Inside Ash's inner cosmos, the eight cocoons finally cracked open and drifted down like falling petals of rose-gold light.
Vaeloria and Nia descended first, and the moment they touched the rainbow grass every blade bowed as though the world itself had been waiting for this exact second.
Vaeloria had shed every trace of her celestial fox heritage. She stood six feet tall, long white hair cascading to the ground in a river of liquid moonlight. Her once-dark silver eyes were now twin blood-red moons that glowed with quiet, ancient hunger. Two large bat-like wings (black as the void, veins pulsing soft rose-pink) unfurled from her back, smaller than Ash's but no less majestic.
Her figure had sharpened into lethal curves her waist impossibly narrow, hips and chest sculpted like she was a goddess, skin flawless bronze kissed by starlight.
Nia landed beside her, no less breathtaking.
Her tri-colored hair had become pure, pristine white, falling to her waist in silken waves.
She stood 5'11", golden eyes replaced by living flames of blood-red fire that danced in her irises. The same bat-like wings spread behind her, edges glowing like embers. The sun-mark on her forehead had turned into a more blinding white, radiating gentle warmth.
Her body remained petite yet devastating, her delicate frame hiding power that could birth supernovas, face so beautiful it could start wars and end them in the same breath.
The two locked eyes and the air between them crackled with shared, electric joy.
"Oh, the submissive fox is no more!" Nia teased, blood-red flame eyes dancing as she took in Vaeloria's taller, regal form and those proud bat-wings.
Vaeloria rolled her blood-red moon eyes, wings giving a lazy, imperial flap. "And what should you be called now? A nympho with wings?"
Nia threw her head back and laughed, the sound bright and dangerous.
"This feels amazing compared to anything I've ever felt before," she said, voice turning serious as she flexed her fingers and felt the Primavus blood sing through her veins like liquid power.
Vaeloria's smile softened, wings folding with quiet grace.
"Right… I didn't even think power like this was attainable." She glanced at the others whose cocoons were slowly breaking, then back to Nia, fangs glinting. "And to think we're still only SSS-rank."
[A/N: Fyi, during their evolution they became Prime Primavus, so upon entering Astralis they won't undergo another evolution. They will just be recognized by the Record.]
As the two kept chatting, the remaining cocoons split open one after another, rose-gold light spilling across the rainbow plains like liquid dawn.
Seris descended first, crimson braid now pure white threaded with faint blood-red streaks, eyes twin drops of living crimson that glowed with quiet fire. Yonna followed, black-red hair turned snow-white with crimson tips, blue eyes now burning blood-red pools. Sonna drifted down last, soft blue eyes replaced by gentle blood-red human like pupils, white hair cascading like silk waterfalls.
The three women landed barefoot on the singing grass, wings unfurling in perfect unison behind them. Every curve had sharpened into lethal perfection, skin glowing bronze-kissed and flawless
Yonna stretched with feline ease, wings flaring wide as her gaze swept over Nia and Vaeloria—already poised like living goddesses.
"Of course you two are finished first," she drawled, voice smoky with amusement. "Couldn't wait five seconds for the rest of us to catch up?"
Nia grinned, tossing her pristine white hair over one shoulder. "Sorry, some of us don't need the extra beauty sleep."
"Says the girl who begs for extra cuddles," Yonna shot back, lips curling.
Seris snorted, fingers threading through her white braid. "Please. You still fight over who gets the left side of the bed."
Sonna's laughter rang out, soft and melodic. "Blankets, pillows, bed space… let's be honest, we all fight over something."
Vaeloria gave a regal flap of her wings, her smile edged with amusement. "And yet Ash somehow survives us. Miraculous, really."
At that moment, the twins landed nearby, their energy still raw and sparking. One of them grinned nervously.
"Uh… are we interrupting?"
"Interrupting?" Yonna arched a brow. "No, little brothers. You're just in time to hear about how Nia snores."
"I do not!" Nia shot back, wings flaring in mock outrage.
The twins exchanged a look, then burst into laughter. "Sure, sure. We'll believe you…"
Thalion descended last, his presence steady and grounding. He folded his arms, watching the chaos unfold with a faint smile.
"You're all louder than a battlefield."
The group laughed hearing him and for a moment, the Originat Haven was filled with warmth—no rivalries, no battles, just companions basking in their newfound power. Beautiful chaos, bound together by love, teasing, and the strange family they had become.
Ash appeared behind the group just as they finished their evolutions. Watching them chat, he took a moment to appraise each one.
