Chapter 1548 Benladra's Powers
It has been a couple of days since then, and right now, I found myself inside of the Chaos Dragon Realm, accompanying Miranda and Benladann with Benladra's training. The girl has been absorbing and eating chaos monster meat for half a week by now, and her ability to channel her "Chaos Dragon" side was slowly becoming clearer. However, she had yet to transform into this appearance.
"Mom this is pointless! I don't care if I'm not a chaos dragon anyways!" Benladra was already losing her patience. I guess it was understandable seeing how she was a child.
"But dear, if you don't learn these powers, you won't be able to channel this Realm's strength." Benladann said.
"B-But I am strong already… Do I need more power? And with papa's spear, I am like invincible!" She said confidently.
"You're far from invincible, Benladra." I said. "Remember when Oberon's minions almost got you and Kate? If it wasn't for your little sister, you would have not come out of that as well. I also remember you saying that dealing with the Chaos Titan coming from the Chaotic Gate that the Deep One opened wasn't easy either. You said the chaos corroded you and it was very dangerous. So, if you can master this form, such weakness will be gone."
"Hmmm…" Benladra pouted, she was really feed up. "Hmm, okay… But can we train something else for now? Mama, you said I could train my Mold?"
"Oh right! Why don't we get to that then? Miranda?" Benladann called out for Miranda, who was sitting above a large cliff in the distance, cross-legged and meditating.
Behind her there was her own "shadows" made out of her miasmic mold, stretching out. She was both cultivating her Chaotic Powers and her Demonic Spiritual Soul and mixing both with her Mold Control Training. Behind her, that mold "shadow" was forming into a huge tree, slowly and delicately branching into the skies.
"W-Wait a minute please, I'm almost… there…!"
Miranda gritted her teeth as she quickly imbued Divine Power and Demonic Spirit Energy, a mix between spirit and demonic energy she naturally produced after evolving into a Demonic Spirit and poured it all into the tree forming behind her.
The tree's tentacles pierced the ground and created roots, rooting itself into the Chaos Dragon Realm. Dozens of crimson eyes opened across its entire body. The branches wobbling around like slimy tentacles. Slowly, a hard black bark grew over it. The tree was as big as thirty meters, and it emanated a strong Aura of Demonic Spiritual Energy, Chaos, and Miasmic Mold.
"Now…"
Miranda cut the connection with the tree. The tree's aura receded, but it continued as normal afterwards. She sighed in relief, looking back at it with a proud smile. I think she might have just used her own body and powers to create a new lifeform… Or maybe a Divine Treasure? Its hard to tell.
"I'm finally done!" She celebrated. "Phew, that took me almost a whole day…"
"What exactly were you making anyways?" Benladann wondered. "You never told me!"
"Hehehe, it was a surprise." Miranda smiled, quickly flying toward us with her bat-like wings popping out of her back. "You like it? It's my precious spawn, or creation, or even… child?"
"So our child won't be your first now?" I felt slightly disappointed.
"A-Ah, no! I mean, it is more like… your slime clones, yeah? That's better." Miranda nodded.
"Ah well, makes sense now." I nodded. "So what is it? A Divine Treasure?"
"Bingo! And also, not quite." Miranda said. "It is like a Divine Treasure, and also a living being of its own. It will act as a powerful source of Miasma and Mold for us. I can't modify Benladann's Chaos Realm, but this one, we can."
"Ooh, I can feel it now." Benladann nodded. "The moment it set its roots inside… I do feel like me energy is recovering faster than usual!"
"It should also produce some interesting fruits eventually." Miranda nodded. "It cost me so much to make one, I don't think I'll be making another any time soon."
"How will you call it then?" I wondered.
"Well let's leave it as… Miasmic Mold Chaos Tree." Miranda smiled. "It'll be like the Yggdrasil of our own Chaos Dragon Realm! Like the idea?"
"It sounds nice! Oooh, the Realm… It is fluctuating with more energy now!" Benladann noticed.
I also noticed. The tree's tentacle roots were constantly absorbing the surrounding energies and then releasing it after digesting impurities. Making the entire Chaos Dragon Realm even richer on its primary elements. As someone who cannot wield Chaos, I felt slightly suffocated… but overall, I was fine. If I can survive Demonic Energy, this isn't too much.
The tentacle branches slowly began to move. Growing crimson red leaves. This thing looked more like some sort of alien than a tree. But I guess it makes sense, isn't Miranda's origins outer space? She did say the Mold originated from a meteor that fell on Africa. I guess with enough practice, she could create more Alien and otherworldly spawns.
As strange as it is, that sounds kind of cool, honestly.
"Look, it's growing leaves now!" Benladra said in surprise. "And flowers?"
"Looks like that tree is developing quickly." Benladann nodded. "Anyways, Miranda. Can you help my girl learn how to use her Mold better? I think I can help too, but you're the expert here."
"Right…" Miranda nodded, walking towards Benladra and nodding, as she analzyed her powers. "She does have a version of my own powers within her, a very strange and unique one. I've wanted to check it for a while…"
"Can you teach me, auntie?" Benladra asked adorably.
"Hehe, of course, little dear." Miranda giggled, patting her head. "Now, let me see for myself what this Anti-Mold is all about. Can you summon it?"
"I have tried but I can't control it and it often disappears…" Benladra sighed. "But here goes nothing!"
Little Benladra pointed her hands at Miranda, as they slowly secreted a golden liquid, with a metallic sheen to it, resembling molten gold. It emanated an Aura of Holiness and Purification instead of Chaos and Corruption.
SPLASH!
And then it immediately jumped over Miranda's arm, beginning to slowly… burn her?!
"Miranda! Benladra, make it stop!"
