now, it was the final step: putting insurance on the 【Stigmata】.
An uncontrollable "bomb" with leakage risk is far more dangerous than Oripathy.
A faint golden light flickered in Kevin's eyes. His entire demeanor became divine.
Third: Thou shalt not be violent.
Fourth: Thou shalt not act recklessly...
Thou shalt bind thyself with this body.
Several Taboos were applied to that Stigmata one after another, like heavenly chains engraved with maxims, securing the Stigmata in place.
The user employs the Honkai energy within the Stigmata to drive the activated Originium energy in the surrounding space to use Arts. The Honkai energy itself is replenished by consuming Originium energy. Finally, pseudo-Constraint authority and Taboos are used to eliminate the destructive nature of Honkai energy towards the host, thus forming a perfect closed loop.
This is the most perfect method Kevin could think of in a short time.
"Done."
As his will relaxed, the golden light in Kevin's eyes faded like melting snow. Sapphire blue eyes appeared again. His entire demeanor returned to that calm yet resolute state.
"How do you feel?"
"My Oripathy... was cured?"
Yelena's beautiful eyes widened slightly as she looked incredulously at her arm. It was fair and slender; where was any trace of Oripathy?
"Try using your Arts."
Kevin propped his chin with two fingers and said solemnly.
She obediently extended her hand.
Whoosh! Pale ice crystals gathered like tidal waves. A chilling cold that made one tremble seemed to rise from between heaven and earth. Yelena's hair fluttered, swirling amidst wind and snow like a princess mastering ice and snow.
"Hmm, not bad. Improvement as expected."
Both control and power have increased.
The function of the improved Stigmata doesn't deviate much from his original intention. Apart from the sole drawback of not being widely applicable, Kevin has done his best within his capabilities.
But it's fine. He has always been that selfish. He has no interest whatsoever in saving all Infected in this world.
That kind of thing is tiring. He only wants his sole student to be free from future troubles. That's all.
After all, time should be almost up. What he pursues destined that his figure won't stop here.
——————
【Event — The Most Extreme Sword Art】
FrostNova: The most extreme sword art? Teacher, does martial arts of that level truly exist?
Kevin: Yes, indeed.
FrostNova: You know that senior, right?
Kevin: She was my comrade-in-arms. Although we didn't truly cross swords at that time, I indeed witnessed that sword strike—a strike aimed at me.
FrostNova: I'm sorry...
Kevin: The situation back then was complicated. I could understand her feelings. But out of duty, I still stood in her way. Her actions were understandable.
Kevin: But all that is old history now. When teaching you this sword art, I had selfish motives. Or rather, I look forward to you recreating that sword strike.
Kevin: The 【Shackle】 of 【Instant】... a sword strike capable of freezing time and space.
kevin really had a shitty hand dealt to him