Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe-Chapter 110

EP.110 Alliance

The forces of melancholy ruled by Rumo, a spirit of melancholy with top-tier superior power.

She, who ruled the southern part of the Barren Ravine, was a woman with a human form that had a sticky, slimy texture as if it were melting.

“Hmm, so… you’re saying that an incredible being who can tear people apart with fear just by making eye contact has joined the forces of greed?”

“Yes. According to rumors, it achieved top-tier strength shortly after being born.”

Rumors about Athos, the spirit of fear.

Rumo frowned at these rumors.

“Hmm. Born not long ago?”

Rumo, the spirit of melancholy.

She has an incredibly long lifespan and has been living for a very long time.

Rumors say she’s second generation… that she’s lived for 1000 years, but.

In fact, she had been living for a bit longer, about 1200 years.

The reason she could hold on without disappearing even after her lifespan was up was thanks to her kinfolk.

Spirits of melancholy are fundamentally always depressed, so they don’t want to live long.

So, unlike other spirits, they have a characteristic of wanting to transfer their lifespan to other spirits somehow to die quickly.

Especially the middle and lower-rank spirits with strong melancholic nature have this characteristic strongly.

Rumo was born uniquely free from this nature, having almost no melancholy.

Perhaps because of this characteristic, her kinfolk, who were all like her but a bit different from themselves, began to transfer their magical power and lifespan to Rumo.

Of course, when transferring that power to others, there’s a huge loss, so it only extends the lifespan by 1-2 years at most.

An extremely inefficient act.

That’s why other spirits never do such a thing.

After all, if they just stay still and die when their lifespan is up, they use 100% of their magical power to give birth to their new kinfolk.

There’s no need to pursue such extreme inefficiency.

Anyway, due to the unique characteristic of the spirits of melancholy, Rumo received countless lifespans from her kinfolk.

Thanks to this, she could gain top-tier strength and live for an unbelievable 1200 years.

Anyway, because she has lived for so long, she knows well.

There are only five beings in this world who are top-tier from birth.

Namely, the rulers of the 5 major forces, each with their own territory.

The Spirit Kings.

Only they were top-tier from birth, and they grew up to eventually become Spirit Kings ruling all the spirits belonging to their attribute.

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‘You mean a vessel for a Spirit King.’

If that’s true, then Athos, the spirit of fear, is a vessel for a Spirit King.

It’s unknown why such a being was suddenly born here, now.

But what’s certain is that if things continue like this, the Barren Ravine will be devoured by him and become his territory.

Although spirits of fear are said to be rare, once a Spirit King emerges and they gather under him, their power becomes absolutely impossible to ignore. ȒＡNꝋᛒÊś

And the forces of fear spirits gathered under the Spirit King will create a 6th force, the 6 major forces.

‘I can’t just let the Barren Ravine, which I’ve put 200 years of effort into, be taken away like that.’

She couldn’t let that happen.

She had no intention of handing over this land, the Barren Ravine, where war always breaks out and magical power overflows abundantly, to someone who was suddenly born.

‘But I can’t oppose them alone.’

She had been competing similarly with just the forces of greed.

But suddenly, a being as strong as them, perhaps even stronger, had joined the forces of greed.

Talk about an imbalance of power.

“I need to form an alliance.”

She thought she absolutely had to form an alliance.

That’s how they could oppose them.

Of course, the target for the alliance was the 3rd force.

It was the forces of metal ruling the western region.

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To the east is the territory of fire.

To the west is the territory of wind, and to the south is the sea of void.

To the north, the Laitan Mountains lead to the territory of earth.

The north, connected to the Laitan Mountains, is controlled by the forces of greed.

The south, heading towards the sea of void, is controlled by the forces of melancholy.

Lastly, the west, adjacent to the territory of wind, is occupied by the forces of metal.

Incidentally, the east, which borders the territory of fire, is always a battlefield.

If they were to unnecessarily provoke the fire spirits, it could escalate into a war between the forces of the Barren Ravine and the territory of fire, so no force had claimed that area.

To the east of such a Barren Ravine.

The fire spirits suddenly arrived there.

“Hmm, the Barren Ravine. It’s been quite a while.”

At the forefront of the group of fire spirits was General Vester, one of the top-tier spirits and known as the greatest warrior in the territory of fire.

