After the entire meeting was a success, the two sat down at the opposite direction of the table and began to talk about themselves. They had to introduce with one another properly this time. They surprisingly got along as they had very similar upbringings. The Frost Queen also had a rough childhood where she was left parentless due to tragedy, and had to survive on her own, the same as the Fox Venerable. And like that, they also shared many other things, and got along just fine. They got drunk together as well, and began flirting with me… Overall, it was a day we spent celebrating, drinking, and eating until the next morning within the Divine Realm.
The Frost Queen had let us stay in town she had where there were some people living in here, a few hundred people, they were the many souls of people she couldn't leave behind, there were some ancient vampires whose souls had been rescued and put here, although it was due to their willingness, as she was always saying she would rather let people go to the afterlife.
When I woke up, I was in bed with Benladann. Time went slowly here so it wasn't as if many hours passed outside, things were alright. I had been checking our daughters as well, and currently I was taking a nap with the two of them in the big bed I share with Benladann back in our home. However, Benladann was already missing our babies.
"Uugh… I miss Benladra… My baby… And Kate too… I want my babies…" She began to cry in the morning. "Can we go back now?"
"Yeah we are going back today." I said.
"You really can't live without your kids at this point." Sighed Miranda at Benladann's side.
"But they're my babies! Don't tell me you don't miss them." Sighed Benladann.
"W-Well…" Miranda muttered, quickly recalling when Benladra calls her "Auntie" very adorably, she quickly blushed a bit, most likely. "M-Maybe…"
Meanwhile, I looked into my Status, it was about time I spent some of that Divine Power I had.
<Divine System>
[Name]: [Drake Fafnir Orochi]
[Race]: [Dragon God of Eternal Winter and Endless Dreams]
[Main Divinities (3/4)]: [Divinity: Eternal Winter (B)] [Divinity: Endless Dreams (S)] [Divinity: Dungeons (S)]
[Auxiliary Divinities (4/6)]: [Divinity: Divine Flames (B)] [Divinity: Divine Cooking (D)] [Divinity: Sinful Flames (B)] [Fruitful Harvest (B)]
[Divine Core]: [Rank 7 (Upper Stage)] (Requires 1200000 DP to upgrade)
[Divine Power]: [12020000]
[Fortune]: [A++]
[Physical Strength]: [B+]
[Magical Power]: [B+]
[Dexterity and Agility]: [B+]
[Magical Affinities]: [Ice (SSS)] [Wind (SS)] [Darkness (SS)] [Dream (S)] [Earth (S)] [Dungeon (S)] [Death (A)] [Null (A)] [Illusion (A)] [Phantom (B)] [Spirit (B)] [Moonlight (B)] [Poison (B)] [Alchemy (B)] [Cooking (B)] [Psychic (B)] [Nature (C)] [Life (C)]
[Divine Abilities]: [Unique Skill: Divine System (SSS)] [Unique Skill: God (SSS)] [Unique Skill: Immortal Body (SSS)] [Doppelganger (S)] [Unique Skill: Winter Magic (A)] [Unique Skill: Ice Absorption (A)] [Dark Sun (A)] [Divinity Aura (B)] [Dream Realm Manipulation (B)] [Unique Skill: Spirit Creation (B)] [Unique Skill: Dungeon Creation (B)] [Psychic Mind (B)] [Frost Flames (B)] [Earthy Harvest (B)]
[Divinity Fragments]: [Divine Fragment of Blood] [Divinity Fragment of Alter Ego] [Divinity Fragment of Knowledge]
Huh, now that's amazing. Although my Stats had not increased, but they'll probably rise whenever I reach Rank 8, wouldn't they? But still… seeing the Status really makes me smile a bit.
Oh right, I got those Divinity Fragments I can use… What if I merge all three of them? Would a wacky Divinity appear? Hm… Maybe I'll wait a bit more.
[Currently, it is possible to Rank Up further, do you wish to Rank Up now, Drake?]
How much can I ran up with my current Divine Power?
[Now… You should be able to get to Rank 8 Middle Stage with what you've got.]
[Reaching Rank 7 Peak Stage costs 1200000 Divine Power to Upgrade]
[Reaching Rank 8 Initial Stage costs 2400000 Divine Power to Upgrade]
[Reaching Rank 8 Middle Stage costs 4800000 Divine Power to Upgrade]
So the required DP multiplies two times with each Rank Up?
[Indeed, that seems to be the case. After you're done upgrading, you'll have 3600000 Divine Power left to use. You could either save it or use it to strengthen your Abilities, gain new Abilities, or Strengthen your Divinities or get new ones…]
Huh, if I Rank Up, will that trigger evolution?
[Certainly, you might evolve after getting to Rank 8 Middle Stage, after that you'll gain a good amount of Bonus Divine Power, but it won't be enough to reach Rank 8 Upper Stage, as you need 9600000 DP for that.]
Alright, I guess we can leave the evolution for later, I don't want to bother everyone in here with it…
[Shall we Rank Up then?]
Yes, do it.
Ding!
[You have exchanged 8400000 Divine Power]
[Your Divine Core is reacting!]
[Your Realm has increased from Rank 7 Upper Stage to Rank 7 Peak Stage!]
[Your Realm has increased from Rank 7 Peak Stage to Rank 8 Initial Stage!]
[Your Realm has increased from Rank 8 Initial Stage to Rank 8 Middle Stage!]
[Your power has risen amazingly. You have reached higher levels of divinity]
[All your Divinities and Auxiliary Divinities have been enhanced by one Grade]
[All Affinities below SSS Grade have been enhanced by one Grade]
[All Divine Abilities below S Grade have been enhanced by one Grade]
[You can now Evolve to Gain New Divinities and Divine Abilities, alongside Bonus Divine Power]
"Postpone for now."
Ding!
[Evolution has been postponed.]
FLAAASH!
I could feel my Aura of Divinity expand like an endless ocean of white light everywhere. It felt incredible. It felt… exhilarating. It felt, for a single second, as if I could do anything I could put my mind into! My divinities and divine abilities, everything rose so much by one grade… It felt like a completely different world altogether from before! So many powerful Divine Abilities were even stronger now and had even better effects, and that's without even mentioning the divinities and auxiliary divinities, hell, even the divinity of Cooking was powerful.
"A-Amazing, Drake, you're shining so much!" Said Benladann.
"Woah…" Miranda was just as surprised.