[Vaeloria Originat
Race - Prime Primavus (Primavus Bloodline (Paragon)
Age - 230,010 Years Old
Rank - Peak SSS (Existence Level - 10M)
Talents - Sovereign Dreamweave (SS), Ninefold Starlight Veil (SS), Eclipse Sovereign's Gaze (S), Moon-Devouring Regeneration (S), Eternal Night Dominion (SS), Charm, (Paragon), Nosferatu Moon Harvest (Paragon Rank)
Physique - Lunar Eclipse Regalia (SS)
Affinities - Dark Lunar, Dream, Illusion, Darkness, Blood
Law(s) - Dream 1%, Darkness 1%, Blood 1%
MP - 450,000,000]
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[Nia Originat
Race - Prime Primavus (Primavus Bloodline (Paragon))
Age - 26
Rank - Peak SSS (Existence Level - 10M)
Talent - Sol Invictus Dominion (S), Fire Manipulation (S) Crowning Flare (S), Solar Crona (A), Eternal Adaptation (Paragon), Primavus Genesis Flame (Paragon)
Physique - Ash-Bound Singularity Heart (SS)
Affinities - Solar Fire, Cinderlight, Blood, Shadows,
Law(s) - Fire 1%, Blood 1%
MP - 325,000,000]
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[Seris Originat
Race - Prime Primavus (Primavus Bloodline (Paragon))
Age - 327 Years Old
Rank - Peak SSS (Existence Level - 9.9M)
Talent - Ash Rebirth (A), Ember Dominion (S), Cinderblood Command (A), Requiem of Ash (S), Desire Flux (Paragon Rank), Void Lunar Wings (Paragon)
Physique - Revenant Pyre (SS)
Affinities - Ash, Fire, Blood, Darkness
Law(s) - Ash 1%, Blood 1%
Aspect: Eternal Pyre Heart (S)
MP - 247,300,000]
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[Thalion Originat
Race: Prime Primavus (Primavus (Paragon))
Age: 594
Rank: Late SSS (Existence Level - 8M)
Talents: Omniscient Ledger (S), Perfect Memory Palace (A), Lawforge Edict (S), Ashen Mirage Sovereign (Paragon), Lunar Radiance (Paragon)
Physique - Celestial Deduction (SS)
Affinities - Mind, Blood
Laws - Deduction 1%, Blood 1%
Aspect: Infinite Calculation Mind (SS)
Mana Pool: 252,800,000]
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[Sonna Originat
Age: 314 Years Old
Race: Prime Primavus (Primavus Bloodline (Paragon))
Rank: Low SSS (Existence Level - 2M)
Affinities: Mist, Water, Blood, Illusion, Dream
Talents: Mist Step (D), Veiled Cascade (C), Siren's Droplet (C) Craving Mist (A), Aquatic Resurrection (Paragon), Tidal Apocalypse (Paragon)
Law(s) - Blood 1%
MP - 145,000,000]
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[Yonna Originat
Age - 310 Years Old
Race - Prime Primavus (Primavus Bloodline (Paragon))
Rank - Peak SSS Rank (Existence Level - 9.89M)
Talents - Crimson Mist Dominion (S), Never Failing Blade (S), Phantom Tide Steps (A), Blood-Mist Bath (A), Lunar Blood Eclipse (Paragon), Mist of the Void (Paragon)
Affinities - Blood, Water, Mist, Darkness, Illusions
Law(s) - Blood 3%, Water 1%
MP - 210,000,300]
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[Caelan Originat
Race - Prime Primavus (Primavus Bloodline (Paragon))
Rank - Late SSS Rank (Existence Level 8.9M)
Talents - Gravitational Echo (S), Crushing Palm Imprint (A), Gravity Step (S), Infernal Cataclysm (Paragon), Fogwalk (Paragon)
Affinities - Blood, Gravity,
Physique - Void Tyrant (SS)
Law(s) - Gravity 1%, Blood 1%
MP - 190,890,000]
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[Kael Originat
Race - Prime Primavus (Primavus Bloodline (Paragon))
Rank - Late SSS Rank (Existence Level 8.9M)
Talents - Chain Tribulation (S), Lightning Pulse (S), Storm Rider (A), Blood Eclipse (Paragon), VoidBorn Resilience (Paragon)
Physique - Thunder Tribulation
Affinities - Blood, Lightning,
Law(s) - Lightning 1%, Blood 1%
MP - 190,880,000]
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'Not bad at all. I won't grant them an inner cosmos evolution just yet... not until they've found their paths,' he thought before speaking.
"You all look amazing..." he said with a smile, which faltered before he quickly added,
"Ahem, my women, of course."
They all laughed and came over to give him a hug.
The meadow shimmered with Primavus energy, every breath alive with power. Ash's companions circled him, wings unfurling in playful arcs, their laughter carrying like music.
Nia leaned in first, eyes glowing like embers. "So? Do you like our new forms, Ash? Be honest—we worked hard to look this divine."
Vaeloria gave a regal flap of her wings, smirking. "Hard? You mean dramatic. You nearly fainted just to make yourself look more impressive."
Nia gasped in mock outrage. "Lies! I was just being radiant, not fainting."
Seris twirled her braid... "Radiant or not, you still hog the spotlight. Admit it, Ash—who looks best?"
Ash chuckled, shaking his head. "If I answer that, I'll never know peace again."
Sonna's laughter chimed softly. "Smart man. Better to keep us all guessing."
Yonna stretched lazily, wings flaring. "Fine, fine. But when are we leaving? Surely this isn't just a fashion show."
Ash's smile faded into something steadier. "Leaving comes after the next step. To reach Calamity Rank, each of you must create a law—your own truth carved into existence. And your Existence Level must rise to ten million."
The twins nodded as their youthful energy sparked. "Ten million? That's not far off."
Ash nodded. "I'll set the time dilation to twenty-five. That gives you twenty-five weeks of training while only one passes outside. When you're finished, I'll bring you guys out."
Vaeloria's eyes gleamed, fangs flashing. "Twenty-five weeks together… more time for more chaos."
Nia grinned, fire dancing in her gaze. "Beautiful chaos. Just the way we like it."