The Nameless Crown
Chapter 40 - The Birth of the Ruler

“A-what? ... R-ryan's? What happened to your body?”

With both eyes widened and mouth stuttering, Elen could only fall silent without being able to do anything about it. In that critical and helpless condition, he witnessed a new phenomenon—no, precisely a new birth.

The perfect full moon. The illusory transparent light enveloped the darkness surrounding Ash's body. Despite all the abnormalities, the sky was slowly adjusting to the color of blood.

Ash who was now floating slowly above the ground looked up. His pupils grew sharper, his two timid fangs revealed themselves, his pitch-black hair giving off a faint bluish line.

Within half a second, Oz's silhouette appeared beside him and fused, going inside. Two wings of darkness were scattered with raven feathers falling.

This feeling .. is really fun. It's so quiet here as if I can do anything, inner Ash.

Not far from there Lilith leapt back, approaching the Beloved who had changed completely. He groaned then a magic circle with a purplish pentagram appeared in the middle of his chest.

From the center of the circle comes an astral chain without a physical. It was a faint red color that then wrapped around Ash's left arm. Like the relationship of an employer and a servant, the two are connected in different ways.

Although different in various meanings, but their hearts remain one. Connected to the foundation that comes from a relationship of trust, they surrender themselves to a pent-up instinct. Faraway. Faraway. Deep in the little heart, behind the darkness of emotions.

[Synchronization successful. Preparing catalyst “The True Vampire”]

[“Disdain Slave” active. “The Empress of Lost” and “Lord of Astralis” have become one]

Lilith's previously solid body instantly became transparent and a streak of light surrounded her as well as changing the constitution of the Alluring Empress into a spirit.

Lilith's free-moving spirit then floated towards Ash and grabbed him from behind.

Now he has become an absolute support system for Ash. Not only did it provide the best choice and supply energy and Mana into his Master's body. Lilith will also equip Ash with all the buffs and eliminate the debuff attached to her.

Ash who has now turned completely into a Vampire actually went down. He looked around and made sure everything was what he had felt.

When dealing with Vlad [False], he was aided by Vlad [Original], and had an overabundance of power that could compensate for even defeating the anomalous Boss to the point of the final blood.

However, right now he was not assisted by Vlad [Original] but rather by Lilith who had made a contract with him. The whirlpool of Mana around them broke into faint dust grains and entered Ash's body.

Both the Mana Lilith and Ash streams had fused together so that their strength multiplied. He knew that his unique ability was permanent, that was why with limited time, and in a cornered state he had to be able to maximize that power effectively.

Ash opened the status panel. Hm? Strange again? His inner.

Name: Ashiel Gremory

Race: True Vampires

Job :【Lord of Astralis Lv???】

Vitality: ???

Str :870 Psy Atk: 1350

Agi :1630 Psy Def :970

Int: 610 Mag Pack: 900

Luck :290 Mag Def         : ???

【Skill】

【Active】 \=>

—Blood Phantasmal

【Passive】\=>

—Night Lurker's

—Blood Seeker’s

—Blood Art Mastery

—Emperor of Bloodiast

【Unique Skill】

—Continuity Evolution

What he saw was very different, even in that confusion he still looked calm. While ascertaining his own status, Ash closed his eyes for a moment and reopened them.

However, what he saw was not a mistake or a bug. HP and magic defense as well as levels show question mark indicators. He did not understand that, but one thing that is certain is that the emergence of the indicator must be due to Lilith's involvement.

When he borrowed the power of Vlad [Original], he could still see the number indicator on his status. It meant that the warning that had appeared and he had ignored earlier had told him everything he wanted to know.

Like “Lord of Astralis”, “The True Vampire”, and “The Empress of Lost”. However, not only that, there were some of his abilities that were lost, and became different.

For example, the active and passive abilities even unique abilities also emit red light.

“Do not worry. I've always been by your side, Ash. Calm your soul and mind, now that we are one, and surely I will protect you with all my heart”

“L-Lilith?”

Ash looked at Lilith in her astral form. Floating freely in the air while his chest was chained by a magical chain. Even so, he could sense that the figure floating before him was indeed Lilith.

“Currently we are connected as one and I as your catalyst and guide will always help. Whether you're in trouble or lonely,” Lilith said as she stroked Ash's right cheek.

“What happened? Previously not like this?”

Lilith just laughed amusedly then touched the Lover's forehead with her index finger.

“Everything you want to ask will I send it directly to your subconscious.”

Instantly, all the information goes directly into Ash's subconscious. With that amount of information, an ordinary person would probably go crazy for surpassing the working capacity of the brain, but Lilith had lightened up while making her appear lighter.

Ash was slightly jolted, but the expression he let out was very calm as if nothing had happened. Meanwhile, Elen still could not believe the changes that had happened to his friend.

Moreover, knowing such a thing must have left him in shock. On the other hand Nardhal was like being stopped by a wave of time that appeared to silence him. I don't know where the confinement came from, but he seemed to understand, and knew the origin of all the abnormalities.

Both of his eyes are squealing. Staring at Ash then pointed at him with an index finger.

“You. Source of issue.”

With the same sound and tone, the two choral waves echoed. Ash was calm. The heart rate that previously beat fast because of the change has now become stable, calm, and cold lake water level.

Nardhal fluttered his left arm and a crescent wave targeting Ash exploded violently. Leveling a strip of land and pillars that block the attack path of the wave.

Ash did the same thing, but as soon as his left arm swung, a silhouette of Lilith's spirit appeared following his movements.

“[Blood Phantasmal],” says Ash cold.

The pool of blood exploded, bursting violently forming a storm surge that could sweep through anything. When that power collided directly with the Nardhal's attack, their place shook violently.

[Blood Phantasmal] was a combination of all of Ash's active abilities where his skill in manipulating speed, magic, attack, defense, and counterattack was imbued with the aura of blood.

As a result, even though his body gestures look relaxed and do not show a threat. But that is the power of this ability. Where this ability makes use of technical action and reaction, if the enemy uses great force, then whatever Ash does will have the same effect as the enemy attacks.

Moreover, this ability did not require any Mana at all since all of it had been supplied by Lilith as her astral guard. Coupled with Ash's passive abilities namely, [Blood Art Mastery], [Night Lurker], and [Blood Seeker] made [Blood Phantasmal]'s abilities even stronger.

This is called synchronization. A combination of different abilities, but has a continuous effect on each other. Complement each other and make the figure an incarnation of real destruction.

“Use this power wholeheartedly, Ash,” whispered Lilith finely on Ash's left ear.

The Assassin closed his eyes for a moment and looked back at Nardhal.

“Ya .. anyway this won't be long ...,” he said calmly.