Darius removed three items from his Inventory and Analyzed them.
[Thunder Heart - Unique
Durability: 3,000/3,000
Description: A special heart extracted from the Storm Giant of Gaia. When implanted into any living being grant them the highest possible affinity with the Lightning element as well as the Storm transformation.]
[Tree Heart - Unique
Durability: 3,000/3,000
Description: A special heart extracted from the Ent Champion of Gaia. When implanted into any living being grant them the highest possible affinity with the Nature element as well as the Ent transformation.]
[Ancestor Dragon Blood - Unique
Durability: MAX
Description: Blood that came right from the heart of the Ancestor of all Dragons, Yuli'ann Castoro. By injecting it, one can become an Ancient Dragon of any element of their choice. By applying it over the skin, one can become a Dragon Lord, a Dragonoid with the ability to control most others. By ingesting it, one can become an impure Ancestor Dragon without the ability to grow further.]
The Thunder Heart had been a reward from Thor, the Tree Heart had been a gift from Foldo, and the Ancestor Dragon Blood used to be the True Dragon Blood he had received from Darla.
He had attempted to Static Transmute it to increase its quality and effects, yet upon seeing the astronomical cost – nearly as high as making Lunar Dew – he had given it. Luckily the Bowl of Nuwa had been able to transform it into its current state after the usual 24 hours.
His plan had originally been to acquire the Thunder Heart and inject the blood into it, then have Thor implant it into his body directly. However, after Darius got the Tree Heart from Foldo, he had changed his mind.
Not to mention he would have been a fool to simply entrust his life to Thor, even if he had the First Ressurection Stone. Later on, his act of seeing Deia told him what kind of enemy he might be facing in the future, so he realized that he would need more power and not just in the form of stats.
This was why he had spent so many SP to increase Combine to level 40. He needed it to maximize the chance of successfully combining the two hearts. Then he would inject the Ancestor Dragon Blood into the resultant creation before replacing his current heart with it.
Darius took a deep breath and held each heart in one hand. The Thunder Heart was a human-looking heart that was sparkling with electricity whereas the Tree Heart was a similar organ made of vines.
Darius chose to activate Combine on the two and checked his chances.
[Combine: Chances of success are 97%.]
Darius nearly dropped them. He had expected that with Combine at level 40 and his Int at 150 points, for the chances to be 50% at best.
To reach a whopping 97%... had he underestimated the effect of spending his AP and SP so wisely? Had they been so greatly powered up that they exceeded his expectations?
Or did those hearts simply have great fusion chances naturally?
Darius suspected a mix of it, but with a big emphasis on the latter. "Miranda, search the Database for any mention of 'Elemental Hearts', especially in combination with 'Gaia's Chosen Warriors'."
Miranda popped up and nodded. She only closed her eyes for a split second before transferring the information directly to Darius' mind. With 150 points, he could more than easily handle such a load himself.
When he opened his eyes, there was a strange glint.
He had been right, there were reportedly 5 Hearts from Gaia's Chosen Warriors. The Ent Champion's Tree Heart, the Storm Giant's Thunder Heart, the Lava King's Fire Heart, the Undine's Aqua Heart, and the Wind Colossus' Air Heart.
Those five had been Gaia's Chosen Warriors against the 'righteous' Gods and vile Demons... that now ruled Faust.
They had been defeated thoroughly and their hearts had been split up. Thor had taken the Thunder Heart, Poseidon the Aqua Heart, Zhurong the Flame Heart, Vayu the Wind Heart, and Flora the Tree Heart.
Darius was unsure about how the Tree Heart had ended up in the hands of Foldo, but he would investigate that some other time.
For now he paused, wondering whether he should gather all five hearts before proceeding?
Then he laughed at his stupidity and greed. The Tree Heart had been acquired by chance and the Thunder Heart after giving Thor something far more important to him than this mere heart that had no real use other than serving as a trophy.
How was he going to convince, Zhurong, Poseidon, and Vayu to spit out the hearts in their possession? It might be possible to acquire something they'd need with Transmutation, but he seriously doubted his meager 100 CP per day would suffice for that.
Right now, he should be content his Luck had netted him these two. The rest could be acquired later if necessary and if possible. As such, Darius assented to the merger.
Immediately, both hearts in his hands slammed together in the middle section of each, a soft glow surrounding them that forced Darius to close his eyes. Once the intensity died down, he opened them to gaze upon a strange heart that was made of vines that coursed with thunder.
Darius naturally Analyzed this new creation.
[Five Elements Heart - Unique (Incomplete)
Durability: 6,000/6,000
Description: A special heart created by Gaia that was split into five separate pieces to empower her Chosen Warriors. When implanted into any living being, grant them the highest possible affinity with the Five Elements as well as the Elemental King transformation.
Note: Only Lighting and Nature element unlocked. Elemental King transformation cannot be activated until completed.]
Darius rubbed his chin and smiled. Seeing this, it was clear he had no option but to either transmute new hearts or acquire the old ones by any means necessary.
However, that was for later. Darius took the Ancestor Dragon Blood and filled a syringe with it. Without any hesitation, he plunged the syringe into the eerily beating heart that shivered from the insertion, then pushed the blood into it slowly.
Immediately, the heart began to undergo some changes as it beat faster and faster like it would soon explode. A kaleidoscope of lights shone from it, forcing Darius to once again close his eyes though he could feel the increased temperature of the organ.