General Vester was the one who always came here to lead the fire spirits at the forefront whenever war broke out with the wind spirits.

It was the same 20 years ago in the last war.

But why had such a person suddenly come here?

Was it to wage war against the wind spirits again?

That wasn’t it.

“The territorialization of the Barren Ravine.”

It was none other than an order from the Spirit King of Fire.

Not just a simple war.

But to truly expand their territory.

In fact, expanding territory itself is simple.

You just need to drive out the spirits living there and claim the place.

But the reason they hadn’t done so until now was because of the forces living in the Barren Ravine.

The forces of greed led by Sook, the forces of metal led by Aigen, and the forces of melancholy led by Rumo.

Each of these top-tier spirits with upper-level strength had settled in the Barren Ravine.

Driving them out and territorializing the Barren Ravine itself is easy.

Because the fire spirits are stronger.

But doing so would turn them into enemies.

It’s not a good choice.

Already in a standoff with the wind spirits, if all the forces of the Barren Ravine turn their backs on the territory of fire, it could be disadvantageous in war.

Of course, they were ready to respond anytime if the other side provoked them first, but taking the Barren Ravine first was almost taboo.

But today, General Vester had come.

To territorialize the Barren Ravine.

“The King is truly hasty. It would be better not to expect that woman to side with us.”

The reason was simple.

Because their combat power had increased ridiculously.

And it seemed like it would continue to increase.

The birth of Nial, a top-tier spirit.

That was the reason.

The reason why they no longer cared if the dregs of the Barren Ravine turned their backs.

A vessel for a Spirit King.

In other words, they now had two Spirit King-level powerhouses.

This was an unthinkable situation.

If the Spirit King personally intervened, they could handle about three top-tier spirits of the Barren Ravine.

The problem was that if that happened, the wind spirits wouldn’t sit idle either.

But what if there were two Spirit Kings?

Even if the Wind Spirit King came, they could simultaneously deal with both the forces of the Barren Ravine and the wind spirit forces.

That’s not all.

Originally, it was an unwritten rule that the Spirit King doesn’t move.

But the existence of a crazy being who could break that rule and move, who wasn’t a Spirit King but had Spirit King-level power, was extraordinary in itself.

Having two ultimate weapons meant they could freely use one!

However, General Vester was displeased with the Fire Spirit King who wanted to act based solely on Nial’s birth.

No matter how much they are fire spirits, the stronger they are, the freer they are from the Spirit King’s control.

Even General Vester himself had enough freedom to refuse the Spirit King’s moderate orders as he pleased.

But this Nial, being a being with Spirit King-level potential, would be much freer from control.

If she doesn’t actively side with the fire spirits… this operation would be nothing but a self-defeating move.

Of course, he had advised as such, but the Fire Spirit King didn’t listen.

‘Shut up and do as I say. I’ll handle that woman myself.’

“……”

Recalling the Fire Spirit King’s irritated gaze, General Vester let out a short, deep sigh.

‘Well, what can I do? I’m just the King’s servant after all.’

Even if it results in the fire spirits being put in danger and the territory of fire being attacked.

The King’s orders are absolute.

There was nothing he could do.

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“Well, well, sending an envoy between us? Are you trying to imitate the Five Great Forces?”

Aigen, the metal spirit who ruled over the forces of metal, glared at a female spirit trembling before his eyes.

She was an envoy sent by the forces of melancholy.

She was a spirit who had come to deliver a message proposing an alliance.

But this place is the Barren Ravine.

Unlike the territories of the other Five Great Forces, it doesn’t feel like a nation, but rather like a back-alley red-light district.

In other words, sending an envoy to a place like this means…

It means they were sent with the intention of delivering the message and then taking their own life.

The envoy, seemingly aware of this meaning, was trembling so violently that her soul seemed to shake.

Aigen.

Originally one of the strongest generals active in the territory of earth.

However, he was a cruel and impatient being who had been exiled after killing dozens of earth spirits who had displeased him.

Therefore, her annihilation was practically certain.

“Hmph, but there’s certainly some merit to this.”

However, Aigen did not immediately kill the envoy.

Because the talk of an alliance that the envoy had brought was neither a ridiculous story nor provocative content.