Crownless Reincarnation: New World? Nah I'd win-Chapter 53: Void Fox [PS Bonus]

"It’s coming,"

Akamir mumbled, smiling.

"Void Fox."

A faint hum began to rise from the egg, low and melodic.

Akamir knelt beside it, eyes fixed as the black-and-silver shell cracked further,

light spilling from the fractures in thin, glowing threads.

Akamir slowly raised his hand to touch it.

Nayomi quickly slapped it away. "Don’t touch it."

Akamir glared at her as the surface of the egg pulsed.

Nayomi floated closer, her expression unusually solemn.

She was the one who was aware of what type of beast the void fox is.

Something that could end the world if given enough time.

"Be careful," she warned. "Its first moments can be... volatile."

Akamir rubbed his hands. "What do I need to do?"

"Why don’t you shut up for now."

"...."

Akamir rubbed his face as he looked at the egg carefully.

Crack!!

The shell finally split with a soft pop, and a soft mist rose from within, curling unnaturally.

From the mist emerged a creature small, lithe, and delicate at first glance.

Its fur shimmered with hues of black so deep they seemed to absorb light, but along its spine ran streaks of silver-blue, like stars stretched into lines.

A tail tipped with violet flame curled behind it like an elegant crown.

Its eyes opened.

Twin galaxies stared back at Akamir.

A blink, and the room dimmed around them like the light had been sucked out.

"Hmm?"

A small violet crystal embedded in its head took Akamir’s attention.

The creature blinked once more, and suddenly it was in front of Akamir, nose to his chest, without crossing the distance.

’How did it—?’

Akamir held his breath.

It sniffed him. Once. Twice.

Then slowly pressed its head into his palm.

"Kyuu~."

A soft melodic voice escaped its lips as the galaxy eyes stared back at Akamir.

"It’s beautiful."

Akamir mumbled, hesitantly rubbing its head.

The void fox didn’t shy away from showing him affection.

It rubbed its head against his hand as it let out another soft voice.

Akamir quickly looked at Nayomi. "What do I do now?"

She frowned. "I don’t know, maybe feed him."

"What?" he asked back as the fox began to rub its body against him like a cat. "Wait, what do void foxes even eat?"

"It’s a child," she replied, not entirely sure as well. "Maybe milk?"

"Whose milk!?"

"What type of question is that?"

"Are you dumb?"

Nayomi rolled her eyes, crossing her arms. "You’re the dumb one asking what kind of milk. Just find something."

Akamir scowled. "Didn’t you steal the egg? Couldn’t you at least learn what they eat?"

"I used to kill those things before they matured and not learn what type of milk they like."

"You are useless."

"Shut up."

The void fox nuzzled his leg again, its tail flicking with a strange rhythm as though it was listening, or understanding their bickering.

Then, suddenly, it yawned.

"Kyuu~."

It moved closer to Akamir and used its paws to rise up.

"What’s it doing?"

Akamir wondered aloud as the beast began to play with his chest.

"Wait—."

The void fox ripped off his shirt with its sharp nails.

"Wait, wait, I don’t lactate, stop—."

Akamir’s panicked voice stopped as the beast rubbed its forehead against his chest.

A spark rushed all over his body before—.

BOOOM!!!

Something hit his chest like a hammer, throwing him away.

"Akamir!"

Nayomi yelled as she rushed towards him as he struggled to move.

’I can’t breathe!’

His eyes were open, but unfocused.

Blood trailed from the corner of his mouth.

’Fuck! Fuck!’

A heat surged all over his chest, forcing Akamir to tear out his own shirt.

"Arghh!"

He groaned, feeling a cracking in his chest like something was trying to enter his body.

Looking down, he noticed a small violet crystal embedded in his chest.

’W-What is this?’

The crystal pulsed once, twice, before flaring with a surge of violet light that burned his veins from the inside out.

"ARGHHH!!"

Akamir screamed.

Not from pain alone, but from the feeling of something ancient, vast, and starless tearing into his core.

Just like the pain started, it stopped in the next instant.

Akamir lay flat on the ground, chest heaving, the glow fading from the crystal embedded in his skin.

The once-violet light now dimmed into a cool, smoky blue against his chest.

Akamir blinked, and the void fox was standing over his chest.

"Kyuu~."

It licked his face as if it wasn’t the one who made him go through such pain.

Akamir sighed as he looked up at Nayomi.

She noticed his gaze and rubbed her temples.

"They usually do this with their mother," she explained.

"That way, they can hide in the crystal when they want to sleep or are in danger."

"You could have told me sooner," Akamir groaned as he slowly sat back up.

"I have never seen them doing it with humans," she replied, her voice low. "I didn’t know it was even possible."

"Why do they do that?" Akamir groaned, rubbing the void fox. "Unless they want to torture their mother."

"It’s to create a bond," she muttered. "You’re where it returns to. For rest. For safety."

As if to verify her words, the void fox yawned before it moved closer.

Its body turned into a cluster of violet as it entered the crystal on his chest.

"....."

Akamir quickly touched his chest, feeling a heaviness of the fox inside it.

"Sense your core," Nayomi said, taking his attention. "You might find something interesting."

Akamir nodded softly before he closed his eyes.

The core around his abdomen surged at his will.

"Hm?"

It only took him a second to notice a few changes.

Like how it was somehow connected to the crystal on his chest.

How his mana....

"It has become even more purified," Akamir mumbled, rubbing his temples.

’Did that thing turn me into some kind of monster?’

He wondered as he summoned his status screen.

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Name: Asher/ Akamir Leon Vyavan.

True name: [Locked]

Core: [Orange] [Tier 2]

Saturation: 4/10

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Attributes:

Strength: 24

Agility: 23

Endurance: 25

Charm: 40

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Memories:

[Hollow Crown of Extinction]

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Bound:

Void Fox.

Skill set:

Tail of Unlaughter: Infect a target with crushing existential dread, paralyzing them.

Tail of ???: [Locked]

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Skills:

[Vyavan Sword Art]

[Holy Aura]

[Foxdrift]

[Emperor Sword Art]

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Unique traits:

King’s Will.

Devourer.

Chi user.

Prodigy.

Mana tempering.

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Akamir slowly turned to look at Nayomi. "What did it do to my core?"

"Evolve it," she replied, folding her arms. "He increased your potential by a lot."

"Evolved it?"

"Yes." Nayomi walked around him, her tone almost begrudging. "It changes the way their magic flows."

Akamir raised a brow. "Is that why it felt like I was being set on fire from the inside out?"

"Pretty much."

Akamir blinked then let out a sigh.

"What else can I do?" Akamir asked, rubbing his neck.

"I don’t know." She shrugged, looking away. "That thing isn’t something you should have anyway."

Akamir groaned, standing back up. "I am not killing it."

"Yeah, sure."

He walked, stretching his body as he felt pain all over it.

’Fuck. I feel like dying.’

He threw himself on the bed, too tired to even move anymore.

’Hm?’

Just as he dragged his hand on the bedsheet, he felt something.

He looked at his hand.

There was something that buzzed at his fingertips.

’...What?’

It was a violet lightning.