Chapter 20: The Tree of Life
*Boom*
A web of cracks appeared on the ground.
<Soru>
A shadow quickly appeared in front of the white-haired man.
<Shigan>
<Shigan>
Two times, fingers pierced the air like bullets...
<Blink>
The white-haired man disappeared from his previous location.
*Hard breath*
<Geppo>
Quickly kicking the air, a large spotted figure rose into the air.
It was Vice-Admiral Dalmatian.
His right leg began to become covered in a black shiny layer.
<Rankyaku Ran>
Dozens of blades of compressed air began to fly toward Ray.
<Blink>
<Blink>
<Blink>
He disappeared from his place and appeared in another. It was extremely difficult to dodge.
<Fly>
<Blink>
Ray very quickly appeared in front of Dalmatian and hit him in the chest.
<Tekkai>
He managed to defend himself.
* Boomm *
With noise, Dalmatian crashed right into the wall and created a hole in it.
"All the same, I can't defeat the Vice-Admiral without using magic or other abilities. My body is still not strong enough." said Ray.
<Bararaq Sei>
Eight snakes of lightning at high speed began to fly towards Dalmatian.
<Soru>
The snakes changed direction.
<Soru>
Again he tried to get away from them.
"You think so fast?" Ray said with a smile.
<Rankyaku Shuriken>
Several shurikens from compressed air flew right into the snakes.
Ray controlled the snakes with a second stream of consciousness.
<Bararaq Kauza>
Lightning covered Ray's entire body. It was like a Raikage technique. But unlike the Raikage technique, the <Bararaq Kauza> can be used with a weak body. This ability disables the limitations of the body, respectively, the stronger the body, the better the result. The ability is similar to the <Eight Gates> technique, but lightning also stimulates nerve impulses and accelerates muscle contraction.
<Lightning Blink>
Dalmatian did not even notice how Ray appeared in front of him. Even observation Haki did not help.
*Crunch*
With all his strength, Ray hit Dalmatian right in the chest.
Dalmatian, like a rag doll, flew towards the snakes.
*Rumble*
*Bzzzzzz*
Snakes encircled the body of Dalmatian and paralyzed him. Of course, this is temporary. But in a real battle, even a split second can decide the outcome.
<Lightning Blink>
<Chidori>
*Sound of piercing flesh*
Ray's hand came straight out of Dalmatian's chest.
Chidori tore his heart.
But even without a heart, Dalmatian remained conscious and could easily kill the attacker.
"Tch, what a tremendous vitality. And this is just the average vice-admiral. What will Kaido be capable of? If even Whitebeard could continue to fight with all his wounds. Akainu burned half Whitebeard organs, but he continued to stand and nearly killed the red dog. Is that Will from the world of One Piece? "Ray whispered.
Dalmatian crumbled into particles of light.
Ray conducted this training battle in the <Virtual Reality Hall>.
He worked very hard to create such a room. And it was totally worth it. Ray uploaded all the knowledge he had into the database. Now it was possible to fight even with Azure Dragon God, Birus, Hulk or any other character. One could even choose the conditions. For example, if you choose Senju Hashirama as an adversary and choose a giant forest as a battlefield. Then his strength will be correspondingly higher.
"Ahhh, I did a great job. You're well done, Ray. Now you can relax." said Ray and headed for the exit.
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The Great Tomb of Nazarick. Arena on the sixth floor.
Two figures moved throughout the arena.
One figure wielded an epee and was dressed in white clothes.
Another figure was dressed in black leather armor and fought with two daggers.
The arena was filled with spectators, everyone watched the battle with bated breath.
*Rumble*
Bella was covered in black lightning and quickly began to attack Daphne.
<Slice>
<Double Fang>
<Dissection>
Daggers left a residual image in the air.
*Clang*
*Clang*
The sound of metal striking metal was heard. Daphne blocked absolutely all attacks.
<Chains of Darkness>
Dark chains began to appear from the earth, they began to try to entangle Daphne.
Daphne created a block of ice and blocked the chains.
<Grau Horn>
She aimed her epee at Bella.
A giant horn made of ice appeared high in the sky and began to fly in its direction.
<Dragon of Dark Lightning>
Bella waved her daggers crosswise.
A black eastern dragon flew out of the daggers and began to fly toward the approaching ice horn. From time to time, lightning slipped through the dragon's body.
The whole arena began to freeze with the power of Daphne.
And covered in darkness from the power of Bella.
"Mm, too much." said the girl.
*Flash*
With a flash of flame, she appeared in the middle of the arena, right in the place where the two attacks were supposed to collide.
