Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

* Jim Yosef - Firefly [NCS Release] *

"Good job Keith!" Raven said under her mask, with a sincere smile while descending down gracefully.

Approaching him, she gently tapped his shoulder while activating one of her skills.

Feeling his energy suddenly coming back to him and strain being removed from his body, Keith widened his eyes in surprise.

"Thank you for your kindness, my mistress," he said with a bow.

"Ah, no worries!" She replied, enthusiastically.

Seeing how her mood has greatly improved, he was happy but shocked at the same time.

'So the little Valkyrie is her cure…' Tu couldn't help but mutter to himself as a smile made its way to his face.

Releasing her armour, Raven allowed her shadow to return back where it belongs while relaxing her body.

"Why is it that you're always fighting someone?" Kayla asked as purple mist formed around Raven, condensing itself into Kayla's figure.

Blinking twice, Keith realized that a little girl was hugging his young mistress, and instantly knew she was the reason Raven could now fight comfortably.

Unlike before when they were observing from the Demon Plane, before they had asked her to summon them, himself and Calcer knew something wasn't right. 'So that's why…'

"Err, I mean, um, it happens you know," Raven stuttered but still answered Kayla while patting her head.

"You've become even cuter than before, do you know that?" Even though she mainly tried to change the subject, she was honest about it.

Unlike before, Kayla's figure seemed to have slightly grown up. Instead of six, she looked almost seven now.

"Hm, is it worth it though?" Kayla said while looking herself up and down. Just like before, she was basically a younger copy of Raven.

But instead of golden irises, she had dark-purple ones that matched her long hair.

"Of course it's worth it!" Raven said while hugging her tighter till their cheeks were touching.

Noticing the opportunity, Raven couldn't resist the temptation and started rubbing Kayla's head again.

"Umu- stop it!" Kayla complained, but still didn't resist. She has missed Raven so much that this felt satisfying, rather than annoying.

"Uhm, sorry, you're too cute for me to resist, hehe," Raven chuckled and let go of Kayla who instantly regretted her choice of words, but said nothing else.

"You know," Raven said, "I can already see the changes in your personality as well, it's like you've matured a bit during this, huh?"

"Uhm," Kayla nodded, "it wasn't something I had expected, but I've learned a lot about myself I guess. I'll tell you about it later!" She said with a smile.

"For now," she continued, "do you want to check the system notifications? I mean I can tell you all about them but I'm too lazy." She shrugged.

"Uhm, sure, whatever is easier for you," Raven patted her head once more and nodded.

"Alright brace yourself!" Kayla said with a grin as a bunch of notifications flashed in Raven's vision.

[Updates requested by admin. 

[Currently displaying changes and rewards of evolution.

[Entity Kayla's updates:

[Entity Kayla has gained the title Admin of the System: Admin of the Ex system that is a mysterious interactive cyber interference program designed by "Kayla the Cyber Pioneer".

[Upon gaining control over the Ex System, entity Kayla has gained full control over the System Unique Skills.

[Upon evolution, the bond between main body and entity Kayla has strengthened.

[All System Unique Skills have evolved by one full tier.

[Main Body's Updates: 

[By the request of the Admin and the Blessing's Will, Admin now has partial control over the Blessing: Avavia's Affection.

[The blessing will-]

"Stop!!" Kayla suddenly interrupted the messages while trying to hide her face from Raven. 'Why did I space out for that one second there?' she questioned herself since Raven now knows of her little secret…

"So you knew?" Raven asked while looking away as well. 

'Trying to hide it won't work anymore, so I might as well tell her…' Kayla thought to herself.

"Uhm," she nodded after a pause. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have-"

Before she could finish her sentence, Raven hugged her. "It is okay, I thought I was hiding a secret from you. You have no idea how bad I felt inside."

Even though to Keith, it sounded as though they were talking nonsense, the girls knew what they were talking about and understood each other's thought process very well.

It was a fact that Kayla already knows about Raven's strange urges. It all started back when Raven got her soul corrupted by the souls trapped in the cursed scythe and then by her own blessing afterwards, back in the portal they got trapped in.

At that time, another blessing, namely Avavia's Affection, had helped her a great deal in erasing parts of the corruption.

Ever since that time, Kayla had secretly kept the blessing active so that Raven wouldn't suffer from those unforgiving urges.

However, just before her evolution and during that time, Kayla wasn't able to utilise the blessing as usual. That was the reason Raven had an increase soul craving and the such.

"You've always tried so hard, huh? Even when I didn't know…" Raven couldn't put into words the amount of pride she was feeling right now.

"Kayla, you haven't matured with your evolution, you've always been this responsible." Raven said, "I finally understand that I need you more than I have ever thought. I'm thankful to have you by my side, Kay." 

"Uhm, I'm happy to be of help!" Kayla sniffed. It wasn't the first time Raven had complimented her, but now, she actually felt how helpful she was for Raven.

She's always thought she was the chains pinning Raven down, but the latter had just proven that she was in fact the bird that is carrying her to the top on her wings.

Releasing Kayla, Raven grinned, "Let's have ice-cream after this, what do you think?"

"Uhm," she nodded. Unable to hold it any longer, a lone tear made its way down to her chin, only to be wiped away by Raven who smiled at her.

"Definitely!" Kayla said with a smile and sparkling eyes.

