Chapter 1480: It's Time
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Back then, Aquarina had made her resolve clear, after going through many months of intensive training, and through traumatic experience after traumatic experience, her resolve, her will, and her body had been steeled, reforged, reinforced, and strengthened.
She had noticed for a while now just how much her body had improved, rapidly, as if she was a diamond in brute, slowly as if she were a piece of ore that had to go through several processes to become a sharp and beautiful weapon.
Her entire body had grown larger, and at times, she felt a bit scared of her own growth.
"Don't I look too big now?"
"My hands… they look so rough."
"My body's covered on scars now…"
"Am I ugly?"
"Will Sylphy… still like me as I am?"
She often times cried every night as she looked at herself in the mirror. She liked being strong and mighty, but the changes in her body had made her scared, sometimes even disgusted.
She thought she had become uglier the larger and burlier she became… But over time, her mother treated her scars, and her hands.
"I know you're much more feminine than most of us and let me tell you that your mother is also a very feminine woman, we are a rarity among our kind."
She treated her with healing balms, creams made with herbs that helped her dried, scarred skin to recover and become more beautiful again.
"Mom…"
"As our bodies develop and we train, we end up covered in scars, and our skin becomes as hard as stone, most people won't find that bad, but I disliked it as well. So here, place these on your hands, arms, anywhere you got scars… your feet as well. Your nails should have already regrown with the keratin potion I gave you, right?"
"Yes… thank you. I thought I would become even uglier over time… I really didn't like that."
"It's fine dear, it's fine… Your body will develop and become huge… but that doesn't mean you aren't a lady! Right?"
"Yeah!"
Although she was a bit brutish at times, Aquarina always made sure to look cute and presentable, even more for Sylphy.
With the help of her mother and her father, and their support, her resolve grew stronger, making her take the decision to go to the last trial.
The very last one that would put everything she has learned to test.
"So you're ready then… Very well," Svana nodded, smiling. "The test will be carried in the Abyssal Pit to the northern steppes. You'll be allowed to carry food and… I suppose your spirits can give you water."
"Alright, can I bring as much food as I want?" wondered Aquarina.
"As much as it fits this dimensional storage ring," said Svana. "Here, I'll lend it to you. It's a very valuable item that can store roughly a hundred items. Take care of it."
"Wait, you're giving me something so valuable?" asked Aquarina. "But what if I… end up never coming back? It'll be lost with me…"
"Ah, well, if you don't have food how do you hope to survive down there, buried by ten kilometers of rubble, Aquarina?" Svana asked. "I trust you'll get it done, don't worry."
"Ugh…"
Back then Aquarina didn't like how nice Svana was, even less when she had been such a hellish trainer this entire time, making her do insane things all the time…
But deep down, she had grown a bit attached to her, even calling her aunt sometimes. Despite the intensive training, Svana was a warm, nice and cheerful person that would always laugh and do her best to make you happy.
"Come on now girl! You got this, right?"
"Hah, fine… Just don't' regret it later if you lose it forever."
"Have more faith on you! Come on, where's your confidence at? After you're done with this and then the Inheritance, your parents told me they were going back to your girlfriend's place, no? So cheer up!"
"I mean… Yeah! You're right. Can't wait to get out of here…"
"Hahah, that's the spirit!"
Svana smiled, despite how badly Aquarina always treated her, she bears with all and simply thought it was natural for the girl to hate her.
And then the next day had arrived and Aquarina was right in front of the enormous, deep pit.
To achieve ten kilometers of deep, she moved to a very elevated area, this pit was actually in the middle of two mountains, very high up from the sea level.
"You'll fall from here, the first part is to survive ten-kilometer fall," Svana said. "You've learned everything already, apply it now, Aquarina."
"…" Aquarina closed her eyes, as her Aura surged.
{Multi-Layered Earthen Mother's Armored Protective Aura}!
Mana and Ki merged together, creating a brown and golden aura encompassing her entire body, rapidly forming dozens after dozens of protective layers.
{Skin Enhancement: Mithril Skin}!
At the same time, her own skin began to shine like metal, gaining an increased, strengthened durability.
{Bone Enhancement: Mithril Bones}!
And then her bones as well, which had become enormous and rough, started to absorb her Mana and Ki, becoming tougher and harder, and also heavier.
{Muscle Enhancement: Mithril Muscles}!
Her entire musculature bulged and erupted from her body, making her look twice as huge, yet her figure remained smaller than the other giantesses around, giving her a more refined and feminine appearance despite the bulging muscles.
Several members of Everstone were there, glancing at Aquarina unleash all the techniques she had learned from her training and her cultivation.
She already had many admirers, both male and female, some her age, younger, or a year or two older than her.
She was a rare beauty, her bright blue eyes, her long white hair… it was hard not to find her incredibly alluring for the youth, who were used to seeing each other's traits and nothing "exotic" like her.
Nepheline glanced at her daughter with surprise, nodding.
"She has truly mastered these abilities… Mithril-Level Enhancement is already past the level of a Master!" she thought. "The next Level would be… Adamantium."
She glanced at her daughter with a proud smile.
"You can do it, Aquarina! Do your best and survive!" she said.
"If anything wrong happens, I'll go to pick you up, I won't let you die," said her father.
"Yes! Thank you… Please wait for me, however long it takes me."
And then Aquarina jumped into the darkest pits of the world.
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