Heaven, Earth, Me

Chapter 875: Soluna's Despair.

In the middle of the space cleared by Yasenia's and Soluna's contract initiation, multicolored lights surrounded the dragoness. Yasenia's hands didn't move. They stayed over her navel as if they were trying to prevent the core that sunk into her from escaping.

Once Soluna's entire core was placed into the dragoness's body, it was sucked into her dantian without a single chance to resist.

For Soluna, the experience was anything but pleasant. At first, she felt terrified, but Yasenia's hands calmed her down. However, once she entered Yasenia's body, there was a change in the atmosphere surrounding her.

Soluna felt, without any inhibitions, all the auras dwelling inside the dragoness.

First, she was cozy, then, as if she had been placed inside a cage full of beasts, several auras pressured her from everywhere around the entire space she was in. 'What are these auras!?'

For now, she didn't know that almost every treasure inside Yasenia, because of their terrifyingly high level, had a certain level of sentience. They would not be considered intelligent items, but they had instincts and could react to things.

Soluna's presence was naturally something they noticed, so the second she entered, they all focused on her. The Immortal-Level Techniques, Draconic Heart, Celestial Pearl, and almost everything else turned their attention to her.

So, before she could do anything, the Dantian sucked her inside. The pulling force was strong enough that, even when Soluna was fully conscious and capable of exerting force, she was helpless.

However, Soluna knew that it wouldn't be easy. Tatyana's warnings were not empty threats. On the contrary, for Soluna, who was a relatively old existence, she knew how the long-lived thought.

When a very long-lived creature said that something was difficult, it meant that it was somewhat difficult for someone with their standards. For other people, it might very well be an impossible task.

Considering how strict Tatyana was with Yasenia, Tatyana's "Very difficult" was a ridiculously complicated challenge to overcome.

Soluna was not afraid, though. While the auras pressuring her were strong, they felt wild and yet restrained, as if a force were suppressing them. This force that was everywhere was none other than Yasenia's constitution, [Celestial Yin and Yang Body].

But for Soluna, instead of suppressing, the aura around her felt supporting. Not only did it support her, but the energies went into her core and reorganized how she controlled her Sun and Moon energy.

Feeling surprised, Soluna felt how her wild and about-to-burst energies were gently and gradually stabilized. A flash of understanding flashed in her eyes as her consciousness shifted through strange spiritual layers, and she was transferred into the Dantian. 'Yasenia's constitution is much more powerful than it appears to be. It seems that the reason she can mix so many energies and use everything she does at will is entirely because her constitution allows her to.'

Soluna heard that Yasenia practiced without using her constitution from time to time, and only now did she understand why Yasenia felt the urge to do that. 'No wonder she wants to practice without using her constitution effects. They are really overwhelming regarding her energy control. With it, it is like being guided by the hand as she practices. While it is effective, learning to walk by herself will create better results in the long run. After all that, Yasenia will be able to run at her pace while using her Constitution as a boost, and not the opposite.'

After a few moments, her vision flickered, and the entire world around her shifted.

Before her eyes, an empyrean and supremely beautiful solar system appeared.

In the center, a Galaxy-blue star surrounded by a black-colored energy ring glittering with starlight hovered and spun at a gentle pace.

The presence emitted by that star was incredibly profound and suppressing, as if that thing was the ruler that governed this entire space.

Then, planets created from entirely different energies orbited individually, all entangled in the powerful gravitational pull of the smallest yet most powerful celestial object in this space, the [Celestial Energy Star] that she spotted at first.

The auras of all planetoids were focused on her, scanning her all around, while the strong blue star in the middle seemed indifferent to her presence. Yet, just its existence was enough to make Soluna feel meek.

Soluna, in her core form, was not much different from all the rest of the planetoids orbiting the [Celestial Energy Star]. If she had to say that something was different, it was her aura.

Soluna felt like a foreign object that had appeared here, while everything else felt linked to a single entity, which was Yasenia. 'What do I need to do now?'