The girl was shrouded in a fire. She was beautiful. Like the Empress of Flame.
In her hands was a huge poleaxe covered with flames.
The temperature immediately began to rise.
The girl, like a spinner, began to spin with her poleaxe.
<Har Har Infigar>
A giant column of flame began to appear around her, the column began to spin and turn into a tornado, following the movements of the Empress of Flame.
Two attacks collided with a pillar of flame at the same time.
The fire absorbed these attacks and began to change its color to black and blue, black lightning flashed in the epicenter of the tornado.
The girl stopped her spin and waved her hand straight into the sky.
*EXPLOSION*
*Rumble*
Having risen almost to the very ceiling of the sixth floor, all this mass of energy exploded creating a truly amazing sight.
Thousands of lights of all colors of the rainbow fell from the sky like snowflakes. All this was accompanied by the thunder of lightning.
*Sigh*
The audience sighed together when they saw all this. Once again they became convinced of the power of their Queens.
"Yuri-nee, if our Queens are so strong ... how strong is Ray-sama?" asked a red-haired girl with a sports figure dressed in the form of a maid.
"I do not know. But Susu-nee said that he was able to restrain all his wives alone." answered Yuri Alpha.
Meanwhile, the girl who stopped this battle was looking at Daphne and Bella.
"You wanted to destroy this arena? What are you thinking about?" she scolded them.
"Tori. This arena is protected." Bella justified herself.
"Protected ??? These attacks are equal in strength to super-tier magic. What are you talking about?" Astoria continued to say.
"We overdid it a bit." said Daphne.
*Sigh*
"Fight your battles on Avalon. There you can fight at full strength." Astoria said with a sigh.
"Well, fine. Just don't get mad." said Daphne with a smile.
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Ninth floor. The hot springs.
While Daphne and Bella tried to destroy the sixth floor, Ray enjoyed the hot spring.
"Ahhh, this is the best invention of mankind. As soon as Solution returns to Nazarick, I will definitely ask her to help me take a bath." he spoke with a blissful smile.
Ray didn't even notice how he fell asleep.
"... ay ... ma... Ray ... ma... Ray-sama." someone was trying to wake him.
*Yawns*
"Mmm. Yes, what happened?" Ray asked and began to look around.
Right in front of the hot spring, an elf sat on her lap, wearing a white dress of a priestess. She had long, wavy hair. They were the color of ripe ears of wheat. Her eyes were very kind, color like fresh floral honey. She looked at Ray with a warm smile and love in her eyes. Her name was Aluriel, she was one of 38 Elves. She has a huge talent in the magic of life and nature.
"Aluriel, I asked: when we are in the family, you can all call me without honors." Ray said with a smile.
"Mmm, if you like it better." Aluriel answered softly.
"So why were you looking for me?" Ray asked.
"I wanted to talk about the Tree of Life that began to grow on Avalon." she said.
"The Tree of Life? I don't remember Narcissa growing the Tree of Life ... very interesting, let's look at it." Ray said and began to get up from the water.
Aluriel, not embarrassed, handed him a towel and brought clean clothes.
He accepted it with gratitude.
Dressing quickly, he went to Aluriel. She took his hand and they teleported to Avalon.
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Avalon.
They found themselves in a clearing full of flowers.
"This place ... I think I can guess what is happening here." said Ray.
Aluriel did not let Ray go and continued to hold her hand.
"I will accompany you." she smiled.
Ray nodded and they began to walk past all these flowers.
He looked around and admired. There was a huge number of flowers of all kinds. Narcissa did a titanic job to create this clearing.
Ray tried to create plants saturated with vitality or spiritual energy, such as the bodhisattva, the lotuses of life and death, the oak of wisdom. But that was not possible. Avalon cannot create such plants without seeing them, but as soon as these plants get on Avalon, they can be easily grown. The same goes for metals.
Avalon has all the famous metals from Ray's past life. But mithril, true silver, fel ore, demonic iron, heavenly gold, and other similar ores, are not here.
However, as soon as Ray brought the metals from <Yggdrasil> to Avalon, their deposits appeared here. They do not need to be mined, Ray can only desire to extract the finished ingots from the ground.
"Aluriel, do you like your new home?" Ray asked, looking at his companion.
"Madly in love. This place is great. We are incredibly happy that we can live here." said the joyful Aluriel.
"It's good that you are happy. I promised you that you will not suffer anymore." said Ray.
"As long as you need us, we will be happy," Aluriel said quietly.
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They went to a young tree. The tree had a long trunk and there were pink shoots on the branches.
Ray did not understand the trees, but he saw sakura seedlings.
