Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 254

Chapter 254: Successful Fusion
“Are you going to continue with the Spirit Stones fusion?” Davian asked as they finished dinner and were ready to head to bed.

Grace turned to face the men who were waiting for her reply. “That’s right. I will continue working on it tonight as well. Though all the attempts throughout the month has been nothing more than failures, I still feel that with each attempt, I’m getting closer to success.”

A small sigh escaped her lips before she added, “It’s just… I have almost emptied the year long collection of level one Red Spirit Stones.”

This earned her smiles from both the men.

“Here you go.” Rune offered her a huge pouch.

Confused, Grace accepted the pouch and took a look inside only to fund it filled with Spirit Stones.

[Assessing…]

[23 total Stones. 11 Level One Red Spirit Stones. 6 Level One Yellow Spirit Stones. 2 Level Two Yellow Spirit Stones. 1 Level Three Green Spirit Stone. 2 Level Three Red Spirit Stones. 1 Level Four Yellow Spirit Stone.]

“This…” she stared at the two men, surprised by the number of Stones they just handed over to her. “… is what you were doing the whole day?”

Both Davian and Rune left Greenstone early in the morning and only returned late in the afternoon. It turned out that they were hunting Shadow Beasts to collect Spirit Stones.

*Shadow Beasts: Animals that mutated because of Shadow Rain and carries Spirit Stones.

*Infected Beasts: Animals that mutated because of Blood Rain.

*Monster Beasts: The Beasts from behind the Veil.

“Did we do a good job?” Rune asked, his eyes twinkling as if waiting for some reward.

A smile spread across Grace’s lips. Closing the distance, she wrapped her arms around their necks, hugging both men who were quick to wrap her in their embraces.

“Thank you.” She planted a kiss on Rune’s cheek before doing the same to Davian.

The men looked pleased with the reward. Bidding them ‘good nights’, Grace headed toward her bedroom before immediately stepping inside her space.

– – –

The dim glow of two Level One red Spirit Stones pulsed faintly on the stone table before Grace.

All this time, she had spent countless hours attempting to fuse them, but each time, the result was failure. The moment she tried to merge their energies, they would repel each other, sending a shockwave through the room and forcing her to start over.

Frustration gnawed at her patience, but she refused to give up. She had already come this far. She wasn’t the type to walk away just because something was difficult.

Sitting cross-legged before the stones, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, steadying her mind. .

“You are trying too hard to force them together,” 2025 said, its voice carrying a hint of observation. “Spirit Stones are condensed energy sources. If you don’t align their frequencies correctly, they will never fuse.”

Grace’s brows furrowed. “Then how do I find the right alignment?”

“Trial and error,” 2025 replied. “But if you can sync with the energy flow of both stones simultaneously, you might be able to guide them into fusion instead of forcing them.”

She exhaled slowly. It made sense, but controlling two energies at once was easier said than done.

Extending her hands, she placed her palms over each Spirit Stone, allowing her energy to slowly seep into them. Immediately, she could feel their power – wild, chaotic, unstable. One stone’s energy burned fiercely, while the other crackled like a controlled flame. As same level stones of same element, they weren’t completely incompatible, but they weren’t harmonized either.

Her fingers tightened. She shifted her approach, sending out a slow, steady pulse of her own energy – one that could act as a bridge between the two conflicting forces. She had been trying to do so for a while, but every time, it still turned out as a forced attempt.

The stones flickered, resisting at first, but she held her ground.

What she didn’t expect was for the process to take forever. Minutes stretched into an hour, sweat forming on her brow. The pressure of maintaining balance between both forces was immense, but she remained focused. Slowly, ever so slowly, the wild chaos of the two stones began to ease.

Then, she finally felt something shifting. The resistance lessened, and the energies began to weave together, intertwining instead of repelling.

Grace’s breath hitched. It’s working.

The red glow of the stones intensified, merging into a swirling vortex of light between her hands. The heat grew unbearable, but she gritted her teeth and endured it. If she lost control now, everything would be wasted.

With one final push, she willed the two energies to become one.

A blinding flash erupted, forcing her to close her eyes. The force of the reaction sent a gust of wind through the room, rattling the objects on the shelves.

Then, silence.

When she opened her eyes, she gasped.

Lying in her palm was a single, fused Spirit Stone. Slightly bigger in size.

The red glow was deeper now, richer, filled with a newfound stability that hadn’t been present before. The power within it had doubled, yet it pulsed in perfect harmony.

She had done it.

She had fused two Spirit Stones into one.

2025 hummed in approval. “Success. It seems your method works.”

Grace exhaled in relief, staring at the stone with a mixture of exhaustion and satisfaction. She had spent days, weeks, months even, trying to figure this out, and now she finally had proof that it could be done.

But this was just the beginning.

She would need to test this process on higher-level Spirit Stones, refining the method until she could apply it on a larger scale. If she could merge stronger stones, it would be great.

She carefully studied the newly fused Spirit Stone resting in her palm. The depth of its red glow fascinated her.

She clenched her fingers around it, feeling the solid weight press against her palm. This was proof that her efforts weren’t in vain.

“Analyzing new energy pattern,” 2025 announced, scanning the fused stone. “The power density has increased by approximately 87%. Stability levels are higher than standard Spirit Stones of the same rank. Fusion was a success, but further testing is required to determine long-term effects.”