Bro, I'm not an Undead!

Chapter 1394: Red Rage's Suggestion



Skullius was taken aback.

The last person he'd have thought to have a solution to the trouble with the crystals was Red Rage. But that wasn't to say he was displeased though. He quite looked forward to hearing Red Rage explain himself. After being prompted, the Apostle explained.

"I'm not sure if you recall, master, but I once took to a different name when I was still a species of Null Lifeform known as the Abominable Pelvis Boar-Man - Prisma Avaris OverMould."

Skullius nodded.

"How could I forget? I remember it as though it were yesterday. It was weird. Actually, it's still weird," he said.

And genuinely, Skullius felt so.

Red Rage had been critically wounded by a Cluster Beast a long time ago and incapacitated. When Skullius managed to help him recover using the skill [Granted Armament], the Apostle had acquired a skill called [Incandescent Attire of the Omnipotent Pelvis-Hegemon]. This skill, whenever Red Rage used it, brought onto him the name and persona of a being named Prisma Avaris OverMould, a righteous do-gooder who was exceptionally friendly and chivalrous.

(A/N: Refer to Ch.277.)

There had been many mysteries to this individual, but Skullius hadn't been able to extract them. However, now that Skullius thought about it, even though Red Rage had evolved a few times since he was the Pelvis Boar-Man, and lost this skill, he seemed to have adopted a similar persona to this Prisma. Evidence of this - above the fact that he still talked and acted like Prisma - was when Replicus had used his evolved skill [Bringer of All] to merge with all his available Apostles in the battle against the masked man.

His full name then had been Prisma Vohnvolt Exonn, which was a mix of Araeyn's and Red Rage's names.

(A/N: Refer to Ch.1056.)

Skullius didn't know how or why this name - Prisma - appeared representing Red Rage, but he urged the Apostle to continue with his explanation.

The Apostle began to float upward in a grand fashion, his hands extended outwards as if he was some kind of saviour.

"Get back down here!" Skullius commanded and Red Rage descended. The damned Apostle was always trying to appear saintly and heroic. Skullius had almost forgotten that it was in his nature because for the longest time, Red Rage had been left to guard the Bryne Estate, and Skullius had been relying on Araeyn; at least as Replicus, he had.

"Well, you see, master... I suppose you haven't checked on my abilities in a while, what with the task you had me stick to keeping us apart, but after you ascended a limited Class like 'Vehement Bone Nullmancer' into the 'Nullmancer', I grew in more ways than just the typical evolutions," Red Rage said. Inwardly, he thought what he had just said would have sounded better if he was rising into the air. "As your first Apostle, I believe I have always been special, and no doubt, I have always been loyal."

Skullius gnashed his teeth.

The gall on this diseased Apostle!

"Go on..." But he was determined to be the bigger man.

"I experienced a great many things as I evolved. Of course, I did not tell you because you were preoccupied with your urgent tasks - defeating the Null Devil King and all. I seem to share a mind and senses with the being known as Prisma Avaris OverMould in the Null Verse. Well, I can, but only in special circumstances, such as during evolution," Red Rage explained. He hunched down and pointed to the floor... for no better purpose than to look like some ethereal master bowing on hallowed ground.

"You see, master, each time you evolved, you got the chance to speak with Serenity back then, before you formed a close connection with her due to your growing strength. We Apostles experience something different when we evolve. The experience becomes more vivid as we grow. We get glimpses into spaces within the Null Verse. These spaces are usually where creatures from the racial characteristics we have taken on make their home, and in my case, where I found myself during my Triplefold evolution... I believe that's where Prisma is from." This was an interesting bit of news to Skullius. Indeed, when he was weaker, every evolution of his prompted him before Serenity in a place where he had no body. She would speak and advise him and only then would he receive his evolutionary options.

'Is what he is saying true, Serenity?' Skullius asked his benefactor.

"I believe so. You are going to have to trust him. Since you are the first Nullmancer to ever use creatures in the wider reality as a base for your Apostles, you're treading new ground," she said. "Though, if I had to venture a guess as to why this happens, it'd have to be because of the unusual connection between the corpse you use to form an Apostle and the body that results after. The body has Null Life traits and I would assume that its strong ties to the Null Verse and the native lands it was bred in causes these glimpses."

Skullius nodded.

He actually thought this made sense.

'It's especially meaningful when considering that during evolution, the connection of the Apostle to Null Life grows stronger, especially if they choose a stronger species to evolve into. The connection to the Null Verse expands,' he thought.

'What about what he said about being special as a first Apostle. As I recall, he was just granted the [Blessing of Serenity] because of it right? Was he given anything else?' he asked Serenity.

"I believe that is correct. He didn't get anything else. I think what he might be referring to is the fact that he is beyond his peers when understanding this concept of connecting with the Null Verse since he is older," Serenity said.

Skullius nodded.

Essentially, Red Rage was just gassing himself up.

Skullius turned back to him.

"Alright, with all this in mind, why do you think you can solve the issue with the crystals?" he

asked.

The Apostle spread his arms wide. Skullius was annoyed.

"First, master, I must test my own theory. Please, grant me a Rank and a Trait."