He activated magical vision and began to look at the tree.
"This tree has a tremendous vitality." said Ray.
"Yes, that's why I paid attention to him. We had legends about the Tree of Life. And I feel that this seedling is the Tree of Life." answered Aluriel.
"For some reason, it seems to me that this Tree will become very important for us ... The fruit of the chakra, the devil fruits, the peach of immortality, there are a huge number of divine fruits. Great Sage, give your assessment." said Ray.
Great Sage: {According to the analysis of all data. The Tree will be able to grow devil fruits that can be used in other worlds. The fruit of the chakra is unknown. The peach of immortality is unknown.}
Ray: {Do you mean that the user of the devil fruit will lose its power as soon as he goes to another world?}
Great Sage: {Based on known data about the devil fruit and the world of One Piece, the probability is 89%.}
Ray: {How can the Tree grow devil fruits?}
Great Sage: {Need a sample. Avalon will analyze the principle of the action of the devil fruits and then the Tree of Life will get the opportunity to create the devil fruits. These will be original copies, the power of which will act in any world, as long as there is a connection with Avalon.}
Ray: {I see, so it will be necessary to arrange a hunt for devil fruits and their users ...}
Great Sage: {You need only one devil fruit user. After analysis, one touch is enough to copy the power of the fruit.}
[Mmm. It will be necessary to collect more information. To draw conclusions early.] Ray thought.
The whole conversation took 1-2 seconds of real time.
"Ray, can you move this Tree closer to the palace? Or move the palace closer to the Tree. I believe that it should become a symbol of power." said Aluriel.
Ray nodded.
"I can do this. Aluriel, you were the first to find this Tree, do you want to give a name?" Ray asked.
Aluriel smiled tenderly.
"Can I really name the tree? Are you sure?" She asked.
"I'm absolutely sure." answered Ray.
She went to the Tree and laid her hand on its trunk.
"I give you the name Nordrassil, which means <Crown of Heaven>. This name will demonstrate the power and glory of our King!"
The Tree was covered with green light, taking the name.
A wave of vitality has spread throughout Avalon.
*Flash*
"What was that?" Narcissa, Fleur, Gabrielle, and all the elves appeared nearby.
"Aluriel gave the name to our Tree of Life." Ray said with a smile.
Elves began to rejoice.
"The Tree of life! As in the legends." Mai said.
Narcissa also smiled happily.
"Amazing. I feel calm and peaceful when I am next to the Tree. Ray, let's move it to our garden next to the palace." she said.
Ray nodded and they moved to the palace entrance. Narcissa and the elves went into the garden in order to find the most suitable place.
"Ray, so when are we going to the next world?" Gabrielle asked.
"I think immediately after defeating the beastmen. There is nothing more to do in this world." Ray answered.
"What about the <Assassin Squad>? Don't they need to train?" Fleur asked.
"Bella and Susu have already begun to be taught by Mai and 7 more Elves. As soon as Solution returns to Nazarick, she will also help them." Ray answered.
"Why not slow down time at one of the training grounds?" Gabrielle asked.
"We don't have to rush. We have enough time." answered Ray.
{We found a suitable place.} Narcissa said mentally.
Ray moved to Narcissa. They were in a large meadow near the palace.
"Didn't you want to move the Tree to the garden?" asked Ray.
Narcissa nodded.
"This is so. But Aluriel warned that the Tree could grow to a colossal size. Therefore, we decided to choose this clearing, this place is the most suitable.
Ray nodded and closed his eyes, he began to imagine how Nordrassil was moving in the middle of the meadow.
Opening his eyes, he saw that the Tree appeared in a clearing.
"I wonder when it grows, can we build a palace inside the trunk?" Ray mused.
"This is possible. Legends say:" The Tree of Life, through its roots, reaches the underworld. His crown is encircled by the sky, and his trunk is able to accommodate the whole world .... " all this speaks of the enormous size of the Tree." Mai answered.
"Mmm, I always liked the houses inside the trees. They seemed so cozy to me." said Ray.
All elves nodded in agreement.
"What are our future plans?" Narcissa asked.
"Wait. Wait for Sebas, Solution, and Shalltear to complete their tasks. And when Yukino and Narberal finish their game of Adventurers." answered Ray.
[I wonder what will happen to this world after we leave it.] Ray thought.
