Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her - Chapter 205

Chapter 205: The Aspect
Sikander didn’t immediately explain things to Elara and simply waved his hand, changing their surroundings to a dark hall. Illumination stones embedded on the ceiling.

Other than those, there was nothing in the whole hall.

“What is this?” Elara asked, looking around in curiosity.

“The place where the Corrupted Creatures of this floating island island should have been,” Sikander said. “But I already killed them all so it’s pretty empty.”

“No way this is some sealed hall. It’s totally lame,” Elara didn’t hide her disappointed when she said that.

After all, one might expect a lot of things from a sealed place in the core of a floating island, that had imprisoned corrupted beings for a thousand years.

But a vast, seemingly infinite, dark hall. That certainly wasn’t one of it.

“Yes, but we can get our job done here,” Sikander said. “Come with me.”

He then took her to somewhere Elara couldn’t even understand what it was. After all, she had walked for like hours before coming there but she felt as if no time had passed.

Ignoring the strange feeling, Elara focused on what was before it. A pair of stone stones that led to some kind of altar, with four fire sources burning in each corner.

As they climbed the stairs, they came face to face with a square dark well that seemed to have no bottom. Even when Elara tried to drop something in it, she never heard the sound of anything colliding.

“Don’t bother, it’s something like a black hole that devours everything but gives anything back,” Sikander explained.

“Black Hole?”

“You don’t know? I guess modern times is not that advance,” Sikander chuckled and said. “What this well does is gather corruption from its surroundings and turn it into it’s pure essence, also known as the seed of Corruption.”

“Something like respawn centre?” Elara guessed. “Like as long as the seed isn’t destroyed, the corruption can just continue to grow no matter how much you extinguish it.”

“You guessed it right,” Sikander smiled. “It is very, very hard to actually get hands on a seed of Corruption. Most are destroyed before they can form properly and others, well, they are too dangerous so nobody gets close.”

“Really? Wait! Does that mean there might some seeds of Corruption somewhere in outside world?” Elara exclaimed.

“Yes, there might be some. When one becomes corrupted, they convert the normal mana into corrupted one which also carries the corruption with it,” Sikander explained.

“And if something like this altar gathers it, the seeds of Corruption will be born?” Elara guessed.

“Pretty much. Anyway, what we’re here for us that seed of Corruption.”

Hearing that Elara’s eyes widened as she took a step back in fear, “You’re crazy!”

“Not really! One of the previous Godfire holder used to collect these seeds as if they’re lemon seeds,” Sikander chuckled and said, looking down in the well.

“How does a Seed of corruption will enhance my Godfire?” Elara asked, still hesitant about this.

“A simple thing actually! That Godfire holder has explained the situation to me,” Sikander said. “The Godfire is special, very special since it can burn through everything, including concepts.”

He smiled and took out a small black stone, which really looked like it was a part of him. He then continued.

“The concept of Corruption is no different, but it’s also differs in many things from other concepts. That’s why it even Corrupted the…I shouldn’t talk about it. Anyway, what I meant was, Godfire can burn or rather extinguish everything in existence, including the existence itself.”

Elara blinked, dumbfounded by the power she was weilding. She knew it was all true from the description Veer had told her about her Aspect, but she still though it was vague and was hinting at something else.

All of a sudden, she had a thought as she asked, “Wait! Can you confirm if the description of my Aspect is true or not?”

“Aspects, huh…I almost forgot they are a thing nowadays,” Sikander chuckled and said. “Sure, tell me it’s description.”

“It’s name is Purifying Flames,” Elara explained, remembering the description Veer had told her.

“its description says ‘Summons flames that consume anything within reach, leaving only pure ash behind. These flames burn away all corruption and impurity, cleansing everything they touch. As the Aspect’s strength grows, the flames become hotter and spread further, even able to burn through spiritual barriers. However, overuse may result in amplification of emotions, leading to a crazed berserk state.'”

