Harem Startup : The Demon Billionaire is on Vacation

Chapter 739 – Fusion

The daggers pulsed.

Lux closed his eyes for a split second.

”Devorare.”

Gold light flared in his other hand.

[Devorare – Greed Blade]

[Effect: Now drains ambient mana from nearby enemies. Gains +10% damage per active drain.]

”Amare.”

A second blade materialized in his opposite hand, sleek and faintly rose-gold, humming softly.

[Amare – Lust Blade]

[Effect: Gains Stunning Touch – 1.5 sec stun on first contact when wielded during active arousal.]

Zavros stared.

”Absolutely not.”

Lux did not listen.

The Blood Hunger Daggers trembled violently. The rusted siblings on the shelf beside it began to vibrate too.

The air around him bent inward.

Reality tightened.

The blades in his hands hovered slightly, then the rusted dagger from the rack tore free from its containment seal and shot toward him.

Zavros raised a hand defensively. ”Lux—”

Too late.

All four daggers hovered before him.

Gold.

Rose.

Dark crimson.

And rust-turned-blood.

The wind roared.

Aura flared in layers. Greed shimmered like molten currency. Lust pulsed warm and electric. Hunger gnawed at the edges.

Lux laughed softly under his breath.

”Fusion.”

The four blades rotated in a circular orbit around Lux’s body. The air compressed. The floor cracked faintly under pressure.

The vault lights flickered.

Then...

They collided.

No explosion.

Just an implosion.

Sound disappeared for half a second.

Then returned with a sharp metallic resonance that cut through bone.

When the light faded, two blades remained.

Not four.

Two.

Twin daggers.

Both longer than before.

Both darker.

One shimmered with deep obsidian and gold veins running through it like flowing wealth.

The other pulsed faint crimson and rose-gold, edges faintly iridescent like heat haze.

The system flickered violently.

[Artifact Fusion Successful]

[New Weapon Set Created]

[Name: Voracitas & Euphoria]

[Class: Sovereign Sinbound Twin Daggers]

[Status: Unique – Claimed]

[Primary Effects:]

[Voracitas – Dominion Drain Blade]

[Drains Blood, Mana, and Fortune from targets on contact. Permanently reduces target’s Power Stat by 1% per critical strike. Converts drained essence into Lux’s HP, Mana, and Financial Resource Pool. Gains stacking damage based on total wealth siphoned in combat.]

[Euphoria – Delirium Seduction Blade]

[Induces 2 sec stun on first contact. Applies Hallucinatory Arousal Field: targets experience distorted sensory overload and impaired judgment. Nearby enemies suffer reduced reaction time and elevated emotional instability. Stun duration increases by 0.5 sec for each concurrent Dominion Drain stack active.]

[Warning: Extended battlefield exposure may destabilize enemy morale in wide radius.]

[Claimed by: Lux Vaelthorn]

Lux stared at the floating text.

Then at the blades.

Then back at the text.

He grinned slowly.

”Nice...”

Zavros blinked.

”That is not the word I would use.”

Lux caught Voracitas in his right hand and Euphoria in his left.

The moment his fingers closed around them, the vault trembled again.

The air around him shifted.

Subtle at first.

Then heavier.

Like gravity had tilted slightly toward him.

He flicked Voracitas casually through the air.

The blade hummed and the nearby vault lights dimmed slightly as ambient mana was siphoned passively.

He twirled Euphoria once.

The faint pulse of warmth rippled outward, brushing against Zavros for a split second.

Zavros immediately glared. ”Do not test that on me.”

Lux smirked. ”Relax. I still want my vacation.”

”That does not make it appropriate.”

Lux laughed under his breath.

He took one experimental step forward.

The air warped.

The ring activated instinctively.

A thin, nearly invisible field expanded around him. Within that bubble, the sound dulled slightly and the pressure felt... adjustable.

Lux inhaled.

This.

This was not brute power.

This was territory.

Control.

He slashed Voracitas lightly through empty air.

The blade left a faint ripple behind it, like a cut in liquidity itself.

Then he moved faster.

The wind in the vault whipped wildly now, not from raw explosion but from field distortion. Aura flared around him in layered waves. Gold. Crimson. Dark violet.

Zavros shielded his face slightly.

”You are enjoying this far too much.”

Lux stopped mid-spin and looked at him. ℯℯ𝑙.

”I nearly died.”

The words were light.

But not a joke.

Zavros’s expression softened.

Lux lowered the daggers slightly.

”And I don’t plan to repeat that.”

He looked at Voracitas.

”Drain blood, mana, fortune.”

He looked at Euphoria.

”Stun. Hallucinate. Destabilize.”

He glanced at the ring.

”And if that’s not enough... bend the field.”

Zavros exhaled slowly.

”You are building layers.”

”Exactly.”

Lux rolled his shoulders once, the daggers now resting comfortably in his grip like they had always belonged there.

He deactivated the ring’s active field.

The vault calmed.

Lights stabilized.

Artifacts stopped trembling.

Voracitas and Euphoria dimmed to a contained glow.

Lux flicked his wrist and the twin daggers vanished into dimensional storage.

[Voracitas & Euphoria – Stored]

The air felt suddenly lighter.

Zavros muttered something about irresponsible children again.

Lux whistled softly as they moved down the next aisle.

The deeper vault shelves grew calmer. Less reactive. More sealed.

Finally...

They reached the containment sphere holding The Eye of Truth.

A smooth glass orb suspended in golden suspension, liquid light swirling inside like captured sunrise.

Lux stopped.

The air here felt clean.

Sharp.

No hunger.

No distortion.

Just clarity.

He stared at it.

Zavros crossed his arms behind him.

”You collected your apocalypse toys.”

Lux glanced back briefly.

”They’re defensive tools.”

Zavros snorted.

Lux stepped closer to the sphere.

The Eye’s golden liquid swirled faintly in response to his presence.

[Artifact Identified: Eye of Truth]

Lux’s reflection distorted faintly on the surface.

For a moment, it wasn’t just a reflection.

It was... analysis.

The liquid tightened into a spiral, then flattened into something sharper.

The system flickered again, far clearer this time.

[Name: Eye of Truth]

[Class: Absolute Sovereign Evidence Relic]

[Grade: Pre-Contract Era Artifact]

[Function: Records objective reality across dimensional layers. Cannot be altered, edited, or erased once activated.]

[Secondary Function: Lie Detection – Analyzes intent, distortion, manipulation attempts in real time.]

[Tertiary Function: Public Release Protocol – Can broadcast verified truth across realms when triggered.]

[Additional: Detects imminent danger based on intent-based hostility metrics.]

[Warning: Possession makes user politically radioactive.]

Lux’s lips curved slowly.

”Politically radioactive,” he muttered. ”I like that.”

Zavro

s crossed his arms. ”It is not a trophy.”

”It’s not a trophy,” Lux agreed lightly. ”It’s insurance.”

The Eye’s liquid suddenly stilled.

Then solidified.