Great Sage: {This world is already attached to you. And since you are the strongest, it belongs to you.}
Ray: {Shouldn't I have to change the world for the better so that it is attached to me?}
Great Sage: {As soon as you appear in a new world, the world is already attached to your soul. But in order to become the main god of the world, you need to become the strongest and perform an action useful for the world. Then the will of the world will accept you as its master.}
Ray: {This is understandable. But did I at least somehow help this world? Saving elves is not such a great feat. Of course, if we take into account the fact that we will destroy the country of beastmen ... but will it really have such global consequences?}
Great Sage: {Due to the disappearance of the elves, the Dragon Kingdom will have direct access to the Slane Theocracy. The Slane Theocracy is now much weaker, they no longer have the <Six Gods> artifacts, they have lost the <Solar Scripture>, they no longer have most powerful warrior — Zesshi, in the near future they will lose the <Black Scripture> and the last demigod - captain of the <Black Scripture>. The world will move. You pushed a few bones of dominoes, now events will develop in a different way. And it will be very useful for this world.}
[Domino effect.] Ray thought.
Ray looked around and saw how the girls were happy and having fun.
"Ray, we would like to have a holiday. The elven holiday of life." Said Aluriel.
"Yes. This is a very important holiday. And it will be good if we can celebrate it every year, on the day when the name of the Tree of Life appears." added Mai.
"Then you need to make this holiday larger. So that all the inhabitants of the Nazarick Tomb can celebrate it with everyone." said Ray.
"This is a great idea; I will tell the news to the maids." said Fleur.
"I will contact all who are now outside the Nazarick Tomb." Gabrielle added.
And so, on Avalon, a tradition appeared, to hold the Holiday of Life every year.
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One week later.
Avalon. Master bedroom.
Ray was lying on the bed; he had just finished fulfilling his conjugal duty. Beside him, with peaceful smiles, his wives slept.
{Ray-sama. Sorry for disturbing you. We have a problem requiring your attention.}
Ray heard a mental message from Entoma.
{I will be in the throne room in 5 minutes.} Ray answered.
{I will warn Albedo-sama.} Entoma said.
Ray began to get up quietly, trying not to wake the girls.
Naturally, he did not succeed.
"Mhhm, Ray, did something happen?" Asked a tired Bella.
"It's all right. I'll figure it out, keep sleeping." Ray answered quietly.
Bella nodded and lay on Fleur's chest, she immediately fell asleep.
Ray smiled and kissed all his wives on the forehead.
"Pleasant dreams." he said with a smile.
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Throne room.
Ray appeared next to the throne.
"Albedo, what happened?" Ray asked, looking at the beauty with black wings.
"Ray, something strange is happening with Shalltear. Her name is constantly changing between the enemy and the ally." answered concerned Albedo.
[Hmm, so she could resist.] Ray thought.
"I think it's mind control." told Susu.
Ray nodded.
"World item." said Ray.
"My King, should we accompany you?" 8 shadows appeared before Ray.
They were all on their knees. They were wearing open elven armor.
"Mai, Alleria, Liadrin, Valira, Salandria, Veris, Sylvia, Felandris. Mmm, you are very beautiful in this armor. As soon as we are near Shalltear, check all the traces and capture the corpses. After that, keep an eye on the territory." Ray said with a smile.
The Elves blushed a little, but they were glad to hear the praise of their King.
"As you order." they answered
{Ray, an emergency meeting of mithril adventurers was convened at E-Rantel. Albedo already told me what happened. We accepted this assignment.} Said Yu.
{We will now go to the location of Shalltear, meet there.} Ray answered.
"Albedo, Susu, are you both ready?" Ray asked.
The girls nodded.
<Gate>
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They all moved to a clearing, not far from Shalltear.
8 elves instantly dispersed.
[They progress very quickly. It remains to learn the art of poisons and killing. Solution will teach them.] Ray thought.
"Ray." they heard a voice.
Yukino stepped out of the trees, wearing a gothic lolita dress.
Yukino went to Ray and kissed him.
"I missed you so much, Ray." she whispered.
"I missed you too." smiled Ray.
"Yu-nee." greeted her Susu and Albedo.
"Glad to see you." smiled at Yu
"Where's Narberal?" Asked Ray.
"I'm here, Ray-sama. I checked the neighborhood." Narberal came out of the trees.
*A sip*
"Mmmmoe moe." Ray said in a whisper.
Narberal had rabbit ears and a tail; her legs also turned into rabbit legs.
<Blink>
He appeared next to Narberal and began to stroke her ears.
"Mmm, so relaxing. The best antistress." Ray said smiling.
"Ahhhh, Ray-sama. They're looking at us. Not here ... please." whispered the red Narberal.
Susu looked at her with a smile.
[Girls with animal ears and tails are Ray's biggest weakness.]
Yukino blushed, she remembered their bedding games.
