Genetic Ascension

Chapter 1492 Mesmer Dance (1) [2000 GT Bonus]

[Nosphaleen Tideborn (Sacred)]

[Level: 50]

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[Physical: 235,555]

>[Strength: 235,555] >[Constitution: 235,555]>[Dexterity: 235,555] >[Speed: 235,555]

[Mental: 442,255]

>[Intelligence: 442,255]>[Wisdom: 432,255]>[Charisma: 452,255]

[Will: 555,455]

These stats... they were truly shocking. Was this the potential Nosphaleen had had in her from the beginning?

But it wasnʼt just this either. She had unearthed a great number of Skills-so many it felt almost comical. There were at least a hundred Skills, at least half of that in Gene Skills, and there were still more than a dozen Growth Skills on top of that.

As though that wasnʼt enough, she had nine Gene Class Forms, and a Gene Class Harmony that could combine all of them.

She had unearthed every single powerful Mesmeryx Path there was.

Seeing all of this, Sylas knew that he had made the correct decision. In fact, this decision couldnʼt have been more correct if he tried.

Gene Class Forms were the backbone of a Class. For Nosphaleen, they were technically Gene Beast Forms, as she had no Class, but instead her lineage as a Mesmeryx.

Normally, the caliber of talent a beast had could be decided by how many of their Ancestral abilities they had awakened.

Before this, Nosphaleen had none at all. She only had her Mesmeryx Totem, which acted as a Comprehension that could allow her access to some of the abilities of the Mesmeryx.

But it could be said that she could only truly be considered a Mesmeryx right now.

At most, before, she was a bastardized version of what the Mesmeryx were.

But she was not only a true Mesmeryx-she was no normal Mesmeryx either. She was the pinnacle of what a Mesmeryx could be.

From Sylasʼ memories, he knew that if a Mesmeryx awakened just three of their Gene Beast Forms, they would be highly treasured by their race.

Much like in humanoid races, the Mesmeryx had various factions and bloodlines, each one separated. Though they all shared a common ancestry, it was incredibly difficult for a single Mesmeryx to have awakened all nine of their core abilities-let alone the Beast Harmony that would allow them to all work in conjunction with one another seamlessly.

And under normal circumstances, this might actually be a good thing. That was because one existence couldnʼt possibly have the time to maximize so many strengths at once.

A Gene Class Form-or a Gene Beast Form-was so powerful that it would take too much effort to maximize one, let alone them all.

But...

Nosphaleen wasnʼt alone. She had a master in Sylas whose ability was in helping the growth of his Contracts. He had a natural intuition for his Contracts as well-one that was especially strong for Nosphaleen because she wasnʼt a Legendary Beast, but rather ”just” a Gold one.

Much the same way the King Serpentʼs Ancestral Call had unearthed far more potential from Nosphaleen than it could have from Gogo, was much the same way Vipermancy could bring out far more potential with much greater ease from Nosphaleen as well.

[Gene Beast Forms]

[Sinuous Grace][Veil of Effervesce] [Petalfall Mirage][Wings of Rhyme] [Silken Reverie] [Gilded Fog] [Fleeting Caress] [Shimmering Vein][Twilight Dance] -

Every one of these that Sylas read came with a shocking ability.

With [Sinuous Grace], once the totem was active, perception of space would be bent. This acted on the world itself, not a person. Meaning, even if a person was resistant to illusions, they would find themselves missing attacks they felt should land-as though trying to spear a fish in the water.

[Veil of Effervesce] formed silky strands in the air that acted as powerful shields. These would be reflections of reality itself. While they would look as though they had been blocked and reflected, in truth reality was warping to change the direction of the attack back toward the user.

[Petalfall Mirage] caused a rain of blossoms to fall from the skies. Every touch was said to be capable of stripping away a random memory.

These memories were acute and related to things like how to control a Skill or Gene Talent. Essentially, it could forcefully lower the mastery of attacks the user was facing as though it had been cast from a lower level, bending the reality around it.

If the opponent was weak enough in relation to the Mesmeryx, these memories could be taken away permanently, or they could even rewrite the being entirely-taking away not just something as simple as the mastery of a Skill, but even the memories of their own family.

[Wings of Rhyme] was probably the most powerful movement Skill Sylas had ever laid his eyes on. It worked curiously like his [Glassvolt Throne], comprehending the world around it and taking advantage.

But this time, it matched the rhyme of the world, using it to unrestrict the Mesmeryxʼs limits in speed, ignoring things like the sound barrier or even wind resistance.

By ignoring these things, a Mesmeryx could push its own physical Speed far beyond the limits of its Physical stats.

[Silken Reverie] tapped into the most carnal desires of a person and was probably the Skill the Mesmeryx were most well known for-pulling someone into an illusion, eating away at their Will, and forcing them into obedience.

The Clypsians also had some aspects of these abilities, but that was why Nosphaleen was such a good candidate for this Path in the first place.

[Gilded Fog] was a more combat-oriented form of [Silken Reverie]. It could create clones, form real-time illusions that could often leave very real and lasting attacks. Bending the line between false and real, it could make a person question everything-until they were attacking even their own understanding of the world.

When [Gilded Fog] was matched with [Shimmering Vein], though... that was when things truly became shocking.

That was because, as far as Sylas could tell, this was actually a Path for the Mesmeryx to even begin influencing Time, a synergy to break all synergies.