Soluna was guided here, but usually, a contract between a spirit and another creature finished when the spirit managed to enter the Dantian.

In Soluna's case, the trial was just starting. As she observed her surroundings, she could feel that the entire place was surrounded by gas-like energy. The energy felt different from the oppressive star in the middle but with some very faint resemblance.

'This must be Yasenia's energy, right? It is so incredibly pure.'

As her core was surrounded by Yasenia's ocean of energy, she could easily feel the supreme energy quality that the dragoness produced. 'How does she produce such pure energy?'

Her gaze moved around the solar system and landed on a particularly dark sphere. The sphere's brilliant black surface constantly absorbed and released energy, causing it to glow enchantingly. The energy it absorbed was the energy that came from the outside, while the one it released was the purified energy that she could feel as she shifted around. 'Speaking of which, where am I moving to?'

As she followed the trajectory of her journey, she became terrified. 'W-Won't I fall into that blue star at this pace?!'

Suddenly, Taytana's words flashed in her mind, and her entire core felt as if it was submerged in freezing water. 'Death...'

Soluna finally felt what that meant. She could imagine what would happen if she fell into that blue star. The image of her core disintegrating and being consumed was vivid in her mind.

Panicking slightly, Soluna's thoughts rapidly moved. 'I need to resist.'

Using her entire will, Soluna used her energy to spread an aura around her. However, that was a mistake. The second Soluna resisted, the aloof and calm Celestial Energy Star awakened.

Like a primordial beast opening its eyes, the entire place was instantly surrounded by the Celestial Energy Star's domain.

BOOM!

The feeling of a bomb exploding in her head made Soluna dizzy and unable to control her own core. What was worse was that the falling speed accelerated.

Author: Anyways, I summon you!

Andrew Miles: Well, hello~.

Andrea: Welcome.

Tatyana: Hm? How many questions does he have in line?

Author: ... Six.

Tatyana: Wow~. Great, are there any for me?

Author: Nope.

Tatyana: ... I see.

Andrew Miles: *Feels a sudden chill*

Andrew Miles: Cough, anyways. This question is for the little spirit that's going through quite a hurdle! Soluna~.

Soluna: *Cutely* For me?

Andrew Miles: Hm. For you, cute spirit.

Soluna: Okay! I'll do my best!

Andrew Miles: Soluna, what were your first impressions of Cecile, Angel, Andrea, Evelyn, Kali, and Tatyana?

Soluna: My first impressions? Hm...

Soluna: "Oh, talented flesh creatures!"

Andrew Miles: ...

The girls: ...

Proofreaders: ...

Author: ...

Soluna: W-What's wrong? I'll tell you this! It is rare to see flesh creatures with control over energy like them!

Soluna: *Points at Tatyana* Especially Tatyana! Our Darkness spirit almost jumped forward!

Tatyana: But I don't have darkness as my element.

Soluna: But your yin is super pure! So, the darkness spirit was very attracted to it. You are lucky she hasn't licked you yet!

Tatyana: Lick... No. I'm not lucky. She is the lucky one for not doing so yet.

Soluna: Hmmm... Perhaps.

Andrew Miles: I mean, personality-wise, what did you think of them as first impressions?

Soluna: *Tilting head* I don't know. What do you even think of as first impressions personality-wise? Cecile is too cold, Tatyana is too mysterious, Kali feels gentle, Angel feels non-existent, Andrea feels gentle as well, and Evelyn feels shrewd.

Andrew Miles: Angel feels non-existent?

Soluna: I don't know. Her aura felt like... As if she wasn't there. Later, I found out that she is super cute!

Andrew Miles: I see~.

Author: And that's all for today~. Bye-bye, little lurkers~!

Girls: Have a good day!

Proofreader Eila-chan~: Heyy! Andrew with the question we all have in our heads~.

Proofreader Ayan: Another cliff? Any further transgressions and this sovereign will go on strike~. Hmph~.

Proofreader Sarah: How many cliffs wil there be until this streak will end..?