Albedo blushed too and began to imagine different scenes.
*Cough*
Ray let go of the red Narberal and stepped aside.
"Let's check out Shalltear." Said Ray.
Everyone nodded.
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They went into the clearing where Shalltear stood.
Mai appeared before Ray.
"My King, we have collected 12 bodies and sealed them in scrolls. Within a radius of 2 km, everything is clean." She said.
"Good job." said Ray.
He looked at the middle of the meadow. Shaltir stood there in her adult uniform. Her eyes flickered constantly. She resisted with all her might, but could not completely suppress control. If not for the occlumency, she would have long been defeated.
*Booom*
Ray began to release his whole aura, he was furious.
Black dragon wings burst from his back. Four horns appeared on his head, like the overlord's crown. The pupils became vertical and shone brightly. His hands began to be covered with black scales, and his fingers turned into sharp claws.
Cracks began to appear on the ground, trees swaying from side to side, as if during a hurricane.
The sky began to darken.
Yukino, Susu, Albedo, and Narberal went to Ray and hugged him from four sides, trying to calm him down. Elves also came closer to Ray and looked at him with concern.
"All is well." Yukino spoke softly.
Ray began to calm down.
[<Black Scripture>, you're lucky that you are already dead. ] he thought.
"Sorry to bother you." said Ray.
Yukino shook her head.
"No need to apologize, we are also very angry. But Shalltear has already taken revenge." she said.
The girls released Ray and he began to go to Shalltear.
He went to her a step away and gently lifted her head.
"Shalltear, will you give up so easily?" he said softly.
Shalltear's eyes began to flicker even faster.
Ray bit his tongue and kissed her.
*A sip*
*A sip*
*A sip*
She began to drink blood, her look became meaningful again. She hugged Ray and tears began to flow from her eyes.
They broke the kiss and Shalltear buried herself in Ray's chest.
"Ray forgive me. I let you down. I'm a useless guard and a useless woman." she said.
"Shal ...." Albedo wanted to say something, but Susu covered Albedo's mouth with her palm.
"We are leaving, Ray will continue to cope without us." said Yukino.
<Gate>
They all returned to Nazarick.
Ray hugged Shalltear tightly and kissed her on the head.
"This is my mistake, I knew that this would happen. But I decided that it would be a good experience for you. Do not blame yourself, it is entirely my fault. Shalltear, you are a wonderful guard and a beautiful woman. Never talk so bad about yourself."
Shalltear raised her head and kissed Ray.
Ray answered the kiss and they began to twist their tongues.
<Barrier>
<Invisibility Barrier>
<Small Fidelius>
<Detection Protection>
<Spatial Distortion>
<Void Zone>
During the kiss, he practically created an isolated space.
Ray pushed Shalltear and they fell onto the bed.
Ray always carries the necessities with him.
"I ... love .... you …. Ray." Shalltear said between kisses.
Ray with the help of Issei's magic quickly stripped off Shalltear's clothes and bit her into the mark.
"Aahahnnn." moaned Shalltear.
She grabbed Ray's head with her small hands and gently fingered his hair.
"Now you are mine, my Blood Queen." Ray said gently and kissed Shalltear.
"I'm yours." Shalltear answered and bit him in the neck.
*A sip*
Red light covered the whole body of Shalltear.
Ray felt a new bond.
On this day, Shalltear turned into a Blood Dragon.
The Queen of Dragons and the progenitor of all vampires.
Ray did not know that due to his bond with Shalltear, all his wives began to feel each other much better. Previously, they could only feel Ray, but now their bonds have reached a new level.
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The morning of the next day. Glade in the forest.
Shalltear opened her eyes and began to look at her King, her husband.
She smiled a happy smile and kissed Ray.
Ray opened his eyes and answered the kiss.
"Good morning, my King." Shalltear said gently.
"Good morning, my Queen." Ray answered with a smile.
"I'm so happy. These were the best two days of my life." Shalltear said happily.
Ray hugged her and began stroking her hair.
"I'm happy that you became mine." said Ray.
"I've always been yours." she answered.
"Do you feel the change? Now you are also the dragon, but you retained all the powers of the vampires." asked Ray.
Shalltear nodded.
"Yes, I feel that I can perfectly control the blood and my strength has increased several times." Shalltear answered.
[Perhaps Shalltear will be able to understand the concept of "Absorption", similar to the power of Vritra.] Ray thought.
"Do we need to come back?" Shalltear asked.
"We can spend another night here, in the near future we have no plans." answered Ray.
Shalltear smiled and closed her eyes.
[Ray, I love you so much. Thank you for everything.]
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