"Great! Hehe," Raven chuckled. "Ok let's get this notification thingy over with! Oh but before you do that, why don't you instruct the system on calling me Raven? I kinda am not a fan of 'Main Body' as a name." She forced a smile.

With a chuckle, Kayla nodded her head allowing the notification stream to continue.

[Pilot's Updates:

[All Special Skills have-]

"Oi, I said Raven!" Raven said. "No ice-cream for you if you don't listen to me!"

"But calling you Pilot is way cooler! Right?" 

Seeing that she wasn't joking, Raven forced another smile and nodded her head.

[Pilot's Updates:

[All Special Skills have evolved by two levels.

[As a result of previous actions while the system was partially nonfunctional, Magic Skill: Proficient Mana Manipulation has gained one extra level.

[A new Combination Skill has been created: "Dusky Phoenix; Blackout"

[Dusky Phoenix; Blackout: a combination of the following skills: "Dynast", "Demonic Touch", "Dark Hell", "Void Ruler", "Dark Mist", and "Proficient Mana Manipulation".

[Dusky Phoenix; Blackout: First, absorb the energy surrounding you in order to ignite the power of the Dusky Phoenix. 

[Utilising the power it holds over the mysterious void, compress and trap incoming attacks and violent energies.

[A portion of the trapped energy will be redirected towards the caster's energy reserves, whole the rest will be used to fuel a void suction that will filter and spread the neutral energy back into the surrounding environment.]

"That's interesting…" Raven muttered as she thought she'd looked over all of the notifications.

What grabbed her attention was the new skill, but she's already used it so she knew what to expect. Otherwise, everything else seemed rather… mediocre.

[Loading other changes...] the system suddenly continued as Kayla had a grin on her face.

Raven raised her eyebrows since she knew Kayla was hiding something. 'She's too excited to even try, huh?'

[Overall Energy Capacity of Pilot has increased from 650,000 EP to 767,000 EP. 

[Ranking has increased from B to B++

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[All changes will be marked.

[Race: Soul Weaver.

[Class: Royal

[Blessings: Infinity's Will. Avavia's Affection. Radiance of the Primordial Dragon of Light.

[Titles: Soul Weaver Princess. Heavenly Collector. Exorcist.

[Rank: B --> B++

[Energy Capacity: 650,000 EP --> 767,000 EP

[Magic Skills: 

Proficient Mana Manipulation (tier 3) - Level 2 ---> Proficient Mana Manipulation (tier 3) - Level 3

Brilliant Primordial Radiance (tier ???) - Level ??? 

[Inherent Skills: 

Contingency Call (tier ???) - Level ???

Quick Study (tier ???) - Level ???

[Special Skills:

Dynast (tier 3) - Level 2 --> Dynast (tier 3) - Level 4

Exhilaration (tier 2) - Level 3 --> Breath of Life (tier 3) - Level 1

Angelic Touch (tier 2) - Level 2 --> Angelic Touch (tier 2) - Level 4 (Max Level)

Demonic Touch (tier 2) - Level 2 --> Demonic Touch (tier 2) - Level 4 (Max Level)

Dark Zone (tier 3) - Level 5 (Max Level) --> Void Ruler (tier 4) - Level 2

True Sight (tier 1) - Level 1 --> True Sight (tier 1) - Level 3 (Max Level)

Contract Master (tier 2) - Level 1 --> Contract Master (tier 2) - Level 3

Change of Heart (tier 2*) - Level 1 --> Change of Heart (tier 2*) - Level 3

Advanced Stealth (tier 2 - Passive+) - Level 2 --> Advanced Stealth (tier 2 - Passive+) - Level 4 (Max Level)

Soul Hunter (tier 4) - Level 1 --> Soul Hunter (tier 4) - Level 3

The Elders' Scrolls (tier 3 - Passive) - Level 1 --> The Elders' Scrolls (tier 3 - Passive) - Level 3

Premonition (tier 1 - Passive) - Level 1 --> Premonition (tier 1 - Passive) - Level 3 (Max Level)

[Combination Skills:

Mana Recharge

Dark Kraken

Dusky Phoenix; Blackout

[System Unique Skills: 

Absorption II (tier 2) - Level 2 --> Absorption III (tier 3) - Level 2

Integration II (tier 2) - Level 1 --> Integration III (tier 3) - Level 1

Appraisal II (tier 2 - Passive) - Level 1 --> Appraisal III (tier 3 - Passive) - Level 1

Thought Acceleration III (tier 3 - Passive) - Level 1 --> Thought Acceleration IIII (tier 4 - Passive) - Level 1

Parallel Processing III (tier 3 - Passive) - Level 1 --> Parallel Processing IIII (tier 4 - Passive) - Level 1

[Ultimate Skills: 

Ex Machina: Nanotech Creation (Spacial Transfer Bracelet series, Wingman series guns, Guardian Drone series, Scout Drone series, Translator Device..)

[Ultimate+ Skills:

Sorcerer of Dark Magic (Demonic Tentacles, Chains of Dark, Dark Hell, Flammable Void, Dark Lightning, Dark Mist, Soul Torment, Darkness Recharge, Master of the Night.)]

"Oh I've become a B++ ranker... Not bad," Raven muttered with a smile while noting the other changes.

"Wait, wait," Kayla grinned, "you know how I became a separate entity and all."

"Aha?"

"Well… hehe, check this out!" Kayla said excitedly as she shared some extra notifications with Raven.