Sikander thought about her words for a while before responding, “They are pretty accurate, I will say but also miss or leave things vague.”

“I see, what are those missing things?” Elara asked in excitement.

“That’s something you’ll have to discover,” Sikander shrugged. “You have Godfire, but your Aspect is different from what I expected. Beside, you can only advance in Aspect if you comprehend it’s core by yourself.”

“Hmm, so the thing about burning everything is true, right?” Elara asked, as she thought of something.

“Yes, why?”

“I have a friend with a similar aspect to mine, but instead of burning, her power freezes everything,” Elara said, hoping she’ll get some information about Liliana’s aspect.

Hearing her words, it was as if a huge boulder dropped on Sikander’s head as his eyes widened, jaw open to say something but nothing came out.

Elara could see the shock, disbelief and… despair in his eyes, making her confused. She asked, “What happened?”

“There must be some kind of misunderstanding,” Sikander muttered to himself, as he took a deep breath. “Can you tell me your friend’s Aspect description?”

“Sure!” Elara could see that something was wrong with Sikandar and Liliana’s aspect. That made her worried as Liliana was still trapped somewhere and they couldn’t even contact her.

“Her Aspect name is Glaciel Heart and as for it’s description…” Elara paused before continuing.

“It said ‘Grants the ability to freeze anything within range, from objects to living beings to anything that exists. As the power grows, the freezing range and intensity increase. However, prolonged use may cause a loss of empathy and emotional warmth.'”

Sikander frowned hearing that as he muttered, “Something is missing… something is definitely missed here.”

“What happened? Can you please explain?” Elara asked.

Instead of answering, Sikander sat on the stairs with a solemn look on his face, “The Aspect name is same and even the powers are similar…but it isn’t that. How is that possible?”

Elara didn’t bother to ask this time as she simply waited. Each second made her worried about her friend, but she gave Sikander enough time to think things through.

After some time, Sikander sighed as tension left his shoulders as they slumped down. He then said.

“That Aspect is on the same level as yours, if not higher. But it definitely should have been higher based one…. forget that. What I mean is, your friend is a big anomaly…wait a minute! Do you know anything else about her Aspect?”

Elara kept her silence for a second before asking, “Are you planning to harm her?”

Sikander got confused on her question, but then realised that he was sweating and looking too concerned for his usual self.

He chuckled, wiping the swept off his Obsidian skin, “Even I have to be careful of some things, you know. That Aspect or atleast the Aspect it should have been is that dangerous thing.”

“So, you do plan to harm her?” Elara narrowed her eyes, as incandescent flames burst out of her dark hairs, changing their colour to match the flames.

“Easy girl! I’m not planning to harm her, but someone else definitely is,” Sikander chuckled and said. “She has made an enemy she can’t defeat the moment she was born in this world. She’s doomed already!”

“Speak clearly, old man!” Elara growled, even though she knew what she was doing was pure idiotic.

If there was someone else instead of Sikander, they would have already killed her for her threat against them.

“First of all, ease yourself,” Sikander said, as he chopped on her head lightly. Surprisingly, the next moment all of her flames receded back and she found herself unable to summon them back.

Seeing her shocked face, Sikander smirked, “Why do you think I said your Godfire means nothing when you’re too weak yourself? Us oldies have faces things like your flames too often, so we’re used to them.”

He looked sideways and said, “That octopus is the same. Even if you were as strong as current me, you wouldn’t stand a chance against it.”

Elara took a deep breath and asked, “What about your prime?”

“Now, that’s a different case,” Sikander said. “Back to our main topic, your friend basically has the thing that technically ended the Doomed War.”

Elara couldn’t hide astonishment anymore hearing that. One had to know that even with her ridiculously overpowered Aspect, her flames were still countered in the doomed war.

But Liliana’s Ice actually ended a war of Gods? They was even more ridiculous.

“Yes, but it didn’t end properly back then.”